I finally watched "Marriage Story" yesterday with a bit of free time. Recently, I saw more and more Scarlett outside of Marvel. I saw her again after "Jojo Rabbit". Scarlett, who no longer has the blessing of action scenes, is still full of charm in every role, which may be one of the abilities of an actor.
As a married woman with children, I watched the whole movie from a female perspective, followed Nicole in pain and wept together, until I saw Nicole dancing with her mother and sister at the party, and she came out of the haze of marriage with her. came out. I am very happy for her. When there were problems in the marriage, she did not escape and solved all the problems actively. Although it was painful, there are many scenes of Nicole crying silently in the play, but she did not compromise and nostalgia, and said goodbye to the past decisively. Only then did I have a new beginning, and I remembered that sentence, life always has to move forward, and if you want to be happy, there is a way out.
After reading it, I reviewed it in my mind from Charlie's point of view. Charlie is not a complete scumbag. Although he cheated, I can see many good aspects of him from Nicole's opening monologue, organizing the house and educating the children. What moved me the most was the relationship between Charlie and Nicole's family. The relationship is so harmonious, proving that they once had a very happy life. The scene that impressed me deeply in the movie is the close-up close-up of Charlie and Henry on one side and Nicole closing the door together on the other side, indicating that the two people who still love each other can only separate the two sides of the door, But that's how life is, that's how marriage is, and there's no turning back in life.
So marriage is not a story, but a stark reality. It can be incomparably sweet and equally cruel. Just like Nicole's tearful smile when she told Nora about her past with Charlie, it was very distressing. When the two went to court for their divorce lawsuit, and when the lawyers of both sides fought each other, the trust they once had in each other became a weapon to attack each other. What followed was a quarrel between two people in an empty room, the only long-term high-energy quarrel in the movie, with high-pitched emotional venting, vicious curses, and finally both of them breaking down. But the collapse is inevitable, and it will be really resolved after calming down after venting. Although it is resolved, the imprint left by the injury will not disappear, especially in marriage, so it is difficult to reunite the broken mirror.
Both of them are kind people. Charlie knelt on the ground and hugged Nicole's thigh. The picture of the two in pain together made people sigh. There is no real winning or losing in marriage, not to mention they still have the crystallization of love. Attacking the other party is equal to hurting yourself. To deny the other party is to deny the good times. The last way is to let go and move forward together. For most of the movie, Nicole can't put it down, and it's only when she sees the last letter that she realizes that she has never stopped loving Charlie. And in the end, it may be Charlie who can't let go, but what can we do? In the last scene of the movie, Charlie hugs Henry and walks on the street with cars on both sides. Apart from being the parents of the child, the latter two have nothing to do with each other...
After watching this movie, everyone in the marriage will not be indifferent. Marriage is a matter of two people. Neither party can despise the other party too much. A self-centered marriage will one day crumble. Charlie may be a dramatic genius, but he sees himself as his own god, and Nicole is just a foil to his life. This is the source of their conflict. During the negotiation, every question from lawyer Nora should hit him hard, and even he described his derailment only once, which makes people unable to understand and forgive. He has many principles for educating children, but he spends too little time with them. The contribution of everyone in the family, life is the best recorder, and children are the most fair judges. In front of children, no one can be a fluke.
Therefore, we in marriage must be down-to-earth, and everything we do, life will give us feedback. Just like Nicole, she has paid a lot for her love and family. When she thinks it is not worth it, she withdraws decisively. She can also end everything and start a new life without any regrets, and regain happiness and joy. And Charlie, because he is full of regrets, it is difficult to say goodbye to the past in an upright manner, but when he realizes what he has lost, the loneliness in his eyes should not be easily relieved...
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