In the play, this film still inherits the creative line of the Darnet brothers' "hard realism" or "people's livelihood film", which is full of strong criticism. Cyril, a boy who was abandoned by his father in the orphanage, wanted to live with his father but was rejected. He was adopted by Samantha, a kind hairdresser, but robbed and wounded because of the instigation of the bad boy Wes. The film involves juvenile delinquency and the social welfare system, as well as the parent-child relationship. More important is the theme of the second half of the film: revenge and forgiveness. Cyril injured the owner of the newsstand and his son. Although they reached a settlement with Samantha's help, they were not forgiven. At the end of the film, Cyril met the father and son who had been injured by him, and hurriedly fled to climb the tree, but was hit by a stone thrown by his son and fell heavily from the tree. But when his father came to clean up the scene and discuss how to evade legal responsibility, Cyril got up, said nothing, and rode away. This is the thrilling and tragic moment that must be found in the Darnet Brothers movie, and this time, the power and desire for reconciliation are even stronger.
Another interesting point is that the Dannet brothers used silent music in the film for the first time (appears at the end of the film in "The Silence of Lorna"), and it is a string music with a very sensational effect, which will make audiences familiar with their film large. Stunned. Probably this is also a clear signal for them to retreat from a certain "reality" or enter the "movie". The film is full of a strong sense of morality, whether it is Samantha's unconditional love for Cyril, or Cyril's last atonement-style injury and departure. It can be seen that the Dane brothers have a certain expectation of "great love" in addition to their usual distrust of blood family, which is also in the same line with their film creation since "A Promise of Gold". It's just that Samantha is really generous for no reason, and Cyril's father Guy is cold and unkind. Maybe this is just a story with a little warmth in the "movie", rather than the reality that they have always focused on writing—— Just as Cyril stood up again after falling from a tree at the end of the film (the foreign worker who fell from the scaffold died hard in "The Golden Promise"), it is simply a good wish. From another perspective, in the face of extremely harsh reality, the Darnet brothers finally chose the soothing function of the movie, even with a slightly dramatic trend. This change also brings out a certain sadness.
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