In fact, I have seen this movie many times over the years, but coincidentally, I accidentally watched it again today. Originally, I just wanted to fast-forward and revisit it, but I couldn't help but take a good look at it slowly and carefully. Unexpectedly, I also saw some small details that I hadn't noticed before, and also had new feelings.
?Let's talk about feelings first
1⃣️About the two heroines:
I forgot where I saw the comment before saying: A girl who is not afraid of religion and even contradicts religion, who is not afraid of extremely full of personality ideas, dares not come out, but a Muslim believer who is obedient and obedient and never causes trouble is the bravest That person, this contrast makes people feel logically far-fetched.
But in my opinion, the opposite is true. When you really see the characters of the two heroines, you will feel that the arrangement of the plot is so ingenious and natural.
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Tala is a seemingly decisive, brave, individual, and resolute person, but in fact, emotionally, she can only escape, and even numb herself by denying this emotion and then continue to choose to escape.
Whether it's four engagements to regret, leaving the first girl she fell in love with, or subconsciously looking for the shortcomings of a fifth engagement partner, or her feelings for Leyla... She has always been looking for all kinds of excuses to avoid admitting that she likes. The fact that a girl avoids admitting herself to her family and the world.
She is such a cowardly and genuinely kind girl, and she is such a contradictory girl.
The stubbornness in her bones made her not and did not want to accept a boy easily and marry him. Whether it's a big problem like alcohol and drug addiction, or a small problem like too many dating, she can be a reason for her repentance.
Of course, only she knows that the problem is not whether the betrothed is good or bad, the problem is that she neither loves them nor wants to be with them. She didn't want to hurt others, but she didn't want to wrong herself, and she even wanted to selfishly convince herself that it wasn't her fault that they couldn't get together, but because there was something wrong with her engagement partner. It seems that family and friends can accept it better for this reason, so she tried to use various reasons to end the engagement farce again and again.
But there was a problem with the fifth engagement partner. She didn't find a suitable reason, and she couldn't bear to reject him for no reason. It was unfair. But she hasn't found his fault yet, and the wedding day is coming.
It was also at this time that she met Leyla.
She couldn't restrain her feelings for Leyla. Although she did a lot of impulsive things, she was still avoiding the most important core issue.
She worries that the society and culture cannot tolerate such emotions, that the status and reputation of the family business will be affected, that the road will be too difficult and that Leyla will be hurt... She worries a lot, but most of it is not for herself, as if she is the only one who can do it for herself. The thing to do is to regret before the wedding.
She still didn't have the courage to go out of her way, even though she was already trapped in the quagmire of love and couldn't break free.
Such a distressed girl.
Later, she made the "second hardest" choice - repentance of marriage again. She felt from the bottom of her heart that she was sorry for that boy, but she still didn't want to do it when she was unhappy. Besides, she still had a girl she loved deeply who couldn't let go of her heart.
She told Leyla: "I love you, and it has nothing to do with my family or anyone else."
She is still running away, but it is too difficult for her to admit to the world who she is.
But Leyla is clear: "When you lie to them about who you are with, it's about them".
Although she once told Leyla to "be kind to yourself", emotionally, she has never been kind to herself.
For various reasons, she has been suppressing her emotions and hiding her true self.
In the end, it may be because of her relationship with Leyla, or it may be Leyla's words at the end, which made everything clear and gave her the courage to make up her mind. She's out, and they're open and square together.
But this last part is, in my opinion, a glorified romantic comedy.
The most real thing is still the emotionally weak and kind contradictory Tala.
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Leyla is a seemingly introverted, shy, clumsy, inarticulate, obedient person, but this is only because she doesn't care about many things, or she doesn't know what she really wants.
She might continue to write as a hobby, she might work step by step at her father's company, she might marry her current boyfriend whom both of her parents like, and maybe...if she hadn't met Tala, if she didn't know what she wanted What if she didn't realize what she really was...
In fact, she is also a contradiction, and she has been confused and confused. She seems to be easy to compromise. If she doesn't meet someone who affirms and supports her, maybe she just thinks "it's okay to work in her father's company, just take writing novels as a hobby"; if she doesn't meet that person The person she is deeply in love with, maybe she just thinks "this boy is very good, his parents also like him, and it is logical to get married, maybe this is love".
She just lacks someone who can actually flip the switch.
When Tala appeared, all her confusion and confusion were answered. With this person, with this affirmation, she finally knows what she wants, she finally knows what she is like, and what she wants to be.
A sentence suddenly came to mind: I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen sunlight.
Just like there are always some people around, who are usually well-behaved and sensible, and do not fight or rob. But as long as there is one thing that must be done, she will definitely put her efforts and courage into it 100% regardless of her life and fearlessness. Leyla is such a person.
She is extremely firm, has no worries, is full of courage, will not compromise, and would rather be broken than broken. In these things, she really did "be kind to herself".
Of course, the world treats her kindly in this story, too.
Her mother obviously knew it for a long time but just pretended not to know and didn't want to accept it, which was a slightly more realistic reaction. But other than that, in my opinion, everything that follows is just a good romantic comedy. What is the reality, everyone can see clearly.
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I think this story is a classic, not because of how happy the ending is, but because the portrayal of these two heroines is so real and vivid. Their characters, their dialogues, their expressions, and their actions are all advancing with the development of the plot, and the themes are constantly deepening. That's the real ingenuity of it, allowing me to see myself in them.
2⃣️About the video content:
No matter how many times I watch it, I am amazed at the fact that the film of just over an hour combines religious beliefs, regional culture and this "forbidden love", but it does not make people feel that the information is complicated or the thinking is confusing, but it is extremely clear Accurately integrate this information into the entire story. It is these that together make up this story, this classic story.
?Finally a little detail
Leyla's sister is definitely not running away from Lily Control, and she is really happy to knock her sister's cp to the ground. When I watched it before, I was a little confused about how she knew that her sister liked girls, not to mention the details of life or the connection between the sisters, which were not clearly shown. The sister was in the room when she first suggested that her sister was abnormal. After a look inside, I finally know what she saw this time! There is Finger Smith here! Hidden memes!
?Finally, talk about other feelings
Some people say that this movie encourages people to come out in disguise, and that the ending is too good, not realistic enough, doesn't feel meaningful, and not deep enough.
In fact, the film itself is not a serious documentary, nor does it reflect how realistic the society and how cruel the background is.
The concept itself is actually very simple: I just don’t want to hide and love someone, I just don’t want to cheat, I don’t want to hide, I just have to learn to be kind to myself and dare to face my true self.
It's that simple. Someone did it, and it ended well; someone did it, and it ended badly; someone didn't do it...but none of that matters. This film is not to give people a guide or advice, it just tells these real people and things as stories lightly.
But you are not someone else after all, you are just yourself, you can only hold your own script, play it well, and do not regret it.
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