Do you mind to love and care, and who do you rely on for charity?

In this film, the ethical dilemma caused by the two families holding the wrong child is not the topic of discussion. The center of the camera is Nonomiya Nonomiya played by Masaharu Fukuyama. The appearance of others is only to provide footnotes for his reflection and transformation. . From the beginning of the film, a family of three participated in Qingduo's admission interview to the hospital to inform the wrong child. The director spent nearly ten minutes basically sketching out a lot of social attributes and character characteristics: elites with decent jobs and good income; Being polite is actually refusing people thousands of miles away (inviting subordinates to dinner, I only ate a slice of pizza); the way of thinking is more realistic or utilitarian (in order to take advantage of his future studies, he asks his son to go to a first-class private primary school, and he feels that the school makes a lot of money ); full of expectations and strict requirements for his son, but he thinks that his son is too gentle and lacks competitiveness. In the family, many are in a high position like a king, and they control all major policies and speak the same thing. The conversations with his wife and children are about going to school, eating, and practicing the piano, and there is very little warm and lively emotional exchange. There is a paragraph that shows a lot of characters in a three-dimensional way: the mother-in-law expresses her opinion on the child, and many suggest that the old woman can shut up: "We will discuss this matter carefully before making a decision." The mother-in-law immediately apologized sensibly: "I'm sorry, this old woman is meddling with her own business." Leo Duo turned around and said, "No, no, it's a very valuable opinion to me." The two bowed to each other. When bowing, there are many smiles like "Yu Chuan Xue" on their faces, which are the smiles of the elites when they face the general public. The same smile appears many times in the film. No wonder the mother-in-law would say: "A lot of them are hardly Someone in our family who can climb high."
I once thought that many of them came from the same elite family. Later, the films explained his growing background one after another: his family background was ordinary (his father lived in a very ordinary place); his parents divorced and remarried, and he could not accept his stepmother (he called her by her first name "Chang"). I have never called my mother); I once ran away from home because I missed my biological mother; I have very little affection for my father (if my father said that he would not visit him when he was sick, he also said: "My father is not the kind of person who can talk to children. people who fly kites together"). Many people think that they did not enjoy too much family warmth in the process of growing up, and their career success comes entirely from personal perseverance. The above code of conduct is extremely confident and molds his son according to the same standards. In Eastern culture, the son is the continuation of the father's life. The career created by the father should be inherited by the son, and the unfulfilled wish of the father should be continued by the son. The biggest compliment a father gives his son is "Xiao" - this boy is like me! Liu Bang once planned to abolish the crown prince Liu Ying against the wishes of Empress Lv and all the important ministers, and set up the Prince of Zhao Ruyi. One of the reasons is that "Ruyi is like me", so "in the end, the unworthy son will not be placed above the beloved son". Liang Duo cut off the bond with his father early in the morning, so his policy of educating his children is "to do everything alone"; Liang Duo gave up the piano in the middle, so he insisted on supervising Qing Duo to practice the piano every day. It's a pity that although Qing Duo tried hard to make his father happy, the result was not satisfactory. Liang Duo mentioned Qing Duo's gentle personality many times. This is not a compliment, but a hint that my son is not like me, and I am not gentle. people.
Liu Qing's appearance gave him a lot of opportunities to choose. What he wanted to choose was not his own son or adopted son, but utility and affection. Choosing Liu Qing, choosing blood, everything has a reasonable explanation: Qing Duo is not normal like me, he is someone else's species; with Liu Qing flowing with my blood, I can restart the game and shape him a real son of mine. The passage of many visits to his father is actually a confrontation between two thoughts in his heart: the father believes that blood is the most important thing, his son will become more and more like himself no matter what, and the sons of others will become like others; the stepmother thinks that even if there is no Blood relationship, after living together for a long time, there will be feelings and will become similar. Qing Duo's loss in the piano competition made many completely disheartened. What he needs is a son who desperately pursues victory, not a son who can be at peace after losing. So he sent Qing Duo away and welcomed Liu Qing.
However, things backfired. Liu Qing was not the son of many ideals at all. Strict discipline brought silent resistance. On the other hand, Yuda Saiki, another father, although he looks wretched, has a modest income, and is greedy for petty gains, but he has no fatherly airs and is willing to spend time with his children to play and play, so the children like him. A lot of them have little time to play with their children. No time is second. The real reason is probably that he thinks playing with children is purely useless. Zhaimu persuaded many to spend more time with their children, and many answered that there was still a job waiting for me, but Zhaimu asked his father a job that no one can replace, right? Compared with the two fathers, a lot of them have fallen behind. Disappointed and painful, many went to the nurse who deliberately held the wrong child, accusing her of making a mess of their family. That's when the nurse's stepson came forward and declared "she's my mom". This has caused a great shock to many, and feelings have no doubt overcome the utilitarian blood. Many people reflected on their past mistakes, so they called and apologized to the stepmother. The stepmother didn't wait for him to finish, and then she said plainly: "Forget about the past, I forgot about it." After that, a lot of people started to relax the accelerator, stepped on the brakes, and gradually enjoyed the fun of family life. They put aside work and play with their children. Even when Liu Qing said that he wanted to go back to Zhaimu's house, a lot of people comforted him leniently: " It's alright."
When he saw the photo Qing Duo took of himself, a lot of thoughts burst in an instant, so he immediately went to find his "son". This is a very interesting scene. The original strong father followed behind the young son, and the two took a fork in the road. Many low-ranking people expressed their thoughts and apologies to Qing Duo, Qing Duo said: "You are no longer my father", and many replied: "I have been your father for six years, I may not be good enough, but I'm your father too." Although blood is thicker than water is in the past, but the emotional fetters always exist, so the father and son finished the fork in the road and hugged and laughed. In the last scene of the whole film, Qing Duo asked a lot with words he heard from Saimu: "Do you know that Spider-Man is a spider?" He said softly, "I don't know, it's the first time I've heard of it."
"Like Father Like Son" is undoubtedly an excellent film. It is Hirokazu Koreeda's storytelling method that is relatively restrained and calm. It affects the audience emotionally through the natural development of the plot, rather than blindly creating "tears". The overall rhythm of the film is smooth and smooth. , the details are rich and intriguing, and the performances of the actors are also remarkable. But what impresses me the most is the various efforts and attempts made by fathers to educate their children well (including many of the utilitarian education previously implemented for Qingduo). The licking calf that does not open is deeply affectionate. For growing children, father's love is unique and irreplaceable, just as Eason Chan sang in "Bike": "You love me more, let me walk stronger; do you mind coming? Love, who do you rely on for charity?"

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