Chapter 435: The Journey of Life (Part II)
Yes, although the makeup and clothing have not changed much, only the hairstyle has changed, from short hair when she was a girl to long hair, and her body seems to be taller, and her body size is larger than before, but Coke's temperament seems to have changed greatly - it is not a rebirth, judging the two of them, you can still see some traces of Xiao Cola's personality between her eyebrows, but Big Coke's eyes and temperament have matured a lot, and there are inheritance and differences, And it does look like a girl in her 20s, not a young woman yet, not married, although it is very mysterious to say this, but from Cola, Alain saw the breath of singleness, and he could even feel her state of mind from the posture of Coke walking: 20 years old may be coming to an end, Coke's heart is a little depressed, so her shoulders drooped, it seems that her financial situation has improved compared with her girlhood, but it is still not very rich - the clothes are fitted, but a little old, like a person trying to catch up with fashion, But there are always some girls who can't do it, and they live up to their good looks and youth. Lewen novel w-w-w.520.c-o-m. (Full text without ads)
"It's a scene that echoes the opening credits," Alain nodded silently, "It's all about acting to make a biography of the characters, but Jennifer is a little more difficult than Heath...... There aren't too many props that can help. ”
However, Hiss's performance should not be underestimated, when the camera returns to his face again, everyone can already clearly see that his appearance has changed, it seems that he is a little older than before, and his clothes are more in line with the habits of the locals, it looks more like he is in his early forties, and the expression on his face clearly tells the interest and attraction of Coke - seeing him walking towards Coke with a clear purpose, the camera gradually zooms out, peeking through the gap in the leaves The scene of the two talking, The sunlight fell through the trees and into the ground, and the whole scene was beautiful, but many traces of magic from before were now gone.
"Funny ......" Watching the movie, Mantos and Coke meet again, once again take out dollars and credit cards to pay for themselves, and the two start to fall in love again, and when Mantos becomes more and more involved in the role, Jon is also fully involved in the plot. Noticing, he still took out as much money this time as he did last time, and after he ran out, he began to pull his credit card - I don't know if this is a metaphor for something. ”
"Well, if Coke is Mantos's projected ego, it makes sense, maybe Mantos is now playing the lover she needs at every stage, like 27-year-old Coke, who has realized her mediocrity, realized that her youth is dying, and she needs a savior, a protector, someone who makes her youth meaningful, so that she doesn't have to worry about the future anymore." Harry had heard from Charles about the 'projection theory' of second-hand trafficking, "It's an interesting story anyway......"
40-year-old Mantos and 27-year-old Coke, the love between them is not as fresh and interesting as when they were 16 years old, they try to maintain a little reserve with each other, as if they are afraid that the other party will laugh at their eagerness, but love is the same as coughing and poverty, it cannot be hidden, this mature and real, and the purpose of love is also very clear, in the fantasy background of the whole story, and the special effects details from time to time embellishment, people are full of interest, and they are not distracted, but are speculating whether Coke will also become the target of the crow attack this time. - From time to time, you can hear the news of a crow attacking someone, and even Mantos sees a crow taking someone across the street, which keeps the urgency of the story alive.
"So today while I was typing, Miss Soon came and said, 'Coke, can you finish the report that Mr. Hamberg wants first, and I said that's not your job? And then-" In front of the café at dusk, Cola and Mantos chattered about their work, although they were complaining, but her eyebrows and eyes were always smiling, and the intoxicated expression clearly explained her mood, and Mantos's eyes looking at her were also so gentle that it was intoxicating, and the love between the two was clearly expressed, unlike those on-screen couples who did not have enough chemistry, but forced to get together to play love scenes, this scene made many viewers let out a slight sigh. "Oh-"
However, at this moment, with a piercing noise, the crow, which was larger than before, flapped its wings and glided down from the sky, standing at the coffee table next to Coke and Mantos, staring at the two of them with a clear purpose, while the pedestrians and customers on one side skillfully dodged to the side - this is also a major phenomenon in the town, for the crows, everyone is insensitive, at the age of 16, when Coke was attacked for the first time, Mantos shouted for help, but the passers-by gave some limited help at most, Instead of coming over to help fight the crows, it's more like letting it wreak havoc in the crowd and picking up whoever it takes.
"Oh my God! Oh my! Coke also immediately showed panic on her face, but compared to the first time when she was at a loss and didn't even resist, this time her sense of self-preservation was high, Coke picked up the coffee and splashed it at the crow, but it shook its feathers and resisted it, "Mantos, Mantos—"
Compared with Mantos, who was also helpless and evasive when he was 16 years old, he asked for help from the crowd, and finally pounced on him because of his humanity and conscience, Mantos is undoubtedly more responsible now, and it can be easily seen that his feelings for Coke are deeper than before, and the love between the two is more mature, unlike the shallow relationship when he was 16 years old - he immediately waved his chair and smashed it at the crow, attacking step by step.
"Oh! Well done special effects for this section! Charles exclaimed, this kind of realistic, solid fight is exactly what he likes, considering that the crow can only be a special effects production, the chair sinks into the crow's feathers and slams it to a stagger, and then the crow flapps its wings and responds, and the feathers fall are really and exquisitely moving. What makes him even more excited is that even if it is such a fight, Salvi shoots it more beautifully than other audiences, unlike a big bad movie like "War of the Gods", even the special effects are filmed so that people look at it and doze off, this fight is of course inferior to those scenes of tens of millions of people in terms of scenes, and there is no excitement when those masters make moves, but whether it is the alternation of fast and slow shots, the entire composition and soundtrack style have Salvi's characteristic elegance, with the beautiful feathers of the crow, this scene is weird and beautiful, It makes people feel refreshed, and there is a hearty pleasure in shooting, and Charles has listed this paragraph as a bridge that will definitely be rewatched again and again in the future. "Oh, and Coke is coming up - this kind of fighting that makes the most of everyday weapons and beasts...... I don't know what to say, it's a kind of whimsical......"
Under the fierce pecking of the crow, Mantos broke into the coffee shop, used Coke to lure the crows in, and pulled through their steam nozzles, squirting at the crows, this whimsical move finally succeeded in driving it away, but Coke was also piggybacked by its wings at the same time, and fell to the ground without knowing whether to live or die. Mantos hurried to Coke and took her in his arms, his face wrinkled, looking ugly, old and out of shape, but no one would mind his expression, at least not Alain, and he even felt a slight heat in his eyes for Mantos's sincere scene - "At this moment, the crow is no longer a crow, maybe it represents all kinds of helplessness in life, and who can blame Mantos?" This vulnerability should be a common human feeling......"
When Coke coughs and wakes up, Mantos weeps with joy, he bends down and holds her and shakes nervously, the camera zooms out farther and farther away amid the belated concern of the crowd around him, and the next scene cuts to Coke and Mantos talking about today's adventure in the apartment - Coke has clearly recovered from the fright, she talks with interest about Mantos's ugliness when she cries, and her own efforts to comfort him, and Mantos - his expression is a little thoughtful, although he is also in response to Coke's jokes, But judging from the expression he peeked at Coke in the mirror, Mantos should have realized that he had a true affection for Coke.
That night, Mantos woke up several times and looked at the sleeping Coke, he seemed to be determined by something, and Coke didn't know anything about it - the audience could also feel his contradictions, for Mantos, if everything was a scene, he might be able to indulge in it, but now, now that he really realizes what Coke means to him, he must instead explore the secrets of the town, otherwise, he will never be able to settle down with Coke, after all, He knew more than Coke after all.
When Coke, who didn't know anything about it, began to talk more and more about the future, "You know, maybe it's not unaffordable, maybe we'll have to live remotely for the first few years, but we'll always get promoted—", as she spoke, Mantos nodded absentmindedly, and he began to ask, "Seriously, did you want to go to other cities to see ......" - and he began to interrogate the details of this world.
Coke's answer to such a question seemed confused and vague, of course there were other towns in her world, Coke just didn't know exactly how to get there, and Mantos, who followed her story to the carriage dealership, was unsurprisingly told that the road was damaged and the business was suspended, which also made Mantos finally make up his mind.
"I'll have to figure it out." When Coke fell asleep, he put on his clothes and whispered to Coke, "I must find out, Coke, what the hell is going on - Geez, can I take you back to London?" Can I? ”
He shook his head with a calm face, and finally bent down to kiss Coke, and walked out of the apartment with a complicated expression, and walked out into the mysterious woods in the night—this time, without crows or unicorns, he passed through the woods without a hitch, and walked into the wilderness where the scenery was unusual, and the starry sky was like a diamond velvet......
"Well, as soon as I returned to the wilderness, the fantasy feeling returned, and when I was in the town just now, the starry sky was still normal...... If the crow represents negative energy, then what do those magical creatures represent? Childlike innocence? The good aspects of life? Something that fades with age? Harry also speculated with interest, "Could this be Mantos' own spiritual wilderness?" Did he get into a car accident and fall into limbo? ”
"Isn't this idea a bit similar to 'Dead End'?" Zad was sensitive to his whispered comments, even though one of them was Charles. "Keep looking, it may not be that simple...... Well, the more you go, the more supernatural elements you go, what kind of mapping is this? ”
No matter what this image represents, once again restored to its original appearance, trekking in the wilderness, camping, and interacting with the residents in the wilderness, Mantos, who really integrated into this wilderness, once again took everyone to see this beautiful fantasy forest, which people can't get enough of, fed fruit to the unicorns, and murmured to the fairies in the forest the size of thumbs, under the guidance of the animals, intentionally or unintentionally, Mantos came to the river again, he thoughtfully picked up the river and looked at it for a while, and then walked down the river, This was the direction he was being rushed in - Mantos made a mark when he walked a while to avoid getting lost.
After a long walk, he saw a piece of clothing by the river—it had been left behind the last time he was caught, and after finding his target, he walked vertically again, and not long after...... Without changing direction, he saw a small town again.
After checking and finding that the road sign out of the town did not exist, Mantos was not too surprised, but tentatively walked towards the town, when he walked into the woods, he vaguely heard the distant laughter of the fairies again, and his hand, his hair, found a nearby puddle, Mantos found that he was 16 years old again, and in the distant laughter, walking through the woods were Coke's friends, he did not see Coke, but they were still the same as when he was captured, It seems that the year that Mantos spent with 27-year-old Coke had no effect on them in this town.
"So, there aren't a lot of small towns." Instead of entering the town, he retreated into the wilderness, and as he went, Mantos sorted it out, "Our time is not in sync...... What exactly is this theory? Quantum physics? Yes! Damn, I should have studied hard in high school......"
He quickly returned the way he came, trying to communicate with the magical creatures along the way, "Who created you?" Do you know what all this is all about? Ahh
In the empty field, Mantos's emotions seemed to reach the phoenix, and he shouted at the empty field. "What the hell is going on! **——**——**! ”
This single madness drama is performed by Hiss in the slightest, which perfectly fits the atmosphere of the story's 'drama and truth', as if the wasteland itself has a metaphor, although His's madness seems to be a little overreacting, but what it refers to is that for the helpless fate and those emotions that do not solve the mystery, it makes people resonate with emotions, and does not seem embarrassed and dramatic. The scene of the collapse is so shocking in Salvi's grim circling shots, and Mantos lying on the ground, slowly reconstructing the details of his expression, makes people feel like they are enjoying the luxury of acting - "There is no doubt that this play is a big breakthrough for Heath!" His decision to turn down "Codename Shero" now seems to be very wise, this drama will undoubtedly be his masterpiece! ”
At Heath's age, people are no longer impulsive enough to be reckless, and after his temper has passed, he regains his sanity very quickly, and after a while, he embarks on the return journey again, but he is unusually silent along the way, and he is so out of place in the windy and sunny fields.
From dawn to dark, Hiss returned to the town he had left from, and as a mark, the marks he had carved in the woods were still there, and Mantos muttered to himself as he counted how many days he had left, and walked through the woods into his apartment with Cola.
"I'm back, dear—"
When he opened the door, Mantos wanted to say hello, but the quiet of the apartment made him stop talking quickly, and while taking off his coat, he followed the light to the bedroom - Coke was already asleep on the bed, her eyebrows and eyes were stretched, and she slept very soundly, and she did not look like she was worried about Mantos's disappearance.
"What—" As if remembering something, Mantos hurried over to the calendar to take a look, he was completely dumbfounded, and a soft gasp could be heard in the cinema: the numbers on the calendar had not changed from the day he had left.
"The number of days on the calendar hasn't changed!" Jon easily spotted this because he had just been given a special shot, "So, when Mantos left town, time stood still for Coke?" It's like—that wilderness is like a frozen plane? When Mantos walked into the wilderness, he was actually stepping into time......"
"Is this four-dimensional? No, no, it should be five-dimensional...... Man is a four-dimensional being, but he can only observe three dimensions, and a five-dimensional creature can observe the fourth dimension, so Mantos actually strayed into the five-dimensional world? You can't say the same...... "Alain is a little half-aware of this discovery, in fact, he will know that humans are four-dimensional creatures, thanks to the fact that he is secretly a science fiction lover." "It's funny, and it makes you feel like you're going to watch it again and again...... Very chewy movie. What will Mantos choose next? He had no choice but to move forward. ”
Yes, since Cola would never realize his departure, Mantos had only two options - either to go back until Cola was born, or to keep going until she was older, older, or even dead, to the end of the wilderness, so that he might still find the answer to everything and get out of the wilderness. Apparently, the wilderness had now become a cage - Mantos had observed himself frantically in front of the mirror, and he didn't seem to have aged at all in the past year. And judging from each age change, the passage of time in this town seems to be meaningless to him, if he continues to live in the town, Coke will change day by day, and he will always be 40 years old, which is equivalent to being completely trapped here.
Leaving the town again in a hurry, Mantos walked on, and the scenery of the wilderness changed once more—and when he became fully aware of the nature of the wilderness, many of the scenery changed, showing a faint sense of viscosity and distortion, as if it had been condensed to the extreme, from liquid to solid. And the swaying flowers, when swaying in the wind, always make all kinds of sounds of people talking and sighing, but this sound has been fast-forwarded to make it impossible to distinguish the content of the conversation.
"It's another town, it seems, it's based on the age of Coke, well, yes, it's more organized, and it fits the premise......" Alain picked up the Coke cup with interest, but after thinking about it, he put it back again: he didn't want to be greedy for Coke. I had to leave to go to the toilet when I was tidal. "This time Coke should be - yo, 30 years old? 40 years old? Maybe the same age as Mantos when he first appeared? ”
On the screen, Mantos, who had broken into the woods in despair, was quickly 'captured' and ordered to explain his intentions to his master, and it seemed to have become a private domain, no longer a public place for Coke when he was young. Mantos was pushed to the edge of the woods as he was encountered, and the camera cut to his side and hit the hostess in front of him—
"Oh! Oh roar! ”
"Hahaha! This makeup! ”
"It's so realistic!"
There was a slight commotion in the cinema, and even Alain laughed - of course, because of the change of Coke again, she became plump, but not to the extent of fat, her face was a little oily, the nasolabial folds were obvious, the flesh had a tendency to hang down a little, and the arms were thicker, the flesh was rolling, and the thick chest and back were the same, all hinting at her age, but there was also another charm brought by the plump flesh, which was a bold style unique to mature women, her somewhat stiff makeup, proud, The straightforward expression makes people judge her identity at a glance: Coke should be Mrs. Kuo about 40 years old, and she is still more vulgar, exaggerated, and even a little vulgar - but she is beautiful after all, and as she grows older, she adds a bit of rough confidence that life gives, which makes her Miri more vibrant. And at this moment, she looked at Mantos's expression and wrote the red . Bare. Naked hunger, people don't need words to feel - this jaguar has been seduced by Mantos, and she wants to have something to do with him.
The camera reverses to Hiss, and at this point Mantos has become - a young man in his 20s, perhaps 27 years like Coke, and their ages have come to an interesting reversal - and he has fully grasped the meaning of Coke, and is obviously amused and snickered by it: Admittedly, Coke is still beautiful, and the power she represents, the groveling expressions of the people around her, make □□ power increase.
"This silent eye play is the biggest highlight...... "Alain laughed a little and couldn't stop laughing." This is definitely with the help of makeup, absolutely - this age-increasing makeup is really well done, this movie can at least nominate the male and female protagonists and makeup, scenes, and I don't know if the special effects have a part. However, Jennifer and Heath's performances can't be ignored, it's really amazing, the chemistry of this pair didn't expect to be so strong, and their cooperation is really a boost for each other! This tacit sense of joy—"
Yes, in this episode, the director's relaxed teasing laughter seems to be ringing in the picture all the time, and the very few dialogues between Coke and Mantos, and the very many ** activities also make people laugh - the day after Mantos settled in, he was invited to Cola's spacious and luxurious apartment, and the two almost immediately got down to business, although Jennifer didn't show any point, but her somewhat wild rough moan. Moan, as well as Mantos's weak voice, played a good laughing fruit, and the audience's chuckles came and went. - However, the brisk atmosphere did not cut the rhythm of the film, but instead made film critics like Alain think deeply after laughing, "Just now Cola mentioned her experience of traveling to other cities, 'The train took me from Deppton to Windstown in one day, and the temperature difference between the two places was so great that I had to wrap all the clothes in my suitcase - almost scared my butler to death.......' This is clearly an echo of the opening narration, and it happens to be the opposite arrangement, to further illustrate the contrast between Coke and Mantos? And interestingly, this is what Coke said when he bragged to his friends, and Mantos was not listening...... At this age, what Coke needs is a thrill and meat. desire, and Mantos, who is in his 20s, is also unwanted, the two of them hit it off, which is also a strict mirror image of contrast, Mantos's request is because of his youth, he doesn't want to take responsibility yet, he just wants to have fun, and Coke's request is precisely because of her old age, she is no longer willing to think about the future, she just wants to catch the tail of youth, is this the difference between men and women? It's a very fresh perspective......"
And from the conversation between Coke and her friends, the audience also learned about her life, and the interesting thing is that she really married a rich old man at the age of 27 - it was the illusion that Mantos gave people at that time, and then they had children, moved to live in the big city, and became a fashionable and rich high society, she returned to the town to stay on vacation, of course, for a woman like her, life is inevitably a little imperfect, her husband travels all year round, maybe there is an affair, this is all Cola's troubles. However, all this has nothing to do with Mantos, he just throws rhetoric at her and squeezes the meat out of her. Desire, and she doesn't care about his carelessness, what Coke needs is also very simple, that is, the excitement of cheating with a young lover on various occasions.
"Quack, quack!" The crow's cry was often heard in the distance, but Mantos had not seen its shadow, and the town was terrifyingly normal at this time, it was so realistic, so realistic that it was almost gray. And Mantos could hardly be beaten by such a shout, he just looked at the sky indifferently, and continued to devote himself to the extravagant and absurd pleasures that Coke provided.
"Oh my God," but the ridiculous comedy didn't last long before it was interrupted by bad news—a somewhat unruly crow fell from the sky and landed on the balcony railing, like a wild crow in ordinary life, maybe larger, but not so terrible as it looked, and it didn't seem to be hostile. Plump Coke jerked Mantos away from her, stood up and walked over to the crow, slapped it on the head with one hand—it tried to peck her—and then took a note from its foot. "You should go—my husband got the news—listen, Mantos, you must go at once, get out of here, and don't get caught up - my husband is a very powerful man, and his wrath will burn you to ashes—"
Mantos fled the town in a hurry, and when he ran to the edge of the street, he couldn't help but stop and look back - Coke's figure was still standing on the balcony, but instead of looking at him, she stretched out her hand and let the crow fly, and it flew into the air, merging into the flock of crows that crossed the sky, and flew all over the town, almost blackening the sky. And Mantos, along with the great flock of birds, galloped out of the woods and re-entered the wilderness.
If the atmosphere of the wilderness was peaceful a few times before, then at this moment, perhaps it confirms Coke's saying, 'His anger will burn you to ashes', the wilderness sky thundered, and in the thick black sky, there seemed to be countless pairs of eyes staring at him. Embarrassed and panicked, Mantos stumbled through the dark woods, occasionally hiding behind a tree to escape the roaming beasts.
The fairies of the forest could only occasionally streak before his eyes, crows were everywhere and covered with branches, Mantos was tired and hungry, he struggled forward in the wilderness, and every now and then he was involved in a struggle, each time making him weaker and haggard, and at last he stepped into the familiar woods once more, and by this time the mark he had made on the trees had become an old scar that hung high above his head—Mantos could only barely glance at it, and he dragged his heavy steps into the town, but at last he could not hold on, He sat down on the side of the street, tiredly burying his head in his hands, looking as embarrassed and weak as a homeless man.
"You look like you could use a glass of water." An elegant and somewhat trembling voice said, Mantos slowly raised his head, and in the dazzling halo of the sun, he saw a kind and kind face - the face was full of wrinkles, the hair was all white, and the waist was a little rickety, nodded to him, and stretched out his hand, "If you pull hard, I will fall with you, so you have to be careful." ”
"Oh - the special effects are so well done!" Charles slapped his thigh vigorously, and his emotions rose even higher at the sight of the last point of his worries being smoothed out. "This old makeup is really natural – just as natural as the trailer, and it doesn't flaw on the big screen...... It's better than too many movies. ”
Compared with those jokes who just get gray hair and perfunctory wrinkles, Jennifer's old makeup looks much more professional, but the more important point is her posture and body shape - her arms have been thin again, and her body looks much thinner and shorter than when she was in her 40s, and even the old man's somewhat trembling hands and muttering habits are reflected, this old man is not like an old man in film and television dramas who looks exceptionally healthy and strong because of the needs of the plot, Or those elderly stars who have been maintained, they are not very deliberate, they can't even speak clearly, they maintain a good balance between distortion and hypocrisy, she is ordinary, some annoying little habits, such as the posture of walking, and the way she talks to herself, and she is a little hard of hearing, but she is likable, because she is like an old grandmother in every family, and her body may have exuded the unique smell of the elderly, but you will still like her room, and the old arrangement will remind you of your childhood.
"What's your name?"
"Where are you from?"
"How old are you?"
In the old man's natural and affectionate interrogation, Mantos found that he had not changed his age - he was still his old self, and even his clothes had not changed, and as always, Coke in this time and space had never heard of the name 'Mantos'. But she graciously took him to her house, poured him a glass of water, and he duly held her shoulders to prevent her from falling because of the momentary weakness of her feet.
"Here are some of my husband's old clothes," Coke brought a replacement for Mantos as he munched on his meal, "I kept it after he died, maybe a little outdated, but it was of good quality, and it might come in handy for something else—"
In her old age, her financial situation seemed to be not up or down, the house was quite large, and the decoration was good, but Mantos noticed a lot of problems when he was taking a shower, such as the upturned floor, the leaky faucet and the weeds outside the window, he took the initiative to pick up tools and help Coke, first repairing a piece of peeling paneling on the windowsill.
"So, you're living alone now?" He was hammering a hammer while chatting with Coke, his eyes wandering around the room, looking for more clues about Coke's life - he saw a few photos on the dresser, including a photo of Coke when he was young, and a few images of a baby growing up, but the photos stayed in his teenage years, and there were no photos of him as an adult. "If you're sick, who's going to take care of you?"
Coke is a little deaf to the ear, 'Huh? "What did you say?" ”
Mantos wanted to ask again, but eventually shrugged his shoulders, and at that moment, a raven sounded again in the sky, and Mantos was startled, and immediately took a step back, raised his hammer, and protected Coke behind him.
From far to near, a medium-sized crow fluttered its wings and landed on the windowsill, and it tilted its head to look at Mantos curiously, and flapped its wings at it, and flew to one of the perches in the house as if no one was around, and pecked at the bird food that was placed beside it.
"Don't be nervous." Coke seemed a little puzzled by Mantos's behavior, she said with a smile, walked to the perch, and touched the crow's head, and the crow also raised its neck, showing an affectionate, trusting look.
Cola grabbed a handful of bird food and put it in her hand, letting the crow peck softly - in Mantos's shocked expression, she said with a smile, unsure whether she was appeasing Mantos or the crow, "This is ...... A friend of mine ......"
"Oh......" Alain pursed his lips, and unconsciously used a little more force with his fingers around his beard, "Isn't it a little too obvious?" So far, though, it's been fun and touching enough...... Well, it's a movie ...... close to the people."