From not knowing to knowing

Tara 2022-03-23 09:02:57

At the beginning, I didn't have much passion, the messy pictures, the interlacing of reality and virtuality, and the reappearance of the story of Ben being bullied in life, I was very anxious and depressed. I am very sympathetic to Ben, expressing helplessness for the environment he is in, and looking forward to Ben's revenge all the time, but I never see what I want to see. In the laboratory, Ben sharpened a dagger. When Ben's two "iron buddies" bullied Ben on the dry grass, when Ben couldn't bear it any longer, he finally took out the dagger, but was easily pressed by the two men. On the ground, the revenge plan failed. Of course, Ben didn't commit suicide, and he didn't even have a concept of death. Ben didn't kill or commit suicide in the end. The story has a warm ending, and I finally felt relieved.

The story did not fall into the rut, and Ben and his family finally came up with a way to pretend to jump into the sea to die, and then broadcast the incident through the media. The school also held a memorial service for him. When the story of being bullied in Ben's life was broadcast, many people cried, some of whom had always sympathized with him, and more deeply felt the hardships and ups and downs of Ben's life, and some of them had been bullied in the past. He, now also realizes his own fault, and expresses remorse for what he has done. But Ben unexpectedly appeared in everyone's sight, and everyone in the venue looked at him standing in front of the spotlight on the high platform. The venue was silent, and Ben stood there dumbly, remembering what his mother told him to smile at all times, and then began to smile stupidly. ----I cried when I saw this. Ben's life is so hard, but he has never become a revenge murderer. He doesn't want to hurt others, just like he doesn't want others to hurt him and disturb his life. However, he wants to have a stable belonging to him. A person's life is so difficult. And when finally there was a better solution to the problem, he gave others the smile he learned from his mother...


There is something sublime in this movie, which made me feel "average" at first, but at the end I couldn't help but give it a "highly recommended". The first half of the film describes the difficult life of an autistic patient and the situation of the patient's family. The second half presents a solution to the problem for this autistic person. The director's approach is not very documentary, but very documentary. In short, the director is very caring, gave me a lot of feelings, and also taught me how to deal with those who are physically handicapped in life, or people who are different from myself. Because, maybe we are Ben, or the one who bullied Ben.

In the end, Ben continued to be with his virtual cute girl, talking and laughing very happily. Anyway, that's his business, as Ben's dad said in the movie: his autism is a problem with him, but it's not a problem for him, what other people do is the problem.
Her mother finally showed a happy smile, seeing her son immersed in his own world, having his own happiness, and no one bothering her. As a mother, she was already satisfied.
At the end, the background is a warm tone. Bless all children with autism.

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Ben X quotes

  • [first lines]

    Ben: [voiceover] It's hard to explain. It's hard to explain myself. But I never tell lies. Everything I say is true, even when I don't say a thing.

  • Ben: It is high time to become who you are.