Chapter 1326 Repeating the Mistakes of the Past
One comes, one goes.
The concise dialogue contains a huge amount of information. Just like Charlie Kaufman's past works, even if you pay full attention, you may not be able to fully understand the movie.
In front of you!
Every dialogue between Joel and Clementine is thunderous——
One hypothesis is that if Joel took the initiative to pursue Clementine, and Clementine drew a clear line and expressed her position, then Joel accused Clementine of using alcohol to "seduce" him and then used alcohol to flirt with women outside. It's just too hurtful and outrageous to completely change the stance of the relationship.
Originally, the audience's inner balance was tilted towards Joel. This does not mean that they agree with Joel, but that the Joel shown in the movie lens is sensitive and fragile, introverted and reserved, and is completely consumed by the blazing passion like a flame. Clementine is attracted and passive in the relationship.
Therefore, when there is a rift in this relationship, even though the differences, disputes, and conflicts are completely familiar and are not anyone’s fault; subconsciously, I am still more inclined to Joel, because from the beginning to the end, the one who holds the initiative is Clementine.
However, now?
Completely overthrow all speculation, just like Dr. Howard and Mary.
Humans, after all, are visual animals, and it is always easy to believe what they see with their own eyes.
At the same time, human beings are selfish and lazy animals. They often look at things from their own perspective and lack the enthusiasm and initiative to explore the truth beneath the surface.
In an emotional relationship, things are never that simple; and right and wrong should never be borne by one person alone. This is a pas de deux, and a partner must exist to dance together.
Clementine is still the same Clementine, free, straightforward, frank, passionate, and standing in front of Joel without any restraint or shyness.
"If you want to be with me, be with me," she said.
Joel's eyes followed Clementine closely, "Okay."
He agreed.
However, Clementine was not ecstatic, nor did she rush towards Joel like a moth to a flame. She remained calm, calm and smiling.
"Men always like to objectify me, I can make them whole, I can bring their energy back, but I'm just a messed up girl trying to find inner peace."
"Don't think of me as yours."
Joel has been following Clementine, lowering his voice and raising the corners of his mouth slightly, "I will remember this speech."
Clementine was about to pass by Joel and stopped. She raised her head and looked up at Joel. She looked at Joel carefully. The smile on her lips opened little by little, "I see through you, right?"
There was a smile in Joel's eyes, "I have seen through all mankind."
Clementine, "Hmm, maybe."
Joel, "I still think you can save me. Even after what happened."
Clementine raised her right hand and gently touched Joel's cheek, showing a loving expression, "I know."
Joel stared at Clementine quietly, his eyes unblinking, his expression showing a little sadness, his lips almost touching her forehead, and he spoke softly.
"If we could start over, things would be different."
It turns out this is still Joel's brain.
It turns out that this is still the escape of Joel and Clementine, and Dr. Howard's action of clearing the memory has reached the time when the two people first met.
It turns out that it was all just a reenactment of Joel and Clementine's second encounter between the two.
This conversation may not be the content of the original conversation between the two people - maybe it is, but Joel clearly knows what happened next, and he also clearly knows that he hurt Clementine, which makes this conversation full of Sad and bitter.
Those sighs and helplessness float lightly on the tip of the tongue.
Clementine - or the Clementine imagined by Joel's brain, the Clementine in Joel's memory, looked up at herself in Joel's pupils.
"Remember me." "Do your best. Maybe we can start over."
she said.
But the next second, she disappeared. Dr. Howard is clearing his memory faster and faster.
Human beings are always like this and habitually assume that we learn from mistakes and we will not make the same mistakes again after learning from the experience.
However, is this really the case?
Why is it that reality often heals scars and forgets the pain, repeats your own mistakes again and again, pays for your own stupidity, and continues to fall into the traps you dug?
So, if we overthrow it and start over, can things really be different? Is it really possible to write a new story by completely erasing the mistakes and starting over?
Joel was stunned on the spot, with confusion and hesitation inadvertently revealed in his eyes, gently swaying in the dimming light of the bookstore.
One look dragged the audience at the Angelica Film Center into a whirlpool of thoughts, right and wrong, joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.
Even the beating of the heart is getting lighter and slower.
Crash, crash.
After a while of rummaging through the cabinets, documents were scattered all over the floor, as if a Barnes & Noble bookstore was being robbed; but when the camera turned, it was revealed to be Mary.
Instead of going home, Mary went to the Wangqing Clinic and rummaged through the files.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
She found it, found her file, played the tape of her conversation with Dr. Howard, and listened to her frustrated and sad voice.
"...I fell in love with you at first sight. You have no idea about me at all. I like it."
"When I first started talking to you, I stuttered; but I wanted you to think I was smart. I couldn't wait to come to work, and I even fantasized about getting married and having children with you."
"Oh, Howard, I can't help it."
On the desk, a ray of light from the desk lamp fell lightly and fragilely on her cheek. Mary squatted weakly on the ground, curled up into a ball, and hugged her tightly and with all her strength. His knees were still shaking slightly uncontrollably.
The darkness surging from all directions was swallowing her up bit by bit.
However, she was powerless to resist.
The camera turned, Kelly and Rob appeared, and Montauk Beach appeared——
That party!
That party that Naomi didn't go to but Joel still decided to attend with his friends, that party where Joel and Clementine met for the first time!
Sure enough, Joel's narration came to my ears, vicissitudes of life and bitterness.
"This is the day we met."
"You were at the beach, and I saw you from a distance. I remember being attracted to you at that time."
"I think, is this too weird? I fell in love with your back?"
"You wore that orange coat. You wore it so often that I eventually started to hate it."
Clementine, appears.
Huh!
There were a few exclamations at the Angelica Film Center, including from Blair.
Blair saw it immediately: the blue hair.
Not green, not orange, not red, but blue.
Everything, just as Blair thought, the hair color is the way to distinguish the timeline, and Joel's dress, all the details play a role and have functions. Behind the seemingly chaotic timeline is actually an orderly and neat arrangement, just waiting for the audience Regain order.
Like a Rubik's Cube.
(End of chapter)