Facts have proved that this insurance is still very worthwhile. After the movie came out, the word of mouth was very good. The IMDb score was 7.5, and the box office reached 5 million (for an independent film). Awards, 18 nominations). It’s really hard to imagine that a film that took only 4 weeks to shoot and hardly rehearsed can achieve this quality. To be hypocritical, from the script to the director, plus two powerful protagonists, is the reason for this movie.
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Under the setting of a disaster, the film tells the story of the male protagonist Curtis caused by a foreseeable dream. Many people will think of "Melancholia", which is also labeled as psychological, disaster, horror, and suspense. But what I want to say is that the theme, melody, and background of the two films are completely different. As the title says, this is a film about marriage and faith.
In fact, judging from Jeff's original writing background, it is not difficult to imagine the original intention of creation. The first year of marriage. The transition from twenty to thirty. In such a period of time, there will inevitably be many changes in life, a lot of friction, and a lot of responsibility. So the role of Curtis appeared.
In the first half of the movie, Jeff tried his best to portray a Curtis with a very complacent life, a job with good welfare, an iron buddy, and a warm home, and many pictures looked very warm, such as after returning from work. She would take off her shoes, holding Samantha in her arms, and whispering at the door of her deaf-mute daughter's room. If you have paid attention to it, before and after the beginning of each dream, there is always a scene where Curtis is with his family. And each dream state to the state of the next day is a repetitive process, step by step intensified and sinking deeper and deeper, until I go to the library to look through the materials, go to the doctor, and go to see the mentally ill mother.
The turning point of the movie started from the second time he took his daughter to learn sign language. Curtis saw the lightning and thunder, then turned to look at Samantha who was asleep in the car. That glance was the reason why he decided to build the shelter. Because this is the last thing he can't lose, but all things start to fall apart.
First quarreled with Samantha, then confessed to her illness, then lost her job, messed up with her brother, and even a storm came, thinking that her prediction came true, but the sun was still shining the next day.
The collapse of life can happen very quickly, but in the end Samantha walked to Curtis and worked out a way to deal with what happened. Yes, Jeff wants to say that after so many experiences, marriage is the most reliable.
Regarding the ending, it is the focus of the film. Samantha accompanies Curtis to receive treatment, stay away from the shelter, and go to the beach for vacation. At this time, the apocalyptic storm really came, but it is not so important, including everything in front of the film, dreams or not, real or unreal, no matter what it is, it doesn’t matter, what’s important is at the end of the film. A shot of this family together.
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