Remuda's mother, Irina, appeared as the "dead" at the beginning. Remuda and her sister Soleil went to the cemetery to visit their parents, because everyone thought that the fire many years ago took them away. s life. It is well known that Elena just took revenge for her husband's derailment, and it was not Elena who died in the fire, but her husband's lover. And her return was also to ask Remuda to forgive her carelessness and neglect.
This film contains heavy taste factors such as murder, burial, incest, ghosts, etc., but under the director's handling, it has evolved into a bright film of healing. The film does not deliberately create the tragic situation of Remuda, nor does it show the scene of Paula killing her adoptive father by mistake, but resolves Remuda's chaotic situation with occasional accidents. After her mother Elena and her father died in the fire, Remuda also left the family early and came to live in Madrid with her husband Buck and daughter. Daughter Paula unfortunately repeats what happened to Remuda. Her adoptive father Buck tries to rape Paula, so Paula accidentally kills him. When Remuda was disposing of her husband's body, the restaurant owner unexpectedly appeared and gave her a good place to hide the body; Linna unexpectedly appeared under Soleil's bed. In the face of these unexpected situations, the movie always resolves the embarrassment in a humorous tone, making people forget the grief brought by death.
You can feel Remuda's strength and forbearance, and you don't know how much energy is hidden under her thin face to keep her going. But when she said "I need you, Mom" to Elena like a spoiled daughter, we still saw her emotional release and catharsis, because the appearance of her family gave her the motivation to support. One of the highlights and sensationalities in the movie is that Remuda sang the song her mother taught her to the accompaniment of the guitar. Elena in the car not far away was also crying secretly, because the song sounded more like calling for her return, because her daughter had already forgiven her. This is also the concentrated expression of the emotional outburst of the actor Penelope in the whole film. This scene is very exciting.
There are few male characters in the film, which has always been Almodóvar's style, but this time all the women are close family members, friends, mother and daughter, sisters, neighbors who have been with each other for many years. Remuda, Irina, and Augustina all have their own secrets and pain, but although they have hurt each other, they still have to support each other and unite the power of women after things have changed. Under the peaceful life, the most forbearing and strong characters of women are surging; the director also gave these women an understanding and tolerance beyond ordinary people, and gradually erased the pain of life with a sympathetic and humorous tone, using bright colors. And the magnificent pictures set off the cheerfulness, independence and strength of these women.
The return, not only refers to the guilty mother Elena who came to the public as a "ghost", hoping that her daughter Remuta can forgive her; it also untied Remuda's many years of heart knot, because there are only people in this world. Her mother knew that Paula was not only her daughter but also her sister, and the strong Remuda needed a force she could rely on to tell her secrets and pain. It is also the best ending to be able to let go of the past and hug the mother and daughter. Of course, in Almodóvar's films, men are far less important to a family than women, and women's strength, their love and kindness are the destination of every family, and the most important thing to unite and support a woman. strength.
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