Chapter 8: Saving Private Ryan (2)
The opening scene of the film begins with a memory, bringing people back to the World War II era, and the tragic war scenes keep Yanni's spirit in a high state of tension. Looking at the sea stained red with blood, the pierced belly, and the shattered flesh...... Every scene is terrifying. It wasn't until the perspective switched to the indoor office scene that Yanni relaxed a little.
Suddenly, Yanni felt as if she was grasping something in her hand, and when she looked down, she saw that it was Martin's hand. The scene just now was too bloody, and when Yanni was nervous, she would grab something very hard, and she usually didn't know what she had caught.
Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, Martin flipped his hand and took Yanni's hand in the palm of his hand. Yanni's heart warmed!
Yanni still admires Martin, he can still react so quickly in such a bloody movie. I wonder if he's watching a movie.
Yanni let Martin hold it like this, and turned around and continued to watch the movie as if nothing had happened. Yanni enjoyed the moment, no pretense, no pretentiousness.
After watching the movie like this, Yanni felt that Martin's palm was very warm and steady. Until the end of the field, he didn't let go of his hand, but changed from holding to pulling.
Nearly three hours of movie, it's almost two o'clock after watching it.
"Hungry, huh? Blame me for not calculating the time, just thinking about making you sleep more in the morning. β
Martin said apologetically.
"It's fine." As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach screamed uncontrollably. Yanni smiled awkwardly and said, "It's hard to tell a lie. β
"KFC and McDonald's still have food at this point, you pick one." Martin gives two options.
"McDonald's, the dessert is delicious." Yanni was unceremonious, her stomach had already betrayed her, and it would be too fake to be polite. "We only have KFC, and we came to Beijing and ate McDonald's. The dessert was delicious. Yanni affirmed again.
There's a McDonald's right next door to the movie theater. Martin asked Yanni to find a seat first, and Martin went to order.
At this point, there are not many people at McDonald's, there are a few pairs of mothers and sons, and there is a family of three on the side, most of whom are with children. Yanni looked around carefully and chose a position to sit by the window, this position could not only see the outside scenery, but also turn her head to see the ordering table.
Martin seemed to have finished ordering the meal and was looking for Yanni's location, and after making eye contact with Yanni, he smiled reassuringly and continued to wait for the meal. It won't take long for everything you ordered. Yanni saw that it was two plates, and hurriedly went up to help Martin serve them together.
"You ordered too much, can you eat it?" Yanni was worried.
"That's it, I think we can do it." Martin is confident.
The two sat down, and Yanni unceremoniously took a hamburger and nibbled on it. Martin laughed, "Look, I said we could." After saying that, he also nibbled on the hamburger.
Quickly solved a burger, Yanni took a milkshake, and sighed while eating: "You said that I watched such a bloody scene, and I can still eat it." β
"Well, you're not afraid, don't you usually scream and get into your arms?" Martin teased.
"Screaming and getting into your arms is scary, no common sense."
"Then I'll take you to a horror movie next time."
"You're going to miscalculate, I won't drill horror movies." Yanni said proudly, "Do you want to know why?" β
"Yes!" Martin was already eating the second burger.
"Because every time I watch a film, I jump out of the film to see his central idea, to think about what he wants to express, and what he wants to convey." Yanni opened a box of Chicken McNuggets and continued, "This way it is not easy to be controlled by the content, and there is no need to be afraid." β
"And what did you see today?" Martin is very curious, different people watching the same movie, the perception must be different, he really wants to understand the person in front of him.
"First of all, Ryan is not the main character, although the name is 'Saving Private Ryan'" Yanni reminisced as she ate.
Martin nodded in agreement.
"The main characters should be Captain Miller and his team of eight." Yanni stuffed a piece of Chicken McNuggets into her mouth and said with deep feeling, "Actually, there is no one who doesn't want to go home. β
"Homesick?" Martin was a little confused: "A war movie can make you homesick...... Magical! β
"Alas, I'm a freak, you have to think about it." Yanni scares Martin.
"I like weird things, which can inspire me to create." Martin wasn't intimidated.
"Just for inspiration? Alas, am I dedicating my life to art? Yanni shook her head pretending to be unhappy.
"I'm not going to give you my life yet!" Martin smiled wickedly.
"I'm going on, and I haven't finished talking about my impressions yet!" Yanni immediately diverted the subject. "One of the most touching conversations was when Miller said to Ryan, 'Your brother is dead,' Ryan asked, 'Which brother,' and Miller said, 'All of them.'" Yanni took a sip of her coffee and continued, "This is the worst news. All. β
Martin was silent for a moment.
"Ryan's choice not to leave is what I guessed, and I guessed that the remaining six people chose to stay. Although it is said that it is based on a true story, it is still artistically processed. Yanni jumped out of the story again.
"Input, you're sharing your impressions with me, why are you talking about artistic processing again," Martin reminded.
"From the hatred of Ryan by the members when the first person died in the group of eight, to the fact that everyone worked together to protect Ryan, this is a qualitative leap in thinking, and the foreshadowing in the middle is very casual but just right." Yanni continued to analyze.
"Ryan is a guy worth saving." Martin agrees.
"In fact, they are not just saving one person, they are saving the hope in the eyes of thousands of people." Yanni added.
"yes, hope." Martin pondered, "The war is too cruel, and I really hope that there will be no more peace in the world." Martin lifted his cup of coffee and touched it with Yanny, then took a sip and put it down.
"I'll make it easy for you." Yanni easily jumped out of her bad mood: "After watching the whole show, my favorite English sentence is 'Yes, you are!'"
"Then you have to say more." Martin's eyes rolled: "Am I your boyfriend?" Please answer in the English you just had! β
βYesοΌyou are!β Yanni looked Martin seriously in the eyes. οΌβYesοΌyou are!β
Martin didn't believe his ears a little, how could happiness come so suddenly! I secretly pinched my thigh, it's true!
"I want to know more about you!" Yanni looked at Martin sincerely.
"What do you want to know about?" Martin was serious.
"Love history?" This is what most girls are most concerned about, and Yanni is no exception.
"My guitar and my music, is this my love history?" Martin quipped.
"It doesn't count." Yanniku wouldn't let him pass so easily.
"That's really nothing, I just love my music and my guitar. Now there's one more of you. Martin wasted no time in confessing.
"Tell me about your upbringing." Yanni retreated.
"Let me tell you the story of my grandfather!" Martin said seriously, "My grandfather was my idol. β
Yanni didn't speak, and looked at Martin with wide eyes.
"My grandfather is a veteran who participated in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and he has three hard wounds on his body, one on the knee of his left leg, one on the calf of his right leg, and one on his left shoulder." Martin's voice sounded heavy: "My grandfather was also received by Comrade Xiaoping. β
Yanni had been listening very carefully, these were the first real things in Yanni's life.
"My family lives in a military compound, and there are guards to enter the compound. The kind of end gun. Martin made a gesture with a gun.
"Then your family should be an old cadre family! Why aren't you arrogant and lascivious at all? Yanni tilted her head and asked Martin very seriously.
"Proud of your head" Martin patted Yanni's head with his hand: "My grandfather is very strict with us, never let us rely on our family background to bully people, if we are accused, grandpa will take a ring ruler and slap our palms." Martin rubbed his palms as he spoke.
"You've definitely been beaten." This small action did not escape Yanni's eyes.
"Just once!" Martin quickly recalled: "When I was in elementary school, I used small scissors to cut the hair of the female student sitting in front of me. Originally, she didn't find out, but when she came home from school, her mother saw it, and later ...... The complaint went to my grandfather. Martin rubbed his palms again: "Actually, I didn't do it alone, I cut it with me at the same table." "Martin's expression of pulling people into the water after doing something bad is so cute!
"You can do it." Yanni turned her head: "Then do you like to watch war-themed movies because of your grandfather?" β
"It's not all, it should be that most boys love to watch war themes!" Martin thought about it very seriously and said cautiously, "What subject do you like?" Romance? β
"I also like war themes, do you believe it?" Yanni asked rhetorically.
"No wonder you looked more seriously than I did just now!" It dawned on Martin.
"I didn't like to read romance novels, romance movies and television since I was a child. I'm generally like boys, I like to read martial arts novels, I like to listen to book reviews, martial arts reviews, and I like to watch martial arts and war on TV. Yanni looked at Martin: "Do you like to read martial arts novels?" β
"I like it, Jin Yong, Gu Long, Liang Yusheng, my three hobbies!" Martin said with interest.
"I also like it, my cousin's house has a full set, and I go to steal books to read as soon as I have a holiday." Yanni was a little proud, and the word "stealing" was said very loudly.
The two of them chatted like this, and it was dark! Martin sent Yanni back to school, and when she was about to say goodbye at the door of the dormitory, Martin took Yanni's hand and handed a small box to Yanni!
Yanni opened it and saw that it was a necklace of colored gold. Yanni hurriedly returned it to Martin: "No, we are still spending our parents' money, I can't take such an expensive thing from you!" β
Martin held down Yanni's hand as she tried to push the gift back, and said, "I bought this with my own money." β
"Your own money?" Yanni looked at Martin suspiciously.
"That's right" Martin's face was undoubted: "I often go to the flyover with Liu Yang and them after school to sell tapes, which is enough to buy this necklace." β
"Then you take me next time, I want to experience it." Yanni accepted the necklace.
"Okay!" Martin readily agreed: "I'll help you put the necklace on!" Martin took the necklace from Yanni again. Yanni turned around, and Martin put the necklace around Yanni's neck from behind.