A person's past cannot be erased

Imogene 2022-01-28 08:21:21

On a cold day off, I hid at home and dozed off. When I was bored, I watched a movie The Stepfather (stepfather). Surprisingly, I saw lonely boy in gossip girl starring the eldest son of the heroine in this film.


It's not a good movie, but it's a little bit of a feeling after watching it. He tried his best to hide his past, hide his true identity, and kill anyone who doubted him. From another perspective, a murderer also wants to start a new life, but he doesn't understand that a person's past can never be erased, which will affect and restrain all future life.

This is an old-fashioned film, as the so-called curiosity killed the cat, and everyone who is curious is threatened. If it's a thriller, I'll give it a 2, if it's an ethics movie, I'll give it a 2, if it's a suspense movie, I'll give it a 2, and if it's a drama, I'll give it a 3.

What we can see is the children of single-parent families, longing for the warmth of the family and the love and attention of their biological parents.

What we can see is that a middle-aged divorced woman's desire to have a family makes her defenseless, and she can even accept a man she knows nothing as her husband.

What we can see is that the male protagonist at the end of the film was not brought to justice because he did not kill everyone. He just directed and acted a play again, allowing himself to live in his own false "reality".

Everyone should be honest about their past, wrong or right, good or bad, the closer we are to the past, the more distant we are often to the future. There are some things that you want to hide, and there are things that you will be stimulated even if no one has nothing to remind you. Only by getting rid of the self of yesterday and everything in the past can we truly enter a new life. Facing the past and being relieved, those who are calm can truly embrace the future.

For a few months after being single, I suddenly felt like I couldn't get rid of the fact that I was married and had a lovely son. It is because of these facts that my life is fuller. What I can appreciate is the meaning and simplicity that marriage brings to people, and what I can appreciate is the joy, happiness and freedom that leaving marriage brings to people. I can feel the helplessness or freedom that those grieving women who never had the courage to face "divorce" have never experienced, and I have a sense of hope and confusion for a new life.

I once struggled to get rid of my painful memories and tried to move into the future. When I looked at myself clearly and reflected on that marriage, I no longer struggled and embarrassed myself. I told myself to leave good memories, at least once in love Yes, it used to be good. Letting go of unnecessary past pains, even if those scars occasionally hurt, they are also the testimony of my growth.

I once comforted myself and said that everyone's past cannot be washed away. What we have done, learned, experienced, and owned will always be presented to us one day, telling us that everything is real, It can't be repeated, it can't be blocked, and it can't but affect our every tomorrow. Everyone should be honest with themselves, whether it is the past or the present. Whether it's a bullshit or an idiot.

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The Stepfather quotes

  • David Harris: I thought I could make this work. But I can't! This isn't the right family for me. The boy is a problem. He has no respect for me. You haven't been hard enough on him. You've got to make a boy understand! You've got to break him if necessary! You're too weak to do that.

    Susan Harding: What are you talking about?

    David Harris: I thought it could work, but it can't! I thought you could be Mrs. Grady Edwards, but you can't!

    Susan Harding: What did you say? Who is Grady Edwards?

    David Harris: Wait, wait... it just... wait a minute. I... uh...

    [there is a long tense pause as David/The Stepfather, too late, realizes his slip]

    David Harris: Who am I here?

  • [first lines]

    Leah: One female in her late 30s, three minors. Multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma.