When he was a man with a respectable career as a lawyer, we all expect he be articulate. However, all that he did was still to read for her. Even she was in prison. Even she taught herself there how to write just to send him a request,"write to me". He didn't. No message from him, except his voice of words belonging to others.
For years, he was a kept man. He preferred to read than to talk. All people close to him eventually left him, except his returning daughter. Even the woman who only stayed wiht him for one night noticed, "is there any woman staying here longer enough to know what's going on in your mind". Of course, no.
He was afraid to speak out, to let others know him even a little, especially the part concerning her. She noticed his uncertain and ended her life.
He finally tasted the loss and realized he should talk.
At the end, he started changing by telling his daughter his most unspeakable secret....
No more rather read than talk. Thank god.
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As a huge RF fan, I thought his acting in this movie wasn't good enough. The character mike was rather inhibitive. Yet I didn't expected that even when he was alone. While he started recording his reading for Hana, Mike didn't 't show much of emotions. There were no acting....
kate Winslet was awesome in this movie. Expecting her "revolutionary road".
Last, it is definitely a movie for introvert.
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