Ang Lee is constantly discussing the topic of family. From "Father Trilogy" to "Icestorm". All are ethical dramas centered on the family.
This time, it was two native American middle-class families in the 1970s. Against the background of moral deconstruction, the mid-life crisis and the exploration of adolescence within the family continued to ferment.
Everyone in the film is caught in their own predicament, and the families have never really cared about each other seriously. Some tried desperately to cover up their infidelity, some suppressed their dissatisfaction, and some went on a rampage. Everyone wants to be cared for, but everyone can't take care of themselves. Until the unexpected came, suddenly awakening everyone.
"It was my idea to use the ice storm as a metaphor for the brokenness of the family structure. Home is like ice, seemingly solid but fragile. On the night of the ice storm, the two families experienced disintegration, and the next morning, everyone was Awakened and faced everything again. I hope to pursue some flavors of Greek tragedy at the end of the film: fear and pity."
——"A Dream of a Movie in Ten Years of Sleep" p218
Family communication and warmth should be the core value of a family.
If you want to ask what to use to face the deconstruction of morality? The answer given by Ang Lee seems to be the connection of home. The value of users and the reconstruction of social value.
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