Death is not the end of the world, despair is. When you can no longer go back to the past or your hometown, all you can choose is to leave and forget, but maybe no one will understand that there is a fragile but unspeakable secret in his heart.
The dialogue and performances throughout the film feel depressing, and we can't even be a bystander.
Louis, a 34-year-old playwright, has been away from home for 12 years and has never returned. This time he finally set foot on the flight home, what will be waiting for him after returning home?
I haven't seen my family in 12 years. They are both familiar and unfamiliar. My sister Susannah, who was a little girl at the time, has grown up and is slender; my mother Mathil is much older than when she left home, but the mother who doesn't agree with her old age tries her best to use bright colors. The dress made him look younger; the wrinkles on his brother Antoine's face, which were left by the years, showed that life was unsatisfactory, and his temper was like a powder keg; Is my brother's wife.
As for why Louis left home that year, he never went back for so many years, and the film did not explain it, but we can still speculate through some clues: maybe it was because he came out to his family back then and could not get understanding and support, so he chose to stay away from his family. big city life.
The background of Louis returning home is that he is suffering from AIDS, and his time is short, but this clue is too obscure, and this crucial clue can only be pieced together through the clues in the film. Can't see this layer, the whole film looks like a farce, the family is tearing apart from tearing, and it is completely unclear why they tear up.
There is such a scene in the play, which left a deep impression on Leilei: Louis originally wanted to have a good chat with Antoine about why he arrived in the afternoon, and that he was drinking coffee at the airport and watching the sunrise through the glass.
But Antoine was furious, saying that he didn't want to listen to these outrageous words at all, accusing Louis of being too egoistic. He had to be silent. This scene showed the powerlessness of communication between relatives vividly. The two people were like two castles, guarding each other and fighting for each other.
When Louis returned home, he wanted to find a suitable time to explain to his family that he was seriously ill and would die soon. But every time the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back for various reasons, and he didn't say it until the end. He seemed out of place here, and finally chose to leave home again under the excuse that his brother said, but this time, he was afraid that he would never have the chance to see his family again.
At the end of the film, there is such a scene: a bird suddenly broke into the room from nowhere, ran rampant in the room looking for an exit, and finally hit the glass, fell to the ground and slowly lost its breath. This is very similar to the current situation of Louis. In the process of getting along with his family, he is constantly trying to find a breakthrough and say the thing that has been suppressed in his heart. But in the end, like the bird, he didn't find an exit and left alone.
This reminded Leilei again that coming out with his family was like Louis going home to tell his family that he was seriously ill. How many people want to find a suitable time to tell their family that they are gay and will never like a woman; how many times, the words have come to their mouths, or when they are in love, or when their family is forcing marriage, or when they are with their family. During the conflict, but ultimately hesitant and did not speak out.
For this film, the praise and praise are mixed. Without knowing the background of the story, some people will be confused, thinking that it is Dolan's narcissistic work, and then give a negative review after watching it. Others will see it as Dolan's mature work, vividly manifesting the love-hate relationship with his family through Lewis's interactions with his family.
Family is a unique interpersonal relationship, the only group of people in the world that are related to us by blood. Whether you love them or hate them doesn't change that fact. Everyone has their own family stories. Whether it is joy or sorrow, it will always have a profound impact on their growth. Many people are still unable to reach a psychological reconciliation with their families after they become adults.
Each of us lives in this world like an isolated island, just like when Louis in the film is alone with his family, the family members are only talking about their own things, and it is difficult to understand the meaning of what Louis said. The same is true in love. It is precisely because everyone alive is an island, that we are more diligent in our pursuit, hoping to find the person who has the same heart as us, even if it takes a little longer, it doesn't matter.
Discussion at the end of the article:
How is your relationship with your family?
What kind of interaction is it usually like?
Is there a situation where you want to come out of the closet when you talk about it, and then swallow it back?
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