Yasujiro Ozu's "Autumn Harmony" released in 1960, like his "Tokyo Story" before him, has an ethical resonance in East Asia and deeply moved me.
Ayako lives with her widowed mother Akiko. In order not to let her mother live a lonely life in the future, she decides not to get married and will always be with Akiko. This is undoubtedly a noble spirit of sacrifice. Ayako is also quite affectionate at work, and in her relationship with her friend and co-worker Yuriko, she seems to be in the position of a sister. Once, another friend got married, and they agreed to greet each other when the friend's train passed by the workplace. As a result, Ayako and Yuriko waved expectantly on the roof at the agreed time, but the friend may have forgotten about it in the excitement of the wedding. Ayako was almost perfect, beautiful, kind, and well-mannered; her mother Akiko was no less.
When Ayako grew up, Taguchi, Hirayama, and Mamiya, three friends of her deceased father Miwa, thought that a woman should marry, and intended to marry her, which was also her mother Akiko's wish. There is a suitable candidate, and the two young people also meet eyes. The only obstacle is the vow that Ayako made to not leave her mother. In order to overcome this obstacle, the three friends figured out a way to marry their mother first, and found a suitable candidate: Hirayama, one of the three friends who lived in widowhood, although not rich, was a decent university professor, and everyone. It's all knowledgeable. Due to insufficient communication, Qiuzi, the party involved in the mother's remarriage, was kept in the dark, but Ayako knew about it first. She was noncommittal in front of her elders, Mamiya. After returning home, she not only did not treat her mother well, but also criticized her, said very hurtful words, and then left home angrily. Ayako's accusations are summarized as follows: 1. Accusing Qiuzi of concealing her remarriage attempt and not listening to the explanation; 2. Thinking that remarriage is dirty, especially marrying her father's friend Hirayama, which is a sign of the previous three rounds of Qiuzi's intimate love and a family of three. The blasphemy of strong family affection; 3. A sense of loss, thinking that Qiuzi crossed Chencang secretly, suspected of abandoning himself, and lived up to his noble spirit of sacrifice. Ayako then went to her friend Yuriko's house and confided her inner troubles to her. Unexpectedly, Yuriko disagreed with her. After the death of Yuriko's mother, her father, who had some shortcomings, continued, and although the new family of three was not perfect, it was happy. Therefore, Yuriko supports Akiko's idea of remarrying in pursuit of happiness. Without any speculation, Ayako brushed away. Over the next day, Ayako ignored Yuriko, who took the initiative to greet and talk to her; later, Ayako mercilessly ordered Yuriko, who came home to chat with her mother, to evict guests, making Akiko, the first owner of the house, extremely embarrassed. Later, under the persuasion of her boyfriend, Ayako loosened her attitude, and went on a trip with her mother to miss the past and end the past. When the trip is about to end, Akiko informs Ayako of her firm intention not to get married, and after hearing that, Ayako hides her face and weeps.
The almost perfect Ayako deeply hurts her two closest people: her mother and Yuriko, who have changed so much but are so real. Kind and popular people can always think of others from the perspective of others, care about others, and be willing to give. In their daily life, she (he) has many things to worry about, and strive to do the right thing to the satisfaction of all parties. In such people, caring is more than being cared for. They know this imbalance, and they will accumulate injustice unintentionally or intentionally. When something is too far from the standard she thinks it should be, the usual Forbearance and compromise can no longer hold back, and have to vent, and the object of this vent is most likely to be the person closest to and familiar with. So the front and back are like two people. Miwa and Ayako are definitely in love. Miwa, Ayako and Ayako are a family. Therefore, after Miwa passed away, Ayako grew up. In order to prevent her mother Ayako from living alone, she did not consider marriage, and was willing to form a community of life with Ayako. . When she heard that her mother was preparing to form a new home with other men behind her back, if this was successful, it would mean that the life community between her and her mother would be broken, and her dedication and sacrifice for this community would not only be in vain , and she will be abandoned, which is unacceptable to Ayako; in that era, if Qiuzi remarried, would it mean a betrayal of Miwa? Does it mean that Miwa Akiko's relationship is not deep and sincere enough? Does it also mean that Akiko does not put the other party in the most important position like Ayako? This is unacceptable to Ayako. Therefore, she slashed the perfect blade to Qiuzi, and hurt her mother with harsh words.
At the beginning, the three friends wanted to use Akiko's remarriage to promote Ayako's entry into the marriage hall. Taguchi and Mamiya suggested that Hirayama marry Akiko, but Hirayama refused, thinking that it was immoral to marry the wife of his deceased friend. Having said that, I feel quite disappointed in my heart, because I have a need for companionship, and Qiuzi is almost perfect, and she has attracted these three friends like a magnet since she was young. After his son found out, he encouraged Hirayama to remarry. Hirayama immediately regained his vitality, and his attitude took a 180-degree turn. It seems that the idea of worldly habits is easy to overcome, while the attitude of children towards their parents' remarriage plays a key role.
What did Akihiko think? She must have felt uncomfortable when she was unknowingly arranged for a major marriage; and this marriage was a tie-in product for Ayako's marriage, so it was difficult for her to raise much interest; later, although Ayako no longer strongly opposed Qiuko's remarriage, she did not object to it. It does not mean that she agrees. The attitude of her daughter is definitely a weight that cannot be ignored by her mother in deciding this matter. Does her deep relationship with her deceased husband and her perfect image in front of everyone make her feel that it is difficult to accept remarriage? If this psychology cannot be broken through, then remarrying is not necessarily happier.
In East Asian cultural circles, it is only natural for children to marry and separate from their original families, while remarriage of parents is difficult or difficult to separate from their original families. Parents are an important driving force in the marriage of their children; however, the remarriage of parents often requires the approval of their children. In the original family, the contribution of the parents is greater, and the marriage of the children is bound to divide and take away part of the property; and the remarriage of the parents also involves the division of the original family property, but many children regard it as a loss of their own. Erosion of property. From the actions of Hirayama and Akiko, it can be seen that the parents want the younger generation to be happy, the parents are tolerant of the younger generation, and they are generous and willing to make contributions to the younger generation. And some juniors require their parents to be noble in morality and single-mindedness in their feelings. Sometimes parents shiver in front of their children.
At the end of the film, Ayako finally married Ruyi Langjun, and Qiuzi faced the wall with tears in her eyes when she was about to rest: Is it sad that her daughter has left her or that she misses her deceased husband, or is she sentimental about the long years of loneliness in front of her?
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