I've learned to READ. That's enough

Rhoda 2022-01-25 08:08:11

The urge to watch this movie came from the line on TV, "She would rather go to prison for the rest of her life than admit that she is illiterate in front of the person she loves.

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It comes from the ecstasy that Kate Winslet, a five-time Oscar-nominated best actress, couldn't control when he got the golden statuette.

So early yesterday morning, I turned on my computer to satisfy my urge

. The music of people escaping into memories, the gray images mixed with rain and snow, and a meaningful story disintegrate the viewer effortlessly.

A 15-year-old boy had a scarlet fever on the way home from school one day, and vomited wildly on the street. A 35-year-old woman helped her, and the story began like this. After recovering from the disease, Mike ran to the school every day after school. Hannah's house had sex with her, and reading aloud also started at that time. Before each sex, Hannah would let Mike read a book first. This kind of day only lasted for one summer. Left alone because of Hannah's 'promotion'. Mike was already an excellent reader at this point, but this summer brought him far more than that.

Eight years later, the two met again, and their hearts were still turbulent, but there was an insurmountable gap between their new identities, a top student in the law department VS Nazi war criminals. The 6 female war criminals were responsible for 300 people, but Hannah finally took the main indictment, because the judge asked to read the handwriting, but she, who could not write, strangled her poor dignity and won a life sentence. When she looked at the pen and paper in a daze, Mike recalled all kinds of past "she never read books, just let him read", "she panicked and looked at the menu helplessly", but he did not stand up to testify for her. I think there may be two reasons. First, he wants to retain her sense of integrity, and second, he has never been able to forgive and understand her guilt. So he cried while listening to Hannah being sentenced.

If the first half of the film is to make people think, then the second half is to let people completely release their emotions. During the more than 20 years that Hannah was in prison, Mike kept sending her cassettes full of novels he had read to her. In this episode, there are too many details that make people cry. For example, Mike's crazy recording every night, Hannah mustered up the courage to borrow the first book, when she circled "The, The, The" one by one on the book to study, Hannah was about to be released after 20 years. The look on her face when she came to see her once. However, this first meeting also became the last meeting. Hannah chose to

commit suicide. The original reason for her suicide may be that after she was released from prison, Mike would not read to her again, or because Mike still did not forgive her for her past crimes.

There is also an unforgettable clue in the film, that is, at the beginning of the film, a female-matching male protagonist said "Is there any woman with you until you find out what's on your mind". At first you will be amazed, but after watching the film, you know the answer is obvious.

Some people say that the end of the film is slow, but I only love the feeling of ending in the "protagonist's self-report".

Finally, I would like to say to those who spoke out loud about Kate's role as Rose in "Titanic", please take the time to watch the film "Life and Death", you will know what kind of performance is called impeccable, what kind of performance Actors are called worthy of their name.

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Extended Reading
  • Stuart 2022-03-19 09:01:04

    The picture of reading aloud to you when I was young at that time is too beautiful and touching (sometimes I also imagine reading a book with a loved one, our voices will be knotted in the air and will never be separated again) . The film twists and turns with changing moods until the moment the tape that Ralph Fiennes sent to Kate Winslet who is in prison starts playing and I can't hold back the tears for the entire second half. part.

  • Francisca 2022-03-20 09:01:28

    Another sexually enlightening film after The Beautiful Tales of Sicily, it explores war and human nature, sin and redemption.

The Reader quotes

  • Hanna Schmitz: What would you have done?

  • Michael: I can't live without you. The thought of leaving you kills me. Do you love me?