People walk on a road, whether or not there are signs to guide them, they always have a destination. Even if they accidentally go the wrong way, they will continue to find the direction with the thoughts in their hearts.
Masao, he wanted to see his mother, Kijiro took him to a place called Toyohashi, because they thought Masao's mother was there. "Go to see mom", that was their original goal.
They were walking in that direction. No matter where he goes, Zheng Nan looks at his mother's photos every day. This is the hope he carried when he went to Toyohashi. Every day he passed, he seemed to be a little closer to his mother. He was looking forward to it, but he was not so impatient. Maybe he always thought that his mother was like a dream. It was really incredible to make the dream come true, but if his dream really came true, how happy it would be!
Kijiro is a complete old gangster who has always been a hooligan. At first, he gambled on bicycles with the travel expenses given by his wife and lost a lot of money. But I have to admit that in the few days I spent with Zheng Nan, he gradually began to care about the child, and protected him in his own way, making him happy.
It is worth noting that in the film Zhengnan's clothes and the bag he is carrying are changing. His T-shirt became a bright shirt, and his dark drab bag became a blue backpack with angel wings. Probably, this is also a hint that Zheng Nan is getting happier and happier, it is no longer the same as when he ran out of the house, he feels happiness. This happiness is not only because I can see my mother soon, but also because of the kind people I met along the way, and the company of the uncle beside me. Zhengnan doesn't feel lonely anymore.
Whenever a happy segment is played in the film, the melodious background music can always expand the happiness even more intensely, although the happiness is so simple and almost without any decoration.
A woman walks out of the house with her husband and daughter. Mom is married? Masao felt that he had been abandoned. The uncle asked for the "Angel's Bell" from the fat man, saying that it was left to Zheng Nan by Zheng Nan's mother when he moved away. Zheng Nan shook the bell, jingling. On the beach, Zheng Nan caught up with his uncle. They smiled and walked forward holding hands. The sea breeze was blowing hard, blowing away Masao's sadness and allowing Kijiro to truly start his summer. Everything is off to a happy start.
A writer who travels everywhere, two men who are evil on the outside but very kind at heart. Together with Kijiro, they spent a happy time with Masao. They play games, pretend to be aliens, pretend to be octopuses...
"For the kid." They always do. It is said that Kikujiro went to the nursing home to visit his mother whom he had not seen for a long time. He stood in the distance, looking at the silent mother, at her old and lonely figure. Sitting on the side of the road, how long did Kikujiro think about it? Perhaps, he has never thought about his mother for so long. This is all thanks to Masahiro. It was the lovely Masao that reminded Kijiro of his relatives and cherished it.
Zhengnan is the brightest line in this movie, and all the feelings are made clear because of Zhengnan. Kikujiro is another line, he pinned all the good expectations of the director. Perhaps, Kikujiro is an example that has been cited. There are too many people in our life, half a lifetime has passed, but they are always in a daze, and they feel that they cannot change in this life. It is also possible that these people have sunk too deep into what is inherent in themselves, and even if they see the joys of life, they cannot believe that those joys really exist.
In fact, as shown in the movie, life can have a new beginning at any time. As long as you feel a different color, as long as you are willing to take a step and take a step in a different direction, "change" will happen.
On our own path, we are also like Zhengnan, and we all have a clear goal when we start. Zhengnan went to Toyohashi for his mother, but he was not able to reunite with his mother as he thought. At the destination, what he got was the sadness from "mother". However, when he will go to Tokyo, he is very happy, because along the way he has the care and company of uncles, hotel receptionists, couples, writers, bald and fat men, and he gets something that can make him happy. In fact, these "things" have no necessary connection with his original intention. At the beginning, Zheng Nan never thought that he would complete this journey with so many people. These joys were like sudden surprises.
Why don't we look like the real men? Going on the road with a goal, working hard for a long time, but not getting what I originally wanted. Saddened by the failure of the plan. At this time, shouldn't we let go of our previous goals and take a good look at the path we have traveled for that "goal"? Along the way, we will get a lot of things, and maybe we will feel that the scenery along the way is more beautiful than our destination.
Although the truth that the film appeals to is familiar to us, but because of the material it uses and the integration of the material, the viewer is willing to accept its education. Perhaps this is the strength of the art category of "movie". "Kiujiro's Summer" is a very warm work. It won't make you cry or make you laugh wildly, but it will make a deep impression on you. Maybe a few years later, when you look back on the feeling of watching this film, the emotion should still be clear and clear.
It's fun to watch a road movie like this because you never know what you'll actually get at the end of the road until it's over.
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