This movie used all the previous time to set the stage, just for the last line: "To live is to suffer" (you say why the Japanese are so negative)
Many people think, including many philosophers, that the purpose and meaning of life is to live a "well being" (good life). But under this "lie", should we always sacrifice, forbear, and "self-castrate"?
In history, human beings have had a long period of asceticism. In fact, it is for this reason that everyone suppresses themselves for the sake of an illusory good day. Like the protagonist in a movie.
The protagonist Xinben, under such a lie, chose to bear everything for the sake of his family and a better life. But when he realized it, he realized that living is pain.
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