Because his mother was addicted to alcohol all day long, Nick and his younger brother had depended on each other since childhood and took good care of the younger brother. This was the only good time they had in childhood, but the younger brother died soon after. The family disintegrated, and the two brothers have never heard from each other.
Time flies. Unknowingly, Nick was 33 years old. After three years in prison, he came out homeless and had to live in a small hotel. He was concerned about his younger brother, but did not have the courage to make a phone call, for fear of disturbing his existing life. When depressed, he was silent and indulged in alcoholism and boxing all day long. When he called his brother's phone, he didn't dare to make a sound and put down the phone. He beat the phone booth furiously. As a result, his right hand was smashed and he could only wrap it in white cloth all day. At the same time, it was wrapped in his heartache.
While wandering around that day, Nick was recognized by Ivan, and the pair have been together since then. The overweight Ivan is always bullied and is the older brother of Nick's ex-girlfriend Anna. Anna is now married and has a child. It's just that Nick still loves her, and he said, "If I'm with Anna, I want everything." The rigid Nick can only accept the facts and bury his love in his heart.
Fortunately, there is a bold Sophie in the small hotel. But Nick doesn't love her. People who live in small hotels have their own hardships and unfortunate changes. Sophie was divorced, and her beloved son was sentenced to her ex-husband. Missing and pain filled her body, and she could only rely on alcoholism to pass the day. When Nick sees this scene, he thinks of his mother. It made him want to run away, but there was nowhere to go. To make matters worse, he originally wanted to help poor Ivan experience what it's like to be a man, but he strangled Sophie to death because he didn't know anything about sex. The loyal Nick is determined to take the blame for Ivan, but he has to find his brother first.
And the younger brother is far from the good life Nick imagined. In fact, my brother's life is even worse. It's just that he has a lovely little son, Martin. Martin's mother was addicted to drugs and died in a car accident. Father and son are attached to each other. But little Martin didn't know that his father was always injecting morphine in the toilet, had long been an addict, and often passed out. Living beyond his means made him bewildered, and he even broke into the house and robbed him. Both brothers hold back their joy as Nick desperately finds his brother.
Nick said, "Mom passed away three months ago, and the property she left behind is equivalent to 280,000 to 90,000 yuan, and it's all for you (Mark suddenly saw the dense needles on his brother's arm), don't think it's because of you, I It's for your children." The excited brother didn't know what to say, so he went to the bathroom, waited for him to come out, and asked Martin, "Where's Uncle?" Martin said "Uncle is gone".
With the money, Martin's life has improved greatly, and he can eat what he wants. But the younger brother did not want to repent. Not only did he continue to take drugs, but he also decided to use drug trafficking to support him. As a result, he went on the road of no return and was thrown into prison. At this time, Nick had surrendered himself, and the lawyer told him that you don't need to take the blame for others. You can't strangle Sophie anyway with your bad hands. Nick was still hesitating.
When he let out the wind, he saw his brother on the opposite side. What a dramatic scene. Across the heavy iron fence, my brother yelled that I have been missing you all the time. Nick asked where Martin was, and the younger brother reluctantly said I didn't know either. Nick asks again how you got in. Without waiting for a response, they were all taken away. Nick was worried and thought of his little nephew Martin. The picture repeatedly reproduces Nick smoking in the dark, which is a scene of his painful childhood. A bolt from the blue is that, a few days later, Nick hears that his brother has committed suicide. He had to follow his lawyer's advice.
Nick, who was released, first found Anna and asked Ivan to leave the city early. The former lover stared affectionately, but he is no longer infatuated, he has a greater responsibility. Nick found the lonely Martin, held his hand, and asked, "How are you now?" Martin said, "I don't know." Martin, who had clear eyes, felt his uncle's strong arm. They went to church together and were baptized. Nick remembers the childhood scene when he named his little brother for christening. He said to Martin "Do you know how you got your name".
It turned out that the brothers named their little brother Martin when they were children, and they had always called him Submarine. But the submarine sank. But now Nick has decided to take responsibility and not let Martin repeat the unfortunate life of the two brothers, and from now on, he wants to make Martin happy.
After years of retiring from filming, the new Danish director Thomas Winterberg came out again to film "Sad Submarine" (2010). The director, who is as famous in Denmark as Lars von Trier, was the youngest student at the Danish Film Academy and, together with Lars von Trier, launched the Dogma Manifesto, which became the most influential of the late twentieth century. film movement. He took the lead in directing the No. 1 film "Family Celebration" by Domag, which was a sensation in the international film industry, winning the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the Best New Director of the Year Award at the European Film Festival, and the American Independent Spirit Award.
"Submarine" depicts the sad image of a loner in the sharpest film language. Such a silent person inherits the gene of his mother's alcoholism, but he knows the responsibility he should take in life, at least he doesn't sink again and again like his younger brother. He has the energy of love in his heart, and he has never let it go for a moment. The painful secrets of "submarine" made him not want to repeat it on the innocent Martin. Fortunately, Martin has such an uncle who is not defeated by reality. When he said to Martin, "Let's go," we were also relieved as viewers.
2013, 9, 6
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