What is relieved?
is fear.
Yes, I have always had a deep fear, I am afraid of old age, afraid of death, afraid of loneliness, afraid of no one to love. Even if I am not old, dead, lonely, and loved, I am still surrounded by fear and cannot extricate myself, because I am afraid of losing. "Why can't you stretch your neck while you're shrinking?" Mom always said to me. I really can't stretch, and I can only stare like a bereaved dog all day in fear.
I heard that director Xu Anhua is 64 years old. After filming, he said with a smile, "Maybe I'm not afraid of getting old." I don't know if I can really stop being afraid of the things that haunt me day and night, but at least, more or less, things may not be as bad as I thought, I think.
Back to movies.
First of all, we say that we have feelings for a person or a thing. What is "feeling"? Is it love? It seems to be, but not necessarily. Of course, there must be love to have feelings, but the content of feelings is more profound than that of love. After a couple broke up, they may have no love, but it does not prevent one party from still having feelings for the other; similarly, a couple who fell in love at first sight may immediately sparkle in love, but it is too early to describe it as affectionate. From this, we can see that love is light, but feelings are heavy, and the extra weight is time.
Andy (I forgot the protagonist's weird English name, so I'll just call it Andy for short) The affection for Sister Tao was accumulated over the decades by her every meal, every meal, every word and deed. She coaxed her when she was a baby. He was walking on the street crying endlessly. She carefully checked the fish and shrimp in the vegetable market and picked out the freshest one that he liked best. She neatly folded his clothes and organized his luggage for him on the long trip. Complain about "don't eat what you can't eat", but still make his favorite beef tongue for him. . . She may not have thought of asking him to repay her kindness, it was not just fulfilling the duties of a servant, but she had feelings for him.
So, I don't think this is a movie about repaying kindness, nor is it singing an ode to the loyal servants of the old era by comparing the old and new servants. It is about feelings, the most simple feelings between people: you to me Well, I'm good to you too. I am worried that you are alone for the holidays, and I am distressed that you do not have a good servant to take care of and eat. Because we have feelings, we are human.
So we see that Andy is not simply paying for Sister Tao’s nursing home (in terms of repayment, the payment seems to be enough), but will take Sister Tao for a walk, invite her to the premiere of his movie, and carefully Arrange the cat to accompany Sister Tao, and she will carefully put on socks for Sister Tao before she dies. . . What you gave me in the past, I give you today. You give me feelings, and I can only give you feelings.
Some people will complain that their partner is ruthless and their children are unfilial, but before complaining, think about what we have done for each other. So, in a word, be yourself first. Be yourself, don't be afraid of anything.
Second, what is the most important relationship between people? is understanding. Perhaps the most exciting line in this movie is the line "Let him find it, how many times can I find it". Uncle Jian, who is also in the nursing home, has a splendid appearance that is completely different from other elderly people. He is proficient in dancing and picking up girls. Although sometimes it is not reliable to borrow money for picking girls, he is really a bright sunshine in a dead nursing home. , bringing hope and joy. Thanks to him, at the beginning of the movie, I saw the crude material conditions in the nursing home, and after a group of old men and women who were sitting around waiting to die, I breathed a sigh of relief. For the first time, I felt that maybe when I was old, even if I went to a nursing home, I would not be so depressed. After Uncle Jian failed to borrow money from Hua Zai because he was looking for a shampoo girl, Sister Tao smiled and lent him the money and said, "Let him find it, how many times can I find it." At this moment, I felt that Sister Tao smiled. He deserves to be called Uncle Jian's first confidant in his life. Is being a good person really that important compared to enjoying the joy of life? She didn't see him as an old man, nor as a wretched creature clutching at the last tail for pleasure. What Sister Tao gave Uncle Jian was the warmth of understanding, tolerance and kindness. When the last shot of the movie was on Uncle Jian holding a lily at Sister Tao's funeral, I felt that this ending offset my dissatisfaction with the slightly rushed and rough end of the movie, very good, it's not just love, There is nothing unusual about love, it is compassion.
Finally, talk about the technical processing of the film. "Sister Peach." is characterized by being delicate and precise. Almost every shot is delicate and has an aftertaste, an increase is too much, a decrease is too little, there are no unnecessary shots, and there is no roughness that is unclear. And echo before and after, neat and clear.
For example, after the old man who fell in the bathroom for the first time was taken away by an ambulance, many people breathed a sigh of relief, thanking that it was not Sister Tao. But then the scene where Sister Tao fell ill and was pulled away by an ambulance was almost the same as the previous time. No one can escape from birth, old age, sickness and death. Perhaps the director is sending us a message: the ambulance will also take away all the elderly in the nursing home, including you and me.
In the movie "Sister Tao", in addition to the story of Sister Tao, it also contains many small stories, and all these small stories have a beginning and an end and are told clearly. Like the story of Uncle Jian, the story of an old man who fell in the bathroom, and the story of a woman who was undergoing dialysis treatment. . . Speaking in a succinct manner, don't be in a hurry. And every story is emotional and emotional. If the story of Sister Tao is the backbone, then these stories are the branches, so the movie "Sister Tao" is full.
As for the delicateness of the lens, it is too numerous to mention. When Sister Tao and Hua Zai were walking, she fell down with the envious eyes of the old man; Hua Zai called the company, and when Sister Tao heard that things were going well, she looked relieved; on New Year's Eve, Sister Tao asked Qin Hailu's family, Qin Hailu's family She was speechless; and after Sister Tao passed away, she used to sit at the entrance of the nursing home waiting for Andy, but now the wicker chair is empty. . . .
There are very good actors in "Sister Peach", Ye Dexian and Qin Pei. Andy Lau is also so-so and can pass, the most important thing is that he and Ye Dexian have a very mother-son feeling, perhaps because they worked together on a very famous mother-son movie in their early years.
After complaining, I actually don't know what I said at all. As the first time I wrote a film review, it doesn't seem to be a film review, it can only be said to be an afterthought. Anyway, I feel a little bit, it's all in bits and pieces, and it's meaningless. I just want to be happy in my heart.
Throw away the pen and go to the Spring and Autumn Dream, I hope you are in the dream, lonely byebye.
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