The second contact, and the first time I really read this book from beginning to end, was three months ago, when I was out of boredom for a while, I bought the first two copies of "1Q84", and in the Read them all in one sitting in three days. Only then did I realize the strong attraction of Murakami's words and the world and characters that his words created. So I bought four of his other famous novels, including "Norwegian Woods." After reading it this time, the most impressive thing is death, especially suicide. Although I like the feeling that words bring to me, I still don't know what this feeling is.
The third time is the movie. Although I didn't like Rinko Kikuchi's appearance at all at first, I was still attracted by the quiet and peaceful feeling on the poster and decided to make it my 2011 opening movie. The movie did not disappoint me, especially Rinko Kikuchi, her first smile made me think she was Naoko. Although there are some things in the movie that are not in line with the novel (for example, Midoriko boasted that her breasts are good-looking, but the actors in the movie don't have breasts at all...) or the explanations are not detailed enough (for example, my favorite Watanabe helps to take care of Midoriko's serious illness. Father, the scene of feeding him cucumbers), and the excessive rotation and dynamic scenes made me dizzy, but overall the picture is clean and delicate, the actors are in place, and the music adds a lot of color to the plot.
Midori asked Watanabe, where are you, and Watanabe said to himself, yes, where am I? where am I? I am still in Hong Kong, 2011 is my fifth year in Hong Kong. My mother, who just sent me away yesterday to spend Christmas with me, is going to watch a movie tonight. Who would have guessed that a colleague would say "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked" when I watched a movie alone, as if I was watching a movie alone? A bleak sadness. Is loneliness really shameful? I looked at the couples on the street and thought back on my journey, every step I took was clear. Being alone with me seems to be a choice and persistence and reluctance to give up on something. What are these things?
Naoko said it would be great if people could cycle between 18 and 19 without growing up. Haven't the same words been said countless times in my heart? I don’t want to go to work, I don’t want to grow up, and I will always live in the student days when I don’t have to worry about my future and worry about my livelihood. I don’t have to force myself to be strong and independent, I don’t have to face the intrigue of people’s faces, maintain a superficial harmony, and protect my workplace. Watanabe often recalls Kiyuki, when he learned of Naoko's death, he exiled himself by the sea and burst into tears. When the people around us leave us, is it only this person that we are reluctant to leave? Watanabe has been working hard to pull Naoko out of the quagmire of autism, and regards it as a responsibility. What he is trying to save and restore is not only Naoko, but also the memories between them and his past, the one that used to be pure and beautiful. A youthful age that can never be recovered.
"The dead are forever dead, and the living still have to live well." who died? Muyue left herself forever at the age of 18. Naoko couldn't let go of her feelings for Muyue and finally chose to commit suicide. Hatsumi couldn't forget Yongze and started a new life and ended her own life; who is still alive? Reiko finally left her life—or rather, she escaped from a nursing home where she lived for 7 years, and returned to the crowd to live a normal life. Although Midoriko was hit by the death of her mother and father, she was still alive and strong, and kept her life alive. Love is conveyed to Watanabe; Watanabe retains all the memories of Kiyuki and Naoko, and strives to pursue his own happiness with his self-proclaimed spirit of optimism.
Growing up is such a cruel and realistic process. We must lose some, give up some, and realize that these things can never be found again in the heart-piercing cry. Some people can't accept this growth and are reluctant to let these things go, so they choose to disappear with them; while those who accept growth also accept the scars that will never be erased in their lives and move on.
Life is a road of no return that is "pushed" forward in this way. The result that I have been eager to know I have already obtained, and what really makes me unable to let go is the past self and all kinds of regrets. However, I have no excuse for nostalgia. Standing at the beginning of the new year, ask where you are now and where you want to go.
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