Long-lost warmth --- "Flying to the Peak" film review

Syble 2022-11-03 01:01:43

The father of an illiterate truck driver-Hawk, the son of a pampered nobleman-Mike. Can the spiritual gap created by ten years of separation be bridged? Can two disjoint hearts be close? "Flying to the Peak" --- a film full of tenderness about the repair of father and son.
Ten years ago, Hawke abandoned his wife and children and wandered around. After ten years of vicissitudes, he realized the importance of family affection and returned. His wife was ill and was hospitalized and commissioned him to meet with Mike. When he appeared in front of Mike in a big truck, based on his grandfather's demonized description of his father, he was very cold and hostile. Hawke felt guilty and determined to repair the emotional rift. His wife's condition worsened, and Hawke and his grandfather started a battle for custody of Mike. In getting along with Mike, he trained Mike's arm strength, let him experience driving a truck, let him do morning exercises, let him play against the tavern guys, and their relationship improved.
In order to collect money from the lawsuit, Hawke participated in the wrist-wrenching contest. In the final, facing five consecutive championships and the negative attitude of the audience towards him, he lacked confidence, but Mike escaped from grandpa’s surveillance and appeared, calling him "dad", cheering for him, and shouting what he had told himself: " No one can be reliable, as long as you believe in yourself, everything can be done." Hawke was encouraged and won, and father and son embraced each other.
Hawke’s kindness, perseverance, self-confidence, respect and encouragement to Mike, finally moved him and received acceptance and love; Mike is smart, kind, courageous and well-behaved. Although he has not been with his father for ten years, he has received noble education and has been instilled and slandered by his grandfather for a long time. With the words of my father, I can get along with my father sincerely, and gradually accept him and love him. They are so sincere and true, and their stories are full of tenderness.
Family relationship between father and son is a vulgar subject, and conflicts between rich and unpopular families are commonplace. It is even more prosaic when the game is frustrated and then turned into danger. This movie seems to be blameless, but it is warmth that really touches people's hearts. The story of father and son's repair is narrated, the plot is plain and tasteful, the dialogue between father and son is humorous and everyday, the actors are sincere and natural, the soundtrack is cheerful and suitable, everything is just right, it is our daily life.
We are not the children of wealthy aristocrats, and we have no powerful grandfather. Although our father may not be a truck driver and is not so kind and humorous as Hawke, we may not have been away from our father for 10 years, have not driven a truck, or participated in a wrist-wrestling competition. , But from Hawke, we see the shadow of our father, and Mike awakens our childhood memories. When I watched it, I unknowingly recalled the story between us and our father. We also had disdain, misunderstandings, frictions, and complaints between us, and we also fought side by side, shared honor and disgrace. Those laughter, sweat and tears are vivid in my eyes, as if yesterday. .
We live a plain life, so our innate curiosity drives us to pursue stimulating novelty, but turn a blind eye to warmth, and "the longest love in white water" is most ignored and disgusted.
Once upon a time, we were moved by the little man-books we bought for dad, the fairy tale books we gave to mom, the simple cartoons, the simple toy games, but now we are immersed in the surprises of science fiction films, horror thrillers, and action thrills. In the romance of idol dramas, the intrigue of palace fighting dramas, etc., only the pursuit of sensory stimulation reveals the emptiness of our souls and the desolation of our hearts.
"Flying to the Peak" interprets the ordinary life of little people. The plain experience reveals warmth.
It's been a long time, warmth.

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  • Jason Cutler: We don't have to be enemies.

    Lincoln Hawk: I never wanted to be your enemy.

  • Michael Cutler: I'd like to say something, sir.

    Lincoln Hawk: Sure.

    Michael Cutler: This truck is disgusting!

    Lincoln Hawk: I don't know, Mike, it's... just old.