I watched this movie on the plane.
Tell the story of a Korean family who immigrated to the United States.
At the beginning of the story, Monica and Jacob (mom and dad) took a family of four with their sister and brother, bumping all the way from California to the great countryside of central America where there are no eggs and no shit. When I got out of the car, Monica saw the "land of dreams" described by the real-life version of Jacob: a dilapidated RV carriage-their new home.
"This is different from what you have promised." This was the first word Monica said to Jacob after getting out of the car. The foreshadowing of hidden dangers is thus laid.
Life is hard. Jacob and Monica live by chick sexing during the day. The children do not have a babysitter, so they can only follow their parents and go to the factory to do homework, while the older sister takes care of the younger brother. The two children are so well-behaved that it hurts people. There is no complaint about the hard life, and the innocence of the child is everywhere.
There is one scene: Jacob is doing faster because of chick sexing, and when his brother wants to find his mother to play, Jacob takes him out of the factory for a stroll, so that Monica can continue to complete the work. jacob (dad) asks: Do you like this place now?
The younger brother nodded.
Dad asked again: What do you think of California (the original home)?
The younger brother said: We have nothing there anymore
Dad was silent and nodded.
Dad fudged his younger brother and said that he would make this place of his dreams. The younger brother was convinced and was very happy. So father said: After you go home, tell your mother that you like this place, okay?
The younger brother nodded happily.
Innocent child! Jacob hopes to comfort his mother (Monica) through the mouth of the child. He knows that Monica doesn't like this place at all, but if the child says he likes it, what else can Monica do?
Like all Asian immigrants, Monica and Jacob are so hardworking, patient, and able to endure hardships. Jacob wants to open up his own farm on this wasteland and build his dream home, working tirelessly from morning to night every day. And Monica also did her best to take care of her family and children in poverty, and even bothered to build a swing for her children. They are living so hard, so hard to make life better.
The round-faced brother is particularly cute, with the naughty and innocence characteristic of this young boy (looks only five years old, super cute). But life is life, and life is always unsatisfactory. The younger brother's heart has a congenital problem, and the doctor said he might die at any time. And their ruined place is an hour away from the nearest hospital. This is one of the reasons why Monica is very dissatisfied here.
Jacob and Monica quarreled constantly because of all the trivialities and hardships in life. The children hid in the cubicle origami airplanes, which read: Mom and Dad, stop arguing.
I really want to hug them all, you are living too hard.
Grandma is here. From so far away in Korea, I came to this great American country-to bring my children. The younger brother doesn't like grandma. He thinks grandma is one of the reasons for the quarrel between father and mother. Later, my mother comforted my brother and said that when my grandmother came, my parents would not have to fight.
Grandma is a cheerful and lovely old lady. She taught her younger brother to play cards and grow minari (cress) by the stream. Grandma said that the vitality of cress is very tenacious. You only need to plant some seeds on the water's edge to grow a large piece. Whether it is rich or poor, you can pick it and eat it without money. Everyone can eat it. Can be happy. My younger brother hummed a little song: minari minari, wonderful and wonderful.
It can be seen that from the beginning of rejection of my younger brother, he has become more and more fond of grandma.
Then grandma had a stroke.
Life, you never know where the bottom line is.
But those who are alive have to continue to live. Monica and Jacob are back to taking care of their grandmother. I'm so worried that life will crush them.
The well at Jacob's farm is dry.
The supplier regretted not wanting his produce.
There is no water at home.
Life, I really can't live it anymore.
Monica said, so be it, I can't stand it anymore. I will leave with the child. Let's separate.
Jacob was silent for a while and said, okay.
Each of them is so hard-working, kind-hearted and forbearing, struggling to keep this home and start a new life, but none of these can make their lives better. The reality is very cruel.
After the grandmother had a stroke, although her movement was very restricted, she was trying to help the family so as not to make herself a burden. Just like our fathers and mothers, they took care of us when we were young, and they did not receive our care when they were old, but they had to take care of our children in turn-flying from far away South Korea to take care of them in a broken RV When she came, her two grandsons and granddaughter brought her savings in Korea to her daughter. Until after the stroke, he continued to do housework for fear of causing them trouble.
As a result, it caused an unknown fire and burned everything they had left.
Can life really start again? The end of the film is hopeful. But I believe that everyone will have a different view.
Many, many details are very real and resonant, but they make me cry miserably.
Tribute to all the actors in the film.
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