Perhaps the interpersonal disputes in life cannot be resolved with forgiveness, and too generous may be used by the wicked, but the literary works outline an ideal world after all. There are no greedy villains in the film, and the relatively simple interpersonal relationship makes that even if there are contradictions, forgiveness will eventually heal everything. I think this is also the meaning of this kind of movie, and even the soul chicken soup: it arouses the kindness and tolerance in the hearts of more people, and there are fewer evil people we are afraid of. The relationship between many pairs of characters in the film reflects the theme of forgiveness:
1. Hannah's forgiveness to Tom and his wife. The forgiving relationship between this pair is the most obvious, and it is also the main line of the film. At first Hannah hated the two for taking her daughter, and even suspected that they murdered her husband. But when the relationship between her and her daughter who finally returned to her side reached a deadlock, she remembered what her husband had said about forgiveness, so she decided to forgive the seemingly innocent Isabel first, and even promised that as long as she was willing to report Tom to the punishment she deserved. You can continue to adopt your own children. When Isabel chose to share the blame with Tom, she completely compromised and chose to intercede for the two. Her forgiveness finally relieved the two of them from prison. For herself, the most positive effect of this forgiveness is to improve her relationship with her daughter. Although there is not much direct expression of this point in the film, we can infer it from the context. The experience of being with adoptive parents is an insurmountable barrier between mother and daughter. To Hannah, the Toms are both enemies and close relatives of their daughters. To cross this hurdle, Hannah must let go of his hatred and accept the Tom and his wife in order to get closer to her daughter in heart. Hannah's forgiveness of Tom and his wife shows that some grievances that occurred in the past have become facts, but for the future, for the people we cherish, choose to forgive, and life can continue.
2. Frank's forgiveness to everyone around him. It was Frank who made Hannah forgive; Frank was also the key character who did not appear in this movie. He was bullied and squeezed out by the locals all his life because of his identity as a foreign German. Hannah wondered why he could still live happily. Frank's answer is forgiveness. Although forgiveness did not win Frank the friendliness of the people around him, and did not fight for more living space for him, but in the years of life, forgiveness made his inner world less difficult. As he himself said, remembering so much hatred is too tiring.
3. Tom's forgiveness of Isabel. When Tom decided to reveal the truth of the matter, he also determined to bear all guilt by himself. Although Isabel's selfishness is the bane of everything, she naturally obeyed Tom's decision and let her husband go to jail, even unwilling to help him with the murder. Tom still forgives Isabel. His reason is: If Isabel hadn't been with him at that time and helped him out of the trauma of the war, the joy of his life would have ended many years ago. Since the extra happiness in this period was given by Isabel, no matter what she does to herself afterwards, it is her right. This kind of forgiveness also made me reflect on my emotional experiences or friendships that ended in quarrels and hatred. No matter what kind of interpersonal relationship, it may be better to think about what you get from others with a heart of gratitude than to care about what others take away from yourself. Choosing the former will make us happier, and it will be easier to bridge the gap between people.
4. Isabel's forgiveness of Tom. Isabel forgave Tom's unkindness and let him lose what he loved. Maybe you feel that Isabel's three views are not correct, and he has done something wrong, and there is no forgiveness relationship with Tom. But from Isabel's point of view, children are almost everything to her, right and wrong, and the relationship between husband and wife are behind. Tom's return of the child to his biological mother for the so-called justice is an unfeeling crime in her eyes and is not worthy of forgiveness. However, Tom's farewell letter to her finally awakened her husband and wife relationship and made her decide to face her own guilt, even if she didn't want to return to the child, she chose to share it with her husband. This kind of forgiveness reminds us to judge the faults of others carefully. Sometimes we ourselves are the wrong party.
5. Hannah's father forgive Hannah. Hannah's decision to marry Frank was a betrayal of the family to her father, so Hannah was expelled from the house in a rage. But when Hannah appeared in the story, we saw that Hannah lived with his father. There should naturally be a story of a father who reopened his arms to her grief-stricken daughter in order to save her. Although not directly expressed, it is also a story about forgiveness.
Therefore, the entire plot of this movie is driven by the process of people from grievance to forgiveness. These stories about forgiveness tell us that forgiveness is not just a high-sounding virtue, nor is it to make the forgiven person suffer less, but to make the giver of forgiveness feel more relieved.
This is basically a movie that knows the plot after watching the film, so if it weren’t for the double goddess lineup of Rachel Weisz and Kanmei (I haven’t watched Fassbender’s film much, I’m not going to go there) Look, and after I went there, I have seen the end of the first half without much hope for this film. From the moment the contradiction appeared, the plot began to become very arresting. In portraying the character's psychology, especially the use of scenery and music to set off the character's inner ups and downs, this film is still quite good. Of course, the acting skills of the protagonists are also indispensable. Here I am selfish and happy to send Kanmei. Back then, I watched "Anna Karelina" hastily, and I haven't noticed the actor yet; but after watching "Mechanic Ji", I was immediately attracted by fans. In the same year, I watched UNCLE and the Danish girl one after another, completely impressed by her acting skills. Unlike other stars, I don't think she has much charm outside the play, but I like every role she plays very much. It's really like acting like something. In this drama, the act of Isabel concealing the facts of adopting a baby girl in Kanmei's role seems crazy, and it is also the origin of all conflicts. But in front of the lighthouse, she begged her husband not to report for a section. The heartbreaking stare she showed, I think everyone can't help but be impressed by it. If someone else is acting, we may not necessarily understand why Tom put down his reason and chose to stand by his wife. Because that look is really irresistible.
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