Two families and two prodigies

Xzavier 2022-04-19 09:01:20

Family No. 1: Male owner Earl, wife Linda, ex-wife Lily, son Frank, male nurse Phil. Earl was very romantic when he was young, abandoned Lily and young Frank who had cancer, and now he will die of cancer soon. Earl tells Phil that he has a son, Frank, the host who has boldly defied women. Frank made up his own life experience, and was pointed out by reporters that there was a conflict. At this time, the show team received a call from Phil, and after struggling, Frank decided to go to see his father one last time. On the other hand, Linda learned that her husband was about to die, and that she would inherit a large amount of inheritance. The past of frequent infidelity and emotional deceit made her feel deeply guilty, so she committed suicide by taking poison and was sent to first aid by a passing child. Phil decides to use a special drug to keep Earl awake by increasing the toxicity. In Frank's curses and tears, Earl passed away. Frank and Linda finally meet in peace. Family No. 2: Jimmy, wife, Rose, daughter Claudia, Patrolman Jim. Jimmy had sexually molested his daughter, causing her to leave home. Jimmy has cancer, wants to reconcile with his daughter but is not forgiven, and Claudia's drug addiction and promiscuity life situation also makes him very uneasy. Jim meets Claudia while dealing with disturbing noise, and the two fall in love at first sight and make a date. Jim was shot while continuing to patrol and lost his gun in a panic. On a date night, Claudia has a drug addiction and leaves without saying goodbye. In the middle of the night, Jim found Donnie who had stolen the money and returned it, and retrieved his gun from the frog. Jimmy fainted during the recording of the show. After returning home, he confessed all his wrongs to Rose. Rose left in anger to find Claudia, and Jimmy shot himself. The next day, Jim decided to get off to a good start with Claudia.

Two child prodigies: Stanley is the hottest child prodigy of the moment. During the recording of the show, because Stanley was not allowed to go to the toilet and accidentally wet his pants, Stanley refused to continue to be the smart doll in the eyes of adults. Stanley enters the library, looks up stories about prodigies, and decides to take control of his own destiny. Donnie was once a prodigy on the show, but she lost her spirituality because of her parents' restraint and greed. Today, Donnie's work ability is poor, and the electronics company he endorses wants to terminate his contract. Donnie decides to confess to the bartender, even knowing that he probably doesn't like her. Donnie used her backup key to steal it from an electronics company. After getting the money, she regretted it and decided to return it.

The overall clue is not as complicated as Crash, but the language of the shots is good. Everything is explained by coincidence, can it be because the writers are too lazy.

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  • Edison 2022-03-21 09:01:17

    1. In several scenes, the emotions are completely drawn by the movie, or anxiety, anger, or movement, such a movie, such a life; 2. Lies, secrets and selfishness are the chorus in everyone's life, not the theme, but they appear repeatedly , I kept emphasizing that even the highest note fell on lies and secrets. Suddenly, it is only when everyone is angry that they realize what they have done wrong, and confession is just to let oneself die with peace of mind.

  • Vivienne 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    80/100, it may still focus too much on narrative and force, the group portraits are perfectly portrayed, but almost everything is waiting for the opportunity to meet "that rain". Even the masterful use of music did not make the film as unexpected as other PTA works.

Magnolia quotes

  • Claudia Wilson Gator: You're so stupid.

    [snorts a line of coke]

  • Jimmy Gator: He looked about 50!