Today, let's talk about the British drama "Melrose".
The title of the film is Patrick Melrose (2018).
"Melrose" tells the unhappy life experience of actor Patrick Melrose, from being abused as a child to a drug addiction in adulthood, his life is accompanied by endless darkness and pain.
He has been trying to get out of this environment, walk out of the darkness and embrace the light, but life hits him one after another. In the end, he understood a truth, happiness needs to be fought for by himself, not by others.
This British drama is adapted from the British author Edward St. Aubin's novel of the same name. The novel "Melrose" is also the author's semi-autobiographical novel. There are five books in total, which correspond to five episodes of mini-series.
Edward St. Aubin was violated by his biological father at an early age, but his mother acquiesced to it. Under such shadows, he became addicted to drugs as an adult, and his life became a mess.
Both the novel and the miniseries faithfully recreate these experiences, and audiences can really feel Patrick's pain.
On the surface, it seems that Patrick lives in a pampered and prosperous environment. Both his parents are rich. His father is an old British nobleman and his mother is a rich American. The family lives in a large manor full of figs. The contacts are also high society people.
But in reality, Patrick lives in an emotionless family environment.
In addition to the aggression, his father continued to torture him on a spiritual level. Don't let him be with his mother, think it's cowardly; humiliate him in front of outsiders and embarrass him.
In addition to acquiescing to his husband's actions, his mother did not enter into the responsibility of motherhood. She is willing to help any outsider who does not belong to this family, and even gave two consecutive critical blows when she became an adult. One was to hand over all the inheritance to the liar, and the other was to express that she had always known that her son was violated by her biological father.
Patrick always talks about "The Sun Also Rises", but nothing is adapted.
Patrick has lived in an environment of betrayal since he was a child, and he has also developed the habit of not trusting others, let alone himself.
The trauma of childhood and the misfortune brought by the family of origin are exposed in Patrick.
He said again and again that he wanted to quit drugs, and again and again turned his head into the world of needles and pills, willing to be a poisonous worm. He just wanted to practice his own way, so that the bad habits of the Melrose family would be put to an end.
Benedict Cumberbatch, who is familiar to the audience, is the leading actor of the show.
With his excellent performance, he propped up a distressed and tragic character, and the entire five-episode mini-series was his personal acting show. After the first episode of "Melrose" was broadcast, it instantly amazed everyone's eyes.
The story finally gave Patrick a happy ending.
As a child, Patrick plucked up the courage to resist violence and succeeded. Whether this scene is a situation he made up in his brain or something that really happened, Patrick understands that happiness can only depend on himself.
Those forces that hurt you are often strong outsiders and insiders. Don't look at them to intimidate and scare you and let you keep secrets, but in fact they themselves are terribly afraid. Once you say "No" explicitly, "Me too" ceases to exist.
The same goes for Patrick growing up, hurting himself doesn't take revenge on those who hurt him because they don't care. Only by living a better life can you show your strength and not be knocked down by those injuries.
I often hear a kind of anti-intellectual chicken soup: "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger." This is a typical causal inversion logic error. The real reason is that because I am strong, I will not be knocked down by you.
If Patrick is willing to degenerate, he will be in the hands of the bad guy. Through his own efforts to become a lawyer, marry a wife and have children, and live a happy and happy life is the most powerful counterattack.
Fortunately, Patrick was not overwhelmed by the bad living environment. After experiencing many downturns in his life, he finally saw the dawn of hope. His superior material living conditions may not be universal, but his tragic experiences can be seen everywhere.
"Melrose" can give people a lot of inspiration, the most important one is not to give up on yourself, otherwise the loved ones will hurt the enemies. Lie down when you fall down. It looks very comfortable, but in fact, you are pitting yourself. If you fall, get up and fight another 300 rounds, maybe you can defeat the enemy.
Harsh environments breed poisonous scum males,
Self-love and self-help welcome the new sun.
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