View more about Rust and Bone reviews
Prosthetics and fractures
Lesly 2022-04-20 09:02:01
True to the title of the film, Rust and Bone tells the story of a woman who has been fitted with a steel prosthesis and a man who grew up with a broken hand bone. The impoverished Ali was originally a fighter. He lost his job to support his family because of injuries. He had to take his son to seek refuge with his sister, who was not well-off. He also worked as a bodyguard in the local area, earning money by playing black boxing from time to time. A little extra, and Stephanie is a tiger shark trainer at Ocean Park who loses her legs in an accident on a performance, and the fate of this couple is intertwined by chance encounter; , is not inspirational, but presents the process of a big boy's painful transformation into a big man. The film's expression is very delicate, and every detail can truly capture the emotion in it. I like such a non-exaggerated film very much.
Extended Reading
-
Sam: I want to skate, too.
Alain van Versch: It's not Skate, it's Ski.
Sam: It's Skate.
Alain van Versch: No, it's Ski.
Sam: Skate!
Alain van Versch: Ski.
Sam: You're annoying me!
-
Alain van Versch: Twenty-seven bones in a human hand. Certain monkeys have more. Gorillas, 32. Five in each thumb. A man has 27. You break a hand, you break a leg... after a while calcium joins it back together. It may even end up stronger than before. But break a bone in your hand and you'll see it never heals. You'll remember it at each fight, with every punch. You'll be careful. But one day... the pain will come back. Like needles. Like broken glass.