The tone of the film, or in Japanese, "Fu 囲気" always feels familiar to me. Even the dumplings and ramen that Mr. Ozu used to entertain guests were the contents of my part-time job in Tokyo.
The little girl who is full of philosophical thinking every day, sees through the boring life of the so-called upper-class rich class, and wants to use suicide to end the empty life that may come in the next few decades. In the world around me, every day is full of crowds of people who are humbly squeezed out of shape in order to make money. Even the so-called local tyrants are humbly full of ideas of how to continue to increase their wealth. Every day I hear people who are thinking about buying a house, raising a baby, investing, etc. and similar topics, I always feel that the lives of all living beings are not nutritious, but there is a reason for them to exist. They work hard to survive, and there is nothing to look down on.
Although I have never had suicidal thoughts, my Orthodox man often warns me not to commit suicide because the souls of those who commit suicide cannot go to heaven. France is a Catholic country, but the little girl does not seem to be afraid of suicide, but just hates this meaningless life.
Next, the graceful hedgehog appeared. She was disheveled, short, fat, ugly, and her social status was low. People always looked down on her. However, while there may be no noble blood flowing in her body, she does have her own little, quiet corner full of books, where one can find spiritual grace calmly by hiding in this corner.
So the elegant Ozu appeared, just a simple sentence, the opening of the popular "Anna Karenina" made him notice her. At first I thought it was strange, probably everyone would be familiar with such a literary work, how could Ozu see her heart through such a sloppy appearance? Maybe two people who are in harmony will always understand each other at the first moment of seeing each other.
But the hedgehog cowered in the shell at first, feeling ashamed of everything about himself. Finally, I took a little step forward, and happiness blossomed and sprouted little by little like the arrival of spring.
The little girl started with the theory that what people do when they die is the key to death. When the hedgehog died, his heart was filled with the joy of embracing new life, accepting friendship and accepting love. However, this did not freeze her life.
So, the little girl's narration redefines: When a person dies, he can't see the person who loves him again, how bad it is.
This is a story in which three powerful people in the spiritual world meet and change each other.
I think I am lucky enough to meet a simple bright and kind man, we have the same spiritual world. But bad enough, his young life left me. He died in the intensive care unit with no one around, and I have no way of knowing what he was thinking, whether he was thinking about me, whether he was thinking about everything we haven't had time to achieve. The rest of me is helpless, I do everything and wonder if he is gone from now on? Now I watch this movie by myself, and I ask in my heart, are you the one who wants me to watch this movie? Is this the first time you're telling me not to kill myself?
Living in the world, I don't know how many years I need to think about life alone.
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