Carter's sudden condition and the doctor's pessimistic predictions made Edward understand that Carter's time was getting less and less.
Although before this, he and Carter both knew that they had very little time left, but when this moment was about to come, it still made Edward uncomfortable.
Looking at Carter lying on the hospital bed, who was completely different from before, Edward asked him what he could do for him.
Carter just shook his head and said no.
But Edward knew that there actually was!
Edward ran out and asked Virginia not to let Carter leave. He called his assistant Thomas and asked him to finish something.
At the same time, he also secured the hospital, and he wanted to take Carter away from here and go somewhere else.
The audience is very curious, what is Edward going to do?
Of course, Carter and Virginia were also curious, and they both thought Edward was crazy.
After all, although Carter can still move, he is no longer as smooth as before. His life has entered the final countdown, and at this time, Edward still wants to take him out.
However, when everyone saw that Edward actually brought Carter to the recording site of his favorite TV show "Quiz", many people couldn't help but praise Edward.
Although this wasn't on the bucket list, it was something Edward could do for Carter.
When Carter sat on the show, no longer in front of the TV, although he was terminally ill, he was still doing well. Just like Virginia said, he was really, really smart!
In fact, the result is no longer important. What is important is that this dream, which has never been announced to the public, has come true with the help of Edward, an old friend.
Although Carter collapsed at the last moment and was sent back to the hospital, he was satisfied at that moment.
Although it is a bit regretful, it is enough.
Carter's head was shaved, just like Edward's before.
Edward smiled and said, "Shaving your head will make you lose ten years in one fell swoop. I'm definitely not making any wisecracks."
Although what he said was a wisecrack.
Carter suddenly said: "Pass me my handbag."
Edward handed him Carter's clutch. Carter found a folded piece of printing paper from his bag. On it was a piece of information downloaded from the Internet.
Carter asked Edward: "Are you still drinking that damn coffee?"
Edward was a little confused: "What?"
Carter handed the paper to Edward.
Carter said: "I keep it with me and prepare to give it to you when I see you again. You can read it."
Edward read: "Civet coffee is the most expensive coffee in the world, but in the eyes of some people, it is incredible. In the countryside of Sumatra where this coffee bean is produced, there is an arboreal wild cat native to Africa. Wild cats eat the beans, digest them and excrete them. Farmers collect the cat feces and process it into coffee beans, which are actually a mixture of beans and feral cats’ digestive juices, giving them a unique taste and aroma.”
After reading it, Edward felt like he had fallen in love with a husky. He said angrily: "Are you deliberately disgusting me?"
"It's the cats that make me sick," Carter said.
Carter laughed weakly. Edward stared at him for a moment, then smiled through his nose.
Edward also laughed: "What an old fellow. He was hiding quietly in the dark, and suddenly bit me on the butt."
Then the two of them laughed together until they both shed tears.
Carter stopped laughing: "Do you have a pen?"
Edward: "What?"
Carter: "I want to use a pen."
Edward took out a ballpoint pen from his pocket and handed it to Carter.
Carter took out a retyped "wish list" from his bag, searched it from top to bottom with his fingers, found the one "Laugh till you cry", and crossed it out with trembling hands.
Carter handed the list to Edward and said, "Take it! It's not finished yet."
Edward looked at him: "This is not a matter of one person."
Carter said calmly: "It seems that it will soon become your business alone."
He had actually realized that he might no longer be able to complete the items on his bucket list with Edward.
Finally, when Carter's operation time was coming, Edward did not stay in the hospital, but walked out and sat in the car.
On the other side, Carter was pushed into the operating room.
Edward sat in the car and stared out the window thoughtfully.
He looked down at an envelope on his lap and reached over to turn it over. His name and address were written on the front of the envelope. After thinking for a moment, he made up his mind to open the letter and start reading.
This paragraph is presented in a voice-over commonly used in movies. Carter's voice slowly sounded: "Dear Edward: I have been hesitating for several days about whether I should write you this letter."
On the other side, Carter was under anesthesia with a mask on his mouth, and the doctor was operating quickly. In contrast to Edward, Carter's face was completely calm.
Carter's voice continued: "Finally, I realized that if I don't write today, I will regret it in the future, so start now."
Outside the operating room of the hospital, Carter's wife, children and children were praying for him.
"I know we didn't say the right things to each other the last time we broke up. Obviously, I didn't want our trip to end that way. I feel I have some responsibility, and I apologize for that. But , Frankly speaking, if I had the chance, I would do that again. Virginia said, I was like a stranger when I left home, but I became a considerate husband when I came back. I owe this to you. .
I can't repay you for everything you've done for me. I would like to ask you to do one more thing for me: find happiness in your life.
You once said that you are not just anyone. Yes, it is true. You are indeed not an ordinary person, but in fact everyone is an ordinary person.
My pastor always said, "Our lives are like streams that merge into one great river, flowing to the misty sky beyond the falls." Find joy in your life, Edward. " Carter said in the letter.
At this moment, Edward was walking on the path in front of his daughter's room, and this time he raised his hand and knocked on the door without hesitation.
Carter's sudden change left Edward no longer hesitant.
The door opened and Emily stood inside. Her sleepy face showed some surprise at first, and then a cold expression appeared. Edward looked at his dreaming daughter and began to speak.
Edward and Emily are talking. The background sound of this section is the voiceover of the letter written by Carter, so the movie does not tell the audience what Edward and his daughter said. But it can be seen through the screen.
Although her wariness is still obvious, she is listening
Edward took Emily's hand and bid her farewell. She did not reconcile with her father, but it was a start. He reached for the door, and just then, a little girl ran out of the back bedroom sleepily.
At that moment, Edward froze in shock.
Edward looked up at Emily, who said something to the little girl. He knelt down, and the little girl walked right in front of him, leaning her little head on his shoulder with a sleepy look.
Edward, with tears in his eyes, looked at Emily in amazement, and then slowly kissed the curls on his granddaughter's head.
The camera switches and returns to the hospital.
Carter's face is calm. Virginia's face enters the frame and she kisses Carter tenderly. Her tears fell on Carter's eyelids and then ran down his cheeks.
Carter's voiceover sounded again: "My dear friend, "Close your eyes and let the water take you away."
The audience all understood what this meant, but for some reason, they suddenly felt an inexplicable urge to cry. Although this scene did not seem to be that sensational, it was so unbearable that one could not help but feel sore in the eyes.
Edward sat in his car, took the wish list out of his pocket and checked off "Kiss the most beautiful girl in the world" with a red pen. He looked back at the house. His granddaughter was standing at the window, waving to him. He waved in reply!
At this moment, the audience understood what Edward meant by "kissing the most beautiful girl in the world" written on his bucket list.
That little guy is, in Edward's mind, the most beautiful girl in the world!
He and Carter both fulfilled each other's bucket lists.
Carter left this world before him. Edward was at Carter's memorial service in the church.
He stood on it: "Hello everyone, my name is Edward Cole."
Hundreds of people came to mourn Carter in the church. They were all Carter's relatives and friends during his lifetime.
Edward continued: "I don't know what people usually say on such occasions, because, frankly, I try to avoid such situations. The simplest thing I will say now is that I admire him, I miss him."
His eyes passed over the Carter family, turning to Thomas standing against the wall, and Emily and her little daughter next to him.
Edward pulled out his wish list: "Carter and I have traveled all over the world together. It's amazing when you consider that just three months ago we were strangers to each other. I hope my words don't It sounds too selfish, but the truth is, the last few months of his life were arguably the best time I have ever had in my life. He saved my life, and he was the one who learned this before I did. a little."
Edward ticked it off with his pen: "To help someone who is not a relative or a stranger simply for the sake of doing good."
Below this one there is only one last unfinished one: "Experience something truly magnificent."
The writing on the paper gradually became blurred.
When the scene appeared again, it was the climber at the beginning of the film who finally reached the peak.
Edward's voiceover reads: "I'm deeply proud that this man thought it was worthwhile to get to know me. In the end, it's safe to say that we brought joy to each other's lives."
The climber raised his hand to take off his oxygen mask and lifted the hood. Everyone saw his face, which turned out to be Thomas.
Edward's voice continued: "One day in the future, when I am walking towards my resting place, if I suddenly find myself in front of a door."
Thomas came to a stone slab and turned it upright to reveal a cave underneath. Thomas carefully took out a "Chocofluna" tin can from the hole under the stone slab. He smiled slightly, as if greeting an old friend, brushed off the frost with his hand, and placed it on the snow.
Edward's voice sounded again: "I hope Carter can introduce me there and teach me the rules of another world."
Thomas took out another "Chocolone" tin can from the backpack on his back, which was wrapped in plastic sheeting.
Carter's voice rang out: "Edward Perryman Cole died in May. It was a Sunday afternoon and there was not a cloud in the sky."
Thomas unwrapped the plastic sheet and placed the can next to the previous one.
Carter's voice continued to describe Edward's end: "He lived to be eighty-one years old."
Finally, Thomas put the two tin cans into the hole together.
Carter: "Until now, I can't say that I understand the criteria for measuring the value of life, but I can tell you."
Thomas laid out a list of almost fully realized wishes on the lid of a tin can. Everything was ticked off the list except one: "Experience something truly magnificent."
Carter's voice floated there: "I firmly believe that when he died, he could rest in peace and his heart was open."
Thomas checked out this item with Edward's red ballpoint pen, placed the crumpled list on the two tin cans, and then covered the slate on top.
Carter: "I firmly believe that he can hear the call of the mountains."
The movie ends here.
This is not a traditional literary film. It has its own commercial elements, but it is also not a conventional popcorn movie, because although the movie does not delve into the topic of death, it is indeed this theme.
The old film critics in the theater all had red eyes.
Maybe they thought of themselves?
"Shit! You actually let us watch a movie like this!"
"So, are you going to make a bucket list for yourself when you go back?"
"Sure, together? Like Edward and Carter?"
"My pleasure, but I'm not as rich as Edward, so your bucket list had better be cheap!"
"Hahaha!"
This is the purpose of inviting old film critics to watch the movie. In fact, young people will also watch this kind of movies. They are even the mainstream group of movie watchers, but it is difficult for them to feel as much as the old guys. .
After all, young people still have a long life, but old guys, although they may not be like Carter and Edward, they have already entered the countdown of life.
For this reason, the bucket list is, more like, just for them.
Just like the conversation among the old guys in the movie theater, many people were touched. After going back, they would make a bucket list of their own, or find an old friend to complete those unfulfilled wishes together.
Because the movie actually just tells a very ordinary story, life is like a summer flower, cherish the moment!
(End of chapter)
