"Tender Mercy" is a movie that is very close to life. The background of the movie is a small American town, and the sense of daily life shortens the distance with the audience. The film begins with the male protagonist Mike drinking heavily. Poor, messy, hopeless, and almost all negative words can be used to describe the man now. He lived in a small hotel, and because he had no money to pay for the room, he asked the hostess to repay the room by working part-time. Mike repaid the rent, but he was homeless and continued to work, and the hostess Rosa agreed to his request. At the beginning of the period Rosa had a grudge against this drunk and was on guard against him everywhere.
Rosa was a widow whose husband died in the war, leaving behind a child named Sonny. The child has always been brooding about the cause of his father's death, because other children have fathers, and they often criticize his father, but he doesn't know exactly how his father died, and the long-term lack of fatherly love makes Sonny feel sorry for Mike. This strange man was also very curious, and often took the initiative to chat with Mike. The three of them lived like this for a while, and Mike had stopped drinking for a few months because of Rosa and Sonny because they didn't like him drinking. During this period, the relationship between them has undergone subtle changes. Mike proposed to Rosa, and Rosa agreed to his proposal.
They thought they would live in peace, but a reporter came from afar to interview Mike and told us more stories about Mike. It turned out that Mike was a former singer, a very famous singer before, and he had everything at that time. But because of the indifference and rudeness of the singer's ex-wife Daisy, they eventually divorced and they have a daughter, Anne. From then on, he began to drink heavily and began to give up on himself.
The reporter told him that his ex-wife was holding a concert nearby. But Mike has established a good family relationship with Rosa and Sonny. He asked Sonny to sing, share some of his past events, and get along with Rosa and Sonny sincerely and frankly. Concerned about his ex-wife, he still went to the concert and handed over the song he wrote to his manager, hoping that Daisy could sing it. But what he got was humiliation. Mike returned home angrily. During the conversation with Rosa, the two quarreled about the concert, but Mike finally apologized to the agent because he cared about the new home. At the same time, the agent gave the new song to Mike, and conveyed some more ugly words. Mike was so angry that he ignored Rosa's comfort and drove aimlessly. He went to the bar and bought alcohol, but he didn't drink it. Rosa and Sonny were worried about what happened to him and waited for him to come home, and Mike came back when they were going to rest in the middle of the night. Mike told them that he bought the wine, but poured it out. They didn't say much about it but showed their relationship well.
Mike's long-lost daughter, Annie, came to visit Mike. When his daughter recalled a song that Mike sang to her before, Mike said he didn't remember the song. After his daughter left, he stood on the window sill and watched her leave. The direction to go, sang this song. Anne then eloped with a man. Daisy, the mother, was completely out of shape during the show. The agent wanted Mike's help to keep the show going. He paid Mike to buy the rights to his songs, but Mike refused. Mike took the stage to sing the song he wrote, and the audience was moved by him. The success of the song proved Mike's ability. At this time, Rosa and Sonny were happy for Mike in their hearts, and they had completely accepted Mike in their hearts.
I thought it was over, but the bad news came that Annie died in a car accident. Mike came to Daisy's house to comfort her, but she couldn't control herself. Mike was depressed, and when he returned to Rosa, he stopped hiding his emotions and acted like a child in front of her.
At the end of the story, Mike and Sonny are playing football in the field, and Rosa looks on happily from a distance.
The story is very warm. An alcoholic who gave up on himself was changed because of love. He brought a little boy's fatherly warmth, made Sonny from sensitive and taciturn to cheerful and lively, and made Rosa, who was tortured by life, reborn. feel the love. Of course, he also saved himself and put himself back on the right track in life. Not only was his family happy, but his career also ushered in a new turning point and harvest.
The story is very close to life, there is no special rendering, every scene will happen around us, as if we are a member of the movie. In the movie, everyone gave their trust and care, and finally got a great ending, which makes people sigh that even if there are many misfortunes in life, these will eventually pass, and the sun will eventually shine on us, let us feel warm.
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