The clue that runs through the whole film is the letter. The heroine of the film, Dora, makes a living by helping people write letters at the station. All kinds of people ask Dora to help them write letters to others. The little boy uses a letter to find his Father, the young man returns enthusiasm and hope to life by virtue of the letter left by his father. At the end of the film, the two letters are placed together, so that people can see that the simple but touching love between husband and wife has finally been confirmed. The return, in the end, still ends with Dora writing a letter to the little boy. Everyone writes to a different person. A middle-aged woman writes to her husband who is in prison. An old man writes to someone who treats him sincerely but deceives him. A wife writes to her husband who is far away. A child writes to her mother. The believers wrote to the Lord to thank him for his blessings. People write to their family, lovers, friends, lost relatives, strangers they have never met, or to gods. Everyone expresses their thoughts and feelings that are different from others through letters. Some people, even if they write letters, are still hypocritical and selfish, and are constantly deceiving others; some people are used to not forgetting to conceal their true feelings even in letters; But more people treat letters as sincerely as they treat people. People pour out their thoughts, vent their dissatisfaction, express their love, or hope, or praise, or ridicule, or admiration through letters. These letters are only the surface, opening the envelope and opening the letter paper reveals the richest feelings in the world.
It's still a road movie. The film begins with the station as the background, where Dora writes letters for others to earn a living. The director skillfully switches between the close-up shots showing the characters and the panoramic shots showing the crowds at the station, revealing the connection between the individual and the society to the audience. . The station is actually a microcosm of a big society, where all kinds of people come and go, the rich and the poor, the educated and the uneducated, men and women, young and old. They are all the same, but in fact each is so special. They have different stories behind them, their own stories. Every day, like everyone else, Dora stepped out of the car door to the station, where she listened to people telling her their stories, but she never cared, she never helped people send letters, or even watched them. The letter is eventually torn up as a pastime, until the appearance of the little boy Joshua.
Joshua lacked his father's love since he was a child, and his mother unfortunately passed away prematurely. At first, he did not believe in Dora, an old woman who was not worthy of his trust, but fate linked them together intentionally or unintentionally. From the initial hostility to each other, they formed a sincere friendship in the end. In the beginning, Dora could sell Joshua to human traffickers for money. After she found out her conscience, she boldly rescued Joshua from the god of death. On the way, Dora regarded Joshua as a burden and burden, and wanted to escape. But she was gradually moved by the innocent child, and her relationship with him became more and more intimate. She began to care for her child like a mother, sometimes scolding him mercilessly when she found him annoying, but when she couldn't find him, she became anxious and anxious. They called Joshua's name hoarsely; they helped people write letters to make money together, took photos together happily, praised and appreciated each other; in the end, Dora regained hope for Joshua and helped him find the warmth of home. And Joshua also opened Dora's original indifferent heart, and let her begin to understand the true feelings and believe in friendship. She began to help people send letters to learn to fulfill her promises, and learn to recall the family that was ignored or even forgotten by her. The road to redemption of human nature, unconsciously, is like a highway with no end in sight.
Life is a journey of searching for a dream. The starting station is the status quo, and the destination is the dream. Along the way, we stop, get off at different places, and get on the bus again. class; sometimes we will be embarrassed to the point of being penniless; we will meet all kinds of indifferent people, but sometimes we are lucky to meet good-hearted people; Only recently I found that I had just passed my dream, and I could only turn around and continue to pursue it. And life has become richer in this repeated twist and turn.
The author believes that the best shot in the film is the part where Dora chases after Joshua. After Dora scolded Joshua, Joshua ran into the middle of the worshippers in a fit of anger, and the camera followed. Joshua's running also began to move, and then the two of them were alternately moved in parallel to shoot. As Joshua ran faster and faster, when Dora shouted Joshua's name over and over again, at the right time The panoramic shot of people holding candles, a sea of crowds and firelights, further highlights Dora's anxious mood at the moment; then Dora followed Joshua's back until she was full of pictures of Jesus. In the room, the editing rhythm is also getting louder and faster as the voices of the believers are getting louder and faster. Dora can't find Joshua at the moment, and she looks more and more anxious. At this time, the director cuts right into the believers' devout worship of the Virgin Mary and Jesus. The close-up shot of the fireworks finally rotates, and Dora's subjective shot also begins to rotate and gets faster and faster and finally reaches a climax - Dora suddenly faints on the ground.
In my opinion, this section is not only well shot, well edited, the sound and picture are well coordinated, but more importantly, this scene is very meaningful to Dora and Joshua, and it cuts into a pious Footage of a middle-aged female believer who claims to be a faithful Franciscan, may God bless her. The core of St. Francis Xavier's thought is "the poverty of the gods". The real poverty of the gods is to get rid of all material things, to live the poor life that Jesus Christ lived when he was in the world, both in life and in spirit, and learn to be like Christ. A lover can achieve true liberation of the soul, and just now, Dora was still losing his temper with Joshua, because he had no money and could not ride the car, and then scolded him as a broom star. In turn, Dora was worried because of the Joshua and chased him into the middle of the worshipping group of believers. This is a very symbolic scene. In the process of running and shouting anxiously, Dora left the money behind and regarded Joshua as a man. The burden is a burden and the idea of a broom star has all been left behind, and her mind is only for Joshua's safety. Her heart is constantly being purified in the process of running, shouting and chasing, and her true feelings and love can finally be revealed and shine. shoot.
Of course, although Joshua's father's name is Jesus, and he is a father who disappeared, this is very symbolic. There are also believers in the film, but I personally think that religion is not the main theme of the film. Dora did not believe in religion. What finally redeemed herself was her heart, the long-buried yearning and pursuit of love. And sometimes, love alone is enough to be a belief.
At the end of the film, the theme song rang in my ears again, and the mood of the music spread out little by little with Dora's footsteps, becoming warmer and more hopeful like the golden tone of the movie. At this time, Dora was walking towards Chaoyang on her way home, smiling and tearful.
And this is a brand new road, completely different from when it came.
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