Movie: LION

Everyone encounters unexpected coincidences and fateful moments at least once or twice in their lives, but I wonder if there is another such 'dramatic' case. Since it is a true story that was still in progress until most recently, there were parts that touched my skin, so I may have felt that way.

In any case, the journey of finding one's roots and identity with 'Google Earth' is
truly a beautiful miracle.

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In terms of the composition of the film, personally, the first half was a little boring. I agree that it is necessary to explain how a five-year-old child was adopted into an Australian family 7,600 km away, but it seems that the immersion feeling was a bit lost because the story unfolded before adoption for a rather long time. And it felt like an 'artificial device' to maximize the effect of the 'impression' that exploded in the climax of the second half. The fact that he is focusing on child actors who lack experience as a professional actor seems to be one of the reasons why he felt 'sufficiency'. Nevertheless, the impression that the film gives is never light because it is clear enough to recognize that it is a great miracle from the point of view of a relatively similar age. The image of Saru struggling to remember his family left behind in his hometown while struggling with doubts about his identity and the emotional pain caused by it, seems to warmly cover the dark side of modern society to which 'dissolving the family' has become accustomed to.

At the same time, the film does not pretend that it has not seen the real problems of adoptive children and multicultural families. After adopting Saru, their adoptive parents, Su (Nicole Kidman) and John (David Wenham), adopt another Indian child named 'Mantosh'. As a result, he cannot easily become a member of the family and turns around. Despite the heartfelt hospitality of her adoptive parents, Saru refuses to accept her older brother, who keeps breaking out, into her family, and it's hard to say with certainty as the four characters seem to know why they have to act the way they do. In other words, adoptive parents and adopted children inevitably bear the scars and scars, and this part is delicately described in the scene where 'Saru' and mother 'Su' express each other's sincerity. As an aside, Nicole Kidman's acting seems to be approaching completion day by day. In the past, most of the works took the lead role of the central point, but as I got older, the spectrum of characters naturally expanded, and as in this movie, while in a supporting role, it throws a powerful hook into the chest. Indeed, parents must be great beings. If you look at the parents who have raised their adopted children brilliantly, the expression 'bringing with the heart' is understandable. It is not as easy as you might think, and it is a more transcendent dedication than you think for a small and beautiful being to share and care for the growing time together.

The story becomes richer from the release of 'Saru', who became an adult, and the central axis is divided into two groups: family and lovers. As mentioned earlier, Sue, John, and Man Tosh have a family, and Lucy (Rooney Mara), who met as a friend at her university and developed into a lover, joins Saru's side. For her personally, I was very impressed with Rooney Mara's performance, especially her modest outfit and her bare face with a light smile. <In Millennium and Carol, her character's color is rather unique, so it seems that her acting as an ordinary woman was not easily matched. However, I liked Rooney Mara's calm and lovely acting more than I expected. Looking at the filmography of the past, it seems that he chose independent films or diverse works more than 'masterpieces' or 'commercial films' such as blockbuster. It seems to be particularly well suited to the atmosphere of the drama genre, which resonates quietly like this movie. There is a kind of comfort and immersion from natural acting that is not excessive, and I touched that point appropriately, allowing the audience to feel a little richer emotion.

Lucy also struggles with Saru's growing identity confusion, but after time passes, he comes back to his side and offers her sincere condolences. And finally, Saru finds his hometown and boards a plane to meet her mother who gave birth to her. Fortunately, her mother believes her son will return and she has not left her hometown neighborhood for 25 years, and the moment she sees her son in the distance, she is intuitively convinced that it is her son. begins to shed tears. Before leaving for her hometown, Saru tells Su, who raised her, that even if she finds the mother who gave birth to her, your existence does not disappear. So, he already has both 'real' mothers, and he respects him with such a heart. Perhaps the community of the family matures the moment they come together once again by pouring out their sincerity after going through a painful process. They say it is natural for them to be by my side, so the moment they express and reveal them without stopping to cherish them, may they not come close to the finished product? Because of them, maybe I exist.

Not knowing the 'root' can really cause great disparity and confusion. The five-year-old Saru never forgot the warmth of her mother and her brothers who cared for her in the short span of five years. And, she thought they should let them know that she was alive. He was about to give up, but for him, 'family' was not something he could just leave behind in his memories. After all, the instinct to return to the 'human' roots is sometimes the object of wonder.

Perhaps, I think that it is the only window through which one can properly establish one's identity, and
furthermore, the future life will not be shaken.