"I have always loved you deeply, and I have never forgotten you."
Family love is the eternal theme of the film, just like a poem, a painting, meaningful, etched and meaningful. This family-based film tells the touching story of the friendship between sisters and mother and son. Although it is a low-cost production, it has achieved good results both at the box office and word of mouth. Kristin Scott Thomas also contributed her extraordinary acting skills.
The director who is a writer and his grasp of delicate emotions makes the film always revolve around a plain and elegant atmosphere. The grasp of the character's mental journey and the progressive grasp of the character's relationship have been perfected.
A sister in the name of "murderer" temporarily borrowed her sister's house, breaking the peaceful life of her sister's family. For the "evil deed" Juliet suffered 15 years ago, she was reluctant to tell the truth to others and used her 15 years of youth to atone for her sins. As she said: "Explaining is making excuses, and there is no excuse for death. The death of a child is the deepest and deepest prison, and you should never come out of it." Although her approach is outside the legal permission, it is a mother's problem. Saying it makes sense. The child has an incurable disease and is suffering from pain, and all she can do is to reduce his pain and leave in peace. 15 years in prison made him reticent, grumpy, and smokey. When she came to her sister's house to be under the fence of others, her brother-in-law had grudges and distrust, difficulties in finding a job, and the open mouth of friends at the banquet hurt her again and again, but her already scarred heart devoured these small wounds. With the word "killing son" on his face, how shocking the world should be. Her father didn't forgive her until she died, her mother lost her memory and forgot she had a daughter, her husband divorced and accused her... In the face of all this, she could only choose to accept it silently. What excuse could be stronger than death?
After being released from prison, I met my sister whom I had seen for many years, with an embarrassed smile and a sincere hug. The two sisters seemed to return to the past, but the subtle changes made both of them uncomfortable. The younger sister always has a rational attitude towards her sister's actions, and is willing to accept and recognize this sister. At the same time, it has also subtly changed her sister to a certain extent. She has been married for many years and is reluctant to have children, and would rather adopt a child than have her own flesh and blood. At the end of the film, when my sister accidentally found a case notice, I knew the reason why my sister did this. The phrase "Look, how beautiful it is outside" also implies that all their suffering will pass and a better day will come.
The film spends a lot of space describing the progression of the younger sister's family's affection for Juliet. For example, the brother-in-law was somewhat dissatisfied with Juliet living in his house, overreacted to her past "crimes", did not let the children mention Juliet's past, and did not feel relieved that Juliet was alone with the children. With the step by step understanding, he began to believe in Juliet and took the initiative to let Juliet take care of the children. Her husband accepts her sister from the bottom of her heart, making her smile brightly. The two children had an extra liking for Juliet, and would let Juliet tell her bedtime stories and work with her in the kitchen. In particular, the two sisters played the piano and sang songs, the eldest daughter danced on the side, and the grandfather's smiling applause portrayed the beautiful and harmonious atmosphere of the family in a delicate and touching way.
If half of the success of this film comes from the portrayal of real and delicate emotions, the other half comes from the suspense throughout. From the beginning of the sister picking up her sister home, the child's questions and the parents' evasive eyes, it can be seen that the sister seems to have an unspeakable secret. This secret was revealed when Juliet was looking for a job and faced the doubts of her employer. But why would she do this? This doubt deepened with the development of the plot, and finally we understood from a case and the dialogue with the sisters. This kind of silent, progressive sense of suspense is much better than showing the tragedy directly and nakedly.
Juliet is unfortunate, her son is devastated by illness but can't do anything, the only thing she can do is to let her son euthanize with less pain. However, this practice cannot be understood by everyone, and I can only bear it silently. At the same time, Juliet is also lucky. The disaster made her firm up the importance of family and relatives.
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