I don't know why this film is so highly rated.
Maybe it's too long, the regional culture is different, and the emotional expression of the ideological theme can't resonate, but I don't think these reasons are true, because there are too many old movies, movies from various countries, and various types of themes, including even homosexual themes. touched.
It is a good theme for people to be cared for in desperation and to be redeemed, but I think many plots are designed too deliberately. After eight years of failed marriage and a downturn in life, how could he be redeemed in a small hotel in less than a year? The only manifestation of Mac's previous state is the opening scene of drunkenness, followed by acceptance in 10 minutes. At the beginning of his new life, he only asked his mother and son to let him work here in order to pay the rent - the unfamiliarity and mistrust at work and during dinner - the conversation between the child and Mac - going to church - two days after Rosa listened to Mac's songs. People's heart-to-heart talk - the union of two people. I always feel that as a character of Mac, the state and mentality change and transition too quickly in the early stage. For example, how long has he been at this motel, what kind of relationship he has had with the hostess before, where has he been before, what has he been in the past eight years, why he is here, these information are not on the state or behavior of Mac after the story begins. figure it out.
Second, the appearance and death of the daughter were too "dramatic". There is a feeling of plot for plot's sake... Deliberately adding emotional and ideological weight and scrutiny to the male protagonist Mac. And the relationship between the father and daughter is not too obvious. It has not been seen for eight years. The father and daughter first met and dealt with the several scenes after learning of the daughter's death. There is no specific attitude.
Rosa's sympathy, containment, and love for Mac felt insufficient, and Mac's self-struggle and redemption were only expressed through the cycle of drinking in bars, driving out and back, etc.
The overall feeling is that a few big plot points have been established, but the details of weaving and interspersing the plot are always unsatisfactory and cannot always move people's hearts...
It's just...it's just my personal opinion...
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