From the very beginning, the train is slowly coming into the camera, the music is playing, and I feel like I'm going to love it.
The monologue tells a story called Homer Wells. He was born in an orphanage. The children there are lovely and innocent like angels. There is a scene that impressed me deeply. Whenever parents come to choose their children, they can't wait to hold their heads up and smile hard, hoping to be the lucky one to be chosen. In particular, there was a child named Curly, who was looking forward to being elected, but was disappointed every time.
It's a coming-of-age story, where Homer grew up in an ivory tower orphanage and wanted to get out and see the outside world, even though the Dean thought he was the right person to succeed him as a doctor. Homer became a member of the cider house, where he found love and learned about people. In the end, he returned to the place where he was born and grew up and inherited the dean.
After going through some things, he understands that everyone lives in his own rules, maybe you don't agree with other people's rules, but they have the right to choose one way or another to live. Sometimes the rules will be broken, but this is not inevitable, and there are some frustrations in life.
I especially liked the part about the orphanage. I like that they follow the nurse's prayer every night before going to bed; every time a child is picked up, they will say in unison at night, good night, XXX; even death has become so peaceful in this orphanage, the nurse will say , XXX has found his family, we should be happy for him, good night, XXX.
The dean will tell the children stories every night, before leaving, he will say the same thing, maybe the children don't understand why the dean They say it every night, but in their little hearts, it means so much.
Good night, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.
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