The film "Tully" tells the story of an American mother of three, Marlow, who is exhausted from taking care of her family until her life changes when a thoughtful young nanny, Tully, arrives.
Before I saw the movie, I thought they were about marriage, and I saw it was about women. As an unmarried woman with no children, after watching this movie, I began to feel thankful that I was not married and had children. As the movie progresses, you will suddenly realize that the word "mother" carries too many sacrifices for women. "Woman" and "mother" are clearly two creatures.
The film "Tully": reconciling with myself
The film's rhythm is relaxed, and a lot of space is used to express Marlow's exhaustion. The eldest son suffers from mania, and will cry and make trouble if something goes wrong. Although the eldest daughter is well-behaved and sensible, she is still young and needs the care of her mother for food, clothing, housing and transportation. At the beginning of the film, Marlo went downstairs with a big belly and groomed the eldest son who looked lively and cute. The film uses a particularly warm warm orange tone, which makes the whole person feel very warm. family love. Soon, with the change of the plot, the tone of the whole movie is cold gray as a whole, and the picture is dark, suggesting that the protagonist's inner darkness, powerlessness, and disgust for this day-to-day life. She even suddenly revealed that she wanted to commit suicide when communicating with her brother. Marlow's husband is busy with work during the day and only plays games at night. Taking care of the children has become Marlo's responsibility. This phenomenon is very common. We call this phenomenon "widowed marriage" in China. Her son was disliked by teachers and classmates at school. The principal talked to her many times, but she was out of breath. She wanted a cup of coffee, but a stranger advised her that it is not suitable for people who are pregnant. She met former friends and friends in a coffee shop. Not married, but still in good shape with a bright smile, which made Marlo very sad. Looking at himself, he was about to welcome his third child. There was no social interaction, no job, and some just endless exhaustion. With the birth of the third child, the days got worse. Marlow kept repeating: "holding the baby, changing diapers, breastfeeding" repeated day and night, not sleeping well at night, and being in a trance during the day. This clip is accompanied by a series of actions such as tense music and card-type switching lights, giving people a sense of depression that is hard to breathe. Everything left her exhausted and even mentally devastated. It was not until the appearance of the young nanny "Tully" that Marlo began to have a chance to breathe. Unlike Marlow, Tully, young and beautiful, in good shape, energetic, confident and cheerful, seems to be so easy to do with everything. With Tully's help, Marlow seemed to feel a lot easier. Tully took care of everything at home in an orderly manner, and Marlo finally began to regain his confidence in life. This kind of beauty lasted until Tully offered her resignation, and Marlow panicked. Marlow said a lot in the conversation with Tully. Marlow's envy, reluctance, and fear of reality for the young Tully, and Tully also told her that there will be gains and losses. But Marlow just wanted to escape. On the way home, Marlow's car fell into the water. In the dimness, Tully turned into a beautiful mermaid and rescued her. Marlo was lying on the hospital bed, and we learned from the communication between the psychiatrist and Marlo's husband that in Marlo's first child. After her son was born, she suffered from severe depression. Tully then reappeared in her ward to bid her farewell. At this point, it is not difficult to guess that Tully is just a perfect self imagined by Marlow in a situation of extreme fatigue and depression. Marlowe is unfortunate, she gave up her job, friends, and herself for the sake of her family; Marlowe is lucky, her husband still loves her and the family. After this car accident, her husband apologized to her and started Actively participate in parenting routines. At the end of the movie, the tone of the whole movie finally began to warm up. Marlo used a cane to groom his son's body, echoing the beginning of the movie. The picture was warm and his son suddenly became sensible. The husband and wife were doing housework together, and Marlo finally let go of her past self and embraced the identity of mother and wife again.
"Tully" and "Kim Ji Young Born in 1982"
In recent years, there have been many themes similar to "Tully". In contrast, the Korean film "Jin Zhiying Born in 1982" is much more famous in China than "Tully". The story told is of the same type as "Tully", and it is also a series of stories about a woman who was originally excellent after marriage and childcare because her family lost herself and faced various pressures and had mental problems. Although the ultimate purpose of "Tully" is to explore how as a mother, how to accept oneself and how to gradually complete the growth of identity transformation. But I believe that any woman who has faced, is facing, and is about to face childbirth cannot ignore the long series of abyss-like despair at the beginning of the film. When looking at her, it is like seeing the edges and corners of life after marriage and childbirth. Lost passion. Marlowe in the story was lucky after all. With her husband's love and understanding, she gradually found her new self. But what about the real-life Marlowes? Could they be so lucky?
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