There is no way to win at this time

Jean 2022-04-23 07:03:24

In the stage of smooth life, the husband is considered to be considerate and caring, and accompany the childbirth. But an accident made everyone in the family become hysterical. The husband was eager to ask his wife to restore her mood, and even wanted her to comfort her broken-hearted self. The wife's refusal made him angry; the tough and mean mother insisted on suing the midwife, unintentionally and intentionally stimulating her daughter's pain in life. Only the female protagonist, who is physically and mentally created, just wants to heal alone.

This inaction is the most unbearable for the family. In the eyes of the husband it is indifference, in the eyes of the mother it is withdrawal. The heroine's rejection of her husband's travel advice and avoidance of her husband's sexual demands have all become excuses for her husband to rediscover alcoholism and derailment. It is difficult for the mother to accept the offspring who survived as a survivor, and she does not want to sue the midwife who is at fault in the accident. Both the husband and the mother ask the heroine to endure what they think is entirely possible. In the face of suffering, everyone wants to find the source to vent and blame, but only the heroine finally chooses to internalize her pain.

In the five years I've been with my partner, I've often been smug about "being good to her." Many times I feel superior for what I do. However, this is also based on "successful life". Occasionally conflicting times, we can also see that we have different reactions when faced with conflicts. This is an instinct developed from a small family environment. I can feel the incompetence and anger of the husband in the play. It seems familiar, but in different degrees in life. How about a husband, before giving birth, will he pick up a yoga ball and treat his wife violently?

Just use this film to remind yourself how important it is to manage your emotions in the face of downturns. The sequence of sharing weal and woe is different, and the ending is different, but no matter what kind of change of situation is a test for oneself.

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  • Kari 2022-03-19 09:01:06

    Hungarian director's new work developed in the United States, the film was supervised by the old director Martin Scsis. The female protagonist is not likable in temperament, and has many scenes. Fortunately, she won the best female protagonist in Venice. The scheduling of the child-bearing scene in the opening half-hour was wonderful, and the details such as apple seed breeding were also good. Others are average.

  • Marcus 2022-03-26 09:01:09

    Cuaron has touched on the coincidence of long shots and childbirth in "Children of Men" and "Roma" before, but there is no doubt that the opening of the film has tapped the connection between the two to a new field. After such a high opening, despite many very deliberate and cliché metaphors, it is not easy to maintain an acceptable level on the whole. Howard Shore's distinctive soundtrack made me almost think the second half was going to turn into a suspense movie

Pieces of a Woman quotes

  • Elizabeth: And I'm ashamed of me. That I wasn't a good enough mother to teach you how to stand up and speak for yourself, for God's sakes. And to deal with this. Like my mother taught me. After my father went into the ghetto, my mother found a shack, an empty shack, that she went into and gave birth to me. Without any help at all. She stashed me under the floorboards when she had to go out and steal food. So she could make milk enough to keep me alive, but just alive. Not strong enough to cry, or we'd be caught. When she finally got me to a doctor, he advised her to just let me go. That I wasn't... I wasn't strong enough to survive. But when she absolutely insisted, he picked me up by my feet and held me up like a chicken and said, "If she tries to lift her head, then there's hope." And you know what I did, Martha? I lifted my head. That's what I'm asking you to do now. Lift your head and fight for yourself, for God's sakes! Go out there and face that woman.

  • Lane: Yes, how did you feel holding your baby you had just given birth to?

    Martha: She smelled like an apple.