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.
少数讲述母亲的心灵苦难的女性电影，剧本比拍得更好，或许由于是处女作的原因，时空的转换可以更加流畅。
（我小时候基本是爷爷奶奶带大...不过感觉我以后可能也会经历这种痛，那还是算了）
靠演员的演技撑起的一部电影，让出轨、抛夫弃女去婚外恋的女人看上去不那么讨厌了。决定怀孕前推荐看这片，可以提前知道自己将面对什么，付出什么。恋爱如果是生命中的必须品，生孩不是。
Walking deep into the sea of self. 我觉得最绝的地方就是女导演让观众直面一个事实：当一个被婚姻困住、被生育束缚的母亲，被问到在女儿三五岁的时候选择离开的感觉，她可以含着眼泪说It's amazing.
很深刻，联想到《无声告白》和国产女性电影《我的姐姐》，在身份认知和生活选择上，没有明确的答案只有当下的选择，而选择因其每个人的个性与追求等等因素而产生差异，所以之前我说就这？为什么不怎怎，这不是又压迫怎怎其实想来，在这部电影看完后会完全的羞愧，因为不管女性做了什么抉择，她都不会得到最终的“自由”，有的人就会像女主这样被记忆鞭策，被内心深处的自责鞭策，即使女儿们可能已经忘记，但是她没办法忘记，而正是有人知道割舍不下，所以做出牺牲而获得最后的心安理得，但同时她的其他方面被阉割了。说到社会对女性隐性的道德上的绑架其实抛妻弃子是不管男女都会被谴责的，但程度却不同，可对内心的谴责比如背包客比如管理员莱利，前者基本没展现对孩子的自责，而后者有所展现，只能说还是人各有异，导演在这也没有想要在这问题上批判谁
女主，我不喜欢。对这片强调女权的女人，真可笑。有两个女儿还出轨，这样的女人需要称赞吗？
有点窒息。想太多又无力好好过，日常是一根扎人的针。
一开始氛围挺好（得益于配乐），后面越来越混乱以及奇怪，想要拍女性面对孩子的不知所措崩溃的情感，没问题，那又加那么多奇奇怪怪悬疑的家族对抗戏份呢？？？
理解，有时候，想要孩子，但是却发现孩子并不是你想象中的那样；有时候，只是太年轻，自己都还只是个任性的孩子。可是，孩子终究不是玩具，不是你想扔就扔，你想捡就捡。记住，对孩子来说，你就是他的全部。刚好这几天看到了一篇朋友圈，小女孩一大早任性把住家门就是不准妈妈去上班，妈妈当时急了就冲孩子发了火，后来晚上回到家这位妈妈发朋友圈反思，说自己做的很不对。
If a man had walked away from his daughters, he would not have the remotely the same level of remorse. He wouldn't even mention that in front of anyone 20 years later. He would contined living his life, like 'normally'.
另一种“平行母亲”，从年轻妈妈女儿和女儿娃娃的两次丢失-寻找，勾连起女主对于家庭事业失衡时迷茫困境的种种回忆，迷失、失去、消失、死亡……各种可能性随着线轴轮转一点点打开，两个“自己”再次相遇或许并不能和解，结尾的电话则温和得像童话。
没想到玛吉·吉伦哈尔执导的第一部长片电影竟然有着如此脱俗的观感，着实令我大吃一惊！从片名其实就可以看出她对于观众所设置的小心思。当我们都以为本片会是那种略带悬疑性质的女儿失踪类型的电影时，玛吉用最朴素平淡的镜头语言告诉我们都已经掉入了这个精巧的陷阱之中。
我看的断断续续，但是还是会有共鸣。被很多其它打断，但是最终还是看完。
声画处理方式很好 腐烂水果 松果 蝉弄脏了枕头 视听和剧本都很细腻 演员们也是真顶 jessie好美
果然女性电影还是女导演更懂。电影主要表达的是年轻女性在婚姻爱情亲子关系上的追求取舍牺牲～谁没在年轻时犯过错呢，中年的科尔曼遇到年轻德科塔约翰逊如同看到了当年的她自己，也让尘封的记忆和伤疤再次揭开。Leda这个角色科尔曼饰演的中年和不是很熟悉的女演员饰演的青年版都相当精湛，把角色当下的心里和行为状态描绘得丝丝入扣，都是非常优秀的演员。电影虽说是改编自那不勒斯四部曲当中的《失踪的孩子》，但其实跟原故事并没有多大关系，可能是原书给到导演灵感从而想要表达在这个时代下该年龄层次的女性所面临的欲望和压力吧，挺有现实意义的。吉伦哈儿的亲姐姐执导，本身她也是位不错的演员，但相比起当演员，她真的可能更适合干导演😁这部电影已经拿了一堆奖了，也是奥斯卡的有力角逐影片，预计至少入围三大项吧。
在关于GAL的出色母亲教育和其他等消息刷屏的时候，看了这个电影，感觉和恰逢其时的，不必歌颂完美母亲和母爱，承认其琐碎和自我的不适。生育对女性和母性而言是责任和天性，但承担的依旧是生育之苦和惩罚，去接受它甚至挑战，像过好人生一样把它做好是选择，但承认它是剥削是痛苦是对身体、性格和生命极大的盘剥，也是非常正确和诚实的坦荡。真好，女性慢慢不再被伟大母亲、生娃完整、不生有罪有病论所绑架，更坦诚地面对责任和痛苦，更坦诚地独立。
喜欢，作为处女作可太棒了！片头和配乐都很惊艳，奥利维娅影后级演技，艾德哈里斯出场竟令人十分感动，这老小子还在演戏呢！故事讲得曲折迂回却不失真情，也没有过度陷入在琐碎的日常里，吉伦哈尔家出息！
女主，我不喜欢。对这片强调女权的女人，真可笑。有两个女儿还出轨，这样的女人需要称赞吗？
玛吉的导演处女作选中了一部女性主义作品来进行改编，从一个比较小众的角度反思母职的痛苦和责任。剧本和拍摄绝对是沾了原著小说的光，科尔曼完全撑住了女主这个非常丰满有细节的角色。她闪回中自己的角色对标的是达科塔饰演的年轻妈妈，即便有辈分上的差距，但她们的共性对某些观众来说非常容易代入，因为这是选择生育的女性的永恒命题：一个女性除了身为母亲和妻子之外，本质是一个有自我价值和欲望双重追求的普通人。身为观众也很难不被女儿们的吵闹和无尽的情绪价值索求而感到枯竭和绝望。有一个细节是遇到陌生登山客之后，了解到男人被抛下的是三个孩子并不是女孩而是男孩，女主黯然了。不得不说母亲与女儿的相连，就如同是女主无法抛下的娃娃和幻影中出现的橘子皮蛇般haunting她到天涯海角。你无法指责她什么，而那根刺扎与不扎，都在那里
三星半。看到后半程想起《我的天才女友》第二季的海滩度假戏，看完才发现这片的编剧之一就是埃莱娜·费兰特，我说呢~
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