[VTALK Film Review No. 59] "Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always" - a realistic film facing "sex education"

Amina 2022-04-20 09:02:55

This title, which is similar to the questionnaire option, and the four options actually comes from the one question and four options that are closely related to the protagonist in the plot. The plot setting of this film is very simple, which roughly means the process of a young girl from an unintended pregnancy to an abortion. From the inside of the film, it is a film about the subject of "sex education" that deserves to be thought-provoking. The issue of "sex education" is often hidden, especially for minors, most of which are topics that are avoided or even opposed to this education. Reasonable "sex education" at the right time plays a vital role in protecting one's rights, especially women's rights. This film directly addresses this topic. It's also a feminist movie, and it's also a realist movie to blame. She was pregnant unexpectedly when she was a teenager, but in order not to let her parents know, she chose to take medicine and violence to solve the surgery. On the basis of explaining the premise, the film arranges most of the content in New York, the difficult process of the two sisters, and the conflict. The whole plot arrangement is close to that of "Joker", and it is expressed in the camera around the heroine in a narrative way of character follow-up. The cinematography of the film has distinct characteristics, especially the female protagonist expressing her own emotional history, the fixed-angle long shots arranged in the face of a bunch of annoying questions and the answer options of "never, rarely, sometimes, always", depressing. The atmosphere of the scene was more integrated into the disturbed mood of the heroine at this time. In other scenes, there are also many shots with ordinary angles and full of realism.

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Extended Reading
  • Wilbert 2022-04-12 09:01:10

    Very light, but too light, so light that the pain point is almost understated and flashed; very close, but so close that it reveals that there is not enough solid event-driven. It is not as urgent as "Little Guy", not as delicate as "Girl", and not as delicate as "Dog Thirteen", which presents a silent beast waiting for girls. A lot of designed details are like Squibs, and for the audience, mediocrity must be a sin. Fortunately, the mood is still relevant, and the image under low pressure at least did not slide to greasy. The nearly ten-minute question-and-answer scene is the essence, rarely divided, trusting the actors, which actually reflects the director's determination, and finally makes the play shine. The last time I saw a good show similar to repeated dialogue, it was from the phrase "clear, understand" in Du sir's "Deadly Gold".

  • Cleora 2022-04-13 09:01:06

    3.5 / Never free, rarely hopeful, sometimes run away, always hurt.

Never Rarely Sometimes Always quotes

  • Skylar: What did the Doctor say?

    Autumn: They couldn't really help me

    Skylar: Why not?

    Autumn: I took a test.

    Skylar: What kind of test?

    [Autumn then retches and throws up]

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

    Autumn: All the time.