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Don't be fooled by the title, the biggest dark horse of the 79th Oscars has neither tropical scenery nor charming beauties; only an ordinary girl with big glasses and a small belly, and her A big family of messed up people: a lecherous hippie grandfather who takes drugs, a bragging father who goes bankrupt, a smoker mother who never stops smoking, an angry young brother who pretends to be deaf and dumb, and a gay uncle who tried to commit suicide; But it is this eccentric family of six living treasures that has raised the banner of the best independent film in 2006.
In the history of film, there are countless biographies of dazzling meritorious figures, and there are not a few tragic heroes who record their failures and sighs. There are very few films in the genre that sing a moving ode to a mediocre loser. So this is definitely not a simple bowl of indiscriminate chicken soup that comforts the soul, but a sincere work that bravely questions mainstream values.
All the people in this family have worked hard or short in accordance with the social standards for a better life, and struggled healthily and actively. In the end, they found that it was just a mirror image. Life seemed to be full of malicious ridicule and curse to them. All ideals and aspirations have failed. Grandpa was a veteran of World War II, but was finally kicked out of the nursing home; Dad created his own "Nine Steps to Success" and believed in it, but was abandoned by the bookseller; Mom remarried to seek happiness, but was still unfortunate; But they found out that he was colorblind; his uncle studied Proust all his life but lost his job and lost his love; in order to make the youngest girl in the family become famous overnight in the "Little Supergirl" draft, they collectively mobilized thousands of miles to escort her to participate in a classic car. The national finals were eventually humiliated as "indecent" and sent to the police station; it was literally a "standard teaching material for a life of failure". But why is such a ridiculous absurdity that makes people have the urge to cry? Why does such a humble trauma make people see the hope of love?
What is success? What is failure again? How should the value of the two be defined? The plot full of light comedy elements is a heavy questioning of the above issues. Look around, how many people are tired of fame and fortune, and how many people are trapped by success? All honor, money, status, everything is just the decoration of a certain stage of life with symbols by successful people. The sunflower treasures of countless successful people are essentially deceptive waste paper that cannot be copied. But in order to become "successful", we have to follow the path prescribed by others, strictly restrain our behavior and heart, and use a "healthy and positive" attitude to face the helplessness and predicament of life. It was only when we happened to see the little girl Olive dancing an unbridled striptease at the end after a meal, did we discover that the essence of life can be so flamboyant and exciting, all the rules and regulations, etiquette and dogma all melted in the air. , the increasingly numb heart regained the hope of unfettered love and freedom.
This film does not belong to an inspirational film in the traditional sense, because the director did not affirm any kind of effort and motivational ambition that may lead to success, on the contrary, he ridiculed all the established success criteria, pointing out a real path for the free-spirited soul. way out. This ode to the underdogs is unremarkable, but moving.
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