The most worth mentioning is the burning of the diary to the burning of the videotape, because the film is played logically, neither in normal sequence nor in flashbacks, and reality and memory are intertwined. Burning the diary can be said to be a foreshadowing of the burning of the video tape, which deeply stimulates the audience's emotions. In particular, there are deep differences between Chinese nanny-style mothers and Western free and independent mothers. There is relatively little warmth in the Sidney family. The whole family lives on the father's disability allowance. The film does not explain the father's illness, but it shows Father's powerless love, and mother's twisted love, had an impact on Sidney's growth. Some gloomy and depressing family life also enriched his inner world and imagination.
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