The meaning of "Rashomon" means that in a certain event, "the parties insist on their own words, and each expresses the situation according to their own interests and logic, so that the facts have been wandering between 'truth' and 'illusion', and finally Falling into endless debate and repetition, it is difficult to tell the truth." And from the film "Squid and Whale", it is precisely the family Rashomon that is constantly being staged in life. The essence of the Rashomon state is the conflict of opposing positions and interests among individuals. The purpose of people's constant debate is not to explore what the truth is, but to defend and defend themselves. “Mom and I versus you and dad. Each of the scripts insists on their own words, and the children obey the position of one of them. After helping out on the spot, they use other methods to vent their dissatisfaction and distress. For example, the plagiarism of the youth, and the drinking of the youngest son. Life is presented in a chaotic state of embarrassment, and keeps moving forward in the usual state, and finally breaks the embarrassing stalemate to some extent, belongs to the child's growth. After the first family meeting announcing the separation, at the end of the film, the parents had another quarrel in front of their children. At this time, the two children were not just crying helplessly, and they were vague about who the cat should belong to. Has been detached from the parent's perspective and has become an independent individual. The elder brother blocked the angry father for the younger brother, and the younger brother offered to let the elder brother take the cat away. For the first time, the two children seem to have had an unprecedented reconciliation under the shadow of the adult's contradiction. When his father suffered a heart attack, his huge body slammed to the ground, and the boy looked down at him as if he saw an authority collapse. He no longer submits. At the end of the film, the young man ran to the Natural History Museum alone, stood in front of the squid and whales that he did not dare to face as a child, and watched quietly. The huge specimen contrasted sharply with his thin figure, and the blue melancholy light cast shadows on his youthful face. Life is still going on, like the picture of the battle in front of you, it will still make people scared and confused. However, at this time, he has dared to look directly alone, and an independent consciousness and courage are slowly awakening. He will still live. And in life, continue to grow. In stark contrast, the blue melancholy light cast shadows on his youthful face. Life is still going on, like the picture of the battle in front of you, it will still make people scared and confused. However, at this time, he has dared to look directly alone, and an independent consciousness and courage are slowly awakening. He will still live. And in life, continue to grow. In stark contrast, the blue melancholy light cast shadows on his youthful face. Life is still going on, like the picture of the battle in front of you, it will still make people scared and confused. However, at this time, he has dared to look directly alone, and an independent consciousness and courage are slowly awakening. He will still live. And in life, continue to grow.
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