The story appears simple on the surface, but is revealed, especially after multiple viewings, as more multi-layered and textured than Cassavetes at his best. Ostensibly it concerns a 14-year old Catholic girl, Wynne (Agutter) growing up in this post-modern wasteland, who develops a crush on her much older adoptive brother (Marshall)- a crush which perversely deepens and grows into infatuation once she starts to believe he is the local sex killer. This is in itself an idea that makes you sit up and jolt, but as the narrative develops, it continues not necessarily along a linear path but in several confusing and fascinating directions: the family's history, (detailed effectively in chilling flashback during an improvised seance) is a chequered one, and has suffered at least one major relocation and upheaval in the last ten years. At the crux, however, it's the depiction of socialal changes that make I Start Counting so fascinating and elevate its language far beyond the confines of the standard horror film. The major subtext- that teenage girls were maturing more quickly than before, and developing full sexual and romantic appetites (even if in thought rather than deed) but were not possessed of enough discretion to make the right choices- was a step forward for a genre in which its young females had previously been portrayed as bimbo victims (Cover Girl Killer and The Night Caller spring to mind), but not one that all viewers would necessarily agree with. But most striking of all, and possibly the most enduring image which the viewer will take away with them, is of the masterful symbolism with which director Greene invests every shot. Every inch of the Kinch family's world- their house, their walls, their TV, Agutters underwear, bedroom furniture and toys, Sutcliffe's clothes, Marshalls van, the local Catholic church, their town centre, their record shop) - is painted a bright, scintillating white- a white which, by inference, is slowly becoming smudged and corrupted with the dirt of the outside world. White also symbolises, of course, purity and innocence (two qualities Catholic schoolgirls are supposed to hold dear), and it is into this world of innocence that the ever-present red bus (a symbol of violation and penetration), conducted by the lecherous yet similarly juvenile Simon Ward, makes regular journeys. The allegory is further expanded in one scene where Agutter believes she sees the Christ figure in church weeping blood: by the time we acknowledge it, its gone, but the seed has already been planted. Rarely in a genre production has the use of colour and background been so important or effective in creating a uniformity of mood. I Start Counting is as near-perfect an end to a decade as one could hope for, and exactly the kind of film people should be making now- which is, of course, exactly why they never will. A genre essential. by D.R.
《都柏林动物》的造作表达之后，凭借这部更为真诚、具有观点也玩弄言语花俏的电影回归，有很令人印象深刻的进步。“嫖客”与性工作者畅聊人生，试着同时享受欢愉与诊疗，好一出“我不卖身，我卖真诚；我不买肉，我买心声”；尽管也是另种形式的主室内戏，却依然跟随对话受到情绪感染。试着给一个朋友描述整个电影，对方“啊，这听起来就很像Emma Thompson演的电影”；她在片中做出了个很大胆的示范，也完成了与导演一样的、酷酷的大银幕宣言。
导演前作的母题扩充，第三幕以母亲膨胀的控制欲作为大boss，再混搭青春期女孩熟悉的Y2K追星元素，饶有趣味，体现了百分百的作者性。然而整体太直白太想当然了，好像在对目标受众的小朋友群体用力喊话，不够张弛有度。推荐都看看幕后纪录片，全女性主创团队氛围相当快乐，很加分。（Disney+订阅真香）
是的，我有一股泪想留下来，能够把自己年老的身体而不再性感的身体献给电影，这才是演员为艺术而献身！
女导演，女性题材！保守老太太喜迎第二春的故事。室内剧，单一场景，大密度对话，执行流畅、稳健，全靠表演交流，每一次会面两人的心理和生理推进有层次感。艾玛·汤普森影后预定。
4.5 在圣丹斯大量的coming of age stories中最能共情的一部，对不涉及情爱的亲密关系一次真诚而温暖的描摹。四次会面，重新认识自己的身体，审视与亲人的羁绊，走出对性、对欲望和欢愉的迷思与羞耻，分享彼此的vulnerability…一切都拿捏精准，无需增减一分。emma thompson又一次伟大的表演（她在Q&A说最后在镜子里看着自己身体的场景表演起来非常困难，因为她从来没有过可以如此毫无负担观看自己的时刻（有一丝心碎。从场景到剧作都太适合舞台了，好想蹲一个emma现场。
哪一个东雅女孩不是这样被规训着长大的，母亲也曾经是叛逆的少女。母女和解那段我爆哭😭
@Sundance 太！棒！了！从头到尾都在跟小伙伴兴奋尖叫。This is the type of the film I wanna make! Absolutely love how much agency Nancy/Susan has in the film, 最后自己给自己的高潮真的只有女导演才拍得出来！！
锦说得很对，茗真的很大只/省去了染发的钱，时髦红
太太太太可爱了！皮克斯永远不会让人失望！情感的递进也毫不生硬。
青春成长不只多角恋、堕胎、自杀，还有同辈的压力，家庭的束缚，象征意味明明白白，恰到好处，人物可爱，情节轻松，愉快的观影体验。
姐姐们醒醒吧，世界上哪有这么会聊天的鸭啊！
皮克斯这几年多数有个问题，很浅，巴不得把立意怼到大家面前，初潮啊，青春叛逆啊，文化差异啊，这部结尾高潮有点乱了电影本身的气质，但是用流行嘻哈和家族鸣唱做对比，实则也把电影要说的内容细化了，反而加分了。怎么说呢，退步的皮克斯，依旧是好莱坞退步的动画产业老大！
#2022 圣丹斯# 这部电影会在三大之前就被列为年度十佳的候选！推荐给所有对心理学，尤其是精神分析感兴趣的小伙伴。故事表面看似是老年女性和青年男性之间的sex交易，但是两位陌生人之间通过逐步深入的四次心灵（肉体）互动，不知不觉成为各自的心理疗愈师，抽丝剥茧地逐一解决了各自人生中所遭遇的原生家庭，亲密关系以及自我认同方面的各层危机，属于年度必看佳片
好棒啊，好细腻的作品，真的是非常可爱的作品，无论从角色形象到剧情的铺陈都非常顺和抓住细节和特征，Ming配音居然是吴珊卓，怪不得听到的时候觉得好熟悉！一看这个故事就知道是有切身体验的，太真实了！
3.5。工整，固定场景，青春帅气的男鸭，和丧偶的白人中年妇女之间的四次交易。其实电影中很直白地表露出，最后男性性工作者引以为傲自己的职业，而这场金钱买来的肉体关系里，白人妇女是为了索求一个刺激，因为她这辈子除了丈夫以外没有第二个性爱。而她最后，是靠自己达到高潮。在这场无疾而终的交易关系里，男鸭只是她的摆渡人（正视衰老的魅力），而她又成了男鸭的激励者（正视童年创伤），遗憾的是，这里有非常浓厚的女性意淫和凝视——女性老去时，会买一个身材很好又体贴的男鸭，他还会照顾我们的情绪，甚至成为朋友。这一幕幕其实不过是一场金钱交易下的幻梦，男鸭永远擅长表演和讨好的，所以，探索风月时，它只用成为一个释怀和解压的工具，各取所需，不必强求一段关系。那么他们做到了。（男主身材长相确实很男模，算是让女孩们饱眼福了。）
艾玛汤普森把我约炮时的内心活动全演出来了。😢
我的熊猫我做主！我的青春我做主！我的人生我做主！东方女性的母女和解之道。
「It's a very powerful thing. Sexual fulfilment. It made me feel invincible. I hadn't realised. I wish I'd know sooner, when I was younger. I'd have made the necessary changes. → At least you've done that now.」
皮克斯还是有优良传统，简单道理讲得细微又动人，极易共情。
三星半吧，新奇的故事设定，但骨子里还是老套的，还有父亲作为最后那根稻草的关键点，似乎来得太过突兀，和母亲之间的故事其实可以再多铺垫一点的。
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