- Review of the Movie "My Left Foot"
Christie Brown's fate is cursed.
When Christy was born, his father didn't stay outside the delivery room, because he had to earn money to support the family, and because there were many children, this newborn was optional, so Bertie Brown dragged his tired body a few hours after Christy was born. to the hospital.
However, the new-born son not only did not surprise his father, but was even a burden when he came to the world - he was born with a disability. Severe polio made him unable to speak or walk when he was ten years old, and he was a laughing stock near and far.
Just learning about the situation of the newborn baby, Bertie Brown went to the bar to use alcohol to relieve his depression. The bartender refused to give him credit, because a man in extreme poverty has no credit value, and his ability to repay is worthy of everyone's doubts. The newborn's disability had spread throughout the bar, and he was asked mockingly, "Will you send him to the shelter, Bertie?"
Despite not loving the son, Bertie Brown at least had the dignity and responsibility of a man: "I Definitely not going to send him to the shelter." He fought the man for this.
For Christie, it's the attitude of the men - blatant discrimination.
At school age, all siblings can go out of the house, only Christie has to stay at home for physical reasons. The mother, who was about to give birth, fainted, fell, and rolled down the stairs. Christy moved his body with difficulty like a bug and slid from the stairs to the downstairs. He slammed his left foot on the door of his house. The doorbell rang loudly, attracting the old neighbor , the mother was taken to the hospital, and the old lady told the neighbors about the danger just now: "I heard the crash and rushed over. When she fell, she was holding Christy, she was there, he was lying Down the stairs, like a fool."
Although he saved his mother, no one thought he was useful. The girls also commented: "Please help her, He is a great burden for her."
"He has only the intelligence of a three-year-old child." The
neighbors thought Christie was superfluous.
For Christie, it's women's attitude—sympathetic discrimination.
It's nothing more than being abandoned by the ignorant world, and what is even more terrifying is that even God has abandoned him. The priest said, "Son, you can't do without hell. You may have escaped misery, but you can't escape hell. You know what?" Because the priest is God's mouthpiece, it's almost a sentence: Christie has no chance Saved, God has deprived him of the pursuit of happiness.
This is not the view of a priest, but the consensus of the clergy of the entire diocese. Even the temple of God, the church, rejects Christie. When Mother took Christie to kneel on the altar to pray, the church was about to close. A church deacon finished cleaning up the other altars. Seeing Mrs. Brown still chanting, she was a little impatient. What's the point of praying to God for a child abandoned by God? ? When the mother and son left, the deacon closed the door coldly without saying goodbye. This is not in line with the status of a clergyman, nor is it the proper attitude towards believers, nor even basic courtesy, because they have already decided : Christie has long been sentenced to be unsaved.
It seems that Christie is going to stay in hell in this life and this life.
What a day he had! A body that looks like it will never recover; in an era of severe scarcity, a large group of brothers and sisters depended on their father's meager wages to support; at the age of seventeen, four big boys still slept in a bed, covered in the harsh winter. She was wearing a thin quilt; her sister, who was a Catholic, lost her pregnancy and brought shame to the family. You didn't even see who her boyfriend was.
These desperately poignant lives are Christie's hellish lives, and there's more to it than that.
Christie was abandoned by his father, abandoned by society, abandoned by life, and even abandoned by God. If he even abandoned himself, I am afraid he could only stay in hell forever. Fortunately, he did not give up on himself, and fortunately he still has a great mother!
Brigitte Brown's love for Christy has not diminished in the slightest despite her large number of children. Christie is not seen by her father, society, or God. Instead, she pours out her love for Christie. more effort. This is a great mother, her love is just and selfless, we often glorify and even myth of maternal love, but really great mothers are actually very rare.
Brigitte Brown is such an ordinary and great mother. She has never been tired of her disabled son who is a headache; she has been saving money for Christie to buy a wheelchair, which she has saved from between her teeth; she has never stopped praying for Christy; she has always encouraged Christy's Fighting spirit; even though she didn't understand what Christie wanted to say, she said humbly, "Even if we don't understand you, God understands you." Most importantly, she never gave in to fate.
The Brown brothers stole the coal for winter heating,
Christie's wit saved a block and let the people in the cold get a little warm, but Mrs. Brown did not allow the stolen things to enter the door, she still insisted in extreme poverty of Christian virtues. Only such a holy heart can inspire the disabled Christie. The family was really starving and cold, and Mrs. Brown gave in, but was immediately rewarded—the money she had saved for a wheelchair in the fireplace (which had not been lit for a long time) was almost burned. Jesus and the Virgin (close-up of the portrait) watching while Christie was thinking! It takes dignity to save yourself from hell! Without dignity, without faith, without character, your world has been hell!
Christie never gave up on herself. When his mother fell and gave birth, the old neighbor took care of him temporarily and taught him to read the literacy book of his three-year-old. "A is apple, B is butter, C is carrot, D is idiot. You are a poor and unfortunate thing." Pity is full of discrimination. Christie looked up at her stubbornly.
The reason why he didn't cooperate was because he had normal intelligence. This kind of mentally retarded education was an insult to his IQ. After the priest pronounced his
fate, Christie was stubborn and unconvinced. The priest stretched out his hand to touch and bless him, but Christie was horrified.
The fate of the sentence that can never be saved.
"No! You can't represent God!" I think that's Christie's inner line.
The boys hid pornographic magazines under Christie's body,
In order to keep this secret, Christy didn't even eat, sleep, or leave his precious wooden cart. Like other children, his heart longed to understand sex, to grow into a normal, sound person. Although he has limited mobility, although he cannot speak at this time, in other respects he is as normal as a child of his age.
Christie is almost optimistic.
As she grew up, Christie was able to speak, although her speech was slurred. He played football with the lads, and with the help of his brothers, he was able to score a penalty with his left foot. His father lost his job, and Christy's wheelchair was missing. Living so poor that they could only rely on gruel to feed their stomachs, and the family was tired and helpless, but Christie was able to make fun of it and bring laughter to everyone.
However, not giving up can't save him, he still needs ability, he still needs to struggle.
When my sister was calculating 25% of 1/4, my father thought it was a stupid question, but Christy grabbed the chalk with the toes of her left foot. With the encouragement of her mother, Christy wrote 1/16 without a teacher, of course. Because the writing is too unclear, no one knows what it is written, the father thinks it is just a doodle, but the mother thinks it is interesting.
While praying at the altar,
mother said: "Do you know Halloween night? Did I tell you? It's a special night, you light candles on Halloween night, and you read our Heavenly Father and Hail Mary, there will be souls that will fly out of the flames of purgatory to heaven, and pray for the poor souls in purgatory."
Then on Halloween night, the children set off firework rockets, and a rocket shot into the sky , the mother shouted: "Look, Christy, there are souls flying to heaven."
The children, led by his brother Tom, were dressed as ghosts in white, and they wrapped Christy with white sheets to see the devil burning paper. In this shot, where is the ghost in white? This is clearly an angel in white! Children are angels! The church hates Christy, the priest abandons Christy, but the children don't abandon Christy! The Angels didn't abandon Christy! Who better represents the will of God, the priest or the children?
The demon who stood in his way was burned to death. It's a symbol that heralds a new beginning in Christie's life. It was his soul that flew to heaven!
The kids were learning, Christie was lying on the ground struggling to write an A with his foot, father and sister thought he was drawing a triangle, Christie angrily wiped his father's right triangle with his shoulder, and he spelled out MOTHER amazingly Mother,
Although tired and sweating profusely, he created a miracle, he began to create a miracle! He is more talented than a normal child, and the outstanding soul imprisoned in the disabled body is about to burst out and burn!
For the first time, the father accepted the son from the bottom of his heart: "He's from the Browns, that's right. Christy's from the Browns." It's something to celebrate, and he carries his son to the bar proudly to the The crowd (for him, the world) declared, "He's Christie Brown, my son, and a genius."
Christie not only learned to write with his left foot, he also learned to paint with it,
This is his greatest asset to save himself. However, this just gave him the ability to survive, he has a bigger mission - learn to love!
Seventeen-year-old Christie fell in love with his brother Tom's girlfriend Rachel. At the age of the first love, like a healthy child, he also longed for love. Despite his inability to walk, despite his slurred speech, and despite his drool, his first love was as beautiful as any other child, if not more poetic. The elder brother was in pursuit of love. Christie painted love with his left foot. The simple painting was accompanied by a sentimental poem "I often swim in your blue eyes", which touched the girl's heart.
However, the worldly pressure was in front of her, and the discussions of the female partners made Rachel bow her head quickly, and Christie's first love ended without a hitch before it even started.
It doesn't matter, who hasn't fallen in love? If you don't fall in love, you won't grow up.
A few years later, Christie's painting won an award, and
gained a certain reputation, and the poor life improved. Finally, she had her own wheelchair. The noble Dr. Ellen Gao was willing to provide free rehabilitation training.
The training went from refusal to acceptance, from incompatibility to adaptation, Christie's body was gradually recovering, his love was also awakening, and he fell in love with Ellen. Dr. Ellen Gao cared for him in every possible way.
He patiently helped him train, communicated with him, and asked her boyfriend Peter to help exhibit paintings. How could Christie not fall in love with such a kind and enthusiastic woman?
After a period of rehabilitation training, Christie's language ability has become stronger and stronger, and the communication barrier has become smaller and smaller. But the mother saw the worry, because there were too many expectations in his voice, unrealistic expectations.
At the celebration dinner after the exhibition, Christie breaks down when she hears that Ellen is going to marry Peter. Not only did he fall in love with Ellen, he also wanted to monopolize Ellen's love. His soul was occupied by the desire for love. What Ellen gave him was noble love, human love, not love, and what he longed for was love, not pity and sympathy, because pity and sympathy were not the love he wanted. So he felt that his dignity was hurt, and he used alcohol to destroy himself.
Ai Lian advised him not to drink too hastily. He said, "You are not my mother, never forget it." This has at least two meanings: 1. You are not my mother, and I cannot get 100% love from you. 2. You are not my mother, you have no right to control me. "Why do you say you love me?" "Because I love you," Christie
asks Ellen It is undeniable that a disabled body is often accompanied by a disabled mind, and a disabled mind cannot bear pure love! He thought it was the most sincere love, but in fact there is no dignity, no independent personality, no peace of mind, but only the desire of love and the dependence of love. This kind of love brings people not freedom, but bondage, which not only binds others, but also binds oneself, making both parties become slaves of love! This disabled love shows once again that Christie's heart is still trapped in hell! Without Elaine's love, Christie wants to commit suicide in desperation, and he writes: "Everything is nothing, so nothingness must end." He took a razor with his left foot and cut his wrists,
Failed because he was incapable of doing it.
The critical moment is for the mother to do his ideological work: "You are more and more like your father, hard-mouthed and soft-hearted. The decisive victory is here (with your fingers and heart), not in a bar, not playing a big role in front of the children. Yes, if you give up No, I haven't." The world never gave up on him, never gave up on him, only his great mother, even if God gave up on him, even when Christie himself had to give up.
In order to allow him to continue painting, his mother began to dig a foundation to build a house for him, so that he could have his own studio. "You make me sad, sometimes I think you're my heart, and if I could give you my legs, I'd take your legs. What's the matter with you, Christy?"
"Sorry, Mom." It's not easy The apology, it's Christie's determination to start over.
The mother and son built the wall together, and the father and brothers also joined. The united family not only built the wall,
but they also built Christy's confidence.
After his father's death, Christie sang his father's favorite song in the bar. Some people expressed discrimination against Mr. Brown and the Brown family. Christie directed his brothers to smash the bar. When his father was gone, he became a parent. His personality and mind have made great progress and growth.
Painting could not fully express his thoughts and soul, Christie began to study writing, his autobiography "My Left Foot" was published, Christie became famous all over the world. Dr. Ellen Gao asked him to attend a charity event donating to the disabled. Christie, who was almost middle-aged, accepted it with a calm attitude, and asked Peter easily. He had come out of his distorted lust. Freed from lust, his mind began to move toward health, toward recovery.
He is no longer the Christie who was struggling in suffering and lust. He walked towards the palace of life and society with a winning attitude. The aria-like aria in the record is his inner self-confidence, which is his Come on, in his heart, he sings for himself!
Mother pushes a wheelchair into the hall of philanthropist Sir William Kah, and Mary, the temporary caregiver, takes the wheelchair,
About to take him to the library, his brother Tom reminds Mary: "Watch out for that guy." Mary is confident and calm: "I'll be fine." Tom: "I'm not so sure." He knows best how difficult this brother is Difficult to serve, but Mary, who is gentle on the outside and tough on the inside, knows how to deal with this difficult guy. Ellen was also worried about Christie's tantrums. What she didn't know was that the gentle Mary was Christie's nemesis. She is a competent caregiver, responsible and capable, and Christie would never want to be rambunctious in her presence.
While waiting to enter the hall to give a speech, Christy and Mary had a brief but in-depth exchange. They were surprised that this disabled person could write and draw. Mary witnessed Christy's growth in reading "My Left Foot".
Seems to have been secretly involved in Christie's upbringing as well.
Christy wanted to smoke and ask Mary to fire, and Mary said, "I'm taking care of you, but I'm not your mother." The meaning of this is: I'm not your mother, and I won't treat you like a child. Her words also revealed a more important message: I treat you as an independent adult, as an equal normal person. Mary respects Christy's independent personality.
Although Christie said "I don't need to take a fucking psychology course", he knew that he had encountered a priceless treasure. Christie's lifelong pursuit was to be treated by others and society as an independent and equal normal person (this It is also the inner needs of every disabled person), not a disabled person who needs special care and special treatment. No one has ever respected his independent personality like this before. Now that he has met him, if she misses it, then Christie is too stupid. . The keen Christie would not make such a mistake. After experiencing a simple first love, he stepped out of the distorted desire for love. Christie's inner wisdom is clear and broad, and he can afford true love, and true love will come.
What follows is a set of conversations between Christy and Mary.
"It was going to be called Memories of the Intellectually Handicapped."
"It's a terrible title."
"That was my blues."
"You type with your left foot?"
"I didn't type with my nose."
"I I want to read it."
"You'll hear later."
"I said I had an appointment."
"He's handsome, isn't he?"
Mary smiled softly. "He's not bad for himself."
"Do you love him?"
Mary Get up: "You are very busy with your own business."
"I'm just asking. --Are you drinking?"
"I'm on duty and can't drink." "I'll drink
later."
Mary smiled, as if unable to refuse Christy: "I said I had an appointment."
"I forgot." Really? I think he's pretending .
"You are very good at seizing opportunities."
"You read books."
"You stare at me, I can't read books." It was clearly heart-wrenching.
"Then I'll look elsewhere." Looking up at the ceiling made Mary laugh.
Christie showed off his humour, and at the same time he launched a love attack on Mary, both flirtatious and cute. After reading Christy's autobiography and seeing his current character, Mary said:
"I think he (Christy, the protagonist in the autobiography) is very cute and not sentimental at all."
"Mary, do you really think so?
" Yes."
"Will you go on a date with me?"
"I will."
"Will you go on a date with me tonight?"
"I said there was an appointment."
"Do you love him?"
Seeing Mary hesitate, he pressed on: "I ask you, do you love him?"
"It's none of your business."
"What are you afraid of?"
"You think people are afraid of you, but I'm not afraid of you." It's respect, not Fear, so as to establish an equal and harmonious relationship between the two.
"You're afraid of yourself."
"This is not the time to talk about this."
"It's a good time for me."
"I'll see you another day."
"I've heard it before. Why is it always another day? Mary don't go— —Don't go!"
Dr. Ailian Gao urged him to appear.
Christie said frustratedly: "Send me to the execution ground."
Mary's departure (she also needs serious consideration) is a test for him. Is he hysterical when he is rejected like last time? Although his emotions are not too high, he is relatively restrained.
Sir Jia Weilun was reading Christie's speech. After the speech, Christie's mother and son shared flowers.
Mary appeared at the door, changing into a beautiful dress. She is waiting for Christie to lay flowers, Christie picks up a red rose with his left foot that brings him infinite pride, and Mary finally accepts him.
Don't think that Mary fell in love with him in such a short time, and participated in Christy's growth from reading, her life has long been filled by Christy. But what Mary fell in love with was not a disabled person, but an independent and equal normal person, an excellent soul who thrived. Christie was loved by Mary, not taken care of by Mary. The two of them were completely equal in love. Although he was still incapacitated and needed help, he became a mentally sound person, although he was still inseparable for the rest of his life. Wheelchair, but his psychology has been completely cured. After experiencing pure love and disabled love, Christie finally found true love, his personality, his soul, standing tall and becoming a giant! Only such people can find true love, and only such people are worthy of true love. Our so-called able-bodied people may be far from Christie's healthy realm. Most of us, despite our well-developed limbs and strong bodies, may be disabled in different degrees of mind. Only by learning to love can we find true love and completely heal the disability of the soul. Having found true love, perfecting her personality and heart, Christie has finally found her own paradise. Without the blessing of God, without the salvation of Jesus, without the guidance of the priest, without the blessing of all beings, Christie escaped from the double hell of the world and the soul by his own struggle, and found - no! He created heaven! In this difficult journey, in the redemptive journey from hell to heaven, the mother is his angel, and he is his savior. Since he has rewritten the book of destiny with his own pen, then God and then life will not be stingy with his rewards.
On the hillside outside Dublin, a huge white tower towers into the clouds. This group of pictures means heaven, God is waiting for him here, and God will only save those who work hard to save themselves. This is a miracle created by Christie and God together. Mary came like a goddess, and
fell from the sky like an angel. She became Christie's love angel, and she was Christie's reward and reward for her hard work.
Standing on the high ground of life, Christie looked down on Dublin in the 1970s, just like in heaven looking down on his once hellish miserable life. He has already passed over, and the unbearable past years have been poetically transformed into his aesthetic imagery and creative source, and all he can do now is to toast Dublin,
Because Christie was born there, because it was those hard years that tempered Christy's will, because it was those hellish days that made Christie's unparalleled genius, and that hardship was his greatest asset in life.
Friend, if you encounter setbacks, if you suffer, as long as you don't give up, no one can curse your fate, as long as you are not overwhelmed by suffering, you will be able to escape the sea of misery one day, as long as you still have the ability to love, You must be able to open the gates of heaven. Do not doubt yourself, let alone this true Irish biography, when you see no light in the dark, when you find no way out in adversity, watch Christie raise a glass on the hillside outside Dublin, and Watch Christie smile triumphantly in the paradise she created.
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