[MOVIE REVIEW] A Place in the Heart
First Scene from "A Place in the Heart (1984)"
I don't know about other countries because I haven't experienced it, but at least in Korea and the United States, the reality is that most religious people and believers ask for nothing because their attitude towards God is only for blessings. This seems to be a common phenomenon not only in Catholicism and Protestantism, but also in other religions.
In this sad reality, 1984's Places in the Heart breaks my heart every time I see it. Could it be because of the longing for that innocent time that we will never see or experience again? Hollywood films are the only ones (Ah, The Trip to Bountiful - 1985're again) growing films that start with a hymn, end with a hymn. The final scene in particular is so spiritual that many critics mention it. 1984 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress nomination starring Sally Field, Ed Harris, John Malkovich, Danny Glover and Amy Madigan.
The film goes like this: A sheriff, an ordinary housewife in the Southern United States who lives a peaceful life, living with her faithful and devoted husband, raising a son and daughter. One day, her husband was shot and killed by a drunk young black boy.
After that, the housewife, who had to do all sorts of difficult things to protect the house and land with a large remaining loan, and her two children, placed and dressed up a middle-aged black man who was shunned by others because of his appearance. useless and dangerous even in the midst of adversity, even leading to a situation where he was half forced to take care of the brother (blind person) ofa dishonest bank executive who works at a bank that gives him a job and holds a mortgage on his home and land, plus the invisible intimidation of white supremacists This is a film about the story of slowly recovering from the empty seat left by her husband in peace, cooperate with them in love and run a cotton farm.
The final scene is particularly impressive, apart from the communion scene, a hymn entitled "The Dew on That Rose" flows into the unadorned hymn. It is said that the intention of the director and writer is ingrained in this last scene, namely by depicting a scene where various people (bad people and good people) who are commonly encountered around us are ironically aligned so naturally in the sacred space. church In this scene, the director's intention that we can have hope for heaven even in this world came out. Here's a quote from one of the 21st century's Roger Eberts that stands out most about this scene:
Film critic Roger Ebert wrote in his review: black and white -- take communion together at church services. It's a scene of great vision and power, but too powerful for the film it closes. A Place in the Heart cannot support such an ending, as it does not lead to it with a narrative that is as straight and straight as an arrow. The story is set on the farm and not in the city, and although the final scene tries to bring them together, you can't sum up what they don't have in common."
This is a film that cannot be described in words. Father. Ebert also ends up rambling on, but in the end it seems he can't fully articulate his thoughts about the film.
Famous quotes - a lot. If I had to choose one... in the final scene of the film, the sheriff and the drunken black man are seen in the first part of the film (both killed: one white sheriff dies of an accidental gunshot wound by a black young man). man, and the other this white man ) A young black man brutally murdered by the villagers as punishment for the accidental murder of a sheriff ), as they distribute the sacrament, these are words of sincerity to one another:
I have seen more than 3,000 films, and there are many films that are surprising because the depth of emotion is so deep. But I never shed a tear watching any of the movies, but this one is an exception. I also uploaded the last video of this film on my YouTube channel , where I can't make money , and I found that the comments posted here also had the same thoughts as mine, giving me the comfort of saying, "There are still people with the kindest heart in the world."
This is a video of the last scene from the film with the comments above.
Thanks for this lovely review..