Of course it was the British national treasure old lady who was looking at Maggie Smith. She loved her so much when she was in Downton Abbey. After a few years, Maggie was obviously old and had nowhere to hide, but her movements and lines were still so energetic and interesting. Brushing a car/wheelchair/amusement park/ambulance every time you watch Maggie acting happy, you will involuntarily follow the joy. This is Maggie's unique and rare appeal.
When I looked back, I realized that the first two minutes contained all the suspense behind it. Then the foreshadowing and domineering old lady saw the police car but got under the car in a panic and heard the sound of the neighbor's piano. In fact, the deeper the stalk shop, the more flavorful the story.
Perhaps the old lady's story is filled with rich dreams or redemption, it is ultimately a story that breaks the sense of loneliness. The author is lonely and double but he doesn't want to share with his dementia mother. Is it disgusting or something I really can’t say. At the same time, the director intentionally or unintentionally linked the old lady with the writer’s mother. For example, the giant python on the street in the community and the four peacocks at the door of his mother’s house (the moment I saw the peacock was really a long smile hhhh, but the writer was very happy with this. I can’t say whether a strange old lady lives together with pity or eagerness to accompany me. It seems that a subtle relationship is connected to each other.
I thought it would gradually become warm, but the British always abruptly gave you a deep-seated line Miss Shepard told the writer You have used your mother, now you can use me. The old lady stepped into the end of life, and the writer became more and more right. I used to worry about the indifference of this woman close at hand until it finally turned into a trace of shame. I think the point that this story wants to convey is here. The communication between people is mutual. From the perspective of a writer, Miss Shepard broke his loneliness but did not break his inner prejudice and arrogance, including forcing himself not to write or think about creating stories about her. This stems from many Instinctive indifference that a person cannot overcome in his life, even though everyone thinks he is a kind-hearted saint, he still cannot compromise. For Miss Shepard, these 15 years of "occupation" has been a huge victory. The nonsensical ascension is really a stroke of magic. A special effect that shouldn't be in a drama film. The last naughty old lady expressed relief in this way. , Letting go of myself and letting go of the writer makes it meaningful to write this time of communication into works. Wonderful.
I think there might not be a book that suits 80-year-old Maggie anymore.
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