Never, rarely, sometimes, always

Claudie 2022-04-19 09:03:16

The whole movie is rather depressing.

The three most striking are:

First, Autumn pierced her own nose, as if to flaunt her own growth or the first clue that she wanted to abort her child. It's also like using this kind of pain to tell yourself that the past is not worth it, and that men are shit. There seem to be a total of four main male characters in the play, if I remember correctly. The first should be Autumn's boyfriend, who yelled slut during the game; the second was his stepfather, who hypocritically told Autumn that you were great, and then pointed at the dog and insulted women; the third was the manager of the supermarket, caught She has the opportunity to engage in sexual harassment; the fourth one looks like a person, but in fact it is also for what happened with the protagonist's cousin. So the men portrayed in this movie seem to be shit. Of course, this is not exactly the case in reality, but there are indeed many such people. Relatively speaking, the female characters in the film are portrayed more tenderly, as described below.

Second, the social worker's silence and concern when inquiring about Autumn's sexuality. I was actually a little surprised here, because abortion care seems to be absent in China, but it was a doctor in Pennsylvania and a social worker in New York, and the conversation was very cordial. Repeatedly mentioning that you can choose to answer or not, I just want to keep you safe. But when it comes to "never, rarely, sometimes, always," the answer is "never." Women's passiveness in sexual life comes out at once, so women's care is necessary, because women are inherently weak in this regard. I hope China can get better and better in this regard.

Third, when cousin Autumn kisses someone she doesn't like, her little finger hooks up with Autumn. This is the tacit understanding of the two girls, the helpless insistence on reality, and the true voice of women's hearts.

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Never Rarely Sometimes Always quotes

  • Skylar: Don't you ever just wish you were a dude?

    Autumn: All the time.

  • Social Worker #2: Whatever your decision is is totally fine, as long as it's yours.