The first time I saw it was still in college, I only remember the story about it, and when I looked again 10 years later, this character still impressed me. Very stubborn, she would rather struggle to get bloodshed when she was punished to cut her hair; willing to take a very big risk and deal with unreliable men at all costs, hoping to help her escape, but her "sex trade" was not at all The taste of begging, very righteous and bold. She always has to pierce the defenses of others, which stems from her own stubbornness to face the truth—hidden her son’s necklace that is the only spiritual sustenance of her family, because she thinks she “has not enough to bear”; guarding the death of the old lady Before, I would like to say, "The nuns are just completing the task, no one cares about you, including me, so do it well, and you will die soon!" I
appreciate this person very much. I am a pure person and there is nothing to analyze. I’m just curious, where did she have courage, what kind of experience she has, to form such a firm style, but unfortunately, this is not explained in the movie. After she escaped, she eventually ended up with her own career and life, and did not become an ordinary housewife. It also fits her style very well.
The other one who was impressed was the old guard lady. I haven't noticed this character before, just as a small supporting villain. This time, it was this man who made me sad the most.
When she first appeared, she was a bigoted and harsh old woman. Her happiness was to discipline the women workers strictly, and then report to the old nun for praise. At that time, I thought her way was like a child.
Another scene is that she accidentally saw Bernadette take off her pants in front of a man (in exchange for a promise to help her escape). She was going to report out of fear, but she did not discriminate against any individual. She discriminates against women who are open, and that is also because of the religion she identifies with, which is also very innocent.
This old lady spent almost her entire life in the monastery, seemingly living a very sure and conflict-free life, with an absolute moral standard, a stable identity and mission, but she told her all the reasons when she died.
She asked Bernadette not to leave her alone and face death alone. She said that she would wait for her mother to pick her up. From the narrative, she probably had many children in her family and was poor when she was young, so she was sent to the monastery. But she never gave up the wish that one day a "kind and kind" mother would come to pick her up, and worked hard to be a good girl until she died, still looking forward to it.
Is her mother really kind and kind? That is the best memory of her childhood and the deepest feeling of being loved. This may be the true faith that supports her life in the monastery. And until he was about to face death, his mother did not appear. In fact, whether her mother loved her or not, she abandoned her and never saw her again, but this is true.
In the end, Bernadette pierced her dream, told her that no one cared about her, and then walked away. When she came back, the old lady had died alone, Bernadette kissed her on the forehead and said, "You deserve it." I don’t remember what the original English words are. The translation looks like a sentence of punishment and revenge for her. Maybe there are other meanings. Bernadette wanted to say that facing the truth and then dying, this is what life should be. The destination.
But is this really good? I'm very sad here.
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