Come Fly With Me
"Come Fly With Me" is a light-hearted
romance comedy. It may not be the best work from my favorite
screen couple Brigitte&Charlie (B&C), but it is still a pleasant
ride to all of their fans. Brigitte&Charlie are so
energetic and dynamic together. Different from their QY's movies
(dramatic and dreamy), this comedy is not so focused on their romance but
rather on many hilarious moments and their flying dreams. The
English title "Come Fly With Me" summarizes the tone of the
movie very well. It is a movie about working towards the dream of
fly. I also quite like the Chinese title, which is so poetic and
remarkable.
Charlie always looks cute when his character is more involved in his work and behaves a bit retarded to his girl. Brigitte is likable as always, she is full of spirits and guts when she doesn't have to play the vulnerable type of role. Watching them together is always fun, whether they are working together on Charlie's glider, arguing with each other, playing around or reconciling. Although a bit old-fashioned and some plots are contrived, this movie is still up-lifting and joyful.
The most memorable scene of this movie is a kissing scene of B&C besides the river. Brigitte and Charlie are playing around and splashing the water all over to each other, and suddenly they both stop and look at each other. Yeah, you know what is about to happen. They are going to kiss! But this is not the most fun part yet, Charlie begins to kiss Brigitte, and Brigitte stops him and steps on a rock. She smiles and says she doesn't want to feel subservient. Then Charlie asks "Oh? You want the initiative?" and lifts up his head and makes a gesture of waiting to be kissed. It is one of the rare moments that the guy is closing his eyes and waiting to be kissed by the girl! Charlie's facial expression is extremely cute. This kissing scene is interesting, and full of joy and humor.
Another interesting scene is when Charlie rides on his motorcycle to visit Brigitte at home. Brigitte doesn't get up yet, but when she learns that Charlie comes to see her, she is so happy and rushes to see him without noticing she is wearing a very short and exposed nightdress. The two are so excited to see each other, Charlie is messy and full of dusts after the long ride, and Brigitte is wearing very improperly. The two are too happy to notice how they look, leaving the servants and Brigitte's dad all stunned. A very hilarious scene. Brigitte & Charlie just look perfect together.
Synopsis
Charlie is a guy who is obsessed of making a glider to fulfill his dream of fly. He even quits the college to spend all of his time on the glider and often makes himself hurt and hospitalized. Brigitte happens to meet Charlie and is impressed by his straightforward personality and his devotion to his work. The two work together on the glider and love is developed Brigitte names the glider "the Seagull", what a beautiful name! However, Brigitte has a rich boyfriend, a snob, who feels the threaten from Brigitte's admiration to Charlie. He soon makes a set-up to cause a big misunderstanding between Brigitte and Charlie. On the top of the misunderstanding, Brigitte feels that she is ignored by Charlie since Charlie seems to care too much about the gliders instead of her. Brigitte finally decides to get engaged with her boyfriend. On the day of the engagement, Brigitte learns the truth about Charlie. At the crucial moment, Charlie also rushes back to tell Brigitte he finally finishes his glider. The two happily take off and leave everyone behind. They ride on Charlie's glider "the Seagull" and have a pleasant flight. Brigitte's boyfriend comes to tell them his relationship with Brigitte is over. In the final scene, Brigitte and Charlie stand on the top of the roof and look up to the sky, full of joy, hope and promise. A very blissful moment with a background song " I want to be a seagull, fly with you over the sea and the sky. Fly into the rainbow, fly into the blue, to be with you forever..."
Trivia
When Brigitte is taking a bubble bath, she is singing a song in her movie "Forever My Love" (Feng Ye Qing, or Maple Tree Love), which is another hit in the same year--1976.
Most time in the movie, Charlie is dressed very casually. He is in his undershirt (vest) when he is working on his glider, and in bandages when he is in hospital. Charlie doesn't seem to care about how he looks and doesn't care about making fun of himself, but he still looks hot nevertheless. Brigitte has a funny moment in which she dresses the traditional manzu dress in Qing dynasty.
Brigitte&Charlie all look very good in jeans.
Director: Chen Yaoqi
Starring: Brigitte Lin, Charlie Chin
Made: Yong Sheng
Year: 1976