My name is Ken Allen. I am a successful businessman who owns an enterprise empire but I am a loser in love. I fell in love with Terry at the first glance several years ago in a restaurant, where she served as a waitress. The moment I saw her, I felt the world seemed stop its movement. She was blonde and slim, so charming and graceful. I thought she could never be just a waitress and I was right, like I said, I am a successful businessman and I am acute. Terry turned out to be a singer and an artist. I appreciated her gift and talent. I thought I knew her and I could help her to find her own stage. We dated a lot and we fell in love. I bought many houses and let her to decorate them. I didn’t care about the money. I just wanted my beloved woman to feel satisfied and successful after she finished her creation. One day, I proposed, and she said yes. I was so happy that we found true love from each other. But, this time, I was wrong. In order to decorate a sailboat, Terry flew to Sydney along. I was supposed to get her call from Sydney very soon but I did not. I was so anxious that I could not even sleep. Thank god I finally got her telegram which said that an unexpected storm had forced her plane to land on an island in the ocean and she had to go on her trip by boat. I worried her so much that I sent her a telegram: forget Sydney and come back. She didn’t come back until several days later. With delight full in my heart, I went to the airport to pick her up. She stepped from the plane later than usual. When I saw her and kissed her, I knew something went differently. Terry broke up with me. I was totally lost and I didn’t know what was going on and or what I should do to bring her back. Three month later, I woke up from a dream, I suddenly realized she was always my true love and I could not leave her. Immediately I went to her workplace to apologize but she just escaped from me in a hurry. I was heart-broken but an hour later, a more heart-breaking message came to me: Terry was caught in an accident!! I rushed to the hospital only to find this young energetic woman became disabled. Terry sank into a desperate situation. She could burst into tears every now an then. I knew her so I knew the loss of walking ability could never destroy the brave woman like that. So I asked her, “Terry, do you have some one in your heart?” She said, “No.” I felt relaxed. I knew we could not be together again and I dated someone else. But I still cared about her. I loved her. Though she did not love me back, at least I could stay with her and take care with her even just like a friend. I just wanted to accompany her. And I am wrong again. When she appeared with the man, Mike, on Christmas, she wore a happy smile which I had not seen for a long time. I knew, I would lose her forever. I was betrayed by my fiancée. I am totally a loser.
Ken is my favorite character in the movie Love Affair. He is not the hero but he deserves the true love for his deep concerning and thoughtfulness. As to Terry and Mike, I have to say they are so selfish and show no responsibility to their previous promise. If you are not sure about the true love, why do you agree on the engagement? Do not use the so-called true love to cover the fact that you are unfaithful. You are just staining true love because true love won’t hurt other people.
2023.08.30
前NFL橄榄球队的四分卫，现在是洛杉矶NBC体育转播员，有名的花花公子迈克尔·肯伯雷和身价达一亿美元著名电视主持人林恩·韦弗订婚的消息成了各电视台最热门的话题，此时迈克尔正在赶洛杉矶经纽约前往澳大利亚悉尼的飞机，他气喘吁吁的上了飞机倒头就睡。一觉醒来起身去行李架翻找东西时电话本掉在地上，旁边一个漂亮妞帮他捡起来递给他，随口一句“我以为没人用这东西了”，引起了迈克尔的注意，他主动自我介绍，从而知道了漂亮妞叫特丽·麦凯。
猎艳是迈克尔这种花花公子的本性，本性不改的迈克尔设法换到特丽旁边的座位和她搭讪，没有想到特丽听见他的名字并不像他的球迷赫伯·斯蒂曼和诺拉夫妇那样受宠若惊，而是很平淡的和他打招呼。交谈中迈克尔得知特丽已经订婚，未婚夫是谢尔森·里曼投资银行家肯，两个“名花有主”的人彼此没有了顾虑，不过交谈中特丽提到迈克尔有过很多女人，这让迈克尔有点尴尬。
机长突然通知飞机发动机故障，即将紧急迫降在库克环礁岛上，特丽第一次遇到这种情况，吓的花容失色，躲进了迈克尔的怀里，号称经常坐飞机在天上飞来飞去的迈克尔一边抱紧她，一边安慰她，其实他自己也脸变了色，吓得不轻，只不过特丽没有察觉到，她对迈克尔的绅士风度颇有好感。飞机有惊无险的平安落地在一条二战时修建的旧简易跑道上，他们非常幸运，飞机和乘客都完好无损，机长用无线电通信和外界取得联系，迈克尔和特丽很快被转至一艘轮船上。
很多人在一生中都遇到过一见钟情的人，只不过大都有缘无份，擦肩而过，迈克尔和特丽机缘巧合的一起继续搭乘轮船前行，这给了两个人继续相处的机会。在轮船上的日子里，鉴于迈克尔的花花公子恶名，两人本来说好保持距离，可是迈克尔被特丽的美丽和温婉独特的气质吸引，按耐不住找机会和她接触，而特丽似乎也被迈克尔魅力所诱惑，并不拒绝他的接近，这也就验证了那句“男人不坏，女人不爱”还是有它的道理的，其实这里所说男人的“坏”，并非真坏，是指大胆和主动，人世间很多一见倾心的男女机缘都是因为男人的胆怯错过去的。
在船上朝夕相处中，两个人感情起了微妙变化，一次醉酒，在酒精的作用下，两人差点越过了那个道德的鸿沟。游轮停靠在法属波利尼西亚的茉莉雅岛，迈克尔邀请特丽一起去看望他的姑妈。这个桥段和1957年版的电影《金玉盟》高度重合和相似，尽管有凯瑟琳赫本的倾情出演姑妈，但是应该说没有比《金玉盟》更出彩，略显生硬和呆板，平淡无奇，波澜不惊，当然这也可能是先看了《金玉盟》先入为主的原因。
不过姑妈对特丽说出的一句话倒是十分耐人寻味“你和迈克尔这种人得到并不难，生活中重要的不是你想得到什么，而是得到以后怎么办？”也许正是这句话让特丽开始反思并最终放弃了自己即将得到的婚姻。姑妈把迈克尔比喻成到处追逐的鸭子也非常有趣，在姑妈眼里，迈克尔的婚姻只能让他落入俗套，成为一个鸭子，只有他找到一只天鹅才能让他超凡脱俗，也脱颖而出成为一只天鹅。
茉莉雅岛一行，让特丽看到了迈克尔的真实一面，玩世不恭的外表掩饰下其实具有高贵的品格，在特丽的暗示下两人迈出了实质性的一步。旅程即将结束，两个人已经如漆似胶，难舍难分了，现在摆在迈克尔和特丽面前的障碍就是各自的婚约，两人相约回去各自解除婚约，三个月后在纽约帝国大厦顶层相会。并承诺如果一方未出现，另一方将不再打扰对方的生活。
人从简到繁容易，从繁到简不容易，放弃名利，从富足生活一下子回到简约的生活对衣食无忧的公子哥迈克尔来说是个考验，很多炙热的爱情就是被这柴米油盐酱醋茶的生活消磨殆尽的。爱情的力量确实很伟大，它让迈克尔试图放弃他的职业生涯改作他的业余爱好绘画，还好他最终冷静下来，向现实低头，重操旧业，乖乖的做了一个普通学校的橄榄球教练。
日子一天天过去，三个月后，迈克尔如期赴约，早早的来到纽约帝国大厦顶层，翘首以盼。特丽却在这关键的结点上遇到了前男友肯的来访。尽管布鲁斯南扮演的肯胡子邋遢，但是依然帅气逼人，仅从外貌来说特丽没有道理“见异思迁”，可是爱情就是这么不可理喻。特丽迟迟未出现，本来这个爽约很容易弥补，可是两人又约定，如果一方未出现，另一方将不再打扰对方的生活，这个约定太想当然了，他们忽略了“天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福”的自然规律，根本就没有考虑意外发生，偏偏这个意外就真的发生了。
心灰意冷的迈克尔丢弃了他准备送给特丽的那幅画，他再次来到茉莉雅岛，已经是物是人非，睹物思人，让迈克尔思绪万千，本已忧郁的心情更添伤感。姑妈送特丽波利尼西亚公主绣的披肩桥段与《金玉盟》相比缺少了铺垫，因此也就缺少承上启下相呼应的效应。而躺在医院病床上的特丽不想让迈克尔看到自己现在这个样子，她固执的坚持等到自己能走了才告诉他，遗憾的是她的腿恢复的如此之慢，真的是“病来如山倒，病去如抽丝。”
迈克尔在剧院偶遇特丽，平抚的心再起涟漪，他按耐不住，在平安夜来到特丽的家发泄了不满和怨气。幡然醒悟的迈克尔知道了事实真相后，心痛不已的坦言“如果我们俩非要发生不幸，为何偏偏是你”，经典的桥段，经典的语言，没有更好，只有最好。两个有情人历经痛苦的折磨和生活的磨难，终于消除误解，冰释前嫌，再续前缘。
那可是皮尔斯布鲁斯南唉，就算你是安妮特贝宁也不能拒绝皮尔斯布鲁斯南啊
沃伦比蒂没有加里格兰特外形讨巧，加里格兰特有一种渣男反差萌，总能把要煽情的台词说的声色不动，金玉盟如此，西北偏北里面也如此。费城故事的时候不行，那个时候他太年轻，不够不动声色。
诺拉·艾芙隆说，万物皆复制品。可惜《爱情事件》里沃伦比蒂画画卖画这件事毫无说服力，加里格兰特是专业画画，在宣传过的”画展“上卖画，黛博拉蔻尔听到广告会主动去，安妮特贝宁都残疾了，还能经常出入酒店吗？再说，那幅画他已经送给酒店前台的小姐姐了，而且是那种不屑一顾的态度，明显是diss那个画里的女人。
Terry turned out to be a singer and an artist. I appreciated her gift and talent. I thought I knew her and I could help her to find her own stage. We dated a lot and we fell in love. I bought many houses and let her to decorate them. I didn’t care about the money. I just wanted my beloved woman to feel satisfied and successful after she finished her creation. One day, I proposed, and she said yes. I was so happy that we found true love from each other. But, this time, I was wrong.
In order to decorate a sailboat, Terry flew to Sydney along. I was supposed to get her call from Sydney very soon but I did not. I was so anxious that I could not even sleep. Thank god I finally got her telegram which said that an unexpected storm had forced her plane to land on an island in the ocean and she had to go on her trip by boat. I worried her so much that I sent her a telegram: forget Sydney and come back. She didn’t come back until several days later.
With delight full in my heart, I went to the airport to pick her up. She stepped from the plane later than usual. When I saw her and kissed her, I knew something went differently.
Terry broke up with me. I was totally lost and I didn’t know what was going on and or what I should do to bring her back. Three month later, I woke up from a dream, I suddenly realized she was always my true love and I could not leave her. Immediately I went to her workplace to apologize but she just escaped from me in a hurry. I was heart-broken but an hour later, a more heart-breaking message came to me: Terry was caught in an accident!! I rushed to the hospital only to find this young energetic woman became disabled.
Terry sank into a desperate situation. She could burst into tears every now an then. I knew her so I knew the loss of walking ability could never destroy the brave woman like that. So I asked her, “Terry, do you have some one in your heart?” She said, “No.” I felt relaxed.
I knew we could not be together again and I dated someone else. But I still cared about her. I loved her. Though she did not love me back, at least I could stay with her and take care with her even just like a friend. I just wanted to accompany her.
And I am wrong again. When she appeared with the man, Mike, on Christmas, she wore a happy smile which I had not seen for a long time. I knew, I would lose her forever. I was betrayed by my fiancée. I am totally a loser.
Ken is my favorite character in the movie Love Affair. He is not the hero but he deserves the true love for his deep concerning and thoughtfulness. As to Terry and Mike, I have to say they are so selfish and show no responsibility to their previous promise. If you are not sure about the true love, why do you agree on the engagement? Do not use the so-called true love to cover the fact that you are unfaithful. You are just staining true love because true love won’t hurt other people.
这部电影的配乐很精彩的，舒缓而又温暖，典型的爱情电影音乐。
喜欢Annette Bening！
就像男主的姑妈说的那样，他一直以为自己是丑小鸭直到他找到了属于他的天鹅。生命中我们是否也在苦苦寻觅那个懂自己并能让自己变得更好的另一半。但要获得这份真爱的前提就是要坚持去寻找，并能坚持到最后。