The bifurcation of dreams and responsibilities

Gloria 2022-12-12 15:09:49

The whole film is developed from the perspective of a healthy daughter in a disadvantaged family. On the one hand, it is faced with the pressure of the family's life, and on the other hand, it is an opportunity for one's musical talent to integrate into the group, facing dreams and responsibilities. This dilemma.

The plot of the movie is very simple. A girl with a talent for singing encounters all kinds of ups and downs on the way to pursue her dream. The movie is not sensational for the sake of sensationalism, everything seems to be a true portrayal of daily life. Ruby was born in a deaf-mute family with a family of four. She is the only one who is healthy and has a rare talent for singing. In response to this special situation, as a "normal person", he seems out of place in the group and cannot be integrated into it. In both cases, it seems that only oneself is the isolated person. Under such a role setting, it is destined to be Let the audience see a helpless conflict.

"Hearing Girl" is Hyde's second feature film after 2016's "Tallulah," a dark comedy starring Elliott Page and Allison Janney. "Hearing Girl" is also a comedy-drama film that uses a light-hearted way to show the life of a deaf family. The life of the deaf-mute family is not what we imagined. They also love life and work hard to live out their truest selves. Even if life hits them hard, they cannot resist their determination not to admit defeat. The film uses witty lines, actions, and behaviors to highlight its humor many times. The audience will not sympathize with them when watching, but will only lament that God just closed a window for them, they are the same as we are, and they put forth their passion and efforts for life.

"Listening Girl" includes many emotional elements - family affection, love, friendship, teacher-student affection, dream and reality choices, all of which have been explored and presented, so the audio-visual content is very substantial and well-shaped. Through the film, we Seeing that they are not much different from ordinary people. It's just that they need to be braver to face more difficulties, and have more patience than us to achieve what they aspire to. For us, a simple thing may take a lifetime to complete. Looking forward to the emergence of more films focusing on such vulnerable groups. Just as the world cannot be separated from various voices, we also need various images that focus on different people and things to wake us up and wake us up.

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Extended Reading

CODA quotes

  • Frank Rossi: The song you sang tonight. What was it about?

    Ruby Rossi: It was about... what it is to need another person.

    Frank Rossi: Can you sing it for me?

  • Ruby Rossi: [signing] Did you ever wish I was deaf?

    Jackie Rossi: [signing] When you were born, at the hospital, they gave you a hearing test. And there you were, so tiny and sweet, with those electrodes all over you. And I... prayed that you would be deaf. When they told us that you were hearing, I felt... My heart sank.

    Ruby Rossi: [signing] Why?

    Jackie Rossi: [signing] I was worried that we wouldn't connect. Like me and my mom, we're not close. I thought I would fail you. That being deaf would make me a bad mom.

    Ruby Rossi: [signing] Don't worry. You are a bad mom for so many other reasons.

    [They laugh]