Harold (hereafter referred to as Xiao Ha) is quite tall, but has a baby face, which makes it difficult for people to guess how old he is. In the words of habit, Xiao Ha is very rebellious, and his family is well-off, so he doesn't have to worry about anything. Usually his biggest hobby is to pretend to commit suicide to tease his mother. When he sees a lot, his mother is used to it. When he hangs on the rope, his mother can still talk to him calmly, and when he floats in the swimming pool, his mother can swim her own swimming with a blind eye.
Until one time, Xiao Ha pretended to cut her neck and splatter the whole house with fake blood, and her mother finally couldn't take it anymore. She decided to help him introduce a partner to arrange a blind date, hoping to let him grow up through marriage, not so-called childish (here, and later letting him join the army also shows that Xiao Ha has a certain age, not a complete little boy). So, girls who looked beautiful and well-bred came to have a blind date, but they didn’t attract Xiao Ha’s interest at all. He still played his tricks, set himself on fire, chopped his hands, etc. Occasionally, there were girls who didn’t scare away, who seemed to be able to vote It's good, but it seems more contrived.
In addition to playing suicide and self-harm games at home, Xiao Ha's other hobby is to go to a stranger's funeral, and bought a funeral car for himself as a ride. Funeral, in addition to the obvious breath of death (death is also an important element throughout the whole film), another key point is that the protagonist is the dead person, who is silent and naked, and will no longer defend himself. And the people involved will be relatively sincere and unadorned. In contrast, the people that Xiao Ha got along with and met in his life, the mother of a lady, the uncle of a soldier, a priest, a psychiatrist, and young women in various industries, all live within certain rules and regulations, and use them accordingly. To beautify yourself and ask others.
At the funeral, Xiao Ha met a person who likes to attend funerals as much as him - Maud (hereinafter referred to as Lao Mo). Because of the same preferences, they often meet at funerals, and Lao Mo takes the initiative to strike up a conversation. Lao Mo introduced himself that she would be 80 years old in a week, and she would not be too short to live to be 80 years old, which was an ideal age.
Although he doesn't follow the rules, unlike Xiao Ha, Lao Mo is a lively and lovely old lady. Xiao Ha's rebellion is manifested in rejection and self-isolation, while Lao Mo integrates into life and enjoys himself. Lao Mo loves nature and feels life. Although she chose death in the end, it actually shows that she may have truly seen life. The two have similar interests and hit it off, and more importantly, Lao Mo has opened a new window for Xiao Ha, a new way of life that is very suitable for him. In a short time, the two fell in love.
A week later, Xiao Ha prepared cakes and flowers for Lao Mo's birthday, and Lao Mo chose to take medicine to end his life on this day.
Two weird and unruly people, a shocking love between old and young. There is often a question, why does the work use strange and special cases to express the artistic attitude of special cases and to attract attention? To put it simply, some special cases are to express a niche voice, while others are completely common problems of the public. It's just that through strong contrast, the problem is more prominent and the attitude is enhanced, and the dramatic effect is also enhanced (the purpose is actually the same).
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