In the last scene of the movie, Fred Rogers smiled and walked out of the prop door in front of the camera. After looking at the monitor, I walked to the piano alone, and started to play the low key as the people pulled out and the lights dimmed. This is the venting method he said before.
The first time Lloyd Vogel met Rogers, he said, "You're Fred, and here's your character, Mister Rogers." Obviously in his preset, Rogers in front of the camera is not Fred in reality. But Rogers sidestepped the question, turning the conversation to Vogel's face injury. Obviously he didn't want to say it.
Since the plot has been focused on Vogel, the audience doesn't know Rogers. Vogel's irritability, impulsiveness, annoyance, remorse, and all kinds of psychological activities are shown in detail in front of the audience, but Rogers, the whole film does not even have a scene of himself alone, his calmness, generosity, elegance, tranquility, all are just in the In front of people, and what he looks like in private, we don't know. So I think the director's intention in arranging the final scene is to tell the audience that he is also a person.
When it comes to Vogel, the hatred for his father is just a show, his biggest problem is closing the door. During dinner with Rogers, he said he was broken. This is his self-perception, and that's the problem, if you think you're bad, you're bound to be that bad self. Rogers' persuasion is actually just letting him say his thoughts bit by bit. Listening to yourself speaking your thoughts is very different from just thinking about it in your mind. Then you will know what you should do better.
For a father who abandons his wife and children, he can choose not to forgive, but he must let go of his hatred. Because the original unforgiveness is your attitude towards him, but with hatred in your heart, it will drag down your life. Vogel's tearful confession to his wife is cowardice, on the contrary, this is real strength. Did Vogel really forgive his father? not necessarily. But he can talk to him. Not because he can face his father, but because he can face himself. This is also what Rogers said, people are always growing.
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