About Love

Theodore 2021-12-01 08:01:26

I almost watched this movie in tears all the way, maybe my tears were low. I was shocked when I watched Alice pour out everything in the glass jar almost crazy and paranoid just to find that little thing. My grandma also suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. One day she also wanted to open a drawer like this madly, and the drawer was locked, the lock was rusty, and the drawer could not be opened at all. I said to grandma. Don’t look for it, it’s definitely not in this drawer, but grandma still insists on opening it stubbornly. She finds a wrench and a screwdriver to pick the lock and pushes me aside and refuses to let me help. By the way, grandma and Parkinson , Watching her sweating and trembling finally opened the lock and pour out everything in the drawer. Like Alice, she pours upside down, but grandma doesn’t remember why she opened this drawer and what she was looking for, it’s just I was going through a bunch of things. At that time, I was young and didn't understand anything. It hurts to think about it now.
Suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, the most painful thing is the family. The patient gradually loses language ability, self-care ability and even memory. My grandma used to be the head nurse, and in the end she could not even eat. Every time I visit my grandma, she always Will take my hand and call my nickname, and at this time she no longer knows other people.
Unlike other movies about illness, the entire movie's tone and light are unexpectedly warm and bright, which contrasts with Alice's getting worse and worse. The narration of the story is also plain and natural. It can touch the heart more under the background of music and the performance of the actors. The first thing after Alice's unsuccessful suicide was to ask the doctor if the disease was hereditary, and to ask the child to be checked. Maternal love is great.
For a linguistics professor, there is nothing more shocking than the loss of language ability. Alice prefers to be on the stand. Her unwillingness and helplessness are also really heartbreaking. There is a scene deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Alice is holding her baby tenderly and kindly. Smiling, and at this time she also needs to be treated like people treat babies, being loved and cared for. How many people can be patient with family members suffering from Alzheimer's disease?

View more about Still Alice reviews

Extended Reading

Still Alice quotes

  • Dr. Alice Howland: [John has discovered Alice's missing phone in the kitchen freezer] ... Oh no! I was looking for that last night!

    Dr. John Howland: [whispers to Anna] That was a month ago.

  • Dr. John Howland: Why don't you wear a fanny pack, is it really THAT inhibiting?

Related Articles