Sunshine cleaning: the realization of self-worth

Deontae 2022-03-23 09:02:24

(Written on 2010-11-27) In

the first class of the university, the teacher asked us to ask him a random question, and a classmate immediately stepped forward and asked, "Teacher, what is the meaning of life?" It is no exaggeration at all. , The teacher was dumbfounded on the spot, smiled awkwardly, and gave a perfunctory and official answer. No matter when and where, people seem to revolve around this question all the time in their life, trying to find a reason that can convince or comfort themselves. In the movie "Sunshine Cleaning", this issue was deeply discussed through the unusual and ordinary life experiences of a family.

Without the publicity of commercial films and the obscurity of literary films, independent films only have a distinct personality, just like a low-key and maverick but full of connotation of literary and artistic youth, although they are not mainstream not only often sing opposites with their own distinctive personalities, And it also has a strong personal style and a free and bold creative concept, but it has also won the favor and popularity of many audiences. Independent films often show a sincere, serious and highly individualized and innovative ideas and attitudes towards films, and at the same time they can inject a lot of profound notes and experiences of life into them, giving people a pure heart touching and ideological insight. , the movie "Sunshine Cleaning" is a typical masterpiece.

The story revolves around an ordinary family in the United States. Sister Rose is a cleaner and lives alone with an eight-year-old son. Sister Nora is a rebellious young man who is idle and rebellious, and their father is a daily worker. A lonely old man dreaming of making a fortune, a family that seems to be constantly hovering on the edge of despair, has undergone earth-shaking changes after the two sisters got a seemingly alternative and prohibitive job (organizing and cleaning the crime scene). With the advancement of the plot, while bringing out some social problems, it also thoroughly purifies the mind.

The judgment of self-worth is often swayed or influenced by some remarks and opinions of outsiders, so that one can unknowingly fall into a trap full of loneliness and negativity, blindly denying the existence of self-worth. For example, in the film, because of Nora's inducement, Ross's son often makes some unbelievable actions in school. When his curious actions go against common sense, those teachers who define themselves as candlelight do not go. To care for or help him in his heart, but treat him as an unsound child and reject him mercilessly. A child who may lack love and guidance because he is in a single-parent family is ruthlessly kicked out like this out of school. Weird behavior is infinitely magnified, while his ingenuity beyond ordinary people in his personal value is infinitely ignored. It is regrettable and sad that in today's real society this is still a common and often neglected problem.

In high school, Ross was originally an enviable girl with a bumper career in love and career. Now, not only has she become a single mother, she has also secretly become the mistress of her high school boyfriend. The mansion belonged to a former high school classmate, and when he was ridiculed and abused by his high school boyfriend's current wife, the motivating words that Ross recited every day turned into a pile of powder, leaving only constant doubts about his self-worth. with negation. The other is to dispel the shadow left by her mother's death in her heart. Nora is addicted to drugs and male sex all day long to anesthetize herself, like a living but worthless puppet. And their father sells his products to others all the time, but he is rejected again and again. In this way, the whole family seems to be immersed in the desperate situation and low point of life, meaningless mixing. day.

A job appeared in time to change their fate and perception. When Ross and Nora took the job at first, it was purely for the high salary, so the two amateurs did not clean up the crime scene carefully, but just casually removed some contaminated clothes. Throw it in the trash can. After understanding and learning, the two people who were inexperienced and slowly awakened gradually got on the right track and established their own brand - Sunshine Cleaning. The two sisters also gradually realized the extraordinary nature of this job for them. The focus is not on the satisfaction of material needs, but on bringing them life-like insights and motivation on the rough and bumpy road of life.

Although an accident caused Ross to carry a huge debt later, it also made Nora clearly repent of her dependence on her sister. After the two sisters reconciled, they embarked on their own happy and valuable paths at the same time. The value of life does not come from having inexhaustible money or unshakable social status, but from the joy and freedom of life. This rare job turned Rose from a low-level housewife into a strong woman with her own career; let Nora, who lived a decadent and rotten life, come out of the shadows of her childhood and take the initiative to care about others and know herself; The father sold his house to realize his entrepreneurial dream; let his son enter the school happily; let the three people who had a relationship like Mars hitting the earth at the beginning, through life experience, pierced the ice established between each other, Warm each other with an inclusive heart. These seem to be extremely ordinary and natural lives, but they are not familiar with the most important meaning of life. No one can predict what the future will be like, no matter how unsatisfactory life is, there will be a rainy day, even if the environment is criticized and life's setbacks are repeated. No matter how we attack our self-confidence, there will be a day when our self-worth will be realized.

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Sunshine Cleaning quotes

  • Joe Lorkowski: You get bored a lot?

    Oscar Lorkowski: Yeah.

    Joe Lorkowski: You look out the window?

    Oscar Lorkowski: All the time.

    Joe Lorkowski: Well, see that proves how intelligent you are. They should be catering to you. They should be doing something special for you.

  • Rose Lorkowski: I don't want this anymore.

    Mac: So, that's it?

    [Rose nods yes]

    Mac: [long pause] That's it then.

    [Mac walks away]