never, rarely, sometimes, always

Halle 2022-04-20 09:02:55

The portrayal of some scenes in the movie is quite realistic, including the way of getting along with the cousins, the stubbornness of the girl in the dilemma, and the investigation dialogue in the hospital. impact.

The male characters in the film represent the impact on women in family, school, workplace and emotional relationships. Because she has always been in an environment that is not treated seriously and fairly, the heroine is lost in it, and she deals with everything passively and tacitly. She is obviously a victim, but she can only deal with the bitter fruit in confusion... The bad and estranged father Female relationships, workplace sexual harassment bosses and verbally molested male customers, malevolent treatment and bullying male classmates, although various roles that disrespect women have been set up around the female protagonist dramatically, but they do also show women in today's society. Precarious situation. What's more interesting is that on the line of emotional relationship, the character of the boy who has a good impression of his cousin is more subtle, not very obvious or bad, but it is also taking advantage of the girl's desperate dilemma to give the other party a kind of supremacy. The sense of oppression and the dazed feeling of being forced to obey, although there is no further shameless sexual demands, the subtle sense of the increasingly close physical contact and the final kiss will also make the viewer as a woman think about what this is. How much more male-dominated gray area is there in a relationship? Even if it is true that the cousin is motivated by financial needs, the unwillingness to develop further relationships and kissing is a real objective reality. How can women know and protect themselves? As women, perhaps we should also face up to the problems that make us uncomfortable in all relationships...

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Extended Reading
  • Name 2022-04-06 09:01:07

    Never expect, rarely resist, sometimes cry, always silent.

  • Kameron 2022-04-07 09:01:07

    Eliza Hittmann's new work won the 2020 Berlin Jury Prize. Although the main theme is similar to [April, three weeks and two days], it is very different in photography scheduling, emotional expression and social depiction. The film uses a lot of close-ups and close-ups, and it is close to the female characters almost all the time. There are only occasional profiles of family and society. It can be said that it completely focuses on the individual in the abortion journey after being sexually assaulted. At the same time, the emotional expression and performance of the actors are very calm and restrained, and the pain in the repression is mainly released through the title of "never, rarely, sometimes, always", which is heart-wrenching. In addition, this strict question-and-investigation process also complements the heroine's lack of emotion, and together achieves a "normalization" effect, interrogating the daily snares of the patriarchal society. Here, the entanglement of men who approached men in the branch line and the men who exposed their shadows in the subway can also be called wonderful strokes. PS: The presentation of the long-distance bus in the film made me think of [Midnight Cowherd]. (8.0/10)

Never Rarely Sometimes Always quotes

  • Skylar: What did the Doctor say?

    Autumn: They couldn't really help me

    Skylar: Why not?

    Autumn: I took a test.

    Skylar: What kind of test?

    [Autumn then retches and throws up]

  • Skylar: Don't you ever just wish you were a dude?

    Autumn: All the time.