Chongxi

Bernhard 2022-04-23 07:03:19

A man who dedicated his life to his family is about to leave, and we cannot bear to tell her this cruel truth. This is the most important bond that holds our family together, even though we are far apart, our roots are here, but now it is about to wither. This is really the saddest thing I've ever known in this world, because I was born into such a family, and my grandmother who cares about keeps us together.

First, it's a simple story. Grandma had terminal cancer. Her sister didn't tell her, but quietly informed her family. On the grounds that "the title of Chongxi is purely my nonsense, everyone should laugh after reading it, don't take it seriously", everyone flew back from the United States and Japan, gathered together and finally accompany this lovely old man. It is full of jokes, and it always pokes your tears at certain moments. I like the part where the elders in the family bicker at the dinner table after the massage, which basically reflects the values. The one who wants to send the child to the United States should be the youngest daughter in the family. She is greedy and vanity. The one who wears glasses should be the brother of the heroine's father. The heroine's name is Uncle. I'm sorry I didn't have Chinese subtitles. Now I can't read the lines without subtitles. The father of the man, "I can't help but mention it here. Although these two Japanese expats have few lines and scenes, they are very happy every time they see them." Sophistication, and the majesty of the elders "the scene where Billie stops her father from smoking". There is also the conversation between Billie and her mother in the room where Dad was brought back to the room by his mother when he was drunk. This kind of portrayal of each character is so perfect that I took a deep look into it.

I don't want to discuss whether it is a basic human right to tell a terminally ill a fact that she should know, there is a line in an American movie I watched that was "When your mother was carrying you like a cask, I I will definitely not call her the barrel directly, but will praise her beauty, this is a white lie" forget the source, the original line is definitely not like this, but I think Americans who can say this line in the movie should be able to understand our mood. If telling her that fact doesn't make things better, then white lies, if not entirely good, should at least not be classified as evil.

But let me tell you a fact, the most vicious curse in this world is "for your own good", when they say the three words "for your own good", in fact, most of the starting point for this matter itself is them A one-sided perspective feels "for your own good". But when these things are added to you, you will never feel good. It's good to impose your own views on others and use my heart, at least from my point of view, it's the best for you, why don't you listen to me? They don't understand. It took me a long time to finally understand. This is just the angle from which we understand the world and the events themselves, which are different. Even if they don't have bad intentions, they will never be persuaded to change their minds by you. You should also decline or deceive them. Their perspectives are different from yours, just as people are different. But even if you use all kinds of methods to resist perfunctory or deceive them, don't hate them, because you only have different perspectives and concepts, which does not mean that they are not treating you with sincerity. Because just as they don't fully understand you, you absolutely cannot fully understand them. Here I am writing this piece of spiritual insight to every friend who reads this film review. You can rebel against her, but please don't hate her, because as she said, she really loves you from the bottom of her heart, but in this way, it's too painful for you.

Finally, those "weird murals" were deliberately photographed to be funny. It's not that I say this with a sense of national inferiority. It's really weird in the eyes of my native Chinese. It's a North Korean symbol, and I don't really care. For this flaw, I may praise its excellence. The first person to see such a profound portrayal of a Chinese family was Director Ang Lee's promoter, eating and drinking. I really wish there were more movies like this.

Finally, let me show you my favorite group portrait, too Nima is cool.

Hahaha I laughed so hard this soundtrack is amazing

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Extended Reading
  • Alvah 2022-03-26 09:01:09

    Until the end, I didn't remember where I saw the exact same story. Only after reading the Wiki did I know that it was Lulu Wang's own story, which was broadcast on This American Life in 2016. She wrote and read it herself. Glad that the director has made so much progress after three years. The soundtrack and visual language are very good, and the director of Yicha has a double major in literature and music. Takeaway is that people should tell stories that they feel are worth telling, not stories that would be popular with mainstream Hollywood values. Come on, director.

  • Hannah 2021-12-28 08:02:14

    This can't really be regarded as discrediting China, right? ! If anything is untrue...no relatives criticized Billy for being hunched.

The Farewell quotes

  • Billi: You know, one of the few good memories of my childhood were those summers at Nai Nais's. They had that garden, Ye Ye and I would catch dragonflies. And then we just moved to the States. Everything was different. Everyone was gone. And it was just the three of us.

    Jian: I know it was hard. It was hard for us too.

    Billi: I wanted to believe that it was a good thing, but all I saw was fear in your eyes. And I was confused and scared constantly because you never told me what was going on. And then Ye Ye died. You didn't even tell me he was sick. So it felt like he just vanished suddenly. And you wouldn't even let me go to his funeral.

    Jian: You were at school. We didn't want you to miss school. We did what we thought was best for you.

    Billi: But I never saw him again. And every time I came back to China, he just... he just wasn't there anymore. And I come back and he's just gone. The house is gone, A Die's gone, our Beijing home is gone and soon she'll be gone too.

  • Billi: [frustrated] Are you going to tell Nai Nai?

    Haiyan: I can't, Billi. I won't go against my family.

    Uncle Haibin: Billi, there are things you misunderstand. You guys moved to the West long ago. You think one's life belongs to oneself. But that's the difference between the East and the West. In the East, a person's life is part of a whole. Family. Society.

    Uncle Haibin: You want to tell Nai Nai the truth, because you're afraid to take the responsibility for her. Because it's too big of a burden. If you tell her, then you don't have to feel guilty. We're not telling Nai Nai because it's our duty to carry this emotional burden for her.