The screenwriter and director of "True Love First" is Richard Curtis, the screenwriter of "Four Weddings and a Funeral", and a master of storytelling. In this "True Love Is First", Richard continues the elegant and yet rigid comedy style of "Four Weddings and a Funeral". Although it will not make people laugh from start to finish, he will make people laugh very naturally. happy.
Richard said that he might have been writing romantic comedy scripts for a living, so before writing "True Love First", he asked himself, why not write more stories at once. This is the origin of "True Love First", which contains seven or eight love-related stories.
The story of an English novelist who healed his wounded soul in France and a Portuguese maid. This is one of my favorite stories. When two people get along, although they don't understand each other's language, one speaks English and the other speaks Portuguese, two people who talk to themselves can have the same mind. He said in English, "Driving you home is the happiest time of my day." She said in Portuguese "Breaking up with you is the saddest time of my day."
A story of a stepfather and his stepson. They just lost their dearest person. The 11-year-old boy found himself in love. His stepfather helped him pursue his beloved girl. The little boy’s eyes are very bright, and the last passage where he chased the girl at the airport was one of my favorite sections of the same kind of bridge.
The story of the old rock singer and his economic man. The two started to work hard a month before Christmas, trying to get over. When finally succeeded, on Christmas Eve, the old singer went to the economic man's house. He said that Christmas Eve is to spend with his favorite person.
The story of two company colleagues who adore each other. They fell in love for two years before they started to approach each other slowly. But in the end, we still couldn't be together and had to give up. Fortunately, we can say happy holidays to each other in the end.
The story of the groom, the bride and the best man. The story is very subtle, with a touch of sadness. The last sentence the best man said was enough, which also made people feel mixed.
The story of a husband, wife, and another woman. The wife found out that her husband had bought a necklace before Christmas, but it was not a gift for herself. All she got was a CD. What should she do? This is the deepest one of these stories, and I think some people will like this story very much. Emma Thompson's acting skills are indeed outstanding, and the complex inner state of the characters is very contagious. She is the best performer among the many stars in this movie. The new version of "Both Sides Now" sung by Joni Mitchell on the CD obtained by her wife who played her role is also another creative source of this film. This song can be downloaded on verycd.
The story of the prime minister and secretary. The most legendary of all the stories, perhaps the most famous, but also the one I dislike the most.
In the limited extended version, there is also the love of a pair of pornographic film actors. They chatted while filming false sex scenes. They haven't actually had sex, but they fell in love with each other when the movie was over. I think this is the most interesting story, but unfortunately it was not included when it was released.
The characters in these stories have a little connection with each other before. The character network can string all these characters together. But even if the audience does not notice the relationship between the characters, the movie is still smooth. This is also where the screenwriter of this movie is strong. It is not the characters that connect these stories, but the emotions. Although the plot is switched before several stories, the situation in the story is consistent. The joy or sadness felt by the audience will run through these stories.
In fact, "True Love First" is indeed a holiday movie, but she is a Christmas movie, not a Valentine's Day movie. She talked about love, not just love between couples, although it is a very important and strong part, it also includes love between relatives and love between companions. She talked about the beginning of love, the courage of love, the giving up of love, the mistakes of love, and the patience of love. These love emotions sustain our world. As the movie said at the beginning, Loave is actually around. So did I mention that I love you?
IMDB scored 7.8 (29782 people voted) and I scored 8.
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