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outside the rules
Sanford 2022-03-24 09:01:54
This is a story about "breaking the rules". Unfortunately, the Chinese translation lost the rule originally called "the Cider House Rule". What is the meaning of the rules? The legitimacy of the rules is sometimes questioned, as Mr. Rose said those who made the rules ain't live here. The film is full of people who break the rules, Muddy smoking in bed, eating lunch on the roof Peaches, Candy who cheated on her boyfriend while serving, Dr. Larch who falsified education and medical records for Homer, and Mr. Rose, the incestuous father of his daughter, gained everyone's understanding beyond common sense. These people who break the rules in the name of love are not disgusting, but their warmth is like a trickle. It's a world full of rules, and breaking the rules is like a carnival on the streets. It's an occasional indulgence outside of the norm, and sometimes it's weaknesses that make people cute.
Extended Reading
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[Mr. Rose is lying in bed, bleeding to death. He's just made Homer and Muddy promise to tell the police he was so upset over his daughter Rose running away that he killed himself]
Arthur Rose: That's right. That's the truth. I'm just tryin' to put things straight. Sometimes, ya gotta break some rules, to put things straight. Ain't that right, Homer?
[He looks at Homer who nods with reluctance resignation as he finally accepts this truth]
Arthur Rose: [Smiling] Good.
[Then the light leaves his eyes and he's still]
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[first lines]
[Opening narration; a couple of snippets of interspersed dialog are omitted]
Dr. Wilbur Larch: In other parts of the world young men leave home and travel far and wide in search of a promising future. Their journeys are often fueled by dreams of triumphing over evil, finding a great love, or the hopes of fortunes easily made. Here in St. Cloud's not even the decision to get off the train is easily made, for it requires an earlier, more difficult decision - add a child to your life, or leave one behind. The only reason people journey here is for the orphanage.
Dr. Wilbur Larch: I came as a physician to the abandoned children and unhappily pregnant women. I had hoped to become a hero. But in St. Cloud's there was no such position. In the lonely, sordid world of lost children, there were no heroes to be found. And so I became the caretaker of many, father of none. Well, in a way, there was one. His name was Homer Wells.