Since this film was nominated for the best picture at Cannes, I really want to see it. It is Hirokazu Ededa's new work "Like Father, Like Son," featuring the male god Masaharu Fukuyama. How can you not look forward to it? The story is very simple. A middle-class couple and their children are moving forward on the trajectory of their lives. However, life is not smooth. A phone call from the hospital where the son was born broke the peaceful life of the family of three. It turned out that the child he had raised for six years belonged to someone else, while his own flesh and blood had always been in someone else's home. The relationship between parents and children is not cultivated in a day or two. When encountering such a problem, should I immediately exchange my child, or should I continue to raise the child I have raised for six years? This is the family theme that Hirokazu Kore-eda is best at, with an open ending, restrained and calm shots, and an ordinary and touching story. The slight deficiency is that the craftsmanship is slightly heavy. Personally, I feel that the three works of "Never Stop", "Nobody Knows" and "Miracle" are more moving.
Japanese films of the same type have made great achievements, from Yasujiro Ozu to Yoji Yamada to Hirokazu Shire, I once wanted to collect and write a text about Japanese films, but I have not been able to complete the draft. Japanese films very polarized, like a chrysanthemum and a knife. On the one hand, it is warm and beautiful; on the other hand, it is cruel and cold-blooded. It is also very similar to the characteristics of Japanese culture itself. The BBC has a documentary called "The Great View of Japanese Film and Television", which uses a British perspective to watch Japanese films, from monster films to horror films, to cartoons, to AV films, to cult films. The ultimate beauty of Japanese films is internationally renowned.
Why are Japanese family-themed movies so appealing? Such stories are not uncommon in China, but what kind of stories will we shoot when we encounter such a subject in our country? Talking to my little friend about this, she said that you must not have watched a domestic drama series. This kind of drama is probably filmed in China. After the children are exchanged, they live in the other's family, and the poor children in the rich family live on. A happy life, while the once wealthy child of another family turns against his or her previous parents and society, and then carries on the bloody plot... But Hirokazu Koeda simply narrates the story, not deliberately sensational, but enough to move the audience. The scene where Masaharu Fukuyama finally looked at the photos on the camera was really touching. He had had a six-year relationship with his child, and it was not something that could be shaken overnight. When he saw the photos his son took of himself, the last line of defense in his heart also collapsed. Yes, even puppies and kittens can not be interchanged casually, let alone a child who has been raised for six years. At the end of the movie, there is no specific result. I think that the two families can continue to live in harmony, whether it is for children or adults. It may be the best result.
Adults are sometimes cruel; they don't pay attention to children's thoughts. Six-year-old children already have a vague worldview and outlook on life, but in the face of such things, they can't resist things that have been agreed between adults, so the two Every child is psychologically damaged to varying degrees. The process from the change of identity to the warmth and affection of the family was captured by Hirokazu-eda's film lens. Like a trickle slowly flowing into the heart, those small details are the most moving. A cruel story is handled warmly and movingly, and it definitely requires skill.
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