we need redemption

Rickey 2022-04-19 09:02:58



"With You", most people may be moved to tears by the father-son relationship shown in the film, and may admire Xiaochun's independence and sensibleness. All of these can be an angle to interpret the theme of the film, but I saw two words "redemption".

I remember someone saying that each of us is a patient and needs to be treated in our lives. After watching "With You", this sentence came to mind. In my opinion, it can also become one of the multiple themes of this film.

Let’s talk about Liu Cheng first. He picked up Xiaochun who was abandoned by his parents at the train station, and he also picked up a violin. He got a hint that the child must succeed at the violin. He cultivated meticulously, spent all his savings, and even went to Beijing to learn art from a teacher. For many, this is great love. What a sacrifice to raise an abandoned baby as his own child, and to help him succeed. However, don't forget that Liu Cheng's ideals are not necessarily the ideals of children. When we impose our ideals on children, are we patients?

Let's talk about Xiaochun's two teachers.
Teacher Jiang is a follower of pure music, and he even sacrificed his family happiness for music. There are two details in the video that should attract our attention. One is that Mr. Jiang and the neighbors had a dispute over the placement of briquettes. At this time, Mr. Wang’s image was no different from that of a shrew. Xiaochun couldn’t listen to it anymore and jumped out of the house. Come out and help the neighbor aunt carry the briquettes. It can be seen that the teacher Wang of life and the teacher of music are divided, which is a pathological condition. One is Xiaochun bluntly, saying that the house is dirty and smelly. Teacher Wang said that he picked up cats because of love, and even Xiaochun was a cat he picked up from the street. Xiaochun saw through Mr. Wang's flaws at a glance, saying that he never admitted his mistakes, that's why he lost his lover. What a hearty revelation this is, Teacher Wang "shows his true nature", and is so mad that Xiaochun gets out of the way. We say that knowing mistakes can be corrected, and doing good is great. Teacher Wang is unwilling to face his flawed self. It can be seen that he is also a patient.

Professor Yu is a music professor. On the surface, he is polite and has a successful career, but he is also a seriously ill person. One of his students, whose recital was a huge success, was in the bathroom, and his students were serving on the side, not daring to stand upright. In his calm voice, there is a kind of unwilling anger, "I can't control you in the future." If the student succeeds, the teacher should be happy. Why do you have such a mentality? In addition, even to go to the toilet, students have to come over to listen to the teachings, which shows how unequal the relationship between teachers and students is. Treating Xiaochun, he can be described as deliberate, of course, we can also say that this is to cultivate Xiaochun and let Xiaochun succeed in music. But Lin Yu's words awakened the dreamer. He (Professor Yu) bought your violin from a musical instrument store. After your successful performance, he will give you this violin for 50,000 yuan and let you Be grateful to him and completely own your heart. Does Professor Yu want to succeed, or is he willing to help Xiaochun succeed? In the material age of commercialization, Professor Yu represents the image of those who have the aura of power and status, but are selfish and indifferent, and attack fame and fortune.

Also said that Xiaochun's year-end date with Lily.
Obviously, Lily is not a dedicated person. The mirror in her house is full of phone calls of various bosses. She wanders among the rich and enjoys being spoiled on the Fengyue Market. To say that she was abandoned by her Huaxin boyfriend, it is better to say that she was abandoned by herself. In the fast-paced consumption era, love is also a fast-moving consumer product, and is often just a sensory satisfaction. So, she is also a patient.

Finally, it is necessary to say something about the performance of the train station.
Lin Yu revealed Professor Yu's "conspiracy" to Xiaochun. Xiaochun stroked the violin that grew up with him, and he must have thought of the warmth of his adoptive father. He gave up the arrangement that Professor Yu gave him, ran to the train station, and played a song for his adoptive father that should have earned him fame and fortune on the stage. In another time and space, Lin Yu also performed delicately on stage. After knowing that he was eliminated, Lin Yu said to Xiaochun, "You don't know how much I love music." This is a huge irony. Lin Yu's love still hasn't gotten rid of the "show" that Professor Yu arranged for her, and she took the initiative to cater to her, so is her passionate performance on the stage really comparable to Xiaochun's free performance at the train station? In the end, whose music is more infectious, I believe the audience has already made their own judgments.

Although Xiaochun didn't go further in music, he knew better than anyone what he needed in his heart. Perhaps from the moment he was abandoned, he decided that no matter how successful he was in music, it would not be worth a hug from his parents. We can imagine that 13 years ago, when Xiaochun’s lonely and mournful cry was wandering among the strange and indifferent people who came and went, who boarded the train of fame and fortune and abandoned him, and who picked up the weak he.
Therefore, Xiaochun saw through the truth of life, so he chose to play the violin to his adoptive father, which resounded throughout the train station. The sound of the violin touched Teacher Wang and Lily, and everyone present, and traveled through time and space to show everyone Patients who are struggling in their lives are treated in the purest form.

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He ni zai yi qi quotes

  • Liu Xiaochun: [in Mandarin] Dad, my back itches.

    Liu Cheng: [in Mandarin] Here.