The above sentence is excerpted from a netizen's review of the film. This is an emotional film, produced in 1981. Fortunately, there were no special effects and techniques in that era, which made the director and actors pay more attention to acting and storylines, creating this blockbuster that made waves at the Oscars that year.
The first is the perfect presentation of the two old actors, Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn, which can still earn the expectation and even love of most people without revealing any plot. Such a lineup is still "unmatched" to this day, right? The greatest actress in history, Katharine Hepburn, took the record of winning the Oscar for Best Actress for four times with this film; However, Fonda has also repeatedly passed by this small golden man, and is regarded as an uncrowned king. What is even more valuable is the endless hard work that the two of them put into the film-Old Fonda had a serious heart attack at the time, but he still participated in the film under the condition that he could only maintain his life with a pacemaker, and he acted so touchingly. Shen, if nothing else, this alone is worthy of our admiration; for Hepburn, who has created a brilliant life, she has long regarded fame and fortune very lightly, and her participation is entirely for her lifelong pursuit. Acting career, and then the birth of records can be regarded as a matter of course, it seems that our Merl Streep has to continue to work hard.
Of course, the main thing I want to talk about today is the film itself. "Touching" may seem superficial, and "moving deeply" can't highlight the moving plot. Words are not easy to describe, so let me tell you my true feelings: I watched this film in tears, and at least I have 1/5 of the episodes would make me cry. I don't want to escape this, although I also know that it may be easier for me to be moved than others, but it is true that the storyline of this film is too moving.
The theme of the film is rather special: it tells the story of a pair of old people in their later years. The old man Norman has a very stubborn temper, but his wife Ethel is a very kind and amiable person. The two of them lived like this for more than half their lives. The wife's name was the old man old poop, and the old man did not resist. He likes to be called that, even if his temper is such that he can "stubbornly run away" when there is no problem at all. Since the two retired, they have been living in a hut next to a lake called golden pond in Maines. Friends are dying one by one. The living environment of the two is getting more and more lonely. Their only guest is Charlie who delivers the letter. Fortunately, he got along well with them, and he could build a boat and chat for a while. The old man's daughter Chelsea has had a bad relationship with the old man since she was a child. She always feels like an enemy. This time I come back to see the old man. First, the old man is on his 80th birthday. Second, she is about to get married for the second time. moon. In fact, only Ethel in this world knows that he loves his daughter: the fisherman's clothes carefully collected, the name Chelsea slipping out of his mouth inadvertently, this kind of strange father's love is so subtle but so real in the film, and these The details were met by the unintentional grandson Billy. Although he didn't think much about the reason, but after a month, he really became good friends with this strange old man and he really felt his love. The establishment of this relationship is so incredible to Chelsea that a stubborn old man and a 13-year-old urchin who is in a period of rebellion have become friends in a month! How could she know the joy of fishing, the excitement of sailing, and even the mutual support of their grandparents and grandchildren when they were trapped on the reef. The scenes in this scene are really unique, very real, very touching.
The whole film has a perfect ending at the end of the film, with a variety of emotions as the main line of the two elders. The friendship between grandparents and grandchildren, the love between the two elders, and even the father-daughter relationship that has never been reconciled also returned to perfection in Chelsea's sentence "Dad". It's such a moving scene that there's nothing to say.
The more mundane pictures of this film also perfectly present the wonderful paradise scenery by this quiet lake in the middle of Maine: the dense forest, the quiet and vast lake, the bright wildflowers and the lively fish and birds are all in harmony there Accompanying the old man in his old age, even the daily food is so natural. Of course, we still don't want to be lost in the forest because of those strawberries, but the love between the two old people will not be so easily separated from each other.
Finally, let me end with a rather classic dialogue in the 25th minute of the film. The scene is probably that after Charlie left, Norman revealed to Ethel the real situation of his previous return. He was lost and was very afraid that he was really dead.
(Norman)
You wanna know
why I came back so fast?.
I got to the end
of our lane...
I couldn't remember
where the old town road was.
I wandered a way
in the woods.
There was nothing familiar.
Not one damn tree.
Scared me half to death.
That's why I came running
back here to you--
to See your pretty face.
I could feel safe.
I was still me.
(Ethel)
You're safe,
you old poop.
And you're definitely still you...
pickin' on poor old Charlie.
After lunch--
Afterwe've gobbled up
all those silly strawberries...
we'll take ourselves
to the old town road.
We've been there
a thousand times, darling.
A thousand.
And you'll remember it all.
Listen to me, mister.
You're my knight
in shining armor.
Don't you forget it.
You're gonna get
back on that horse...
and I'm gonna be right
behind you, holding on tight...
and away we're gonna
go, go, go!
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