"The Father" explores the boundaries of family affection and morality. This is an obscure and extremely tragic zone. After their wrestling in time is exposed, they bring a strong sense of pain and a stronger sense of powerlessness. The film is a story told entirely from the perspective of an elderly person. There is "I" but also the loss of "I", as if to use images to reproduce the completely gelatinized substances in the minds of Alzheimer's patients. The chaotic time and space can calmly reveal the selfishness, the most powerless love, and the most confusing contradictions that are the easiest for humans to gain synaesthesia. Under the trouble of disease, what is waiting in the deepest part of life is these unanswerable bitterness, which is enough to make the audience feel indescribable sadness after watching the film. From the cunning and arrogant father to the irritable, helpless, timid, and sad old man, Anthony Hopkins presents a symphony that continues to spread, because he is like a grandfather and a father, more like the dusk of every human being. Watching the film actually didn't notice the so-called acting skills, because under his old eyelashes, Anthony Hopkins hid the coldness that is greater than the story and less than the life
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The Father evaluation action
2021-12-16 08:01
Extended Reading
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Anthony: I feel as if I'm losing all my leaves.
The Woman: Your leaves?
Anthony: Yeah.
The Woman: What do you mean?
Anthony: The branches and the wind and the rain. I don't know what's happening anymore. Do you know what's happening?
[SNIFFLES]
Anthony: All this business about the flat. I... I have nowhere to put my head down anymore. But I know my watch is on my wrist, that I do know. For the journey. If not, I... Don't know if I'll... be ready to, uh... To... To...
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The Woman: First... we'll get dressed, shall we?
Anthony: Yes.
The Woman: We'll get dressed, and then we'll go for a walk in the park, shall we?
Anthony: Yes.
The Woman: Good. The trees and all the leaves. Then we'll come back here, and we'll have something to eat.
Anthony: Yes.
The Woman: And then you can have your siesta, all right?
Anthony: Yes.
The Woman: And then if you're feeling on good form, we can go for another little walk in the park. ust the two of us.
Anthony: Yeah.
The Woman: Because it's such a lovely day.
Anthony: Yeah.
The Woman: It's sunny outside. And we have to go while it's sunny. We have to take that chance.
Anthony: Yeah.
The Woman: 'Cause it never lasts long when the weather's this good, does it?
Anthony: No.
The Woman: So... let's get dressed. Is that all right?
Anthony: No.
The Woman: Come on now.
Anthony: No.
The Woman: Come on, baby. It's all right. Come on... Shh. Easy now. Easy. You're going to feel all right in a minute, I promise you. Everything will be all right.
[Music Playing and Leaves Rustling]