I want you to know that you changed my life, my life was not smooth sailing, but every time I come to you, I come back stronger, not because you are worse than me, just because you! - "One Breath"
I was bored and turned to this free movie. At the beginning, I felt that the handsome guy who loves sports and adventures is very familiar. Poor me, a face-blind person, I didn't remember it until I saw the cast after the whole movie. This is a plus Fei, Garfield fighting alone in Hacksaw Ridge. Still a film based on real experience, from the story of producer Jonathan's parents. Speaking of which, how can foreign biopics always be so touching? With so many things happening to the billions of us every day, how come there are so few on the big screen?
The handsome Robin and the beautiful Diana met in 1958. Robin's vigor and Diana's beauty made the two of them meet late and quickly became life partners. Because this episode developed rapidly, I was not optimistic about this pair. A year later, before their baby was born, Robin contracted polio, also known as polio, which left him severely paralyzed and on a ventilator for life. The doctor said there was no cure for the disease, let alone a miracle. Robin would die within two minutes of leaving the ventilator. This small family, as free as the wind, is in trouble.
Since then, the sound of the ventilator has been ringing all the time, sometimes quiet and sometimes deliberately amplified, so that we can be sure that Robin is still alive. The same development model as the terminally ill patient, Diana first dealt with Robin's world-weariness. Fortunately, they have a son, Jonathan. This young and weak life moved Robin. He wanted to watch the child's growth and want to accompany the child to go. Growing up, he agreed with Diana's indomitable phrase "I want you to live".
The film doesn't show much of Robin's pain on the hospital bed and Diana's hard work. Except for the darkness in the hospital ward, the whole film is bright and warm, especially after Diana insisted on taking Robin home to take care of herself. . It was the first time Robin saw the blue sky, white clouds and green trees after his illness, saw the family dog, and saw the toddler Jonathan. He learned to speak, learned to turn the only head he could control, he read newspapers, traded stocks, and witnessed his son's birthday.
Robin's yearning for freedom has gradually escalated. With the help of his friends, he sat in a wheelchair with a ventilator that he imagined, chatted with friends in the courtyard, and used his optimistic and sunny nature to influence the people around him. Everyone, he even embarked on a journey. The most heartwarming scene occurred in Spain. Robin's ventilator failed. Within 36 hours of waiting for his friends to fly in for repairs on the roadside, Robin could only survive on a manual ventilator, and the young Jonathan also joined the airbag compression. From the initial panic and nervousness, they sat on the roadside for a picnic and a drink, and then the passing vehicles stopped to hold a Party for them. The enthusiastic and cheerful Spanish guitar sounded and tap danced. Who would have thought that such a carnival would only be because of a severely paralyzed patient.
Robin, who has achieved maximum freedom, has not forgotten his former patients. He and his wife traveled in various ways to raise funds to make a wheelchair with a ventilator to help similar patients get out of the ward that has been trapped for several years and improve their quality of life. He also gave a speech at the World Conference on the Management of Disabled Persons, sharing his view of seeking a better life and pursuing the meaning of life with the participants, so that the world can listen to the true voice of the disabled and call for equal treatment. The Robin shown in the film always smiles at life, and the real Robin also smiles in the photo. He has a strong and unyielding soul in his heart, and he also met his best friend and best partner.
Robin is currently the longest living person in the world on a ventilator, 36 years. In 1994, Robin, who used a ventilator for frequent infections, asked for euthanasia. He said to Diana, "this time, please let go", and Diana agreed. The most touching part of the film is their farewell, the quiet thanks to each other. Jonathan thanked his father for choosing to grow up with him, Diana thanked Robin for giving her a different love and a different life, and Robin also thanked his wife and son for their persistence. In the face of the sudden illness, their family is quite optimistic and open-minded, letting us know that there is still a kind of survival and love in this world that really takes a breath.
The story is written from Jonathan's point of view, and his admiration for his mother Diana is very strong, which also makes Diana's character as perfect as the Virgin. And because Diana in reality bears all the weight alone, Jonathan, as a son, has never seen those weights. There is always warmth and happiness in the film, and Diana is always smiling brightly. This is the appearance of a mother that Jonathan is used to seeing. In such a situation, a person can stick to love for 36 years and never give up, and he is indeed called the Virgin Mary. The long 36 years have fulfilled the love between Robin and Diana, fulfilled Jonathan's complete life, and fulfilled the most beautiful form of love in the hearts of the world.
2019-07-15 in Fuzhou
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