364 Love Magic

After the premiere of "Sleepless in Seattle", the reporters' expressions were very strange, quite a feeling that Coptis spread in their mouths but they wanted to smile at people, and no one will forget the bad opinion they made about the movie before it was released.

This is not just one person's attitude, except for the "Los Angeles Times" and "American Weekly", all the comments that talk about "Sleepless in Seattle" are one-sided wails, and even Columbia Pictures itself seems to be less confident, just a full release in 1,600 theaters, not to mention that compared with the 2,500 theaters of "Jurassic Park", even the "Naughty Adan" released in the same period is not comparable.

But after the premiere of the movie, the reporters who came to the scene had to admit that this movie was too 'colorful' than they imagined, was it because they didn't have too many expectations before, so they were shocked by unexpected surprises after the movie was released? After careful consideration, I came up with a negative answer, "Sleepless in Seattle" is indeed a very "outstanding" love movie, perhaps the philosophy contained in it is not as good as "When Harry Meets Sally", but the interpretation of love is commendable.

This fact is frustrating for journalists, and while they can say bad things in their conscience and complain that "Sleepless in Seattle" is a bad movie, as a professional film magazine, they must be authoritative enough and impartial to attract more readers. They must be professional.

What's more, changing their previous views is not unfamiliar to reporters at all, after all, all reporters can do before the release of the movie is to speculate on the subject matter and synopsis, and the real commentary will have to wait for the movie to come out.

Therefore, after the premiere, the first batch of film reviews was intriguing, making the major newspapers and magazines lively.

The Hollywood Reporter, the industry's most professional magazine, was the first to make a professional review of the movie "Sleepless in Seattle".

"Seattle is a dreamy city, and for many people, the city's nine-month drizzle is uncomfortable, but the thrilling green of the rain and fog is just as intoxicating. In this city, there is the technology start-up Microsoft, the booming Starbucks coffee, and the 'wave' plane that has opened up a blue sky, but I believe that after today, the city will add another nostalgic business card, that is, 'Seattle sleeps at night'.

It's a dreamlike story, a radio show that connects the cities of Seattle and Baltimore. From the beginning to the end of the movie, Sam and Anne only meet twice in the true sense of the word, once when Anne comes to Seattle under the pretext of reporting and sees Sam greet her friend, she mistakes it for Sam's new 'girlfriend' and abandons the meeting, and the two just say 'hello' to each other, and the second time is at the end of the movie, when the two meet on the roof of the Empire State Building.

Even now, it is difficult to imagine that a romantic movie with a male and female protagonist with almost no 'intersection' episodes can appear, and it is even harder to imagine that such an incredible movie can be better than watching some seemingly glue-like 'dew'. The love movies that talk about love are even better, and they are more than one grade higher. It's been a long time since Harry met Sally.

The so-called 'wave' manga itself should be unpretentious, but the tacit understanding that inadvertently flowed out between gestures, just like two people on the east and west sides of the United States, saying the word 'magic' in unison, they have been naturally drawn by this power that has become magic, before we all knew it, director Ephron joined hands with two actors, Lancaster and Ryan, to infiltrate this kind of 'wave' into our minds, and the highest level of love is probably so.

If there is such a person, you have never met, never met, never known, but he is the one who is destined, are you willing to believe in his existence? Do you want to believe that He is waiting for you somewhere on this planet?

This is the 'fate' and 'fate' that Ephron has been emphasizing in the movie, which is probably the most special and magical part of love, and in 'Sleepless in Seattle', Ephron takes this to the extreme, allowing two people who have no 'intersection' at all to pass through an interview on the radio Sam firmly believes that after his wife leaves, he will never find someone who has the same heart as his wife, and across the vast sea of people, Anne decides to move towards a stable and stable life with her fiancé, which is like two parallel lines, there is no 'intersection' at all, but they are maintained together because of an electric 'wave'.

As it is said in the movie, when you see him for the first time and say the first word, you know that person may be your lifelong partner. Love at first sight is probably the love that countless people dream of, full of 'passion' and chemical effects, so incredible that people can't believe it, not because it's too ideal to seem unreal, but because it's too good, too short-lived, greedy, more extravagant, and more importantly, in most cases, the pressures of real life make it impossible for us to enjoy it.

This is also the place where the movie makes people linger, we will forget the cruelty and horror of real life, and fulfill many unsatisfactory regrets, so when we usher in a happy ending at the end of the story, we will regain the courage to pursue our own love, even if it is not as beautiful and earth-shattering as in the movie, but at least we can hold on to hope.

Such a story, both in reality and in a fairy tale, is incredible, and almost no one believes that such a story can be successful, even in the movie world where dinosaurs are brought to life, and it still makes people question. However, Ephron uses delicate psychological changes to make this qiē particularly convincing, so that the audience can't help but indulge in the storyline, empathize with the changes in the plot, and look forward to the happy ending where the male and female protagonists can have lovers and finally become married.

Perhaps, this is a story that can become ridiculous when measured intellectually; Perhaps, this is a story that can become outrageous when judged by reality; Perhaps, this is a story that will become very pale when compared with life; But on the other hand, perhaps, this is a story that becomes beautiful when you look forward to it with love.

Magic, this is what Ephron hopes to tell us the truth about love through the movie, as long as you are willing to believe, love has infinite possibilities, and at the same time, it also makes the film break away from ordinary love movies and become a masterpiece that can be compared to classics such as "When Harry Meets Sally" or "Gold" and "Jade Alliance". ”

The Hollywood Reporter wrote this review under the headline "Love from the 'Golden' and Jade League, but Wonderful Than the 'Gold' and Jade League", singing the praises of "Sleepless in Seattle", apparently believing that this is a movie full of countless magic, but not ridiculous and applauding.

Before the release of the movie, the biggest concern of industry insiders was that such a story was too unreliable and unconvincing, unable to make the audience believe, let alone make the audience pay. That's why there was a one-sided question. But The Hollywood Reporter said "no" to such concerns, and they expressed their support for the film with a firm rhetorical stance.

Similar comments can be seen in the New York Times, where the East Coast media had been lukewarm to Hugo's expressions, even during the "Righteous Sea" period. But this time, "Sleepless in Seattle" depicts Baltimore and New York, which seems to connect Sam and Anne while also connecting the East Coast to the West Coast, allowing the New York Times to give the film a positive review.

"Has anyone ever wondered what love really is? Is love just a matter of being by your lover's side every day? Will love be as important as breathing? Maybe one day you suddenly find that love is like suffocation and you have lost the foundation of your existence, then will you suddenly realize that your love has been so absurd and uninhibited all these years, or realize that you have finally found a partner to spend your life with? After watching the movie 'Sleepless in Seattle', you may be able to find a little answer.

The protagonist of the movie is intriguing, the male protagonist is a middle-aged man who is in pain after experiencing the pain of losing his wife, and the "female" protagonist is a sweet "female" person who is about to usher in the happiness of marriage.

Maybe love really happens between strangers who don't know each other, maybe the partner who has always been by your side is not the destined lover, have you found your true love? Ask yourself softly, and everyone will get a different answer.

Some people say that love is a wonderful thing, and it may not be possible to produce love after ten years of getting along, but in that ten-thousandth of a second, a love will come suddenly, at this time we will begin to be overwhelmed, we will begin to look for answers to questions, our minds are all about that person, we will unconsciously begin to look for anything about him, this is the magic of love.

Therefore, there is no answer to the question about love, because everyone's love is different, and this is the most wonderful thing about love. 'Sleepless in Seattle' tells us that.

This is a wonderful movie, the plot and soundtrack have a kind of moonlight 'wave' comics, Lancaster's radio confession at the beginning of the movie, touched the hearts of countless listeners and viewers, this is true love. A woman's heart is a poem that a man can never read, maybe a man will never be able to read it, but at least he should be willing to 'spend' the time to read it, otherwise love can only keep missing and missing again.

This is a classic 'wave' love movie, with warmth and touch, and loss and hope. After watching the movie, we all couldn't help but calm down and start thinking, maybe our love is not as beautiful and moving as in the movie, but at least we should try to see, like Sam, like Annie, if we don't want to try, who knows what our ending will be?

Love is wonderful. That's the best thing about Sleepless Seattle! ”