The film is interpreted from the perspective of a child, and many details become interesting. Paloma, a young girl who is too early-witted and genius, uses the camera given by her father to record the bits and pieces of her life. She is in a wealthy family, but her family did not give her much care and subconsciously regarded her as a "weird" and "madman". Paloma often speaks surprisingly with some too profound and mature views that are incompatible with the real world. She feels like a fish trapped in an aquarium, without freedom but imprisonment. So she planned to commit suicide by stealing mother's sleeping pills.
The neighbor, the Japanese grandfather, is a gentleman and well-mannered person who cares about Paloma. The two also noticed the unique door of the house, Hani. This seemingly ordinary old lady who lives alone in the house named her cat "Lev". She likes to read while eating dark chocolate. She has a book full of books. She likes the opening sentence of "Anna Karenina" the most. : "Happy people seem to have known each other before, but unfortunate people are different."
Hani is like a hedgehog, with a fierce appearance and a soft heart. Her inner conversation unknowingly affects Paloma's outlook on life.
The Japanese grandfather is one of my favorite characters, and his importance to Hani is self-evident. Because of him, Hani tried to contact the outside world, learned to take care of her appearance, and learned to release her inner feelings. He made Hani slowly let go of the sharp thorns. The world where she was alone with a room of books began to understand. She was ready to love, but died unexpectedly.
No one expected the way they would die, and death was not as easy as imagined. Hani taught Paloma the meaning of survival at the cost of her life. Perhaps there was a pity at the end, but this kind of ending makes the theme of the whole film more profound.
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