The light of Japanese movies is very special, especially refreshing, even when the filming is very hot, it can still make people feel cool and calm down. It reminds me of the tree-lined path that stretches from the riverside to the gate of Zhijiang campus. The fragrance of grass and trees and the gentle river breeze wipe away the depression brought by the city.
The first time I noticed this kind of light was in "Love Letter", it was so clean that it felt unrealistic. Later, I often saw it, even if it was a very realistic story like this, the mother and daughter were constantly talking about each other, because the light seemed to have Zen, and all the snacks, the bed, the meal, the bath, and the sleep also seemed to have a special meaning. .
That day was my brother's death day—I only guessed it when I saw it for almost twenty minutes. People who are born don’t meet at ordinary times, but it’s for the people who died to get together, get together in a lively manner, receive gifts from neighbors, give the children white packets, talk about the past, and hear that they were taken by the elder brother. The rescued child said something silly, and the sister's daughter said, "I grew 1.5 centimeters during summer vacation", as if the ripples of death had already disappeared.
However, there are always some unusual pauses in such a normal life like a stream: Xiaoliang said "I am not the eldest son", and after the rescued child left, the whole family was talking and suddenly stopped. Xiaoliang Caught the pink butterfly on the photo of my brother, my father hung the towel evenly and rubbed it again, as if my mother said in a very ordinary tone while making needlework, "In order for him to have one every year Painful memories, so I will call him next year after next year.” It's like the movie used up. It looks very ordinary, but it is maintained by deliberate management.
Mom and Xiaoliang thought of the name of the sumo wrestler in the end, but they were already a bit slower. The son was a little bit sorry, but his mother refused to tell his father. Maybe he wanted to wait for his son to tell him when the New Year comes back—— Although it was boring, at the same time the son told his wife in the car that the New Year did not have to come. Then my father passed away.
I thought that when my grandmother was still alive, she said to me, "Let's go play, don't come often", so I really went to play, and didn't go next week. Then grandma passed away. At the funeral, I still didn't realize that I had missed it. It was only when I went to tomb sweeping later that I realized that it was a slow beat, even if it was sad.
Being late for this shot is the jet lag of the first life.
I probably also left loneliness and sadness in my grandmother's heart, and it will never be possible to make up for it. After the deceased left, those alive still seem to be walking forward in the same way, but behind them they unconsciously carry the shadow of the deceased. Members of the family, and even members outside the family, influence each other in this way, and even determine the future. Direction. For example, the "Prince who can't smile" originally wanted to be a piano tuner like his father, but when Xiao Liang entered his life and became his family, he added "If No, just be a doctor."
And all of this, we often didn't know at the time. It was like an affair with my father. It was not until decades later, when sitting in the bathtub to take a bath, that my mother said "Back then...". The people in the bathroom regretted these words. The words are buried for a lifetime. Xiaoliang's parents would never know that he was actually unemployed when he came with his wife and children, and behind them, Xiaoliang still had another child as his mother wished.
We have too many undercurrents that are hidden under "usual". Everyone and every family is walking forward peacefully and non-stop on top of these undercurrents. Just like the scene of Xiaoliang’s family returning from a tomb sweeping, Xiaoliang and his mother walked in front side by side, while his wife and son walked behind holding hands. Many years later, Xiaoliang told his daughter about the yellow butterfly. story. In the inheritance of the family, the dead have never really left.
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