Ordinary loving family

Johnathan 2022-04-19 09:03:04

Recommended! ! ! After reading it, I have a lot of aftertastes. The content of the article uses a simple time narrative method to describe the life of the screenwriter’s parents. As the screenwriter himself said, my parents’ life was very ordinary, not drama, and no divorce. This is probably the portrayal of many ordinary people’s lives. The screenwriter’s parents have experienced world wars and died of illness and death. What moved me most was their optimistic attitude in the face of life’s hardships and setbacks, especially the screenwriter’s father. In the face of the war , you can still sing happily. There is also the screenwriter's mother, when she learned that her daughter-in-law was mentally ill and she couldn't hold her grandson, she didn't complain too much.

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Ethel & Ernest quotes

  • Ethel Briggs: I could have married a deep-sea diver.

    Ernest Briggs: Well, why didn't ya?

    Ethel Briggs: Because I didn't love him.

  • [first lines]

    Raymond Briggs: [voice over] There was nothing extraordinary about my Mum and Dad, nothing dramatic, no divorce or anything, but they were my parents and I wanted to remember them by doing a picture book. It's a bit odd really, having a book about my parents up there in the best seller list among all the football heroes and cookbooks. They'd be proud of that, I suppose, or rather probably embarrassed too. I'd imagine they'd say, "It wasn't like that," or, "How can you talk about that?" Well, I have, and this is their story.