Years later, Mia has a successful career and a happy family. When she saw Sebastian, who had his own club, who was giving a speech, she heard a familiar tune. What did they think at that moment?
When Mia and Sebastian met, they were both in their own moments of self-discovery and self-worth. After they each experienced the setbacks in the early days of their lives, they saw in each other's eyes the frustrated but persevering self. In this relationship, there is joy, quarrel, disappointment, and encouragement and support. Sebastian used to be arrogant and unwilling to compromise with the world, and for this relationship he began to change and find a stable job. Mia suffered multiple setbacks, her self-confidence was completely shattered, and with Sebastian's encouragement, she regained her courage in life. If they were uncertain about themselves before they started a relationship, hesitant. At the end of the relationship, they are certain and confident about themselves, about each other, and about the relationship itself. In this relationship, they not only gained touching love, but more importantly, they achieved self-realization because of mutual support.
Later, Mia may never be discouraged by setbacks again, because she knows her worth. Even if there are difficulties in life, she will not abandon herself like a pile of mud. Sebastian can also open his own club and play his favorite music according to his own ideas. He is no longer the one who proves his sense of worth by changing for the other party. But also because of their maturity, they will never love others as they loved each other back then. The sense of oneness that they once had when they were unsure about themselves when they were affirmed by the other party disappeared as they matured, and when they had a firm self, they no longer needed to be a person with the other party to prove themselves. They are their last companions before they mature, and they are each other's most powerful pushers to promote their own maturity. That's why this relationship is so deep. Because no one has ever given them the same experience.
The two loved each other deeply, broke up peacefully, realized their own self, and lived their own happy life with each other. It's a perfect growing up of ideal separation that could almost fit into a psychology textbook. But it was not until they met that the regrets in their hearts were picked up again. Regret itself is an abstract thing, but when the second ending occurs in the film, it is made concrete. The audience can clearly see what they have lost and what they feel they have lost. And the saddest thing about that loss is that it cannot be made up.
Regret is the theme of many works, but most of them are based on a set reason, such as misunderstanding, lost opportunities, not being brave enough, etc. But in this movie, the choice of the two was discussed at the time, and the two reached a consensus. So it can be said that this regret does not have a subjective and objective factor of who is right and who is wrong, but such regret is real and profound. Because at the end of the day, we see that even with careful consideration and honest communication, regret is inevitable. Because choosing one possibility means facing and accepting the result of losing another possibility, even if one day you realize that the choice you gave up was the most desired one, you can only face the regret of being powerless. This kind of regret is powerless and painful, because it has nothing to do with familiarity, no one can be blamed, and it is an unavoidable loss in life.
At last they looked at each other and smiled, sad but firm farewell.
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