"Wait until I see through the scenery, you will eventually accompany me to watch the water flow. 』

Nicholaus 2022-03-04 08:01:38



The love words that are warmer than "I love you" should be "I'm here". Just such a British animated film made me feel a lot. I like this hand-painted style. Although it is a simple and trivial life account, it makes people feel very warm. Yes, it is extremely beautiful to have such a long life.


Adapted from the award-winning and best-selling picture book written by Raymond Briggs with the real life of his parents, it tells the ordinary life of ordinary people, but has extraordinary moving. Ethel and Ernest met and accompanied each other in 1928 and left this world in 1971. The days disappeared with the male host's hairline. Their life was unremarkable, but they stayed together for a lifetime of warmth and touching. It is also a British chronicle, interspersed with different few historical events. They went through World War II, went through separation, reunited, no matter how turbulent they were, they were there for each other, and they stayed with each other until the end of their lives.
When I was young, I looked forward to a vigorous relationship, and I looked forward to meeting that person who shines like a rainbow, but after experiencing a lot of precipitation, you will find how practical and reassuring the days are. Their lives were uneventful, but they never had arguments or unhappiness, which many couples can't do, right?


Every time I hear Ernest hug Ethel and say "My dear little Ethel", I feel super warm. Ethel is 5 years older than Ernest. No matter how old she is, she loves her like a child. So, girls, if you meet a man who treats you like a child, marry him!


I always feel that the relationship between people today is not as sincere and meaningful as people in the past. Perhaps the times are progressing, and in the face of this complex and ever-changing society, it is always impossible to love someone without reservation. So even this bland story is enough to move us. My grandma and grandfather have been married for nearly 70 years. My grandfather is from Shandong. He is relatively macho and basically does not do housework. However, he would still cut apples for grandma after dinner before he died. They have been together for so many years. Maybe that The age did not understand what love is, and the parents ordered the matchmaker to get married. Then they slowly got to know each other and became familiar with each other. In the end, this kind of relationship turned into family affection, and finally they stayed together for a lifetime.


Accompanying is the most affectionate confession. Although "I'm here" is a common sentence, it makes people feel at ease. A stubborn idiot like me also yearns for this kind of emotion. Every time I go to KTV to sing Sister Wuli Fei's "Red Bean", I will change the words. When I see through the scenery, there will eventually be you who will accompany me to watch the water flow. New Year's Eve, I wish you and your friends can do whatever you want!

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Ethel & Ernest quotes

  • [first lines]

    Raymond Briggs: [voice over] There was nothing extraordinary about my Mum and Dad, nothing dramatic, no divorce or anything, but they were my parents and I wanted to remember them by doing a picture book. It's a bit odd really, having a book about my parents up there in the best seller list among all the football heroes and cookbooks. They'd be proud of that, I suppose, or rather probably embarrassed too. I'd imagine they'd say, "It wasn't like that," or, "How can you talk about that?" Well, I have, and this is their story.

  • [last lines]

    Raymond Briggs: [with Jean, looking at the full grown pear tree in Ethel and Ernest's back yard] I grew it from a pip.