Looking back, there are probably a few things that impressed me about the film. Ye Dexian created a real and sensible peach sister, which made me associate and resonate. "Sister Tao has extremely high requirements for housework. If I find a worker to take care of her, I will not meet her requirements. I don't know how to take care of her. Even if I do laundry and cooking for her, she will not accept it. She has a strong personality. I’m not used to serving others, and I feel useless and uncomfortable.”
This is what the real roger Li Enlin said, reminding me of the grandparents who raised me. They are all old people who are willing to make sacrifices, and they serve their children more and demand less of their children; they are meticulous and careful in their work. He will not deliberately be frugal, and choose the best things possible for his children; he is also strong in his bones, and he will not accept the care of his children until he can't move and can't help himself.
The most humane segment in the movie, I think, is Roger's group of children playing cards together and snatching away the last piece of "cox loaf" that Sister Tao made before she was admitted to the hospital. Then, everyone recalled the clip about Sister Tao together. There are several scenes of Sister Tao cooking in the movie, including direct shots, memories of others, and Sister Tao herself being picky about the taste of food. Human memory is linked with the senses, and the sense of taste is the most sensitive part. So, to grab a man's heart, you must first grab his stomach. The deepest memories lie in the palate.
Sister Tao believed in Christianity with her host's family. She was on the hospital bed, and Roger accompanied her to pray in a low voice. God really relieved her a lot of pain. I watched some movies recently, like "Letter to God", I feel that although the gods are illusory, there seems to be a real power in them. Faith has a real role, but looking around, we are experiencing more and more mental illnesses, but most of them are lack of faith.
Outside of "Sister Peach", Xu Anhua's own experience and Ye Dexian's own experience will make people feel embarrassed. Xu Anhua has been filming outside all the year round, and she lacked care for her mother. She said that she was both a roger and a peach sister. And Ye Dexian divorced her husband very early, her daughter went to Canada, her son went to the United States, and lived alone in Hong Kong. When it comes to ourselves, our parents and ourselves will one day grow old alone.
At the Golden Horse Awards ceremony, Andy Lau said that he spent money to buy himself a best actor. It is said that Andy Lau has a good investment vision, and every good film is accurate, but it is not. His Tianmu Company, which once invested in many movies, lost everything and was in debt. In addition to the great success of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", such as "Made in Hong Kong", the box office was not good. The world often only sees achievements, but ignores the failure experience behind it. Without the ideals and persistence that have always been there, how can success come so easily!
Movies are consumed by young people. For a theme like "Sister Peach", the sword is not fashionable or cool, and there are natural risks in business. But such a sincere work deserves the recognition of awards and the recognition of the audience.
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