The Friendship between a Black Man and a White Man —— An Interpretation of the movie Out of Reach

Philip, a white millionaire who was accidentally paralyzed while riding a paraglider, hired Dale, a black guy who had just been paroled and was in urgent need of work, to take care of himself. After constant conflict and running-in, the two eventually became the story of girlfriends.

1、? Different circumstances, the same desire

One is a white millionaire and the other is a black "gangster" on parole. Although Philip and Dell are in completely different situations, they find that they have the same needs in the process of getting along.

Philip had an accident on the glider. Not only did he lose his wife, but he was also paralyzed. Philip's actions are greatly restricted, and even relatively private things such as eating and defecation need help from others. In this way, almost everything in life will be interfered by others. Although he is a very rich man and has a handy assistant, he can still control huge wealth and has considerable power, but the only thing he can directly control, besides his own thoughts, is the organs on his face.

On the contrary, Dell used to be a sneaky black punk. After parole, he doesn't want to find a stable job, but he needs to prove to his parole officer that he is trying to find a job, or he needs to go back to prison. So, he went to two workplaces, got the signature of the recruiter, and finally came to Philip's building to apply for cleaning staff. By mistake, Dell came to the place where he applied for a life assistant. After a long wait, the impatient Dell rushed to Philip and Fang Yi, his assistant, and asked for the last signature to meet the requirements of the parole officer. Philip, who is already a little world-weary, no longer wants to find an assistant who is stupefied, passive, obedient and often interferes in his life, so he decides to recruit Dell as his life assistant. Dale didn't want to wait on others, but when he returned to his wife and children, he saw the shabby apartment where they lived and experienced his son's indifference and his wife's angry marching orders. He is determined to agree to Philip's request and be his life assistant.

One is a white man who is paralyzed but extremely rich, and the other is a black man with developed limbs but poor. The difference is the situation of two people. The same thing is that both of them are facing out-of-control lives and are eager to regain control of their lives.

Life is not easy

Maybe everyone faces different specific problems and challenges in life, but no one's life is easy.

Although Dell has a cynical look, not everything is easy for him. Because Philip has completely lost the ability to live independently, Dell needs to help Philip replace the catheter and clean up the intestinal excreta besides feeding and dressing Philip, which is unacceptable to Dell, especially replacing the catheter. The first time I watched Philip's female physiotherapist change the catheter, Dale thought he was watching a live porn movie. When he did it himself, Dell interrupted his work several times even though he did a lot of psychological construction.

Philip has a lot of wealth. In Dale's view, even if he is paralyzed, there will still be many girls willing to be his partners. However, Philip doesn't think so. Lily, a pen pal, has been writing to Philip for a year, clearly expressing her interest in Philip, but Philip has never responded positively to Lily because of physical reasons. The arrival of Dale changed Philip's temperament and began to write back to Lily, but he still dared not further develop his relationship with Lily. When Dell knew that Philip didn't know what it was like to write to his pen pal for a year, he urged Philip to call Lily. Dale called Lily, but Philip finally made an appointment with Lily. However, the result of the meeting is not happy. Lily disliked Philip after seeing his true colors. If Philip is hit hard, his self-esteem will collapse again.

No matter Dell or Philip, no matter rich or poor, everyone has a hard time.

3. The joy of life sometimes comes from speaking out loud.

After his wife died, he was paralyzed, and Philip seldom felt happy. The appearance of Dell made him feel the joy of life again.

One night, Philip almost suffocated because of phlegm in his throat. After being rescued by Dale, they went out for a walk. Philip told Dale the story of an accident when he and his wife were doing paragliding, which made him feel particularly depressed. In order to make Philip feel happy, Dale lit a cigarette with marijuana and smoked it with Philip. Philip doesn't think he will be affected by marijuana. He bet on hot dogs with Dale, but he lost. Stimulated by marijuana, the two men were extremely excited and happy. With excitement and excitement, they came to a hot dog shop. Philip ordered a lot of hot dogs and had a good time.

A white rich man may never be exposed to drugs such as marijuana, but when his mood drops to freezing point, a small amount of marijuana actually makes him feel the joy of life again. Although drug abuse is like drinking poison to quench thirst, it really shouldn't be advocated, but sometimes the reason why we can't feel the joy of life may be because we can't express ourselves directly like after smoking marijuana. Philip felt this way, especially after complete paralysis.

On Philip's birthday, Fang Yi, his assistant, invited some friends to amuse him. Philip was very angry when he learned that it was not approved by him. After paralysis, almost everything in Philip's life is out of control, so he pays special attention to controlling his schedule and who he wants to meet. This is the only thing that can show his control. However, Fang Yi's kindness broke his bottom line. Dale has been with Philip. Although he was angry at Philip's performance of "I don't know when to be happy", he could understand the reasons behind Philip's anger. So, he happily helped Philip vent his anger-smashed some gifts! Philip, who hasn't confessed for a long time, enjoys it. Philip took this opportunity to break a lot of things he didn't like through Dell, and also broke the long-standing anger and depression. After some venting, Philip felt carefree, not only apologized to yvonne, but also happily attended his birthday party.

What really depresses us in life may not be those unlucky things, but the inability to express our feelings directly after encountering things. Civilized society will set various restrictions for everyone, so that we can suppress our emotions. When you are depressed for a long time, you can no longer feel the joy of life. ?

Looking at the whole movie, the plot is not so tortuous and fascinating, but it will bring a lasting warmth to people. It's like we can always feel that some people are good, but we can't say how good they are. In fact, a good movie doesn't necessarily need a tortuous plot, as long as it can move people's hearts, it is a good work. There are many clips in this movie, which are simple, but they left a deep impression on me.

1, Dell's wife and son are facing each other at the door.

After a series of things, Dell decided to turn over a new leaf, work hard and go back to his wife and children. When the wife and children found out that Dale had really changed and found them a new house, they leaned against the door and longed for Dale to come back to them. In this scene, the eyes of three people are full of hope, expectation and love.

Dale shaved Philip.

Philip fired everyone, including Dale, because of Lily's anger. However, the departure of these people made Philip extremely haggard. When Dell returned to Philip, Philip's beard was already in a mess because it had not been repaired for a long time. Dell trimmed Philip's beard, but not directly shaved it off, but changed various styles, which made Philip experience different roles successively. The whole process was full of laughter and laughter, so that Philip, who was depressed again, found the happiness of life again.

3. Dell takes Philip by paragliding.

Philip has always been worried about paragliding accidents. After paralysis, people around him would not agree with Philip to do such a dangerous project. But Dell is a person who likes to break the rules. He secretly took Philip back to the paraglider. Under the blue sky and white clouds, Philip not only relived his old dreams, but also completely put the past behind him. Although Dell was afraid, under Philip's strong arrangement, he also got on the paraglider. At that moment, the whole world seemed to have only one black man and one white man, and their friendship was passed down from generation to generation.