Chapter 1321: Unbridled
confusion. noisy. Rough.
Coupled with the overexposed film visual effects, the entire Angelica Film Center was plunged into a storm.
However, no one broke the calm. Only the sound of the movie was surging in the space created by the streets and high-rise buildings, and everyone couldn't help but hold their breath.
Imagine if it was in a large theater chain, and people went to the theater because of the Valentine's Day romantic movie gimmick or the anticipation of Anson and Kate, and then saw such a... It is difficult to accurately describe the work, and they may not have the patience to watch it anymore. Keep exploring.
But at the Angelica Film Center, the atmosphere was completely different, and the entire audience was completely involved, even those in office buildings and apartment buildings.
There was no leaving, no impatience, no noise, nothing.
This concentration truly explains the charm of the big screen.
In the flood of information, the answer will be revealed immediately, at least the tip of the iceberg——
The timeline, going back slightly, although the timeline of the movie has been completely disrupted, no one knows what is going on now; but at least it can be noted that this was three days before the conversation between Joel and Frank.
That's three days before Valentine's Day.
Joel is trying to get answers from a couple of friends.
He was going to make a plan for Valentine's Day and spend it romantically with Clementine; but when he called, Clementine changed her phone number.
Realizing something was wrong, he quickly picked out a small gift and headed to Barnes & Noble.
It turned out that Clementine didn't know him at all. Not only that, she even made a new boyfriend. Joel kept trying to see the new boyfriend's face clearly, but he always hid behind the cashier and bookshelf. It is clear that Clementine and her new boyfriend are messing around and completely ignoring Joel, which makes Joel fall into despair.
Joel turned around and left in despair. The lights in the Barnes & Noble bookstore went out one by one, and the whole world fell into darkness. Joel left the bookstore and went directly into the living room of his friend's house.
The transition is beautiful!
The space-breaking shot joints are full of imagination and effortlessly allow the audience to enter Joel's world.
Joel couldn't figure out why Clementine treated him like this.
Joel's friends Rob and Kelly have different ideas. Kelly thinks Joel should simply forget about Clementine and say goodbye to a relationship; but Rob doesn't think so. He thinks Kelly is overly protective of Joel.
As a result, Rob and Kelly got into an argument, with Kelly angrily walking away and Rob handing Joel an envelope.
That's a greeting card:
"Dear Mr. and Mrs. Akin,
Clementine has deleted Joel from her memory, please do not mention this relationship in front of her.
Forgetting Clinic. ”
The next day, Joel found Wangqing Clinic.
Nervous, apprehensive, reserved.
When Joel saw the bright-smiling blonde at the front desk, he turned his gaze stiffly and pretended to look elsewhere, but out of the corner of his eyes he was quietly looking at the objects placed at the front desk.
The blonde who was busy working and talking to clients on the phone noticed the guest, raised her head and smiled at Joel, and couldn't help but take a second look.
Inadvertently, the two people's eyes met in the corner of the eye. After a pause, the blonde performed her duties as a receptionist and showed a polite smile, but this made Joel hurriedly lower his eyes and stare at the ground.
Like a child who has done something wrong.
Ha ha ha ha!
The whole place was filled with joy and laughter.
Whether it’s the montage of the bookstore and entrance breaking the space just now, or the joke of breaking the fourth wall and jumping to the set of “Spider-Man” in front of you, these are all details that only true movie lovers and true fans will understand.
I can’t help but smile knowingly——
The blond girl at the front desk was none other than Kristen, the Mary Jane in Spider-Man. Although we had already learned during the early promotion of "Warmth and Light" that Anson and Kristen were in the same frame again, we didn't expect that they would be together again. In this way, and the movie also teased it lightly. Click till then.
The movie doesn't do anything deliberately. The audience who understands understands the flickering scene, but the audience who doesn't understand doesn't have any influence.
Apparently, the Angelica Film Center audience caught on to the meme.
Then, the movie continues.
Blonde Woman——Mary took Joel to meet the doctor, but a figure hidden in the corner of the corridor came out mischievously and frightened Mary.
That Stan!
It was one of the two men who snuck up to Joel's apartment to put his astronaut helmet on!
Huh!
There is a commotion in the streets and squares. You don’t need to be smart or wise to notice the details immediately——
Connect it point by point.
The doctors told Joel that Clementine was unhappy and that she had decided to erase her entire past and move on with her life, so they helped her through the process, erasing all her memories.
The letter was originally supposed to be sent to Clementine's friends, but due to a filing error, it was finally sent to Joel's friends, the Eakins.
Please...you...collect_6_9_书_吧 (六//九//书//吧)
Joel fell into despair and confusion, unable to understand Clementine's decision. He found Rob and Kelly again, but they were also trapped in trivial quarrels and could not give Joel more help.
Anger, frustration, chagrin, sadness.
Finally, on impulse, Joel broke into the Wangqing Clinic and asked the doctor to erase his memory.
Mary tried to stop Joel because there were other customers waiting in line and Joel could not jump in line; but the doctor believed that the clinic needed to be responsible for cleaning up the mess, so he allowed Joel to jump in line and receive him in advance.
According to the doctor's instructions, Joel sorted out all the items related to Clementine without missing a single item. He returned to the clinic with the items, only to find that the clinic was overcrowded and the appointment calls could not stop.
Doctors say it's because it's Valentine's Day, the busiest time of the year.
Under the guidance of the doctor, Joel recalled the opportunity when he and Clementine first met, because the doctor needed to determine when the root cause of their eradication of memories needed to be traced back.
Joel said that two years ago, he lived with a woman named Naomi. Once Rob and Kelly invited them to a beach party. Naomi was unwilling to go, but he still went to the beach with his friends and met her there. Clementine.
The whole place was silent——
Karen looked at Blair, and Blair looked at Karen.
So, what exactly is going on at the beginning of the movie?
Obviously, there's a beach there, but there's no party there; and, from Joel's muttering, he and Naomi have broken up.
So, what happened if that wasn't their first encounter?
The amount of information is exploding!
And, that's not all.
Blair then noticed that the doctor and Stan were scanning Joel's brain. Two lasers were aimed at the temples and emitted blue light. Marks drawn with carbon pens could clearly be seen on the blue light.
Blair: That black spot!
This is the black spot that appears on Joel's temple!
What's going on? The timeline is disrupted!
So brain-burning!
Who knows what happened in the movie?
Sure enough, Charlie Kaufman is indeed Charlie Kaufman. The seemingly ordinary concepts are thrown out one after another in a chaotic timeline. His wild imagination makes the audience unable to keep up!
But, so exciting!
(End of chapter)