Communication is not only about understanding others, but also understanding yourself.
I want to go to Provence, the filming location of "Summer in Provence", to feel the strong local wind blowing, and to feel the slow flow of the working days of my grandparents; Instead of hurriedly visiting these places as a bystander, only to recall the magnificent scenery afterwards, but I am willing to put myself in this place, willing to let my life and the local people, things, things, Emotions and scenes are integrated and become part of my past. I think this is also the temptation brought to me by the movie. In two hours, I participated in the director's story, lived with the characters in the story, communicated with them, and experienced growth together.
The director's story is delicate, tender and bright. Those who can watch it admire and yearn for the sunshine, warmth, and freedom of Provence, but most viewers who can't watch it, or don't like it, think the story is too old-fashioned, the rhythm is too slow, the taciturn, straight and rigid grandfather, who ran away from home in his early years. The mother, the grandson who is in love, who loves trends, and who laughs at the small town, completes their communication under the reconciliation of the understanding grandmother.
Red can represent more than one image.
The red color in China is often associated with festivity, and you can immediately think of the new clothes, Spring Festival couplets, and red envelopes at the Spring Festival and weddings. ,Stimulate. For example, the bullring is full of red baffles, which always arouses the anger of the bulls, and also arouses the excitement, competitiveness and passion of the audience. It turns out that there are not only steel ball games in the French countryside, but also wine tasting and admiring passing beauties, as well as conquest and brave bullfighting, which can arouse the cheers of men, women and children in the whole town.
On the bullring, grandpa Paul and Theo, the old and the young, appeared in big red floral shirts, and suddenly their eyes lit up, just like granddaughter Leya's puzzlement. Paul and Theo's red parent-child outfits are not exciting, but small Fresh, harmonious and full of energy.
Red cannot simply be defined as a meaning, and Paul is far more stubborn and rigid than he was when he first met. Now he is a diligent farmer who grows olive trees, a man who drinks and teases beautiful women with his friends on the street. In the past, he also had his own madness. He could also go crazy on a motorcycle with his grandmother and close friends, but he was not good at expressing it.
Is silent communication easier to communicate?
The youngest grandson, Theo, is a deaf and dumb person. The film opens with a close-up of him. The sun shines through the car window. Theo falls asleep, awake, and the years are quiet. The first time I observed it from Theo's perspective was that my grandmother was still arguing with my older brothers and sisters about how the summer vacation was out of date. His silent world was completely puzzled.
The second silent world was after Paul’s olive tree planted an award. He followed Paul to the olive tree. Paul was facing the sun and chattering about the olive tree. Theo stood behind Paul and looked at his grandfather. Covered with the brilliance of the sun, in Theo's heart, Grandpa is not a boring person, he has his own pursuit.
The last time Theo's silent world was after Paul went to see a doctor. He couldn't even hear the breathing of the person in front of him. Theo asked Paul with a gesture, and Paul responded with a gesture. the meaning of the other party. After the summer vacation, before the two parted, Paul expressed his happiness and gratitude to Theo. The little boy was so cute when he covered his face and smiled in the wrong sign language (ps: The director edited too much in the third view of Theo. , the mutual understanding between the two was too smooth, and there was no narration from the brother).
In the silent world, Theo first felt the care of his grandfather and was friendly with him. Not because he was in a silent world, but because of his heart, Taio also found it interesting to follow his grandfather to do farm work, and also felt happy to watch his grandfather repair a small bicycle.
The process is not smooth, communication still completes his role
When Paul received his grandchildren for the first time, he was stern and not happy at all. When he was awarded the prize for planting an olive tree later, he still asked his wife if he had told his daughter that he was not unhappy with the arrival of these grandchildren. It's just sad that my daughter never talks about anything, even if it's going to divorce.
The communication between Paul and Adrian started by laughing at each other. The old man laughed at the young man who only played computer games and had no manliness, and the young man laughed at the old ignorance and alcoholism. But when the two encountered family changes, they supported each other and understood each other. Adrian accompanied Paul to exercise and supported his old age; Paul gave Adrian spiritual support to help him after his parents divorced. , show manliness, and prop up their small family (the entire holiday, Adrian's infatuation with the young woman Margaery has not changed at all, and cannot understand the charm of French beauty).
When the granddaughter Leia wanted to go the way of her daughter, Paul clearly cared about each other, but every time he used a more radical way. Paul immediately put a gun on his back and rode a motorcycle that had not been used for many years to find Leia who was injured. When Leia came back, he did not let her know the true face of the scumbag, nor let her suffer any unnecessary damage. Ya, still said she won't find a boyfriend.
Fortunately, the two finally opened their hearts. After Leia failed to report her hope in love, he talked about his emotional journey and helped Leia get out of the shadow of love. Paul also saw the helpless appearance of the injured daughter. After meeting her, he no longer cared about her not talking to him. He took the initiative to talk to her and invited her home.
The small town scenery in France is so beautiful, and we often see the shadows of the people around us on our grandpa Paul and grandma. This kind of small fresh film is easy to forget the trivialness of the story and cause the audience to empathize, and more importantly, to be able to understand each other. I also think of my grandfather first. For our grandchildren, he often thinks that we are not doing well, but when we grow up and are away from grandma and grandpa, he often praises us to others (although we just that ordinary kid). Because my grandfather had a severe experience, he is also expressing his love in this way, but I don't want to express my love for the people around me in this way.
(Finally, it is emphasized that the translation in the Xiaopozhan version is too poor, and the more you look, the more questions you have)
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