2005 Little Happiness
From the mountain village to the town, then to the county town, and finally to the city, we can find the only cinema near the mining area. In order to watch a movie, Ma You had to hike mountains and wader over mountains and ridges, literally, but it was worth it. Even during the long journey of a long journey, the expectation and excitement slowly surged, and finally all evolved into the focus on dedication when watching the movie, and slowly and deeply enjoyed the happiness in life for a while. All the fatigue and hardship would be gradually dispelled by the enthusiasm to awaken again.
The cinemas in the city are not large chain theaters, but just a small 200-seater venue. They are the old cinemas I remembered in the 1990s. They do not have multi-functional screening halls or anything else. After renovating in the past few years, they ensure that the screening equipment can keep up with the trend of the times. However, the viewing environment is far from comfortable. You can feel the history of the city in every corner, and time has left traces.
Ma You successfully purchased the movie ticket. When he walked into the screening hall, he thought the attendance would be very bad. "Interstellar" is not a commercial movie like "Avengers". The mass base in small cities is still relatively weak; but unexpectedly, the scene was almost half full, and most of the vision was filled. This scene made Ma You pause for a moment, and some surprise.
But, why?
Putting aside the bubble of social networks, in small cities, there are certainly audiences who come to the cinema for Renley, but in the end, there are still a few; and the brain-burning degree of Nolan movies is even more powerful to persuade them to retreat. For the general public, "Interstellar" will definitely not be the first choice to enter the cinema.
But at this moment, the attendance rate in the screening hall ushered in a small surprise. It felt like I was accidentally found a group of like-minded friends in my own secret garden. I was a little panicked but a little cheerful. "Do you like Renli too?" Such a secret code was communicating in each other's eyes.
On the one hand, I don’t want to make a big public, for fear that the things I like will become mainstream and popular, and then lose their original characteristics and style; on the other hand, I want to spread them widely, and I hope everyone can know how excellent the idols they admire and the works they like are.
This contradiction has found a perfect fit in today's cinema. Inexplicably, Ma You felt that the audience in front of him became friendly. No matter why, they chose the movie "Interstellar" and made a contribution to the Chinese box office of the movie. This is a tacit understanding. Does this mean that Lan Li is winning more people's love? Does this mean that the movie can stay in the theater for a longer time?
If possible, Ma You still wants to make a second shot.
The excitement made me feel even happier.
Based on the seat above the movie ticket, Ma You found her seat. Next to her was a boy who looked like a college student. Her T-shirt and jeans looked clean and neat. Ma You politely pointed at him, and then sat down. Her excitement couldn't help but start to roll, which made her feet sway gently, just like she was sitting on a swing when she was a child, and then made the boy next to her chuck softly.
Ma You noticed the movement and turned his head. The boy immediately withdrew his gaze and curled his smile. He looked at the big screen in a regular manner, pretending that nothing had happened just now. Ma You didn't care, and also withdrew his gaze and looked at the big screen in front of him.
The movie has begun.
Then, the movie ended.
After watching the movie for nearly three hours, I didn't notice the passage of time at all. It seemed that in just a short moment, just like a drop in the ocean. With a blink of an eye and breathing, Ma You followed Lan Li to an extremely long journey, and then embarked on an extremely lonely journey again, fully showing the conflict between the movie time and the real time, and further developed more complex ideas about the theme of "time". Such a special viewing experience made Ma You still sit on the chair after the movie ended, and didn't get up for a long time, but just savored it carefully.
"The movie is over! No Easter eggs!"
The theater staff walked into the screening room, interrupted Ma You's thinking simply and roughly, and began to drive away the audience. They couldn't wait to prepare for the next screening.
Ma You stood up in panic. Only then did she realize that the entire audience in the screening room had basically been exposed, leaving only her and the boy next to her at the end. The two of them accidentally touched each other. Without time to communicate, the reminder from the staff again made both of them look away and quickly stand up and walk out.
After leaving the cinema, Ma You discovered that it was drizzling outside, and the raindrops like cow hair were floating in the air. The hot summer heat dissipated little by little in the earthy smell. The smoke-green sky was stained, outlining the elegance and ancient charm of the fairy-like style.
This made Ma You unable to help but want to stop quietly and enjoy this wonderful view, but she couldn't, because she had to rush back to school as soon as possible. A little slower, she might have to miss the last bus. The last bus in the town was 7:30, and she didn't have much time left. However, she didn't bring an umbrella.
"Where are you going? Do you need me to send you a ride?" The boy's voice came from the side.
Ma You subconsciously wanted to refuse, but said in a silly way, "Station. I want to go back..." But then he realized that he should not believe strange men in the past month. In the past month, he had heard about the loss of contact from six female college students. Everyone needs to be cautious when they are outside. So, his words were cut off awkwardly, "...Station."
After saying that, Ma You realized that it was unreliable and a little embarrassed.
The boy seemed to notice Ma You's nervousness, "Give it." He simply stuffed the blue-black plaid folding umbrella in his hand to Ma You. Without waiting for Ma You to refuse, he ran into the light rain, "Next time to go out, remember to check the weather forecast in advance." The boy turned around and shouted, his voice surging in the storm of rain, but he couldn't see his face clearly, and then disappeared into the rain curtain.
Ma You was stunned for a moment. When she realized that she could only see the vague figure of the boy. She looked down at the plaid umbrella in her hand, and there was a ticket stub on the handle. Ma You blinked, pulled out the ticket stub, found a string of phone numbers on the back, and then couldn't help but chuckled.
The journey back to school was full of ups and downs, far beyond Ma You's imagination.
I don’t know if I’m not lucky, but the roads back to the county town were very traffic jams. It usually takes 45 minutes to get there. It took an hour to walk three quarters. Then, to make matters worse, the car broke down on the side of the road. The driver asked everyone in the car to get off and find a way to return to the county town.
The car was full of people looking at each other, but they had no choice but to stop and stop in the drizzle. It was clearly early summer but it felt like late autumn. Fortunately, the rain was not very heavy, and I didn’t have to face the severe test of wind and rain, hunger and cold. This is a blessing in disgrace.
It took a lot of effort to return to the county town, but found that the last bus back to the town had been cancelled, and there was no public transportation to go back now.
I had no choice but to find a way.
Locals called their family and friends one after another, looking for a way to go home, but seeing that there were fewer and fewer people around, Ma You still didn't think of a solution. Just in despair, Ma You accidentally discovered a young lady from the same town. Not long after her newly married, her husband drove to pick her up after get off work. Ma You had no choice but to ask if she could take her with her, and the young lady agreed readily.
After another struggle, he finally returned to the town. Ma You held an umbrella and walked towards the village himself.
As we walked, the light rain gradually stopped. The sunset remaining in the valley outlined the outline of the sky. The hidden blue sky reflected the appearance of the world. The rugged mountain road that was quiet made Ma You find a hint of inner peace.
Other passengers were complaining more or less, complaining about the weather, complaining about the bus, complaining about the road, complaining about the inconvenience without cinemas... If possible, no one would have hoped to experience such an afternoon, but Ma You was an exception, and she always kept happy and relaxed.
She just watched a long-awaited movie today, and in the next month, she can slowly savor what a happy thing this is, why should she be ruined by those bad things? If the eyes are always on those annoying details of life, then happiness will only become more and more difficult. Everyone has the right to choose the way they face it, and she chooses to focus on those positive parts.
"This is also considered as the synchronization between Lan Li and me, isn't it?"
The journey back to school was so difficult and so bumpy, just like Cooper was in "Interstellar". The spirit of making fun of hardships allowed Ma You to find a new perspective to enjoy the movie.
Despite the long journey, accidents, and difficulties, Ma You did not feel afraid at all, even though the female college student had lost contact recently, she could not feel fear or panic.
Walking on the rugged and muddy mountain road, walking alone without feeling sad, Ma You's mind couldn't help but see the scene in the movie again: When Cooper decided to go to the universe to carry out a mission to save his children, before leaving home, he hoped that his daughter could understand him, hugged Murphy tightly from behind, ensuring that he would come back, but Murphy cried heartbrokenly and was reluctant to leave.
The scene circled in her mind for a long time because she knew that he had done it, and he kept his promise. What a powerful force it was that allowed him to travel through time and space and fulfill his promise. The warmth surrounded Ma You.
Chapter completed!