The movie has ended, and the list of names of the behind-the-scenes staff slowly slides up on the screen. Shi Hai and Michelle are discussing something.
Tang Zuo didn't really pay attention to the second half of the film and couldn't join in the conversation.
She heard Shi Ci sigh inaudibly: "... I will become fat sooner or later..."
Tang Zhuo was stunned for a moment, looked at her, and couldn't help but say, "…How could it be."
Shi Ci looked at her with a smile but said nothing.
Tang Zuo: “…”
Why are you looking at her like that? I just drank a cup of Coke...
Michelle glanced over there, still full of doubts. This time Shi Ci looked at her. Michelle blinked, then immediately turned her head away, pretending to be normal, "We've finished watching the movie, what should we do now?"
"You can go home now..." Shi Hai shrugged, "I can take you to the bus stop."
"Oh, that's great," Michelle put her arm around his shoulder, "but I don't want to leave yet. We haven't finished eating yet, and it's not even seven o'clock yet."
"If you don't leave, are you going to sleep at my sister's place tonight?" Shi Hai stared at her.
“No, no, no… I guess not…” Michelle laughed dryly.
"Since it's still early, let's watch another movie," Shi Ci stared at Michelle and Shi Hai, "You ordered so much food, you must finish it for me."
The two big eaters argued for a long time whether to order McDonald's or KFC, and finally ordered both. Now the Coke was finished, there were still a few large glasses of juice left, and most of the fried chicken was still on the table.
Shi Hai and Michelle looked at each other, "Oh..."
Tang Zhao felt that she had enough thoughts today. As soon as she moved her lips, Shi Ci's eyes moved to her, still smiling, gently, as if there was a burning pressure, "I'll choose the movie. There is a good movie."
"What movie?" Michelle asked.
"Advent," Shi Ci said. She saw Tang Zhuo's eyes flicker and light up slightly, then he looked back at her. Shi Ci smiled gently, "Are you interested?"
"Of course!" Shi Hai answered, "It's based on Ted Chiang's short story 'Story of Your Life'. It's a science fiction film. I haven't seen it yet."
"That sounds a bit boring..." Michelle whispered.
But no one cared about her opinion.
"Have you seen it?" Shi Ci looked at Tang Zuo.
Tang Zhao took a breath silently. She had never seen it, she had only heard about it. She was a little interested, but her fingers still had the feeling of being touched by her.
She wanted to leave first, but for some reason she couldn't move, so she could only nod.
A new movie was playing. Fortunately, Shi Ci did not come closer this time, so Tang Zuo focused his thoughts and watched the movie seriously.
She didn't notice that Shi Ci continued to spend a lot of time looking at her. She really liked the expression of this little bird. When she looked at it seriously, its eyes glowed like fireworks, illuminating the entire deep blue sky. And the regret and sadness in it because of the plot were like the stars after the fireworks, shining faintly. She wanted to touch it, to... possess it.
This is what she really thinks.
After the movie, Shi Hai and Michelle started discussing it. It was obvious that this was indeed a movie that made people want to express their opinions. In addition to the interesting point of "it is finally the turn of liberal arts students to save the world", their debate was about other aspects.
"I completely understand her husband. Why bother? Since the heroine already knows that their daughter will die, and her husband will hate him for it, the knot between them will never be resolved, and she may not be happy for the rest of her life. I don't understand why?" Michelle was puzzled.
No one answered immediately.
Michelle turned to Shi Hai, "You are a man. If your wife or girlfriend is like this, can you accept it?"
Shi Hai frowned and rolled his eyes at her, "This has nothing to do with gender, right? Then can you accept that your husband or your boyfriend knows about the future, and it is a tragic and irreversible thing, but he doesn't tell you?"
Michelle said firmly, "I can't! But..." She had been studying in a tutoring institution for a long time these days and had no time to play basketball. Her originally dark skin had become much whiter, and her youthful and plump apple cheeks had bulged, and she seemed to be a little embarrassed and blushed, "But if you were mine..."
She was still shy after all, and quickly mumbled the word "boyfriend", "I will make the same choice as the heroine."
Tang Zhao's gaze shifted from Michelle to Shi Hai.
Shi Hai was stunned for a moment, then blinked, a little surprised, "Are you stupid? You don't care even if I hate you?"
Michelle's face turned even redder. For the first time, she didn't dare to look him in the eye. She lowered her head and continued to mumble vaguely, "It doesn't matter."
Shi Hai was stunned again.
Tang Zuo pursed the corners of her lips and subconsciously glanced at Shi Ci. Shi Ci blinked at her, indicating that she was watching something interesting.
Shi Hai glanced in their direction. It was a conditioned reflex. In fact, he didn't see anything clearly. He didn't know how to react. He had only one reaction - staring straight at Michelle.
But for the first time, Michelle didn't look at him or speak, which made him even more uncomfortable. He cleared his throat and wanted to say something, but was speechless for a moment, and stammered, "You really are..."
Michelle didn't even listen to what he said. She stood up and quickly ran out the door.
"? Why are you running?" Shi Hai was not used to Michelle's behavior. Usually she was a talkative person, not like this shy little girl. "You...she..."
He looked at Shi Ci, who smiled, "You'd better go see her off and make sure she gets in the car, otherwise Ms. Ding will come looking for you again later."
"I... sigh..." Shi Hai was still worried, "It's inexplicable, inexplicable... What is this woman doing? She can say anything..." He muttered as he chased after her out.
"A pair of enemies." Shi Ci shook his head.
Tang Zhuo finally couldn't help but burst out laughing, Shi Ci looked at her, and they laughed together face to face. Tang Zhuo's mind wandered again under her gaze, and she turned away.
"So... you're leaving too?" Shi Ci looked at her.
"Well... I'll help you clean up." Tang Zhao lowered her head. The coffee table was a mess, with leftover bones, wrapping paper, paper cups and so on. She was the first to pick up the plastic bag to collect the garbage.
Shi Ci chuckled and said, "Just leave it at the door, someone will come and take it away."
Tang Zuo nodded.
It was already night, and a ray of moonlight penetrated the shadows of the trees, exuding a silence and tranquility that no one knew about.
"Do you like this movie?" Shi Ci asked her.
"Yeah, I like it very much." Tang Zuo replied.
Several white plastic bags with logos were placed at the door. Tang Zuo stood at her door, just one step away from walking out.
Shi Ci asked this, did she mean to discuss this movie? Want to discuss it with me
Tang Zhao lowered her eyes. Her bag was still on the sofa, so she walked back.
"Are you in a hurry to leave?" Shi Ci's voice was right beside her ear. She lit a scented candle, "A smell of fried chicken..."
"I..." Tang Zhao was stunned. She was thinking that she didn't seem to have anything important to do. It was just the same practice and study as before. At this moment, it seemed a bit boring...
Tang Zhuo raised her eyes to look at Shi Ci, who smiled at her and asked, "Would you like to chat with me?"
She walked towards the balcony and said, "I just ate too much, so it's not suitable for me to sit down." She lit candles in the living room to remove the odor, and Tang Zuo found that his feet followed her steps and walked over.
The balcony was bigger than Tang Zuo had imagined. Downstairs was a quiet street with lonely lights. In the distance, there was a bustling place for students to gather. There were a few stars in the sky, which might be the image of human mood.
Shi Ci leaned on the balcony and said, "I like the plot, music, camera language, and lines of this movie. Despite knowing the journey and where it leads, I embrace it, and I cherish every moment it. (Although I already know life and where it leads, I am fearless and will cherish every minute)."
"I don't have the prophetic ability like the heroine, but..." Shi Ci looked into the distance and said, "I knew my life when I was a teenager. The path I would take is different from that of most people. Since then, I have never been afraid, nor have I wasted a minute, nor have I regretted anything."
The night wind was blowing. Tang Zhuo raised his hand to tuck his hair. His heartbeat was a little unstable. He could smell the scent of the scented candles inside.
What does it taste like
Woody aroma.
She couldn't tell what it was, was she distracted? But why could she hear every word so clearly
What was she going to say? Was she going to answer anything? She was used to keeping silent and listening in front of unfamiliar people or unfamiliar topics, but this was Shi Shu, not someone else’s…
In every relationship, when it gets closer, there always comes a moment when you need to open your heart, reveal your true thoughts, and share each other's private affairs.
That's the case with her and Zhang Zinan.
Is this the moment for her and Shi Ci now
"I don't have the ability to predict the future, I don't know where my life will go..." Tang Zuo whispered, "I can only move forward..."
"Have you ever thought about what your future will be like? Or what your ideal state is?" Shi Ci looked at her.
"Well," Tang Zuo said, "I want to have a job that I like and am good at, and be able to afford to rent a house in my favorite city, a house that I can decorate myself, and a house with a large bay window where I can look at the sky at night, which would be even better..."
Shi Ci's eyes were as gentle as water, "Is that so?"
Tang Zhuo was a little embarrassed and whispered, "Maybe in your opinion... it's insignificant..."
"No," Shi Ci's voice was as low as hers, as gentle as the night breeze, "No."
The two were silent for a while.
"Would you like to live with someone you love?" Shi Ci asked her.
Tang Zhuo was slightly stunned. "I have never thought about this question. The most important and favorite people in my life are my parents, but..."
Shi Ci's eyes flickered, and she was considering whether to change the subject, but she knew in her heart that this was a rare moment, so she didn't rush her or interrupt, but just waited quietly.
Trust me, little bird, you can talk to me, you can depend on me.
There were car horns in the distance and the sound of a plane flying overhead. Shi Ci looked at her lowered head and her heart ached. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Tang Zuo's low voice, "But they are gone... If I could be like the heroine in the movie, I actually hope so, my father's car accident, my mother's cancer, if I could foresee some scenes..."
Her shoulders trembled slightly and she was unable to speak.
Shi Ci took a deep breath and put his hand on her shoulder. "My first love, my first love, when she was diagnosed with the disease, I... I couldn't believe it at all. She was very healthy, had a regular diet, and worked out regularly... I didn't expect it. How could it be possible?"
Tang Zuo looked up at her, his eyes red and wet.
Shi Ci closed his eyes and said, "She is very young, less than 30 years old. She is very good and a very talented painter... She suffered a lot, but in the end she was unable to..."
Shi Ci opened his eyes, his gaze dimmed, "I collapsed back then, and almost didn't make it to the United States..."
"But even if we could predict it, we probably wouldn't be able to do anything about it. No one can change the course of fate..." Shi Ci smiled faintly, "The butterfly effect or something, it might be worse..."
Tang Zuo's eyes quickly filled with tears.
"These are all hypotheticals, and they don't make any sense. I think what makes us saddest is that we can accept the death of our loved ones, but we can't accept that they left us in such a painful way..."
Tang Zuo's tears fell, she nodded tremblingly, her lips trembling constantly.
Shi Ci couldn't help it, she took a step forward, this time without any hesitation, she gently held her in her arms.
The author has something to say: The movie "Arrival" is one of my favorites. However, in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, movies are very subjective. The opinions discussed in this article are not the only answers. Everyone has their own opinions. The protagonists in the article are just expressing, communicating, and enhancing their feelings. Please don't argue about this.
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