just like Eillis in the movie, I left home as a teenager, spent the last two years of high school in a foreign country, and then went to college naturally, made friends, explored fun places in the city, and had a holiday From time to time, I go to other cities for a walk, and return to China during the festivals. After I left, there was only midsummer and severe cold in my hometown, and the interval between returning home became longer and more unfamiliar.
At the beginning, I was very homesick. Like Eillis, I remembered everything that happened at home. I remember that when I saw the food in Shanghai, I would cry with greed (a real foodie). I wanted to keep in touch with my old school friends at all times. There is no sense of belonging in the place where I stay, I stay at home all day long, and I binge eat all day because my studies are simple and I have nothing to do, sigh. Such days are over in a blink of an eye, and I gradually made friends like family in a new place. I am used to the scorching sun here and the not-so-cold but rainy winter. I am also familiar with the various rules and conventions of the local society, so Seeing that Eillis is getting better and better and happier in the film, it is also very immersive.
I couldn't understand the second half of the film, I thought Eillis was one of them. . . . Green tea bitch? Maybe the director wants to express her difficult choice, whether to have a seemingly comfortable life in the place where she grew up or to return to New York full of unknowns, which is the easier choice for people to fall into. If Miss. Kelly hadn't questioned her, maybe Eillis would have just stayed in Ireland, and die before she's aware of it. Luckily for me, the choices are different, China is not like Ireland. In fact, for international students today, returning to China is often a better choice. Compared with the closed, backward Irish town, China is full of possibilities and opportunities. I wish I know the right answer, but the thing is, there is no right answer. I guess I'll just take a step for now (laughs
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