No one can get out of a relationship unscathed

Paxton 2022-04-19 09:01:27

A very down-to-earth divorce story , from the beginning, it is wonderful, only the other party's strengths in the eyes, to gradually discovering the lost self in life, tearing mercilessly during the divorce, in the early days, the two tried to do marriage mediation, in an attempt to marry each other. The crumbling marriage tried to save a little, but it ended in failure. The accidental derailment of one party, the desire for control, and the gradual awakening of the other party's self, let the compound finally lead to divorce. In the court for the custody of the child, all the unintentional words in private became the point of attacking the other party. The apparent harmony was instantly torn apart. The quarrel between the hero and heroine during the divorce mediation seemed to reveal the true nature of the marriage. Issues, child custody, place of residence, work... All the issues that were avoided, thought to be tacitly acknowledged, did not disappear, as if a big rock was buried in the sand, but it was swept away again and again in the torrent of time. surging, until nakedly exposed. She said indignantly, "You are a person who blends with selfishness." He also roared, "...I wish you were killed!" All the hurtful words spewed out, revealing the dark side of human nature.

Then the plot goes back to the male protagonist returning to the shared home during the marriage mediation, and reading the merits of the male protagonist written by the female protagonist. Then, the heroine came quietly behind her, her eyes were red, and they all cried. At the end of the film, the protagonist is about to pick up the child to go back to his home for the weekend. He happens to see her and her new boyfriend, and witnesses the happy atmosphere between them, a man who can appreciate her. When he was about to go out, his shoelaces were undone. The hostess saw it and squatted down to tie it for him, as if it was just a normal farewell on a certain day in life. Maybe she still loves it, but she can't live together.

I also vaguely find a little bit of myself in the heroine's bits and pieces. It's not that the other party has no merits, it's just that they were wiped clean in a trivial life. Any relationship of more than 5 years is actually no different from marriage. It's just that Marriage involves children, and many of the plots seem familiar, which is why I am so emotional. Maybe human beings do not have the ability to maintain long-term relationships. Otherwise, why is the "eyes in your eyes" always defeated by cumbersomeness at first? If it is so good, how can it be defeated?

This film and the object were watched together. During the period, the two of them were jealous, and I came on stage after you sang. When the hero and heroine were quarreling, the people around me hugged me and said, let's not do this, okay? I said, do you want a peaceful solution? "No, if you come this far, don't be so embarrassed."

However, if it is a relationship that has been managed sincerely, will it be separated with goodwill?

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postscript:

However, in the end, we also parted in embarrassment.

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Marriage Story quotes

  • Nora Fanshaw: People don't accept mothers who drink too much wine and yell at their child and call him an asshole. I get it. I do it too. We can accept an imperfect dad. Let's face it, the idea of a good father was only invented like 30 years ago. Before that, fathers were expected to be silent and absent and unreliable and selfish, and can all say we want them to be different. But on some basic level, we accept them. We love them for their fallibilities, but people absolutely don't accept those same failings in mothers. We don't accept it structurally and we don't accept it spiritually. Because the basis of our Judeo-Christian whatever is Mary, Mother of Jesus, and she's perfect. She's a virgin who gives birth, unwaveringly supports her child and holds his dead body when he's gone. And the dad isn't there. He didn't even do the fucking. God is in heaven. God is the father and God didn't show up. So, you have to be perfect, and Charlie can be a fuck up and it doesn't matter. You will always be held to a different, higher standard. And it's fucked up, but that's the way it is.

  • Bert Spitz: You know what this is like? This is like that joke about the woman at the hairdresser, she's going to Rome. You know this?

    Charlie: I don't.

    Bert Spitz: This woman is at her hairdresser, and she says, "I'm going to Rome on Holiday." And he says, "Oh, really? What airline are you taking?" She says, "Alitalia." He says, "Alitalia? Are you crazy? That's the worst - that's terrible. Don't take that. Where you gonna stay?" She says, "I'm gonna stay at the Hassler." "The Hassler? What, are you kidding? They're renovating the Hassler. You'll hear hammering all night long. You won't sleep. What are you gonna see?" She says, "I think I'm gonna try to go the Vatican." "The Vatican? You'll be standing in line all day long. You'll never get to see anything."

    Charlie: I'm sorry, Bert, am I paying for this joke?