Just looking at the plot summary and the release of Fox Searchlight, I knew that " The Way, Way Back" would be a movie that appealed to me very much. Sure enough, I like this movie very much.
A sensitive, reticent and lonely little boy, in the summer with his mother and her mother's boyfriend Trent, who hated him, came to the seaside cottage for vacation. However, for the 14-year-old Duncan, this seems to mean that he has been abandoned by the whole world, and he has become even more out of place, so that the beautiful summer has become difficult. The turning point was his encounter with Irving, who happened to be an employee of the local water park, so he also ran to the water park, followed Irving, and became a part-time employee there. Duncan met all kinds of people in the water park and made many friends.
Although the summer was not over, Duncan had to go as a last resort. The water park he hurried to and from became a haven for him to escape from all kinds of troubles, a paradise in the true sense. I want to take this experience, he has enough courage to face the next challenges in life.
When watching movies, I often think of myself. I think Duncan is very much like myself: I felt lonely in adolescence, but didn't know how to communicate with others, so I could only curl up alone in the corner and say anything. Not to mention; by nature, he is more susceptible to being hurt by others; he has no special skills or talents, and does not know how to show himself to others... I think Duncan has such a personality, which may also be related to the divorce of his parents. In the movie It was revealed that his biological father disliked him as a burden, so he was reluctant to take him, but he was still kept in the dark, longing for a chance to return to his father.
But fortunately, this healing movie did not let the little boy fall into the abyss of pain. Owen and the water park saved him. Although he could not understand the cold jokes that Owen said, he still remained cautious, but Owen did not like special Lunt was full of arrogance and contempt for Duncan. He took Duncan to familiarize himself with the entire water park and the staff here, told him various secrets about the water park, asked him to work here, and drove him back. . Most importantly, Irving used his own personal experience to teach Duncan some very important facts.
From this perspective, although the role of father is missing in Duncan's life, Irving briefly played such a role. As people often say, if you lose something, God will compensate you in another way.
In addition to Irving, another lovable character is the little girl Susanna in the next room. She was also a rebellious adolescent girl from a divorced family who stayed with her mother, so she became the only friend of the same age that Duncan had made in this place. She is not like Trent's daughter, who is full of rudeness and arrogance towards Duncan, on the contrary, she is always willing to accompany Duncan and support him. Two lonely people are telling their own affairs on the seashore under the dark night. They all miss their father. Susanna vividly tells that her father took her and her brother to the beach to catch hermit crabs, while Duncan said that his father found one. The young girlfriend, who settled in San Diego, California, would go there if he had the opportunity. At this time, Susanna said that California is indeed a cool place.
When she found out that Duncan was riding that pink bicycle every day to leave early and return late, Susanna would also be curious about where Duncan was going to do and what to do, but when Duncan was vague and hesitated, she did not force Duncan to answer. Instead, one morning, he quietly followed Duncan to the water park with him. This little girl is too cool.
This is the long summer of young girls.
Although when Duncan fell into confusion after learning that his father didn't want the truth about him, Susanna refused his uncontrollable kiss. But when the summer was not over and Duncan had to leave here, Susanna gave him a affectionate and natural kiss when he was parting. This may be the bud of a little love, or it may be a kind of sincere friendship. Your sincere thanks and good blessings. After all, it is still unknown whether young girls will meet again in the future. But at this moment, they both left a beautiful and unforgettable mark in each other's lost youth.
Trent drove Duncan and her son out of this small seaside town. When the car passed by the water park, Duncan, who had been accustomed to adversity, finally no longer remained silent, but opened the car door and rushed to the water park, including Irving. The guys made the final farewell and proved themselves in a peculiar way. And this scene was also seen by his mother, she should be very pleased with the growth of her son. Although her life is also full of so many unsatisfactory.
What a happy fortress, Duncan always wanted to stay in the water park. But Irving still discouraged him with his own personal experience:
The outside world is big, Duncan, don't stay here, it's not the time yet. You have to go your own way.
Duncan's growth path will continue. In his unknown journey of life, there may be more water parks waiting for him to explore. Owen and the water park taught him to face all this confidently and bravely.
I hope everyone can be as lucky as Duncan, to meet people like Owen at the lost moments of life, and stay in a safe haven like a water park. But to go a step further, it is best that we are strong enough, brave and kind to be able to become people like Owen, and at certain moments, to help a confused and lonely soul like Duncan, so that this hurtful world will leave a trace of warmth and warmth. good.
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