I came across the recommendation of this movie by chance and was attracted by the stills to open it. It was a scene of the heroine wearing a denim blue shirt and holding a prosperous bouquet. You can feel the freshness and relaxation from it. Even the cover poster of the movie is sunny and full of energy. Is the style I like, before looking at the intro and content of the movie.
But when you open it up, it's not like that. The film focuses on a high school philosophy teacher, who is exquisite, capable, and a typical image of a middle-class intellectual. When the heroine reaches middle age, she takes care of her mother who is in poor mental state, facing the gradual separation of her children from the family, the sudden betrayal of her husband, and the suspension of the textbooks she participated in at work. The original life was light and windy, and there were many, many cracks. The only consolation is Fabian, the proud protégé I once taught, and it can't be called consolation. In the face of all changes, the heroine always responds in a rational, restrained, and relaxed way, making you feel that she You can deal with it without any emotion at all, so where do you need comfort?
It wasn't until the heroine went to the "Xanadu" built by Fabian and her friends, hugged the black cat Pandora left by her mother, and crouched on the bed crying bitterly, that people really saw that she was under the seemingly tough shell of the heroine. That fragile heart. Philosophy may have really brought her spiritual wealth and happiness, but philosophy is more like a way for the heroine to wrap herself up, to live in a philosophical way, and to obtain the support of life in a philosophical way. , family, etc. when it collapses in some way. But it didn't quite work, so why cry?
At the end of the film, the heroine returned home from Fabian's hut and saw her ex-husband sitting in the dark when she opened the door, so she took back the door key in her ex-husband's hand, deprived her of the right to enter without permission, and urged her to leave. , and then began to prepare Christmas dinner, waiting for the children and grandchildren to eat together. During the meal, the grandson burst into tears, and the heroine sang a ballad to calm down the grandson again. The film ended in the ballad, and the heroine's grandmother regained a warm corner of her life.
Watching the whole movie, I didn't get any connection between the movie itself and "things in the future". Perhaps it is about the scenarios that many of us may face in the future. When we reach a certain stage of life, children get married, husbands leave, and relatives pass away, if we obtain such a total freedom, how should we move forward?
There are many philosophical dialogues and discussions in the film. I have no background or knowledge in this area, so I can't understand it well. The narrative of the film also lacks resonance for me, and the protagonist's performance is always restrained and alienated, and it may not have any resonance with readers. I felt that I didn't understand the film, and I didn't know what a theme it clearly wanted to tell, but I didn't know if it was right or not, so I wrote it down. Maybe watch it again someday.
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