Teenage Ruby has a lot of troubles
I get up at 3 o’clock every day and go to the sea to help my family fish. Because I don’t have enough rest, I can only doze off in class. I joined the choir to get close to the boy I have a crush on. In the first event, I ran away because I was timid and sang a sweet duet with the boy I had a crush on. The sound of applauding for Ai was interrupted, and it was also used as a laughing stock. From time to time, classmates made fun of the fishy smell on her body, and her family members were all hearing-impaired.
Yes, there's something special about teenage Ruby's family
She is the only "hearing girl" in a family of four
She has a wild dad who likes gangsta rap, cranks up the stereo to "vibrate ass", and the only thing he can do is fish
She has a former beauty pageant who doesn't like to hang out with those "hearing bitches" sexy mothers who are as hot as their bodies
She also has an impulsive brother who is "noisy" with her every day and sometimes jealous of her being too selfless for her family
Although he is the youngest child, he has to bear all the responsibilities of communicating with the outside world.
She was responsible for listening to the radio on the boat, negotiating with the merchants who harvested the catch, and even helping parents communicate with doctors about some unspeakable medical conditions.
She feels hopeless and numb about her life now
Her only happiness is singing
But before she met Mr.V, she wasn't even sure if her singing voice could be heard. This vicious, severe and neurotic "matchmaker" changed the life of Ruby
She discovers that besides being a lifelong translator for her family on a fishing boat, she has another ocean to explore and harvest
She longs to be as free as diving from the edge of a cliff, but can she really get what she wants?
Compared with many youth films, "Listening Girl" uses vivid body language and easy and delicate shots to show the various difficulties, entanglements, choices and reconciliation encountered by girls who grew up in a special environment. Although a lot of communication is in sign language, there are still rich background sounds and a soundtrack that complements each other, so that the audience will not feel out of place because it is too quiet.
The movie doesn't specifically try to create how difficult it is for deaf people to live, but we all know that "normal" is actually a luxury for them. The film does not deliberately avoid the contradiction between deaf and dumb people and ordinary people, and even shows that deaf and dumb people have the same prejudice against able-bodied people, but it does not particularly strengthen this opposition. The whole rhythm is very comfortable, like a warm country ballad.
Try turning off the sound while watching. It feels like seeing people around you look happy and excited, but you don't know anything, you don't even know if they are laughing at you, and you can't express your anger and dissatisfaction in words. You couldn't hear how great your daughter's first choir performance was, or even beat the beat to her singing. You can't feel the emotion flowing in her singing, you can only guess whether the song is over by watching other viewers.
But you know, she's great. You don't need to hear it with your own ears, you also know that she is the brightest star, and in order to protect this light, you are willing to give everything.
Maybe that's what family means
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