The film seems to be interpreting my childhood

Willa 2022-09-28 19:35:05

At the end of this movie, it was the same as when I was a child. At that time, I was about the same age as the little protagonist. I was in the first grade of elementary school. I still remember the scrawny mother suffering from cancer lying on the hospital bed. It was hugging me and crying. Suddenly, one day after school, my relatives took me to the hospital to see my mother for the last time. Seeing the film finally brought back memories of childhood sadness and pain. The picture is still fresh in my memory...

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A Monster Calls quotes

  • [first lines]

    Conor: [having a nightmare] Mama! Mama!

    Conor: [waking] How does the story begin?

    The Monster: It begins like so many stories. With a boy, too old to be a kid. Too young to be a man. And a nightmare.

  • The Monster: [telling a story] "You may have the yew tree," said the parson. "I will preach sermons in your favor. I will do anything if it would only save my daughters."

    The Monster: "Would you give up everything you believed in?" said the apothecary.

    The Monster: [as the Parson] "If it would save them, I would give up everything."

    The Monster: [as the Apothecary] "Then there is nothing I can do to help you."