Two years ago, a high-scoring unit drama attracted a lot of attention.
It focuses on men and women in modern society, exploring and telling about intimate relationships across gender, age, and race.
On Douban, more than 100,000 people scored, and the final score was 8.7.
Some people commented that it is the most heart-warming drama of the year, and there is no one.
After two years, this good drama has finally ushered in a sequel, and today I will talk about it -
Modern Love Season 2
Directed by: John Carney / Jesse Periz / Marta Cunningham
/ Serene Hurd / Logan George / John Crowley / Andrew Lanes
Writers: John Carney / Sarah Hayward / Sarah-Jane Piat-Kelly / Dame Davis /
Marta Cunningham / Serene Hurd / Logan George / Andrew Lannes / Susan Stanton / Kieran Carney
Starring: Minnie River / Don Witchley / Tom Burke / Zoe Chao /
Gebenga Akinnaghbe / Lucy Pothorn / Kit Harrington
Premiere: 2021-08-13 (USA)
Episodes: 8
Episode length: 36 minutes
This is a series produced by Amazon, and the second season still maintains a high score of 8.7.
Each episode is a separate story, lasting about half an hour, which can be described as short and concise.
Although the length is not long, the lineup of this drama is quite strong -
John Carney, one of the directors and screenwriters, has directed films such as "First Love This Love Song", "Once Upon a Time", and "Meet You in New York Again".
Not only is it well received, but it also contributes many good songs.
The second season starred Minnie River ("Mindcatcher"), Don Witchley ("This Love Song of First Love"), Tom Burke ("Mank", "Souvenir"), and the familiar "Snow" Kit Harrington ("Game of Thrones"), all familiar faces.
In addition to the strong cast of directors and actors, the script of this play is especially worth mentioning.
It is adapted from the popular column of the same name that the New York Times has been running for 15 years, and its podcast has invited many celebrities in the film and television industry to read the article.
Every story in it is based on real people and real events.
Although it is called "Modern Love", it focuses and explores not only love, but also the emotional connection between people in modern society.
Without further ado, let me talk about one of the stories that touched me the most in the second season: "Driving a convertible, walking on a winding road".
The heroine, Curran, is a doctor, she is rigorous and responsible, kind and patient with patients, and is well received by everyone.
Whenever there is a trickiest patient, it is always habitually assigned to her, which is enough to see the trust in her.
Not only is he able to work well, But Curran also manages his family and life in an orderly manner.
She and her first husband have an older daughter who attends school out of town.
She also raised a young daughter with her second husband, and the family lived harmoniously and happily.
Even with a full and happy life, Curran still has his own troubles: a 40-year-old vintage roadster.
Curran drives the car to and from work every day, and it looks very windy and attracts the attention of passers-by.
But in reality, the car was always out of sorts of breakdowns, catching Curran off guard each time.
And the friend who repaired The car for Curran is always bitter about this car.
Frequent breakdowns, as well as the high cost of repairs each year, make Curran miserable.
On this day, she finally made up her mind to sell the car.
She posted the sale information, and soon sellers came to her door, and everything went very well.
When she was cleaning the sports car for the final, she accidentally found a branch of a Christmas tree in the gap.
As a result, the past came like a tidal wave...
It turned out that this car had a special meaning for Curran.
When she was a college student, she met her boyfriend at school and started a sweet love affair.
The car was secretly bought by the boyfriend just to surprise her.
Later, this boyfriend became his husband, and the car accompanied the two of them through thousands of rivers and mountains.
Shortly after getting married, Curran gave birth to a girl, and the family of three became sweeter.
They drove the convertible to outings, camping, buying Christmas trees and coming home for a happy time.
Unfortunately, The good times did not last long, and Curran's husband accidentally found an illness and died shortly after.
Since then, this car, which carries countless memories, has become Curran's only thought about her husband.
Curran used to drive the car, driving on roads where no one was.
She listened to music while chatting with the co-pilot's position.
From work troubles, to family chores, to the bits and pieces of daily life, everything is poured out in great detail.
She knew that there had once been a man here who was willing to listen to all her nagging.
She believed that there was always a person here, as if it had never left.
I can't talk to you in the house or in the office
People will think I'm crazy
But here who cares?
Whether it is the fierceness of the work or the shrewdness and ability in the family, there is a certain degree of disguise.
Curran never dared to reveal his troubles, cowardice, uneasiness, and confusion to outsiders.
Only during the time in this car can Curran express his truest emotions and be his truest self.
And this is also an important reason why she has been reluctant to sell this car for many years.
This time, though, Curran had made up his mind to say goodbye to the car and everything that had been there.
After selling the car, Curran was not as relieved as he had imagined.
Instead, she began to become worried and frustrated.
Under her husband's questioning, she finally told the story of herself and her ex-husband, and the special significance of the car to her.
Curran thought her husband would be jealous or angry, but he showed full understanding.
Not only that, but he also told Curran a secret that had been hidden in his heart for many years:
After his mother's death, he kept a cup that her mother had used during her lifetime.
The cup is dilapidated and even cracked, but every time you see it, it's like taking yourself to the memory of time and space:
At that time, my mother always liked to use this cup to make mint tea and pour it for him to taste as a child.
To this day, he occasionally sneaks into this cup to drink water, like kissing his mother.
The husband's understanding and support made Curran very moved.
Not only that, but the husband also sold his boat and found a buyer overnight, buying the sports car back again.
So Curran drove the broken car to work again, living the same life as usual.
All memories of the ex-husband, thanks to the efforts of the current husband, are preserved in this form forever.
Even though the car was still sick, it had become the sweetest burden in Curran's mind.
At the end of the story, Curran recalls a past event about the sports car.
At that time, my husband had just died, and he had to take care of his children and work.
She misses her husband all the time, this gentle, caring and family-oriented man.
But the reality is that she comes home every day, always alone in the face of a bad life.
The pain of widowhood caused her mental state to fall into the valley, always on the verge of collapse.
Curran scattered her husband's ashes to the agreed place
One day, she was driving on a mountain road.
At that moment, she was suddenly crushed by the pity that struck her heart, and she thought that it would be better to die like this.
So she pressed the throttle to the bottom, let go of the steering wheel, and closed her eyes.
When she woke up, the vehicle happened to be parked on the edge of the cliff, and death was only a step away.
Curran broke down and cried, and she never thought about suicide again.
She knew that there was a person who wanted her to live bravely than herself, and to always guard and accompany her in the darkness...
The story of "Convertible" is about the bond between the living and the deceased.
There is a line in the play that summarizes this relationship:
For people who experience bereavement, some have a hard time keeping the dead alive.
They recover quickly and then move on with their lives while also feeling guilty about it.
But for others, it is difficult to get the deceased to actually leave.
They can't let go of the dead for the rest of their lives, which is called love and sorrow.
In addition to this story, the second season of Modern Love tells several other different types of stories.
For example, in the second episode, it tells the story of a dark night girl with "sleep phase delay syndrome" and her daytime boy's love and compromise.
In the third episode, it is about a romantic adventure that refuses modern communication under the epidemic.
The eighth episode tells the story of how a couple whose marriage has broken down makes up for it and reconnects it.
Although the protagonists are different and the stories are different, the themes are the same -
It truly shows the emotional connection path of modern humans and the way intimate relationships are established through emotional stories that occur in modern society.
In addition to the moving emotional story, there is also beautiful music and piercing golden sentences.
If you're someone who loves to watch emotional stories, this show allows you to see more possibilities for modern people about emotional connections and intimate relationships.
Of course, for those who like to watch warm skits, this heart-warming drama is even more unmissable.
*This article is written by Ah Wei