If your house was on fire and you had 60 seconds,what would you take? If your house was on fire and you only had 60 seconds to do it, what would you take? - Leap Year, Leap Year
There is an old custom in Ireland
February 29 of every leap year A woman can propose to a loved one
And if the man refuses, there's a cost of luxury
It is said that the marriage proposal success rate on this day is as high as 92% – not because of the high cost, of course
This practice has existed since the 5th century, and legend has it that it was pioneered by two Christian saints, Saint Patrick and Saint Brigid, the bishop who brought Christianity to Ireland and St. Bridget, the early Christian nun
Here's a cute little story: One day St. Bridged complained to St. Patrick that women always wait too long for men's marriage proposals, so St. Patrick decided to give women the privilege of proposing to their loved ones on February 29: they could propose to their loved ones
Traditionally, this right also exists only on leap years
And they were the first to exercise this right—St. Bridget's direct proposal to St. Patrick on February 29 of a leap year was rejected by him
To appease St. Brigitte Patrick eventually gave her a kiss and a silk dress – in that century silk was an extremely expensive fabric and thus had to begin to talk about the cost of rejection being extravagant
Over time, this right slowly evolved into a traditional Irish folk festival, which the populace called "Women's Proposal Day", and it also impressed the authorities: in the 13th century, Queen Margaret of Scotland wrote "Women's Proposal Day" into law and stipulated that men who refused would have a penalty - a kiss, a pair of gloves, a rose and a pound
The gloves were meant to hide the embarrassment of the woman proposing not being put on the ring
(Laughs) This is probably the most romantic and sentimental punishment I've ever seen
In the centuries that followed, the festival spread throughout Europe, and women began proposing to the man of their choice on February 29 of each leap year
It is against the backdrop of such a romantic tradition
Movie "Leap Year"
Compose a love fairy tale that our hearts desire
Talk about "Leap Year"
The story of a leap year goes something like this:
Anna, a city girl from Boston, USA, has been in love with her doctor boyfriend Jeremy (Jamie) for 4 years, planning to apply for a home in Boston's top luxury community Anna originally thought that Jeremy was about to propose to herself, but Jeremy did not have this intention When she was disappointed and sad, Anna's father suggested that she go to Dublin, ireland, to propose to Jeremy - Jeremy would attend a medical conference in Dublin that day
Anna followed her father's advice to fly to Dublin On the way, the plane encountered air currents and landed in Wales (Cardiff) Reluctantly, Anna hired a boat to sail to the beach hotel of The Young Irish owner Declan (Declan) At first, She did not like each other, but in order to let the hotel continue to operate, he agreed to drive Anna to Dublin the next day
On the way, they encountered a series of oolong incidents of car crashes, torrential rains, mistakes, pretending to be husband and wife in the farmhouse, and in the process of understanding, they gradually developed feelings, and then they broke into the wedding ceremony of a couple and were invited to a wedding party Anna was drunk on the beach and confided to Declan how she felt about him along the way
When they finally arrived in Dublin Anna also met boyfriend Jeremy Unexpectedly Jeremy proposed to Anna on the spot Anna watched Declan leave the back and agreed
After returning to Boston, Anna discovers that Jeremy's reason for proposing to her is actually the need to buy a house - it is best to apply for a luxury community home is a married person When she is confused, she pulls the fire alarm on the wall and sees that what Jeremy wants to take away in 60 seconds is a mobile phone, a remote control, a video camera, a laptop, and other things that have no temperature
When the day came on February 29, Anna flew to Ireland again, she came to Declan's seaside inn, expressed her heart to him in a tavern full of diners and proposed to him Declan did not hesitate to turn around and leave Anna sadly walked to the cliff by the sea Declan stopped her behind her, took the Klada ring she had taken from her room, and proposed to Anna on one knee on the cliff Anna was touched and agreed The two kissed on the beautiful cliffs of the Irish coast...
My feeling about Leap Year is that the scenery is more beautiful than the story itself
The highlight of it, and the most moving thing about it, is that the Irish countryside landscape with a lot of wide-angle shots is amazingly beautiful, and the heroes and heroines are just embellishments in it
Although the plot inevitably falls into some clichés, for example, there will always be a hero to save the beauty of the scene, there is always a change from a wrongdoer to a lover, but it is invisibly harmonized by the appearance of the two leading actors + a large number of scenery in Ireland, and I have to say that just looking at the face of Matthew Goody (as Declan) has already climaxed in the skull - even the image of a bearded uncle
In contrast, Amy Adams' aura seems to have been weakened a lot I think most of the beautiful girls who have watched Leap Years have been captured by Declan's slightly witty Irish country yappie image at some point
You can look at his younger performance of "The President's Travels", I can guarantee that it will be the most haunting face you have ever seen
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Talking about the film itself, under most of the picturesque scenery, there are many romantic and beautiful scenes, and I think this is the one that most impressed me and gave the film the most points
There's a very romantic dialogue under this night view of the beach that creates a moving and ambiguous atmosphere and, most importantly, it's healing, and it's probably the most soulful part of the film
Anna, who has extreme romantic fantasies and enthusiasm for love, gradually develops a love affair with Declan after experiencing some ups and downs with Declan in Ireland, in the part where they pretend to be a husband and wife to stay at a farmhouse The cute bridge section where the two flip coins because they only have one bed and end up sleeping in the same bed, which is almost impossible to happen in real life, and here she playfully inserts < dream a little dream of me> this classic song It seems strange and warm
Of course – nothing happened to them
This is probably the most utopian "bed scene" I've ever seen (laughs)
This passage gives me a lavender-like dream, accompanied by a soothing melody of < dream a little dream of me >, and you can gradually enter the dream, sweet and cozy, and there is a kind of soothing that is difficult to fit reality
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But in this fairy tale, there are also some bad things that can happen in real life, such as: the girlfriend ran away with the good buddy, and the boyfriend loves himself more -- these are set in the script of Leap Years, which adds some bitterness to the romantic love story that was originally positioned as a comedy, and this bitterness is also the root of the problem that Declan sent to Anna in the ruined castle on the hillside
“If your house was on fire and you had 60 seconds,what would you take?“
He later told Anna that the only thing he would take with him was the Klada ring his mother had left him—his engagement ring with his ex-girlfriend— and the ring was still with her
When Anna and he arrive in Dublin, Jeremy picks Anna up and proposes to her in public Declan silently leaves and contacts his ex-girlfriend to get the ring back – at which point he is relieved to fall in love with Anna
And when Anna flew back to Ireland on February 29 to find Declan and propose to him on a coastal cliff, he rejected her and instead took out the Clada ring and proposed to Anna
It's all frozen in the perfect silhouette of the sunset to complete a sweet fairy tale like a dream
And in this fairy tale, we reflect the original picture of love and marriage -- a heart in our hands in exchange for your heart
Klada ring
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