Rabbit hole for comfort

Easter 2021-12-24 08:01:52

Oscar was approaching, and another one was made up. It feels very short movie, cute name, rarely touched subject, and not rich content. It took 28 days to shoot and was only nominated for best actress. Dianne Wiest, who played the role of Becca's mother in the film, was excellent and reminded me of my grandma several times.


The most exciting conversation happened when Becca and her mother were cleaning Danny's things in the basement:

Becca: Does it ever go away?

Nat: No. I don't think it does. Not for me, it hasn't. And that's goin' on eleven years. It changes though.

Becca: How?

Nat: I don't know... the weight of it, I guess. At some point it becomes bearable. It turns into something you can crawl out from under, and carry around like a brick in your pocket. And you even forget it, for a while. But then you reach in for whatever reason and... there it is. "oh, right", that... which can be awful, but not all the time. It's kinda... not that you like it exactly, but it's what you got instead of your son, so you carry it around. And... it doesn't go away... which is...

Becca: Which is what?

Nat: Fine.. Actually.


Howie's monologue at the end of the credits is very good, and the background bug sounds are also very good. It is full of emotions and gray. In the process of watching the film, I thought it would evolve into wonderful plots such as domestic violence and the overlord's hard bowing. I was looking forward to Nicole's passionate drama. The truth of the whole film is that in life, we all have to find some comfort from some places, and this behavior needs to be understood.

According to IMDB, Nicole Kidman's Australian accent can be heard several times during the quarrel in the film, indeed.

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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.