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父女情2015

类型：剧情片地区：意大利,美国年份：2015

主演：罗素·克劳  阿曼达·塞弗里德  亚伦·保尔  黛安·克鲁格  瑞安·艾戈尔德  简·方达  奎文赞妮·瓦利斯  布鲁斯·格林伍德  奥克塔维亚·斯宾瑟  珍妮·麦克蒂尔  凯莱·罗杰斯  琳赛·伊丽莎白  布伦丹 · 格里芬  

导演：加布里埃莱·穆奇诺

简介：罗素·克劳将合作《当幸福来敲门》导演加布里尔·穆奇诺拍摄一部新片《父女情》（暂译：Fathers .. 详细 >

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罗素·克劳将合作《当幸福来敲门》导演加布里尔·穆奇诺拍摄一部新片《父女情》（暂译：Fathers and Daughters）。 　　该片剧本来源于好莱坞剧本黑名单，故事讲述了一对生活在纽约的父女之间的亲情故事。克劳将扮演一个著名的小说家，他同时也是一位鳏夫父亲，他一面要与精神疾病搏斗，一面还要抚养自己的五岁小女儿凯蒂。这个故事会在上世纪80年代和凯蒂生活着的现代曼哈顿社会交叉叙事，而影片也将重现凯蒂试图去遗忘的童年阴影。 　　导演加布里尔·穆奇诺称本片是“一部依靠表演驱动的电影”，他表示找不到比克劳更适合去演绎这种父女感情戏的演员，同时，穆奇诺也对这部影片信心十足，“它令人心碎的同时也令人振奋，对我来说，它就像是会令人回忆起70年代《克莱默夫妇》《飞越疯人院》那样经典美国电影的一部影片。” 　　加布里尔·穆奇诺这部新片的故事很难不让人想起他2006年的影片《当...

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 1 ) 电影赏析 Fathers and Daughters：探讨如何面对失去与离别!

电影赏析 Fathers and Daughters：探讨如何面对失去与离别

电影赏析 Fathers and Daughters：探讨如何面对失去与离别

1.前言

2. 害怕 恐惧的连接是怎么开始的

2.1 女主为什么如此害怕连接

2.2 面对离开，父亲做了哪些正确的事情

2.3 女主为什么选择社区心理辅导的工作

2.4 第一次展现女主在性上比较随意（只是第一次见面）

2.4 女主医治自闭症儿童Lucy

2.5 女主接受医治(全篇最喜欢的台词)

2.5.1为什么女主不停的沉迷于短暂的性关系（女主的感受）

2.5.2如果遇到真爱，女主会怎么做：

2.5.3为什么女主如此恐惧关系

2.3 女主与男友Cameron的第一次见面

2.3.1男友Cameron和其他的一夜情pao友有什么不同（为什么女主在Cameron面前表现出正常的模式 愿意聊天，沟通）

2.3.2 女主的社交环境

2.4 如何才是对孩子比较好，

2.5 直面恐惧的连接(与狮子面对面)

2.6 男主许下诺言

2.7 亲人离世的创伤最主要的情绪是

3.害怕的连接：害怕的连接直接反应是

3.1 为什么Katie不敢见父母

3.2 Katie为何在恋爱的时候时候出轨

4.害怕的连接：怎么克服

4.1 为什么Katie在分手后去酒吧面对更深堕落的诱惑，在自暴自弃的路上，选择了回去

4.2 为什么Lucy打了一巴掌给Katie？

5 复盘总结：如何做的更好

6 参考资料

7 感谢

8 写作用时

1.前言

第二天有DH老师电影分享，11点点开这部电影，猛一抬头，已是深夜，陷入了久久的回忆之中，欢乐与忧伤反复交织，

如何面对人生的重大的失去与离别是每个必修的功课，如果走不出来，会给你一生带来重大伤害，如果走出来，会对人生特别大的成长和祝福.

《倚天屠龙记》的后记，金庸写到：「张三丰见到张翠山自刎时的悲痛，谢逊听到张无忌死讯时的伤心，书中写得太也肤浅了，真实人生中不是这样的，因为那时候我还不明白。」——修订这套书的时候，金庸也痛失长子。

在自己而立之年，也面对自己至亲之人的猝然离开，巨大的悲痛并不像有些电视中表现的哭天抢地，而是处于一种麻木之中，感觉不到，与世界隔离的状态（就像海边的曼彻斯特男主无法释怀的悲伤），，就像手部外伤，会让人感到疼痛，而断臂会让机体处于一种应激状态，感觉神经已经遭到破坏，我直到第三天起床，来到洗手间，看到亲人物品仍在，不禁跪在地上，呜咽起来。

2. 害怕 恐惧的连接是怎么开始的

害怕影响她一生的恐惧是如何开始的

2.1 女主为什么如此害怕连接

失去，特别是面对突然的失去，被动的失去了最爱的人，让他们无法从巨大的伤痛中走出来。 家庭的出轨，母亲的遽然离世，父亲的遽然离世 原本和睦的家庭场景：

Potato Chip. Potato Chip? I'm here! Here I come! I'm hungry now! Go! Run, run! I want the Potato Chip! Guess who's home.

就如开头，当父亲在房间里追赶这 Kitty，大声喊叫这potato chip，家庭的温馨，让我想起，小时候最喜欢的就是自己双臂撑直立于身体两侧，与父亲掌心对掌心，被父亲高高举起。甜蜜的场景依旧浮现在脑海中。

但家庭生活必然充满着冲突，

You know, I saw the wayyou were looking at her.

Come on, there was a room full of writers. I was just talking to her.

Oh, come on! I know the difference between talking and flirting.

I wasn't flirting. You shoudn't've had that third glass of wine.

Oh really? Yeah, listen, once you've been betrayed...

...there's no way in the world that I would ever...

Once, Tricia, once! Seven years ago.

Once?

Once is enough for me! And...

seven years，一次的不忠带给家庭的不信任，虽然已经过去七年之久，

所以我可以理解片头罗素克劳和副驾老婆关于出轨的吵架，对于坐在后面的kitty的负面影响其实是很深的。隐约能感到罗素克劳夫妇平时的感情也许并没那么甜蜜，kitty对于婚姻的不安全感应该是有的。 承认从小是对婚姻完全不信任的，无论是父爱和母爱 ，童年的回忆充斥这父母的争吵，记得有一天 夜里姐姐叫醒我说听见声响，一起出门往父母的房间望去，发现父亲因怀疑母亲不忠，实在咽不下这口气，将母亲头部捂在被子下，母亲在下边哀求哽咽，这个场景一直忘不了。那时我才9岁。

面对亲密关系，一次次的选择逃避。

2.2 面对离开，父亲做了哪些正确的事情

The problem now is that now you're experiencing...

...a manic depressive psychosis

brought on by the accident, the brain trauma, the loss of your wife.

What concerns me, Jake, are the seizures,

because those seizures are definitely a sign of something far more serious.

And if you don't at least try treatment and give yourself a chance,

you will end up with a much worse condition.

Like what?

Psychotic breaks.

I would like to strongly suggest that you consider staying at St. Francis.

I know doctors there. I really recommend you get treatment for a few weeks.

Maybe even a few months.

A mental hospital?

Come on.

I can't do that. I have a... I have a daughter to raise.

And that's exactly why you need to,

because you have a daughter to raise. 当医生告知他因为脑部受伤需要离开一段时间时，他选择了直面自己的女儿，

Still your favorite, isn't it?

Yeah.

Hey...

Katie...

I have to go away.

What?

Just for a little while.

How long?

I don't know, just a while.

I wanna come.

Not this time, baby.

You know...

the accident's made me a little bit sick and I have to get fixed.

I need to be stronger so I can take care of you.

You do!

Not the way I need to, baby. Okay?

You're gonna go stay with Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle William

and your cousins in West Chester.

But I don't want you to go!

When I come back it'll be for good, forever.

It's gonna be fine.

男主解释了原因

并且与她的联系

Hey. Hi, sweetheart!

Jake. Hi!

Oh, I'm so happy you come to stay with us.

Say goodbye.

I'll be back soon as I can.

You're my Potato Chip, You and nobody else, okay?

I love you so much.

I love you, Katie!

Dad! You're my Potato Chip,You and nobody else, okay? 温暖的言语与告别。 突然发现这部电影没有一个镜头与情节是无关紧要的，在影片的开头就展现了如何面对正确的失去与离别。父亲做了一次离别的教科书示范。

主动的面对失去与离别，不会给女主如此大的伤害

2.3 女主为什么选择社区心理辅导的工作

Hey, Katie, wait up.

I Can't believe you're getting a graduating degree in psychology,

sitting around listening to people whine about their problems all day.

I like helping people.

You can help me.

I'm lonely as hell.

What could I possibly do to help you, Evan?

I don't know. We could go out for a date sometime.

You're a confident man, huh?

Am I? I think so.

So tell me, what do you really want?

女主获得了graduating degree in psychology，并且选择了社区心理辅导员，整日听人倾诉他们的问题，听起来似乎很无聊（sitting around listening to people whine about their problems all day.），但女主却很喜欢，有种说法说，读心理学的都是希望内心得到医治，在某种程度上说，这种说法是对的。

2.4 第一次展现女主在性上比较随意（只是第一次见面）

25 Years Later. Do you wanna date me, or do you wanna fuck me?

'cause I'm fine either way.

What happened to your confidence?

Can I see you again?

No, man.

Why'd you do that if you don't wanna see me again?

I didn't have to time to work out today.

See you around, Evan.

请注意这个镜头，女主在与小鲜肉做爱后，面对镜子选择了逃避，内心的罪恶感充斥着自己，让其无法面对自己（电影中的镜子总是会展现很多内心活动，）

2.4 女主医治自闭症儿童Lucy

Which one's your favorite?

You can just point.

I like the cat. But that's just me.

Lucy, I know you're scared.

But you're in a really safe place, okay?

And I wanna be here to help you.

I promise you that.

2.5 女主接受医治(全篇最喜欢的台词)

I...

...don't love.

But you have loved.

Yeah, a long time ago once.

So you know that you can love?

I'm... There's nothing in here. There's nothing.

It's like... It's an empty well. It's...

just dry and barren.

Is that why you sleep with all these men?

you continue to do it.

So how does it make you feel?

Pretty?

It makes me feel...

It makes me feel... something,

because most of the time I feel nothing.

And these are men that you don't even like.

Right.

So what would you do if you met a man that you actually did like?

I don't know.

Probably make him regret the day he laid eyes on me.

2.5.1为什么女主不停的沉迷于短暂的性关系（女主的感受）

I... don't love 一句话揭露了女主的感受， I don't love，It makes me feel something，

我总是在不停的陷在暧昧的关系中，女主的这句台词表达了 我的感受，It makes me feel something，because most of the time ,I feel nothing.这种感受能够在内心的空洞中感受到一点波澜,感觉到我与这个世界还有联系。

2.5.2如果遇到真爱，女主会怎么做：

I don't know.

Probably make him regret the day he laid eyes on me.

2.5.3为什么女主如此恐惧关系

本世纪初，波士顿市郊有一所精神病院，专门照顾严重迟钝和心理失常的病人。其中一位病人，是一位名叫安妮的女孩。她对精神病院里的人完全没有反应。职员们试尽了各种方法，想要帮助她。却都徒劳无功。最后，他们终于放弃了希望，把她安置在地下室一个小房间内。

可是，一位漂亮的基督徒女子在那里工作。她相信，神所创造的人都需要被爱，被关心和照顾。她决定每天在安妮的小房间外吃午餐。为她念书，祈求神释放她脱离那寂静的囚笼。日复一日，基督徒女子来到安妮的门前，在那里念书，但那女孩仍毫无反应。过了几个月，她试着对安妮说话，却像对着空洞的房间说话一样。她也带些食物给安妮，可是安妮从来不吃。

有一天，那好心的妇人发现，盘子里的一块果仁巧克力不见了。她大得鼓励，于是继续为安妮念书，为她祷告。终于，那女孩隔着铁栏，开口跟她说话。不久，那妇人说服医生，再给安妮接受治疗的机会。他们把她从地下室带上来，继续给予她帮助。 两年之内，院方告诉安妮，她已经可以出院，享受正常人的主活。但她决定留下来。她非常感激那位虔诚的基督徒的照顾和爱心，所以她决定留下来，爱护其他人，像她被爱护一样。于是，小安妮留在精神病院，帮助其他像她一样受苦的人。

几乎在半个世纪之后，英国女皇主持一项特别的仪式，向一位鼓舞人心的美国女性，海伦·凯勒致敬。当被问到，是什么原因使她克服了双重的障碍，瞎眼和耳聋，海伦·凯勒：「假如不是安妮，苏利文小姐，我今天不会在这里。」

安妮的故事（安妮即盲女海伦.凯勒的老师） - [ 感恩见证 ]『约拿的家』基督徒网络交流论坛

2.3 女主与男友Cameron的第一次见面

Hey.

You know...

Normally I would never approach someone like you, but...

I heard a rumor.

What rumor?

Um... That my literary idol and your father are the same person.

I don't know if that's true.

So they lied to me?

Who?

My friends, they're liars. You're not Potato Chip?

Sorry.

I can't really hear you. Can we move?

Yeah.

Where...

What were you babbling about?

Nice. Um...

Jake Davis,

he wrote my favorite book, of all time, "Fathers and Daughters".

Wow. It's a popular book?

Yeah.

I know. It's just been with me ever since I was a little kid.

It...

literally changed my life. So...

Hi. My name's Cameron.

I'm Katie.

Katie?

Yes.

As in, "Kate Davis"?

You're the real Kate Davis?

How close is the book to what actually happened?

It's a lot funnier in the book.

Okay.

Is this your thing? You go out, alone, no friends?

Sometimes I really just... I prefer being alone.

It's a lot easier.

So what do you do?

I'm a social worker. I work with kids with problems.

I like it.

So how do you get by?

I'm a freelance writer for a few newspapers

and starting my first book.

What's it called?

Uh... "Two is the Perfect Number."

Is that a love story?

Uh... Yeah. Kind of.

This is me.

Wow, this is really nice!

Perfect for a Potato Chip.

Well, you're never seeing my apartment.

I'm... well, not the would... This is a... date or... anything but... uh

What are you doing tomorrow?

Why?

Well, so we can continue this conversation.

I was, you know, running.

I can run.

Okay.

Um...

Meet me up here at four.

Four? Okay.

Um... Sweet... Sweet dreams.

Sweet dreams to you too, Cameron.

2.3.1男友Cameron和其他的一夜情pao友有什么不同（为什么女主在Cameron面前表现出正常的模式 愿意聊天，沟通）

Hey.

You know...

Normally I would never approach someone like you, but...

I heard a rumor.

What rumor?

Um... That my literary idol and your father are the same person.

I don't know if that's true.

So they lied to me?

Who?

My friends, they're liars. You're not Potato Chip?

Sorry.

I can't really hear you. Can we move? 女主一开始本不想和Cameron有过多交往，直到他提及potato chip，唤起了女主小时被爱的画面，

2.3.2 女主的社交环境

受过伤的女主不仅在亲密关系中无法进入，平常也都是独来独往，很少有朋友进入她的生活。

2.4 如何才是对孩子比较好，

Jake.

William.

Ah, thanks for coming.

I'm sorry. I hear about your book.

It must've been rough the way the criticism pegged down to you.

Yeah, well, you know...

I don't know why God invented cockroaches or literary critics. I'm sure he had his reasons.

Well, you know, I mean, they just hated it.

I mean, they actively hated it. How do you get passed on like that?

Well, you know, pick a cellphone, the self-affluent.

That kind of thing.

You know, have you even noticed...

that you're shaking.

The last time we met, it looked to me like you were about to have a seizure.

And I... I admit,

I mean I was disturbed to see you still wrestling with an impulses you can't control

even after all that time in the hospital.

The book's prove, Jake.

You're not ready for the real world. You're not cut out to be a father.

You just give Katie to somebody actually can take care of her.

Tell your kid that you love her, and then you can't do what's best for her.

That's hypocrisy at the worst.

Carl, just not so much left-hand.

That's funny, man. That's funny.

You're in deep shit now.

Nice move.

You'd better mind. He's mannerless.

如何才是对孩子比较好，一方是家庭条件优越 婚姻幸福（当时来看）的姨妈家，还是身处财务危机，面临不可何时癫痫发作的的父亲，两者都非常爱女主Katie，

如果你是那个小孩，你希望选择哪个家庭呢

如果你是那个父母，你会做出如何选择呢

这个问题我也不知道如何回答，

2.5 直面恐惧的连接(与狮子面对面)

You wanna know what made me decide to become a writer?

Really stick to it?

Well, when I was in Kenya,

one morning I woke up and jumped out of the car, to pee,

and... I was face to face with a lion.

Really?

Yeah, I know, for real.

I mean, a male lion about 15 feet in front of me

just staring straight at me.

I mean, he was clearly telling me that I was his.

What'd you do?

I didn't do anything. I was frozen.

I mean, I physically could not move.

You know, he stared at me for a few more moments and he just...

walked right past me.

I will never forget that moment, you know.

I realized that no more plan B,

no documentary, no veterinarian,

no Harvard.

I just wanted to do what I always dreamed of, you know?

I wanted to write, you know?

I wanted to write as if every page I was writing on was the last page before I die.

You know? I wanna...

I wanna leave something behind.

You know? I wanna...

I wanna leave my mark, because you know what,

sooner or later, in one form or another, a lion is just gonna come and get us all.

I'm so glad that he let you live.

Yeah, so am I.

So am I.

Coming to bed?

Yeah, in a bit.

I have something for you.

Hmm?

What?

What is this?

It's the original.

To Katie, My Potato Chip,

who I love more than the last number.

Katie I can't accept this.

I want you to have it.

It's a good luck charm.

It's for you.

I realized that no more plan B,

no documentary, no veterinarian,

no Harvard.

Yeah, so am I.

So am I.

Coming to bed?

Yeah, in a bit.

I have something for you.

Hmm?

What?

What is this?

It's the original.

To Katie, My Potato Chip,

who I love more than the last number.

Katie I can't accept this.

I want you to have it.

It's a good luck charm.

It's for you.

如何面对恐惧，其实Katie的对亲密关系当中最大的阻碍就是面对恐惧，从这里能看到Katie清晰的成长线，从Potato chip唤起小时候的美好记忆愿意与男友开启这段关系，到男友Cameron分享与狮子面对面时候的场景，让她有了面对亲密关系的勇气，并把自己最珍贵的父亲遗留下来的手稿交给了Cameron。

再次阅读剧本，对我又何尝不是，面对亲密关系,就像面对狮子一样，面临随时被吞噬的风险，你的理智当然无存，你的本能（恐惧）会驱使着你离它越远越好！（讲道理对于被恐惧占据的的人来说毫无用处）

2.6 男主许下诺言

Wow, look at those teeth.

I bet you all the other dinosaurs didn't wanna bump into this guy at dinner time.

Miss your mom?

Me too.

Hey...

You know you were the great joy in light of your mom's life,

just like you're the great joy in light of mine.

I really miss her.

Ooh, of course you do.

Of course you do.

But you know what?

Your mom is wherever you are.

She's in this room right now.

She's watching over us.

She's looking down.

She's got a big smile on her face and she's so proud.

She's so proud of you baby.

'cause she can see the intelligent, caring, beautiful little girl you are.

Yeah.

Baby.

Are you going to die?

Not for a very very long time,

when I'm an old old old man.

How old?

Well, probably about...

a thousand.

Yeah.

Yeah. Maybe a million, if I stop eating hot dogs.

Daddy?

I will be such an old man, all right?

You'll have your own house and your own husband.

You'll have a whole bunch of kids.

You'll have a dog and a cat

and everybody will be running around putting ketch-up on everything.

Promise.

I promise.

Pinky swear?

Pinky swear.

男主承诺自己不会突然离开她（但之后却...）

2.7 亲人离世的创伤最主要的情绪是

What do you think about when you think about your mom?

It's just me.

Scared.

Scared, why?

I miss her so much.

And I'm so...

Mad at her for dying?

她的母亲突然离开她，她的感受是愤怒，是因为痛苦，失去爱的痛苦。

3.害怕的连接：害怕的连接直接反应是

3.1 为什么Katie不敢见父母

1. 逃避，见父母，不敢见

3.2 Katie为何在恋爱的时候时候出轨

I love you Katie.

I love you like I never loved anyone else.

You know, not everyone that loves you is going to leave you.

I know that here,

but I don't know it here.

You should go and find some uncomplicated girl to love and stop wasting it on me

Oh.

I like wasting it on you. 女主Katie 无法去爱人 I know that here（头脑中理解）,but I don't know it here.（本能如同直面狮子般充满恐惧） Katie给Camonron说： You should go and find some uncomplicated girl to love and stop wasting it on me。

令人痛苦的一幕，，因为恐惧被失去，没有安全感自卑，不自信，自我牺牲为别人好，让别人离开自己，因为自己不配，所以故意做出坏行为，让别人感到后悔而离开。 生命中的漏洞，真正的爱来时她是接不住的，防止被动抛弃，选择了自残，主动结束真爱。

明知道结局是离开，何必开始呢

4.害怕的连接：怎么克服

4.1 为什么Katie在分手后去酒吧面对更深堕落的诱惑，在自暴自弃的路上，选择了回去

她听到了那首歌，喜乐营里有首音乐， 喜乐营才是你受伤时候的安慰，你要问自己，我的喜乐营里有什么？你越清楚， 你越能够走出伤痛

通过音乐，喜乐的核心记忆，找到回喜乐营的路，

母亲小时候总会在晚上学习的时候做一碗桂圆鸡蛋端到我的屋里 小时候被父亲举高高 小时候和父亲 一起去游泳 如果小时候没有，就要开始为你的人生建立喜乐营，自己最开心的一些瞬间（放入日清单中）

4.2 为什么Lucy打了一巴掌给Katie？

因为愤怒再次被抛弃， 安慰她，建立人生的自信，给她告别，正确的面对离开，正确的面对失去，结束这段关系。

女主终于明白了Lucy的愤怒，正如当时突然面对父亲离开的自己，没有告别的句号，这种伤痛只会无限蔓延，Lucy和女主一样背负着这种痛苦与愤怒踽踽独行。 女主与Lucy正式的告别，并

女住最终明白了，

当正确面对失去的时候，就克服了害怕的连接，开始成熟了，有勇气去面对失去的时候，开始成熟，在帮助Lucy的时候，她也可以和父亲勇敢告别了，知道父亲的书就是和她告别的方式，然后她就有心力去追求她的真爱。Lucy也有心力去追求新的生活。 Katie去追寻她的真爱！

5 复盘总结：如何做的更好

1. ctrl+1 快速定位到虚拟桌面
2. snipaste：cmd+F1 snip+copy

6 参考资料

7 感谢

雅比斯求告以色列的神说：“甚愿你赐福于我，扩张我的境界，常与我同在，保佑我不遭患难，不受艰苦。”神就应允他所求的。

感谢DH老师的分享，是他他不辞劳苦的预备与无私分享，扩张了我的境界（似乎提高了自己的觉知，明白了自己的很多不可理喻的行为 ，我的观影水平又达到了另一种景色，）。也感谢小伙伴的讨论，大家的真诚分享，在其中我受益良多。

8 写作用时

1.思维导图草稿： 草稿时间若干， 2.印象笔记写作排版

 2 ) 父女情

 3 ) 那些关于爱的缺角

 4 ) 关于凯蒂长大后性格行为的分析

 5 ) 封面很温情，电影很压抑，看错了~~

 6 ) 平淡无奇的慰心之作

加布里尔·穆奇诺执导的《父女情》（2015），让小童星凯莉·罗杰斯狠狠地火了一把。精灵可爱，又聪明伶俐。罗素·克劳继续展现他深厚的表演功力，亦庄亦谐，只是覆水难收，令人叹惋。影片采用交叉叙事，用已读大学心理学的凯蒂的视角，不停闪回她小时跟父亲杰克一起的点滴时光。小说《父女情》正是其父所作。

1989年，一家三口还沉浸于幸福之中。5岁的凯蒂，父亲含在口中的“薯条”，还有，杰克亮丽的妻子帕特里夏。好景不长，一家三口出行中，妻子旧事重提，质问他7年前的一次出轨之事，正开着车的他，说那是他人生唯一的一次，但她不依不挠，继而导致了车祸的发生。

妻子死亡，杰克重伤，幸而薯条无碍。人祸多是情绪的失控所致。糟糕的是，杰克脑部重创，导致躁郁症，伴有严重的神经性痉挛。医生建议他前往旧金山精神病院进行治疗。开始他还拒绝，但为了他心爱的女儿，他必须要有一个心身健康的身体。他只得把女儿放在妻子妹妹伊丽莎白的家里。

经过7个月的治疗，杰克信心满满返回纽约的家。威廉、伊丽莎白夫妇有意扶养小凯蒂，说跟她的两个小儿子也热络了，每天都有笑声，但被爱女心切的杰克当场拒绝，并立即带走小女返回家中。其实，杰克的痉挛并未治愈，一旦发作，便无法自制。

更糟糕的是，他无力扶养女儿，伊丽莎白夫妇再次请求由他们来扶养，还是遭到杰克的拒绝。既如此，他就得拥有能力扶养女儿，否则女儿就要失学。他请求校方让他再次回校执教高年级写作课程，并向出版社呈上了他创作的小说《苦涩郁金香》。他如期在新学期执教。

长大后的凯蒂专注于心理学的课程，却无法释怀童年的成长记忆，她唯有频繁出入酒吧，在酒杯与男人之间，寻求存在感，以解脱内心的不安。这时，她接手了一个饱受家庭伤害名叫露西的黑人小女孩，对她进行心理抚导。可露西自闭症严重，从不言语。经过一段时间的开解，并未让露西开口说话，领导质疑，但凯蒂执意坚持。

凯蒂带露西到湖心公园，湖面游动着自由的野鸭，凯蒂逗趣地说“如果有来生，我就想做一只鸭子，因为鸭子可以飞翔、游水，甚至呱呱叫”。她发现露西的表情有了明显的变化，但校方只给她最后一次机会。凯蒂动情地对露西说“跟你在一起的几个月，是最让我开心的，等一下，你就被卡洛接手了，你要好好的”。这时，露西终于开了金口“不，我想和你在一起”。这让凯蒂喜中带泪，这多少也映照了她童年的影子。

杰克的书出版后，颇受注意，在签书会上，痉挛却如期而至，这让他深陷痛苦。一方面，他深爱着女儿，生怕女儿从她身边溜走，一方面，他觉得愧对女儿，怕这样下去不能正常扶养她。这种煎熬，一直折磨着他。

回到现实的凯蒂走马灯之后，遇到了老沉的小伙卡梅隆。杰克所著的《父子情》，被他视为偶像之作。当他得知，他面前的凯蒂，就是书中的凯蒂时，喜不自禁。之后，他们开始了约会。至少这次没有如她之前那样一夜情后即散，看似真的交往。

卡梅隆写过一本《2是最完美的数字》。跟他跳华尔兹时，凯蒂想起小时爸爸抱她跳华尔兹的情景。当她教露西骑单车时，她同样想到小时爸爸开心教她骑单车的光景。一切尽失，只成挥之不去的美好回味。

凯蒂把爸爸写的书稿交给卡梅隆，上面写着“致凯蒂，我的薯条，我爱她，直至我生命的最后一刻”。为了写书，杰克送凯蒂上学后，就坐在校大门台阶上写作。这可谓两不误，女儿自是欢喜。但杰克为了女儿更好的生活，写得天昏地暗，顾不上陪伴女儿，引来女儿的不满。

这时，伊丽莎白、威廉夫妇以杰克不能扶养女儿生活为由，起诉杰克，搞得焦头烂额的杰克唯有抓紧时间完成书稿，本来需要一年完成的书稿，他只化了三个月就完成了，可以说是他呕心沥血之作。

伊丽莎白对杰克的起诉，终因夫妇关系不和而撤销。稍缓一口气的杰克本来可带着女儿迎接新生，偏这时一直折磨他的痉挛发作，不幸于深夜去世，女儿尚在熟睡之中。

8岁的凯蒂带着这样伤痛的记忆，开始跟着舅妈过上安定的生活。但深入肌肤的不安的因子并未改变，反而愈演愈烈，以至她需要到酒吧寻找一夜情，以转移这种惶惑和焦虑。

男友卡梅隆发现后，愤而离开。如同凯蒂自己所说的我痛恨我这种不健康的生活，我感到羞耻，但他还是毅然决然地走了。这时，凯蒂才真正感到她深爱着他，痛苦不能改变现实。她对黑人小女孩露西的抚慰更加贴心。

当露西要被好心人收养，不想离开的露西却打了凯蒂一巴掌。愕然的凯蒂，当然理解露西这种逆向反叛的嗔怪行为。露西是一面镜子，很像凯蒂小时的状态。她耐心的开导露西，终让露西放下心事轻松前行。结局当然皆大欢喜，卡梅隆原谅了凯蒂，一对真心相爱的人终于紧紧拥抱在一起。

影片对人物细致入微地刻画，延续了导演的一贯风格。从平淡中撷取不平淡的人与事，加以提炼升华，让剧情在不可调和中落入传统戏剧的圈套，看似矛盾，其实这构成了一般性影片的主体，不管是好莱坞还是独立电影。戏剧的冲突必须中和，才能达到收放自如的效果，否则，势必难以驾驭而如野马失控堕崖。

当然，索性凛冽到底，斩尽杀绝，不留后路，未尝不是另一个出路，如哈内克的“冰川三部曲”及《爱》所做的那样。这归结到一个创作旨意和表现形态，都无可非议。

但是，的确我们需要《幸福终点站》《父子情》这样看似平淡无奇的“慰心”之作。人，总是有多元需求的可能，如同饮食的荤素搭配一样。偏好只是补充，正餐仍是主食。如此，淡然入味与甜辣酸臭，只要合胃口，就无可非议。

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