The whole movie tells a story between men. The ambition of a man, the ambition of an uncle, the ambition of a nephew, the ambition of John.
Uncle, face the nephew, be gentle, let the nephew inherit his family property, and later advise the nephew to help him reach his own carnation planting plan; facing the outsider and enemy John, he is ruthless and does not hesitate to calculate Their wealth.
Nephew, facing his uncle, there is no doubt that he will stand on his side with his uncle, even if he sometimes violates his conscience; facing John and being kind to them, on the one hand, to get information on their land, on the other hand , Who said he didn't move compassionately, it's just that my eyes were weeping.
John Wang, a complicated existence in this film. On the one hand, he bears most of the positive characteristics of the play, idealism, knowledge, sincerity, and intelligence; at the same time, he also has weaknesses that are hard to ignore, that is, unreliable and cowardly, just like his uncle commented on him, a natural loser.
Maybe I am a scholar myself and pay special attention to John. The harmonica in front of the first skylight at home suggests that the audience is an educated person; the congratulatory speech before drinking is put to the present, absolutely literary and youthful; the use of mathematics and modern methods to raise hares seems to represent advanced productivity; to friends The kind of frankness is similar to what I used to be.
But maybe the harmonica and Wenqing can help him get the favor of the goddess, just like his wife. But this can't change the nature of his failure, which is the failure gene hidden deep in the personality, impractical and cowardly. I thought that after reading a few books, I would cultivate the land and occupy the water; in the face of problems, he numbs himself by drinking and escapes the problem; in the face of difficulties, I don’t know whether to deal with it through management or to spend money lavishly.
This is not only a critique of John, but also a critique of himself, a critique of himself in the past.
Fortunately, I have recognized and am changing :)
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