After watching "Manchester by the Sea" again, some small details made me like this film more and more, and I felt an indescribable depression about the emotional experiences of the characters in the film.
When Patrick went to the hospital mortuary to see his father's body, he just glanced at his father's body and went out, but later Lee told him that because the weather was cold and the ground was freezing, Joe could only lie in the freezer for a while, and he would be buried in the spring. Patrick didn't want that. Patrick, who seemed indifferent on the surface, couldn't help crying when he saw the frozen chicken in the refrigerator, and he burst into tears.
Lee temporarily moved back to Joe's house from his residence, bringing three picture frames and placing them by the bed. Although I didn't see the contents of the photo frame, I think these three may be photos of parents and brothers - there should be no Randy or three children, otherwise it would be more mental torture. Then he looked out the window, the sea could be seen in the distance, he couldn't help but punched the window.
Near the end of the film, Lee almost caused a fire again when he made some sauce, and it was his daughter's dream that woke him up. He had a dream about his two daughters asking his dad if you saw us burning. It was so heart-wrenching, at least I saw it was very painful, as if those unforgettable memories of Lee belonged to me too. This dream may indicate that in Lee's heart, he always believed that he had killed the three children, and it was difficult for him to solve this knot, although the police officer had said during the investigation that it was not a crime to forget to cover the stove . Daughter Tomeng saved him in reality, but made him die more thoroughly in the spiritual world, and became more aware of I can't beat it. It is worth noting that Patrick was also upstairs at this time.
Also, Lee finally said that he had not found a place to live, Patrick asked why, Lee said they couldn't provide a two-room apartment, Patrick asked what to do with the extra room, Lee said it was a sofa - remember Lee just now When he moved out to live in a semi-basement, Joe and little Patrick came to see him, watching that Joe was going to buy some furniture in the four-sided room, and the last thing he bought was a sofa. Joe asked Lee, Better? Seeing that Lee didn't answer, Joe asked himself and said better. At least it looks like a home.
Let's be a little more interesting. In the first half of the film, the two uncles and nephews actually had a bad relationship and had all kinds of quarrels. Until one time later, when Lee sent Patrick to school, when two girls asked Patrick whether to go to the choir or not, Lee asked Patrick if these two were his girlfriends. The handsome Patrick said They wished, and Lee laughed a little, probably a little bit that this kid is really bad. There is also a lot of laughs when Patrick finds a way to sleep with Sandy. Sandy's mother interrupts frequently, and the two are dissatisfied with Lee twice. And Sandy asked Patrick, do you really want to fuck, and Patrick said Yes with a look of excitement, really laughing. But this time it didn't work, the condoms were still worn by Sandy's mother. Of course, this time it was also related to Lee's unwillingness to "cooperate" with Sandy's mother. But later Lee finally "completed" the two of them once, driving to the supermarket to buy things to create opportunities. Patrick, who finally hugged the beautiful woman, lay on the bed with a contented face.
In fact, Patrick is not particularly good-looking, but he laughs very evilly and badly, especially when he went to Sandy's house for the first time and told Lee not to expose the fact that he had two girlfriends. After getting out of the car, he looked at Lee from the window, This laughing ruffian is bad. Youth is really beautiful. But in contrast to this passionate youth, Lee's life has been withered before getting old. Do you remember the happy and sweet part of Lee and his brother and nephew returning from the sea with Randy in the flashback, how happy it was at that time, and how difficult it was to cross at this time. Year after year, the younger generation will grow and the older generation will grow old, but some things may become more unforgettable with age.
Patrick also has a lot of childishness, such as taking a loan to fix the motor and then renting the boat out, valuing his friends, sports teams, bands (Sandy singing is also a drunk), thinking that this is the reason he can't leave Manchester Reason, of course, if it wasn't for his father's death he wouldn't even know Manchester was so desolate that there was no funeral home. He still wanted to save money to buy a new motor, but in the end, Lee sold Joe's gun for a second-hand motor, and watched Patrick happily guide Sandy to sail the boat. He was in his thirties sitting in the stern of the boat, eager to see his eyes. Teenage shadow.
I would also like to praise the soundtrack of the movie. The Adagio in G minor used in the episode of the accident at Lee's family is magnificent, symbolizing the fate of the characters and the major blow they have suffered spiritually. At the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010, Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in pair free skating with the arrangement of this piece. There are very few lines in this paragraph, and the atmosphere is completely set off by music. Especially when Lee came back from shopping and his cheeks were illuminated by the blazing fire, I think everything inside him collapsed. The former Lee was also an optimistic and cheerful young man. But this change made him taciturn, unwilling to argue, "incomprehensible", and the only thing he retained was the momentum - so he would fight when he was a little unhappy after drinking, either beating or being beaten, in short To fight, to release. There is also a piano piece of Lee's rush to find a job, showing the hustle and bustle of his toil for a living. Because he also pays Patrick for lunch and even ice cream. But he wasn't welcome, and a woman looking for a job came out right after Lee left and said I didn't like him. Lee couldn't reconcile with the past, but he didn't plan to reconcile with Lee in the past. Every passerby feels sorry for Joe's death, but whose condolence is sincere and not just polite. How can you expect passers-by to be sad when it's none of your business? Only George was a true friend, and he was in tears for Joe.
There are also many wonderful episodes, such as the reunion of Randy and Lee, the peak of their acting skills, Randy crying and saying you can't just die, they still love each other, but the scar is too deep; Lee fights in the bar After receiving treatment at George's house, Lee soberly sobbed softly in George's wife's arms. He is also human, and repression will only make his feelings stronger.
Maybe this is life.
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