Movies with real people and real events are not easy to shoot. If you are not careful, you will be sensational, and if you are not positioned correctly, you will be on the wrong side. A more appropriate method is to bring up the question and bring the next series of questions about who is right and who is wrong, and the moral judgment to the audience. In the past, there have been many "searching for relatives" and "searching for secrets" genre films. Canada's "Mother's Confession" (Incendies) is a film from the perspective of the child, looking for the identity of the mother, and tracing the origin. With black color, it is quite depressing, and it also carries a burden after watching the movie. Compared to "A Thousand Miles with Me in Search", although it is not so sunny, the protagonist can have a calm heart when facing the past and the present, and it makes people feel warm and relieved when the truth is revealed.
Fifty years ago, when feminism did not fully rise, some disgraceful things were buried in some places. And this description was recorded in the hands of Martin of the BBC reporter, and then this film was adapted. The heroine Philomena was once a young and beautiful woman who gave birth to a baby because of a "mistake" having a one-night stand with a strange man. In the society at that time, there was a taboo against abortion, and the heroine's family was Catholic. In modern doctrine, there are some rules that are absurd, including the prohibition of condoms and premarital sex. At that time, Philomena had to follow the instructions of the family and walked into the monastery to "atonement". As a result, the operation of the monastery contained shocking transactions, and has been separated from his son for many years.
Fifty years have passed. Finding someone is like finding a needle in a haystack, but still try it. Who knows that the truth is actually at the starting point, after walking half of the earth, only to find that the favorite is by his side. Through the opposition and contradiction of the film, the soloist side of the religious world is presented. Although the film does not intend to criticize any religion, we can see that their work deviates from the doctrine, saying one thing and doing another. The second is the moral issue of journalists, and whether the media will go beyond the boundaries in reporting and affect the behavior of the parties involved. In order to pursue the truth of the news, when a reporter, will he go against his original intention and become a hurter instead? In the movie, the world we see has many unsolved problems, but people in different positions will eventually become friends only through care and love. All the problems seem to be unimportant.
Looking at "A Thousand Miles of Searching" from many aspects, you will find some universal problems, such as homosexuality, AIDS and politics, and indispensable media and beliefs, all kinds of issues are brought together. Although there is no special study, it roughly presents the marginalized things in the contemporary world, with an anti-traditional and anti-conventional feeling. When I realized that the son I was looking for was a homosexual, the heroine reacted very calmly at that moment, seeing the diversity and tolerance of people in the space of touching imagination and reality.
Even though the Catholic Church does not allow women to have immoral sex, the heroine regards this sexual excitement as the pride of life. Contrary to the so-called moral value, in dealing with religious beliefs, the heroine is more kind and understands the meaning of beliefs than the nuns. At least she has been deliberate and is more friendly in dealing with people and things. Compared with the nuns in the movie, the feeling from beginning to end is selfish and extreme, which is incomparable to the kindness of the heroine. As for the role of a reporter, he is the third party to the incident in the movie. He tries to understand the matter with the eyes of an outsider. His role reflects the perception of the audience. Facing such absurd things, he adopts an unforgiving attitude. Means of venting for an angry audience.
The film raises many questions, but not every explanation. Instead, it brings these to the audience. The integration of the problems is like a ball that wraps the problems. It doesn’t mean that you don’t care, but there are many things in the world that can’t be solved, and you can’t change the values of others in a short time. What the film can do is not preaching or instilling the value of great love, but to achieve mutual respect between people and achieve a harmonious and different environment. The greatest significance of "Looking for a Thousand Miles" is to face yourself honestly, to be an honest person, and to behave according to your own beliefs. Regardless of whether it is guilty or not guilty, it is basically determined by man. The Bible records that "you can't judge people." In fact, many times it is nothing more than a trick by the authorities.
Text/Dorothy
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