miss bird with her mother
Call me Lady Bird, like you said you would!
If you want to befriend 17-year-old Christine McPherson, here are a few things to keep in mind:
1. Don't mention her hometown of Sacramento.
2. Don't ask for her home address.
3. Most importantly, don't call her by her real name.
"Call me Lady Bird, you promised me!" she would yell unceremoniously.
Lady Bird is a young girl with a high heart, and her dream is to go to New York to be the "cool girl in fashion magazines". She was so dissatisfied with everything about herself, from her birth and social status to her parents' names. The abrupt red dyed hair, the awkward arm tattoo, and the color of the nails that jumped out, she did everything possible to draw a line from her original self, hoping to recreate a brand new, rootless self out of thin air , and constantly forced her to be close to her. Relevant people to accept this new self that they do not want to have a relationship with. Her actions hurt those around her who loved her with all their might, such as her mother.
Whatever we give you, it's never enough! It's never been enough!
The question before Lady Bird's mother was not "Why did I give birth to a vampire daughter" or "How can I make up for the expensive college tuition in New York". It seemed to me that she faced self-doubt - am I really a good mother?
It is undeniable that Lady Bird has a superficial, vain and egoistic side, but her anger also reveals a cold thinking rarely seen in her peers . She hated the conservative atmosphere of Catholic schools. She dared to speak out in the anti-abortion campus propaganda. It is difficult for her to understand the mentality of her classmates, rich or poor, who are unwilling to leave their hometown. In the end, she said that the city of Sacramento, like a frog boiled in warm water, "corrupts the human soul." Boldness and agitation make her dazzling.
The mother wants her daughter to be the best version of herself, but she can't help but understand that in a city where unemployment is rising and sons and fathers are competing for the same job, where is the world for Lady Bird? She may be thinking, I know your dream is good, but I can't help you realize it, I'm such a bad mother, do you think so too? So she became critical and harsh, magnifying every detail of Lady Bird's disobedience in her daily life to prove her incompetence. Anger is self-blame in disguise.
It's me Christine. It's the name you gave me. It's a good one.
When she first arrived in New York, Lady Bird couldn't wait to enjoy the cosmopolitan nightlife—alcohol, parties, religious and musical rhetoric, and the over-excitement drove her out of her mind. After sobering up, she went to a church where the choir calmed her down. In Sacramento, she hated the conservative and backwardness of the church and fled to liberal universities on the east coast. Now, she's still not religious, but she doesn't resist, it's not a shame, it's part of her personal history. Just like the city of Sacramento and her family, it forms the foundation of her life and cannot be erased by changing her name. Through self-acceptance, she achieves reconciliation with her family and a transformation of growth.
When I watched Lady Bird for the first time, I thought it was a light-hearted teenage story about friendship, family, growth, and the future. It has neither the deep self-deprecation of Frances Ha nor the sharp irony of Mistress America.
The second time I watched it, I thought Lady Bird was great, better than Frances Ha, Mistress America (I watched all three in one day). It has characters, dialogue, angles, conflict, and tension. It's not narcissistic, you can feel the flow of emotions, gushing out, reaching me in front of the computer screen. Ronan did a great job, Mom did a great job. Sitting in the cafe for a second brush, it took a long time for the tears to fall.
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