Goodnight, you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.
This is Doctor Larch's farewell words to the children every night in the orphanage. At the saint cloud station where the train is unwilling to stop, heavy snow and snowy white shots usually only lead to a cold or bloody transition, but when our perspective is aimed at this dilapidated house, plus a few meters of wonderful background music, one The warmth comes from the heart. In the first half of the film, I have not been very clear about the meaning of this sentence, but I can feel the strong fatherly love that the Doctor revealed when he said this sentence. His eyes are so kind, and under his protection, Every orphan no longer feels distressed about his own life experience, although they all hope that a couple will come and bring them into a new family, but every day before this, they all enjoyed snowball fights and watch With KingKong, listen to the Doctor telling interesting stories every night.
The protagonist Homer is one of the many orphans in this orphanage. The difference is that Homer, who grew up in this orphanage but has never seen the outside world, has a thirst for new things and a desire for the outside world. Infinite yearning. Regarding one's own life position, no one can be an unpredictable prophet, and no one can make a plan for the second half of his life at this moment in his early 20s, and Homer is the same. Maybe, just like Homer, you can go for it, experience, love, and pain, and the rest is your true self. Therefore, when the energetic Homer left saint cloud, he did not want to admit that he was a doctor, and when he found that he had the courage to say "I am a doctor, I can help you", he again came back. After Dr. Larch passed away, he returned to the orphanage, telling stories to the children every night, doing what the doctor used to do, saying the good night words the doctor used to say, just like when his co-workers said when he left the apple orchard: "I guess you must have something unfinished." Homer returned to the orphanage, where he was needed, no matter how far he went, just as the doctor believed from the beginning, Homer belongs to this place.
Everyone is a precious existence. Everyone has the right to be loved and free, just like the orphans of saint cloud. They are not abandoned redundant existences, but the prince of Maine and the king of New England. . I think this is what this English sentence wants to tell us.
As for the film itself, its content is very complicated. In addition to the perfect praise of true love, it also reflects on the problems of black Americans and criticizes the ethics of American society. The rare winter feels warm.
In addition, I highly recommend a few meters of music:
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