Don't tell her - another tell, another goodbye

Abagail 2022-03-21 09:02:33

Just after watching the movie, my mother called. The voice on the other end was very nasal, and I asked, "Have you caught a cold?"

Parents in the Northeast have a sense of authority, and at the same time they love deeply and restrained, and most of the children in the Northeast also report good news instead of bad news, so when I filled out the list of watching movies, I did not hesitate to put it on. All checkmarks. Don't tell her, it's actually another way to tell her, tell her not to worry, tell her that we are all fine, and so should you. Parents are always afraid of causing trouble to their children when they are old, so they don't even dare to get sick. If they say that they are afraid of getting sick, the biggest source is the fear of burdening their children.

The film's description of the relationship between Northeastern family members, especially the relationship between aunts and aunts, is very close to reality. There are also a few funny points that make people smile, and there are also tears that are very immersive. The actor who plays the grandmother is the old lady of the Wang family who protects the calf in "Knowing or Not". At first, the image of knowing whether or not was too deep, and it was not until later that the dialogue with the granddaughter slowly reversed. Because I was brought up by my grandma since I was a child, I had a strong empathy from the very beginning, and the feeling of missing my grandma was also brought into the movie. Although grandma never said goodbye well, but everything she did was to say goodbye to the world...

My friends watching the movie together, I just posted a screenshot of myself, is it alright?

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Extended Reading
  • Sammy 2022-03-25 09:01:14

    The farewell scene almost seemed to be pulled out of my mind! My grandma used to watch us like that too! I don’t really know how everyone thinks about Awkwafina’s confession. I moved south to Shenzhen with my parents when I was a child, and my family of three inevitably felt adrift. This monologue touched me a lot, and I burst into tears on the spot. Tears. 2200

  • Eriberto 2022-03-27 09:01:13

    "Oriental people regard life as a collective", I may be a fake Oriental, the whole film is too embarrassing, and the look and feel is not as good as "Crazy Rich Asians". In fact, there are so many domestic film and television dramas every year, such as "Ode to Joy", "Everything Is Good" and "Little Joy". These banana people can see what kind of living conditions ordinary Chinese people are like by just looking at them. According to my own imagination, I made a Chinese society in a parallel universe, and I also accepted it. Of course, a real Chinese story is not in line with the aesthetics of foreigners, or this kind of curious and stereotyped "cultural difference" is more in line with the tastes of Western judges.

The Farewell quotes

  • Billi: [frustrated] Are you going to tell Nai Nai?

    Haiyan: I can't, Billi. I won't go against my family.

    Uncle Haibin: Billi, there are things you misunderstand. You guys moved to the West long ago. You think one's life belongs to oneself. But that's the difference between the East and the West. In the East, a person's life is part of a whole. Family. Society.

    Uncle Haibin: You want to tell Nai Nai the truth, because you're afraid to take the responsibility for her. Because it's too big of a burden. If you tell her, then you don't have to feel guilty. We're not telling Nai Nai because it's our duty to carry this emotional burden for her.

  • Jian: You're broke again? Are you always going to live like this?

    Billi: Poor but sexy? I hope so!