This is a good story, a good story that glimpses a life in simplicity, each character reflects a different life choice
Street's chubby neighbor is a bit of a slutty, comfortable, slightly neurotic, nosy or enthusiastic way of life, seemingly unpopular, but enjoying himself. Daughter with stuttering, slightly slow thinking, loses custody of the child because of other people's prejudice, only Street knows that she is a smart and understanding person, hides her feelings for her child, and does not want her father to worry about her
When facing the doctor, Street's fear and helplessness made him fight with stubbornness and stubbornness, refusing further treatment, and was unwilling to face aging. And the story changed after he learned of his brother's stroke. In order to be able to empathize with each other and understand each other's hearts the most, in order to make up for the regret in his heart, he decided to go on the road alone.
Facing the travel plan, his friend's reaction was surprise, ridicule, questioning, and more of a kind of envy for the "feat" that he couldn't accomplish
During the journey, Street also met different people. Through the dialogue with the rich girl who ran away from home, he reflected his views on the family; through the woman who killed the deer, he reflected the contrast of their attitudes to life; The conversation of the cycling team expressed how he felt about his growing old. It is very real here. He is also afraid of death, helpless aging, and recalls his youthful spirit. Except for the knowledge and emotions he still remembers, he has nothing; through his family The son-in-law expressed his inheritance of values, and also expressed the pain and eternal regrets in his life through a chat with another old man, and explained his understanding of brotherhood in the brother who quarreled; The pastor spoke out about his relationship with his brother Ryle
I have followed him on the road and learned about his life on the way. He often looked up at the endless starry sky. At first, he looked at the stars with his brother, full of curiosity about the unknown world. Later, he looked at the stars with his family and experienced a happy life. , and later he looked at the stars alone, saw memories, saw life, and saw eternity. The large harvested wheat fields in the film herald maturity, new life, and inheritance. It is not superheroes who gave us the world, but people like Street who are obsessed with their own beliefs and insist on their own choices. They are moved by their own lives. Other lives have taught people how to live. Maybe there is no great achievement, no success, and some regrets about the powerless things in life, but he is independent, he knows what he wants, and paying for it is watering his life. Who dares to say that his life is meaningless!
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