1. LA LA LAND City of Dreams
In the past two weeks, "La La Land" has blown up the circle of friends - Hong Kong, France, and China. I think a movie that can make this group of people cry to such a mess that they can't stop at all should be watched too.
So I went to the cinema as soon as I got up from the jet lag when I got home. The result was surprisingly consistent with the circle of friends. Indeed, it can't be stopped at all.
Not to mention how good it is, how many awards it has won. Talk about yourself.
This movie that can touch so many people actually has two elements - one is dream and the other is love. Who has never had a dream? Who has never had love? So in this movie, each of us sees ourselves.
The English name of the film is LA LA LAND, abbreviated as "Land of Love" or "City of Dreams".
LA LA LAND has two meanings according to the dictionary definition. The first is the abbreviation of Los Angeles, and LA is the seat of Hollywood, the dream workers in the United States and the world, which means the real dream land. The second refers to falling into some kind of dream-like unreal state, meaning "the ideal state above reality, the dream city beyond the bitter life".
The title of the film is a pun, and the film is also about two people who are chasing their dreams in LA, their dreams and their love.
A film reviewer said, "It is first and foremost a love letter to Los Angeles, and to all the big cities we love, live in and struggle for. It is also a farewell letter, to all regrets, all imperfections, all in life. People who have to give up and are helpless to miss.”
This is a movie that brings a lot of beauty and energy, although it is as regrettable as reality.
The energy lies in the dream that is often defeated by reality in the film, whether it is the hero or the heroine, whether they persevere all the way or have been almost taken in the other direction by worldly success.
The beauty is that in the time of the last song, the lost love between them seems to be able to relive in another parallel time and space, making up for the regret with a "fantasy happy ending". In the end, the two smiled at each other and turned to leave.
Putting it into reality, for every ordinary person chasing a dream, can the dream come true? Most likely not. And can those missed love still smile at each other? Generally speaking, not so much.
So, this is a story for most people, and it plays out almost every day, no matter what city or country you are in. However, we may not have the happy ending as in the movie. Therefore, it can touch many people, and we may touch ourselves.
2. Here's To the Fools Who Dream
In the first half of the movie, it was written that the two were unhappy, especially Mia.
Countless auditions with no results -- well-prepared auditions that are called off after a sentence, interrupted by assistants delivering sandwiches, or interviewers who aren't paying attention and just stare at their phones.
The one-man show, which took all the effort to create and perform, was attended by very few people except a few friends. The applause was followed by the merciless criticism of the audience.
So, it took 6 years to give up everything to pursue the dream in LA, and all these awkward moments seem to be the result. A day when dreams come true? There doesn't seem to be any hope at all.
So Mia said, "I'm done embarrassing myslef, it's over I'm done humiliating myself, it's over." Drive back home.
Isn't this the epitome of every person who comes to a big city with a dream and then goes back to his hometown? This is also perhaps where most of our stories stop. We say to ourselves, "I've had enough. I want to go home, I'm going to go home and find a place that really suits me."
Of course, movies are not the same as reality. A screenwriter happened to watch Mia's final one-man show, and Seb found Mia and the two returned to LA to audition. Mia got the chance to go to Paris and then made her dream come true.
If you notice, Mia is actually the same Mia, the Mia who even thought "Maybe I'm just not good enough. Maybe I'm really just not good enough" . The same person, a different opportunity, and this changed life.
You could say it's the power of persistence, but in fact most of the results are more than just the power of persistence. This little bit of opportunity is so disruptive that it can rewrite everything. But it's so random that you don't even know when it will come or not, no matter how hard you insist.
So, until when can you still believe in this dream that you must continue to persist?
How far do you keep going so you don't give up because you feel like a complete fool?
At what point in time would you rather give up the dream that brought you the light of the whole world, and no longer want to feel the endless pain of being ignored and denied one more time?
But even though chasing your dreams can be a pain in the ass, there are countless people who come and go to pursue their dreams, in any country, in any city. I think they were the happiest people in the end, regardless of whether they were brave enough and lucky enough to wait until the moment when their dreams came true.
Like Mia's song for dreamers in auditions - "Here's To the Fools Who Dream".
My aunt used to live in Paris, and I remember one time she came back and told us about life abroad. She said she once jumped into a river with her bare feet. She smiled when she said this, saying that she had jumped into the Seine without thinking. The river was freezing cold, and she had snotted for a month because of it, but she said he would do it again. Here's to the ones who dream, Foolish as they may seem
(Following for those who have dreams - even if they look stupid) Here's to the hearts that ache, Here's to the mess we make
(To our aching hearts, and the troubles we made) She captured a feeling, Sky with no ceiling, The sunset inside a frame
(She had this kind of emotion in her heart--never stick to the rules, still full of passion in her old age) She Lived in her liquor, and died with a flicker, I'll always remember the flame.
(When she was born, she sang and sang freely, and when she died, she was as gorgeous as summer flowers and more like flames. I will always remember her enthusiasm.) Here's to the ones who dream, Foolish as they may seem
(Here's to those who have dreams - even though they're stupid in the eyes of others) Here's to the hearts that ache, Here's to the mess we make
(To our aching hearts and the troubles we make) She told me, a bit a madness is the key to give us new colors to see.
She once said to me that we need a little bit of madness to make life feel a new color Who knows where it will lead us, and that's why they need us.
No one can predict what life will be like in the future, and that's why life takes a little madness. So bring on the rebels, the ripples from pebbles, the painters and poets and plays.
Bring recalcitrant hearts, and pebbles of passion waves. Whether you're a painter or a poet, let it out. Here's to the ones who dream, Foolish as they may seem
(Here's to those who have dreams - even though they're stupid in the eyes of others) Here's to the hearts that ache, Here's to the mess we make
(To our aching hearts and the troubles we made) I trace it all back to then, her and the snow and the seine.
(I think back to that time -- she jumped into the Seine when it was snowing) Smilling through it, she said, she'd do it again.
(Smiling throughout, she said she would do it again.)
" Smilling through it, she said, she'd do it again. And she's smiling all the way through, she said, she'll do it again." I think that's the best speech to a dream, whether it comes true or not , whether you follow through or not.
This is where I first started crying. Because of this lyric and the person who sang it, my tears couldn't stop at all.
I think no matter how long it will be, one day, when I think of my stupid dream and the sunshine it once brought to my whole world, I will not regret it.
If I could do it all over again, I would do it again, even with more hits and unsupported.
And if I can do it all over again, I must not compromise easily, I must be a little more firm, I must be a little more brave, and I must speak again before saying "I'm done embarrassing myslef, it's over" Hold on for a while.
Well, I don't have the chance to do it all over again.
3. Dreams and love are in the place closest to the heart
What is your aspiration? This is not a deliberately provocative remark. Even though the way the dream finally came to fruition seemed like success, every minute before it came, I felt that all dreams were just a "like" mood .
When someone seriously says to you, "I lived across from the library when I was a kid, and I acted in a movie with my aunt for a whole day. I didn't just act, I also wrote my own script. In the future, I want to be an actor! "
I think this is her most beautiful and dazzling look.
When someone seriously says to you, " Jazz isn't relaxing background music. Look at that drummer, every time he plays, he's improvising. Everyone in this band is different, and the whole piece is a tune from start to finish. It's compromise and balance. And that's jazz. "
I think this is the most eye-catching look of him.
A relationship doesn't start for any other reason -- there's no real reason to get married or love, and it's not just "just a second glance in the crowd", but the mutual attraction between two people who also have dreams .
I tell you what I like, and you tell me what you like. Even with these things, no one knows if it can be achieved. This is the most touching and natural way to start a relationship.
A person's dream, or a person's "like things", is the place closest to the heart. If you're attracted to these, that's the extra beauty when dreams and love collide.
Some people in my life seem to care more about success. They'll talk to you about the house, the car, where to go on vacation, where to buy something, who to go to which bar, but never about what they like to do.
But that's never the only thing in life, is it?
After so many years, I still clearly remember a person who used to describe to me the sports and politics he likes, the football games he likes, the books he likes to read, the countries he wants to go to, the games he wants to win, and he has to work hard. 's practice.
There is another person, like a child, happily talking to himself about the wedding he wants to hold. He wants to record every bit of the two of them, invite both of their good friends, and ask for two people. Which places to go back to, and which new places to go to together.
In my memory, this is the most beautiful appearance of love. It has nothing to do with success or materialism.
4. Say goodbye to all the regrets that have to be accepted
If there's anything I don't quite agree with about this movie, it's that the hero and heroine don't end together.
Love does not have to be ranked first, but there is absolutely no need to oppose love and career and rank second abruptly. Apart from the confrontation between career and love in the movie, I don't think there is any reason for them to part ways completely.
Of course, if there were no separate endings, there would be no last 7 minutes, and these 7 minutes are basically part of most people crying. So there is no need to over-interpret such an ending.
In the last few minutes, Mia and her husband accidentally came to a bar called Seb's and found out that it was Seb's jazz bar. He also persevered and fulfilled his dream, using the name Mia came up with. After seeing Mia, Seb played a song.
In the time of one song, it seems that another parallel space appears, repeating the story of the two of them - if you start with kissing at the beginning, cherish every opportunity to get along, don't quarrel, don't misunderstand, don't let your emotions go, and insist on a little bit. Be more considerate, will we now be happy together from now on?
In the end, the movie ends in a silent parting: he bows his head silently, she turns around and smiles. it is more than words.
The fantasy that was relived in the last seven minutes is where almost everyone burst into tears. It may be Mia's imagination, it may be Seb's imagination, it may be the imagination of each of us who watch the movie - a beautiful vision to mourn the feelings that have passed.
If the story could be repeated, if the wrongs of the past were corrected and everything was done right, would everything be the same as we are happily together now?
can you? Really?
Actually not. Even if you go back once, you are still you at that time, I am still me at that time, and the scene at that time, the ending should really not be much different. Unless it is the present you and the present me, and then go back to the story of the past. And that's even more impossible. Therefore, this is destined to be only a beautiful illusion.
Are there any regrets? Do you have to go back? How good is the ex?
Actually not so good. It's just that time and memory have kindly erased all the quarrels and hurts, leaving only the best look it used to be.
But just the appearance of these good things once made people feel that they should not treat their life casually no matter what.
What we should do is learn to say goodbye well -- say goodbye to the regrets of the past, reconcile with our inner self, and then move on, or even better.
Only in this way can we live up to the sincerity and beauty that once appeared in life. Only in this way can I look at each other and smile at the occasional encounter many years later, and say in my heart, "I'm glad to have you in my life, I'm very grateful for the beauty you brought to my life."
5. One thing that everybody wants
I think, so far, this is my interpretation of the film.
Said so much love and dreams, but in fact these two are not necessities of life at all. Without them, life goes on as usual and you don't even see a difference.
It's just that these unnecessary, extra pains and beauty make us and our lives more tense, and can give you the strength to be willing to work harder, pay more, and wait for a while.
As the song goes, "she said she would do it again. "
So, if love and dreams ever hurt you, don't be discouraged and don't despair. Because life is short and pain is long. A better antidote is not numbness, but continuing to create joy that comes from the heart.
Finally, finish with City Of Stars. The real needs of feelings are also so simple, and everyone who wants to know can have them.
City of stars Just one thing everybody wants There in the bars And through the smokescreen of the crowded restaurants Restaurant) It's love Yes, all we're looking for is love from someone else A rush A glance ) A touch A dance To look in somebody's eyes To light up the skies To open the world and send them reeling (as if entering a new world, feeling a dizziness) A voice that says, I'll be here and you'll be alright (everything will be alright) I don't care if I know Just where I will go 'Cause all that I need's this crazy feeling A rat-tat-tat on my heart... Think I want it to stay
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