Let's talk about the actors first. Two of my favorite actors are Leonardo and Johnny Dipp, who are two powerful acting schools. I like jonny purely because I know Edward Scissorhands well. In that movie, he was pure and kind, pitiful and heart-wrenching, and very impressive.
But the protagonist of this movie is not only young and handsome, but he did not make my eyes shine. His expressiveness is average. Maybe it is the need of the character setting. Works in a convenience store, has two best friends, and has an affair with a married woman. Since my father's death, my mother has not been out of the house for 7 years. She is unhappy, the car will tilt the car, and the floor will creak when walking, so that the best friend who knows the structure of the house and its understanding of the house will repair the foundation of the house, but it will be full. An obese mother who weighs hundreds of pounds, plus a worry-free younger brother who is born with intellectual disabilities, and two sisters with very different personalities.
Leonardo did express the personality of this disabled brother to the fullest. From time to time, he would touch his nose with his hands. This is Ani's signature move in the play. From time to time, he would repeat other people's words with a smirk. Climbing up the high generator attracts the police and fire brigade, and the gestures and expressions of walking and talking are the feelings of mentally handicapped people. But as far as the role is concerned, this is just a mentally retarded younger brother. The one who plays the main role in the development and promotion of the plot is Gilbert, who starred in his brother.
They lived in a desolate place, and when the sun went down, in the distance only the house seemed to stand on the desolate plain.
What touched me the most was their family life. The eldest sister used to be a primary school teacher, and now she stays at home to take care of the family's diet and daily life, especially the obese mother and the mentally handicapped younger brother. She is patient but sometimes she will collapse for the reality of life. , Ani overturned the birthday cake she finally made, which made her cry anxiously. Although Ani is disabled, his mother still loves him like a treasure in the palm of his hand. The younger sister has a completely different attitude towards her younger brother, treating him as a burden to the family, hoping that the police will take him away and control him.
Gilbert is the guardian who mainly takes care of Ani, and despite being extremely responsible and patient, there will still be outbreaks. The night before Ani's 18th birthday, Gilbert was in a bad mood because Ani didn't want to take a bath and hide. He was in a bad mood. He beat him, but he ran away with sadness and guilt. He didn't want such a life, he I wanted to run away...but the next day I apologized to my brother and mother with guilt. Both mother and sister were angry with Gilbert for this.
No one is perfect, this is the most real person, who will be angry, sad, and full of emotions, not the fearless hero or hard-working role played in some movies.
The turning point of the plot should be the appearance of a stray girl. She is a free and beautiful person, and her beauty is the kind of spirit in her that dares to step out of the original circle of life. As her grandmother said, she inspired herself to come out. It was also her that changed Gilbert's life. In the end, after his mother died, Gilbert burned down the original house and took his younger brother, the girl and her grandmother to wander around the world to find another piece of sky that belonged to them. That's exactly what the title means.
End the miserable life and bravely find another piece of sky that belongs to you.
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