But after all, the author made the adaptation himself, and the theme is still there. A large family reunited for a funeral and parted ways over an unhappy dinner. It was originally a rare reunion, but due to the vicious words and even fights between the mother and daughter sisters, it became a group fight where each other's scars were revealed. There are adultery years ago and cheating today; there are mothers taking drugs, and brothers and sisters incest (although they don’t know it); there are old age loneliness, mid-life crisis, youth confusion, and childhood shadows. Marriage has become a tragedy, no one cares about family love, everyone only thinks about themselves, how can such a family not fall apart? From this point of view, this farce was ostensibly caused by the mother who was addicted to drugs, but everyone's indifference and self-shirk over the years is the fundamental reason behind it. The screenwriter reflects on American society and way of life by describing such a day in such a family in his hometown and small town (the title of the play/title explains the time and place), and by creating such a group of typical characters.
To be honest, two hours is almost enough to see this family's endless quarrels and tears and hurts each other. It's really three and a half hours, and most people can't stand it. This long-suffering domestic mental violence reminds me of another movie, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (which is also a stage adaptation) The couple also quarreled from beginning to end. Interestingly, Tracy Letts, the screenwriter of the film, also won the Tony Award for Best Actor for his role in the show last year. It is said that this kind of ability to write and act is really rare in the entertainment industry. In my impression, there is only one Emma Thompson who has won the Oscar for best screenplay and best actress at the same time.
The original play won 5 awards at the 62nd Tony Awards: Best Stage Play, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director and Best Stage Design. In contrast, the film directed by gold-winning TV producer John Wells is not so glamorous. Even with the strong promoters of the Weinstein brothers, it has only won a few actor award nominations, and almost none of them. Among them, the drug-addicted Aunt May continued to increase the number of nominations for her Oscars and Golden Globes, but they were not as good as Cate Blanchett, who was like Vivien Leigh in her acting skills in "Blue Jasmine"; Julia Roberts, who had been silent for many years, swept Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA Best Supporting Actress nomination, this is to announce the return? In addition, with super cast members like Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, and Margo Martindale, the film failed to win the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Performance—they lost to the same big names. "American Hustle".
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