Well-meaning ~ lie?

Marcelina 2022-04-23 07:03:19

When reality was brought to the screen and watching their stories, I suddenly felt that my life turned out to be so ridiculous. Director Wang Ziyi was still very good. He really told an ordinary and extraordinary Chinese story just like the reproduction of our lives. This story is very similar to the conflict between cultures, but from the perspective of today's 21st century, China is not only collectivism, but also individualism. Now we are thinking about the overall situation and even more for our own joys and sorrows. "Don't tell" is for grandma's emotions, and the family thinks it's good for grandma. "Telling" means that grandma has the right to know the truth, do what she wants to do, and leave no regrets. It seems to be to share her grief. I didn't quite understand a lot of the foreshadowing. It was a movie worthy of careful reflection, and the ending was very well arranged. Just when I thought it ended with the death of my grandmother, Director Wang Ziyi gave a more perfect ending. The grandmother in the dark is still in great shape even after six years, which heralds the victory of the Chinese tradition: the white lie. In fact, this is just a contradiction in how the family handles things, but with this little contradiction, it is great to find the mental state of different generations!

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The Farewell quotes

  • Jian: Chinese people have saying, when people get cancer they die. It's not cancer that kills them, it's the fear.

  • Jian: I don''t like, you know, put all my emotion on display. Like I''m in the zoo. But in here, if you don''t cry, you don''t put a show, they think that you don''t love your family. You know, in here, they even hire some professional criers. Just to show how sad they are. It''s just so ridiculous. I hate that.