Things that make me cry- Lan Yu

Lan Yu, 2001

A perfect interpretation of how love destroys innocence. The 2001 film Lan Yu stars Liu Ye (recently one of my favourite actors) and Hu Jun about a college guy who gets picked up by well-off business man.

There's somehow something very beautiful about so called "May-November" romances. The coming together of a naive mind and a seasoned soul inevitably leads to self-discovery. Someone who has nothing to loose with a person who has been mistreated by life and has grown cautions seems a formula for disaster. And when the world thinks the youngster is bound to learn a few life lessons, the more mature half of the relationship turns out to have plenty to gain too.

I love the feeling of being protected and taken care of. And I love knowing the person I'm with is incredibly intelligent, is great at something that I'm not and is someone from whom I have plenty to learn from.

I think that's mostly why younger people find themselves attracted to people with experience. And in Lan Yu's case (as portrayed by Liu Ye) , it's nice to find someone you feel like you can depend on during a time of change and uncertainty (when he moved away from home to go to college).

The sad truth is, be it willingly or not, seems the younger one in the relationship finds a way to escape the insecurity and self-doubt of the seasoned soul (the character Chen Handong played by Hu Jun).

It's so touching to see what an innocent spirit is capable of; wholeheartedly and naively believing in true love.