This is a question I had to ask myself after watching this movie.
This is a boring film that is not boring at all. The graveyard-like life of an old man with a contemplative expression at all times is disrupted by an anonymous letter, and with the impetus of his good neighbor, he embarks on an "old lover's tour". One of the most confusing things about this part of the story is that he didn't want to start this journey, and his neighbor just said, "You know women," and he was persuaded. Maybe I didn't understand here. Well, in short, I don't think the reasons and motivation for the protagonist to break his life ashes have been fully expressed.
Then comes the exciting part. The protagonist visits 4 old lovers in turn. The movie expresses the feeling of a lonely old man who seems to be curious about the world again during the journey. This episode is even a bit like Murakami's novel. There will be some kind of suspenseful, absurd, wonderful and mysterious. At the end of the tour, he takes on the role of a father to a teenager who may be his son, and manages to scare the teenager away. A wonderful film that definitely doesn't make you regret the time spent.
Back to the question at the beginning, the answers I can think of are: 1. This journey has made the protagonist's life more complete, seeing the lives of 4 old lovers, and finally experiencing the feeling of being a father. For the protagonist who gave up halfway, repaired his broken life. 2. The last scene is that the protagonist stands at a crossroads in confusion, which means, let the protagonist know that although you are old, your life still has the next content, you still have to face the choice, and then go on.
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