Because of a film review by Han Songluo, I started chasing this ancient American drama.
The funeral industry, this is a field I have always avoided. But fortunately, Western funerals have a strong religious connotation, which somewhat dilutes the strange atmosphere.
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Weddings and funerals are the best way to unfold a group drama. When the old Fisher lit a cigarette, his soul flew to the west, and the audience (me) in front of the TV slowly opened his eyes, which was a shocking enough beginning. This reminds me of another ancient Korean drama "The Glory of the Family", which also started at a family elder's funeral. It was a time when members of the wealthy and big family rarely showed up together. However, the eldest son was having an affair and the eldest grandson was making trouble. Divorced, the second grandson entered the game, the granddaughter was stranded in the field because of the weather, and the characters who were bound by the fate of the protagonists also appeared.
Although the Fisher family is not a wealthy family, there are also many family entanglements. Nate is in self-imposed exile and achieves nothing when he reaches middle age; Dave seems to be conscientious, but he is resistant and unwilling to inherit the family business; Clair is lawless under the doting of his father. Therefore, in the face of sudden changes in life, their reactions are different. Nate always dreamed of childhood scenes, his father was amiable, and that was the warmth of affection he missed the most when he was away from home; Dave could only hear his father's words. Taunted and disappointed; Claire was the happiest, seeing her father perched on top of the hearse in Miami Beach attire, saying she had no more troubles.
Nate is ashamed, his cowardice makes him flee, guilt prevents him from returning, so he fantasizes about going with his father; Dave is afraid, he is afraid of screwing up his father's business, and his sexuality is out of line with the family; Claire is ignorant, so numbness.
The old Fisher's acting was amazing, every time he appeared, even if he just stayed silent without speaking, my tears rolled down.
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Nate and Dave are both accustomed to life and death, but what about this time? Even if the face is blank and handled properly, those thoughts, guilt, doubts, anxiety, regrets still flood into the dream like a tide.
The more I feel that Brenda, who has been a mystery since the first episode, is more like an angel sent by Dad.
Eastern and Western concepts of life and death and religion are so different. In the East, death is like a lamp, and in the West, this person has become omnipotent and omniscient with God. How can this not be ashamed.
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So, this is a story with all kinds of strange ways to die.
Claire was really ugly when she first appeared, and she became more and more ghostly in the back, with vivid expressions, and vividly portrayed a young girl who did stupid things in adolescence.
I love Dave so much, he's a little neurotic and arrogant, but he's always more like a big brother than Nate. However, this child always likes to poke at other people's sore spots, and he still doesn't have a long memory after being slapped by his mother.
As for Ruth, death has left a huge black hole in life, and only when the fear, helplessness, and incomprehension can be vented can a new life begin.
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Disapproval doesn't hurt. The writers really understand psychology.
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The higher the price, the harder it is to confess. Dave actually doesn't care about Nate. At least compared to Keith, Nate is not that important, so he can come out calmly (in fact, impulsive). But his religious beliefs, his social status, his family legacy, the cause he's been fighting for for 12 years, it's all more important than Keith, so he's going back into hiding.
Brenda is really funny. She is very sensitive to other people's psychology, but her emotional life and mental state are a mess. The doctor does not heal himself, or it is the detachment of the transparent.
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Can a person fully understand another person? Especially that person is taciturn and has no need to talk.
Of course not, people are born alone.
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The closer you get, the harder it is to tell. Sometimes it's okay to reveal weakness to strangers, but you don't want to reveal the slightest in front of someone you care about.
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