The film begins by showing that the family is unusual, with the old lady smoking cigarettes. The old man was alcoholic and invited an Indian female secretary. The old couple blamed each other and kept arguing. It can be said that this home does not have the slightest smell of home, and it may dissipate at any time.
The old lady was cunning and mean, moody, occasionally hysterical, on drugs, and crazy, and there was almost no image of a mother in her. This role is very difficult, and the mood rises and falls within two hours, as unpredictable as the situation changes. Fortunately, Streep was able to successfully navigate the role with superb acting skills. We will find that when Streep performs, there will be many small movements on the hands, or subtle changes in expressions, which are suspected of "deliberate performance" but are natural and moving, and the grasp of emotions is also quite meticulous. And it's natural, which is rare.
Almost everyone in the movie has secrets, and these secrets are buried like landmines at various points in the film, so the plot is full of twists and turns, climaxes, and drama. This is relatively rare in family dramas. The old lady at the dinner table was angry with her three daughters. The eldest daughter was angry and scolded her mother. She and the old lady were tearing at each other on the ground. Later, the three daughters also started tearing each other. The mines exploded one by one, and the entire family was torn apart. Both the person who laid the mine and the person who stepped on the mine were inevitably hurt in this family crisis. Especially the incestuous love between the second daughter and little Charles, which is naturally the most serious consequence of the deception and concealment of the previous generation.
For a family, concealment is for the sake of calm and the healthy growth of children. Not only parents conceal, but we also lie to parents. This is a two-way deception. But deception is to some extent betrayal, betrayal of the trust of others, betrayal of the feelings of others, and even betrayed oneself. To deceive others is to deceive yourself first. These deceit and concealment constitute a potential crisis for the family. On the surface, it looks like the family is reunited, beautiful and warm, but in fact it has already been turbulent and full of crisis. A secret is a mine, and the structure of a home built purely by family is so fragile that even the least powerful mine can make it crumbling and collapse. Family love cannot stand the test of human nature.
We all have secrets. The old lady has the most secrets in the movie, which is also an important reason why she is extremely absurd and mean. Hiding a secret is tantamount to enduring invisible pressure. , as she herself said, she chose to stand at the highest moral point and criticized her family psychologically. This contradicts her image as a wife and a mother, which is a spiritual conflict, which is hysterical and unreasonable.
Living in such a family, the life of the daughters will definitely not be happy. The eldest daughter has long been separated from her husband, and the second daughter stays with her mother and suffers the most poisoning, so she chose her cousin. The third daughter went around and finally found a hypocritical and lewd old man who had been divorced three times. Absent family affection makes the fate of the three people tragic, and all of this may stem from the first deception. Where there is deception there is a secret, where there is a secret there is a lie, and then there is betrayal.
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