"Hearing Girl" is a film directed by Cheyenne Hyde. The film tells the story of a girl who grew up in a deaf family. After struggling and growing up, she was finally admitted to the Berklee College of Music and reconciled with her family. story. As a remake movie, "The Listening Girl" has more prominent details than the "Bellier Family" released in 2014 in several detail changes, such as the life of a family in "Bellier Family". The background is changed from a ranch to a fishing boat, and the deaf-mute younger brother is changed to a deaf-mute elder brother. This can better highlight the deaf-mute family's dependence on the only healthy girl in the family than "Berry's Family" , and made some preparations for the following contradictions. The sound suppression in several places in the film can also well reflect the situation and feelings of the deaf-mute father, brother, and mother. For example, during a one-minute silence at a concert, parents and brother can only pass the time together. Only by the female protagonist's friend's narration and observing the actions of others can one perceive the success of the daughter's performance. In the film, the daughter's studies and the life of her father and brother's fishing for a living are well dealt with. Through the character of the observer, the family's dependence on the daughter is further reflected, and the contradiction between the daughter's pursuit of her dream and the help of the family is highlighted. . However, the overall portrayal of the characters in the film lacks some soul. For example, at the beginning, the father's dissatisfaction with the fishery can only be done by complaining in private, and he does not approve of his son's idea of selling his own catch. In the middle of the film, he suddenly uses a Generous sign language to accuse the fishing grounds. In general, "Hearing Girl" is a movie that can reflect the inner world of the deaf-mute. The film also uses the character of the heroine's brother many times to show that as a deaf-mute, he hopes to treat himself fairly and give enough respect.
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