I liked it when I first saw Yasujiro Ozu's movie "Tokyo Story" on the recommendation of others, and later brushed it once.
The story of the movie is simple, an old couple goes to Tokyo for the first time in their lives to visit their eldest son, Yukiichi, the eldest daughter, and Noriko, the second daughter-in-law, who have settled there and worked there.
The old couple thought their children were doing well in Tokyo, but after the eldest son and eldest daughter lived in the house, they found that their children's situation was not as beautiful as they thought. They are not so enthusiastic about their parents, each working hard for their own small family, the eldest daughter Fan even felt the burden because of the arrival of her parents, willing to pay with the eldest brother to let the elderly go on a trip.
The scene when two old people sit alone in the tourist place and watch the scenery really stings the reader's eyes, and the dozens of years old people are nothing more than changing places to continue to feel lonely.
The lonely two elders went on a tour
The couple felt intimate with their widowed second daughter-in-law, Noriko, but Noriko always seemed to have unspeakable sadness.
Noriko combs her mother-in-law's hair
The couple restrained their disappointment in their children, said goodbye to the children politely, and returned to their hometown, but the old wife died of illness after returning home.
The life and death of the elderly are normal phenomena of life. But the performance of the children after the mother's funeral is poignant.
After the mother's funeral, the children sat together to eat, the eldest daughter was not sad, the meal was still very delicious, and she did not forget to ask for a favorite mother's item.
After the death of her mother, the family gathered
The children who had a problem rushed back to their hometown, and the little daughter Kyoko at home was still warm, she watched the behavior of the eldest brother and sister, and complained to Noriko: These people are too selfish, everyone says that there is something in the family, but they do not forget to take away their favorite items...
I still remember That Kiko replied that when children grow up, they will gradually drift away from their parents. They have their own lives, not bad intentions, everyone values their own lives, each will gradually become like this, although I don't want to, I will become like this...
Kyoko's answer is also too much in line with our mood: this world is really disheartening.
The first time I watched this movie, there was always a wave of sadness that lingered in my heart, but I was more determined to find more time to go back to see my elderly parents.
There are too many unsatisfactory things in this world, spend less time and money with your family, let yourself leave no regrets, in order to be ashamed.