Chapter 479: There Is No Greater Sorrow than the Death of One’s Heart, and the Death of a Person Is Second only to That.

"This scene is so heartbreaking! So wonderful!"

As a director, Bruno was completely shocked by the presentation of this plot!

The encounter between Lee and Randy on the street corner plays a key role in the development of the story and characters. From technology to emotion, it is very difficult and requires very high requirements for the actors. The lines of both are not complete sentences, but various pauses and omissions.

In addition, their control of emotions, understanding and grasp of emotions and motivations are all very high.

Bruno believes that this scene deserves to be analyzed slowly sentence by sentence, coupled with the perfect use of lens language, the seemingly plain plot, but contains a lot of details.

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The whole film can be described in one word---flat.

There are no ups and downs, it is a very calm and tranquil film, everything flows like water, thinly and untraceably.

Li finally cried, everything in the past was like a real cage, trapping him in that day, and there was no way to get out forever.

Patrick saw his uncle's appearance after being beaten, and didn't know what happened. He instinctively wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know how to start.

It was not until he saw the three photos of his uncle on the table that Patrick realized everything his uncle was carrying.

Not only the past, present, but also the future.

Photos with his two daughters, photos of his wife and youngest son, and photos of a family of five.

Sometimes a boy grows up in an instant.

Perhaps at this moment, Patrick realized what his past self and willfulness had brought to his uncle, or that his uncle was the one who was more hurt than himself.

On this day, Li was taking a nap, and suddenly, he heard a familiar voice.

It was from the two dead daughters, and the next words of the two lovely daughters made the fans in the audience stand up.

"Dad, can't you see that we are on fire?"

"No, baby, you are not on fire."

Li stroked his daughter's forehead. From that day on, Li really tortured himself every moment, without stopping for a moment.

But in a trance, Li was awakened by the alarm of the fire alarm and rushed into the kitchen in a hurry.

It turned out that the sauce in the pot just now turned black. Li made a mistake again, but this time the mistake was small, but such a mistake was enough to defeat Li again!

Li realized that he could not take care of Patrick at all, just like he could not take care of his three children before!

And Li realized that he could not continue to live in this town. Old friends and old things would always remind him of the sins he had committed in the past and evoke the past that was difficult to look back on.

All this would make Li fall into self-blame and pain and unable to extricate himself!

Everything in the past can never be truly let go. Li must always bear this guilt.

Li squatted in the kitchen and collapsed again.

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After realizing that he was not a qualified guardian at this stage, Li rushed to his friend George's house, hoping that George could take care of Patrick on his behalf, and told Patrick about this plan, because Li also knew that Patrick had been reluctant to leave the town where he had lived for sixteen years.

Patrick can accept all the arrangements made by his uncle, but only...

"I know they are very good, but..."

"Why can't you stay?"

Lee is Patrick's only relative, and after going through so many things, Patrick longs for family affection.

But Patrick's words made Lee silent for a long time, and then he slowly said:

"I can't get out. (I Can't Beat it)"

"I can't get out..."

"I'm sorry."

The most classic line in the whole play.

Nothing is more than this.

Patrick was silent. Although he wanted to live with his uncle, Patrick knew that his uncle could not get out of that day.

This passage does not mean that the relationship between the uncle and nephew is cut off, but rather an understanding of each other.

The two hugged each other tightly, and they all wanted to draw even a trace of warmth from each other.

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Winter is gone and spring is here.

Every day is a calm despair, just like the bottomless sea.

In a blink of an eye, winter is over, and Lee handed over everything left by his brother Joe.

The frozen Joe was finally buried and laid to rest. Everything gradually settled down, as if entering the next stage.

The movie also gradually came to an end in this atmosphere.

Perhaps Lee has never changed since that day, and the change was only made for the growth of his nephew, but in any case, the uncle and nephew are now able to open their hearts and talk to each other.

At the end of the story, Lee and Patrick returned to the fishing boat that carried their countless beautiful memories.

The uncle and nephew fished like this, and welcomed the end of the movie under the melodious soundtrack.

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There is no greater sorrow than the death of the heart, and the death of the person is the second.

This is the words of "Zhuangzi", but it is the sentence that best fits the core of "Manchester by the Sea".

Sometimes death is simple, but it is difficult.

What depressed and surprised the audience was that they all thought that this movie would be a story of self-redemption, but until the end, Lee did not get out of the past.

But at least, Li still has a nephew who can make him care about in his sad and desperate life, which is also a kind of comfort for Li.

Now the fans are silent to the extreme, watching the white subtitles rolling against the black background at the end of the movie, but it is difficult to say a word.

Before entering the exhibition hall, no fans would have expected that "Manchester by the Sea" would be such a realistic movie.

Although Li did not die, he could never find what it felt like to be alive again.

Li was depressed from beginning to end, and all the joys and sorrows were out of the matter, numb to the extreme.

The whole town is also a long street, with memories that cannot be walked out.

This kind of movie with the theme of "not reconciling with the past", let alone fans, even professional directors can't find a second one!

"Unusual."

These four words are simple to say, but it is very difficult to really integrate them into the work.

Whether it is Xiazhou or Mizhou, most movies are based on positive energy.

Even if it ends in tragedy, it is definitely not the tone of "Manchester by the Sea".

This movie is too depressing.

The plot is depressing, and the core is also depressing.

If it were a normal theater, there would definitely be fans who couldn't accept the bland plot rhythm of "Manchester by the Sea", but the Washington Film Festival was attended by directors, actors and fans who love movies.

They were completely immersed in the story of the movie from the beginning.

So much so that after the movie ended, there was no way to get out of the emotion for a while.

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