"Rabbit Hole"

Brandon 2021-12-24 08:01:52

Maybe it’s because my tear point is too low, maybe it’s because of my pessimistic and sensitive nature. When telling the story of life tragedy, it is hard to resist, and I always put my emotions into it. What's more, this film shows the trauma of the soul in such a calm manner. Being so calm and too realistic, I can feel the incompetent and heartbreaking pain of the characters in the play. Of course, this is also due to the subtle and introverted but powerful acting skills of each actor!

I often feel that the pain shown in movies is never real pain. For movies about life disasters, directors and screenwriters will always choose the most eye-catching and patterned points to resonate with us. For example, at the beginning, we must introduce the original life of the protagonist. How happy and happy it is, to the accidents of natural and man-made disasters, to trying various methods or meeting a special beloved person, and finally life can be revived~

All the similar programmatic plots of this film have been integrated into the end. The bits and pieces of ordinary life, from the very beginning, went straight to the difficult days that the husband and wife could not live through after experiencing the pain of losing their children, and this kind of hardship is difficult for outsiders or the audience who just watched this film to experience! Only when the film progresses step by step and begins to reveal the harmony and tranquility of the appearance, the two broken and scattered hearts, we gradually understand that the real pain of encountering life's unexpected lies in this accident that life cannot bear, just like an incurable accident. Stubborn illness, with long-lasting and stubborn evil power, always ravages your heart that can hardly bear more pain, maybe it has changed your life since then! Even if the injured heart is broken and re-rounded, it will leave the mark of cracks, and it is impossible to restore its previous intact appearance!

A mother who loses a son looks calm, but in fact is sensitive and fragile; a father who loses a son looks strong, but in reality he is helpless! The two treated each other patiently and warmly, for fear of hurting their loved ones again, but the gradual separation of hearts also caused their relationship to fall into a precarious situation of collapse! Husband and wife each have a way to escape the pain. Sometimes they don’t tell each other because they still love each other deeply. They just need to temporarily find a gap in life to indulge themselves and escape the cruel reality! The mother accidentally met the boy who took the life of her beloved son. From the initial curiosity to communication and understanding, the mother who had lost focus in her life found a faith worthy of trust in the boy's cartoons!

In fact, the film taught me that whether it’s deep-rooted beliefs in gods or trustworthy scientific theories, even groundless speculations, when faced with pain, we just need to find the most suitable comfort for us, this Consolation can support yourself to continue living until you slowly adapt to the existence of pain!

After the tragedy, we know that blindly blaming destiny or others will not help, and pretending to be calm or peaceful is also self-deception and self-paralysis, and it is our weakness that we dare not face the reality! It is not God who saves us, not the person who loves us, not the close friend in the boudoir, nor the beloved who accidentally appeared in life, but ourselves. It is the only little faith and hope in our hearts, even if the light is weak, it is enough to lead We are moving towards a better front!

I like the end of the film. It did not fall into the cliché to give us a bright and bright ending, but because of love, the couple are willing to face it together. Even if the future is still difficult and difficult, fortunately, they can support each other to slow down. Slowly adapt!

The good sunny weather can hardly predict the passing of the cold wind. The calm life may conceal the turbulent marriage crisis. Every family has different small flaws. The vivid and true character images of the film allow me to Approaching and empathizing with the protagonist’s hidden emotions made me understand that life cannot be prosperous forever. Perhaps as the heroine’s mother said, pain is sometimes a good thing. It reminds us of the good past after the incident has passed, and shapes us. A stronger character! Just adapting to this painful process, after all, it is painful and long indefinite!

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Rabbit Hole quotes

  • [last lines]

    Becca: [voice-over] And then what?

    Howie: [voice-over] I don't know... Something though.

  • Nat: You know, Becca, when your brother died, I found the church very helpful.

    Becca: I know. I know you did, but that's you. That's not me, and Danny... Danny isn't Arthur.

    Nat: You know, I brought you to church every Sunday.

    Becca: Let's not start this again, okay, Mom? I'm just... I'm just calling about the cake.

    Nat: You're not right about everything, you know? What if there is a God?

    Becca: Then I'd say he's a sadistic prick.

    Nat: All right, Becca, that's enough.

    Becca: "Worship me and I'll treat you like shit." No wonder you like him. He sounds just like Dad.