This movie is directed at Hilary Swank.
To be honest, as a movie, it is not so "good-looking", and it is not so good compared to Swank's many previous masterpieces. However, the symptoms of ALS and the suffering of people who are gradually freezing are worthy of attention.
In medicine, there is a saying that "ALS is a terminal illness among terminal illnesses". I don't know what many other terminal illnesses are like, but this statement in a sense shows that ALS is indeed terrifying and cruel. This is not to say that it develops in one direction and there is no possibility of reversibility, nor is it because the patient only has a survival period of 3-5 years after the onset, but that the patient can always watch his death process consciously and end it in a strong way. :Respiratory failure. It's not difficult to imagine the pain of this way. If you can't imagine it, just find a plastic bag to cover your head, and you can feel the moment of freezing and death in less than a minute.
This movie tells such a story without suspense. The point is that before losing your life, what else will be lost, such as family, such as marriage, such as friends, such as dignity.
But the whole movie is very rough in terms of emotional performance.
ALS destroys motor nerves, and even loses the ability to take care of themselves by eating and drinking. Therefore, for a whole person, this is an extremely embarrassing state of living. This is a very good understanding of why Kate refused to get together with family and friends, why she struggled to do simple actions that she could not complete, and why her husband took good care of her, so she was breathlessly depressed. For guilt. She is a heavy burden. But she can't escape. The upbringing of high society keeps her graceful and decently dressed. The familiar world is an unreleasable pressure for her. She has become a "receptive bag", accepting the pity and abnormal gaze of everyone, and at the same time trying not to affect others, and not to make a fool of everyone in front of them. This is not only a performance of the upbringing they know, but also her efforts to maintain her dignity.
Thus, the Baker who suddenly broke in and completely overturned her world became her crutch and an outlet for her release.
Baker is not "cautious" like others, and will show the normal reaction of "her abnormality" uncultivated and unconcealed, which makes her feel that she is not regarded as a patient. Before she can truly accept ALS, she needs someone to help her, not useless and false comfort.
The explosive point of Kate's feelings is to turn all the accumulated pain, anger, depression, fear, etc., into a roar that does not have a few decibels. This is also the explosive point of the whole show's feelings. However, this breaking point is less touching than Swank's previous works. Is it a problem with the lens angle? Although the characteristics of the characters in the play determine that the voice is quiet and weak, it mainly depends on the expression. But I think of her another work "Million Baby", the emotional outburst of that movie, I think it appeared at the end. At that time, under the cover of the breathing mask and darkness, the performance was almost expressionless, and the voice was basically missing, only the eyes were left, but the scene was very emotional, and the emotions brewing in the front broke out at that moment, which was extremely impactful.
The process of ALS is also the process of Kate gradually recognizing feelings and self.
Kate repeatedly mentioned the past, the one who really saw her as she was. She finally understood that what she chose was not the person who really suits her, and that what she was doing was not who she was.
Perhaps because of this, Ivan's meticulous care has brought her so much guilt and burden. Only after learning that she had stolen the food, she immediately refused to leave without any room for negotiation. It was a relief to be separated from her, and the two were no longer emotionally bound. Because there is no true love between the two, because in her opinion, he only loves her ideally. Therefore, there is a clear contrast between patient couples here.
(But in fact, the relationship for more than 15 years should have entered the stage of family relationship, can't family members support each other better? Although her mother and father are like that. In these places, Lao Mei always loves Exaggerate the feelings of men and women, as if other feelings are not feelings-if that kind of feeling is not the "main theme" of the film.)
It was not until this time, when there were only a few months left in her life, that Kate could truly show hopelessness and calmness about her own situation as she wanted. This was the real release of her life. Shouting and laughing irresponsibly, going out in a wheelchair regardless of unusual eyesight, running around in public, smoking marijuana with peace of mind, cursing out of the mood, and no longer having to stay gracefully and quietly in the mode that others are expecting to be uncomfortable-Christmas That night was the last time.
Because of ALS, Kate quickly lost her life, but her life really bloomed in the last time.
Or, this is the meaning of the title "YOU ARE NOT YOU", not just the relationship and feelings between the patient and the caregiver.
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