A good drama can make people cry, make people laugh, feel lost, but let the Buddha gain something.
There are many movies about looking for a child. Philomena is a film that captures the British humor, religious and moral fetters, and the different values of two generations.
Philomena was abandoned by her family in a monastery since she was a child. She lived a hard life and was frequently abused by the nuns. The initial hardships in her life did not make her deviated. When she was a teenager, she met a man she would remember her whole life, handsome face, humorous temperament, and perfect sex. Whenever she thought of that time, she would always have a smile on the corner of her mouth, as if time only took her away. The face is getting old, but the color of the memory has not retreated and the mind.
Unplanned pregnancy, discovered by the monastery, ordeal in childbirth, when the nun wanted to give up the child, Philo also insisted on giving birth. In fact, here, thirty minutes before the movie, I have doubts in my mind, how can a group of women who always put love on their lips can so easily refuse the coming of a life?
The child finally came to the world, and after working 7 days without a break, in exchange for seeing his child for an hour a day, Philo was still consciously happy.
She thought everything would be business as usual.
Until a pair of American parents came and accidentally picked their children.
When she was tortured in childbirth, she never complained about her man, when she was abused by nuns, she didn't hate at all, until, when her child was taken away, she hid her secret and pain for 50 years, thinking that she was responsible for this all sinners.
Involuntarily ask yourself, is she a saint?
On the year of the child's 50th birthday, she told her daughter nervously that she had a child who was 50 years old this year. My daughter met the writer and chatted and found out that the writer was a reporter, so she exchanged a story for a reporter to help her mother realize her dream.
Therefore, the two generations, with their own goals, embarked on the road of finding children together.
The beauty of this movie lies in the arrangement of the conflict in the story. The birth of the son is clear, not at the end, but in the middle.
The two came to the United States based on less certain information. The dialogue at the airport and the journey, a few lines, a lovely, sometimes nagging old lady with an optimistic attitude towards life, and a writer who is a little impatient and has her own opinions on everything, vivid and humorous presentation.
On the morning of the second day he came to the United States, Martin found information about Anthony. It turned out that he was sold by the monastery to an American couple for adoption, and found that Anthony had died.
The day before, Philo told Martin anxiously in front of the Lincoln Memorial, if the child unfortunately goes to participate in the Vietnam War, loses an arm and breaks a leg, and lives on the street; what if the child is too fat? (British rants about obesity in America by the way.)
At the same time as he knows about his child, he learns that he is no longer alive. Just let the Buddha go, "I didn't find him, but I lost it again." This scene, the old drama bone, Judi Dench's interpretation, quietly, but not strong, but it shows the broken heart of a mother and meticulously.
Of course, the lingering thoughts for a lifetime still let her persevere and find people and things related to the child.
I even accidentally took a photo and found that Martin had interviewed Anthony, the kind of mother's happiness, pride for the child, eager to know the child's mood, the interpretation is not artificial, but cute and funny. In fact, Martin just greeted Anthony politely and didn't have much impression. In order not to make Philo sad, Martin still tried to answer her questions. So, the dialogue between the two was enough for the audience to laugh. What a lovely mother.
After that, the search for a way was not so successful. She went to meet the girl who was taken away together. The girl's indifference made her hesitate, until Martin accidentally discovered it, and once again determined Philo to visit the same-sex partner in front of Anthony. .
Finally meeting Pete, he starts a new life of his own, even though the house is full of Anthony's pictures and objects. Another one who loves his own children. Tears welled up in Philo's eyes as he watched the video honoring Anthony. If you want to be a mother, the most regrettable thing is not being able to accompany your child's growth. Fortunately, she knew that her child became an excellent person, and she never forgot to find her mother.
The story doesn't go in the direction of condemning the monastery, even though Philo knows that his son is on his deathbed going to an Irish monastery to find his mother, and the nuns trick a dying man into burying the history.
Martin, who is an outsider, is still angry at this moment.
But she chose to forgive, forgiving the nun who was full of justice and love, but her heart was vicious like a devil, and more importantly, she could finally let go of this obsession and forgive herself.
After going around in circles, he finally "reunited" with his son again in the same place.
A kind mother, an open-minded woman, life has not knocked her down, she has been given humor by hardships, and time has not let her give up. Walking with her, the experience along the way has also taught Martin how not to be harsh and push back against others.
When you walk with three people, you must have my teacher, and when you walk with an open-minded person, what you learn is not necessarily from her words, but from her personal experience.
A story about a mother, a woman who chooses God and practices fraternity.
PS: Actually, what moved me was that Philo could accept his child’s sexuality so frankly, and was also saddened by the pain of his child being in a conservative America, unable to disclose his identity, and keeping secrets all his life; and every time he saw Anthony's life situation, he lamented that if he followed himself, he would not have achieved this achievement. So know how to comfort herself, showing her kindness everywhere.
People who know how to be content can always choose to accept life with optimism, even if the hardships are like waves.
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