Time flies forward and never looks back, but it also keeps reincarnating. The short life of human beings faces the surging river of time, whether it is eternal or once owned, it is only a fleeting glimpse, and the moment has passed.
--"Thank you for leaving me"
In fact, this film is more suitable for short films. The tone of the whole movie, the soundtrack, and even the narrative have the feeling of " free flying flowers are as light as dreams, and boundless rain is as fine as sorrow "-sad and calm. You know it is sad, but this sadness is profound but restrained, like sitting by the window in the autumn rain and lighting a candlestick in contemplation. But real sadness often doesn't need stormy waves. It is like boundless fallen leaves, but I don't know where to end. The lingering pain is probably really uncomfortable. This film not only reflects the changes of the past and the future, but also expounds the distance between life and death. It is desolate and irreversible, and it is a very stream of consciousness.
The movie is mainly about the hero who turned into a ghost after his death, and gave up the chance to go to the afterlife in order to love him. This obsession made him return to the house where he lived with the heroine and guard the heroine all year round. The heroine had a new life after suffering, and sealed a note in the house and chose to leave. In the days to come, the note was the driving force for the ghost's existence. He wanted to see the contents of the note day and night. After hundreds of years, he finally saw the note and disappeared completely.
About settings
The timeline of the film is very interesting. After the ghost guarded the house for many years, the house was razed to the ground and a high-rise building was built. He also lost the motivation to exist and chose to commit suicide. The ghost at this time cannot disappear like the ending, because he has an obsession with the note, and this obsession binds him. After the ghost jumped off the building, it traveled back to the original address hundreds of years ago. This is the real finishing touch. After a long circle, time reincarnates, just like life and death, there is life and death. But anyway, the traces left are there.
So the ghost waited hundreds of years ago until the male and female protagonists moved in together, which also corresponds to the strange phenomenon that appeared in the title. This movie not only shows the love between the male and female protagonists, but also the vicissitudes of this small place over the past few hundred years, but it also highlights the depth of the male protagonist's love through this change - after the vicissitudes of life, only he has not changed , I have been looking for hundreds of years of notes for the sentence left by the heroine.
about love
For the heroine, the past with the hero is a highlight in the journey of life. Maybe it is not long enough, but what if it lasts forever? Even if they stay together for a lifetime, they will inevitably be ridiculed by the long river of time, but they have been innocently sweet and happy, how can they have so many regrets? The description of the movie after the heroine loses her lover is quite emotional. Losing her love does not require crying, but the long episode of eating and vomiting is even more engaging. The entire clip is terrifyingly quiet, and a little movement is easy for the audience to notice, but it feels more lonely, and the atmosphere is more suitable for the poetic tone of the film.
When we lose a person, we often think about how to forget him, but forgetting a person is also painful and hard. How can we really forget a person we have deeply loved? The harder you work on this kind of thing, the more unattainable it becomes. The movie's description of the heroine walking out of this pain is not bad. It takes time to let go of a person. After experiencing spring, summer, autumn and winter, the heroine has a new life. For her, this house is an old memory with the hero—important but needs to be let go.
When the heroine moved, she had already let go of her past pains. When people go to cherish the lost love, they will find that those ordinary past events are the most beautiful waves in life. All the deep feelings turned out to be a string of many small moments, just like a string of small light bulbs lit up with misty shimmers, quietly prostrate at the feet, illuminating the figures of us who are dependent on each other. At that time, it was only ordinary, and it was not until one day when the lights were dimmed that we realized that those ordinary days were such a beautiful blessing. The heroine's past with the hero is destined to be cherished in her heart, but the new day needs to be greeted, and the sun shines on her face when parting, which is the blessing from the past love for the future.
For the male protagonist, love is everything to him, and he has no new life, so all he wants is the note left by the female protagonist instead of intervening in the future life of the female protagonist. The film itself is the core of the romance film through the cloak of the horror film. It doesn't matter what the male protagonist looks like after he dies, and the soul is not defined what it needs to look like. It's better to have a white bed sheet, leaving room for imagination. Shouldn't the male protagonist's belief in love also be pure? And this white bed sheet also records the happy times in the past. The male protagonist is like a wild wolf. He was kept in captivity because of love. This kind of bondage from love took him hundreds of years to find. This is the curse of love that robs you of peace after death.
This reminds me of a waka in "Heike Monogatari": Love is all over the world, but it's in vain until it's near. The male protagonist who turned into a ghost accompanies the female protagonist through the whole journey after the lovelorn, even if he is the only one who knows it. In fact, this love has a beginning and an end. From the beginning to the time when the heroine puts down the hero, everyone is involved. Although it is close at hand, it is like the ends of the earth. This house is the prison of the male protagonist, who cannot be redeemed in the bitter sea of the past.
About the note
The movie starts with a quote from "The Haunted House": " Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting. " The deceased old couple went back to the house before they were alive to find their treasure, and finally found that the treasure was the current owner. No matter when you wake up, there is always someone who cares about you. This quote is very suitable for this movie. It can also be said that "Haunted House" is the source of inspiration for this movie. The heroine is also the hero's baby, and he is the person he protects. This is also the only "communication" with the heroine after the hero's death. I think the heroine's sentence that can make the hero let go of his obsession is the last sentence of the novel: " Peace, peace, peace, it has been many years - you Found me again. " In this way, the film also references "Haunted House" at the beginning, middle and end.
That sentence may not be so important. In fact, no matter what it is written, the words that reassure the hero who has been persistent for hundreds of years must be about the heroine who has come out of the pain, will welcome a new life, and will work hard to be happy. . And the heroine finally drove away in the sunshine also fits this conjecture - she is ready to open a new chapter. For the male protagonist, what he needs most is peace of mind, and the reassurance of the heroine's future life can make him let go of his obsessions. This is also what the movie and " Haunted House " have in common, both contain warmth. Here's what Zhang Xiaoxian said: "There are things that can be thrown around, and there are people who want to cherish very much, there are pursuits, and there are people who fall, get drunk, and see the colors of the world soberly. No trace." No matter what the answer is, the memories of the past will leave a deep imprint, and the heroine will walk with the love of the hero in her life.
Maybe the journey of life is lonely after all, and it is full of waves along the way. But heaven is not in my head, but in my heart. The love I have enjoyed will gather into my boat across time and send me to the shore of heaven.
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