Philomena and Martin

Elenora 2022-03-27 09:01:09

Philomena, a retired nurse, asked about the reporter's education background, residence, family situation, and all kinds of abrupt laughter when they first met. . And the Oxford-educated BBC reporter is out of tune.

The reporter Martin has a clear distinction between public and private, and the interview has a clear boundary with his own personal feelings. What he sees in his eyes is a mother who is struggling to find a son, but in his heart, how to write this story movingly.

Two of Martin's lines made a deep impression on me:
[The so-called "human affection" is just a euphemism, which actually refers to writing what happened to those vulnerable, sensitive, ignorant and ignorant people to the same vulnerable, sensitive, ignorant and ignorant newspaper readers. Look. ]

[Today I finally saw with my own eyes what the brain circuits of people who have read Reader's Digest, Daily Mail and romance novels all their lives look like. ]

And in the hotel restaurant in the morning, the waiter took the initiative to introduce the buffet, and the reporter told the waiter politely and coldly that it was time for a private conversation.
In fact, I don't dislike people like Martin at all, and I even admire him. If there is something to talk about, it is best for everyone to maintain a proper and polite distance.

Philomena, on the other hand, is an overly enthusiastic old lady who has endless talk anytime, anywhere, and can quickly get closer to anyone. When she first met Martin, she would laugh exaggeratedly because of the hilarious dialogue. The service staff of the hotel, the chef of the cafeteria, she can chat quickly.
The camera gave Martin a lot of close-ups of helpless expressions. When she saw Martin keep the enthusiastic waiter thousands of miles away, she accused Martin of being rude. And I have the opposite attitude to Philomena, how can the distance between people with a little mutual respect be rude. Is it really good to call in the middle of the night to disturb the jet-lagged person about such trivial matters as bathrobes and slippers, and knock on the door in the middle of the night to say thank you for helping to find your son?


Philomena feels that anyone is a nice person, like a hotel clerk who is rejected, or even a nun who hides the truth. Martin clearly has a very different attitude to this. This is the root of the pair's conflict from beginning to end, and in the end Philomena forgives the nun and Martin says he will never forgive.

Martin finally sent a Jesus to Philomena to place in the tomb of the late Anthony. I respect your religious beliefs, I regret your situation, and I understand the misfortune and pain you have endured. Martin is not a cold-blooded animal either. Maybe he and I feel that only when people become familiar with each other and have a common experience, the distance will be narrowed. Love always makes people warm.

Many of the images of my son are aged, especially tear-jerking. The best love is undoubtedly company, and it is cruel and ironic that Philomena, who is kind and fraternal, cannot dedicate her love to her son.

Mean people are unhappy, unevenness is the source of happiness, tolerance is a necessary practice.
For me, this film can be named after the current popular format - "Philomena and Martin", to find lost relatives as a clue, about two personalities and their respective inner worlds. OK, I know I'm off topic. I'm basically a Martin guy with Philomena around. When you see differences, you think there are pros and cons, which is actually a philistine mentality. The world is beautiful because of differences.


One of the things I admire most about Philomena is her liberation of herself. It is a blessing to admit that it is happiness to have sex with a loved one, and to accept that her son is a homosexual will not be ashamed, even if she is a devout believer. This is more fortunate than the nuns who repress their nature and even commit sins in the name of God. She is born with beautiful virtues, but religion has brought negative effects.

For me, facing a nun who has been chaste all her life, I have no choice but to forgive. I don't know much about Christianity, so it's inconvenient to talk about it. I can only say that things like religion, which define human nature as sin, are a very ridiculous game. Confess, pray, err, repent, pray, err, and make an excellent contribution to GDP.

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Philomena quotes

  • Martin Sixsmith: Well... I couldn't forgive you.

  • Martin Sixsmith: I was with the BBC but not anymore.