The new film "The Mercy" (The Mercy), co-starred by Uncle Colin Firth and Bond's wife Rachel Weisz, recently released a low-key source.
The gorgeous casts that include David Huris, Jonathan Bailey and many other powerful British players can easily attract the attention of movie fans. With the addition of James Marsh, the director of "Theory of Everything", who shot the film, "Compassion" firstly gave the audience enough confidence and confidence to watch from the production and cast team.
The film is based on the legendary true story that happened to the British amateur navigator Donald Crowhurst in 1968. Donald, a middle-aged man, has a happy family, and his wife and children love him deeply;
A small achievement in his career, he opened an electronic instrument company that could support his family; once a soldier, once worked for the country, this hero in the family and society could have passed his middle age in peace. Knee, an ordinary life, but a Golden Globe Cup round the world sailing competition completely changed the trajectory of his life. I thought this was another inspirational movie with similar elements from "Survival in the Deserted Sea", "The Old Man and the Sea" and "Robinson Crusoe". Although the protagonist has gone through all kinds of difficulties, he will eventually be turned away from danger and return to his family and society.
As a result, the film cannot be cured, it will only cause depression. The most glorious moment in Donald Crowhurst's life was on a dark sailing ship, exhausted, hungry, confused, and restless, troubled him helplessly, and would drive him crazy. He couldn't see the flowers or hear the applause. He could only be immersed in his own daydreams and hallucinations, using trance to resist sobriety, using imagination to fight back against reality, time was his greatest enemy, and lies became his life-saving straw. The two sides of the two silver coins that were supposed to be naturally paired with the truth and the media gradually split, and finally blocked Donald Crowhurst's survival path.
"Pity" tells how a middle-aged father embarked on a path of self-destruction. This seemingly flowery road to success is actually full of thorns. If you don't pay attention, you will pay the price of your life. Donald Crowhurst’s experience is the most common predicament for middle-aged men, as he said when he was trapped in the sea and called investors "begging for mercy", "Above the sea, I seem to be at a crossroad every day."
Dilemma starts with choices. On the road of life, especially after standing up, when you are not confused, more and more choices will test people's hearts. Facing the sailing competition, Donald, who has a dream of sailing, chose to participate. Dreams and ambition are his motivation, but the other side of the coin is arrogance and arrogance. Actions that exceed the scope of personal ability are called recklessness and stupidity. The conqueror who is not fully prepared will not be pityed by the sea.
Before embarking on the voyage, we saw the postponement of shipbuilding. The conditions were immature, but Donald, who blocked everything, was forced to set sail in order to keep his company, his own real estate, and his dreams. The messy cabin and the vomiting captain paved the way for this tragedy. The opponents are all experienced sailors who have experienced real winds and waves, and some have served as submarine captains. Donald is just a pure amateur with zero experience. As an Englishman, he has never even been to London. When crises followed one after another, and waves of trials were unsettled, Donald's confidence was slowly swallowed by the sea.
The game keeps falling behind, hopes are slim, and everything that was promised can not be achieved. At this time, Donald fell into the arms of the lie. Adventurous people who want to deceive with lies will not be pityed by public opinion.
In order to appease his family, investors, and sponsors, he chose to falsely report the voyage. The media took advantage of the trend and exaggerated the amateur player as the world's fastest sailor. The separation started from the moment he chose to use a lie. When he climbed to the top of the swaying mast, he actually knew the wind and waves and the dangers, and the way forward was uncertain;
But after accepting everyone to see him off, he also saw the expectations of everyone, and success seemed to be within reach. The choice under misjudgment time and time again led him to a path of no return. He should have watched the children unwrap the presents on the warm Christmas day and spent time with his wife. The family was happy, but his recklessness and ideals swam him over the ocean; before the expedition, the spirit of wearing a yellow raincoat was so vigorous that he endured it alone. The sadness of the truth,
The sea and public opinion, dreams and desires swallowed him together. Is an arrogant and coward worthy of mercy? After Donald went to sea, the film used a two-line narrative and strong contrast to try to make the story less cruel and cold-blooded. As the narrative unfolded, we discovered that there were other people behind Donald's tragic life. As Donald’s wife Claire said:
"Every one of you has a dirty hand pushed on his back, and every photographer, sponsor, reporter, and poor resident at the newsstand is taking pleasure in talking about other people's faults." "Last week they The propaganda hope has blown Donald to the sky; but now, they have criticized him in turn, and righteously crusade against Donald."
It was originally just a game to realize the dream of a man, but as the game progressed, the ball of desire became bigger and bigger. In the end, even the most influential British media Times reported on the front page of the headline.
Amateur players have transformed into the world's fastest circumnavigation ship. This accidental news made the media and readers crazy about it. It was the advocacy of the media, the expectations of the public, and the desire to create a god that pushed Donald to a dead end, leading him to choose the wrong path at the crossroads time and time again.
In the two-line narrative, we saw Donald slipping into the abyss, madly lost, torturing him alone, and the tingling of missing family members and the truth, causing him to fall into painful entanglements, and even produce horrible hallucinations;
On the other side, the restless masses and media, celebrating with champagne and welcoming the grand ceremony of the return of the hero,
This contrast makes the truth even more scorching. Lies become chronic poisons. Time is no longer a dark meter reading before redemption, but a countdown to the death of death. In the end, Donald can only hope to obtain spiritual salvation in a tragic way, in exchange for the mercy of the public.
The scariest part of "Compassion" is that it allows the audience to see the dark side of their dreams and the price it may pay. The narrow door leading to the dream is covered with flowers with sharp thorns, but people are often moved by the flowers that are easy to see, and forget the sharp thorns hidden in the dark. Pain can make people grow, and retreat from difficulties is sometimes "a person who knows the current affairs is a good man." Donald’s tragedy is an idealist’s elegy.
There are too many hands behind to fuel the flames, and he has lost the opportunity and possibility of turning around and starting all over again. Fortunately, his family finally gave him mercy and opened their arms to the place where he left forever;
Fortunately, that was the only winner of the contest, and he gave mercy to him and his family again. Behind the cruelty and madness, there is still a small light shining, which puts a warm color on the cold plot.
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