This movie and picture book seem to be the British version of "Pingru and Meitang", but it is far from as many hardships as Pingru and Meitang. The social background is very similar to that of Japan after World War II, and every day is full of hope for a thriving life. With the evolution of the main story line, the Ernest family slowly added the first house with electricity, the first drying roller (that is, the kind of roller that squeezes the water out of the washed clothes), the first washing machine, The first TV, the first telephone, the first car. The family line is more like a microcosm of the London commoner family of that era. Ethel was a maid before marriage and Ernest was a worker and supported the Labour Party. Son Raymond has excellent grades and is admitted to Grammar School (grammar school). Here I have to mention the contribution that grammar schools have made to the mobility of British society. Countless children of the commoner class have achieved a counterattack in their lives through grammar schools. Despite his excellent grades, his son Raymond chose to attend art school. Mother Ethel was worried that her son would not find a job in the future. Father Ernest hid his worries in his heart and just said hope he will never grow too posh for us. Rao is so, but they have never interfered with their son's life choices. Although far less refined than Miyazaki's animation, the bright and bright colored pencil style gives a Scottish woolen-like warmth and softness. Great Christmas movie.
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