Chapter 1332 Thousand Faces of Love
There is no doubt that there is a difference between screenwriter and screenwriter——
Look at Charlie Kaufman. He outlines an intricate relationship in just a few strokes, but stops short of it, avoiding spending more strokes to affect the rhythm of the narrative. Interweaving intertextuality with the main line and protagonist in the narrative space of just a few strokes not only completes his own The narrative can also collide with the main line and create sparks.
This skill is already among the top 1% of the pyramid in Hollywood.
It can be seen that Charlie Kaufman has a deep understanding of the core, framework and branches of the entire story, which is also reflected in other branches and supporting characters.
Dr. Howard and his wife.
From beginning to end, the scene between Dr. Howard and his wife lasts no more than three minutes, and the lines between you and me are just five sentences. The audience may not even remember his wife's name, Hollis.
However, a few words can easily arouse the resonance of the audience, because there are too many such marriages in real life:
It exists in name only and relies on inertia to survive.
Their emotions have long since been smoothed away and disappeared in the trivial marriage life. They may even have nothing to say when they meet at home. The bond that maintains their relationship is difficult to describe accurately. Maybe it is love, maybe it is family affection, maybe it is just Just partners in living together.
Dr. Howard made a mistake once, and Hollis chose to forgive. But behind this simple word, no one knew what Hollis had gone through.
When Dr. Howard received Stan's call in the middle of the night and went to work in Joel's apartment, Hollis hid in the dark shadows behind her. She watched Dr. Howard answer the phone, but could not control her suspicion, worrying that Dr. Howard might come back again. Is Heading to Date Mary——
Facts confirmed her fears.
In the eyes of the audience, Hollis cannot forgive her husband for the second time; but now she calms down and thinks about it, it is not so much that she cannot forgive, but that Hollis is tired. She is tired of the suspicions, worries, and uneasiness. She is tired of it. After working hard on this marriage, I became unrecognizable.
Jealousy and fear made her ugly.
So, Hollis said to Mary: You can have him.
Stan and Mary.
To some extent, Stan is a more passive and introverted type than Joel. He has been silently waiting for Mary.
Usually in the clinic, he tried his best to appear in front of Mary and attract Mary's attention in this way; when he was in Joel's apartment, he noticed the wonderful atmosphere between Mary and Dr. Howard, and he left voluntarily, not because he didn't like it. Precisely because he liked her so much, he chose to support Mary's happiness.
His love was pure and simple, and he even kept it in his heart most of the time. He didn't mind that Mary liked others, and he didn't expect Mary to respond to his feelings.
From a certain point of view, love is a person's business from beginning to end. Even in a relationship, love is always based on oneself. It appears, disappears, becomes stronger, or becomes colder. It is always about oneself. Lord, although the movie does not further explore the level of unrequited love/secret love like the "Love Short" movie, it has to be said that Charlie Kaufman captured the essence.
In Charlie Kaufman's view, this is perfect love——
A lonely and desperate perspective.
Patrick and Clementine.
Strictly speaking, this is not "like".
Patrick is too young and immature. He has never experienced love, so in his dictionary, love is hazy and there is no clear concept:
Conquest is love, possession is love, dependence is love, pity is love. Patrick calls Clementine "old woman". It can be seen from this that he is trying to conquer Clementine, take the initiative in love, and prove the power of men in this way. This is what he learns from social life. But he was too young and didn’t know how to conquer, so he clumsily imitated all of Joel’s actions in Clementine’s diary.
At the same time, here, Patrick plays the role of a "clone" again. He imitates Joel's actions and awakens the memory deep in Clementine's soul. This is why Clementine inexplicably went to Montauk Beach that morning. reasons, and met Joel for the third time there.
Judging from such a projection effect, after erasing her memory, Clementine still briefly "fell in love" with a phantom, a phantom of Joel.
Even though it was so painful and so decisive, I still stepped into the same river again.
So, is this fate or tragedy?
Rob and Kelly.
Finally, the couple who are Joel's best friends also don't have much writing in the movie, just slightly more than Hollis, but they project too many of Charlie Kaufman's ideas.
Rob and Kelly appeared twice in total.
The first time was when Joel couldn't understand why Clementine didn't seem to recognize him at all. Rob and Kelly had an argument about whether they should show Joel the card sent by mistake from the Forbidden Clinic. Rob was aggressive and Kelly was furious. A sharp contrast.
The second time was when they went to the Montauk Beach Party. Kelly kept trying to prove that she could act independently. She even took the initiative to move the heaviest freezer. Rob ignored him and failed in the end. Then Kelly tried to help move it. A remote-controlled airplane, but Rob was too precious about his toy to refuse.
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It can be seen at this time that Rob's naivety, ego, and indifference are the same as Dr. Howard's to a certain extent. He has not grown up or matured; maybe this is the reason why Kelly likes Rob when they are in love, then The innocence and purity turned into something she had to endure after getting married.
Kelly has been trying to prove herself, emphasize her right to speak, and have a place in this family, but Rob has never cared.
If Dr. Howard and Hollis are a kind of family relationship, Rob and Kelly represent another kind of family relationship. The difference between Kelly and Hollis is that Kelly can never make up her mind to leave Rob and keeps using all the excuses. Excusing Rob also gives me reasons to stay married.
Is it sad?
Maybe it seems like this to outsiders, but in real life, like people drinking water, they know whether it is hot or cold. Only Rob and Kelly know whether it is worth it.
In addition, there is Naomi who has been living in Joel’s words.
Naomi never appears, but judging from Clementine's words, she mistakenly believed that Joel and Naomi were married, but they were not.
Joel and Naomi did not seem to have a serious quarrel, but the point is that they did not have any passion, they just muddle along, and maintained their relationship in a muddle-
love?
In fact, in real life, it is a luxury, and in most stable relationships and marriages, it never exists.
Inadvertently, this also reflects another point of view of Charlie Kaufman.
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