The elegance of time

Amos 2021-12-09 08:01:21

In the evening, I watched "Kate & Leopold" by Hugh Jackman and Megrigan, a ridiculous and romantic little production. The declining duke of the 19th century came to New York in 2001 by chance and had a love story with an ordinary woman.
I can't imagine that the handsome, personable, elegant and romantic Duke Leopold is the Wolverine in the X-Men. A fluent English accent, calm and calm, smart, romantic but not passionate, neither humble nor overbearing, knowledgeable, gentle and considerate, as well as the stubbornness and arrogance of a down-and-out nobleman, he was fascinated by his interpretation. In contrast, the heroine is a bit lacklustre. It reminds me of the same story about Prince Charming + Cinderella. The two male protagonists are so personable. I think this kind of man is what every woman wants, but it is too idealistic. Their origin, knowledge, and cultivation can make all women go crazy, but they only love the humble ordinary girl. All women have such fantasies, including me.
In the 21st century New York in the film, there are still many buildings from more than 100 years ago, such as Leopold's house and New York suspension bridge. It is true that time will drown many things, but there will still be many things that will not be changed by time. They bear witness to history.
After reading it, I suddenly felt that life is so boring, why not learn to be more elegant, such as putting half a strawberry on toasted bread. A little style can make boring days more interesting.
Because Hugh Jackman was so charming, I watched it twice, especially from the first day to the 21st century, after he cleaned up his personal hygiene, he played against Meg. In fact, he is a very delicate person, but also very talented. He was born in stage play in Australia and was awarded the Best Actor in the 2004 Tony Award (Stage Play Award) in the United States. Wolverine, Van Helsing's kind of fierce man is really not suitable for him. He is Australian, and he can play such a brilliant performance by the British aristocracy, which shows his performance skills. I think he is very suitable to play the new 007, he has no choice in appearance and internal conditions. It's a pity that he himself felt that 007 was too stereotyped to be pushed off, a very confident person.

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Kate & Leopold quotes

  • Kate: Are you for real?

    Leopold: I believe so.

  • Stuart: It is no more crazy than a dog finding a rainbow. Dogs are colourblind, Gretchen. They don't see colour. Just like we don't see time. We can feel it, we can feel it passing, but we can't see it. It's just like a blur. It's like we're riding in a supersonic train and the world is just blowing by, but imagine if we could stop that train, eh, Gretchen? Imagine if we could stop that train, get out, look around, and see time for what it really is? A universe, a world, a thing as unimaginable as colour to a dog, and as real, as tangible as that chair you're sitting in. Now if we could see it like that, really look at it, then maybe we could see the flaws as well as the form. And that's it; it's that simple. That's all I discovered. I'm just a... a guy who saw a crack in a chair that no one else could see. I'm that dog who saw a rainbow, only none of the other dogs believed me.

    Gretchen: I believe you.