Chen Jingning's film review was written a few days later.
The title of the film review is: "What we once had, we will always have!"
"The opening quote is from the words of the eldest sister Da Xia Chun in the video: "We agreed to meet again in the future. If there is a girl who pretends to be cool because she is so successful, we will go there and punish her; if there is a girl who is showing off because she is poor, she will be punished. The girl who dares not come out will be tortured until she has money. Although we don’t know which one of us will die first, on the day of death, no, even if we die, we will not disband.
The film begins with the protagonist Ren Nami, who is doing housework and worrying about her daughter. When visiting her mother in the hospital, Nami meets her close friend Xia Chun. Reunited 25 years later, Xia Chun wore hospital clothes and watched Nami singing in the intensive care unit. Then my nose started to feel sore, and the heat moistened the corners of my eyes.
This girl who was once the most powerful would be the first to leave among the seven sisters. The eldest sister who was once so cool and handsome is now tortured by illness and is in disgrace!
The eldest sister Xia Chun asked Nami to see her crazy best friends again before she died - the other five members of Sunny.
Then the camera jumps back and forth 25 years ago and 25 years later, and the old and new scenes are constantly intertwined.
The fat girl Rose, who was worried about having her double eyelids cut off, became an insurance planner with poor performance.
Jin Hee, who was full of dirty words back then, pretended to be elegant in front of others because she married a rich man.
Back then, her family ran a beauty salon and she dreamed of becoming a big star, but instead she became a poor barmaid.
At that time, she dreamed of becoming a family, where she was surrounded by golden branches and jade leaves, and was cared for in every possible way. She became a housewife who was fettered by her family and made things difficult for her mother-in-law.
The little beauty Xiuxiu, who was scratched on the face due to an accident, is now missing.
Twenty-five years have deeply separated the past and present selves, making them distinct.
Most of them have become completely different people from the past, but no one has forgotten the laughter and tears they once had together. They looked at Nami who suddenly appeared in front of them and said, you are Nami, it has not changed at all.
It turns out that it was just because of the busy or embarrassing life that the beauty of the past was temporarily sealed, but no one has forgotten the fights we fought together, the dances we danced together, rock-paper-scissors.
In that era when we were still worried about exams, we were locked in a cage called school, where we met friends we will never forget for the rest of our lives. There was no intrigue or interest.
This is really a pretentious and cliché statement, but I have tears in my eyes as I type this.
Because of the good things we once had, we can rely on memories to keep us warm today.
The road I once walked is too far away now, but it is so long that it runs through my heart accidentally, step by step, countless footprints.
25 years ago, members of the small group recorded a video of their future selves. Nami 25 years later looked at her past partners in front of the screen and cried silently.
The camera strangely cuts the past and present into two parts but presents them simultaneously.
Fu Ji, who looked childish at that time, waved her hand towards the camera and happily said to her future self: "Hello Fu Ji, Fu Ji, you have become a big star now, and you will marry a handsome man, so you should." You must have a child, I feel so happy just thinking about it. Fu Ji, as for you, you will become a woman loved by thousands of people. Fu Ji, I really, really love you!"
Fuki, who is full of girlish feelings and simply having sweet dreams, has nothing after 25 years, sitting on the roadside smoking a cigarette in desolation.
Destiny is a cruel carving knife that changes their appearance, and it is also like a sharp scimitar that cuts people apart from the past, leaving only a bloody reality.
25 years later, Fu Ji cried loudly and said to Nami who wanted to help her out of her predicament, "What can you do to help! Xia Chun is going to die! Didn't she promise to take care of us!"
Nami lowered her head sadly and cried.
Yes, Xia Chun is going to die.
The eldest sister back then, she was going to die.
Putting on a beautiful display with a very heroic look on his face
summer and spring;
Saying that if I touch you, I will touch Xia Chun of our entire group;
Xia Chun beats up the bad girl who bullied Nami;
The eldest sister Da Xia Chun is loved and admired by everyone;
Now lying haggardly in the intensive care unit, seeing her heartbreakingly enduring pain, Nami couldn't believe it, she was a big sister!
But she is dying, who will take care of us, protect us, and stand up for us?
After a long, long time, where will you be, who once said you would protect me?
Although the film begins with Xia Chun wanting to see her best friend before she dies, it does not exaggerate the sad atmosphere too much.
I hate movies that are sensational for the sake of sensationalism, which is why I love this movie. There was no elaboration about Xia Chun's illness, and even death was extremely peaceful, with no crying or entanglement.
They chatted and ate fruit on the hospital bed, they vented their anger and fought over Nami's daughter, and they laughed at the funeral over the years they had spent together.
Touching is something inadvertent, a look up, a frown, a glance, a sigh.
Xia Chun died in the end, but distributed his inheritance and company to friends in need. Then the five members of Sunny finished the dance they had not finished that year in the mourning hall.
I don’t think they will forget it. No matter how many days they spent together, it’s not worth the time they spent together.
Yes, everyone is laughing and joking, but in fact, none of them has a knife that is cutting in their hearts all the time?
Laughing, just because they know that the eldest sister wants to see them laugh!
"We have agreed to meet again in the future. If there is a girl who is showing off because of her rapid rise, we will go there and punish her; if there is a girl who dares not show off her pride because she is poor, we will torture her until she is rich. Although I don’t know who among us will die first. On the day of death, no, even if we die, we Sunny will not disband.”
We will be like this too, right.
"Oldboy" is a youth dream that belongs to boys, but it does not belong to us. What we need is that in ordinary life, it is already a big event for the sisters to reunite. The reunion is like a handle, holding up the memories of my youth and reminding myself how arrogant my youth once was. This kind of hard work allows everyone who is more or less a loser to laugh at life again.
The most painful thing for the protagonist in the movie is that when she was young, her most beloved man was with her most beloved woman. When they grew up, everyone worked hard to live a life that was beyond recognition, with everything in sight and the cold weather.
Maybe everyone is similar, not that good, not that bad. Bask in the sun and listen to the news every day, eat hand-pulled bread for breakfast, and watch variety shows in the evening. At work, I tolerate my boss, irritate my colleagues, and do thankless things. Occasionally I slow down, smell the flowers, look up, and see that the sky is still there, still so blue, so blue. Occasionally drunk without any sign or reason.
Blandness is what we abandon. Life always goes through countless repetitions, but you may not know that every plain and peaceful expression has a tired and brave heart. What is repeated and can be repeated forever is happiness.
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