Compassion in everyday life

Alan 2022-03-24 09:03:19

It's been a long time since I wrote a long review. After watching this movie, I can't calm down for a long time.

The director used extremely bland footage to film the daily life of the family.

At the beginning of the film, the male protagonist wants to do a very well-paid but self-employed job. He has never received unemployment benefits, and emphasizes that he is dignified. He has done all kinds of work, but he can't stand "the supervisor is staring at it, it's too cold in winter", and a few dialogues lead to the male protagonist.

Then some machos had to negotiate with their wives to sell their small cars for a larger one. After the wife accepted them, they could only go to work in a small car.

The male protagonist and his wife have no intention of being interesting and good people. The male protagonist is willing to send in for customers who are inconvenient to take express delivery, and will also quarrel with customers for the team. Maybe because of this, he will wear work clothes after receiving bad reviews. The wife is willing to take care of the elderly for free over time, and chat with a very interesting old woman during the rest time. But the blame that came with the timeout also pushed the wife to the brink of collapse.

The episode accompanied by the appearance of a very individual son is a small appeal made by the male protagonist's co-worker, which has evolved into a conflict with the head of the co-worker. This is not the director's accusation of inhumanity under this work system. Combined with what the old woman said to her wife, isn't it an 8-hour working time? Concise and concise.

The character of the son acts as a flashpoint that pushes the story forward. This makes his role particularly contradictory. Combined with your promise to go to a good university, he should be of high school age. But people are quite naive. We know that this is a period of rebelliousness, but it is too rebellious. Fighting at school, selling cotton jackets to buy spray paint, and being arrested for stealing spray paint. Maybe this is the social difference between China and the UK. Then, after his father was beaten, he showed meekness and stopped the car to let his father rest. Obviously quite sensible people, but did a series of incredible things to promote the development of the plot. Since I'm so sensible, why can't I understand my father's words when arguing? I really tried my best.

As for the relationship between the daughter and her father, the delivery of the courier together is undoubtedly the most affectionate moment in the movie. With the cuteness of the daughter, they received a tip to buy pizza. The two were very happy with the delivery, but they were stopped by the foreman. The irony is that it is obviously a self-employed partner, and even the little luck of the pinion cannot be satisfied. My father couldn't accompany me, and I worked with my father when I was young. This little hope was extinguished.

The director didn't think it was miserable enough, and continued to add fire. The son's fight needed someone to deal with it. The wife collapsed over time. The son sneaked paint into the game and couldn't contact his wife. The master lacked sleep and almost fainted while driving, and the courier was stolen and beaten and even lost money.

For me to bring in the male protagonist, I really don't know at which step I should kneel and cry bitterly.

In the end, the male protagonist went out to work under the obstruction of his family. What to do, life is really difficult, but we still have to continue. When the male protagonist sees his family coming to stop him, he is glad that his family may love him more.

The male protagonist is wrong, maybe a little bit, but he really worked hard for this family, but the way may not be right. Maybe I shouldn't have talked about beating my son clearly, maybe I should have paid more attention to my wife's feelings, but what should I do? Like the man said, I really tried my best. This is the first time as a human being, and he is more than 20 years older than his own son. How can he do everything right? The wife is wrong, this may not be true, she works hard to take care of the elderly and even sacrifices the few rest time. Strive to balance the relationship between the family and take care of the daughter. Even though his heart was able to withstand it, he was still forced to collapse. Not to mention my son, the contradictory community of rebellious teenagers in adolescence also has a sensible side. The daughter stole the car keys, but this was another sign of youth and ignorance, and it was understandable.

Then the problem is that the family obviously did nothing to harm the world, but they were still soaked by the overnight rain when the house leaked.

The final shot stops at the male protagonist driving to work while crying.

The days might get better.

Possibly even worse.

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Extended Reading

Sorry We Missed You quotes

  • Abbie Turner: This is my family, and I'm telling you now, nobody messes with my family.

  • Ricky: I don't know what's got into you, I really don't. You're a smart kid just like Liza. You used to be in all the top sets. What is going on? Just give yourself some choices mate.

    Abbie Turner: Seb?

    Seb: Hmm-mm?

    Abbie Turner: We've talked about this. You could go to uni.

    Seb: Go to uni? What, and be like Harpoon's brother? £57 grand in debt and what? Working in a call centre now, getting smashed every weekend just to forget his problems. Of course.

    Ricky: Yeah, but it doesn't have to be like that does it? There's some good jobs out there.

    Seb: Good jobs? What good jobs?

    Ricky: Well there is if you just knuckle down. Give yourself some options. Otherwise you're just going to end up like...

    Seb: What, like you?

    Ricky: Oh fucking nice!

    Abbie Turner: Seb...

    Seb: Do you really think I want that? Really?

    Ricky: Yeah...

    Seb: Well yeah of course I do don't I? I want to be like you.

    Ricky: Yeah, going from shit job to shit job, working 14 hours a day, having to put up with everyone else's shit. Going from one shit job to another shit job. You're just going to end up a skivvy.

    Seb: A skivvy? It's your choice to be a skivvy isn't it? A skivvy doesn't come to, you, you go to it - right?

    Ricky: I'm doing my best Seb.

    Seb: Maybe your best isn't good enough, is it?