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Jesse (male); Selena (female)
Jesse and Selena met by chance on the train, and the two had a good conversation. When the train arrived in Vienna, because Jesse was flying back to the United States the next day and he didn't have the money to stay in the hotel, he invited Selina to get off the train with him and walk around Vienna.
The two met, knew, and finally fell in love in the process of wandering around Vienna in this limited time. However, as dawn approached, the beautiful dream gradually dissipated, and when they bid farewell to Selena at the train station, the two held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes, and agreed to meet here again in 6 months.
1. Appreciate a love that is as short and gorgeous as a dream
2. Appreciate the cultural scenery of Europe
3. Perfect your understanding of life from classic movie lines
4. Learn dating skills
The translated names used in this article are from Youku
I must say that this is a wonderful movie. Before watching the film, I was first attracted by its name, thinking about what kind of story "love before dawn" would be paired with.
However, when watching the movie, as the progress bar progressed, my liking for the film decreased, because of the character of the male protagonist Jesse: greasy back, artist-style beard, full of nonsense...
Even from the initial atmosphere of the film, I had a vague feeling that this was a crime homicide type of movie.
But when I look back after watching the whole film, I have a completely different feeling, and I can slowly feel the beauty contained in it: the open love concept of European and American countries, the fantasy world of the strange ancient capital, the different outlook on life created by individuals in different life experiences, the sadness and helplessness of waking up from good dreams...
Personally, I think that only by correctly understanding Jesse can we get on the right track of this movie.
The train is speeding, and outside the window, the typical European scenery is changing rapidly.
The quarrel of a German couple pulled Selina out of the world of the book, and she endured it again and again, but the couple had no intention of stopping, and she had no choice but to change her position.
At the other end of the new seat was a young man in a reddish-brown turtleneck shirt with a greasy back and a handful of artist-like beards, who was also reading.
The young man spoke first, and he asked Selina if she knew what the couple was arguing about, and Selina said that she didn't know, that her German was not very good, and that she did not understand the content of the quarrel.
Just as the two were about to continue to immerse themselves in the world of their respective books, the couple quarreled again, and the environment could not stay anyway, and the youth asked Selina if she wanted to go to the rest area with him, and Selina agreed.
In the rest area, the two sat by the window and began a preliminary exchange, talking more about strange and insignificant content, and Selina knew that the young man opposite was an American, and he was going to get off in Vienna and then take a plane back to the United States.
Soon the train arrived in Vienna, the youth departed, and Selina would continue to go alone to Paris, but the young man turned back and made a series of absurd reasons, inviting her to follow him around Vienna.
Selena was moved, picked up her luggage and got out of the car with the youth. Young men named Jesse, with tourist brochures given on the train, wandered around the city of Vienna.
In the narrow audition room of the record store, they are like the men and women of first love, secretly looking at each other, and then taking the bus aimlessly, in the last row of the position, playing a question and answer game similar to "Truth or Tell the Truth".
Selena then takes Jesse to an uninhabited cemetery, where the two discuss life and death; on the Ferris wheel, against the backdrop of the setting sun, the two kiss for the first time.
They then went to church, walked and talked, walked through the streets of Vienna at night, played marbles in nightclubs, chatted about the past, lamented on a certain overpass that the moment was just a dream, played role-playing call games in restaurants to express each other's hearts...
Time flies, but what can it do? As Jesse said at the cruise ship restaurant: Just like that, don't cheat, don't be jealous, just live tonight."
So, before dawn, they intend to add a final sense of ceremony to this legendary journey, and the two go to a tavern, where Jesse says that the boss has lent them a bottle of red wine, and Selina sees the opportunity to steal the two glasses.
They spent the middle of the night on a patch of grass, and then dawn came, and Jesse chanted W. Bush. H. Auden's poems...
When saying goodbye at the train station, the two let go of the promise they made last night not to contact each other, hugged and kissed again, and agreed to meet here in 6 months.
After watching the film, we can refine the plot as follows: the young man at the trough of life meets a goddess of all kinds of styles, and the two love each other and spend a legendary night together that is enough to overshadow all the love in the world.
First of all, Jesse's courage and honesty are worth savoring. He said this when he invited Selina to get out of the car with him: I have a crazy idea, but if I don't ask you, I will be angry for the rest of my life.
Courage is an important life issue, and in the book "The Courage to Be Hated", the solution that philosophers propose to young people on how to change the status quo is courage.
Many things in life, the reason why we feel impossible, is often because of such logic at work: this thing has a lot of content that I am not familiar with, and it must be full of problems and efforts to do it, so why bother yourself?
The anticipation of unknown difficulties first activates the negative emotions in our hearts, and then leads to a series of negative chain reactions, which finally locks us firmly at the starting point, so "everything is difficult at the beginning".
How? Back to the plot of the movie, judging from Jesse's background, he must have been under great pressure at the moment he made that decision.
Let's ignore his complicated ideological struggle, the point is that if he doesn't try at this moment, then it will be difficult to have this opportunity in this life, and he forced himself to go to Selena, so there is no choice.
That said, the key to Jesse's brave first step lies in the scene. First, the train was about to depart, and there was never a chance not to say anything at this time; second, he had come to Selena, and it was even more embarrassing not to say anything.
Therefore, the core of overcoming the "difficult beginning" problem is to dare and be good at creating a scene for yourself, and the best way to put your ideas into action as soon as possible is to put yourself in a situation where you have no choice.
For a simple example, if you want to develop the habit of daily running, you may wish to try to buy the sports equipment you like, and put the equipment on when you are struggling with whether to go for a run, so that you may really get rid of the disease.
As for being honest, regardless of extreme situations, I guess it's an indispensable factor in any relationship. No one likes hypocrisy, but in reality we are always hiding ourselves for all kinds of strange reasons.
Eighty percent of these reasons are problems of face or self-esteem, but think of it this way, the consequences of honesty, at worst, are snubbed on the material level, but the personality is still intact; once debunked, both are empty.
It's not hard to see that Jesse and Selena's personalities each represent different worldviews.
Jesse is always passive because of his frustration in the love scene, at the low point of his life, and lack of self-confidence, and the wise words of the fortune teller seem to him to be nothing more than a trick to deceive; the talented works of wandering poets may seem to him to be plagiarisms of replacement words.
Selena, by contrast, is more empathetic, she is better at discovering and grasping the beauty of life, she praises the wisdom of a fortune teller, the talent of a wandering poet, and she can handle Jesse's shortcomings properly.
In this regard, to borrow a phrase to express my point of view: anything I can't catch up with, I am ready to wait for it in the future.
Time will not flow back, the future is full of uncertainty, we never know, those that have been lost, will suddenly come again one day in the future.
So if you still want to save something, the best way is not to live with regret and depression, but to prepare as soon as possible from this moment, in case the time comes, you have enough capital to grasp it again.
In addition, different choices have different effects for the same length of time, and Jesse's bravery is exchanged for a date that will last a lifetime, although short, but better than many.
It can be seen that the power of time is amazing, should we put precious time into things that are more meaningful to life?
Next week's update: "Love at sunset and dusk", not to see or to disperse~
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Selena
I like the idea... The nameless disappeared from the world, and I thought about it when I was a little girl... If no family or friend knows you're dead... It's like not really dying, and people can make the best or worst assumptions for you
Although I reject most religious things, I still unconsciously feel the people who come here... Lost, pain, guilt... I was fascinated by the search for some kind of answer that could accommodate the pain and joy of so many generations at the same time.
I've always felt that there's a lot of pressure to be a strong and independent strong woman and not let my whole life revolve around a certain man, but loving someone and being loved means a lot to me.
I once worked for an old man and once he told me... He had devoted his whole life to his career, and at the age of fifty-two he suddenly discovered... He had never done anything for himself, he had done nothing in his life, and he was going to cry when he said this.
I believe that if God exists, it will not exist in anyone, it will not be you or me, but it will exist in this small space, and if there is any miracle in the world, it must be to try to understand someone and share the happiness and suffering with it, I know, it is almost impossible to succeed... But who really cares? The answer must be on the move.
Jessie
I often feel like I'm still a thirteen-year-old... Don't know how to do adulthood, pretending... Living your own life, when you have to take notes, as if you are wearing a costume and performing a junior high school drama.
Know what's the worst thing about someone breaking up with you? It's when you remember that you rarely think about the people you broke up with and realize that they rarely think about you either, and you think that both parties will feel pain, when in fact it's "Hey, glad you left".
Diviner
You need to get rid of your own botched life, only to find the peace of mind deep inside... in order to find a real connection with others
You are all stars, and don't forget, when the stars exploded billions of years ago, they formed everything in the world, and everything we know is stardust.
Jesse: If you don't get off the train, it's time to get to Paris, right? Selena: No, it's not there yet, so what are you going to do? Jesse: Maybe a stay at the airport... Crying over the coffee because you're not there. Selena: Maybe I'll get off in Salzburg with someone else. Jesse: Oh, is it? I get it, I'm just a stupid American, and I can only use it as a temporary embellishment, right? Selena: I had a great time. Jesse: Really? Me too. Selena: I'm glad no one knows I'm here, no one who can tell me all the bad things you've done. Jesse: I can tell you. Selena: I believe that after hearing too many bad things, I always feel... It was terrifying to be like a general when he went to the appointment, formulate a good strategy and tactics, understand his weaknesses, what could hurt him, and conquer him.
Jesse: Did we just have our first argument? Selena: Is there one? Jesse: I think it was an argument. Selena: Even if there is, why does everyone think the conflict is terrible? Disputes can lead to many good things. Jesse: Yeah, I think so too, I often think about if I could face reality... Faced with the foreseeable difficulties in life, you may not be so depressed and happy when you encounter good things.
Jesse: Know what's the worst thing about someone breaking up with you? It's when you remember that you rarely think about the people you broke up with and realize that they rarely think about you either, and you think that both parties will feel pain, when in fact it's "Hey, glad you left". Selena: Believe me, I understand, you should pay attention to the positive side.
Jesse: I feel like we're in a dream. Selena: Yes, it's weird, as if the time we spend together belongs only to us, to us, to our own making, like I'm in your dreams, you're in my dreams. Jesse: Yeah, that's why it was such a wonderful night, objectively speaking, we wouldn't have been together. Selena: I understand, that's why it feels like we're in a fairytale, but after dawn we'll turn back into pumpkins, right? Jesse: Yeah. Selena: I understand, but now, you should take out your crystal shoes and see if they fit. Jesse: It would be appropriate.
Jesse: I think it's very real that everything is limited, and do you think that's what makes our time and special moments so important? Selena: Yeah, I understand, like we did tonight, after tomorrow, we may never see each other again, right? Jesse: Don't you think we'll still be able to meet? Selena: What do you think? Jesse: Well... Honestly, I don't know, I don't have other travel plans. Selena: Me too, I'm in Paris, you're in America, I can understand.
Jesse: Why does everyone think that relationships should be maintained forever? Selena: Yeah, why? It's stupid. Jesse: You think tonight is... I mean, is this the only night we have? Selena: That's all there is to it, isn't it? Jesse: Well, that's it, no cheating, no suspicion, just live tonight. Selena: Okay, that's it.
Selena: I often share good moments with others, such as traveling or staying up all night waiting to see the sunrise, and I know that are special moments, but there are always unsatisfactory things: I want to be with someone else. Selena: I know that feeling... It's actually important to me and they won't understand, but I'm happy to be with you. Selena: You won't know why such a night... How important it is for my life, but it does matter, it was a wonderful morning. Jesse: It was a wonderful morning.
Poems of the wandering poets:
The illusion of daydreaming Luxury cars have eyelashes Oh baby, your face is so beautiful Drop a tear into my glass and look at those big eyes Understand what you mean to me Like cakes and milkshakes I am a charming angel I am a fantasy booth I want you to understand my mind and don't continue to guess You don't know where I'm coming from We don't know where to go Just integrate into life It's like a tributary of a river Rush down and go with the flow I have you, you have me That's the way it should be Do you understand me? Now you understand I didn't?
Jesse reads W. H. Auden's poem:
All clocks in town Start when the chime rings Don't let time fool you You can't conquer time In the midst of troubles and worries The hazy life disappeared without a trace Time possessed his fantasies Tomorrow or today