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"Purple Hearts" (2022), starring Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine. The scene covers their "marriage of convenience" plot and the emotional deployment goodbye.
Transcript
00:00Just because marrying a military person comes with huge medical benefits, I immediately
00:05went to find a friend in the military.
00:07I was hoping that you might marry me.
00:09What?
00:10I explained that I had diabetes and needed to inject insulin for life, but to treat
00:16my condition I had already spent all my savings.
00:19However, if I got married, not only could I get life-saving insulin for free, but Frankie
00:25could also get housing allowance.
00:27This was clearly a win-win situation.
00:30I'm sorry.
00:31Plus, I don't think my girlfriends can understand me having a life.
00:36My proposal ended in failure, but all of this was overheard by Luke nearby.
00:40He was also a marine.
00:42Eight months ago, he was still a drug addict.
00:44This morning, he was still being chased by debt collectors.
00:47They threatened him that if he didn't pay back $15,000, they would go after his family.
00:52Equally desperate, he found me.
00:55We hit it off right away and decided to pretend to be a married couple.
00:58I pinky swear.
00:59No.
01:00I'm not doing that.
01:01We're getting married, man.
01:03The next day, we went to the marriage registry and became a legal married couple.
01:11I do.
01:12I do.
01:13I now pronounce you, you may kiss the bride.
01:18I do.
01:20Congratulations.
01:21Luke's comrades all came to celebrate with us, but the atmosphere was tinged with some
01:26sadness.
01:27Tomorrow was deployment day.
01:29Everyone was surrounded by anxiety.
01:31After it ended, we were assigned to a room with one big bed.
01:34The atmosphere immediately became awkward.
01:36Huh.
01:37Huh.
01:38I...
01:39I asked the two beds.
01:41Mm-hmm.
01:42Sure you did.
01:43All right.
01:45Cause what?
01:46You think I'm into you?
01:47Maybe a little.
01:48Luke had no intention of continuing to argue.
01:50He was already consumed by the fear of going to the front lines.
01:54Come on.
01:55Where is he?
01:56Hey.
01:57You'd be absolutely crazy if you weren't.
01:59Yeah.
02:00The vulnerability Luke inadvertently showed was just like me being controlled by illness.
02:04With similar circumstances, we completed a mutual redemption.
02:09The next day, I took Luke to the base.
02:12Watching the farewell scene before me, I actually had some unusual feelings.
02:16Perhaps the atmosphere was too heavy.
02:19His comrade started joking about us again.
02:21Hey, guys.
02:22One more time for the newlyweds.
02:23Hey!
02:24Hey!
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02:40After going back, freed from insulin worries, I started creating new songs.
02:46And to deal with official inspections, Luke and I would regularly exchange emails saying
02:50polite sweet nothings.
02:52As time passed, on that chaotic and troubled battlefield, Luke began to long for the warmth
02:58of home.
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