emotional dependence

Wilbert 2022-03-24 09:02:38

I really don't want to describe Dolan as good or bad, nor do I want to define it. I think I'm looking for an emotional identity and satisfaction. It must be said that "I Killed My Mom" ​​is a highly autobiographical work, ambiguous and real moving, but the references to Dolan's future works (mother-son relationship, barriers to society) have been clearly seen. , homosexual love, strong, brave and free female perspective), and this "Mummy" continues the emotional entanglement of mother and son.
1. Emotional dependence. The ambiguity of the relationship between mother and son is self-evident, but when the son is a homosexual, the relationship with the mother has a closer emotional connection, especially when the father is like a mountain in front of the mother and son, the father represents The power of the entire gender society, the son just wants to live in the good memory with his mother. When he grows up, the two sides will need to be disintegrated by the increasingly obvious social relationship, and the relationship will be diluted a little bit. The rules are step by step. establishment. Violence seeks attention and fills the void of feelings endlessly.
2, the wall. As a gay boy, in the process of growing up, my mother is my only spiritual strength. My father wants you to grow up like a "man", and my mother always wants to give you love. That is your only recourse. Outside the world with my mother, there is power everywhere, in the male-dominated world, the unease and depression, in the feminist-dominated world, the disguise and pain, so we need a kind of middleman, an ambiguous person.
3. Hope and strength. Despite Dolan's work revealing all kinds of unease and contradictions in the family or the individual, the strength of women is a constant, just as I expected, a kind of living female power that permeates the film, whether it is Diane, or Kayla, but living hard under the predicament of life, this hope and strength is really good.
4. Emotional output. The addition of the new character Keira has brought a balance to the conflicted mother-son relationship. Although I don't know if it is suitable, the two sides are indeed completing emotional output.
5. In general, it's still the same stuff that was involved in the first movie, but I'd like to see a better Dolan.

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Extended Reading
  • Jess 2022-04-24 07:01:16

    Canadian talent director Xavier Dolan's new work won the Cannes Jury Prize. It is still Dolan's favorite topic of mother-son relationship. The creative 1:1 format, various color schemes, sharp editing and multiple scenes are enough to make you emotionally explode. The defocus, slow motion and full-time pop music have shaped the whole movie. Full of MV texture. This time, Dolan is not too narcissistic, the show and narrative are well balanced, and even a bit of classical tragedy. (8.5/10)

  • Uriel 2022-04-24 07:01:16

    My mother asked me, "Why do I think I don't know you at all? Did I do something wrong?" I was very sad, no, mother, you did nothing wrong, but you really can't understand me. In the end, the illusion of the mother and the unfolding of the picture are really beautiful. Which mother doesn't want her child to have a normal life?

Mommy quotes

  • Steve Després: We still love each other, right?

    Diane 'Die' Després: That's what we're best at, buddy.

  • [from trailer]

    Diane 'Die' Després: You've been back 24 hours and this place is a slum! Tidy the hell up!

    Steve Després: Wanna hold my dick when I piss, too?

    Diane 'Die' Després: If it helps you aim!