Originally, I wasn't very interested in this type of film, but to pass the time while eating, I didn't expect to be able to laugh. Not only can you laugh, but you can also think about something, so this movie is worth watching. Think about the joke. I have two points, one is the character of a little adult like a kid, and the other is the routine of two funny thieves selling ugliness. As a comedy, the main plot is to portray these two points. So how was it drawn? Here, the actors should account for more than half of the credit. The kid had three scenes that impressed him a lot. One is the cleverness of the female cashier when he goes shopping alone in the supermarket, the other is the little adult he revealed when he went to church to meet the old grandfather and talk to him (he also threw off his scarf when he left, which is a great move), and finally One is that I am most impressed, that is, the funny plot of the kid using aftershave in the bathroom. I like the naivety here (I feel that the director also likes this clip and used it twice). My mother also liked a scene where she told her husband on the plane that she didn’t feel like she had done something, and she felt uneasy at first, then thought hard, and at the last moment had an epiphany, the change in her facial expression was really wonderful. The two harlequins are also the template for modern comedy films, the dumb, tall and thin handsome guy, and the shrewd chunky old fritters. The old man is also good, his eyes and movements are very playful. Although it is a comedy, the director has made a lot of irony, and it is more like a family ethics film from a children's perspective.
The kid lives in a wealthy big family. This big family is like a small society. The adults make the rules, but the kid always wants to break the rules. When it comes to packing one's luggage, the kid is in trouble compared to his siblings. In the eyes of his peers, the kid is considered an incompetent person who worries about everything and needs to be taken care of. When the old grandpa first appeared, when the boys discussed the mysterious rumor about the old grandpa, only the kid took it seriously, and he realized the danger in the real world for the first time. In short, this is a little boy who loves fantasy, likes to create, and is not popular with his family. He wants everyone to disappear and live in this house by himself. The whole story starts slowly because of the realization of this wish.
When Xiao Gui found out that his family was gone, he didn't realize that his family had forgotten him, but happily said that he had changed his family, so he began to enjoy his life alone. He's bouncing on the bed, he's turning Buzz's room upside down, he's eating junk food and watching bad movies, but at the same time he's starting to have a secret longing for grown-ups and brothers to take care of him he. At the same time, the kid's mother realized that she had forgotten about the kid and tried every means to go home. The thief also targeted the kid's house on Christmas Eve, although he was scared away by the kid's lamp when he first came out of the cave.
The next day, the kid enjoyed a man's narcissism in the bathroom like an adult. He used his brother's pocket money to go out to the store to buy a toothbrush for the first time. The old man became a [thief]. On the way home, the kid met a real thief, and under the action of vigilance, the kid hid near the church and got rid of the thief's tracking. That night, the little ghost began to prepare for the arrival of the thief. He pretended to be a happy family to drive away the thief again, and learned to enjoy his favorite takeaway with the gangster movie he saw.
On the third day, the kid went out again. It was the first time he went to the supermarket to make a big purchase and compete with the cashier. It was the first time he went to the basement to do laundry alone. He slowly learned to overcome his fears. The kid once again used gangster movies and firecrackers to drive out the thief, although while decorating the Christmas tree, the thief discovered the truth about being alone at home. The kid learned that the thief would come home at nine o'clock at night, and at this time he started to ask, where are you, mom.
That night, the kid found Santa Claus. He said that he didn't want any gifts, he just wanted to send his family back. After bothering a bunch of Santa Claus gave the kid candy, he left. On the way home, the kid passed the warm and smiling family, and finally came to the church to meet the old grandpa. Apart from the choir, there are only a few people in the huge church. The old man took the initiative to break the ice and explained that the rumors in the city were not true, and slowly gained the trust of the kid.
Grandpa: You have been a good boy this year. My intuition is that you only come to this place if you feel bad about yourself.
Kid: I've been annoying lately, saying things I shouldn't have said. My performance this year was really bad. I'm sad, I really love my family, even though sometimes I say I don't love them, I even think I don't love them, you know.
Grandpa: Every family has a hard-to-read scripture. Although I love them deep down, I don’t know how to express it, so I hurt them and myself. It doesn’t seem to have anything to do with age.
Grandpa: The real reason I'm here is to hear my granddaughter sing, but I shouldn't be here tonight.
Kid: Do you have a date?
Grandpa: No, before your family moved in, my son and I had a big fight, and we stopped talking since then, my son didn't welcome me.
Kid: If you want him why don't you call him?
Grandpa: I'm afraid if I call him, he will ignore me.
Kid: How do you know?
Grandpa: I don't know, I'm just afraid that he will ignore me.
Kid: No offense, shouldn't you be afraid when you're older?
Grandpa: People are getting old every day but they are always afraid.
Kid: Well, I've always been afraid of the basement. Later, I dared to go down to do the laundry and found that it wasn't so scary. I turned on the light and everything was gone.
Grandpa: What do you mean?
Kid: I mean you should call your son.
Grandpa: What if he ignores me?
Kid: At least you'll know that you won't worry about this, and you won't be afraid. No matter how angry I get with my dad, I will always talk to him, especially during the holidays.
Grandpa: I don't know...
Kid: Give it a try, even for your granddaughter, I guarantee she misses you and your gift.
The bell rang, the opera rang, and the kid ran home and started preparing a strategic plan to defend the house, saying it was my house and I had to guard it. After everything was ready, the kid started to enjoy his own dinner, "Thank the Lord for giving me nutritious microwave fast food, and bless those who buy goods at low prices." Look what the kid said, he was grateful for the food he bought with discount coupons, and he still knew Heart-to-heart, bless those who have to buy fast food cheaply. When the time pointed to nine o'clock, the kid blew out the candle, picked up the gun and hid behind the door, waiting for the thief to arrive. He said that I am no longer afraid. At this time, the movie is two-thirds of the way. Next is the content of fighting wits and courage with the thief. The thief is finally caught. The family goes home for Christmas. The end, the perfect ending.
First of all, thank you for the beauty that the movie brings to us. Not only the innocent kid, but the whole society that treats kid with tenderness, it's too good to be true that it only exists in the movies. There can be no small adults in the world, it is just a dialogue between us and our childhood self.
The real childhood is not so beautiful. The wealthy family can spend all kinds of willful ways, and the open-minded parents can break the rules in all kinds of ways. In China, there are very few families who can burn money without hitting their children. The kid's various acts of pranking are just because his family loves him and cares about him, so he can sabotage with peace of mind without fear of being beaten.
There is no "disappearance" in real childhood, and children always grow up slowly and awkwardly under the various prohibitions of adults. If it hadn't vanished, there's a high probability that the kid who had no room to play and no one understood would turn into a mediocre adult. As soon as you turn around, you don't necessarily have delicious food to accompany you like a kid. More people are like that old grandfather, who worked hard for life and worried about interpersonal relationships all his life.
The director imagined a warm, loving and adventurous childhood, letting the little ghost know how to defend his house in the real world, while letting his family and friends cherish the value of kinship. When we grow up, we will use our whole life to heal our childhood, and a beautiful childhood will not cure the last dreams of many heartbroken people. The kid and the old man are the two poles of this movie. One is fake and the other is real. Fortunately, the real and the fake meet through the window, and the director arranged the best ending.
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