I understand

Duane 2022-01-21 08:01:26

It’s almost like
breaking the film’s narrative order to make it easier to tell the ins and outs.
Finally, Joshua was with his sister and uncle. He said to his uncle: “We should be like this/we should be like this.”
This can be understood as: In Joshua’s heart, a perfect life should be like this—he and his young sister were raised by his uncle, without annoying mothers, fathers, and grandma,

so he started to implement the plan according to his ideal goal, and let this vision become real.

Let's first look at the characteristics of the three people who are invisible.

1
A woman whose mother is very weak and may have a history of mental illness. Faced with difficulties, the tolerance is close to negative, and there is no other ability besides crying and roaring. I also hate this person a lot, but the reason for her final deterioration may be that Joshua gave her a hand and foot, so forgive her a little.

2 Dad's
appearance is glamorous but has no connotation. He looks decent but in fact he is very rough on the inside. He gave me the impression that he is a more earthy turtle. . . . . . Psychologically far from mature,

well, how can such a couple be responsible for being parents.
What's more, if a child who is both intellectually and psychologically mature has such a pair of parents, it is also very uncoordinated.
This pair of parents did not give enough care and attention to Joshua, and after having the second child, they even ignored his feelings and feelings and violated the taboo of being a parent.
Not to mention children, it means raising cats. When a new cat enters the door, the first owner must be more kind and comfort the cat who comes first, so as to prevent the cat from getting angry. Parents want the second child to do this even more. They have to be more concerned about the older child and be more intimate with him. Small babies don’t look at people’s faces and listen to people’s voices, while older children already have their own feelings and feelings. I understand that this is the most basic truth. It is only natural for parents to make such a mistake. I really don't sympathize with them at all.

3 Grandma
is a very ordinary middle-aged and elderly woman, believes in the Lord, does housework, is a bit stubborn and rude, doesn't like daughter-in-law, is a bit overspoiled for her son

It is very interesting that Joshua's approach to these three people is very different but they are all very effective. It can be said that the medicine is completely prescribed.
It's a psychological warfare for both parents, but it's different for grandma. It's more direct.

For his mother’s mental fragility, he took the method of repeated torture, and then used the medicine to treat
his father’s simple and rudeness. He took a little more time to show the evil in front of his father, and the fragility and vulnerability in front of others. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, they will feel that a man with a tendency to domestic violence is abusing his children. Who would doubt a nine-year-old child?

The final plan is to achieve step by step.
First, the mother collapsed and was almost demented, then she pushed her grandma down the stairs, and finally angered her father to let him fall into the trap he had set earlier. . . . .

As for the younger sister, although his parents ignored him because of his sister’s birth, I don’t think he hates her younger sister. He understands in his heart that the younger sister is innocent, and he loves him more. From this point of view, the child’s mentality is Quite mature.

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Say something that has nothing to do with this film. As far as the experience I have seen and known, you must not do things that are sorry for the child when the child is young, he Will bear the hate for a lifetime. Because in his early years, the psychological damage he suffered will last forever with him.

But parents will not always be strong, and children will not always be weak. One day parents will get old and children will grow up. When children become the backbone of the family and society and the elderly can only rely on the care of their children, they will regret it. Everything you did to your children when you were young, then it was too late.

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Extended Reading
  • Gussie 2022-03-25 09:01:19

    Indifference is also abuse

  • Jacques 2022-03-27 09:01:20

    Children are not holy, so the plot does not exceed expectations.

Joshua quotes

  • Joshua Cairn: Are you okay, mommy?

    Abby Cairn: Yeah, yeah. I just...

    [sniffles]

    Abby Cairn: Mommy's just being silly. You know, hormones.

    Joshua Cairn: What -mones?

  • [last lines]

    Joshua Cairn: [sung] I only ever really wanted to be with you.