A man abandoned by his life, after losing the only friend in the world who cared about him, began to try to change. The film doesn't seem to address the issue of redemption. Jerry is an addict, he doesn't know how to focus on life. Brian was the only person in the world who cared about him. He remembers his birthday. He would drive to see Jerry in the dilapidated apartment late at night regardless of his wife's insistence. He accompanies this abandoned man in the supermarket to buy daily necessities, and accompany him to dinner at the restaurant on the street. Perhaps the only thing Jerry can remember is the Fed raising interest rates, because that's in the interest of his best friend. For Jerry, Brian means everything in his life.
You have to know that there will always be someone walking by your side when the world is far away from you.
Brian's unexpected death changed his wife's life. She couldn't accept the sudden departure of someone who had been so important to her. She once said to Jerry, Why wasn't it you, Jerry? Why wasn't it you? We've all been knocked down by despair, but never by it.
Jerry comes into Audrey's life. Director Suanne Bier tries to bring these two bruised people to comfort each other and bring them back to life. It's not through love.
When Audrey's kids asked Jerry why he wasn't their father, he just said blandly, it's like your father was never in my life. Here, friendship means not only helping each other, but also respect. Respect beyond life. This is what our lives lack.
Accept the good. This is Jerry's last words to Audrey. In the end, he chose to live his own life. I think Audrey also understands how to proceed.
Suanne Bier likes to communicate her beliefs with simple, powerful stories. This is also her charm.
The things we lost in the fire.
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