"Descendants": Inheritance

Effie 2022-04-21 09:01:37

On the island of Hawaii, there may be no headaches due to traffic jams and no seriously polluted air, but under the "paradise" of blue sky, white clouds and cool sea breeze, the hero Matt still feels the burden of life, and his wife is injured by a surfing accident Sick in bed and in a severe coma; just as Matt was reunited with his two daughters, Alex and Scottie, Alex told him the shocking news that his mother, Elizabeth, had been cheating on her husband for a long time, and Matt, at this time, had been cheating on her husband. Not only must I bear this pain alone, but I must also pack up my emotions in time, take on the responsibility of a "father", and start a new life with my two daughters.

Facing his wife Elizabeth lying on the hospital bed, Matt had nowhere to vent his doubts and anger. He had to inquire about the man Brian, his career, family and everything. He desperately wanted to know how to make Elizabeth fall in love with him. What kind of man looks like, but knowing the truth, he still feels unworthy and sympathetic for his wife, because Brian just sees Elizabeth as a short passion journey, and even Brian didn't have the courage to go to the hospital to see Elizabeth One last look. In the process of questioning Brian, Matt was also deeply self-examination. Is it not at all responsible for his wife's derailment? Have you been a competent father all these years? Why didn't he care more about his wife, and why was his daughter telling him the truth that he should have known first? Although Matt was unable to communicate with his wife, the accident forced him to talk to himself, find out what was wrong, and change his status quo.

This movie can also be seen as a change in Matt's psychological process and his choices. An accident brought his wife to the brink of death, a pair of daughters made him overwhelmed, and an unknown man cheated on his wife's feelings. Helped and struggled, but fortunately Matt chose to let go at a critical moment, and he did not retaliate against Brian; watching the hospital bed in his wife, who had brought him joy, pain, and love, Matt finally realized that life must be restored from pain. The reason for departure, he chose to say goodbye to his wife reluctantly, and chose to sink those past events into the sea like Elizabeth's ashes, Say Goodbye.
This small island in Hawaii is Matt's family heritage, and this land has naturally become their home. In the end, Matt decided to refuse to sell it in exchange for considerable monetary benefits, and keep the island, Perhaps at this moment, he has understood that his homeland must be guarded, defended, and closely connected, just like his own family and family. "Each family is like an archipelago, although largely the same, but each part is isolated and isolated from each other and gradually separated", this line is Matt's narration on the way to pick up his daughter Alex, maybe it will finally become a reality But in the face of the sudden test of life, having a heart to re-understand your family and yourself is the best elixir to save and retain your family.

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The Descendants quotes

  • Matt King: [to Elizabeth] Goodbye, Elizabeth. Goodbye, my love, my friend, my pain, my joy. Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.

  • Matt King: You little fuck! Do you get hit a lot?

    Sid: I don't know, I've had my share.

    Matt King: [to Alex] Your friend is completly retarded, you know that?

    Sid: Hey man, I've got a little brother who's retarded! Don't use that word in derogatory fashion.

    Matt King: Oh.

    Sid: [laughing] No I don't have a retarded brother!

    Alexandra King: Sid, you suck!