thank you for being there

Troy 2022-04-20 09:01:11

Thank you for the subtle feeling this movie gave me. When the protagonist typed the last sentence on the computer, I was touched and even moved. At that moment, I gave the movie a rating from four stars to five stars.
I can't remember my childhood, and I don't have any childhood at all, so I'm eager to get a glimpse of some records. It shows me the past of a naughty teenager who is even called a little villain - I don't want to call them a little villain like the family and society. They learn to talk like adults and swear bad words, but they are innocent and make people laugh , they regard viciousness as a handsome noun, and imitate adults to smoke "a cigarette after a meal will make you a living fairy". They are all kind-hearted and stubborn boys, but because of the neglect, indifference and even hatred of the family, they had to wrap themselves up with such an appearance.
The movie doesn't spend too much sensationalism about how miserable their family is. It's simple and straightforward, an expedition that can't be called an adventure, a two-day trip back and forth to find the body of a child who was hit by a train. , to make themselves famous on the TV broadcast—and their ideas are naive. The picture quality is not very good, the faces are not very clear, but it is like a shot passing by before me, and then I have an adventure with them.
The most touching thing is Chris and Gordy, maybe this is the real friendship - he taught him instead of his parents, let him have self-confidence, and told him to work hard so that he can have real dreams. He can lean on his shoulder and cry when he is the saddest and most confused. He will not laugh at his weakness at that moment. Even though he is still young, he pretends to be an adult, which makes people feel unbelievably warm.
Maybe we broke up after that summer, maybe we can only go back to that short trip back then. Maybe, I will never find such a partner again.
Friendship is such a luxury, even if I can never get a similar friendship again, I also know that there is such a person who has warmed my whole life.

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Stand by Me quotes

  • Gordie: [Angry] Fuck writing, I don't want to be a writer. It's stupid. It's a stupid waste of time.

    Chris: That's your dad talking.

    Gordie: [Still angry] Bullshit!

    Chris: Bull true.

    Chris: I know how your dad feels about you. He doesn't give a shit about you. Denny was the one. He cared about and don't try to tell me different. You're just a kid, Gordie.

    Gordie: [Shocked and Angry] Oh, gee! Thanks, Dad!

    Chris: Wish the hell I was your dad. You wouldn't be goin' around talkin' about takin' these stupid shop courses if I was. It's like God gave you something, man, all those stories you can make up. And He said, "This is what we got for ya, kid. Try not to lose it." Kids lose everything unless there's someone there to look out for them. And if your parents are too fucked up to do it, then maybe I should.

  • Teddy: This is my age! I'm in the prime of my youth, and I'll only be young once!

    Chris: Yeah, but you're gonna be stupid for the rest of your life.