亦行2011-09-15 05:37:32回复悄悄话
谢谢!
It reminds me that a movie called "the Note Book" which is one of contemporary cinema's most compelling and flat-out indelible love stories I have ever seen. It is potently rich story about the power of love though, the Notebook is heartbreakingly beautiful and achingly real.
It tells a story of a woman who suffers dementia and lives in a home. Her husband moves in to look after her and read her a book about two young people's love story. In fact she wrote that book, the preface of which says "do not give up on me, read this to me, and I'll come back to you every time."
So the husband read her the story and she is able to remember everything. The ending is that the husband is recovered from a heartattack, during which time she is chained to a bed. When he comes back from the hospital and sneaks into her ward at night. She wakes up and recognize him, saying: "I do not want to live like this, let our love take both of us away." The husband says that their love can do whatever they want it to do. In the morning, they are both found dead, sleeping peacefully while holding hands. The film closes with a flock of birds flying over a lake.
To be honest, I prepared myself for a tear-jerker in the theater; what I didn't prepare for was an outright gusher, especially for a man. The mood of much of the film is set by the fresh but tumultuous relationship between the young lovers. They might be opposites in every way, but the chemistry between them seals their bond. They have fun together - they dance in the street, laugh in the rain - and can't get enough of each other. Although the tragedy of Alzheimers is only the backdrop for the Notebook, the film itself is about that ultimate and revelatory emotion – love, that leaves romantics everywhere misty eyed.
Another element that simply romanced the audience in my best recollection of my fading memory was one spectacular shot after another, giving us breathtaking shots of what normally wouldn't be considered that great to begin with. One particular scene that was just flat out brilliant was shot in a river, taken with hundreds of ducks surrounding a boat that is slowly passing through creating a magical and magnificent moment that would have been a cheesy chick flick something more special.
Allow me cite two quotes from this movie to share.
“I realize the odds and sciences are against me. But science is not the total answer; this I have learned in my lifetime. And that leaves me with the belief that miracles, no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable, are real and can occur without regard to the natural order of things. ”
“You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
winrunner2011-09-13 13:10:41回复悄悄话
One more important fact of living:
Life itself is NOT a destination, but a process, a journey where each point along, you find significance of your existence.
It reminds me that a movie called "the Note Book" which is one of contemporary cinema's most compelling and flat-out indelible love stories I have ever seen. It is potently rich story about the power of love though, the Notebook is heartbreakingly beautiful and achingly real.
It tells a story of a woman who suffers dementia and lives in a home. Her husband moves in to look after her and read her a book about two young people's love story. In fact she wrote that book, the preface of which says "do not give up on me, read this to me, and I'll come back to you every time."
So the husband read her the story and she is able to remember everything. The ending is that the husband is recovered from a heartattack, during which time she is chained to a bed. When he comes back from the hospital and sneaks into her ward at night. She wakes up and recognize him, saying: "I do not want to live like this, let our love take both of us away." The husband says that their love can do whatever they want it to do. In the morning, they are both found dead, sleeping peacefully while holding hands. The film closes with a flock of birds flying over a lake.
To be honest, I prepared myself for a tear-jerker in the theater; what I didn't prepare for was an outright gusher, especially for a man. The mood of much of the film is set by the fresh but tumultuous relationship between the young lovers. They might be opposites in every way, but the chemistry between them seals their bond. They have fun together - they dance in the street, laugh in the rain - and can't get enough of each other. Although the tragedy of Alzheimers is only the backdrop for the Notebook, the film itself is about that ultimate and revelatory emotion – love, that leaves romantics everywhere misty eyed.
Another element that simply romanced the audience in my best recollection of my fading memory was one spectacular shot after another, giving us breathtaking shots of what normally wouldn't be considered that great to begin with. One particular scene that was just flat out brilliant was shot in a river, taken with hundreds of ducks surrounding a boat that is slowly passing through creating a magical and magnificent moment that would have been a cheesy chick flick something more special.
Allow me cite two quotes from this movie to share.
“I realize the odds and sciences are against me. But science is not the total answer; this I have learned in my lifetime. And that leaves me with the belief that miracles, no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable, are real and can occur without regard to the natural order of things. ”
“You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.”
Life itself is NOT a destination, but a process, a journey where each point along, you find significance of your existence.
谢谢，愿你永葆赤子之心。
谢谢，共勉！