"Death at a Funeral" has a dark sense of humor in its name. The British are synonymous with traditional gentlemen in image, dressed in elegant three-piece suits, smiling warmly and politely. Their comedy is also subtle, without such a strong sense of impact, but there are always unexpected undercurrents, which have the effect of reading cold jokes.
This is a group portrait play triggered by a funeral and strung together by a bottle of small pills. The people in the play are like the simple hearse at the beginning of the movie. If you lost it yourself, if you are lucky, there may be a chance to turn the car around and find it again.
The film does not explain the character background of the "father", but he should be a person with status who can live in the castle. The dark red roof and the outer wall full of green plants seem to hear the heavy sound of classical piano floating on the back when the door is opened. However, according to the direction of the drama, those who live in big houses must have particularly wonderful stories.
Early in the morning, his son Daneil, who was full of worries, opened the coffin and found an unknown person lying inside. Daneil asked in disbelief, "Who is this?" But because of this accident, he had to interrupt the emotions that rushed halfway, dragging the wrong coffin and fleeing. At this point, the soundtrack jumps out lightly and happily, and the funeral is usually solemn and sad, but from the first link, the tone of the film's absurdity has been settled.
The characters in this story are all looking for "identity," led by the storyline of Daneil and cousin Marsha.
Like all the neglected children in the family, Daneil, the second son who is dissatisfied, lives in the shadow of his brother all the year round. Brother Robert is a famous writer, suave and talented, and is the glory of the family. When it was revealed that Daneil gave the eulogy instead of Robert for his father's funeral, everyone made no secret of their disappointment, even in front of Daneil, who didn't bother to pretend, but Daneil was the one who kept the family running.
Writer Robert must travel in a first-class cabin that shows his identity. In fact, he is burdened by his own vanity. He can't even afford half of the cost of his father's funeral. Under the pressure of his younger brother, he has to admit that he is "poverty."
Marsha's boyfriend, Simon, is stable and reliable. He has never been recognized by his father because of his ordinary work. Today, he took him to see his parents for the first time, but he took a psychedelic drug and was completely released at the funeral, which led to the second line of the film.
Little Pill is ill-fated, always rolling into inadvertent corners, and the next time it appears is for his father's lover. When this diminutive man appeared at the funeral, Daneil's inappropriate temperament made Daneil avoid it, and the gesture of ignoring contempt was actually no different from what people around him did to Daneil. Until the dwarf took out a deadly photo, proving that he was his father's lover.
The "lover" suddenly appeared, although the purpose was to threaten "to get what belongs to me", but the reason for his annoyance was also the issue of "identity", he said, "I am your father's lover, and everything is in his will. I didn't leave it to me, can you understand my mood? I'll tell you, lowly, like a lowly prostitute." If he didn't have the 15,000 pounds he wanted, he almost believed it was a love story.
Everything came unexpectedly, and this respected person in his lifetime had such a secret. As a son, how to maintain his father's reputation and how to protect his mother's integrity, the subsequent storylines are closely interlocking, and in the case of entering a seemingly "dead situation", one chaos perfectly rescues another chaos, a series of The disorder is carried out in an orderly manner under the control of the director.
A good story is so far. Several main actors rationalize the characters as much as possible within their own character situations. Even if there are exaggerations, it is not abrupt from a comedy point of view. The lines are not dealt with intensively, and they still carry the British subtlety and detours, and do not deliberately create laughs, but the audience who follow the plot can receive those nonsense.
The father's secret was finally revealed, and the scene was out of control. Daneil made this note for his father's life in a hurry:
My father was a different man, he might not be perfect, but he was a good man. He loves us. What I want to do today is to offer him a solemn farewell, is that too much? Well, maybe, maybe he has his personal hobby. Life is not simple, he is so complex, and we are all taken together into a world of chaos and turmoil, a world of questions and answers, and death always lingers in a corner. We try to be the best we can, but we can't always be the best, but, my father, he did. He kept telling me that you have to live the life you want because you never know when you're going to leave, success or failure. The most important thing is that you have tried hard, your parents can only guide you in the direction, but in the end, you still have to make your own way, you have to grow up by yourself. So, after you leave here today, I want you to remember my father for who he really was: a man of integrity and affection. Even if we could be like my father, generous, giving, and empathetic. Then the world will be a better place.
All good stories will eventually have a solid core. The above paragraph is also the most exciting part of the whole film. All the exaggerations in the front are to set off the solemnity of this moment. Dust to dust, dust to dust, let the loved one give up at ease, the so-called regret or not, is the thing that those who stay have to worry about.
There is no so-called perfection in this world, and there should not be only one color and the same sound in this world, just like leaves with four seasons, no two leaves are exactly the same. The reason why "I" is "I" is because of the uniqueness of the individual. The likes and dislikes of "I" are based on their long-term experiences. After the beginning of life, every breath, every second of thinking, and every decision has created this moment. the "I". Should the life of "I" be based on the opinions of others, or should I completely listen to my heart? What kind of life is qualified, so there is no need to ask, who is "I"?
Sometimes I wonder what people will say about me when I am sleeping at my funeral that day. For example, "a good person, a good person who keeps his own way, and a person who looks good." It seems quite boring. Then in order to leave a more vivid impression on the world at the last moment, let the three words "I have been here" be more colorful. Let's all live with our hearts and live our own way, maybe at least we will meet someone who can People who really know themselves.
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