Then the handsome face of Joseph Gordon-Levitt appeared. After watching "Inception" and "500 days with Summer", his face has given me a stereotype: He is definitely the kind of very sweet and sensitive good person. But it is specified that hardships will happen to him. Sure enough, first of all, he only prepared a drawer for his little girlfriend at home-indicating that their relationship has taken a step forward; then we learned that he hadn't had sex for three weeks; then soon, he just Was diagnosed with cancer.
From here, I realized that it turned out to be a serious movie.
Although it is said in the movie that the actor’s cancer has a 50% chance of dying, I believe that everyone in the movie theater knows that this is a happy ending movie from the very beginning, especially when a tragic story is based on a comedy. Way out. So when Joseph told his parents about his illness, when Joseph went to see a psychologist for the first time, the story unfolded slowly like a serious comedy, relaxed and humorous, and there were bursts of laughter from time to time in the cinema.
Slowly, the movie tries to convince us that Joseph is really going to die. Even he himself gradually realized this step by step. Finally he was not calm, suffering, loneliness, despair, self-destruction, self-pity. Especially his good friends always use his cancer as a topic of hooking up beautiful girls; his girlfriend-who keeps saying that he should take care of his girlfriend-because he can't bear such pressure, cheated I was always kicked. But what made me personally most unbearable was that she actually fell in love with a dirty savage with a knee-length beard); my own mother, always nagging endlessly and making trouble for herself . When misfortune happens to oneself, one always feels that oneself is so special. It seems to be thrown into a corner of abandonment. It seems that the whole world owes itself a big favor. As a result, he couldn't stand the kindly comfort of others: Why is everyone comforting me and everything will be fine? Why doesn't no one point to my nose and tell me, you might die? !
The turning point came when his psychiatrist-Anna Kendrick, a big-breasted girl who had not graduated from medical school-asked him in a head-to-head: Your mother has a husband who can't communicate (Joseph's father has a disease that seems to be Alzheimer's, even He doesn't recognize Joseph), and a son who doesn't want to talk to her. Who do you want her to talk to? Are you still complaining about her overprotection of you?
I think this is the first time Joseph has realized that he is not the only one who lives in the pain of being tortured by cancer. Finally, he began to see clearly that the shadow of cancer was not only on his head, but also on everyone who cared about him. Since his mother learned of his condition, she has participated in a mutual aid association for parents of children of cancer patients; although his good friend used his cancer to pick up girls all day long, in fact he secretly read "get through cancer together". , And made careful notes in the book; even if his girlfriend cheated, it wasn’t because she no longer loved him, but because she didn’t know how to face Joseph’s fading life-no one had ever told her What should be done.
I suddenly remembered a sentence we often said after the disaster: The dead are dead, and the living are strong. In fact, the life that Joseph may lose is a devastating pain for all those who care about him and who are still alive. It is impossible to even judge who suffers more deeply, because the living people still have to live in such pain for a long, long time.
There are many hints cleverly arranged in this movie. For example, the title "50/50", this is by no means a randomly chosen number, it implies that people who care about you share your pain, 50 to 50 is not easier than you. Others cannot say to you: "You fucking might die." Not because they deliberately deceived you, but because, unfortunately, they couldn't bear it either. What you lose is only your life—the eyes remain open—what they face is to live in the shadow of your departure for a long, long time. Another interesting metaphor is that when Joseph forcibly cleaned up the garbage in Anna’s car, it was like a change in Joseph’s life, which also brought chaos to other people’s lives, and was able to help others get out of the confusion of life. No one else, only Joseph himself.
Finally Joseph was relieved-before the operation that determined his life and death-it was like he cleaned out Anna's mess of bad cars: comforting his mother, hugging friends, telling his stupid dad that he loves him, the last one before the operation Later, I told Anna his feelings for her... Then, unsurprisingly, the operation was successful and a new life began...
A few words: I like this movie the most, or I think this movie is the most successful The place lies in the ingenious choice of actors. The embarrassing actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt played such an affectionate and obedient man is very convincing; later, his outburst in despair and his performance to his family and friends before the operation were moving; especially he deliberately added characters His little moves—always biting his fingernails when he is nervous—shows his potential as a talented actor. Seth Rogen has always been good at playing this kind of vulgar man who is full of swear words and thinking in the lower body, but this time he also showed the small tenderness of the big man, and the whole film's funny and humor come from him. Anna Kendrick, the big breasted and eagle-nose little beauty, has gradually emerged since she was nominated for Oscars, but personally thinks her performance is not breakthrough enough, at least this time the interpretation of the psychologist still has the shadow of up in the air. I personally admire the actress Anjelica Huston of Joseph’s mother the most. Ever since I watched the Cinderella stepmother in her work "Ever After: A Cinderella Story" in 1998, I have become more fond of this actor. This time she performed The mother's strength, vulnerability, tolerance, over-protection of her son, and even a little weird humor are impressive.
View more about 50/50 reviews
