Of course, we can't ignore the author's careful observation and super sensitive nerves, but it is a person who is reluctant to come into contact with an unfamiliar world and accepts Mary and her van breaking into his life. It's not just the strong smell she left after she entered her house unscrupulously to use the bathroom, it's not just your "old lady" scorned by the neighbors, she reminded him of his mother, of the phantom that living alone lacks, and of The cowardice who dare not call out his true name to the world, hair, smell, eyes, talk... the invisible thread just binds them together, and has nothing to do with any adjective or definition in the real order. They are in the world. Live in a huge truck, just like the rest of us.
You can say that this is a miracle, but it is not a miracle. We see the anti-social side. She does not resist the gift of neighbors and the care of social workers, but she must follow her own principles, and one is at the bottom of society. Even people who are out of place, in turn allow society to operate in accordance with her order, and the realistic grotesque often brings a miracle-like perception and pursuit. When the neighbors were disgusted and afraid that her truck would stop in front of their own home, they were eager to see the gossip of other community "victims" under her "prestige". Driven by curiosity, they turned out to be recognized and tolerated. In fact, everyone Everyone has a little rebellion against stereotypes.
When the camera freezes Mary's trembling hands on the keys of the piano, we will understand that the trauma that lasted a lifetime is extremely huge, thinking that we have become a murderer and avoiding it is just a turning point in frightening and escaping from reality. There is no constant resentment, harshness, and accusation in her life, and the courage to escape with half of her life, but to let writers who think they are in the middle class and intellectuals to examine themselves. The significance of this is the most touching part of the film.
If I say regret, it is the scene of going to heaven in the end, or I have no religious beliefs, and I can’t experience the strong sense of belonging. I have been damaged in my life. In the end, I still have to rely on the so-called restoration of faith and dying wishes. In my opinion Coming is the saddest part of the film.
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