Alexander, played by Cumford, is an amateur writer who works part-time at a homeless shelter.
Stuart, played by Mr. Tang, is a homeless man with muscular dystrophy. He is an alcoholic, a drug addict, and a robber...
Alexander and Stuart jointly organized a parade and attended the court hearing because they jointly pleaded for the owner of the homeless home. Later, Alexander became interested in Stuart and decided to write a biography of him, so began a "two world", they huddled together to watch TV, drink, cook, and of course talk more.
Stuart rewinds his life step by step Go back and tell us a little bit what exactly changed him, what completely murdered his possibility as a normal human being. (Note 1)
If you want to complain about the injustice of life, Stuart has more reasons than anyone else. He suffered from muscular dystrophy since he was a child and was bullied by children. Since the age of 9, he was bullied by his brother Gavy, his brother's classmates, and teenagers. The teachers in the shelter took turns sexually abusing... However, in the movie, he showed more of a shame. (Note 1)
When talking about his brother, Alexander said he changed you, but Stuart denied it. He said: "Many people have childhood experiences similar to mine. They slowly learned to accept it all and lived a normal life, but I didn't...".
When I saw this, my expression was probably the same as Alexander in the film, shocked and admired. Not everyone has the courage to face their own life, but this guy said it so sincerely.
Then, Alexander asked his opening line: "If you could change one thing in your life, what would you change it?"
Stuart's answer brought me to tears: "I have a lot of options, right? Muscle atrophy. Symptoms? Rape? Gavy (Stuart's brother)? To be honest, it's easier to change myself."
Stuart doesn't blame his brother, he doesn't blame the teacher at the juvenile shelter, he only blames himself for using violence against it all. He said: "The day I started using violence, I felt 50 times stronger. When you are bullied, let anyone At the mercy, after being scolded for being disabled, I learned to use violence, I know people's fear of it, I know this kind of madness will scare others away. I used to deliberately anger myself, 6 months later, I found that I couldn't control my emotions, anger I'm not in control anymore. You know what, I don't understand myself, my madness. Sometimes I feel like I'm the son of Satan, I put the devil in, can't get him out now, I've tried , burning with fire, cutting with a knife, he doesn't care at all, why should he care, the devil doesn't want to be homeless. "
I read this passage many times, and my heart throbbed, Stuart has not only He has the courage, he is wise, even if he is slurred, his mouth is full of f**king, drugs, and rage, he is more sober and wiser than most people in understanding himself.
That's why he self-harmed, and there was a scene where he stripped himself naked and went mad, just like what he said at the end: "I just think, even if it's just once, I can stop being irritable, get relief, and escape from this Crazy."
When I saw Stuart naked and going crazy, I really began to feel sorry for Stuart, and I admired Teacher Tang, a lovely actor. This reminds me of the saying: "A person who has not experienced late night crying is not enough to talk about life." In Stuart, crying is no longer helpful, what he wants is to expel the devil in that body. He faced life bravely and wisely, but unfortunately, he did not find a way out.
Note 1: The film review "So Say, Don't Have Mind Communication".
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