Family Tragedy and Redemption

Catharine 2022-03-25 09:01:16

The story begins with the memory of a gifted patient with a serious illness. The unfortunate childhood tragedy has caused serious mental trauma to the male protagonist. The male protagonist's parents can be said to be selfish, and they have caused a lot of pressure to the childhood male protagonist in their own way. , cheating father, extreme mother, the only dawn in childhood is that little girl of the same age. The tone of the film is dark, presumably because it is a relatively old film, but it is this tone that reinforces the film's repression and stream of consciousness. The male protagonist longs for freedom, but he has been living in the shadow of his mother. Even if his mother died, he put his own mother's shackles on himself, and hurt many women. Finally, he faced the "mother" and resisted the "mother". really be yourself

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Santa Sangre quotes

  • Concha: [to Fenix] You can't atone for your sins with nightmares.

  • [Fenix glances at The Invisible Man poster]

    Concha: Without me you are nothing. No one sees you and no one notices you. Just like your stupid hero.