Outside the car window, there is a panoramic view of the beautiful natural scenery. When the camera turns, the wife frowns at the wasteland in front of her. This is the scene when the male owner, Jacob, brought his wife and children here for the first time. The wasteland in front of you, where you have to dispose of your own trash, is far from the American dream. A man who worked hard in a foreign country, worked for ten years and had no savings. In addition to assuming the obligation of the eldest son to support his parents far away in Korea, he also worked hard for his own small family. He embodied the most real bitterness and helplessness. In a desperate attempt, he moved his family, eager to change the status quo and open up a new situation. However, he was hit by drought, cancellations, and fires. The rekindled hope was ruthlessly extinguished, and the despair and pain that came upon him were suffocating. Jacob once said to his son, "Useless cocks will be burned." As a man, he took the initiative to take up the heavy responsibility of the family, but he inevitably had a patriarchal mindset. His consistent stubbornness caused frequent quarrels many times. This family is full of conflicts, the trigger is economic pressure, and the root cause is the viewpoint of husband and wife. During the fierce quarrel, the children secretly hide aside, the appearance of fear is heart-wrenching. How many people are in a dilemma between the choice of money and companionship, they are like the left and right ends of the scale, and it is never possible to have both. Pain and fear strike directly at the heart. At the end of the film, Jacob and his son see a piece of cress, or "minari". Jacob survived as tenaciously as water celery, everything is still there, everything is still in time, the sun still rises as usual, and tomorrow will definitely be better.
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