This is the Korean movie "Friends", before Won Seo wrote the letter, The four partners who have been together since childhood have gone through childhood and adolescence together for more than ten years. But what about "long-term intimacy"? After not seeing each other for many years, it is rare to get together, and then we are separated by oceans, but there is a gap in the circle of the four. When Yuan Rui specially invited Dong Su, Dong Su didn't even look at him, just said coldly: Let's see if I'm free. Then, on one side, three old friends got together, and the lively atmosphere could not hide the deep sadness;
Yuan Rui finished writing the letter and packed his bags silently, something was happening in a depressing atmosphere. Will he go to see Dong Su again, or will he wander the world from now on, or will he be the eternal secret of his childhood friend? he does not know. This cold-faced boss of the underworld is experiencing the same confusion and pain as after losing his mother. A friend of more than ten years, how did you get to this point?
Having watched "Once Upon a Time in America" and "The Godfather," I didn't expect much when watching this Korean movie. If I was still picking on its faults as a bystander in the first few minutes, then at this time, its sensationalism in the first half, the Koreans' always exaggerated performances, and its commercial intentions, these are not important. , the important thing is that it has touched me deeply, for me, it is just a story of friendship and growth, the friendship of four young people and its rupture, like a silent winter night, snow-covered dead branches Cracked, fragile and heartbreaking.
When I was a child, the movie used Shan Tai's tone to introduce his friends: Dong Su became friends with us after being transferred to our class in the third grade, and two years later we learned that his father was an undertaker. What a self-respecting and sensitive child he is! Looking at this story with my adult eyes now, all the tragedy has been contained in this sentence. When he doesn't want others, even his friends know his family background; when he can only obey Yuan Rui at all times, he is always a "second boss" in the eyes of his classmates; when his beloved girl is introduced to Yuan Rui Shan Tai, who is shy and hardworking and has a happy family, is dissatisfied with him and even threatens to die. Then, Dong Su's later rebelliousness and extremeness are reasonable.
But these can only be understood by looking back from a distance after I passed that youthful age. How could you and I be so calm and alert back then when you and I were so young? At that age, I used to be a mountain-like teenager, with homework that would never be blamed, moderate rebellious behavior, proud but not out of line, just like Yuan Rui to Dong Su, but classmates who are similar to me are the easiest to be blamed by me. neglect. Later, when I grew up, the classmates of the year got together, and they felt regretful about their similarities. If they worked a little harder, maybe they would be the best friends—but no, they missed it forever. My two best friends are both what the teacher calls bad boys, like Yuan Rui and Shan Tai, and I don't know how they got together. Maybe everyone is like this, especially teenagers, they are attracted by things that are different from themselves, and greedily imagine another life. I learned the fun of gang fights and rebellion from them, and they were happy to accept my opinions when they were confused. In that small northern town, we huddled together on a bed to keep warm in winter, or turned off the lights, surrounded the roaring charcoal fire, and chatted one after another, saying that the girl we liked, the friend pulled the one from my head. The white hair was thrown into the fire, and then "hiss", watching it curl and emit an unpleasant burnt smell. In summer, when the river swelled, we skipped class and went swimming in the river together. During the ripening season, I followed my friend to his country house, harvesting buds during the day, and lying on the empty wheat field at night watching the cold moon above the plateau, like ripe pears hanging from the treetops.
But all of this, now that I think about it, is so out of reach. It seems that every friendship is bound to endure the torment of time and space. Since I went to a university abroad and my parents left the small town, we have never seen each other again. We occasionally communicate, but most of the letters are about the difficult work and the harsh environment. Later, there were fewer letters, just a greeting during the New Year. After that, the contact was cut off and there was no audio. I read an article by Fujii Shu before saying that fate is also exhausted. Is that so? I know that we are still friends in our hearts, but nothing can change the reality. We are already two worlds that are completely different in space and psychology. Two of my friends who were grumpy and flamboyant back then, how did they adjust to their adulthood? Reality is not like movies, there is no dramatic conflict of "people are in the rivers and lakes, can't help themselves", but after all, time and space lie in front of us relentlessly, like a never-ending long winter, freezing friendship and even memory bit by bit.
After a few years, finally had the opportunity to go back and meet a friend. His temperament has changed greatly, he is dull and gentle, and his daughter has already gone to kindergarten, and he is very spoiled by him. He also cooks good dishes and is a very personal chef in the unit. We huddled together on the same bed again, but we didn't know where to start, and we were speechless all night.
And the other - that unfortunate childhood, childhood hardship, sensitive friend like Dongsu, went to live in a foreign land, just because of a trivial matter, a quarrel, hurt his self-esteem, accidentally beat someone to death, and was sentenced to death, forever buried in a foreign land. But I didn't even have the chance to burn a stick of incense or sprinkle a glass of water and wine at his grave.
Yuan Rui went. For the sake of his friends, he might have planned to go to a foreign country to avoid it by himself, but Dongsu decided that he couldn't help it. Finally, Dong-su was stabbed to death in the street in the rain, and he collapsed after two years on the run. In court, he quietly admitted that he had ordered his men to kill his friend.
Tonight, it was dusty and dusty outside the window, and the air was filled with a choking earthy smell. Like their own feelings, people locked the doors and windows tightly and curled up in the concrete jungle. On the small fluorescent screen on the other side, the green sea water and four innocent teenagers slowly appeared, and a strong sadness like the fishy smell of the sea breeze came to my face, but it seemed to come from my heart. Thanks to the movie, on this night, for the first time in years, I thought of my friend, and the fragrance of the buds mixed with the earth...
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