He thought there was someone in this world waiting for him to come back

Nelda 2021-12-30 17:17:14

The end of the film. Li Yaohui said that before returning to Hong Kong, I lived in Taipei for one night. I arrived at Liaoning Street. The night market was very lively. I didn’t see Xiao Zhang, only his family. I finally understood that he could walk around happily. The reason, he knew he had a place for him to go back. I suddenly understood why He Baorong could leave Lai Yaohui unscrupulously time and time again to go to the outside world in a lavish and willful manner. It's just because he knows that he always has a place to go back, and there is always someone waiting for him to come back. As long as he said: Li Yaohui, it is better to start from scratch. Then... someone hugged him with blood on his face, someone took him to see a doctor, cooked him, washed his body, gave him the bed, and ran to sleep on the sofa. Someone ran to buy him cigarettes late at night, and some people dragged a sick body to cook for him, worked hard to make money, and only wanted to get home to see him. When everyone is watching this movie, they may not hesitate to fall to Li Yaohui, because the role of He Baorong is so unlovable. Like a child, he has been asking for Li Yaohui willfully, and has never given anything. Whenever he was in trouble, he would return to Li Yaohui. When lonely. When injured. Time of loss. Li Yaohui is like a refuge to him. But it is also a family-like existence. Therefore, he can hurt him again and again without any scruples. He thought he would not leave. Until one day, he was tired from playing and wanted to go home. He returned to Li Yaohui's residence, placed the cigarettes Li Yaohui bought, repaired the waterfall lamp, scrubbed the floor, cleaned the room, and waited for him to return. However, Li Yaohui has left. I think of Peter Pan in a fairy tale: I always thought my mother would wait for me with the window open, so I played outside for two months, played for another two months, and played for another two months, and then I Fly home. But the window has been bolted, my mother has forgotten all about me, and a little bit is asleep in my bed. He sat on the bed, holding the blanket that Li Yaohui used to cover, crying like a child. At that moment, I completely forgave him. In fact, he is just a child spoiled by Li Yaohui, who keeps making mistakes because of his confidence. Just because he thought that there was someone in this world waiting for him to come back. PS: It is understandable that Wei Tsai won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role of Li Yaohui. However, the brother who was nominated for the best actor in the Golden Horse Awards won zero votes. In fact, I just feel wronged for him.

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Extended Reading
  • Clement 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    Shot rhythm (accelerated, slow, freeze-frame blend), light, color, shake, and movement create a dreamlike effect (the inversion of Hong Kong is also cleverly used). A high degree of unity between film language and psychological emotions.

  • Dayne 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    Why don't we start over?

Happy Together quotes

  • Lai Yiu-fai: Turns out that lonely people are all the same.

  • Ho Po-wing: Do you regret being with me?

    Lai Yiu-fai: Damn right I do! I had no regrets until I met you. Now my regrets could kill me.