He's just a kid, don't let him go

Bennie 2022-01-07 15:54:16

After reading the comments, the whole person is not calm, the first film review, the level is limited, please let it go.

Recently, I have been trying to supplement child crime films. I personally think that this is a complete child crime film. Taking the "Orphan Grievance" that frequently appeared in the reviews, I don’t think it is a child crime story. It just borrows a child’s body. The essence of sin is a mentally ill woman in her thirties, and the ghost knows if she still suffers from menopausal anxiety. But this movie is different. The source of evil in this movie comes directly from a six or seven-year-old child.

There are a lot of excavations about the reasons for Henry's psychopath in the comments. Basically, it can be attributed to one point, which is his parents' neglect of him. For example, taking his toy duck to his younger brother, it hurt him very much. Therefore, most kind-hearted people think this kid deserves sympathy. I used my own guessed family environment to justify Henry, but I don't agree with this view. The film does not clearly explain why Henry became like this. This kind of natural mental process analysis is not convincing. The reason is simple. The younger sister who grew up in the same environment as him did not become as evil as him.

Judging from his attempt to drown his sister by repeating the old tricks, his problem is not the lack or neglect of parental love, but his unwillingness to share love. This selfish mentality is the root cause of all the crimes he committed. . If the parents must be blamed, then the happiness that is not taught to him is the biggest bug of the parents. But this point is also very easy to refute, or that sentence, how could his sister not do such a thing? It can be seen from the movie that sister Connie is not acting selfishly.

In the film, Mark said to the doctor: "If there is no reason, what if the thing itself is like this, if a boy does evil things just for happiness, don't you think he is evil?" It's a pity that the doctor uses the inherent characteristics of adults. Looking at this problem with rational thinking, the conclusion is that everything has a reason. But does everything really have a reason?

There is also an interesting phenomenon. The mothers who are all in the short comment will not be willing to abandon their children. I think my mother’s choice is reasonable and understandable. Here I am not advocating justice and evil, but wanting to discuss trust and love with everyone. There are many details in the film that pave the way for the mother to turn from trust to suspicion for her child. For example, the mother asked the child what to do in the cabin, and the child's answer was: "This is a secret", and Susan did not go into it afterwards. For example, when Mark couldn't help telling Susan about Henry's crimes for the first time, Susan got a slap in the face. Up to this point, the mother Susan's trust in Henry comes from her motherhood. You must admit that she is a qualified mother, which is contrary to the various opinions in the comments that analyze the child's lack of parental care. When the mother began to doubt, searched the cabin, and then found the toy, finally learned the truth from the son she had always trusted before, and finally was almost pushed off the cliff by her own child. This double whammy is for any mother. Is devastating. From the point of view of most mothers, they don’t necessarily expect their children to achieve great success and filial piety, but they certainly don’t want their children to be brothers and sisters who kill fathers and mothers. What is terrible is him. It's just a child. Try to imagine a child who seems sensible and kind to murder his own brother deliberately, and then he can easily cover up his crime without regret. So when on the cliff, my dear child, Henry told his mother: "Mom, I love you, I need the help of your other hand." When the mother was completely disappointed with her child, there might be fear in her. Inside it. In my opinion, this ending is reasonable, although it is cruel.

I know that most people are kind, but can we admit that not every child in this world is an angel. There is such a child in this world. He is born evil for no reason. Yes, he is just a child, please don't let him go.

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Extended Reading
  • Spencer 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    The Oedipus plot is extremely extreme, and Mr. Highway is a rather bloody concept.

  • Julien 2022-04-23 07:03:28

    The script idea is very good, but the specific plot arrangement is a bit poor. Make people less anxious, less afraid, less hated. The director is too messy and has no talent. Where did this weird hand come from?

The Good Son quotes

  • [Henry takes Mark to the Well in the cemetery]

    Mark: [Mark looks down into the Well as Henry pulls out a wooden box from his pocket] Hey, cool. What you got in the box?

    Henry: [Henry pulls out a lighter and cigarette, lighting it to hand over to Mark] Go on.

    Mark: They give you cancer.

    Henry: Who cares? You're gonna die anyways.

    [Mark takes a smoke and uncontrollably coughs]

    Henry: [the two kids stand up and walk around the rim of the Well]

    Henry: Did you see your mom after she was dead?

    Mark: I wanted to, but they wouldn't let me.

    Henry: You should've made them let you. It's very important. See, people don't like to talk about death. So that's why you have to investigate. It's scientific.

    Mark: It doesn't feel like that.

    Henry: What did your mom look like the last time you saw her?

    Mark: Kinda pale.

    Henry: Kinda pale. I took a real good look when my kid brother Richard drowned in the bathtub.

    Mark: Your brother drowned?

    Henry: He was completely blue. You should've looked at her eyes and lips. And touched her skin to see what it felt like--Hot, cold.

    Mark: Shut up about my mom.

    Henry: Hey, don't get mad. I'm just trying to be scientific.

    Mark: Just shut up or I'll hit you.

    Henry: Try it...

    [Henry throws his cigarette down into the silent Well]

    Henry: ... and I'll throw you down there.

    Mark: Oh, yeah?

    [they stare at each other before Henry apologizes]

  • [Mark talks to his mom in the hospital bed]

    Janice: Mark? Hi, sweetie.

    Mark: Hi, Mom.

    Janice: Why didn't you wake me?

    Mark: I thought you should sleep.

    Janice: I'd rather see you. Has Dad told you everything?

    Mark: Yeah.

    Janice: I know you'll be OK.

    Mark: Mom...

    Janice: I'll always be with you, Mark. I love you.

    Mark: I love you, Mom.

    [she falls back to sleep]

    Mark: You're not going to die, Mom. I promise. You're not gonna die 'cause I won't let you.

    [the scene cuts to Mark at his mother's funeral]