When I watched the ending and saw her back to her apartment, I saw her boyfriend and friend and thought "oh yeah, these guys were in the beginning of the movie, I forgot them, it felt like a lifetime ago!" and it is not the first movie that did that, but the detail is that this movie consists of many random plots that, as I said, aren't connected or even resolved. Not even the main theme is resolved: she says at some point that she wish she could talk to her mother about more than the weather, the answer she received was "damned if I do, damned if I don't" and their communication didn't improve.
First she is teaching at the university, to a party from work, then she's discussing with her work colleagues, then she's home talking to her boyfriend (who says the relationship is cold despite she says she loves him), then she goes to see her daughter (who demonstrates not to be too close to her), who lives with her father, they travel, meet the main character's mother, a friend (who she's attracted to, maybe he's a former boyfriend), then there's a party, she and the friend mentioned above dance and almost cheat on their partners, but then she stops the dance and leaves, then she goes to the market with her mother and daughter, then she says goodbye and goes back to her home and meet her boyfriend and friend. Maybe I put some stuff in the wrong order, but the point stands: you cannot make a connection or see a resolution.
Also, when she says goodbye to her mother, she kisses her on the lips and that felt so inappropriate and out of place. A goodbye hug would have been better, warmer and more sensitive.
The scenes that I liked the most:
I like many of the ideas presented in this film. However, their execution leaves something to be desired.
First she is teaching at the university, to a party from work, then she's discussing with her work colleagues, then she's home talking to her boyfriend (who says the relationship is cold despite she says she loves him), then she goes to see her daughter (who demonstrates not to be too close to her), who lives with her father, they travel, meet the main character's mother, a friend (who she's attracted to, maybe he's a former boyfriend), then there's a party, she and the friend mentioned above dance and almost cheat on their partners, but then she stops the dance and leaves, then she goes to the market with her mother and daughter, then she says goodbye and goes back to her home and meet her boyfriend and friend. Maybe I put some stuff in the wrong order, but the point stands: you cannot make a connection or see a resolution.
Also, when she says goodbye to her mother, she kisses her on the lips and that felt so inappropriate and out of place. A goodbye hug would have been better, warmer and more sensitive.
The scenes that I liked the most:
- when the main character and her daughter witness a child being hit by his mother and they express disgust towards it, and later she complains about it to her mother. I literally said "thank you, I love you" because I hate violence against children and like it when people stand against it. I wish it was done more often in fiction and in real life.
- when she teaches her students that they need to know whether someone (a woman, in the subject) wants to be saved before they offer their help.
- when the main character discusses with some guys who are not arguing with good faith (the subject was related to female representation if I remember well), and when they get dismissive she says "if you don't want to know what I think, don't ask my opinion". I liked that!
I like many of the ideas presented in this film. However, their execution leaves something to be desired.