The film tells the story of an isolated family, a series of events drawn by the death of its mother, and finally returning to human society.
Aside from all kinds of movie reviews, I want to interpret this movie from my own perspective. It contains two points: my thoughts on the film itself and some thoughts that extend out.
To me, this movie is very "reasonable". That is very close to the real world. What I appreciate very much is that in order to create this "protagonist who is different from ordinary people and more powerful than them", they always use hypocritical or show them very rude, and highlight how much the protagonist group is. justice, or right. But in this movie, the plot that I feared did not happen. From the very beginning: The eldest son meets three girls in the store who are approaching him. Even though he didn't reply to them in the usual way, the three girls just laughed. Or when the mother's sister and her husband are talking to Ben, it is also a reasonable expression, and the supporting characters will still understand him from a rational point of view when they disagree with the main character's ideas. There are other kinds. The rationality of the interaction between the protagonist and the supporting characters creates a sense of reality. Greatly improved my ability to empathize with this film. Every action in the movie, every change of thought, is also interlocked and justified. The father changed from the original leftist thinking (against modern civilization, such as processed food, bathing once a day, children should be protected and not exposed to some knowledge prematurely) to the later compromises and concessions made for the sake of children , return to society, let the eldest son travel, go to college, and let the other children return to campus life. All the plot trends in the movie are very life-like and rationalized.
When it comes to the protagonist group, especially the change in the thoughts of the "captain" father, it is actually the main plot of the film. At the beginning of the movie, the children and their fathers live in isolation, they have strong bodies and a lot of knowledge, and they have a good life, which makes me really amazed and lament how successful the father's education is. And I agree with most of the ideas they expressed, including the mention of drug abuse, and diet concepts. They are very egalitarian and give everyone the right to express themselves. During this period, I also took a good look at myself, whether the city life made me lack the ability to live with nature, it is very unhealthy to stay at home and eat snacks every day, and I should read more books. , especially serious literature written by famous people.
And my first doubt about my father came from the letters of recommendation my eldest son received from top universities. Before that they were far away from other humans, and I'm worried if this would make it difficult for the eldest son to integrate into college, since he simply doesn't have the ability to socialize with those people. And this problem is also exposed when the movie progress bar enters the middle. When the conflict between the eldest son and his father broke out, there was a sentence, the eldest son said, "I read a lot, but I don't know anything about this world."
My father possesses many rare and valuable qualities, and many of his thoughts are even very advanced and correct. "This is not fair, and we can't change it." "There is no savior in this world, and there is no miracle from heaven." But those overly prominent shining points in his body masked his flaws, that is, stubbornness and extreme antisocialization. We cannot deny his advantages, but some of these have become obstacles to the growth of children. So these shortcomings are constantly amplified and repeated in one conflict after another. The incident that her daughter accidentally fell off the roof became the last straw that kept accumulating in Ben's heart. His doubts about himself reached a peak, and he finally chose to compromise, let go, let the children live with their grandparents, and chose to leave.
In the part where my father was driving away, the camera gave him a close-up of his profile, which moved me very much. A personal solo is full of many complex emotions. But it was also from then on that he really began to rethink his education for children.
In the film, the central question for the characters is what kind of life should be given to the children. While watching the movie, I am thinking more about, is it really correct to live a utopian life away from human society nowadays? We all know that this society has many problems and dark sides. Various pressures and rules overwhelm people and devour our mental and physical health. And when we turn our vision to the life of the Ben family at the beginning, freedom, beauty, health, and positivity form a strong contrast. But is Ben really right? In my heart, I don't seem to agree with him that much. I think a complete personality is inseparable from the step of integrating into the society. But must Ben be wrong? But I don't think so. The movie gave us a seemingly compromised ending, and the protagonists found their answer, but I think in reality, this answer needs to be found by ourselves.
At the beginning of the film, they disguise themselves, hunt deer in the wild, shave for their fur, and water fruits and vegetables. At the end of the movie, they pick up eggs in the abandoned station wagon and prepare the children's lunch in the room. From barbarism to civilization. Many things have changed. They have lost their mothers, lost their old lives, the eldest son has gone on a trip, and the children have started to go to school. But there are a lot of things that haven't changed, they're still together.
(Please ignore the English that suddenly pops up haha)
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