John felt very sad when he encountered such a family. He couldn't imagine what his Mike would be like in such a home.
On the way home, John suppressed the anger in his heart. He didn't understand why the adoption agency would introduce him to such a family.
At this moment, little Mike, who was holding hands, suddenly asked, "What is adoption? Dad!"
John was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and looked at his son's innocent eyes. He explained: "When a child can no longer be taken care of by his father and mother, he will then go live with two great new parents, and they will give him a What a lovely new home!"
After listening to his father’s explanation about adoption, Mike looked up and said, “I don’t want to be adopted!”
Isn't this John's idea?
Growing up with Mike, watching him start a family and start a business, he did not have to experience the childhood he had experienced. Just like seeing children carrying schoolbags to school on the roadside, he often wondered whether Mike would be like this in the future.
After walking through the streets and roads, he excitedly called his father when he returned home, and then gave him a hug, but he knew that Mike would no longer have him in his future.
Watching Mike let go of his hands and ran to a white line in front of him, stepping on the line with his feet, hands spread out, and walking unsteadily, he suddenly began to feel that he was starting to play games and become jealous, jealous of the person who would be called daddy by Mike in the future. people!
Inside the cake shop.
Mike asked why he would arrange such a family for his Mike, and Xiaona reluctantly said that everything was done in accordance with procedures and regulations.
It's not just you.
"Where did you find these people? What procedures did you follow to arrange them?"
John couldn't help but said angrily: "I'm not giving them a dog to take care of, nor a rabbit. This is the most important decision in my life. If they don't understand, don't you understand either?"
"It's not that I want to be like this, it's that I have to be like this! Do you understand?"
Xiaona also sympathized with John, but she was helpless because she had done everything she could.
John calmed down and said, "Actually, the important thing is Mike. I always thought I knew him. I really know him. He is, he is my son, but do I really know him? Do I know him well enough? I am now I’m a little unsure!”
John's biggest surprise and hesitation was still with his son.
He thought he knew him, but he suddenly discovered that his son Mike seemed to know much more than he thought.
He would ask the single lady, when will you die?
Apparently, he remembered the word death and began to try to understand the meaning of death.
He then asked what adoption was, and he obviously felt something, so he said he didn't want to be adopted.
This makes John even more uneasy!
After returning home, John bathed his son, washed his hair, combed his hair and caught lice. After catching the lice, John said to his son, "Tell the teacher, the lice are gone!"
But I heard Mike say: "They are all dead!"
John's health is getting worse and worse, his body and mind are haggard, and he knows that he is getting closer and closer to death.
When eating, when Mike finished eating, he picked up the spoon from his father's bowl and wanted to continue eating. John saw it and took it away immediately, telling Mike not to use his own spoon. He was worried about the impact he would have on his children. He didn't allow Mike to touch the spoons he used, and he didn't allow Mike to eat the food he wasted because of his illness.
Mike said I still want to eat.
John opened the refrigerator and took out the orange juice, but the hand that poured the orange juice kept shaking!
Mike looked at his father. He was so confused that he always felt that he understood, but he seemed to understand nothing.
John had to speed up the progress. He began to try to get Mike to accept new things, but this was met with resistance from Mike. He seemed to be sensitive to his father's thoughts and threw away all the new things his father bought. After leaving the room, he was unwilling to lose either those old things or John.
John looked at the mess and smiled, but his smile was extremely complicated and harmonious.
have no choice.
On the one hand, I am happy that my son has become sensible, but what is helpless is that he must do this, and he must gradually adapt to all this, the new environment, and new things!
It's not just Little Mike who has to break away from the past, but also himself.
He saw Mike decorating the truck with his favorite color red, and John asked what did you put in the truck?
Stone, the son replied.
John knew that Mike still remembered the woman who gave him the hard candy.
No matter how much nostalgia and reluctance you have, you still have to throw away the things that should be thrown away.
He came to a wide place alone, sat on the grass, and looked into the distance. He was even more uncomfortable than Mike.
But he must do it.
He began to deal with the last things, throwing away the old things in the car, and then sold the car, including the tools, to his colleagues, along with a list of customers, including their temperaments, preferences, etc.
He has been working hard.
Unfortunately, none of this matters anymore, because he is about to leave, leave this world, and leave Mike!
After doing this, he could finally put down work completely, take his son Mike, and go to the amusement park to play.
Bumper cars, pirate ships, eating cotton candy, watching the funny mirror...
This wonderful memory is not only left for Mike, but also for John!
After returning home, he finally decided to tell Mike what death was and the meaning of death.
He told Mike: "Like a beetle, the body is left, but now it is flying around in the woods. One day soon, your father will leave his body, but he will always be with you, in the air!"
"Like a balloon in the air?"
John nodded!
"You can't see me, but you can talk to me, and I can hear it. You can't hear me talking like this, but you can hear it in your heart!"
"In your heart?"
"Yes! Because I will always be by your side, in the air around you, warming you in the sunshine!"
"Is it raining too?"
"Yes, even if it rains, it will make you wet!"
"Grapes too?"
"Yes, but it's not in the grapes, it's in the taste!"
Mike seemed to understand that his father was leaving. He nodded and accepted his father's statement. They had no better choice.
John decided to leave the time capsule to Mike.
It contains all his blessings and love for Mike, the small candle, the gloves left by Mike's mother, a photo of her holding little Mike, a photo of him at the playground, his work hat, The window brushes that have been used for a long time are also put into the time capsule together.
He figured it out. He always thought that everything he did was for Mike's good, but he ignored that although Mike was only three years old, he also had memories.
He understands what death is, what adoption is, he understands a lot of things.
And these belong to Mike. He will grow up one day and he has the right to choose whether he needs these things.
Of course, that candle was a selfish thought on his part. He wished he could spend more time with Mike and spend another birthday!
Everything is coming to an end.
John took Mike and walked on that road for the last time. Just like countless times before, holding hands, Mike went to press the traffic light. The difference was that this time, John did not drive, but took Mike on the bus.
It's just a pity that John's life has come to an end and he can't accompany Mike to grow up. He can only hold his hand and send him to the next stop in his life!
That's right, he didn't choose the first wealthy family, nor did he choose the family that didn't like dogs, nor did he choose the middle-class family in the global village. Naturally, he couldn't choose the mean family.
He took Mike with him and chose the single lady who was not wealthy.
She may not be rich, but she is
As she said, only two people who love each other are qualified to be together! John knew what love meant. He loved his son. At the last moment of his life, he found the most suitable candidate for his son to adopt as a father. From the perspective of love, in the name of love...
Of course, it's not just that. Among all the families, there is only that lady. She will ask about Mike's childhood and want to know every stage of the child's growth.
And this was also Mike's choice. In the process of meeting those families, he only interacted with the woman when he met him, and he still remembered her loading his truck with candy.
[In view of the general environment,
Arriving at the door of the single lady, Mike glanced at his father and John nodded.
He stepped forward and rang the doorbell.
The door opened and John smiled.
It’s just that there are too many things in that smile.
Mike looked up at Dad...
The camera freezes at this moment, without giving John a look back at Mike.
The last shot shows the back of John leaving. His back is no longer majestic, but has become extremely crouched, and his steps have become extremely awkward, as if he is a man who has lost everything.
He reluctantly turned his head and glanced behind him, then turned around resolutely.
He saw a white line on the road, and suddenly stepped forward, like his son Mike had done before, spreading his hands and stepping on the white line.
Tick tock, tick tock...
I just don’t know when, this strong man who didn’t shed tears even when he faced death or even when he knew he was terminally ill, burst into tears at this moment!
The movie is over.
The movie theater was completely silent, except for the sound of sobs from time to time.
"A very calm film. There are no hysterical scenes, but it can make people cry...
I love the calmness in this movie, the warm sunshine on the tired face of the protagonist, the way the child walks tremblingly with a water glass, and the scene of the father and son walking hand in hand. The height difference between the two creates an incomparable feeling. The strong and warm force is mutual reliance, trust, and unreserved love for each other...
Regarding death, how to explain it to a three-year-old child, how to say goodbye, and how to face such departure...
It just left its body, but it still exists in the air, in the raindrops, in the smell of grapes...
But... the movie is undoubtedly a good movie, but it seems too calm, we need to think again! " said a cinemagoer at the theater.
"The story is warm and desperate. What is warm is that this father, who was covered in tattoos and had an unhappy childhood, released all his tenderness to his son when he was responsible for the family alone.
He can speak slowly, read stories to his son, run with his son in the supermarket, and play childish games with him.
But the passing of life is uncontrollable and inevitable. He is reluctant to bear it and must face the separation to make the final choice for his son. The despair from his father and his loss of control and tears to the social workers again and again are the truest feelings of this father. emotion. It is also the story that touches the audience most directly.
But if it is an ordinary audience, can they persist until the end? I need more material! "Another viewer said the same thing.
Moviegoers, film critics, and media people are different.
When they watch a movie, they need to analyze it from different angles. What is the attraction of this movie? Where are the highlights?
How's the pace?
How is the plot?
Can it attract an audience?
Whether there are market prospects, etc., etc.
As a result, although almost everyone said that this was a good movie, they all expressed doubts about the film's market prospects.
Not only is it a good movie, it will definitely get good box office results.
This was actually within Li Yi's expectation.
Dean Pictures may be a little disappointed, but they will not really relax about the movie.
The effect of the movie screening in theaters is not ideal, but it is certainly not the end of the world. There will also be a special session for film critics and media people.
This movie may lack commercial selling points in the eyes of moviegoers, but for the promotion of Dean Pictures, it also highlights the advantages of this movie. This will definitely be a movie with great reputation. Not a bad movie.
Then the publicity aspect can be done.
Soon, Dean Films arranged special sessions for film critics and media people.
The movie "Obscure" actually has more promotion points than the previous "Heartbeat". After all, Maury Darren and his son starred in this movie together, which is also a good publicity stunt in itself.
And the reality was just as they expected.
Film critics almost unanimously praised this movie!
"Adults may not do better than children when it comes to accepting death and separation. So it seems like we are saying goodbye, but in fact we are experiencing the last stage of growth!"
"Silent as the sea, sad but not sad, delicate to the bone, family love is the only light in the long tunnel."
"This is the most ordinary father, the deepest love for his son, witnessing the greatest fatherly love in the world in peace! "Obscurity" is worth watching!"
"The film avoids deliberate sentimentality and just talks about "accepting loss". There is not even a strong dramatic conflict such as life, separation and death. The overall emotional tone is a bit melancholy, but it also contains a lot of stamina. Little Darren is in very good condition, so well-behaved, which is very heartwarming. Morrie's performance was also good, showing a dying man's last obsession to stay in the world. He didn't accuse or be miserable, he just showed it very plainly. "
"There are actually many films on the subject of orphans, but this one is more relaxing and healing. The two male protagonists, one big and one small, performed very well in this film, especially the little one! The film passes slowly and slowly. The two fast lines, the slow line of the daily life of father and son, and the fast line of the father's urgent entrustment to his child before his death, tell this sad but heartwarming and healing story... It is not boring at all, but has rich details. , Zhicheng’s feelings! The overall tone of the film is very good! It’s a good film!”
