"What Happened to Kevin"

Vivien 2022-04-23 07:01:53

Children are an unfinished debt, and parents are an inescapable catastrophe.

Eva is not an irresponsible mother, but she became a mother when she was not ready, and her doubts and contradictions became the eternal shadow of sensitive Kevin, which turned into doubts and contradictions about his own existence; and what Kevin did For not only to prove his presence, in the habit of accumulating over time, he can only arouse her attention and concern by torturing and hurting Eva.

The film's three or more narrative lines outline a heartbreaking story, with irregular cuts, endless use of red, deliberate close-ups of facial features, and detail points before responding. Lynne Ramsay She does not overuse her usual cold shots, but uses image language to express the inner world of the characters and the inner communication between the characters, which increases her introspection.

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We Need to Talk About Kevin quotes

  • [last lines]

    Eva: Why?

    Kevin: I used to think I knew. Now I'm not so sure.

    [pause]

    Prison guard: Time's up.

  • Franklin: Hey, Kev. Listen buddy, it's easy to misunderstand something when you hear it out of context.

    Kevin: Why would I not understand the context? I am the context.