(Text/Yang Shiyang)
It's weird and healed. This is the most intuitive feeling that "Atypical Solitude" gives people. It’s hard to say what this American show is about, even if it seems to have a clear theme, an 18-year-old boy with "high-energy autism" suffered his own puberty. American dramas about autism and autism are not uncommon, but most of them are sad or tragic, but "Atypical Solitude" is bottomless and unscrupulous. It is full of irony and ridicule, and is full of related sex stories. See In the end, I slowly discovered that some warm things began to flow in my heart. Those who were not caring and ridiculed were actually the real respect, which eliminated the autistic child as a patient. He was just an ordinary person. Occasionally saying something strange, causing a little embarrassment from time to time, but think about it, who is not the case? Everyone is sick, right?
If you have to find a familiar American drama analogy, then perhaps you can understand "Atypical Solitude" as the "prequel" of Xie Er in "The Big Bang Theory". Indeed, how does the actor Sam in this story look like Xie Er-incompatible with the world, a quirky, extremely clever, persistent and cute, ignorant of the world, ignorant of the relationship between men and women.
Sam is 18 years old, still thin, withdrawn, afraid to look directly at others, only one friend, loves to talk about Antarctica and penguins, raises a turtle, works hard for psychotherapy, is surrounded by anxious parents, and is cared for by his beloved sister. . But he was also growing up after all, and finally ran into adolescence that everyone couldn't escape. He seeks love, gains love, is hurt by love, and hurts others. Of course, he is encountering sex. This elusive thing for ordinary people is even more troublesome for Sam. It has become a catalyst for him to grow up, know himself, face himself, accept himself, and more importantly. The thing is, after experiencing all the chaos, he seems to be getting rid of the inherent symptoms a little bit and slowly blending into the crowd.
This American drama is interspersed with a lot of monologues and babbles. This pale boy mutters all the thoughts to himself, his incomprehension, his confusion, his hopes, his anger, his desires, in this way, Everything becomes interesting. Perhaps we can look at this confused boy from a different perspective. Generally speaking, he is a patient. He cannot hide the thoughts in his heart and cannot communicate like most people. For example, he doesn't know how to imply and doesn't understand euphemism. Others find him difficult to fight. Only his kind-hearted girlfriend thinks this is frank. She said to him, "My parents are not at home, maybe you can come and find me." But Sam didn't understand the mystery of this, and asked his friend, a geek who thought he was suave, and the other party told him that it was suggesting that he was about sex. So Sam asked the girl in front of all the classmates if she meant it. There are many embarrassing things like this, but over time, these ridiculous embarrassments have given rise to another situation and rhetorical questions. Everyone, all "normal people", make rounds and corners every day. It is paradoxical that people close their thoughts and conceal them. The true heart, and then speak some words that make each other feel appropriate, to maintain a false relationship. Is this a "symptom"? In this sense, as an autistic patient, Sam’s deep incomprehension about the world around him has become a unique contrast, which allows people to ask themselves whether they are trapped in something every day. Absurdity and illusion in this sense. For a long time, our perspective has been fixed in the identity of the "majority" and the "normal". For people like Sam, it is nothing more than a curious and ridiculous attitude, but after a long time, we find that we need to be The content of the ridicule is no less than that of the "patient".
The success of this story is that it does not focus only on the "patient". Sam is the protagonist, but not the absolute protagonist. In other words, he is not everything, even if his family has to do it because of his special circumstances. To deal with it, but everyone in the family is also dealing with their own lives and their own confusion. Sam is like a mirror, reflecting the hearts of everyone in the family.
Observing from the outside and judging from the whole, this is a happy family. In addition to Sam, they also have a hardworking, smart and beautiful daughter. As a daughter and sister, Casey always felt that her family was ordinary and comforting, but she soon realized that this family was not without rifts. For example, she later learned that when she was a child, her father had run away from home. For a while, it's just that everyone will not talk about it in the future. When a father finds that his son can never get along with him like other children, laughing and playing with him, the indescribable pressure and despair are enough to tear everyone apart. Therefore, his running away from home cannot be carried out with moral judgments. Allegations. This sad and desperate part appears in the story with a short background, which reminds people that this story is also slowly changing perspectives, and the camera slowly shifts from looking at the boy Sam. To the face of every family member.
Dad has gone through that unbearable period and has now become a clumsy and responsible man, while mother is experiencing a quietly coming mid-life crisis. Her most important role is not just mother and wife, but also her son's "nurse" and "accompaniment". But one day, her son suddenly told him that he should buy clothes by himself instead of wearing what his mother bought casually. T-shirt, for the mother, the growth of the child is a complicated process, not only gratification, but also panic. Her enthusiasm was emptied out of her release place, her own meaning was suddenly banned, what is the value of her existence? ? Prepare a party for the children, make hair for the girlfriends, and also attend and maintain the gatherings of mothers of autistic children, complaining, admiring, encouraging and gossiping with each other. In addition, she The only thing left in his life is to face the huge emptiness. Unable to avoid vulgarity, she chose an extramarital affair as a shortcut to fill the void. It was a man who completely contradicted their lives. The middle-class family she was in was prudent and proper, always full of plans, but the bartender only lived in the moment. , He became a booster in the life of a desperate housewife. At this point in the story, people will understand that everyone is struggling hard behind smiling faces and relaxed gestures that pretend not to care. The daughter is weighing a better high school on the one hand, and her friendship and the love that has just begun on the other; Sam’s psychiatrist seems to be in control of everything on the surface, but in fact, her feelings are also collapsed...More Don't mention Sam himself. While struggling with illness, he starts to be at a loss for the love and sexual instincts that suddenly come in youth. There is a girl who loves him, but he feels that he is in love with a psychologist, or he has no idea what love is.
You see, so this is not a story that separates ordinary people from patients at all. Everyone in this story is shattering, and everyone is reorganizing. People have encountered a period of ups and downs in their lives, and everyone is looking for a proper way to try to get through it. Generally speaking, this is a story with a heartfelt heart. It presents the dignified themes that can be imagined in a self-deprecating and humorous manner, the weird diseases that cannot be escaped, the crisis of middle age, the confusion of youth, and those The eternal predicament, how to deal with sex and love, what distance should be kept between people, and how can family members not be suffocated by familiarity and not alienated from each other. Life sets harsh puzzles for people lightly, and we can only search for the answers.
After groping, searching, struggling, trying, and being hurt and hurt, Sam finally softened. He took off his hoodie, put on a dress, and opened his heart to his girlfriend. He seemed to understand What is the meaning of love and life, even if the feeling is vague and vague. But isn't it true for everyone? Who can tell the shape of love, who can trace the outline of life. When you watch Sam dare to look directly at others, and watch him understand the feelings of others, you will understand what a wonderful change it is. Sam is not just a patient, he is also a microcosm of each of us. Who's life has never experienced confusion, bumps and relief.
(This article first published "Beijing Youth Daily")
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