At the beginning of the movie "Hearing Girl", in the darkness, we heard waves of waves, and then the screen lit up, showing waves rushing like pulsating notes. A girl's song came, spreading out on the silvery sea. The camera zoomed in to the fishing boat in the center of the wave, and there was a joyous atmosphere on the boat. The singing girl is Ruby, and she is singing along with her father and brother skillfully in fishing. It wasn't until the fishing boat landed and the background music accompanied Ruby's disembarkation that came to an abrupt end, and the mystery of the sound design of "Hearing Girl" was revealed-Ruby was the only hearing-impaired person among the three, and also the hearing-impaired family and the sound The only bridge between the world.
"Hearing Girl" is a remake of the French movie "The Baileys". During the adaptation process, the director and screenwriter Cheyenne Hyde transferred the story that originally happened on the French country farm to the United States while retaining the original plot line. A fisherman's family in Gloucester, with the help of a brisk soundtrack and soft tones, processed the entire film more in the style of American youth films and family films. The adaptation has many ingenious features, such as allowing the whole family to use the dating software with brother Leo at the dinner table, which not only shows the unity and interesting daily life of a family, but also conforms to the current cultural background; it will be designed by a music teacher who will discover Ruby's singing talents Becoming a straightforward Mexican artist adds to the comedy effect of the film; the heroine Ruby’s heartbeat has changed from a bookish boy to a guitar boy, and this silly first love plot is therefore more bright and youthful... …Among these adaptations, there is a very interesting detail. When Ruby was afraid to sing during an interview with the choir, the teacher encouraged her to say: "Many people have beautiful voices, but they have nothing to say." This profound line may be regarded as "The Hearing Girl" "The literary eye of ": In expression, the most important thing is never the way, but the content, and the emotions contained in it.
"Hearing Girl" is a film about "expression". When the film entered the third act, the contradiction between personal future and family interests broke out. "Hearing Girl" used several touching "silent confession" to build a bridge of love between Ruby and his family. .
The first "Silent Confession" is a fragment of her mother revealing her heart to Ruby. When Ruby asked her mother "have you ever wanted me to be the same as you", her mother honestly stated that when Ruby was born, she prayed that Ruby had the same hearing impairment as her, because she was worried that normal Ruby would be like her. Not close. Such frankness has narrowed the distance between mother and daughter. The objective difference in physical conditions does not prevent the mother from expressing love and concern to Ruby.
Then came the warning from his brother Leo to Ruby. During the quarrel, my brother unceremoniously pointed out Ruby’s overprotection of his family and the unreasonable dependence of the whole family on her: "You are afraid that we look stupid, but it should be those who are normal hearing people who are trying to figure out how to deal with the hearing impaired. Get along with people. We are not as helpless as you think.” This dialogue complements the film’s thinking about how the hearing impaired can integrate into society, and also shows how Leo, an individual who is as independent and dignified as Ruby, completes the individual. Growing up, taking the burden of family responsibilities from my sister.
The most touching "silent confession" in the whole film happened when my father tried to understand what music was. During the choir's report performance, the director used a minute-long silent scene to bring the audience into the world of the hearing impaired. The girl in a red dress was performing a duet on stage, but her family could not hear anything off the stage. They could only look around blankly, staring at the faces of other audience members, and indirectly appreciate Ruby's performance with their reactions and tears. . Under the night sky, his father returned home and asked Ruby to sing for him again. He put his hands on his daughter's vocal cords, and used his own way to try to understand music and perceive his daughter's dreams, talents and talents.
At the end of the film, at the Berkeley Conservatory of Music interview, Ruby, who has gained respect and understanding, also "speaks" to her favorite family members. At the end of "The Baileys Family", the protagonist sang a song called "Flying Away" during the interview. The lyrics describe the steadfastness and perseverance of the children when they grow up and leave their parents. Bi eventually chose to perform "Two Angles" by Jonny Michel. This was a bitter love song that did not match her age, but when Ruby looked up at her relatives in the audience, translating the lyrics word by word into sign language to pass to them, this song became Ruby’s most important thing to his family. Sincere and deepest confession and farewell.
With the lyrics of "Two Angles", Ruby sang: "I don't know anything about love." When Ruby confessed that since he was sensible, he had been aggrieved by acting as a interpreter for his family anytime and anywhere. When parents and brothers wanted to show Compared to stepping out of their comfort zone, expanding new careers, and making new friends, their understanding of love has changed. The best love between family members is never silent giving and whitewashing, acknowledging that each other "knows nothing about love", on the contrary, it leaves more room for growth and enrichment of love.
Returning to the title of the film, the English title "CODA" of "Hearing Girl" has two profound meanings. On the one hand, CODA refers to Ruby’s identity in the medical sense, that is, the child of deaf adults; on the other hand, CODA is also the ending in musical terms, marking the end of a movement on the staff. "Hearing Girl" shows the end of such a life node. Ruby’s Girls’ Generation is a beautiful "quartet" performed with her relatives, and the next colorful movement of her life will be for the family members. Continue to compose with the love and support of her.
