Also known as "Life Is Not as Good as Dogs"

Drake 2022-01-03 08:02:00

Where did the father in the film last go? We see him frustrated in order to please his boss, drinking alcohol for his unsatisfactory work, and being expelled from family conflicts, and this self-defeating "drunkard" finally became the "scandal" that his son wanted the least to be known. Then it disappeared. Dog's life has been reincarnated in the fifth life, what about this life? Gone. The father has always been an "enemy" and "cumbersome" in the eyes of the son, and this relationship is expressed by the son's dog. At first, the father refused to let his son keep a dog. The son and the dog said that if the father blocked us, we would run away from home-the father is the enemy of the son’s playful life. But then the father accepted his son's ideal of life as a child and allowed him to keep dogs, even though he didn't like dogs at all. Of course, in the film, the father's dislike of dogs has become a kind of "original sin"-how can anyone dislike dogs? The son's dog ruined the family gathering where the father entertained the boss (at this gathering whether the father can get the ideal working conditions will be decided), the father put his son's dog in the small black room and acquiesced to its escape. Of course, there is no dog’s responsibility or fault, because the dog is only an intermediary between the interaction and conflict between the son and the father. It's not that the dog bumped into the father, but the son's bump into the straight-faced "not fun" worrying about work father—he didn't understand the meaning of his father's worry about work. And when the father shut the dog in the small black room, he was actually expressing his dissatisfaction with the mischievous son. The father finally acquiesced to the escaped dog. This is the same as he allowed his son to keep a dog at the beginning. The father always has to be “strict father” and “kind father” for a while, he has to discipline his son’s immaturity and allow children. The nature of play cannot be blamed too deeply. However, movies that hold high the banner of "Dog's life is greater than the sky" do not matter how difficult the father fulfills his responsibilities. After all, his father is an annoying "enemy" and "cumbersome". He locks up the dog and does not even give him a blanket. (But in the end, the desperate father had anyone given him a "blanket"), the acquiescence of the dog's escape was nothing but the credit of the mother's painstaking persuasion. At the dinner table at my grandfather's house, my father mentioned the Cuban missile crisis in a "serious" manner. No one cares what he is anxious about. Maybe he is worried that his frequent business trips will become dangerous. Maybe he is worried that the outbreak of war will not lead to a peaceful life. No one cares what he is thinking. The adults blamed him for bringing up such a serious topic at the dinner table, son? Directly led the dog to escape from this "unpleasant" "cumbersome" father. But the incomprehensible father is still trying his best to understand his family, watching and watching on the lawn The son of dogs having fun, he gave encouragement to his son who didn't like dogs. But the film did not praise his father's efforts at all, but instead presented a kind of dog charm to his father's conquest. With the "original sin" of disliking dogs, the "sinner" my father finally showed signs of "abandoning the dark and throwing light". But in the end, my father "fallen" himself. He was drunk all day, and he actually overthrew his mother, and he ended up being a dark "scandal" for his son's glamorous life. How can such a sunny and active protagonist have such a father? It must be driven away by the son who has great love (to the dog), it is not worthy of being loved. He still has the face to watch his son's game, and actually "harass" his son in the bar-is such a person still qualified to be proud of his son? Is such a person still qualified to have a son? Look, how much trouble such a burden has caused. Todd, who hates the protagonist Eason, used this "scandal" to provoke Eason's fists and kicks, and the grudge Todd caused a fire at Eason's home, causing Eason to fracture his legs and lose his scholarship. In this process, the "cumbersome" father and the "loyal helper" dog became a sharp contrast. People shouted in angrily "throw him away", and yelled "embrace it" with emotion. The existence of dogs rationalizes the immaturity and indifference of his son. How could Eason, who loves dogs, be an indifferent person? He is not unwilling to understand and care about his father. It is because the father himself is too bad. He is dragging down the whole family! In this way, a father who suffered humiliation in the workplace for his family's livelihood was finally abandoned by the family. In essence, this was because the family never gave him care, but regarded him as a "cumbersome." But this joint murder, exploited by capitalism and made by indifferent families, did not cause shock, but was covered with a false veil of warmth and affection by a dog—a dog as a "plaything" gave people "love" and "family affection". The illusion, although the real "father" is wandering on the verge of collapse, or has long been exposed to the wilderness. People resent that the dog's life "condescends" in the shelter, and this life doesn't even have a "shelter." It’s the biggest irony to tell this "warm feelings" story from the perspective of a dog, just like if we use Wei Yigong’s Crane Mouth* to talk about this story of indulging in pleasure and ruining political affairs, causing anger and resentment, the country’s ruin and the family’s destruction. ? Probably all the people of the Great Patriarchate who are truly ruined have become "enemies" and "cumbersome"-how can anyone complain about the "cute" cranes? Finally, the film uses a few sentences of soul chicken soup to teach us what is the meaning of modern life. What do the "live in the moment" and "be happy" in a dog's mouth mean? It is to evade responsibility and masturbate conscience with playthings. Sad! Human lives are not as good as dogs! March 12, 2017* For the story of Wei Yigong and the cranes, see "Legends of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty·The Twenty-third Time Wei Yigong's Good Crane's Subjugation to the Country and Qi Huangong's Battle Against Chu". The political affairs caused the ministers and the people to complain, and the hearts of the people were dissipated. Finally, they were vulnerable to the invasion of the Di people.

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A Dog's Purpose quotes

  • Tino: [at the veternarian] What's with these white-coat people sticking me with sharp things?

  • Adult Ethan: I'm really stubborn.

    Adult Hannah: I know that. When you put your mind to something, that was that.

    Adult Ethan: Yeah. That's good for getting things done. It's not so good for relationships.