It is rare to have such a family ethics drama, which is gentle and lacks shocking selling points everywhere, but can make us so obsessed in this era of anti-chicken soup. All of us remember this bowl of chicken soup squeezed with lemon juice; but is that what makes him so unique - mellow and then sloppy, sour before giving candy? It's still a Hollywood rut; presumably we owe such a compliment to The Fat Cat. But not. In fact, "This is us" never gives a plot point that makes us feel happy; the true meaning of the lemonade parable lies in the word that the father and the doctor have already realized and mentioned: something crappy& maybe not the way you planned). It is worth clarifying that "violation" is not the opposite, it just means that it cannot completely coincide with our expectations. Here I venture to classify it into three categories. The most basic one is the "backfire" in the plot: small, the absence of the attending physician before giving birth; large, the original intention of the Jack couple adopting Randall is blurred by the various problems of reality. The desire to treat every child fairly has made Kevin even more jealous; comforting Kate that you are beautiful but being considered perfunctory and ironic by the sensitive she at the time—the list goes on and on, the touching thing about these things backfire is that , they are really based on the feedback and refinement of the trivial details of people's life to middle age, based on the growth shadows of different personalities but equally sensitive individuals - we can't fight against it when we are young, thus shaping our bad habits and advantages; We may still be helpless, but the unexpected ups and downs make us better know who to thank. If it is said that the above “backfires” are force majeure, then another layer probably comes from self-suggested disappointment. Regarding life, we always have two kinds of guesses: either we are resigned to fate, and the appointments are impermanent; or we are convinced that every day has its established trajectory, even if we do not have the perspective of God, at least It is also possible to predict the work plan for the next week, and scrutinize the forbidden area of the future partner's choice from the failure of the relationship. The negative unconsciousness of the former has accompanied us through countless and seemingly wonderful times in childhood; but as we grow up, the concept of the latter "destiny is in my hands" invades strongly, which allows us to fight alone against the malicious adult world. Be as graceful as possible without being overwhelmed—a self-suggestion that, at 36, has had plenty of time to develop. "This is us" discusses the rationality of such people's self-suggestion in middle age. Before the operation, Jake categorically refused the doctor's request to discuss the consequences of the disease with them. He used the determination that he had already made three baby clothes to deny the possibility of the operation failing; Kevin was convinced that the tragic sacrifice of the aerospace hero he admired as a child made him He had lost the will to fight for pure ideals; Randall had always understood that wisdom and hard work, wealth and status could earn him the same decency in a white world. This is their subconscious self-encouragement, self-explanation, or the principle that has risen to the world - at the age of 36, they have been able to speak confidently to others in a powerful tone, wrapping their family identity and career to achieve life insights ——This is a good thing, the psychological literacy and thinking ability that a mature middle-aged person should have——However, we did not realize that the grammar of these psychological hints belongs to the study of success and chicken soup. Appears right in both education and persuasion systems. Before a major decision, a strong man broke his wrist and did not leave his way out, and he was neither humble nor arrogant in his plans to reverse the discrimination of skin color. This is a story of celebrity biographies that we are all familiar with. Relish prophecy. However, the truth of life is that there will always be plots other than our self-confidence, and even the perfect psychological suggestion may hit the wall on the spot: So Jake lost his third child, Kevin can still break out on the set, and Randall will still be at his daughter's career sharing meeting The appearance of going abroad - these "backfires" are constantly beating "lemonade", showing that the latter is definitely not the only wonderful life ending, and more may point to the distant Merlin who is just quenching his thirst. The story of the family's wealth being dissipated after a desperate gamble will not be recorded, and most of the tragedies that fail to succeed in life will be forgotten. Although it is not so tragic, there are objective contexts that backfire outside the study of success. We must know that; accept it calmly. He - this is the middle-aged wisdom that "This is us" wants to convey. The third layer of "backfires" is a game that is played with the audience's expectations. I remembered a while ago that both films had to end with gunshots. "Train to Busan" was criticized by a group of black-bellied audiences for not firing a shot. If "Donkey Gets Water" did not have the final pinball to lyricize, the dull gunshots must be more tacky. Therefore, it is impossible to please all the spectators without firing a shot; it is routine to hand over the will of the plot development to the audience at the climax of the movie - but the choice to simplify it into a right and a wrong seems to be too low-level; at this time, the gunshots are left blank Once it "contradicts" with the expectations of some audiences, the hard-earned goodwill may fall short due to the simple value judgment of the brain circuit. We are all pretentious viewers who have read countless films. We love to play screenwriters in the post bar after work to influence the fate of the people in the play; but the predictions are low-level, obsessed with life and death, winning or losing, whether we can reconcile and continue these either-or propositions , or who is the killer behind the scenes? "This is us" no longer teases our curiosity and gossip, because obviously life itself is the biggest boss; the inertia of wanting to predict the plot continues, but he calmly tells you with real details from life, no need to guess. The part where little Kevin strayed into the deep water while playing in the pool was particularly touching to me. When I used to think that he should be drowning unconscious, the child succeeded in saving himself; in an instant, I began to recall the bystander meaning of country music just now, like laughing with friends many years later and passing by death when I was young , The cloud is light and the wind is light, but the lingering fear is buried in the bottom of my heart. According to the narrative theory, there should be a conflict to advance the plot, but the child digested himself and just walked back to his parents lightly to complain about his sadness of being ignored. This little plot that "backfired" I expected was supposed to be fleeting, but it evoked real childhood memories of mine. I believe that most people hide some riddles about life and death in childhood. In that age of unconscious growth, I often doubted whether I could grow up. The sadness brewing in children is far more innocent than the innocence we take for granted. Much bigger; such a feeling of Su Tong resonated with me, and now I have it here too. Similarly, like Randall, we thought that identifying our biological father would be a moral confrontation full of bloody judgments, and we were able to say that "Screw you!" But everything turned so sincere and tender— —Because the truth of life is that no matter how resolute and ruthless a person who is originally kind and upright can pretend to be, he cannot get rid of his true nature. As a loyal fan of Pokemon who has been chasing for 16 years, I am extremely disappointed and helpless about the official way of playing with fans' expectations in the sixth generation ending plot this year. In contrast, "This is us" The real "backfires" of these sources of life are irresistible in any way. Looking back, is the show really making lemonade? In fact, it just uses lines to give us a harmless vision; it still focuses on the real pain from life. Life has its own way to solve those things that backfire, even if it is separated from the vision of self-suggestion, the worst, and the family as a support, this is exactly what Kate & Kevin gave us when they were dependent on each other. So in the final analysis, the charm of "This is us" still comes from observing the details of life and restoring their true colors. It is also worth mentioning that the "things backfired" that we usually encounter are probably because of inability to do anything, and that's all; and the structure of this play connects them to each other to form cause and effect, and there is no need to worry about gains and losses; the structure is so delicate , Auxiliary tone, not much reputation.
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