Watching a movie is like seeing a cycle of life rolling forward again and again

Ofelia 2022-04-20 09:02:20

I haven't seen such a slow-paced movie in a long time. Really, very slow, very slow. Just like how I felt when I watched Yang Dechang's "Yi Yi", I sometimes felt that watching such a movie is no longer like watching the world woven by the screenwriter, but like watching the real life. Such a family, ordinary days, there are faint pains - the accidental death of the eldest son Chunping, there are troubles in life - the constant quarrel between the grandfather and the grandmother, the divorce between the daughter-in-law and the grandmother of a lovely little boy Careful thinking, the estrangement and confusion between the grandfather and the second son Liangping also have a pleasant warmth. Looking at it, I seem to think of my own life. It seems that there is also such a grandfather who is super proud and self-respecting but can't bear to grow old, it seems that there is also a grandmother who is hardworking and complaining, and it seems that there are family problems of the middle-aged generation... Watching her grandmother and her daughter chatting, as if she was standing a meter away, it seemed very appropriate.
Who's life has not been disappointed~ It's like Ryohei's current unemployment. The life of most people is also so dull~ Whether it is the generation of grandparents or children. It seems that only the children are innocent and pure and happy. I especially like watching the three children go out to play. It's a very simple taste, but I can't help but be enveloped by a kind of childhood happiness. Ryohei naturally expresses mixed emotions about unemployment, and this emotion almost always controls the atmosphere of the film. There are no inspiring words or plots, some are just the last few scenes of the film, which briefly explain the life of Ryohei a few years later. He already has a lovely daughter and an old mother who has always dreamed of riding in a private car but never realized it. .
Yes, three years later, my father and my mother went one after another. There are some wishes that never come true. Is it because the relationship between them has not been harmonious? Is it because the son has his own life and the old man is neglected accordingly? Or, is life full of regrets?
I like the small seaside town where my grandparents live. It is very quiet and summer. Under the full ear of the cicadas, there were the backs of the two old men climbing the stone ladder one after the other.

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Still Walking quotes

  • Yukari Yokoyama: Even when they die, people don't really go away. Your father's here, right inside you.

  • Kyohei Yokoyama: That useless piece of trash. Why'd my son have to save him? There were plenty of others.

    Ryota Yokoyama: Please don't call him useless and trash in front of the kids.