Rachel's wedding

Pedro 2021-12-25 08:01:17

This is really a great movie.



The farthest distance in the world is
not that I can't say I love you,
but that I miss you so much, but I can only bury it in my heart.



An originally broken family, because of Rachel's wedding, has to get together again.

Kym asked for leave from the drug rehabilitation center not for her sister's wedding, but prefers her family to accept herself again, because she loves her family, but the family hates her.

This hate seems to be tacit.



Kym's conflict with his sister.



Kym tried to fight for the love he deserved, rushed to be a bridesmaid, and turned his face with his sister. However, when she discovered that she was still the most fringe drop of eccentricity, she collapsed. At the wedding rehearsal banquet of her sister, she appeared to be cynical and apologized to everyone, especially because she had lost everyone’s relatives and their younger brother.

After the banquet was over, Kym's apology triggered her sister Rachel's sore spot, and as a result, she had a big fight with Kym. After the quarrel, Kym felt even more that everything he did was contrary to everyone.

In the beauty salon, when her sister Rachel heard that Kym was making up her childhood in the drug rehabilitation center, the two had a dispute. I was thinking that the story that Kym made up was probably because she didn't dare to face her real past, and secondly, the story she made up contained sisterhood that she lacked in reality. But in this quarrel, Kym left home, and her sister was unwilling to chase this sister back.



Kym's conflict with his mother.



Kym and Rachel’s biological mothers mentioned it at the beginning. According to speculation, their mother left the house shortly after their brother died. During the wedding rehearsal, their mother showed up once. Kym seems to like her very much, but her mother loves Rachel even more. After Kym left home, he went to find his mother. She wanted to share her feelings of guilt towards her younger brother, but her mother was also out of control when she mentioned her son, and the two got involved.



The relationship between Kym and his father.



If the whole family loves Kym, I think it should be her father. The father went to protect his excluded daughter more than once, hoping that everyone would accept her and forgive her. However, when he saw his son's plate, it was difficult to conceal his sadness. Kym knew that his father did not forgive her either.



Kym's departure.



Kym dragged his tired body back home. Become her sister's bridesmaid the next day, and sincerely wish her sister happiness, but for herself, she can only choose to leave. Although she has a stubborn face, she expects her mother, sister and father to forgive her past. When my sister greeted the whole family to cut the cake, my mother's hand fell on Kym's hand, the flash of the camera ended, and the mother quickly took it back. Mom never forgave Kym. At the end of the wedding, Kym returned to the drug rehabilitation center with his brother's photo.



The director did not explain this complicated family from the beginning, nor did he explain the reason why this family caused such a situation, and cleverly used "pseudo documentary" to tell such a slightly complicated story. All the actors say that they are always in the role, and they are really holding a wedding, and everything is natural and true. This is the story around me. There is very little emotional hysteria in reality. Even if I shed tears, I will smile shyly even if there is only one look in the eyes of others. It is this concealment that restores our lives. In a celebration, the injured can only silently bury their sadness in their hearts. Laughter, singing, champagne, talking, and hidden sadness.

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Extended Reading
  • Winnifred 2021-12-25 08:01:17

    A lot of natural light, handheld, looks a bit like a modified version of Dougma; the emotional impact of the sense of form and the story itself is still there, but the structure is not compact enough and the details are not condensed enough is a big problem.

  • Serenity 2021-12-25 08:01:17

    The family conflict part is good, that is, Anne mm’s performance is not contagious. At the end, the wedding was a bit lengthy. It was good at the beginning, but in short, the part was good and there were many shortcomings. It must be much better than "Margot at the Wedding"~

Rachel Getting Married quotes

  • [Kym speaks at a twelve-step meeting]

    Kym: When I was sixteen, I was babysitting my little brother. And I was, um... I had taken all these Percocet. And I was unbelievably high and I... we had driven over to the park on Lakeshore. And he was in his red socks just running around in these piles of leaves. And, um, he would bury me and I would bury him in the leaves. And he was pretending that he was a train. And so he was charging through the leaves, making tracks, and I was the caboose, and I was, um... so he kept saying, coal, caboose! Coal, caboose! And, um, we were... it was time to go and I was driving home... and... I lost control of the car. And drove off the bridge. And the car went into the lake. And I couldn't get him out of his car seat. And he drowned. And I struggle with God so much, because I can't forgive myself. And I don't really want to right now. I can live with it, but I can't forgive myself. And sometimes I don't want to believe in a God that could forgive me. But I do want to be sober. I'm alive and I'm present and there's nothing controlling me. If I hurt someone, I hurt someone. I can apologize, and they can forgive me... or not. But I can change. And I just wanted to share that and say congratulations that God makes you look up, I'm so happy for you, but if he doesn't, come here. That's all. Thank you.

  • Rachel: Kym, you took Ethan for granted. Okay? You were high for his life. You were not present. Okay? You were high.

    Kym: [Whispering] Yes.

    Rachel: And you drove him off a bridge... and now he's dead.

    Paul: [Tearfully] Rachel, it was an accident.

    Kym: Yes, I was. Yes, I was stoned out of my mind. Who do I have to be now? I mean, I could be Mother Teresa and it wouldn't make a difference, what I did. Did I sacrifice every bit of... love I'm allowed for this life because I killed our little brother?