I'd expected more joy from this movie

Ruben 2022-03-25 09:01:08

The first part is like the line of happiness behind the dark clouds, shaping the image of each character, embellished with an inexplicable sense of joy (but not funny). With the emergence of a career crisis, the narrative will be more exciting in the latter part. The plot reversal of the final airborne is also recognized. In fact, the whole story is not very convincing. The film script is responsible for providing a bowl of warm chicken soup. The production is exquisite from the set photography to the soundtrack, not to mention the acting skills and charming temperament of the big cousin. The hour passed in an instant. The core is the American Dream that everyone can realize, but there is really nothing worth recalling after the fact, and it is not painful to watch. (Although several scenes were very exciting, like the part where the eldest cousin demonstrated the mop, it was very heartbreaking.)

Then again, it was a movie that only the eldest cousin would watch. JL has a good grasp of the psychological state of such characters. Whether it is the dark cloud line or the characters in the American hoax, they all have similar temperament, but I hope to see more breakthroughs and look forward to this year's "passengers".

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Joy quotes

  • Cristy 5 Years Old: Mimi said that you were the one born to help carry us on to success.

    Joy: No, Christie, Mimi was wrong. The world does not *give* you opportunities, the world destroys the opportunities. It breaks the heart. I should have listened to my mother, when I was 10 years old. I should have spent the rest of my life watching TV and hiding from the world like my mother. So I don't want to hear anymore about Mimi. She was wrong, she had her head in the clouds, and it was full of stupid ideas, and it gave me stupid ideas. But this?

    [picks up a mop]

    Joy: This stupid, stupid idea!

    [throws the mop down]

  • Mimi: [narrating] She'd put up with just about anything... until when she had to bring the hammer down - she brought the hammer down.