Whenever I go to see an old movie, I still feel emotion. It is no longer just a movie. It is also like an antique. After going through the vicissitudes of life, it comes to me. The spectators change one after another, but they don’t know. When will the curtain call.
The film was shot in the 1930s. In the era when the Great Depression was just gone, and the money was lost in the era, this film should be regarded as a lot of comfort and encouragement for everyone. No matter when, no matter where we are, family affection and dreams are the most precious and warm support in our hearts.
The family is our safe haven, the energy supply station, and the place to relax. Two families are described in the film. One is Alice's family. Although they are not rich, they love each other and are warm and harmonious. The other is Tony's family, a rich family, but the husband and wife are snobbish and indifferent, and there is a deep gap between them and their son. Such two families are of course artistic, extreme, and educational. Anyone can easily choose from them. But the reality is often complicated and helpless, and it is difficult to make a choice.
In order to make a living, we have to run around and work hard every day, but how many people really like their work from the bottom of their hearts? How many people are really enjoying it? So when everyone in the Van der Hoff family can do what they like every day, such as writing scripts, dancing, and developing fireworks and masks, we are naturally envious. But life warns us that if we can't do only what we love to do, then love what we do.
In the era when the film was filmed, the social economy and people's lives were completely overwhelmed by the Great Depression. People felt abandoned by money, so naturally they had to fight back in the works of art. The big banker Mr. Kirby does have money, but he also only has money. His son does not agree with him. Others flatter him because of money. The bankrupt Lansie will portray him in the future. And grandfather Van der Hoff is kind and righteous. Although he doesn't have a lot of money, he can't even pay the fines in court, but he has many friends. The sincere help of people in adversity is the most valuable. This is for one person. The supreme praise of personality. It also makes us realize once again how important a piece of wealth is to network.
There is an echo between the beginning and the end of the film. At the beginning of the film, Grandpa Van der Hof once said that he was not happy at work, so one day when he went to work, he rode the electric chair all the way down. He left without looking back. And at the end of the film, Mr. Kirby, who has finally become acquainted, learns what his future in-laws look like in everyone's astonished eyes, and left.
I really like the name of the movie. Floating life is like a dream. If the floating life is really like a dream, do you understand what is the most important thing?
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