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Chapter 908 The power of warmth

Italian water city, in the hotel.

Mu Qing was reading the reviews of "Sister Tao" and "The Thief of Time".

"You, you are not a new director anymore, you should know that these evaluations are not accurate, and you are still watching it all the time." Li Yi said helplessly.

"That's different!" Mu Qing gave Li Yi a blank look and said.

"What's the difference?" Li Yi asked with his hands around her waist from behind, his chin on her shoulder.

"Anyway, it's different." Mu Qing thought for a while, but she couldn't seem to think of a reason for it, but she said it firmly.

"Huh? This is Lao Du's film review? Let's see how he touts it." Li Yi glanced at the page displayed on the computer screen, it was a film review by his old acquaintance, film critic Du Xianghai.

""Peach Sister" - the warmth that hits people's hearts directly before the tragic end of life comes!"

"I once read a sentence, to the effect: God first makes us ugly, then makes us grow old and die slowly. Perhaps, this is the destiny of each of us.

Watching "Sister Tao", my deepest feeling is sadness.Although the director thoughtfully prepared a lot of burdens and jokes, they were actually very happy, but the heavy sadness in my heart still lingered.What impresses me the most is the narrow and cramped nursing home in the film, the old people wearing baby bibs and waiting for the nurses to feed them, and the uncle who was scolded and even twisted by others when he dropped a few grains of rice. He has no relatives for more than [-] years Visiting, grandma who can only stay in the nursing home at the age of [-], age spots, wrinkles, white hair everywhere, staggering steps, empty eyes...

All of this has left me heartbroken countless times.People can't help but think, this is also our parents' tomorrow, and our own tomorrow.

Li Yi has a saying in "The Thief of Time": In the ever-changing life, time is the biggest thief.

In fact, the same is true in "Sister Tao", no matter how strong or unwilling, in the face of aging, everyone will eventually fail.

We are not lost to the joy, anger and sorrow of life, but to the years and time.

Like Sister Tao, she loves cleanliness and neatness all her life.When I first entered a nursing home and lived in a cubicle, the first thing I did was feel the table to see if there was any dust, and when I went to the bathroom, I had to tear off a small piece of tissue paper to plug my nostrils.Roger took her home to have a look. She first touched the dust on the furniture involuntarily.The first time she had a stroke, she didn't want help from others, and she didn't want to use a wheelchair. Once her health improved, she insisted on taking a minibus when she went for a follow-up examination.But the second time, she had to be supported to walk.Later, he could only sit in a wheelchair, no, he was tied to the wheelchair with a safety belt, his mouth was crooked, his mouth was slobbering, and his speech was slurred.

At the beginning, she was still unwilling to grow old, and firmly resisted that sick and weak self.But slowly, she accepted her fate, and she could only accept her fate.The weirdness and paranoia of the housemates, and the companion who accidentally fell and failed to rescue and died, all of them reflected her own living conditions like a mirror.Everything, including Roger's mother's bird's nest and the banknotes she took out, reminded her all the time: You can't do it anymore, you can't do anything for others.Compared with specific diseases, these subtle signals may be more lethal.The bitterness in it may only be understood by the person involved.

Why do many old people become more like children when they get old? Because they are expressing their unwillingness in this way, unwilling to grow old, unwilling to be told "you can't do it" by others!
The scenes in the nursing home are just chilling and lonely!

Most of the time, Sister Tao's eyes are peaceful and generous.Before undergoing gallbladder surgery, she seemed to be very relaxed and said: "I am not afraid, half of my body is buried in the soil. Man's fate is determined by God. God will arrange for us." She can also joke along with the priest's words: "Eating a pacifier Sometimes, sometimes in the coffin." Knowing that Uncle Jian borrowed money not to see a doctor, but to "go to see the hair-washing girl", she still smiled and gave him the money, saying, "He is just looking for it, how many times can he look for it?" Woolen cloth".I think this kind of peace and generosity not only comes from her kind nature, but also because she has Roger.

Although she will grow old and die, at least, with Roger by her side, she can feel the warmth from the bottom of her heart before the end comes.

Sister Tao has never been married and has served the Liang family for sixty years.When she was getting old, it was Roger who took the filial piety to take care of her until the end of her life.Before Sister Tao suffered a stroke, their dialogue and actions were typical master-servant relationships.After the stroke, the two slowly became more and more like a mother and son who depended on each other.In fact, Liang's family is very good. Roger's mother even flew back to Hong Kong from the United States to visit Sister Tao.

However, some of her behaviors, whether it was making bird's nests or giving scarves, were more like a kind charity, which made Sister Tao very disturbed.

And Roger's actions give people a much more realistic feeling.From carefully selecting a nursing home, to taking Sister Tao to the premiere of her own movie, from giving Kaka to the nursing home to accompany Sister Tao during the Chinese New Year, to carefully arranging her hair and socks for Sister Tao at the end, her demeanor, tone and movements are all so impressive. Natural and appropriate.Therefore, in the face of Roger's concern, Sister Tao gradually let go from the initial resistance, not wanting to bother this and that, and later she can enjoy the care of this "godson" with peace of mind.

Every time I see them smiling and making fun of each other, I always feel a little warmth in my heart.It can be said that because of Roger, sister Tao walked peacefully and peacefully during the last part of her journey.

Having something to rely on for old age, even if it cannot withstand the sadness of the doomsday, it is probably a great consolation.

In this sense, Sister Tao should be regarded as one of the happier ones in the nursing home.At least it seems that she is much happier than that Aunt Jin who is always scolded by her daughter and whose son always "forgets" to pay her hospital bills.

The daughter who always scolded her mother, after her mother passed away, came to the nursing home to clear up her belongings, and she was crying bitterly.Is it guilt, reluctance, or finally remembering the benefits of mother?But, no matter what, heaven and man are separated forever, and no matter how bitterly she cried, her mother would not be able to perceive it.

This is the only crying scene in "Sister Tao".The film is shot very calmly, very restrained, calm and meaningful.Every small detail is so plain, but enough to touch people's hearts.I can't tell you how many times I've shed tears watching this movie, thinking of my elderly parents who were also walking in Sister Tao's path, and myself walking in Sister Tao's path.I really hope that, sometime in the future, I can face this as a man, like Roger did.

The "principal" in the movie is equally touching. He sees the residents angrily scolding the residents who can't eat well, but in fact, why isn't he afraid, afraid that he will have such a day?
He is not a man without a story, and there is obviously a story behind that crystal ball music box!

"It's hard to say goodbye when we meet, the east wind is weak and the flowers are gone." At the end of the movie, the director recited Li Shangyin's "Untitled" through the mouth of an old man.At the memorial service, Uncle Jian presented Sister Tao with a bouquet of white flowers.Death, after all, is unavoidable.I hope we can all have that kind of stable and warm power to warm others and ourselves before the end comes. "

After reading this film review, Li Yi and Mu Qing remained silent for a long time.

(End of this chapter)