This is a family that goes with the flow in the background of the big society. The sadness of the characters is given by the society
. Years of work experience left nothing, no skills, no connections, everything is just a pile of waste paper, in order to maintain his dignity as a husband and father, he pretended to go to work every day without telling his family, but found that doing so He is not alone. Facing the decision of his eldest son to join the army, he strictly stops him. He hopes that his son will live a stable life, just like the road he has traveled. To be a stable office worker, it is not that he does not love his family. , it's just that he has no room for resistance to this society, and the reason why he stopped his younger son who wanted to learn the piano secretly was just because he couldn't easily take back what he said. Is this his fault? I don't think it's all true. This kind of father's centralization has been deeply ingrained in social life. What to do.
My mother is used to submissive, dull and boring life as a housewife. She has no self or even thoughts. If it wasn't for the sudden appearance of the robber, she might still be self-anaesthetized in such a seemingly peaceful life, and she doesn't want to face it. To reality, even though she came home, she still acted as if nothing had happened, cooking, taking care of her children, attending her son's interview, her face was expressionless, maybe she was relieved, but she still had no self.
The eldest son woke up, he saw The society is hopeless. His father asked him to find a job that he can do in China. He asked what other jobs there are. He did think about his own future and the future of the country. He knew that the country and society were such a huge machine. Powerless to make changes, he chose a path to find himself, decisive and tenacious.
The youngest son is straightforward, he dares to challenge the sanctimonious and unjust teacher, dares to chase his own dreams, and stands out for his brother, but he is a child after all, and what he can do is very limited, if it is not given to him by God to play the piano Talent, I think he will have to spend more terrifying years in this deformed society and indifferent family.
The first half of the film is very gentle, the story is told naturally, although the characters are the usual Japanese movies. The surging down, the collapse on the verge of collapse, but also saw the shadow of self, but the second half of the film seems rushed and powerless, crashing, robbing, picking up money, these dramatic conflicts quickly broke the balance of disguise, but did not In fact, how much help the character grows, but instead makes the character blurred and depressed, we can't help but imagine that even if the youngest son is near the music affiliated high school, the father is honestly working as a cleaner, and the mother is a housewife as always. The family seems harmonious but can still collapse in an instant. Of course, this is a social problem. They are powerless, and the director is powerless.
The film ends with a warm and touching piano music, which relieves people's frowning and dilutes people's deep thinking. , let the whole movie be like a gust of cool wind. After a chill, nothing was left behind. It seems that art can save everything. Let’s seek temporary peace and harmony.
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