Demolition

The movie starts with him feeling completely disconnected from his life after his wife suddenly dies. Instead of grieving in a “normal” way, he starts taking things apart like furniture, machines, even his house, which feels like he’s trying to fix his life. But since he never rebuilds anything, it shows he’s not actually repairing it. It‘s like he‘s just breaking everything down to understand it. I really liked the way the broken lights turned on when his „new path“ starts, and the sidewalk scenes reflecting the different stages of grief. It feels like he’s experiencing the world for the first time, finally figuring out who he is instead of just being who others expect him to be. What I liked even more is that even though everyone around him acts like he isn’t grieving his wife, he’s actually the only one dealing with her death in a real way just not in a way people understand. He’s not constantly crying, complaining or finding comfort in his own sadness. He says he never loved her, but the constant flashbacks show that he actually did seem to love her. It feels like he just never understood his own emotions and only realizes too late that he did care, which also explains the guilt he seems to carry. In the end, when he destroys his house,  it feels like its the last thing attaching him to his old life. I think the movie shows that sometimes you have to break everything first before you can actually figure yourself out. Overall I really liked the authenticity and realness of his character and especially the way the story follows him through it.