"Maudie" film review

Sister 2022-04-09 09:01:08

It's a slightly bland but very warm and healing story; you'll feel the very real meaning of life and love in this film. Strong, optimistic, gentle and innocent, Maudie has made sacrifices and efforts that ordinary people can't bear and understand in order to find her own life. When I first arrived at the Everett's house, the unreasonable treatment I encountered always made me feel sad and sad. anger. But whenever she picks up the paintbrush, the disturbance and pain in the world seem to disappear in an instant, and she is only immersed in her own small world of creation; in the movie, Maudie always paints in the corner to the right of the entrance to the hut. I think this is A common portrayal of her heart and real needs: I don't want to ask for too much, just do what I love in a small corner, and I can be healed and redeemed; heal myself, and heal others at the same time... (Everett and us) In In my opinion, Everett was not born like this. In fact, he has always been a person with love in his heart. It can be seen from the fact that he takes good care of animals. It is just because he is not good at expressing himself, so he chooses a place away from people. Living alone for many years, which further added to his loneliness and weirdness, created a vicious circle that eventually formed a wall of ice in his heart. The sudden entry of the very different Maudie into Everett's life is a doomed and painful affair, just like the analogy when they were married: "Each other's socks are alone" but the color and size of the two socks are different. The difference is a world of difference; but Maudie melted the wall of ice in his heart step by step with his own warmth, allowing Everett to understand how to love someone; although he is still not very good at expressing it, from various details, It can be seen that Maudie has changed from a servant to a cash cow to a loved one in Everett's heart. He cares and protects Maudie everywhere... (a typical arrogant straight man with a knife-mouthed tofu heart) If you want to love someone, influence someone People must have love in their hearts and spiritual sustenance; and Maudie's sustenance is painting. Although her paintings are not professional enough, and even a little immature, her paintings are full of nature and innocence, using bright colors. and simple lines depict the truest impression of the world in her mind ("the world as I see it"), which is why Maudie's paintings touch many people; I believe a large part of Everett's transformation That's why, even if he doesn't understand art. This reminds me of a line in a Qiong Yao drama: "How can a broken me save a broken you?" If the hearts of both people in the movie were mutilated, it would be another story. But fortunately, Maudie is only physically disabled, and her heart is full of love~

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Maudie quotes

  • Mr. Davis (Shopkeeper): I don't know why people pay money for these, my five-year-old could do better.

    Everett Lewis: Maybe. Maybe he could, but he didn't - Maud did. Brushes, please.

    [slaps the coins on the counter]

    Everett Lewis: You're an idiot.

  • Maud Lewis: [sitting in front of Sandra's window and looking out] A window. I love a window. A bird, whizzin' by. Bumblebee.

    [laughs]

    Maud Lewis: It's always different. The whole of life. The whole of life already framed. Right there.