Watching "London Family" with my husband after dinner felt like we were replaying our whole life, and I couldn't help but get wet eyes after watching it.
The story comes from the author's parents. The author uses animation to show the parents from acquaintance, falling in love to spending a lifetime together, and shows them in front of us in a watercolor-like style.
In 1928, my mother, Ethel, worked as a maid in a wealthy family. She opened the window every day to shake off the dust of rags. Her father, Ernest, was a milkman, and he greeted Ethel when he passed by by bicycle every day. Day by day, there were surprises, expectations and disappointments. Finally, one day the doorbell rang. Ernest came to the door with a large bouquet of flowers and invited Ethel to watch a movie together. The two hearts are getting closer and closer, dating, falling in love, meeting their parents, and finally they used all their savings and loans to buy a house and get married!
After getting married, Ethel quit his job and kept the house in order. Ernest bought cheap materials and crafted all kinds of furniture, Ethel sewed curtains, sofa cushions, and the original empty house became a warm home. Two years later, they welcomed their precious son Raymond. Ernest, who originally wanted a big family, heard the doctor say that Ethel could no longer have children, but he loved Ethel even more.
The war began, they obeyed the government's request to send their five-year-old son to the country for foster care, and Ernest joined the fire brigade to help put out fires and save lives. Bombs blew out windows and removed the iron fence on the courtyard gate. The optimistic Ernest built a bomb shelter in the courtyard, made a bulletproof cage in the living room, and went to the country to visit his foster son. Life went on day by day, and finally one day came on the radio that Churchill had won and the war was over.
They cleaned the windows and hung the curtains, picked up their son back to grammar school, Ernest switched from a rickshaw to an electric car to deliver milk, and gradually added telephones, TV shows, washing machines, and cars to the family... His son dropped out of grammar school and went to art university After studying, he joined the army after graduation. After recovery, he worked part-time as a teacher at an art university and brought his girlfriend home.
Ethel didn't like it very much, but they didn't interfere, and the son got married and had his own home. Ernest retired, but he still went to the newspaper every day, sharing the news he saw with Ethel, arguing a few words for the parties that supported each other, and occasionally they biked to the suburbs to see the scenery, lay on the grass to bask in the sun, It feels good even if you don't say anything.
One day Ethel fell ill and became ignorant of her husband. Just after Christmas, Ernest received a call from the hospital and Ethel left. The daffodils at home also thanked them. Ernest set the tableware for Ethel during the meal, but the cat was the only one who accompanied him. When he slept, he also lay in Ethel's place, and the bed became empty. One day, while eating, Ernest suddenly fell ill. How long did you go with Ethel? Just like in the martial arts movie, you don't want to be born in the same month in the same year, but you want to die in the same month in the same year. Ernes, who is five years younger. Te died in 1971, the same year Ethel died.
The story has no ups and downs. Although there is a war, the protagonist did not participate in the war. He has always had a job. Therefore, although life is not rich, every day is plain and warm. After watching their lives, I envy myself for being able to live in such a plain and warm way. this life. There are many great people and famous people in history, but I don't envy them. I'm just an ordinary person. I hope that I can live my life in such an ordinary and peaceful way. I think this is the happiest life?
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