The name of the film is Yiyi. The Buddhist scriptures say that "one life two, two life three..." is very mysterious. I simply understand that complex things are evolved from the simplest and most basic elements. The film takes the story of the Jiang family as the main line, begins with a wedding and ends with a funeral, which seems to imply a complete reincarnation of life. There are many characters involved in the film, and the degree of characterization varies. The main characters seem to have a social group hidden behind them, which deserves serious consideration... The only old man in the
mother-
in-law's family, who played for a short time, did not say a word. Lines, he was unconscious because of a cerebral hemorrhage shortly after his appearance. Of course, the final funeral was also his old man's. The mother-in-law is like a mirror, she reflects the most real side of the family. When she was in a coma, the family took turns talking to her: Adi lied to deceive her to be relieved, she could not express her doubts, NJ's wife regretted that she could only repeat the same content every day, Tingting came in the middle of the night and begged her mother-in-law to wake up Forgive yourself, NJ hopes to be in a coma or even fall asleep forever... In the face of a comatose mother-in-law, people are most likely to tell the truth and show their true feelings. The mother-in-law can't hear or see all of this, but as an audience We have seen people's cowardice, confusion, cowardice, despair...the weak side of human nature. In real life, everyone also has such a mirror hidden in their hearts. People reflect on what they do, what they say, take off their masks, and examine their truest self. Standing in front of this mirror is always only ourselves, and others can't see it, so we don't need to cheat to deceive anything.
NJ
Mother-in-law's eldest son-in-law, a sincere and simple middle-aged man, as the eldest son-in-law, he is the backbone of the family, the old man needs to support, the wife needs to take care of, the children need to be nurtured, the relatives and friends need to deal with, and the work needs to be excellent... But The director seems to have chosen a shorter body to undertake all this, so the characters' personalities are more prominent in the contrast between pressure and image. Overwhelmed, his wife escaped to the mountain to recite sutras and Buddha, and he had to take care of his comatose mother-in-law and two immature children. The boss in the company also used his honesty and loyalty to lure him into signing a contract with Daejeon to save the company's crisis situation, but he broke the contract again and again, making NJ's conscience tormented. So he complained: "You can pretend to be sincere, you can pretend to be honest, you can pretend to make friends, you can pretend to do business, what else is true in this world?"; The suggestion that the two should get back together; his despair, wishing to sleep forever and avoid troubles like his mother-in-law, he couldn't tell. He is still a silent and simple man, loyal to his wife and family, and bears it all. From NJ, we can see the general state of the middle-aged male group in the current society: the parents are getting old and their health is getting worse and worse, and they are asked to take care of them when they are sick; It is mostly maintained by family affection, and some bumps in life are inevitable, causing intermittent tension in the marriage relationship. Maybe the reappearance of the first love will evoke the beautiful love of the year, and a series of problems have shaken the promise that was held at the beginning. ...... Moreover, the role of a father has gradually become less simple. It is necessary to pay attention to children's physical growth and mental changes, and to satisfy their various curiosity about life; look? How to avoid the intrigue in the commercial market? The three burdens of family, career, and life are all pressing on their spines, and the public opinion of the society insists that they do better. This is the cruel reality of the middle-aged male world. Faced with this, they can only suppress themselves and suppress Feelings, suppressing desires, and maintaining the image of a strong man, in fact, their hearts are also fragile. As long as someone cares and comforts them a little, they will be much relieved. NJ lived with his first love girlfriend Ari for a few days when he was on a business trip in Japan. This was probably the most relaxed and happiest day in his recent life. He didn't have so many responsibilities and burdens. No worries. The date of Tingting and Fatty, the reunion of NJ and Ari in Japan, the scenes are interspersed, similar scenes, different moods, it seems to interpret the touching scene of NJ Ari's first love, and it also indicates that Tingting and Fatty will not be in love. The sad ending. Therefore, middle-aged men like NJ firmly shoulder all the responsibilities entrusted by society. They are the backbone of society and the support of everyone. They have no choice to escape or give up. They just want people to know that they are equally vulnerable and need love. ......
Adi
NJ's brother-in-law, newly married, impulsive, young, everything looks immature compared to NJ: the bride had a big belly when she got married, owed a lot of debt, and only said something "will make a lot of money" to her comatose mother, He shouted that he could make a lot of money, but he was deceived. He fought with his wife in the middle of the night and was kicked out of the house. He ran to his ex-girlfriend's house to sleep in. He accidentally got gas poisoning in his bathroom and was mistaken for suicide. He fought with his ex-girlfriend and made everyone laugh. The child he gave birth could not be named because of his superstition... Everything seemed so absurd, his life was messed up, and finally he sold a strange stone and made a little money by accident. Pride up and brag about making a fortune. Adi also represents some young people with strong blood and vitality. They have just become independent, and many things have not been planned well. If they fail, they are easy to be discouraged. If they succeed, they are easy to be proud. But time is not forgiving, opportunities do not wait for people, and if you don't work hard when you are young, you may only be left empty when you are middle-aged. Maybe we will laugh at Adi's absurdity, but on the other hand, what are we doing when we are in our prime?
Tingting
NJ's eldest daughter, innocent and thoughtful, is a good student in a prestigious school, her parents are assured, her neighbors are envious, and she is also a girl going through adolescence, eager to be favored by boys. Tingting and Lily from the neighbor's house are good friends. When she found out that Lily and her boyfriend were kissing under the tree, she couldn't help but get confused and forgot about the garbage. Later, it became the fuse that caused her mother-in-law's cerebral hemorrhage. I have been unable to sleep soundly, and several times I secretly ran to my mother-in-law's bed in the middle of the night and prayed for her to wake up and forgive me. She attaches great importance to friendship, and it makes Lily unhappy when she sees that Lily ignores Fatty because she has a new boyfriend, but blames Fatty for not doing well enough. She also has a romantic love in her heart and dresses up for a date with a fat man. But they had too many doubts about love at this age, Tingting didn't understand why Lily had another new love and dumped Fatty, didn't understand why Fatty ran away from the hotel, let alone why Fatty was furious with herself after reconciling with Lily. .....Love is too complicated for them. The good feelings between boys and girls are not love at all, but they also trouble them. They are too young, not only can they not solve a series of troubles caused by love, but also affect them. In other aspects of their relationship, Lily thought that Tingting robbed Fatty and hated Tingting, which affected their friendship. Adolescence is a transitional period from immaturity to maturity. They seem to know a little bit about everything, but in fact they don’t know much about everything. They want to mature, they are full of curiosity about the unknown world, they begin to think about life, look forward to the future, recall the past, and explore their own path in life. How to go step by step.
Yangyang
NJ's youngest son, the youngest in the family, everyone treats him as a child. NJ's wife blames Yangyang for being ignorant because he doesn't want to talk to his comatose mother-in-law. In fact, Yangyang has his own doubts. Yangyang is small and does not like to talk (hereditary his father NJ) is often bullied by girls, except for his sister who notices it, other people in the family don't take it seriously. In the description of Yangyang, the editor is actually telling us the way the person was first educated: imitating others and groping for himself, Yangyang saw the balloon that popped unexpectedly and frightened his father, so he imitated, deliberately puncturing the balloon when the girls were not paying attention. revenge. After being criticized by the teacher for being mistaken for wearing a condom to school, Yangyang began to think about why people make comments without seeing the whole thing. He asked his father, and his father could not explain clearly, so he learned to use a camera, photographing mosquitoes, photographing the back of other people's heads, trying to Take pictures of what no one else can see. When Yangyang showed him the photo of the back of Adi's head, he said, "You can't see it by yourself...I'll show you!" This simple sentence has a profound meaning, and seems to satirize Adi's blindness. Pride and complacency has raised its face to the sky, unable to see its own shortcomings. Yangyang is the youngest in the family and is always regarded as a child, but the movie deliberately makes the most meaningful and thought-provoking words come from his mouth. It was not until the last sentence that Yangyang said in front of her mother-in-law's portrait that it seemed to really touch the family sitting below: "Mother-in-law, I don't know too many things, so, do you know what I want to do in the future? I'm going Tell others what they don't know, and show others what they can't see. I think it must be fun every day. Maybe, one day, I will find out where you have gone. At that time, can I follow you? Tell me, why don't you ask everyone to come and see you? Mother-in-law, I miss you so much, especially when I see that little cousin who doesn't have a name yet, I will think of you often saying to me: 'You are old', I miss you very much Tell her that I think I'm getting old too..." The long sentence was naive but profound, and it could be seen that Yangyang had gone through a lot in pursuit of answers, understood a lot, and grew a lot, a pure and innocent A child can earnestly and steadfastly pursue the answer to a question, but what about other mature adults? How do they deal with their doubts? Seek answers or leave the confusion behind? Maybe everyone should stop and think quietly after many busy years, what are they pursuing and what are they pursuing?
This film shows the most significant and complex problems encountered at different ages in a person's life. The problems seem complicated, but the major cases are simple and unified. In short, the film vaguely explains reincarnation. People grow up step by step from the simplest babies, mature, and people's thinking gradually becomes more complicated. All things become difficult to explain and understand. The inspiration is a simple passage of a child. Complexity makes people grow old. Only by returning to simplicity can we get rid of troubles. Everything has returned to the initial stage of human beings - the childhood stage. This kind of reincarnation may seem mysterious, but it is also universal. All complexity originates from simplicity and returns to simplicity. This is the true meaning of "one-one".
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