Complying with or changing the rules is a choice, and taking the result is

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The Cider House Rule

Through the perspective of a child who grew up in an orphanage, going out to see the world, experience love, and experience growth, he focuses on the relationship between choices and rules. People always make choices in the constant observance and breakthrough of rules throughout their lives. And thus suffer the consequences of the choice.

The eloquent, slow-paced film style gives people enough experience and thinking space, and through it, they can perceive some American culture and values: abortion, diploma, charity, adoption, racial issues, ethics, love and responsibility... . The film does not dig deep, but the love between the homer and the heroine is not strong. Therefore, some parts were not deeply impressed at the time and needed to be felt through aftertaste.

Homer left the orphanage with confusion and excitement, came to the manor, went to the sea, experienced love, made choices, used medical skills to help people, solved his confusion about abortion, and understood his own value... Finally Back to the place of birth - the orphanage, the greeting is full of warmth: Good night, you princess of MAINE, you kings of New England. It also reflects the inheritance of love.

Many details are very moving

After Homer was returned twice, the doctor taught Homer medicine and made him a valuable person;

Doctors make diplomas for Homer and find heirs for orphanages;

The doctor's white lie to the orphans after Faith left;

Dean/Homer good night to the orphans;

The beautiful back of the heroine;

When the colonel came back, Homer and the heroine said goodbye with their eyes;

The cider house foreman hurt his daughter and finally covered her up with his life;

The rules of the cider house finally realized that it is not that you are not allowed to go on the roof, but that you are not expected to sleep on the roof, because it is not safe, but you can rest on the roof. It's not that it takes away your freedom to smoke, it's that you shouldn't smoke beside your bed, it's easy to cause a fire... These rules are still very reasonable and caring, but they are not preached, and the workers don't understand them.

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The Cider House Rules quotes

  • Fuzzy: Is your father dead?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: Cirrhosis. It's a disease of the liver.

    Fuzzy: What, a liver killed him?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: No, alcohol killed him. He drank himself to death.

    Fuzzy: But did you know him?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: Barely. But it hardly mattered that I knew him.

    Fuzzy: Did you know your mother better?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: Mm-hmm. She's dead now too. She was a nanny.

    Fuzzy: What's a nanny do?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: She looks after other people's children.

    Fuzzy: Did she grow up around here?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: No. She was an immigrant.

    Fuzzy: What's an immigrant?

    Dr. Wilbur Larch: Someone not from Maine.

  • Homer Wells: I was wondering if you could give me a ride.

    Wally Worthington: Sure. I'd be glad to. A ride where?

    Homer Wells: Where you going?

    Wally Worthington: We're heading back to Cape Kenneth.

    Homer Wells: Cape Kenneth? That sounds fine.