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"Vicky Cristina Barcelona"

It`s a romantic but complex movie. People in it have all kinds of relationship: couples, lovers, friends and so on. .It also implys some problems we have in our real life .For example, when there`s some conflicts, which will you choose, loyalty to your marriage or to follow your heart?

There are 3 kinds of people in the movie. Pure and simple as Vicky`s fiance; honest as Christina, Juan Antonio and Maria Elena; dishonest as Judy and Vicky.

Vicky`s fiancée loves Vicky from his deep heart. He trust her, protect her, think for her, loyal to her. He lives a happy life.

Christina wants to live a free, peaceful life. She`s loyal to her heart. So she doesn`t refuse Antonio and goes to Oviedo with him. She joins his life without hesitation, and doesn`t care what other people think. When she realizes she`s lost her interest in this life, she says goodbye to Antonio and Maria who love her very much immediately.

Antonio loves Maria, so he can’t refuse her when she`s too upset to live. He also knows there`s something they couldn`t deal with ,so he divorced with her though they are so match.

Maria loves Antonio and Christina both. She feels happy for them, admires Christina`s talent and Antonio`s potential, without jealousity.

Vicky is attracted by Antonio, but she pretend to be cold and doesn`t admit it. She can`t help to meet Antonio in private before she leaves Barcelona ,but she lies to her husband she`s going to have lunch with her teacher.

Things goes a little out of control, but we can`t tell whether it`s right for whom. Actually, I think Vicky and Christina are the same person. They represents two sides of one person. Christina is the spiritual one, Vicky is the practical one. Remember at the beginning of the movie, it says they share almost the same opinion on a lot of things except love. Because love is the most uncertain thing of life. Everyone has his own imagination about it and may never be satisfied with the present. That`s why they get confused and lost.

It`s meaningless to judge which is better, to be honest to your heart of to follow the social rules. I think the movie shows me that life can be totally different if you view it in different ways. But each of them can bring a lot of fun.The point is ,you should try to enjoy the fun, not complain or hesitate.

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