We all want to get away from this complex world

Trevor 2022-04-21 09:02:22

The handsome male protagonist of this film - Henry Bass - is a handsome man who says no, but acts very honestly.
Although he said that he was just a substitute teacher, his responsibility was to teach and teach, and he did not want to be contaminated with his classmates for any greater cause and effect, and always wanted to maintain a sense of distance from his students, but he was one of the few who could go. Enter into the hearts of students who not only preach, but also shape their life values;

Although, he knows that life is not easy and has a negative attitude. But he wasn't tired of the world. He wanted to avoid problems and troubles as much as possible. He knew that he couldn't solve so many problems, and he didn't want to take on so many responsibilities, so he didn't lend a helping hand when he first encountered Erica, the stray girl. But when they met again for the second time, they brought her home;


Although his grandfather's chaotic relationship with his mother and his mother's suicide by taking drugs made him miserable at the age of seven, he still completed his self-growth and value-building without guidance and help.


I once read a sentence: "Humanity is so deep and complex, and after a thousand sails have passed, I have become able to understand everything, and I can no longer believe in anything." This sentence is really suitable for the male protagonist. He also tried to withdraw from this world. When he saw the various contradictions in this world, his expression was so indifferent. He kept a certain distance from everything in the world. When he broke through this distance, he would become ignorant. So he finally sent Erica to the orphanage, so he pushed away the female student Merry who wanted to borrow his shoulders again and again. . .


Some people say that the death of Grandpa Bass and the death of student Merry helped Bass to cross the last dark river in his heart, completely opened the door that he had only opened since he was a child, and allowed Bass to complete his self-detachment and completely. Erica was accepted. But in my opinion, the more important thing is the impact of Erica's intervention on the male protagonist's life. In all the films, I feel that only two are above the normal emotional line, with a happy and cheerful color: one is that they are playing in the store when they return from the AIDS quarantine center; the other is that Bass goes to the adoption center to pick up Ellie card home. Another thread of memory interspersed at the same time: Mother Bass and him are also very happy chasing entertainment scenes. There is and only Erica can fill the void in Bass' heart, which is why Bass is willing to tell Erica about his mother, but not a word about the female teacher who likes him.
Although it's a tragic story, the tearful male protagonist in the bus will always touch my heart.

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  • Aryanna 2022-03-27 09:01:09

    Three and a half. Looking down at the sorrow of this society with sympathetic eyes, but Brody is not Jesus after all, he cannot bear the sins of this world, and he can only do nothing in the face of collapse. The film's reference to books that can help people escape the ravages of sin is underestimated and only occasionally mentioned. It's just a sad story and lacks power.

  • Marlene 2022-03-20 09:01:53

    Depressed. We always want to change the world, but in the end we find that nothing can be changed. We always try to save those we love, only to realize in the end that we can't even save ourselves. Adrien Brody's tearful look on the bus is powerful enough to bring me grief across the screen. The look in his eyes reminds me of Guillaum.

Detachment quotes

  • Henry Barthes: [DOUBLETHINK is on the blackboard, from Orwell's "1984". When none of the students knows what it means he tells them] It's deliberately believing in lies while knowing they're false.

  • Henry Barthes: Y'know it's funny, I spend a lot of time trying to not have to deal... to not really commit. I'm a substitute teacher, there's no real responsibility to teach. Your responsibility is to maintain order, make sure nobody kills anybody in your classroom, and then they get to their next period.