Don't turn on the light, can you kiss me in the dark first?
What does it feel like when lovers who can't see each other touch each other's body?
Love born in disaster is always more precious. But the apocalypse depicted in the movie, without hurricanes and tsunamis, without zombies and dinosaurs, begins with a new epidemic.
As the epidemic spreads, patients will gradually lose their sense of taste, smell, hearing, and even vision as they lose control of their emotions.
The hero and heroine met in this terrible disaster.
1.
The heroine Susan is a research expert in the field of epidemiology. She is ruthless and ruthless on the surface, but her heart is sensitive and fragile because of her emotional wounds.
One day, Susan was asked to go to the hospital to investigate a special case: a truck driver suddenly lost control, burst into tears, and finally lost his sense of smell.
Then, there were reports of related illnesses in countries all over the world. Perhaps a virus that had been hidden for many years broke out. More and more people were infected, and people began to fall into unknown panic. Relevant agencies refer to this condition as "smell disorder syndrome", or "SOS" for short - the same letters as the abbreviation of the international distress signal, which are deliberately enlarged on the screen, and a terrifying atmosphere ensues.
Susan's team started researching the disease, but made no progress, and continued to use smoking to relieve stress. One day, she was smoking by the window, and a young man downstairs shouted to borrow cigarettes and fire.
And just like that, two lonely souls in the city ignited a spark. And this guy is the male protagonist Mike.
Mike is the head chef in a restaurant. At this time, he still has an unknown secret - he has lost his sense of smell.
When the hero and heroine meet again, Susan's research is still no progress. Mike invited her to the restaurant for a big meal, but after just one bite, Susan burst into tears and suddenly lost control.
Yes, she also contracted the disease.
Mike kept comforting Susan, proposing to take her home, and also said: I should have a good smell last time I saw you, but now I have forgotten your smell.
The epidemic spread quietly in the city, people did not communicate with each other, kept a distance, and must wear masks when traveling. In grief and anxiety, people gradually lose their sense of smell.
Smell and memory are intrinsically linked.
The smell of cinnamon could have reminded you of grandma's apron;
The smell of haystacks could have evoked childhood fears of cows;
The smell of diesel could have reminded you of your first boat ride;
But without the sense of smell, these memories are also lost.
However, this is only the prelude to the nightmare to come.
2.
As the sense of smell disappears, people begin to lose the pleasure of tasting food—and the sense of taste ceases to exist.
In order to keep these most precious things of human beings, people have come up with various methods.
The restaurant began to develop new dishes, trying to make the food more sour, sweeter, spicier and saltier;
Musicians use the tones of their instruments to create the smell of different things in nature, "hypnotizing" people;
However, the global panic intensified, and the camera did not zoom in on the flash flood and tsunami, but focused on everyone: people began to grab the last feeling by devouring everything around them, including flowers, soy sauce, lipstick, raw meat...
After this overwhelmed riot, people returned to their former calm. But no smell, no taste. But precisely because of this, love has become a more indispensable tool for human beings to connect with each other.
Susan and Mike struggle with grief. They slept embracing each other, comforting each other;
They take a bath in the bathtub and stimulate their taste by eating shaving cream and soap;
They smile under the camera and freeze the most beautiful moments;
They hug, kiss, feel each other, even through thick masks;
They open up to each other, Susan speaks out about her infertility, and Mike boldly admits that he was a deserter of love.
3.
However, there are always bumps and stumblings on the road of love, and life is not all smooth sailing. Following the loss of smell and taste, Mike lost his hearing in a rage and drove Susan away:
The next scene, I was very moved:
Mike has regained his composure after losing his hearing completely. And Susan, who was driven home, was burning with anger.
Even if he couldn't hear the voice of himself and the other party, Mike still called Susan, apologized and begged her to come back; while Susan, who was dominated by anger, just cursed and didn't listen to the explanation at all.
Sometimes, love is like this, and the two sides often miss each other because they are not at the same rhythm.
For every lost sense, the world ushered in a riot. People believed that the end would come, so they smashed, looted, burned, and did bad things.
In the last 20 minutes of the film, almost silence, the world seems to return to peace. People communicate through writing, sign language, and accept it all. Susan and Mike also went their separate ways and lived their own lives.
4.
All three senses are lost, and people seem to already know the next arrangement of fate, and they are living devoutly.
Susan and Mike have an epiphany at the same time, want to get back together, and run to find each other.
In the end, the screen is completely black. They embraced and kissed in the silent darkness.
There is darkness and light on this planet, men and women, food and restaurants, disease, jobs and transportation, life we take for granted, and what we call the world.
People lose their sense of smell in grief,
Lost sense of taste in fear,
Lost hearing in rage,
When they lost sight, they saw love.
perfect sense, maybe no sense.
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