Many people don't understand some of Cyril's behaviors. There may be some elements in this incomprehension that they don't want to understand, because the truth behind these behaviors is too cruel and painful.
Cyril was sent to the orphanage by his father, which was an abandonment that deprived Cyril of his emotional needs and became an island. The 11-year-old child could not accept this reality. He used a fantasy to maintain his heart: his father would definitely to pick him up.
So when the orphanage told him that he couldn't contact his father, Cyril didn't believe it at all. If he believed it, it meant that he had accepted the reality of being abandoned. He couldn't believe it! He tried his best to get to where he lived, and struggled to knock on the door, hoping it would open and his father would stand there to welcome him.
The door opened and it was empty, and his old bike was gone. The bicycle is a gift that his father bought for him, and it is the emotional bond between him and his father. Samantha helped him buy a bicycle from someone else and adopted him. Cyril insisted that the bicycle was stolen and that his father could not sell the bicycle. He did not believe that his father was so cruel.
Samantha helped him finally find the restaurant where his father worked, but his father didn't want to see him, but Cyril was full of hope. His father refused to have money. At Samantha's urging, he told Cyril the truth: he didn't want to see Cyril again. . a bolt from the blue! Cyril couldn't accept this reality. His heart must have been shattered to pieces, and the anger that accompanied this brokenness was directed at him. He frantically grabbed his face and curled up as if he was hiding something, like a baby. Maybe he fantasized about being born again and changing this harsh reality.
Self-harm is when a person does not feel the value of his existence, he tries to hurt himself, and tries to feel alive with pain.
The sad Cyril met a drug dealer who regarded him as a buddy, lonely Cyril, if you give him a little favor, he can't wait to give all of himself to you, especially from his peers. When the drug dealer tried to trick him into robbing him, a lot of people thought that Cyril was fooled. I thought so too. In order to go out and rob Samantha, he even wounded Samantha with a knife. His madness made people worried and even angry. Samantha treated him like this. Well, how can he do this?
The process of being abandoned by the drug dealer after the robbery made him injured, and he saw a person clearly. When he rode a bicycle to his father and said he had money, he realized that Cyril wanted the money, and he didn't care for the money, as long as his father had money Now, you can go back to him, and no one can stop it, not even Samantha!
After all, the reality did not let him go, and Cyril, who had been running around all night, returned to Samantha.
The plot of the movie simplifies the psychological trauma of an abandoned child. It is understood that it is often difficult to establish a trusting relationship between an abandoned child and an adopter. The child seems to be trying his best to destroy the relationship. abandon.
Samantha became an important and stable existence in Cyril's heart, gave him emotional support and protection, became an important compensation for his father's departure, and opened the door to a new life.
Cyril presents a stubbornness from beginning to end in the movie, which is a cover for the inner fragility of an abandoned child. He does not want people to see his fragility and deny that he needs help. The same feeling, as if this had never happened. In life, you can often see such stubborn teenagers, obviously eager to care, but showing arrogance and indifference, which actually indicates that they have trauma in their hearts.
Cyril tried his best to get his father back, but in fact he had a word buried deep in his heart: "Please don't abandon me!"
The story reflects the influence of adults on children. Recently, there are many news about adults hurting children on the Internet. This may become a terrible repetition. Children who are hurt may hurt others. They may hurt their own children as adults. Not every Cyril is the same. To meet a Samantha.
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