"So there are bad stones and there are good stones?"
"Yeah, like real life."
Seeing the world from a child's point of view, to an adult, is funny and absurd. I remember that there was a kindergarten teacher (maybe other professions?) in "The Genius is on the Left and the Madman is on the Right". She often squatted down and observed the surrounding environment with the eyes of the child. The sky is higher, but the earth is nearer. The clouds are more indistinct, but the grass is clearer. All the things that are taken for granted to the child are beginning to be unclear. And what children believe in, adults only find it absurd and grotesque.
The shaping of the three children in the film is very successful, fresh and natural, not artificial, and naturally cute. Every stone collected by Jess has its own name, and if he is stubborn, he can hold his breath until he faints; Mickey firmly believes in the existence of Odin and runs around with a long sword; Lottie records the lies of his parents in the notebook he carries with him, Pretending to discourage parents from endless quarrels. They see the world in their own way, and their lives have their own rules. They will think, can an ostrich shove the egg back like a volleyball in the middle of its laying? Will ostriches turn into fried eggs if they lay eggs in Africa? Is Lesbian a man from the kingdom of Lesbia?
"If I tickle him, he'll say no, and if I don't, he'll say yes.
That's exactly how I feel about being alive."
A grandpa like Gordi is probably what everyone wants to have. He has gone through the vicissitudes of life, and every wrinkle hides a story, including his football career, his brother who died in World War II, his innocuous jokes with his companions when he was a teenager, and his battle of wits and courage with the traffic police; he Full of sincerity, he will laugh and play with his grandchildren like a urchin. He will listen to the children's thoughts and understand their hearts. He will tell the children to think less with their heads and feel more with their hearts. On his 75th birthday, he took his grandchildren to the beach to have fun, and let 10-year-old Lottie take the steering wheel to drive the car off the beach, telling Mickey the passion and romance of Vikings, and easily solving Jess's stone-collecting addiction. He hated the powerlessness of dying from cancer, he hated ritualized funerals, unnecessary quarrels and disputes, and he wished he could be buried the way a Viking did—floating into the depths of the sea on a burning raft, He even playfully pretended to be dead in front of his grandchildren... Everyone in the world has their own ridiculous things, we shouldn't judge, we shouldn't argue, because in the end, everything doesn't matter. The afternoon sun reflected on the clear sea, and Mickey's silhouette in the distance gradually merged with his brother who died early. Then my brother smiled and said, come and swim. Gordi replied with a smile, okay.
"Is it good to be a lesbian?
I think it should be, or they wouldn't want to be. Right?"
Children's ideas are always the most direct and simple. This kind of thinking can often rescue adults who are confined to the world, but at the same time, this willfulness often ignores "ethics" and ignores "ritual laws". For example, after the children decided that their grandfather died, Lottie went home to seek the opinions of the adults, but found that they were constantly arguing as grandpa had expected, so she returned to the beach and held a Viking funeral for her grandfather with her younger siblings. Regardless of the children's super execution is the most unconvincing part of the film. No matter what the director's setting is, during the viewing process, my heart skipped a beat more than once. Just based on the "experience" Lottie learned in the Boy Scouts, the possibility of misjudgment is very high... Well, if this tiny possibility comes true, child How should we treat the behavior that they simply "want to bury him in the way that Grandpa wanted"? Even if he did die before the cremation, this possibility that cannot be completely rejected will become a thorn in the heart of the family that will never be removed. What's more, there are media who are watching the fun and adding fuel to the flames. I dare not think about it. I don't know whether the director planted flowers intentionally or carelessly in this scene. In short, I felt like a tsunami was blowing in my heart. After the funeral, the film has the potential to go all the way to the dark road. The media seems to be extremely unpleasant in 80 to 90% of the movies. If it were in the real world, I have no doubt that the family would be driven crazy. If it can continue like this, in my heart, it will be comparable to the existence of the first season of Black Mirror. However, warm and inspirational family sketches seem to be the director's original intention. Although this transition is a bit too smooth, it is not abrupt. That's fine, after all, warmth is the most inspiring force. Always have hope.
"I'll tell you if you pay attention.
But will you listen?"
Jess's words to her mother are also a wake-up call for all educators. Listening seems to be one of the abilities that humans are gradually losing. How many times, the so-called "you talk and I will listen" has become an extremely perfunctory cutscene. Most of the confidants are equally vocal, while the listeners are always indifferent or disapproving. Maybe just listened to the beginning, and denied everything. Be patient, put in some, please listen quietly, and then make a comment. These few minutes of abundance may have opened a warm sun garden from now on.
I will always remember this clip.
I will listen carefully.
At last.
The Scottish Highlands are so beautiful! like! painting!
Are there any other good-looking movies shot in Scotland, can't wait to lick the screen!
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