Disappointing yet realistic

I rented this DVD and watched it at home last week. Hong Kong translated the title of the film as "Love. Confrontation". After searching the Internet, I saw that it was translated as "Squid and Whale" or "Squid and Whale", which is a bit funny. Hong Kong People are not used to the literal translation of movie titles, but they like free translation. Halfway through, I have never understood why the movie is called "The Squid & the Whale". It turns out that the eldest son in the film went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York with his mother when he was a child. Exhibits seen and some sweet memories. The

TV is a portrayal of director Noah Baumbach's own childhood. The background of the story is Brooklyn, New York in 1986. The two brothers face the harsh reality of their parents' divorce. Both parents are writers, and the mother began to be influenced by her husband. Writing, but his grades were excellent, but his father's writing became increasingly unpopular. His mother was having an affair, and the couple's relationship faded, and the problems over the years became more and more difficult to solve. In the United States in the 1980s, divorce began to be common, and many The problems faced by families have a profound impact on their children. The

film also discusses the issue of joint custody (joint custody of children) and its impact on children. The actors have performed very well, and the two boys are also very good The older one is a 10-year-old middle school student, just in puberty, starting to date, resenting his mother's infidelity, speaking to the counselor, speaking of the most beautiful memories, he thought of going to the museum with his mother to see The Squid and the Whale and others. The younger one was two or three years younger than his older brother, had sex fantasies, his parents' divorce made him act rebellious and horrific, saw the tennis coach become his mother's lover, but didn't resist.

Seeing his wife The men around him are intertwined, and the husband is also messing with the female students. Calm down, in fact, the two have worked hard for this marriage.

It is frustrating to watch but it reflects the reality.

The film originally won many nominations and awards:
2005 Sundance Film Festival: Best Dramatic Direction and Best Screenwriting; Nominated for Grand Jury Prize
Oscar: Nominated for Best Original Screenplay
Six Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Three Golden Globe Nominations
New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association and National Board of Review The screenplay of this film was selected as the best screenplay of the year (2005).

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