[Five-star movie recommendation] Social subordination

Adaline 2022-04-21 09:03:34

When I watched this movie, my heart seemed to be hollowed out. As the movie went deeper and deeper, anger, regret, shock, calm, and many kinds of emotions kept changing. "Crimes in the American Pastoral" is adapted from a real case and shows the other side of human nature. In fact, I have always known that ghosts and gods are not terrible, but people are terrible; people are not terrible, but human nature is terrible; human nature is not terrible, but human nature is not terrible. Being in control is scary. After watching this movie, I can't even find the real sinner, who did it wrong? There are no answers in movies, and no answers in life. This movie reminded me of a term "social subordination" that refers to individuals in a society that are influenced by the social environment and succumb to social rules. But I don't want to be like that. I hope this movie will encourage friends I know to do the right thing and be the real me

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  • Gertrude Baniszewski: You know what it's like to be sick, Sylvia. I've been sick for so long, too. I can't... discipline my kids they was I should. I punish them I know, but... sometimes with my medicine I gets so I don't know what I'm doing.

    [begins to cry]

    Gertrude Baniszewski: And I care for them so much. Paula, the thing is... Paula's a lot like me. I had her when I was just about your age. Then Stephanie. Then all the others. Then John left... And here I am on medicine, doing whatever I can to keep my family together. I want something better for Paula... There has to be something better... And I need to protect my children...

    [cries]

    Gertrude Baniszewski: Do you understand that? You kids... you're all I've got... Thank you, Sylvia. Thank you for understanding, thank you.

  • Sylvia Likens: She sacrificed me to protect her children, and she sacrificed her children to protect herself.