Beth is a mentally handicapped woman, and her actions cannot be judged by normal people's thinking. She has flaws, and even if she does something shocking, she cannot simply measure what is right or wrong. This film is a film made in accordance with the "Dogma Declaration", all using handheld photography, the shaking of the screen is dizzying, but out of love for the film itself, I am willing to overcome the dizziness. For me, no matter how the director tells the story (that is, what form he uses to express his story), what he wants to express and what he cares about behind the story is the most moving and thought-provoking. A good movie, its tentacles are always able to break through the layers of the veil of form and enter my heart without error. The director understands what he wants to say, and the form he chooses serves the content, without extra footage and nonsense, and is extremely powerful. It's like the first shot in Whale Circus: a sleazy tavern, drunken boozers in patched clothes and tousled hair. The music played, the camera slowly began to pull back, the drunkards were standing, sitting or lying down, silently entering the frame one by one... I just felt extremely elegant!
Returning to the film itself, Beth's unconditional love for Jane firmly believes that her love can redeem him, no matter how outsiders view it, she always adheres to her "belief" (although we all know this is impossible), from one end, until death. Those who have faith are happy. In that sense, at least, Beth was happy. She violated the moral norms of the society, and even faced the danger of being abandoned by her family, society, and religion, but she still did not look back. When personal emotions conflict with non-personal, or so-called social and moral norms, what is the most important thing for the individual? Different people will have different choices. As an outsider, I have no right to judge the choices he/she makes. After all, he/she will bear all the consequences of the choice.
At the end of the film, Beth dies, and she suffers the consequences. And at her last moment, she asked, "Is he better?" With a poignant hope on her face, it was poignant. Doing things that are impossible for outsiders to have results, but from the beginning to the end, always believe in it. It's not about religion, it's her personal belief. In fact, the only thing that can really give a person psychological comfort is the true belief in her heart. Some people choose religion, some people choose other things, the categories are different, but in terms of individual help, it may be the same. The director's arrangement in this way is not only poignant, but also makes me feel his warmth. In the eyes of outsiders, no matter how unfortunate Beth was, to herself, she was happy. At least, he didn't arrange for Beth to "suddenly wake up" at the end. What a huge blow to the individual with the sudden loss of that belief? !
The film is here, and if it ends, there is no problem. But in the end, we were surprised to find that Jane had recovered. He returned to the ship, mourned Beth's death, and resumed his work, his life. How does the passing of a loved one affect our lives? No matter what happens, as long as you choose to keep going, you will always face new situations. There is no reason to condemn Jane, this is his life.
Last shot: In mid-air, the church bells ring. Peace and blessings, for Beth, for Jane, or for you and me in this world? Narrate things rather than preach, and give sympathetic understanding and care to the world and the people who live here. I like this movie.
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