I casually downloaded a movie "The Lion" today. When I heard the name, I thought it was a documentary about lions, and then I saw its other name, "Slowly Going Home".
"The Lion" is adapted from the best-selling book "Slow Home", and is written about the author Saro Blairley's own experience - Saro and his brother went out to work when he was five years old, separated from each other, and then alone Wandering, sent to an orphanage, and adopted by a couple in Australia, he thought of his childhood at a certain moment, and then embarked on a long journey home. Saro Blairley also wrote The Lion.
Here you can see a few familiar faces, Dev Patel who played "Slumdog Millionaire" as Salo, Nicole Kidman as Salo's adoptive mother, and the dragon tattoo girl Runima She played Salo's girlfriend Lucy, and the director is also good, having directed "Top of the Mysterious Lake" produced by the BBC. The script is good, the actors are good, and the production is good, no wonder "The Lion" won 6 nominations at the 89th Academy Awards.
At the beginning of the film, there is an endless mountain, which is constantly changing. This is probably the way home for little Salo, and then there is a little boy watching butterflies, and the film slowly unfolds. After Saro was adopted, he lived a good life under the care of his adoptive parents. Later, when he saw "Candy Ears" at a friend's house, he recalled his childhood with his brother and said that when he grew up, he would buy all the candy ears in the store. But at that time he was too young to remember the way home, and then he began to search slowly, wanting his family to know that he was still alive and safe. During this period, he was like a trapped beast, like a lost lion, recalling all the details of his childhood and shortening the scope bit by bit. This kind of obsession has affected his current life, affected his relationship, family, and caused some conflicts. But if you keep thinking about it, there will be echoes, and finally you find where your home is.
There is no pretentious feeling in the whole film. You can't find any flaws. It's perfect. Whether it's little Saro's desire for home, or the last thing with his girlfriend and mother, the emotions are accumulating, weaving the web, and closing the mouth. Every actor performed perfectly.
But I think the way the film tells is the best, always arranging the development of the story through Salo's eyes, without pouring out the whole story in a hurry.
I always thought there would be Gudu's performance right after Salo went missing, but it didn't.
The film has been telling the stories of Saro's experience after he was lost. It was not until he grew up and recalled his childhood that his brother's performance after his disappearance was interspersed. During the watching process, you will follow Saro and keep thinking: "Ancient Where did Du go, where did Gu Du go, what should Gu Du do, what should his mother do?". This also paved the way for Saro's insistence on finding his hometown, so that the audience can better understand Saro's desire to find his hometown, let his family know his situation, and make his family feel at ease.
Gu Du's appearance is well arranged. Because this is a true story, you will always be afraid of the unfortunate occurrence of Salo, and at the same time think about how anxious and sad his brother will be when he can't find him, and how his brother Gudu will explain to his mother, his mother will How many tears are left.
When Salo was looking for his hometown as an adult, Gudu's performance after Salo was interspersed, which was the first highlight. When Salo returned to his hometown and did not see Gudu, the film solved the ending of Gudu, which made people cry. This is the second highlight.
This way of telling makes the film outstanding and exciting, allowing the audience to enter the plot, resonate, and accumulate emotional emotions to a high point, and understand Salo's previous performances.
Both "The Lion" and "Manchester by the Sea" have reached a certain height. The reason why "The Lion" did not compete with "Manchester by the Sea" at the 89th Academy Awards for Best Picture is probably because "Manchester by the Sea" has A particularly stark theme, sadness caused by reality, sticks like a sharp point. And "The Lion" doesn't have a theme that can be said at once. After watching it, you will feel that it is a good film, a great film, but it does not have that prominent sharp corner.
"Lion" is really a great movie, it also tells about other very important things, such as the relationship between family members, such as a large number of children disappearing every year in India, such as the physical and mental harm children suffer to warn. You will have a feeling: "How lucky you are to live and work well, to live well is to cherish everything you have, and to work well is to have the ability to protect your loved ones."
In the end, the reason why "The Lion" is called "The Lion" is because, when a lion is lost, it will find its way home by looking for its scent. Humans also have instincts, those who remember those instincts, that kind of persistence, that kind of imprint, that kind of nature His kindness made Salo strong, become a lion, and let him find his way home.
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