After class in the afternoon, I walked through the gray, empty city center and went straight to the cinema. Just in time for 2:10.
As the reviews I saw earlier said, the film is pure, concise and restrained. This unsentimental narrative style allows the audience to easily enter the world created by the film.
Unlike what many viewers see, what I see is the affection between relatives under the appearance of indifference. As the Spanish translation of the film is called "Bloodline" (Lazo de sangre).
The indifferent-looking uncle, the taciturn neighbor, the ugly, vicious distant relative, including the creditor of the rotten house who was going to drive the Rui family out of the mortgage within a week, finally sent over the money that was not extra for them.
The cold reality cannot freeze family, but it is just like wearing thick clothes in the cold winter. People in real life have to wrap themselves up to avoid any possible harm.
Of course, Rui's bravery and persistence are the prerequisites for breaking the ice. Although she risked her life to find a father not necessarily out of love, but a need for survival.
Finally, when the kids look at the faded old photos. Father, a drug maker and addict's role as a father shows some tenderness in those old photos.
Just like the tune that Rui's little sister plucked at will at the end. In fact, in the depths of almost everyone's heart, family love is a chain that is constantly cut. It's just that when faced with the trivial and sometimes cruel reality, few people can replay that ancient melody.
On the way home, I saw the poor people living under the bridge. They have no money, but like everyone else, they have feelings.
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