-The title of the first episode of the first season of HBO's classic series "Six Feet Under".
Because of the death of his father, who ran a family-style funeral business for 35 years, the family life pattern that symbolizes inherent patriarchy was violently shaken and dispelled; and because the eldest son Nate returned to the family at Christmas, he was able to construct it in a brand new way. Nate represents a free and bold reformist. He left without taking over his father's career because of his seriousness and tension. The second son David is a defender of patriarchy and a conservative. He unreservedly accepts a set of funeral rituals handed down by his fathers, which makes the family atmosphere cold and casual, but at the same time he is gay, so he has always hated and hated himself-the role The character is very contradictory. My sister Clair witnessed the dead since she was a child. She was called a zombie girl at school. She was in a period of confusion in her life and wanted to find a way out. She was lonely and desperately yearned for the feeling of being needed. Mother Ruth has been in charge of accounting for many years. When her husband died, she cried because she was worried that her affair would finally be known to the omniscient dead.
Every member of the family has changed because of the death of his father. Ruth went to work in a flower shop. She said that the same flowers were displayed at the farewell parties of the deceased in the past. For many years, the family members of the deceased have been crying, but now the customers who are in contact are buying flowers for birthdays, marriages and other joys. She couldn't help but embrace tomorrow. Surrounded by negative energy for a long time, the farewell meeting is on the first floor of my house. The basement is a corpse processing studio. People live upstairs. When the positive energy surges, I feel that in addition to black and crying, there are colorful and laughter.
The reason why "Below Six Feet" is classic is that in addition to the meaningful life philosophy inspired, there is also the ubiquitous black humor, and sometimes even parody of the masterpiece. In S1E9, David's ecstasy was taken by Ruth as an aspirin, and Ruth, who was camping in the wild with his lover, saw various illusions (that great love). In the jungle where bears might be infested, Ruth saw a big bear (doll) holding a pocket watch and wearing a bowler hat. She chased after and saw her deceased husband. It sparked a conversation, we used to love so deeply, but how come it is now? We met when we were young and watched each other grow old. Her husband let her look at the tombstone in the future. Combining the childishness and fantasy of "Alice in Wonderland" with the seriousness and ingenuity of the countdown to death in "Wild Strawberry", discussing the subtle mentality of the two parties in the marriage relationship that are tired, evasive, and derailed but still inseparable, "We used to love so deeply But how did it become like this?"
The play also contains tolerance for the wisdom of thinking about life. The deceased in the single episode is different. There is an AV actress who was killed by a galvanization. Her colleagues, men and women in the porn industry, made explicit speeches at the farewell party, but they were indeed from the heart. Different ways of doing things don’t work together. Although they can’t identify with other people’s professions, apart from money, the Fisher brothers allow the farewell party to be held here because of tolerance and respect for the deceased. There are also gays killed by homophobics. Public opinion and the media are focusing on this. The "abnormal love" that is not allowed by the church and society is respected in Fisher's house, and the dead are restored as life-equal for life in the face of death. In addition, the 6-year-old kid killed by a gun is also a social irony: the alcoholic father left home for many years and left a pistol to protect his mother, and the eldest brother smoked marijuana and neglected to supervise him, leading to tragedy. Similarly, babies who died suddenly in less than 3 weeks are hard to let go, but Nate comforts the parents of dead babies that some babies are so perfect that they don’t belong in this world—the beginning and the end of life are sometimes so close. Some of the causes of death are more ridiculous. The man who was slapped to death by his wife in a pan because of boringness, the old lady who was hit to death by the high-speed golf ball... Of course, there are also loving old black couples who have died.
For mother Ruth, a typical control freak puts all family members in control. After her husband passed away, she started dating her lover officially, but David opposed him, thinking that she was their mother and could not date others. With Nate's understanding of David and more contact, David's attitude is also much more tolerant, not only does not oppose his mother, but also helps his sister to conceal his fault. Even after Ruth lost her husband, she is still a conservative old-style housewife. She wears floral shirts or polka-dot clothes. Her style is buttoned tightly and her pants are high waist, but she can't stop her amorous feelings and wins the pursuit of two men at the same time. He gained freedom that he had never tried in the first half of his life, and also changed his original family status, gradually letting go of his children and finding himself.
The content of the series is bold and of course large-scale, and there are a large number of sexual descriptions about gay (it seems that American film and television works have adopted a fairly open attitude towards gay. Among the American dramas, family members are gay and have many roles except "Below Six Feet." There is also NBC's "Modern Family". The identity of gay has gradually gained recognition from the family (this issue can be studied separately in the future), various nude scenes of men and women, and BBC programs watched by David also show koala's special genitals.
In "Under Six Feet", all the characters who have appeared in the scene are portrayed with flesh and blood. Even the supporting characters often make witty remarks, which make people love and hate unforgettable. For example, Rico also "betrayed" Fisher to work in a large company in order to support his family, but the assembly line work style made him feel less challenging, and his work became a survival tool rather than a pleasure, so Rico returned to Fisher's house. For example, a new employee is annoying (Ruth analyzes that she will become offensive and annoying when she talks because she is nervous), but her message when she is fired hits the nail on the head. People are very fragile and cannot stand the truth, but the truth is. That is, David is gay.
Nate's girlfriend Brenda, with an IQ of 185, brought disaster to her. She was analyzed by her parents as a psychologist and sent her to colleagues to study her various behaviors. Even if Brenda has a high IQ, it cannot withstand the deception of her family. There is also Billy, the most beloved brother who was driven crazy by the family.
In the non-spiritual TV series, there are few works in the style of magical realism. In "Under Six Feet", almost every episode of Fisher talks with the dead, and the living are either mocked, inspired, or inspired. The playwright holds an optimistic attitude towards death, respecting the passing of life, and never forgetting to ridicule the dead. In the first episode, Clair was told that her father was smoking marijuana when the accident happened, so she was in a high explosive state throughout the death of her loved one. In addition, the playwright used Brenda's mouth to break Nate. In fact, it is also an ordinary mentality. He deals with the corpse every day, but he is afraid of death.
Alan Ball, who played a guest role in Billy psychiatrist in the play, is also a director and producer. The director of the play also has aunt Kathy Bates, who was still a director before. The role of Brenda is the Australian actress Rachel Griffiths. In "She is Lonely Than Fireworks" and Emily Watson, her outstanding acting skills are still overwhelmed by Emily's madness. In this show, she has more room to display her acting skills and madness (poor How come the role of Rachel is so crazy?), and won the 2002 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Drama Series, and Frances Conroy, who played Ruth, won the 2004 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a TV Drama Series. Glamorous woman Patricia Clarkson also guest-starred in several episodes and won the Emmy Award for best guest-star. I have only seen one work by Peter Krause (playing as Nate) before, Sci-fi's "House of Mystery", which is really wonderful!
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