Coda review
Coda is an acronym for Child Of Deaf Adults, which means Child of Deaf Adults.
Simply Coda is about family, that warm embrace, and the psychological strength of every soul.
The film, about the Rossi family, is different from all the families we have known in life, films, and series.
A family consisting of Father Frank “Troy Kotsur” and mother Jackie”.
All those except the daughter, are deaf and dumb. They live in Gloucester, Massachusetts, fishing, where family members wake up at dawn, take to the sea by boat, desperate for a living.
Fishing is regulated by higher authorities, and at least one speaker must be in the group. A family member, Ruby, the main protagonist, always takes up the task.
The job talks about her and her family, and her struggles trying to get out of their fold, to achieve what she aspires to. But as her official spokesperson and free translator, she almost gave up on her dream when it came to practicing their profession.
Ruby, the deaf family’s daughter, is not only helping her parents but is a high school senior. She is bullied and ridiculed by classmates, because of her parents’ privacy. Her school day is not without some jokes about her. One day, she decides to join the choir at school, as she admires her friend Miles “Verdia Walsh Bello”, although she does not know if she can sing. But she sings all the time.
In doing so, she realizes that singing is her dream and passion that she has to achieve. Her music teacher, Mr. F. Eugenio Derbez, discovers that she has a beautiful voice.
He advises her to apply to the Berkeley University of Music in Boston and helps her with private classes to prepare for her entrance exam.
The story of Coda is simple in its general setting and familiar with the drama about Ruby and the changes in her life, as she approaches adulthood, and the crucial decisions she has to make.
And her relationship with her music teacher who tries to get her to her dream, to support her.
