Many people will give the feeling of "beautiful" after watching the film "Haijie Diary" (2015). Based on this, we can say that the film is a success. The purpose of the movie and its creators seems to be to make us feel this "beauty", otherwise, the end of the film will not mention the dying person feeling the "beauty of cherry blossoms" twice, which is nothing more than trying to tell us: before dying Those who can feel "beauty" are considered to have "lived a good life". If we accept this argument, we can say that "beauty" is a basic need rooted in human nature. Although the theme of this film is related to "beauty", and we also recognize it, what exactly makes us feel this beauty? I believe that many people may not be able to answer this question immediately, not only because the simpler the question is, the harder it is to answer, but also because the film seems "simple", but in fact the amount of information conveyed is very complex. Therefore, it is necessary for us to summarize and sort out this information, otherwise, no matter what kind of answer we make to the above question, it may be justified and neglected.
In my opinion, it is "home" that makes us feel good. Of course, the "home" I'm talking about here doesn't just refer to the place where the four sisters live in the film, but more to the responsibility, love, and sense of belonging and identity related to "home". The "responsibility" related to home is mainly reflected in the eldest sister Kada Yuki's adherence to "home". This family originally belonged to her parents, but after her father had an affair and left home, her mother also remarried, and the family ceased to exist. It was Kada Yukio's persistence that she took on the responsibility of taking care of her two younger sisters for her mother. When her father died, she took care of her half-sister Rei Asano for her father. She became the well-deserved "parent" of the family. , whether in the eyes of her sister or the residents of Haijie. For example, Xiaoling's application to join the Octopus team (juvenile football team) was handed over to her for signature; Ms. Ninomiya, the owner of the sea cat cafeteria, called Xiaoling "Xiao Xing's family".
The most prominent manifestation of Kada Yuki's persistence in his family is a conflict with his mother. The mother may be based on the "parent" consciousness in the sense of blood, and tend to go home for the opportunity of doing Buddhist deeds for her mother, and want to sell the four sisters' houses and let them live in an apartment. Obviously, this mother's behavior has two purposes. One is that she hates her ex-husband and does not want Kada Yukio to take care of Xiaoling. The other is that her daughters are all grown ups, so they live in apartments and manage their own affairs, which is to force them to get married as soon as possible. This behavior was strongly opposed by Kada Yukio, and even fought against the irresponsible behavior of his mother. Obviously, this is a conflict between their mother and daughter's "parent" responsibilities. This conflict should have been caused by their big ship aunt, and it was also calmed down by this aunt. Because she had detected Yukio Kada's strong sense of "parenthood" in advance, she did the work of Yukio Kada's mother, which made Yukio Kata understand the importance of this family to her daughters, and let the mother put it down. Narrow hatred, and eventually the gifts she brought to her daughters changed from three to four.
Although we were deeply moved by Kada's strong sense of responsibility for "home", she also paid a price for it. The second love was fruitless, apparently because she refused to give up taking care of this "home". Since she couldn't let a man into their world, of course she would struggle to buy another pair of chopsticks. It is also reasonable to speculate that her first love failure should also be because the man was worried that she would be tired from home. Despite this, we are still moved by Kada Yukio's responsibilities that should not be borne by her. She made this family survive, and she made this family full of laughter and laughter.
The "love" related to home is mainly reflected in family affection. Although the father of the four sisters had derailed and left home, he did not forget the family and his relatives. His final settlement, Yamagata, is very similar to Kamakura, his third wife is very similar to his first, and he still maintains Kamakura’s local specialties in Sendai, and he keeps pictures of his three daughters in his drawer. Obviously, these are all proofs of "love", and for this father, where there are relatives is "home". This was also manifested when the three sisters first met Xiaoling. When the three sisters found out that Xiaoling was not related to her stepmother by blood, Qianjia and Kanao expressed concern for her, because the stepmother's home without her father could not be regarded as hers. Therefore, based on the same reasoning, when Koda Yuki invited Xiaoling, Xiaoling agreed to go to Kamakura to live with her sisters after a little hesitation. It can be seen that blood relationship is the bond between family and family.
In addition, the film also shows the restoration of family affection. When Koda Yuki and her mother had a big fight, although she was criticized by Aunt Ofuna, she did not feel that she was at fault, because she only thought that her mother had abandoned them, but ignored that her mother also had good intentions. She also reflected on this later. . The mother-daughter relationship was repaired by the mother's initiative. When her mother came to the door with a gift and said that she was going to visit her grandmother's tomb before leaving, she seemed to realize that her mother was not a person without affection. So, on the way to sweep the grave, there was a reconciliation between her and her mother. When her mother mentioned plum wine, she immediately thought of asking her mother to bring some back. She gave her all the ten-year-old wine made by the only remaining grandmother at home. I often come back to see the scene where my mother invites them to play at her house. Regarding the bits and pieces of "love", although the film shows mediocrely, it does make people unable to hold back tears.
The "sense of belonging and identity" related to family is also more related to family relationship. The reason Xiaoling dares to leave her stepmother and come to her unfamiliar sister's house is because she believes that blood-related people are better than unrelated people; the reason why she asks about the history of Seaside Muffin House's original sardine toast is because She was looking for her father's footprints; when she came to her sister's house, she accepted all the rules of the house. When she cooked rice with chopsticks, her sister also blamed Qianjia for not demonstrating well; when she ate with Qianjia, Qianjia mentioned "grandmother" The reason why she apologized to Qianjia was because she wanted to remember "Dad's taste" together with Qianjia; when she first went to the sea cat cafeteria to eat, the proprietress Ms. Ninomiya said "it really feels a bit like", obviously , who's family will naturally look like someone; when she is drunk and goes crazy, she scolded her father in the same tone as her sisters, and Kada Yukio said that her madness was exactly the same as Kano; when she was drunk and not sober , the three sisters looked at her kindly from one side, Kanai said that her "ears were like sisters", and her sister also touched her ears and gave a gratifying smile. When she woke up drunk, her sister said, "Qianjia can't drink it, so can't Xiaoling!", and she said, "But I want to drink home-brewed wine!" When the height mark was taken, the elder sister also left a mark for her on the spot. Obviously, these details are a kind of "belonging identity" to the family.
Of course, the film also shows another sense of "home" - the town of Haijie. For Xiaoling, there are harmonious neighbors, friendly classmates, a team willing to accept her, and close friends who can ride the "Cherry Blossom Tunnel" together. Everything she encounters must make her feel like this place. A big warm family. The big family seems to be centered around the Sea Cat Canteen. Although it is certain that someone is going to destroy this "home", the film shows that everyone is maintaining this "home". When Kanai and the finance director accompanying her learned that Ms. Ninomiya had been asked by her brother for her mother's inheritance, which might lead to the sale of the Sea Cat Canteen, they tried their best to help her with financing; when the Sea Cat Canteen could no longer support Ms. The lady's old friend, Futian, vowed to continue to promote the fried horse mackerel, the special dish of the Sea Cat Cafeteria, in this place. In order to fight against the "saboteurs", Kano and her section chief tried their best to help her save her property. For the three sisters Xiaoxing, their parents are not around, and the Sea Cat Cafeteria is like their own home. Therefore, when Qianjia introduced Er Gong to Xiaoling, she said, "We are all taken care of by her." The auntie said, "Yes. Yes, it started at such a young age." The "so small" she said was probably Qianjia's size when her parents left home one after another. It is conceivable that for young Qianjia, when her sister cannot take care of her, as long as there is a sea cat cafeteria, she will not be hungry. And Aunt Ninomiya is indeed like a mother, showing love to the four sisters. Once the four sisters came to the cafeteria to eat together, but because the horse mackerel nanban burnt that Kanai loved was sold out, she asked Xiaoling to bring back a copy of it after Xiaoling came to the cafeteria for dinner. The human feelings of Haijie Town, under the performance of various details, really make people feel very beautiful. Just because it's so beautiful, even though I've talked so much, I still feel like it's not enough. I hope that "beautiful" can be felt by everyone. (Text / Slate Planting Flowers Saturday, December 19, 2015)
PS. The Chinese subtitles of this film were originally translated by Zhuixinfan, thanks!
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