Synopsis
"Getting Worse" is a 2020 American drama comedy film, also known as "Marriage Crash", directed by Nate Farson and Jim Rush, starring actors Will Farrell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Miranda Otto, the story is adapted from the movie "Tourist", telling the story of the Stanton family of four on a trip to the ski resort, a huge avalanche suddenly hit the crowd, husband Peter left his wife Billie and two sons to escape alone with mobile phones, And the act of returning to eat after the heavy snowfall made him have to have a family crisis that he did not understand his wife and children during the following holidays.
Find a solution in force majeure
Marriage and interpersonal interactions have always been a complex and difficult thing, when single we can do whatever we want, without worries to make any decisions and actions, but if we form a family with others, after becoming a husband, wife or parent, although we can enjoy the warmth and sweetness of the family, not only the original freedom is limited by many force majeure factors, but also begin to need to take responsibility for others, this contradiction and non-adjustment is the theme of the movie "Deteriorating" under the comedy genre.
Is the "Deteriorating Situation" review good?
In 2014, "The Tourist", which won the "A Kind of Attention" Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival and represented Sweden in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, successfully won the praise of film critics and audiences for its humorous and ironic story pointing to the fragility and selfishness of family members, and this time "Getting Worse", which was remade by Hollywood and shortlisted for the Japanese Dance Film Festival, handed over the role of father who was originally handsome but appeared humble because of his mistakes to the well-known comedy star Will Farrell. I think it is precisely by using his funny and unlucky personal charm to match the comedic tone and character encounters of the film, so that this adaptation of the story can be played differently from the original.
The promotional slogan of the movie reads: "Husband and wife are originally the same forest bird, and they fly separately when the big trouble comes, is this really the case?" It shows that "Deteriorating Situation" explores the ideal and real situation in marriage. Originally hoping to revive the family atmosphere, but because of a timed man-made avalanche event caused by the control of the snow on the mountain top like the flood of the reservoir, this already unstable marriage and family relationship is facing a major crisis of "going downhill" like the English title "Downhill", which can clearly see the clear core of the film's discussion of marriage values.
The family conflict in the plot of "Worse And Worse"
Personally, the funniest thing about "Getting Worse" is that the director seems to want to seriously tell a story, and the actors are also very serious about performing, but the film is ultimately inseparable from the essence of the comedy, and with the cooperation of various elements of the whole film, it forms a rather unique black humor, which not only successfully creates a rather awkward and uncomfortable atmosphere between family members, but also highlights the inner scars of Peter's father through the quarrels between these couples and the sparkless parent-child interaction. There are also family relationships that are about to fall apart and are difficult to repair.
"Getting Worse" opens with a chaotic state of even asking someone to help take a picture to show the audience the fundamental problems of the family, so although the plot summary and trailer of the film portray Peter as a selfish father, making him naturally the target of public scrutiny and criticism, but just like the emotional blackmail and many wrong ways of communication in the film, it is undeniable that in a family composed of many members, every quarrel cannot be just one person's fault, and how to work together to maintain it? I think that's what Getting Worse wants us to think about.
The reversal of the ending of "Getting Worse"
In "Getting Worse", a tourist triggered by people's natural cowardice and selfishness, the director not only presents the fragility of marriage and family connection in the form of embarrassing comedy, but also satirizes that Americans with high self-esteem are so vulnerable to the Alpine journey when the family is happy to go out but does not know whether they can all go home together. In the end, the contradiction and the knot can not be completely resolved by just a journey, the two are married to become an individual, although the family seems to bring happiness, but also must learn to accommodate each other and consider the inner feelings of others.
Admittedly, like the psychological state of Will Farrell in "Getting Worse", marriage does bring great pressure, and some viewers may think that although it is Peter's fault to run alone when the avalanche is approaching, in the reaction time when the snow on the roof falls at the end of the film, it is difficult for people to use the rational judgment of the brain to influence the biological instinct to automatically stay away from danger, from the original alone to the protection of the family is somewhat strong. However, we may as well also transform the dangerous role into their own old mother or young son to think about it, in the end the problem is no longer just to escape, but more to "Marriage Story" whether you care about the safety and feelings of your family? Let them know you're a trusted husband or father?
"Worse" film review conclusion
Although I have not seen the original "Tourist", "Deteriorating" is essentially a comedy starring Will Farrell, but under the general poor evaluation of this remake, I can still feel that the film also plays the level of "Searchlight Pictures" in the narrative, editing and soundtrack, cleverly using that sense of embarrassment to present complex interpersonal relationships and this difficult family crisis, and then let people reflect on their own way of treating their families, as well as the thinking mode of dealing with various difficult diseases and family conflicts in daily life. In a way, it is not a failed adaptation.
Score:
Entertainment coolness: 7/10
Storyline: 7/10
Atmosphere creation: 8/10
Acting performance: 8/10
Subject freshness: 8/10
Overall rating: 7.6/10