Awake (Spoilers Included): So Listen to Mom

Alphonso 2022-03-25 09:01:10

This film can be summed up in one sentence: a rebellious young man who did not listen to his mother, married a wife his mother did not like, used a doctor whose mother felt bad for him to operate on himself, and suffered an attempted murder.

The first is the love part: the prince and Cinderella fall in love, the queen opposes, the two run away and get married, and everything develops towards a happy reunion. In view of the fact that most parents in the world can't beat their children, two or three years later, couples come to the door with their little dolls, and it is normal for three generations of a family to be happy. No no no, the movie has just started, so Happy Ending is too fast. No, no, there are even more happy plots: the prince was originally sad and sick, and a small injured and fragile heart was in urgent need of transplantation; suffering from the scarcity of blood types, there was no matching source of transplantation for many years. But on the night of the wedding, the source of transplantation came down from the sky, and the double happiness came to the door, so happy and so happy!

Then there is the horror and inspirational part: the prince is lying on the operating table, the anesthesia has been injected, he is waiting to fall asleep from one to ten, and when he opens his eyes again, it is a brand new life. The strange thing is: the body gradually can not move, but the consciousness is still awake. He could hear the doctors chatting, and he felt his chest hair being shaved and cold disinfectant rubbing against his chest. He was terrified, he panicked, and shouted "No, stop", but no one heard, the sharp scalpel cut a long incision, and then opened it, and the pain was piercing. He tried his best to rely on missing his lover to transfer this pain: every moment they met and loved each other, and after the operation, they had to buy a house on the beach to watch seagulls. Finally persisted until the new heart was served.

Next comes the horror part: the prince hears the doctors discuss not how to save him, but how to kill him. He tried every means to save himself, even breaking free from his body on the operating table. Astonishing fact 1: The doctor who had four medical accidents and his friend killed him through surgery; astonishing fact 2, his beloved appeared in the operating room, and she also came to kill him. The prince really loved Cinderella, and when he heard about all the conspiracies and witnessed the whole murder, when his heart was taken out, when despair and great pain struck, the prince still did not hate her. He retraced the time he spent with her, and finally wished that beautiful face.

And finally the hope part: the prince's heart is taken out, and the deadly new one is put in. On the occasion of his return, the queen pulled the prince back from the brink of death with her wisdom and great sacrifice. And they finally had an open-hearted conversation and reached a settlement. The prince's previous heartbreak was healed and he started a new life.

Therefore, in life, only by reaching reconciliation with one's parents and oneself, can one break free from the barriers and be reborn.

So, listen to your mother.

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Extended Reading

Awake quotes

  • Clay Beresford: So it's tough love today, huh?

    Dr. Jack Harper: You think this is a joke?

  • Dr. Jack Harper: [closing narration] At 6:32 this morning, on Thursday the 1st of November, Clayton Beresford Jr. died on my operating table. Two and a half hours later, his life was saved. There are no excuses for what we did. There's no defense, no-one to blame but us. We got what we deserved. Clay would have his revenge, and justice would finally be served. But despite all the secrets, despite all the lies, and a terrible loss, one thing really matters now. He... is... awake.