In many people's classic film lists, it must be indispensable to "When Happiness Comes Knocking", a biopic full of warmth, which makes little sister revitalize in many low moments. Today, Xiaomei recommends a new work of the director "Summer Lightyear" to you.
If a movie has four seasons, then the film belongs to summer. The California sun is truly enchanting, and the Cuban sea is fascinating. Not to mention teenagers, teenage girls and love.
The Douban score of this film is 7.4.
Director Gabriel Muccino is best known for "When Happiness Knocks", he is one of the most popular Italian directors in Hollywood, "The Last Kiss", "Same Bed" and "Kiss Me Again" are also very good films.
The Italian boy Marco had an accident when he was just ushering in the summer vacation, and unfortunately he had to be bored in the house for a while, but fortunately after recovering, he received a compensation payment, which was enough to make him go to another country for a while.
He decides to go to his friend Brother Volcano, and before leaving, he contacts the school girl Laura and says she is going too. So the two embarked on a trip to San Francisco together.
The beginning of the story is not romantic, the two of them quarrel constantly, and they look at each other unfavorably. When they arrived in San Francisco, they were picked up by a gay couple, and Laura was so homophobic that she said something unfriendly when they met.
The volcano brother is in another place, so Marco Laura temporarily lives in the couple's home, and the four of them begin to get to know each other. Mark and Laura still like to quarrel, but Mark unconsciously falls in love with Laura in the process.
Laura, on the other hand, is obsessed with Matt in the same-sex couple, and when she no longer has a deep homophobia, she finds that in fact, two men are in love. She and Matt kissed, but Matt said they wouldn't be together.
Matt and boyfriend Paul together is not easy, Matt after realizing that he is gay, did not come out directly, but found a few girlfriends, but finally ended up breaking up. His last girlfriend was Paul's sister Jules.
When dating Jules, Matt was still not enthusiastic, but when he was with Jules's brother Paul, he had the taste of true love. After the two were discovered by Jules, Jules felt a breakdown, and Paul's parents could not accept it.
But in the end Matt and Paul were still together, they fell in love, lived together, and like other couples. Walking down the street may still receive strange glances, but most people are no longer surprised.
Laura is the kind of person who changes, they cook together, they eat together, they tell their stories together, they go out together. This summer time was more beautiful than any summer vacation she had ever had before, though it was the first time she had left home for such a distance.
The same is true for Marco, who at first hated Laura so much that he thought she was no good at all, but when he slept next to her, he was still full of spring, and even regarded Laura as a YY object. He was also depressed after being rejected by Laura.
The friendship of the four of them grew better and better along, and finally, they traveled to Cuba together. There are no worries along the way, only happiness. They recorded the joy in a handheld DV, real and unforgettable.
The story of the film is not brilliant, and there are many bridges that can even make people feel stiff. But the scenes in the film are too beautiful, the feelings are too sincere, it will make people unconsciously yearn for the summer in the film, just like Marco said at the end: it seems to last forever, a summer that will never be forgotten for a lifetime.
He didn't end up sleeping with Laura, they didn't fall in love after returning to Italy, and the airport was marco's last time he saw Laura. But he would think of that summer more than once, of Laura.
We always meet people by chance, experience things, and although we may no longer have contact and intersection with each other later, you will still think about that time often.
This is also the choice of most of us: when you can no longer have it, the only thing you can do is to make yourself not forget. When you never have that person, but have a happy time with her, the only thing you can do is still to let yourself not forget.
Memories may eventually become blurry, but feelings never go away. Years later, I can't remember why I was happy, but I still know how bright my smile is.