There are many far-fetched places in the film. The family's habit of mother is one, and they escape from life to a super obese person who has not left home for seven years to support themselves with their children. No one reprimanded her and woke her up. Everyone took over. With her indulging herself like this, no one could pull her back from the abyss. Gilbert clearly hated his mother's fatness, and would pick up a child who was as curious as watching an orangutan in a zoo to see his mother slumped on the sofa, but he didn't admit it. At this point, in front of his mother, he still said that he loved her. He would rather lie to himself, lie to mother, lie to everyone, than to have a good talk with his mother in the face of this disgust. Such love is not true love, and such a seemingly harmonious family is not really Loved family; Mr. Carver has clearly discovered the illicit relationship between Gilbert and his wife, and asked Gilbert to go to his office many times. Finally, he finally pulled Gilbert to the office. It was to fool him into buying insurance, and Mrs. Carver was roasted. Called away because of the cake, and then hung up that night. This is simply the most inexplicable and insignificant person in the film. His "love", or "fear" of his wife, has no cause and effect. He still thinks about his right and left, let Gilbert buy insurance? And he doesn't look like a coward, why is he so afraid of his wife? The death is also inexplicable. Judging from the development of the plot, his death is to let Mrs. Carver leave the town so that Beckkey has Gilber all, no direct conflict with Gilbert, and no direct conflict with his wife. It seems that even psychologically. The impact is very small, too tasteless; afraid that the crane will lift their mother's body and cause the crowd to watch and make the mother a joke, Gilbert burned the house, and said to Arnie before the burning, I need your help, what help? The excuse that Arnie missed the point of the house? What about the furniture you moved out ahead of time? Also, is this self-cremation? Is this allowed? Besides, if the crane came to lift his mother, he would be watched. Wouldn't he be watched if the house was burned with such a strong smoke? There is still grass all around. If you click on the house, won't the grass not fall? Aren't you afraid of causing a fire? Without any explanation, I patted the beautiful sky and passed by.
Leo's performance was amazing, I realized it was Leo only after reading the cast list, and I was shocked; Depp was quite normal, or in other words, he didn't perform Gilbert's depression; Juliet's body language was a bit off at the beginning, there were a few scenes and The expression is suspected of being stupid, but since the beginning of the intersection with Gilbert, it has become smoother. Spirituality and weirdness are two different things, and acting spiritually and really spiritual are two different things.
The translation of the title is too post-80s. In fact, the English title itself uses a metaphor, or what's eating Gilbert Grape is more expressive.
Overall, the director wanted to express too many things, resulting in a lot of details not being handled well enough, and the main line of the story not clear enough. Depp is not a good candidate to play Gilbert. At the age of 30, he still does not have that much pressure. A feeling of being overwhelmed by the exhausted and repressed reality, he is still more suitable for playing the bohemian prodigal son.
If you like children's shoes with touching and warm details in this kind of family trivia, you can go to Parenthood, I think it is much better than this one.
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