Hope springs eternal.
Hope to keep people alive
10 years ago, the French version of "Untouchable" was released, based on true events, at a cost of 9.5 million euros, and finally won $444.7 million at the box office, and was also the french homegrown box office champion that year. Now in the Douban movie top250 list, it is still ranked in the top 30. In the film, the two protagonists who have no similarities have undergone an unprecedented emotional baptism in the process of getting along, and at the same time, the audience has re-examined the meaning of life and love while warming.
The film opens with a black guy, Drees, driving a Maserati down the highway, next to philip, a white man, motionless, while several police cars behind him are chasing wildly, looking like the scene of a kidnapping.
After being stopped by a police car, Dres pointed to Philip and told the police that this was a sick person who could not move his whole body and was to be taken to the hospital immediately. The police checked the trunk and saw the wheelchair, and then looked at Philip, who was foaming at the co-pilot's mouth, and immediately let them go and opened the way for them.
The two looked at each other and smiled, it was just an idea for them to evade the police under their tacit understanding. With the fast-paced music, the story begins.
Drees is a full-fledged street gangster, the family of 10 except for the mother are younger siblings, the mother is the only financial pillar of the family. Drees was sentenced to 6 months for robbery, and today is the day he gets out of prison, and he has nothing to do but get by on receiving state relief. To receive the benefit, he needs to get the signature and seal of the 3 companies to prove that his ability is not a problem but he cannot provide him with a job, so that the relief money can be obtained.
By mistake, he interviewed Philip's company to get a signature, and while waiting for the interview, he stole an ornament from Philip's study. Philip had an accident because of a skydiving, only the neck above the neck can move, which naturally requires a meticulous caretaker, Philip's female assistant is extremely disgusted with Drees, thinking that he does not understand the rules, has no ability, is the worst of the interviewers, when he wants to drive him away, he is stopped by Philip, agrees to the request to sign, and also promises him a high-paying nursing job to let Drees consider for a night.
The assistant couldn't understand, and as a viewer, why It was Drees who was finally chosen among a group of "good candidates," and Philip gave the answer: because he didn't treat me like a disabled person.
Returning home, Dress gave the stolen artwork to his mother, but her mother did not think so, and was extremely disappointed in him, and after a fierce quarrel, Drees was tearfully driven out of the house by her mother.
Hungry and cold, he spent the night outside, and he was homeless.
Drees came to get his last signature, and if he had enough of it, he would receive the relief payment. After signing, Philip asked him if he wanted to try, gave him a one-month probationary period, and thought that he was not up to the task for two weeks, Drees never thought in his heart that he would really hire himself, but under philip's stimulation, coupled with a high salary and long-term residence, he expressed his willingness to stay and try, and from then on, Drees became Philip's caretaker.
What follows is a humorous and heartwarming daily life for the two.
Drees said that he did not want to wear stockings for the old man, but his body honestly helped him wear them.
Seeing the gloves, he curiously asked what it was for, and when he learned the truth, he collapsed and yelled, "I don't want to take other people's butts."
Philip's bathroom has more than 20 bottles and cans, the brother can not tell which one to use, used the foot wash to wash Philip's hair, was found and muttered: I thought this can be washed all at once.
Will forget that Philip doesn't flip through books, doesn't reach out to answer the phone...
Accidentally spilled boiling water to Philip, saw that he did not react and curiously poured the water on his leg to try.
He would be alone in the bathtub listening to the music, so good that he forgot that there was someone who needed his care.
The butler inadvertently saw that Dreys's backpack was full of throwing sticks and knives, and he showed a melancholy look.
On this day, Drees and Philippe were going to the gallery to see a painting, and Philip, who had always been in a nanny car, habitually asked Dres to take him to the car, and Drees saw the Martha sports car next to him and said, "I won't stuff you like an animal", and naturally they got into the sports car and set off, and Philip also showed a long-lost smile.
The driver was blocked by the neighbor, and Philip, who did not often go out, had become accustomed to it, and Drees used his own method to educate the neighbor.
Arriving at the gallery, Philip stared at a painting intently, and Dreys's answer made people cry and laugh. When I heard that this work was tens of thousands of euros, I couldn't understand it at all, and bluntly said, "Give me 50 euros and I can leave "traces" in all corners of the world." Although the two people have different classes, they invisibly influence each other, and Philip is always laughed by Drees, who is gradually improving his aesthetic and understanding of art.
Philip's friend asks him to dinner to talk to him about some "ugly things" about Dreys, and asks him to think about whether to keep a dangerous person by his side, and Philip gives a firm and gentle answer.
Late at night, when Philip was having trouble breathing in a nightmare, Drees heard the sound of a pager running over to comfort Philip, constantly calming his emotions. Philip calmed down and said he was going to go out for a walk.
The two of them strolled under the gentle street lamp, Philip was relieved a lot, feeling that he had not seen Paris at night for a long time, Philip took out a cigarette and gave it to Philip, he felt unprecedented relaxation and comfort.
The two then go to the restaurant, where Philip opens up to Dreys and tells about his experience. "When the physical pain is gone, the mental pain follows, and my real disability is not being in a wheelchair, but living in a world without her." A paragliding accident makes Philip unforgettable, and Drees's company gradually makes him feel free and willing to get out of the haze of the past. At the same time, Drees confessed to stealing the artwork, and on this very day, Drees ended his probationary period and passed Philip's "test".
When Drees learned that Philip had a 6-month-long pen pal, he immediately encouraged Philip to call her pen pal Eleanor, and seeing that Philip was hesitant, he directly picked up the phone and dialed it.
Then Philip ushered in the day of daily porridge on the phone, laughing like a child.
Hanging up the phone and they went to a concert together, Drees continued to encourage Philip, his tone never built on the empathy of a healthy body for the disabled, but the empathy that he never saw Philip as different.
Back home, Drees encouraged Philip to send a picture of himself, and he helped pick out a picture of Philip in a wheelchair, saying bluntly: "Although it looks a bit problematic, it is still very handsome."
Philip's heart still did not come out completely, he was entangled, afraid of being rejected by Virgin. In Drees' absence, he asked the housekeeper to send the photo to his own uncomplicated period.
Philip's daughter is not polite and does not know how to treat others with respect, Drees goes directly to Philip to discipline his daughter for him, and Philip is also serious about disciplining his daughter under Drees's voice guidance.
At the annual Philip's birthday party, he confessed that every birthday was formalized, and everyone pretended to be happy to see if he was alive, but Drees brought him a powerful dance music on the spot, and the whole audience cheered and danced together, and Philip spent a meaningful party.
At the end of the party, Dreys's "casual creation" was fooled by Philip and sold to a friend for 11,000 euros.
At the birthday party, Philip's daughter's cry attracted Dreys, it turned out that she was dumped by her little boyfriend, asked Dres to help, Dres, although jokingly refused, but stepped forward to teach the chicken coop a lesson, let him go to Philip's daughter to apologize and promised to deliver breakfast every day.
At the end of the party, Drees also gave him a birthday gift, he took the reply with Virgin to Philip, Philip was surprised and happy to see the reply, happy to finally see the heart of the pen pal, and Virgin asked him to dinner the next day, but worried that his disabled body would be rejected by Virgin, that night he lost sleep again.
Philip did not ask Drees to accompany him, but took the butler to the appointment. They arrived at the restaurant long in advance, and as they waited, the uneasiness grew to occupy Philip's heart, and after a few drinks of whiskey in a row, he dialed Dreys and asked him to accompany him to relax, abandoning the dinner with Virgin.
On the other end of the phone, Drees was here looking at his hard-working mother, and at that moment he understood that it was not easy for his mother to support the family alone, and some regret and heartache could be seen in his eyes... In that instant, he grew up.
They went to the airport together and boarded a private jet flying off into the distance, and Drees didn't ask much why Philip had missed his appointment, and as his close friend, he just silently accompanied Philip.
On the plane, Philip gives Dres an envelope with 11,000 euros from his paintings, and Drees is overjoyed, constantly saying that he has artistic cells, but he never thinks that there is a bigger "surprise" waiting for him.
Drees did not expect Philip to take him to make a paraglider, he thought of Philip's encounter and was more panicked, but for the sake of his friend, he still half pushed and half "went to heaven", the two people released all the pressure in the air, and the two paragliders formed a most beautiful picture.
The days went by like this, warm and happy, and Philip regained his smile.
Happily carried by Dreys to take a shower.
Drees also had a smile on his face that he had never had before.
Drees carefully styled Philip.
His face was written reluctantly, but he took the glove and helped Philip laxative.
Philip took Dreys to de-concave styling.
Drees took Philip to do exercises to relax his body.
Drees took Philip for a morning run, and Philip, who could not catch up, went out of his way to find the store to change into a high-speed wheelchair. Speeding down the road together, the two laughed like children.
Go out together to "relax" and let Philip find the most original happiness.
With the arrival of Drees' brother, the happy hour came to an abrupt end.
Drees's brother is in big trouble and finds him, and Drees can't ignore his brother, but he can't rest assured of Philip.
It was Philip who discovered Dreys's entanglement, and he felt that he could not delay Dreys like this any longer, and that he had more to do. He offered to end their employment relationship, and he could see a tear in Dreys's eyes. That night, Dres confided in Philip and confessed his origins. Although he could not rest assured of Philip, he had more responsibilities to bear, and there was no other way.
On the day Dress left, Philip just watched from a distance by the window and didn't send it, even though his heart was full of reluctance.
The moment he walked out of the gate, he encountered someone parked his car at the door, and Drees kindly reminded that this time he did not use violence to solve the problem, he had become a cultivated person.
After Drees left, Philip found a new care, but the new nursing did not understand what Philip needed, and he did things sloppily, and Philip's mental state became worse and worse, becoming manic and rude, and the whole person looked much older.
And Drees also had to continue to look for a job in order to make a living, but now he is no longer the street gangster he once was, he has become polite, and understands aesthetics, full of personal charm, but also gained the affirmation and respect of others.
Soon, Drees received a call from the housekeeper, telling him that Philip's state had become very poor, and he rushed to see the once happy Philip turn into a disheveled little old man, and he was distressed and did not forget to joke with him. He takes Philip on a new journey on the highway, echoing the scene at the beginning of the film.
Once again, Drees dressed up for Philip and shaved his beard in various shapes to tease him, and the two of them always got along in a joyful atmosphere.
Drees then pushed Philip to a table and sat down, got up and told him he wasn't staying to eat. Just as Philip was looking confused, he saw the twilight pen pal Eleanor appear.
Drees smiled at Philip outside the window, and from Philip's eyes, he could read the phrase "Only you know me." And Philip will take this friend's expectations, pluck up the courage to live strongly, to embrace all the beauty in life.
(This film is based on true events)
Looking back at the film, Drees is poor and homeless; Philip is disabled and laments life; they are all broken in the face of life.
Drees made Philip forget the fact that he was a paralyzed person, and what he wanted was such a person to be with him, without pity, without discrimination, without any discrimination, which was the respect philip wanted.
Similarly, Philip treats a black with a criminal record who has just been released from prison, has a chaotic family, and only wants to receive a bailout, and does not treat him differently because of class differences, crime, racial discrimination, etc., which is the respect that Drees wants.
In the play, they all think about each other, which is also a big warm point of this film. Philip knew that Drees could not always be with a disabled person to take care of his family, and he resigned him with pain and love, leaving his life in a mess. Before Drees left Philippe, he had to find true love for him before he was willing to leave with confidence, and the lives of the two people became more complete and wonderful because of each other, and the two wounded souls were healed in the process of getting along.
When a person lives for one lifetime, the traces of the material world will eventually be consumed, and what remains in the heart is eternal. end