True happiness and love are dull

Jerald 2022-04-20 09:02:42

The plain life in World War II, the plain love, the seemingly sad but plain ending, this is happiness. Inadvertently, two young people collided with a spark of love, falling in love, getting married, having children, and finally facing death. This is the template of our life. If you think life is too bland, history tells us that this is life. , and even the essence of life. In fact, countless literary and artistic works have shown us this truth, but our various desires are always unable to be filled, giving birth to crimes and wars. Although most of the background time of the film is set before and after World War II, there is no direct description of the war. More pen and ink are left to work, meals, company and other daily life, and the background of the war strengthens the depth of the story, but sets off the story. The beauty of everyday trivial life.

The film is a cartoon, and the expression style of color pencil and watercolor makes every frame have unparalleled beauty, which well sets off the beauty of plain happiness.

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Ethel & Ernest quotes

  • Ethel Briggs: I could have married a deep-sea diver.

    Ernest Briggs: Well, why didn't ya?

    Ethel Briggs: Because I didn't love him.

  • [first lines]

    Raymond Briggs: [voice over] There was nothing extraordinary about my Mum and Dad, nothing dramatic, no divorce or anything, but they were my parents and I wanted to remember them by doing a picture book. It's a bit odd really, having a book about my parents up there in the best seller list among all the football heroes and cookbooks. They'd be proud of that, I suppose, or rather probably embarrassed too. I'd imagine they'd say, "It wasn't like that," or, "How can you talk about that?" Well, I have, and this is their story.