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Unexpected love
The journey by train is always a little more leisurely. Looking at the changing scenery outside the glass window, reading a book or drinking a cup of tea, and casually chatting with strangers, this is not the fastest way to travel in contemporary times, with more fun for people to enjoy on the road, and also created many romantic encounters and emotional encounters in movies.
One of the classic loves that occur and ferment on the train is the encounter between the american young Jesse and the French schoolgirl Selena on the train in the first part of the "Love in the Trilogy". When the two men arrived in Vienna, they got off the bus together for sightseeing. At first sight, they toured the city while talking about each other's past, their feelings about life, and enhancing mutual understanding. On the day of getting off the train, the two experienced many romantic moments together, but soon they had to continue their established journey, and they agreed to see each other in half a year, and it was this brief encounter that left the two of them with an unforgettable moment of love for decades to come.
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The bizarre travels of young Spyway
Unexpected love often occurs during the journey, but there are still some emotions that gradually appear on the way to find it, like looking at the shadow reflected on the window of the car, and slowly seeing your heart in the rhythm of the collision of wheels and rails with the passage of time. The artist Jean Baptiste, in the French film "Love Me by Train", died, and he asked to be buried in Limoges, saying: "If you love me, take the train", so that acquaintances specially took a ride to attend the funeral. So lovers, relatives, friends, and general friends all boarded a train. At first they were all irritable about the journey, but as the train moved forward, people began to chat, laugh, break free from restraint, re-examine emotional relationships with others, face their own emotional problems and start again.
Long hours of spending time together in confined spaces and catching trains provide a rare opportunity to bring someone who was otherwise estranged intimate, Wes In Anderson's "Crossing Darjeeling", the three brothers, who did not interact with each other after their father's funeral, planned a joint trip to find themselves and their affection for each other, and took a luxury train to embark on a laugh-filled journey through India. Despite the constant conditions on the road and the derailment of everything, this unexpectedly hilarious journey finally brought the three brothers closer to the real purpose of the trip, and India's unique train travel method also added more color and fun to the reunion.
Amazing adventures
In the Harry Potter series, trains transport people to the wizarding world of Hogwarts, and in Guess the Train, the trackside game is a unique symbol of the psychedelic life of a confused youth. This moving square box always brings surprises, surprises, thrillers and other unusual experiences, like a small theater that takes people away from the daily life, triggering all kinds of surprises.
The three brothers laughed about their journey through India
Agatha Christie's classic novel Murder on the Orient Express, published in 1934, depicts a bizarre murder that takes place on the famous "Orient Express", and everyone in the enclosed space is suspected of committing a crime. The Belgian detective Poirot finally solves the puzzle after a meticulous logical analysis of the cocoon, and the case is particularly tense and exciting because it takes place on the train where people of different identities gather.
A game on the railroad side in Guess the Train
In the well-known zombie movie "Busan Trip", a big highlight is that the story takes place on the express train to Busan. The ignorant passengers of a car, the uninvited guests who break into the carriage, and the reaction of the crowd to the sudden corpse transformer and the inability to escape the train are very much in line with the horror effect that this type of thriller wants to achieve. The male protagonist is forced to survive with the surviving passengers in the cramped space, and during this dangerous journey, the humanity of everyone present is also subjected to a huge test... Not only suspense thrillers, but also adventure and science fiction movies also love the train, a unique expressive space prop. In "The Strange Journey of Young Spyway", the genius teenager Spyway secretly climbed onto the freight train and embarked on a strange journey through the United States alone; "Snow Country Train" set the story on the earth where the greenhouse effect is increasingly intense, thousands of people boarded a perpetual motion train and became never-ending wanderers; the movie "Source Code", which has both science fiction, suspense and thriller characteristics, borrowed the train explosion to interpret a brain-burning drama of repeatedly crossing back and investigating the origin of the matter. On the long track, all the auspiciousness and truth, we will eventually arrive.
The adventure life of a railway fan
People who love trains are often called railway fans, and the Japanese is "鉄道ファン", which is also a railway transportation enthusiast. There are railway fans all over the world, and in Asia, due to the development of Japan's rail transport network and its extensive development, Japan has become the first country to open this trend, and the word "railway fan" is literally translated from Japanese. In Japanese movies, there are naturally many themes related to trains and railways, and different video styles present the complex and love of railway fans from all levels.
The posthumous work of the famous director Yoshimitsu Morita is a film dedicated to railway fans, "Moving Forward by Train". The two protagonists, Kei Komachi and Kenta Kodama, are both veritable railroad fans. Komachi likes to listen to music and enjoy the scenery outside the window, so he even ignores his girlfriend's feelings; Kodama has a deep study of machinery, and can hear the type and manufacturer of the engine based on sound alone. The two became friends because of their common hobbies, and trains were a topic they would never get bored with. When Komachi was transferred to work at the Kyushu branch, Xiaoyu, who was sad about his lost love, came to Kyushu to visit his friends in Aoen 18, and they not only found a good friend, but also accidentally solved the trouble of work and love, and took the train around on a sunny day, and it seemed that they could get a great fulfillment in life. It is worth mentioning that the characters in the film are named after the train names, involving a total of 80 trains and 20 lines, which can be described as professional kung fu.
"Crossing Darjeeling" is a vivid family story
The 2018 film "Railway: Family Color" tells the story of a family and a railway. The heroine, Oku, married Shuhei with a child at the age of 25 and lived happily, but her husband died suddenly. Jing took the child to her husband's hometown of Kagoshima to visit her father-in-law, Okushi. She decided to be a train driver like her father-in-law, but Shiro was strongly opposed. Thanks to the efforts of Jinghe's grandson, who loves railways, Jiefu gradually changes his views, and the three of them are constantly groping, facing the pain of losing their families and establishing new relationships.
Also about railways and family ties, Kore-eda's Miracle was originally a feature film made by the Japanese railway company JR to commemorate the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen. The producers wanted the film to focus as much as possible on the train, and the director came up with the idea of a child-themed theme in terms of content. In the movie, the two brothers who are separated by the breakdown of their parents' marriage hope to be reunited. There is a brief meeting between kagoshima's Shinkansen "Tsubame" and Fukuoka's "Sakura" from Kagoshima, and it is said that if you make your wish at this time, a miracle will come. On a clear day, the two brothers and friends set out for this destination. The road ahead is unknown, but with anticipation, the train will be able to lead travelers to miracles.
Editor-in-charge: Wang Hui