Destined Love in Intertwined and Forked Narratives

Gregory 2022-03-25 09:01:10

In 1998, the film's narrative was enough to make a splash! But the love lines of Helen and Jerry and Helen and James alone are not compelling enough. Therefore, the highlight of the film only stays on the narrative technique. The plot is also developed according to the method of "What If", that is, if what should have happened at this moment in life does not happen, then life will have a different trajectory. But the director did not finish one "What If" and then proceeded to say another "What If", but intertwined two "interrogative sentences". This is where the innovative use of the structure comes in. However, the subtlety of the film is that both ways of fate lead to the same ending, which gives Helen and James's love a doomed romance.

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  • Clotilde 2022-03-27 09:01:10

    The N translations of this title have strange ideas that make people want to ignore this good film = = but the film itself is very good

  • Ola 2022-03-28 09:01:05

    After reading many stories of parallel worlds, this story can be understood as follows: this is two life trajectories of a parallel world appearing in the same world by one person by accident. In the end, the observer helps them get on the right track, only There is one left, and I met the male protagonist, and from then on,,. .

Sliding Doors quotes

  • Helen: I kissed you.

    James: Yeah, I spotted that too.

  • Russell: Sorry, let me just... Lydia's becoming more and more demanding and you feel bad because Helen's working night and day to keep the money coming in. But you've asked Helen to come on a research trip to Dorset with you - knowing that she wouldn't be able to - to cover up the fact that you're really taking Lydia. And despite the fact that Lydia gave you an out on the phone - which you didn't take - you're having a moral dilemma.

    [pause]

    Russell: Gerry, you are a morality-free zone.