Different from the big panorama opening of most movies, this film starts with the process of close-up of buns, and expresses the Chinese people's obsession with food through the roundness of the dough and the roundness of the buns.
"Circle" represents reunion and is something that every Chinese family attaches great importance to. Starting with this, it implies that this is a story about family relationships.
It seems to be a very regular sequence, Bao Baobao from birth to adulthood, from obedience to rebellion, the film uses fragmented footage to show this process, and uses the same incident for many times Bao Baobao's attitude presents a sharp contrast . It can be seen that the mother has never changed her education method from beginning to end, but Bao Bao is constantly changing, which creates a contradiction, and it is destined that when Bao Bao leaves home, the mother will be extremely discouraged. The final awakening, the same barbecued pork bun, has a completely different meaning.
The pork buns appear three times in the film, presumably as a symbolic montage. For the first time, Bao Baobao took the initiative to choose, and he sat in the car with his mother and ate happily, which represented obedience.
The second time was bought by the mother to please Bao Baobao, but it was rejected, which means rebellion.
The third time I bought it for my son to comfort his mother after waking up from a dream, which represents mutual love, and love reconciles each other. The BBQ pork buns and steamed buns are both round, and they run through the whole film together, which can further imply the importance of a complete family to the Chinese, and can also explain why mothers are overly protective of their children's behavior.
The film starts with Bao Baozi and ends with Bao Baozi. The symbolism of the same scene is completely different. The sound effect at the beginning is not so melodious. Although it is warm, it seems to be covered with a layer of fog. Each Baozi is complete. "Circle", perfect and monotonous, expresses the repeated mornings of Chinese housewives as always.
At the end, the family happily makes steamed buns. Although the son has leaked the stuffing, the atmosphere is obviously much warmer than the beginning. It is implied that the "round" may not be as complete as the mother thought, but it is the best state.
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