Before meeting Taillie, Abigail's world was lonely and hopeless - living in a remote mountain with a husband who was unable to communicate with her spiritual world; she lost her only daughter, who was also herself The only connection to the husband. But Abigail also seems to be contradictory. In such a desperate life, she still insists on buying an atlas for herself, trying to pull herself away from the sadness. This seems to be her life like ashes that are about to burn to the ground. A fire buried deep in the middle. It wasn't her husband who gave her this album, it was Taillie. It is also Taillie, who can see her talent and be influenced by her, so as to calm down her turbulent heart. So Taillie can rekindle the fire in Abigail's heart, and it will keep it burning.
Abigail is very smart and sensitive. She has long been aware of the fire in her heart, which is reflected in the monologue she wrote in her diary after her first meeting with Taillie - "Why is ink like fire, Because it is a good servant and a hard master.
When two souls meet and know each other and love each other, it may have nothing to do with gender. You understand me, I understand you, we can make each other's world full of joy and astonishment, and give each other smiles and warmth that only belong to each other. Every soul is lonely or even pitiful. Once the most real part is seen and cared for, it is natural to be touched. Every soul should have the right to find and feel the freshness of this life. Abigail after the first kiss in the film reflects this vividly, "It's like the pot-bound root finally gets to stretch out." (the original words of starring Katherine). In front of this preciousness, there is no gender restriction. And these can be seen in the world of Abigail.
But the mundane world is like a bird cage, like a prison, with cold shackles and prohibitions. In order to prevent potential flames from becoming a hidden danger to themselves, most parties will probably choose to put out the flames, no matter what the flames are for a small number of people. How gorgeous and precious. This is also what the social context in the film gives to Abigail and Taillie. What I admire most about Abigail is here. Her conversation with Taillie in the woods, she said "We two alone shall sing like birds in the cage", mixed with very contradictory and complicated feelings, reflects her coping style when she deviates from social standards. She is helpless, but optimistic. This contradiction rooted in Abigail's heart also runs through the end of the film. After Taillie's death, Abigail used his imagination to see Dyler as Taillie, but at this time it became One bird singing in the cage. That life full of tragic tension seems to be stronger, and the love for Taillie seems to be deeper.
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