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.
毫无疑问这是一部在很多地方较为俗套的影片，但除了呈现温馨，励志与欢乐之外，影片也用较为轻松的方式表达了对聋哑群体的关注，后半段“与哥哥观念上的争论”，“无声的歌曲与有声的演唱”，“手语的歌词”三段连杀确乎工整且漂亮。
如果中国翻拍最适合唱哪首歌呢，《隐形的翅膀》？
古早美式強行愈療大團圓。被一個寄予愛情想像的新朋友以這種程度出賣，最後還能相愛未免太輕巧了吧。Ruby和家人在傳譯這事上的關係更像是一個相處了比較長時間的手語志願者而不是家人。比如隨口就能說出“你自己去問啊”，還有家人來參加自己的第一次歌唱演出卻對家人聽不到這事完全無感，把手語傳譯歌唱內容這個設計硬生生留到考伯克利才呈現出來。以至於看到母親說出曾希望Ruby也是聽障，這樣一家人都是一樣的，還有哥哥Leo咆哮我們不是弱者的時候，都沒有感受到預期的衝擊(因為之前有在播客裡聽過關於該片的討論)。
非常温暖的电影，看着看着听着听着就被治愈了。 但是这种电影里就算主角的生活再怎么艰难，至少还有天赋异禀的地方去实现梦想，那最平凡的普通人呢？？从这个角度看，这样的电影也都是童话。
无声与有声的人生二重唱。令人羡慕的家庭关系与青春注脚。
非常典型的美式励志片，没有太多惊喜，但是也很好看。“失落的主角”是一个聋哑家庭里的健听女孩，在帮助家人和实现自己梦想之间徘徊，父亲摸着女儿的声带那里感受她的歌唱挺感人…
好莱坞乏味改编一则，演员选角现实性及整体表演大加分。
选歌和表演各占成功的一半，手语版的both sides now恐怕Joni Mitchell也看了泪流吧
#Now i look at love from both sides#没看过原作，但这是一部多么温暖的治愈系电影啊，没有矫揉造作的灯光、特效，自然的场景，真实的生活，有哭有笑有心酸有不解有释放有开始有告别，关于爱关于成长，这个世界还是会好的。
哭成大傻逼555555 看到最后我简直爆哭 好喜欢这种电影好好看好温暖 被治愈了
我的家人不能倾听这个世界，我是他们唯一的桥梁 我的家人不能独自工作，我是他们的唯一的指望 可是我已经长大，我也要追逐我的梦想 他们曾经是我的港湾，现在却是我的负担 我真的不懂爱，付出与回报，眼泪与恐惧，还有骄傲的感觉 我真的不懂人生，失去了一些才能得到了一些，梦想与计划，生活就是如此 所有童话故事最后都成真了，我张开双臂，抛弃了我的骄傲，为你献上我的生命，这就是爱！！
好久没有看到那么纯正的美式青春片了，那种家庭的关系又让我想起《阳光小美女》，真是又温暖又感动。最后想起多年前看过的《校花我爱你》，里面那个校花说自己在毕业以后应该也会变成普通人，当时的我十几岁，还不太理解。后来才知道，人长大就意味着要接受失去，但当你年少的时候，觉得可以有那么多可能，那种美好是难以言喻的。
身体的缺陷，意味了社会欲望的删减，让夫妻更加恩爱，让这家人更加亲密。把事业与梦想在内的社会关系讲述得略显理想化，对人物情感的表达却又极其真实。女性镜头下的爱与家庭，温暖而坚实。
是很标准的套路剧，但套路得严整又细腻动人，有匠心而无匠气，特别好哭。
会被打动，但这电影简直不能更平庸了吧。貌似是改变了聋哑人听音乐的方式，事实上又什么都没改变。这都能入围奥斯卡，你让先锋的金棕榈电影去哪儿说理去？完成度就是一切么？也没看出这片的完成度有多高。至于视听语言？总不能说手语加一堆字幕叫视听语言吧。
还是生活细节刻画的很好，但没摆脱公式化的剧作，也几乎没有出彩的电影语言。从一家人吃饭哥哥不同意她在家捕鱼到妈妈和她在屋里谈心，再到和哥哥在海边争吵，连着这三场戏很打动人。
三星半//绝对和我目前心境有关 对掉在夹缝中的人物完全共情
4.5星，学校演出全场寂静的一段真是动人。
妥妥的四星半。平和而又温暖的故事，聚焦聋哑家庭里甩不开的牵绊，家庭与梦想的碰撞，究竟哪一边更重要呢？
梦想是多么的珍贵啊！在美国，每一个个体，即使最底层的残障家庭当中，都能实现美国梦！完美！关于梦想的题材我都是破防的！
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