film is adapted from the novel of the same name by EL Doctorow, and he is based on the novel of the same name by Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of "The Scarlet Letter".
The successful lawyer Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston) has a happy life. He has a beautiful wife Diana (Jennifer Garner) who is in charge of the gallery who has been married for fifteen years, and a pair of twin daughters. He has a big house in the suburbs. This is a comfortable life for the middle class that everyone envy.
Howard remembered that he got Diana by prying his friend's girlfriend, so he always liked to be jealous of her. They often use flirting with outsiders to provoke their mutual passion. It's just that Diana quickly got tired of it.
When Howard went home that day, his brain suddenly flooded for some reason. He decided to hide in the attic on the side to see what would happen at home. The sad Diana finally found the police, but to no avail. Howard, hiding in the attic, was sometimes happy and sometimes angry for his teasing wife. He kept going like this every day. When he was cold and hungry, he went to the trash can to pick up some food or the old clothes. When he was tired, he lay down on the ground to sleep. After a few months, his face was full of beard and dirt, and he walked on the road as a bum of charity. And Diana did what she should do, preparing for her children early every day, sending her children to school, going to work by herself, entertaining friends, and taking her children to the beach on vacation. Except for the cheaper meat, basically nothing was lost.
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In this way, Howard discovered that he was ultimately being tricked. It almost froze to death in the cold, or fought with the trash picker in order to grab a pair of shoes. He recalled the benefits of his wife more and more. He knew that he still loved his wife. But now he dare not go home. Diana and her daughter's family are living well, so why do you want him? He found that his previously defeated friend appeared at his home again for Christmas. He can't wait any longer.
He dressed himself up again, expensive suits and ties, shiny gold watches, all of a sudden, changed his face, opened the door, and stood in front of the shocked family. . .
This story is not groundless nonsense. According to a report by the British "Daily Mail" on October 11, the British man thought his wife was too nagging and lived away from home in the forest for 5 years (Photos). It can be seen that a husband who ran away due to various reasons still exists in reality.
Descartes said "I think, therefore I am". The reality here is "I am, therefore I am", which means "people are in favor of others". Howard left his home, although he was once the head of the family, but without him, his wife and daughter would have to continue living without him for whatever reason. Not necessarily without him, no one else wants to live anymore. It can also be said that what Howard saw was how his family would live if he died. They have to go to school, work, grocery shopping, and eat every day. You have to make friends, and you have to take a vacation. Anyway, live happily.
Howard is a typical "no zuo no die" example. It’s a good day. However, I don’t really want to go back and forth. I still have nostalgia for this home. I can only hide in the attic and endure hardships. In the end, it is still a big problem that I can’t go back. In real life, the first step is often taken, and then you will not be able to go back in the future.
Each of us has been in the world for so many decades. After death, even if we leave behind family descendants, have a tombstone, have photos in the photo album, or other things, it is obvious that we have left this world, and This world is completely out of bounds. So you have to be kind to yourself in these decades of living in the world. Otherwise, just like Howard, abandon his wife and love daughter, leave the warm house, and live in this shabby attic.
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