In 2017, a "ghost" film that was originally banned in China, after watching the internal review, it was released in China with no publicity and low-grade period, but it dominated the box office champion of the Lunar New Year file for half a month that year, and 1.5 million people on Douban cried. With a high score of 9.1, it ranks 28th in film history.
The theme of death is everywhere in the whole film, but the antidote to life, dreams, family affection and death is everywhere.
Some people have numb scalps and tears after reading it, and some media bluntly said that it made up for the missing " concept of life and death " for children.
It is the classic movie " Dreaming Travels " under Pixar .
The protagonist of the story is a little boy named Miguel, who was born in a small town in , Mexico, and his family has been making shoes for generations. But he doesn't like to make shoes, and he loves music more. Coincidentally, his family forbids him to touch music.
Miguel is chasing his dreams, hoping to create songs as touching as his idol, Delacus. So, he embarked on a road leading to the unknown.
Someone saw the Peach Blossom Land of family love and dreams in this movie.
The orange marigold builds a bridge to the ghost world. The living people use it to guide the undead. Even if they can't see the existence of the undead, they still believe that the departed family members will Always be by your side.
The dead souls who passed away will definitely return to their hometowns and their relatives on the Day of the Dead. Even if the loved ones can't see them, they must wait silently.
When in reality the gratitude of the living is in the same frame as the obsession of the deceased, the emotion brought by the bond of family affection will move all audiences.
After all, who has no family and no lover?
Who doesn't have a few people who want to remember their names forever?
(1) What is the relationship between family affection and dreams? The inevitable conflict can still be reconciled
The Day of the Dead is the attitude of the Mexicans towards death, which is far more optimistic than many countries.
Mexicans believe that after death, people just live in another world, a world of the dead that is even better than the real world.
Then on the Day of the Dead, these deceased relatives can return to the world and be reunited with their living families.
When the song "Remember Me" plays again, people can't help but remember the melody. In this Peach Blossom Land, even if there is a big conflict between relatives, it will be resolved because of love, and it will become Holding hands and hugs on the marigold bridge has become a blessing completed with chrysanthemum petals, and a perseverance in times of crisis.
This is something that cannot be described by any words, so what is the relationship between family love and dreams?
On the surface of the movie, family love and dreams are in conflict. Miguel was born in a family that made shoes for generations, but this family hated music, but Miguel loved music since childhood. , Miguel chose the former. After that, he also traveled to the undead world to find his music dream.
Aside from the movies, this kind of thing happens from time to time in reality. In order to pursue my dream, I left my hometown without worrying about the feelings of my family.
In the movie, Miguel still has to choose between family and music at the end of the world of the dead. This time he said "family first".
Here, it cannot be simply understood that family love and dreams are opposites, but when you are chasing your dreams, whether you forget that you will grow old with time, obviously, Miguel does not want to forget.
There is a memory killing scene in the film. Coco's father played the guitar and sang "remember me" to her when he was young, but then he abandoned his wife and daughter for his dream.It's too late.
This is also as mentioned above, to leave home for the dream, go further and further on your own path, ignoring relatives, ignoring family, and finally found that children have grown up, and loved ones have passed away. Are results like
really what you want?
The answer is also obvious. In the
movie, although Miguel realizes that music is not as important as his family, he finally uses music to save his family, which also implies from the side that dreams can be unified with family.
MiG's pursuit of music is a family taboo.
We are not unfamiliar with the "bundle of love". For westernized education, China is more likely to let children give up their dreams in the name of love.
Your area of interest is often looked down upon by family members.
"It's all for your own good", mostly in the name of love, giving people bondage. Is
brave to pursue the dream, or to compromise and compromise with love? The end of the
film is great joy, but the reality is not like this. Whether to be brave is also a question worth thinking about.
Because life is not a movie, when faced with a dream, whether to chase or give up for love, there is no right or wrong, as long as it is acceptable to oneself, that is the best result.
(2) The end of life is not death, but oblivion
It was also seen in this movie that the end of life is not death, but oblivion. There is a classic line in the
movie: "If no one remembers you in the living world, you will disappear here, and we call it the ultimate death."
This is also a profound concept proposed by the movie: human There were three deaths in total. The first death of
is the death of the body, which is the death of the body; the second time of
is the death of identity, which is the death of social status; the third time of
is the death of memory, that is this world, even the last one I miss The deceased have also left this world. In the world of the dead in the
movie, the dead are not lonely.
People who have just died can still find their deceased relatives in the world of the dead, and then reunite to live together.
But if no one remembers you, worships you, remembers you, and you are gradually forgotten, then you will enter the final death, that is, disappear forever.
China also has its own "Day of the Dead", which is the Zhongyuan Festival in the seventh lunar month.
But unlike the joy of the Mexicans, the Chinese Ghost Festival is depressing and sorrowful, and no Chinese would dare to display the lights on such a day.
Usually we burn paper money in the dark night, expressing our longing for those who have passed away, and wishing them to bless us with a smooth journey ahead.
Therefore, people from different countries have different ways of expressing emotions, but we can't be too one-sided to say that Mexico's way is good, but their way, like this film, can inspire us.
Because, if there really is a world of undead, then our wishes can really be conveyed, and the deceased can also feel our wishes in another world, and they will definitely live better, which also tells us that for life and death , or look a little lighter.
Death is a blessing for the dead and a misfortune for the living.
If there is no such a fictional world of the dead, maybe we will not enjoy this world well because of the death of others.
In the movie, death has become a non-terrifying thing, and forgetting makes people leave nothing. When everyone forgets you, maybe you yourself feel that there is nothing left to cherish.
is like a scene in the movie when coco mother and coco fatherWhen they met, Coco's mother still couldn't forgive him for leaving, but the family on the side said the core of the movie: "You may not need to forgive, but it should not be forgotten." The most shocking thing about this movie
is that it A candid "view of life and death".
You will find that death is not so scary, it is just a physical departure, it will continue to accompany the loved one in another way, as long as we remember each other, love will keep us together forever.
Conclusion
The emotional theme of "Dream Travel" has been used by many people and many movies, but after the plot has been constantly reversed and changed, it still brings a strong impact.
The most precious thing about it is that it comforts everyone who misses their loved ones, telling them that memory is the only bond, that they will accompany them, feel happy for them, and feel happy for them.
Lu Xun once said: "Family or Yubei, others also sing."
Indeed, when people no longer remember a person, he really disappears.
If the laws of the world are like this, we should be more kind, responsible, caring for our family, and influence more people when we are alive, so that when we die, we will be remembered and will live forever The hearts of another generation. The death of
is both the end of life and the beginning of a new life. Death is not the end, it is the next stop in the continuation of life, reunite there, and go on living.
