走过冬季

You look at this film, especially the cover, and you think quirky comedy. Will Ferrell's in it, so you know it has to be a comedy. Well, it is quirky, but Winter Passing is not a comedy; it's actually a pretty bleak, depressing film.

This has got to be the most misunderstood and sadly overlooked movie of the year. It is very deep and heart felt, Dark and moody.
But it is so wonderfully written and acted, that it makes me sad that it didn't get the attention that it so deserved.


I admit, the first half hour were painful to watch.This is a slow, contemplative and unhurried movie, and depending on your tastes, some may find it rather flat and dull. Yes, this movie of one girl's journey to reconnect with her father is often monotonous and sometimes tedious, but it's also well acted and carefully nuanced. Director seems intent to incorporate a very minimalist script into the action, which in turn manages to convey a lot of feeling from saying very little.


The story line is quite simple, it's about hurting, lost people who come together and care for each other. Anyone who loves the idea of a tortured writer or actor will love this film. Plus there is a bit of comic relief courtesy of Will Ferrell's character that I couldn't imagine anyone else playing that role than him. It starts off a little slow, and does feel rushed at the end, but I think that's probably because by the end I felt somewhat attached to these characters that I didn't want it to end, nonetheless the ending didn't disappoint. We all have are flaws, realizing this and accepting it is something this film embraces.

I loved the imagery, the way she gives a feel for the harsh life alone all these years, the way she play the piano with barely nails in the loving boy's, he asked her "what are you afraid of".
 I love the way I could almost feel the cold, the way it drove me nuts that everyone closed the garage door by putting their hand through the missing window pane, in the winter.

The scene of her sitting under the tree by the lake, reading the letters. Without any comment, you know how cold and hard that ground was, but she stayed until it got dark, discovering for the first time the love that was the foundation of the unhappy life she grew up in. That scene was so intense for me in its silence


This film is about learning how to feel, how to deal and how to go on. It is so painfully beautiful and moving.
It exceeded my expectations, as I thought it might be too artsy, or too deep that I wouldn't understand it till weeks of pondering and deep reflection...but it's not like that at all.


If you like a movie that takes you on a slow moving, thoughtful journey of the heart, this is the one.

Sounds that take you home.

每个人心上都要经过一个或那么几个冬季
就那样瑟缩着，不知道该做些什么，
冰封着屋子，会长的让你怀疑是否会有春天的存在。。。

   我一直很想找到他们在酒吧你唱的那首歌是什么歌......
   电影已经看了很久了....只记得在冷冷的冬季那点点的温暖.......

在这个夏季的末尾观看关于冬季的电影,在心正经历的严冬里遭遇夏日灿烂的阳光,对自己说:just pass winter.

一切还是从类似独白的场景开始。
女孩不屑的语气，给人一种冷意。
电影的节奏很慢，琐碎的电影情节可以看出导演的拙劣。

这是一群受伤的人。
Reese因为父母的感情破裂被忽视，失去了快乐的童年。
Corbit是一个极度自卑而脆弱的大男孩，一直生活在失败的阴影里。
Shelly失去了做女人的权利，得到Don的帮助而留在他的身边。
Don则因为与妻子的价值观不同而感情破裂，又因妻子的离去退隐。

他们又是一群不善于表达的人，各自生活在自己编织的网中。
Reese总是在逃避，逃避亲情，以致于看到和家欢乐的场景宁愿独坐。
Corbit为了一个破碎的Rock梦，整天呆在家里摆弄自己的gitar。
Shelly从来不谈论自己的私事，尽管与Corbit同居一室，但Corbit却
从来也不知道她的过去。
年迈的Don其实并不老，只是因为自杀的妻子而懊悔。

但一切又感觉是注定的一样。
当Reese带着调侃的语气说：“
如果你与两台打字机竞争注意力时，你的自尊心并没有得到满足。”
但Shelly的话却道破了Reese的内心：“
所以你就成了演员。”
当Reese说：“你的第二套方案真是酷逼了。”
其实Corbit从就应该这样。

后面的种种的冲突和矛盾，将这些人的网又一点一点地撕开。
他们争执，他们冲撞，……
在冬天里，他们每个人都想将自己的过去抛开，迎接一个崭新的时刻。
有的想将自己的书埋掉，但却可能留下更多的遗憾。
有的想将自己的药瓶藏匿，使自己看起来很健康。
有的人则长久地守护在窗户前，在香烟的迷幻中回味自己悲惨的童年。
最后，他们又互相谅解，共同度过了冬季。

What're you afraid of ?
Nothing.

[影片中的音乐很迷人，让我想起了Good will's hunting中的音乐。
淡淡的温馨，淡淡的嗓音，淡淡的忧伤，淡淡的思绪……]