Raymond Carver wrote in the novel "The Life of My Father": "I have been scrutinizing this picture constantly, trying to understand what happened to my father, and to make sense for myself." People Unconsciously influenced by parents in life choices. What initially puzzled Oliver was whether the parents had ever been in love? He was a little boy at the time, his father kissed his mother every day before going to work, the mother was full of expectations and then a little disappointed, the mother told little Oliver that his father was a little impersonal, and she continued to live with him even though she knew that her husband was gay, In an attempt to correct him, the mother undoubtedly loved the father.
What about the father? Since his father came out, Oliver thought his parents' marriage was a lie and they had never been in love before. His father once told Oliver, "We love each other." Although he was gay, in the forty-four years he lived with his mother, he worked hard to restrain himself. This is love. Oliver was relieved to hear that.
In the days when his father just died, Oliver was immersed in sadness every day. He even drew a series of illustrations "The Cause of Sadness", including "The First Couple Wasn't Married for Love", "The Invention of Alcohol", and "Homosexuality Is Considered". mental illness" and so on, the problems that his father had experienced deeply troubled him. He goes to a party pretending to be an old man, meets Anna and falls in love. But because of his father, Oliver also hesitated about this relationship and avoided it, but in the end, the optimism and self-confidence of his father in memory made him slowly learn how to love.
His cancer-stricken father lives with his little boyfriend, and Oliver sees him falling in love for the first time. My father never tires of attending gay gatherings, decorating the garden and tidying up the study with great interest. He never gave up. In the last days of his life, he tried, gave, pursued, and embraced to the fullest. Life is all about happiness and simplicity.
In the movie, the father told "Furry Rabbit", which is a story about a toy rabbit who wants to become a real rabbit. "What is real? When you become real, your hair will be torn, you will lose your eyes, you will be mutilated, but that's okay because you become real. Only those who don't understand think you are ugly. "Father's courage to face the truth also gave Oliver the courage to escape his grief.
"Beginner" is a semi-autobiographical film. Director Mike Mills said: "Even if the person you love dies, it will flow through your whole life like a river, profoundly affecting your emotions and life." The original intention of the movie. "Beginner" pays homage to his father, and his other film "Women of the Twentieth Century" pays homage to his mother. Only when we understand our parents can we live our lives well.
The film is warm and delicate, and its music and montage remind me of Amelie. The shooting method of using pictures to narrate is also quite novel. Memories and reality are intertwined, history and present overlap, time is flowing, creating a wonderful and sad nostalgic atmosphere.
The protagonist Oliver is played by British actor Ewan McGregor. Throughout the film, his eyes are gentle and sad, and he is handsome in whatever he wears. Father Hal is played by Christopher Plummer. The heroine is French actress Melanie Rolland, who is fine except for dark circles under the eyes. Also, the dog named Russell is brilliant.
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