Although A Lingpo is nearly 70 years old, she is physically strong and she is the elder and the pillar of the family. Two sons, three grandsons, and a family of six have a pretty good life. There is a rule in the village that old people over 70 must be sent to the mountain by their relatives. It is called accepting the favor of the mountain god, but in fact it is to let himself die. The land in the village is barren and life is poor. In order to reduce the number of people to eat, many people discard their newborn baby boys in the fields as fertilizer. Contrary to the patriarchal situation in modern life, if it is a girl baby, it will find a way to stay because it can be sold for money. A Lingpo is almost 70. She tried to renew her eldest son who had lost his wife soon, and she figured out how to make the second son who could not marry a wife be a man for a while. At the same time, she knocked off her teeth secretly, making everyone feel that she was old. She was planning quietly. The eldest grandson fell in love with Asong in the village, and he became pregnant, so Asong entered the door of A Ling's house. But the lazy Asong, in addition to being lazy and delicious, also has the problem of stealing things. She would steal the grain from Aling's husband's family to her parents at night. Lingpo again began to plan to let Asong leave the house. So, it didn't take long for the Asong family to be buried alive for stealing things. When all this is arranged, winter is coming, and it's time for A Lingpo to go up the mountain. All of this is to make this family a good winter. Let this family have enough labor, and there are no idlers to waste food.
Chenping knew that his mother had this idea a long time ago, but when he really heard his mother's request to "carry me up the mountain", he hid in the quilt and left tears. I think Chenping is the most human in the whole narrative process of the movie, because he can cry, be moved, and feel compassionate. In comparison, other people seem too numb. A Song and A Lingpo’s eldest grandson were happily discussing the scene of the unborn child in the bed, which made my memory still fresh. How they wish to have a daughter to sell for money. Poverty is shameless, but terrible. Human beings will forget humanity, morality, and care in poverty. In the movie, there are constant scenes of small animals mating and the weak and the strong. Snake has become the most frequently seen supporting animal in the movie. At the beginning, I thought this was to make the film look closer to life, but after seeing it, I realized that the director was actually making a strong contrast. Humans are also animals and cannot escape the laws of nature.
Chen Ping was about to carry her mother up the mountain. Before leaving, A Lingpo brought her new daughter-in-law to the stream and taught her to catch fish. This was her last worry, and she was no longer needed in this family. The road carrying the old man up the mountain was winding and rugged, and he could not speak on the road up the mountain. The two were silent, one on the road and one on their backs. I think Chenping must hope that this road will go on like this. On the way, Chenping put her mother down to drink water, but when she turned around, she found her mother was missing. He was secretly happy, thinking that her mother had gone back down the mountain by herself. Turning around again, I saw my mother sitting in place. The filming of this scene is a bit weird, what does the director want to show. Finally finally reached the top of the mountain, eyes full of bones. There are crows waiting for new guests. After choosing an open space, A Lingpo motioned her son to put him down, but Chen Ping hesitated. In his mother's beating, he put his mother on the ground. A Lingpo put her hands together, cross-legged on the floor, waved her hands to let her son leave. Chenping hugged his mother and cried. Finally left sadly. The old man in the village said that after going down the mountain, he can't look back. When Chenping descended the mountain, the sky suddenly snowed. He couldn't help but ran back to the mountain, "Mom, it's snowing, and it will have good luck when it snows." "Mom, it's snowing, are you cold?" Lingpo shook her head, still waving her farewell hand.
Looks very sad, isn't it? It reminds people of life and death, and of their loved ones. There are many contrasts in the film, in addition to animals and humans, there are also humans. A Lingpo's husband was unwilling to carry his mother up the mountain when he was young, was ridiculed by the villagers, and was later beaten to death by Chenping. The neighbor of Ah You's father was unwilling to go up the mountain, so Ah You was tied up on the mountain and pushed down the cliff...
There is no standard of good or evil, only the standard of right and wrong. What is right or wrong? In fact, Japan is not the only nation like this. As long as it is in life and poverty, it is impossible for people to use good and evil to flaunt their lives and become the principle of life and deeds. It's just that the performance of this nation is particularly outstanding in Japan, because they are born with a shortage of materials. Even in modern times, the Japanese are constantly reminding their people, using all that can be said and imaginable to express to the world the terrible lack of supplies.
God, please give people the right to eat.
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