Foreword: "Like a Sunny Day, Like a Rainy Day" is a literary film released by Monterey Media Inc. in the United States, directed by Frank Wiley, starring Liston Mastre and Julian Shattkin, released in the United States on March 13, 2015. Douban scored 8.3, which is one of the highest-rated foreign language movies in Douban in 2015.
The film tells the story of Reggie, a 12-year-old cello prodigy living in Manhattan surrounded by wealth, and Eleanor, a 23-year-old poor girl who is harassed by a lazy boyfriend, alienated by her family, and unfortunately expelled from a restaurant.
Because Reggie's mother felt that Reggie was too young and needed to be taken care of, she found a nanny for him and took him to and from school. Eleanor mistakenly becomes Reggie's new nanny, and together the two find that "music" occupies an important place in each other's hearts, and both find their true selves from "music".
Poster of "Like a Sunny Day, Like a Rainy Day"
According to reports, the inspiration for the creation of the film came from the director's walking on the streets of New York city once met an old friend who had not been seen for 25 years, and the friendship at that time seemed to be accidental and rushed at that time, but in fact had a great positive impact on the director's later life. The director wants to bring such New York-style encounters and friendships to the screen, show the preciousness of such emotions, and explore how such friendships will change and affect a person's life after they are over.
Director Frank Willie wanted to present this beautiful relationship to the audience through "Like a Sunny Day, Like a Rainy Day". Some people feel that the feelings of the protagonist of this film are pure friendship, and some people feel that it is a faint love. No matter what kind of emotion, the two protagonists have gained extraordinary gains from this relationship.
Everyone is lonely in this world, and it is rare to meet a person who understands you, who helps you find the enthusiasm and dreams in your original life. So today, I will start from the perspective of "layout structure, character shaping, and film value" and analyze this film in multiple dimensions, and in the third part of this article, I will combine the plot of the film and my own viewing experience to talk about the practical significance of this film.
Eleanor & Reggie
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >01 Analysis from the layout structure: the director uses a parallel narrative structure to tell the lives of the heroes and heroines, while using the soundtrack of the same name throughout, which makes people unforgettable and resonates with the audience to express the emotions of the film. </h1>
(1) Unfolding with two parallel branches of the male and female protagonists, an opportunity point makes the two parallel lines intersect, thus changing the lives of the two people
The film begins with the director using a parallel narrative approach, telling the lives of Eleanor and Reggie. On a sunny morning, they woke up in their respective beds, empty around them. They were all walking alone on the streets of New York, as if they had been forgotten by this busy and lively city. Until one day, Eleanor desperately needed a job to support herself, and she became Reggie's nanny. The two parallel lines finally intersect, and the lives of the two sides have a subtle change.
When they first met, Eleanor listened to The Regilla cello alone. At home, Reggie enjoys practicing cello in an indoor pool without water. Eleanor asked Reggie if he could swim. He said no, Eleanor asked why, and he said he didn't teach me. Eleanor said she would teach him. In getting along, their relationship is getting better and better, like a pair of old friends who have not seen each other for a long time.
After Reggie's cello performance, the two would eat ice cream together to celebrate; they would pour on the couch together and eat popcorn and watch comedy movies; they would go to the gallery together to admire the oil paintings; and they would walk through most of the city together to eat Chinese restaurants full of MSG. Eleanor's father is seriously ill, and Reggie offers to return to her hometown with her to visit his father who is seriously ill.
Reggie encouraged Eleanor not to give up on his musical dreams. Eleanor said that if Reggie didn't give up the cello, she wouldn't give up the music. When parting, sadness spread to the heart. Eventually Eleanor returned home, and Reggie sent her the Coleine tube. At this time, Reggie is still playing his composition "Like a Sunny Day, Like a Rainy Day" in the pool without water in the house, while Eleanor picks up the Corne pipe and plays the same melody.
In my opinion, the film begins with a two-line narrative of the hero and heroine, presenting two souls who are also forgotten by affection and love, at a specific point in time, to let them meet. In recounting the story of the two, there are no unexpected plot reversals, but a simple introduction to the brief encounter and parting of Eleanor and Reggie.
Eleanor and Reggie talk
(2) The melodious and soothing soundtrack of the same name is matched with a slow-paced plot that resonates with the audience
The entire film uses the soundtrack of the same name "Like Sunny Day, Like Rainy Day" throughout, and it is not too much for Douban to label the film as music.
At the beginning of the film, with the piano intro as the background music, the white curtains swaying with the wind, followed by a slightly messy desk, a few bedside books, then the maid wakes up Reggie, then Reggie carries the cello to school alone, the teacher speaks geometric mathematics at the podium, and Reggie keeps looking out the window. In this scene, the melodious and soothing piano sound lingers in the ears. The director also hinted at the inner loneliness of this highly intelligent boy.
The camera then switches to Eleanor, who breaks up with her boyfriend and throws her boyfriend's guitar out the window, with the guitar playing brisk pop music as the background music. I think it is a metaphor for the heroine to end her old life and usher in a new life and friends. Later, because of her boyfriend's trouble, Eleanor was expelled from the restaurant, and a section of the music "Like a Sunny Day, Like a Rainy Day" sounded, representing the beginning of Eleanor's new life.
The second time I used "Like a Sunny Day, Like a Rainy Day" was when Eleanor listened to Reggie rehearse, and Eleanor was impressed by this song. Later, I learned that this song was composed by Reggie, and I was even more impressed by the talent of this talented teenager. At the end of the film, the two play the song "Like a Sunny Day, Like a Rainy Day" in their respective homes. This song makes me feel that meeting is a kind of fate, making life better. The beautiful picture in the film with the melodious and soothing soundtrack of the same name makes the film even smaller and fresher.
Eleanor and Reggie play "Like a Sunny Day, Like a Rainy Day"
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >02 From the character modeling analysis: the beautiful encounter of two lonely and similar souls, in this encounter each other comfort loneliness, and finally find their true selves</h1>
(1) A genius teenager with maturity and wisdom that does not match his age
In the film, Reggie is a talented teenager with a maturity and wisdom that does not match his age. Because of his high intelligence, he seems very cold and lonely. 12-year-old Reggie has already started college, and his classmates are much older than him, so he seems even more out of place with his surroundings.
His mother felt that Reggie needed a nanny to take care of him, and mistakenly bumped Eleanor into becoming his nanny. Because of talent, Reggie's life is one-way, he can understand what others think, but others can't understand his ideas.
In the film, Reggie is practicing, and Eleanor is attracted by the sound of the piano, praising Reggie's cello for playing beautifully, but Reggie says:
"It's not as good as you say, and playing the cello lately has always been a lack of inspiration."
I think Reggie lacks inspiration for love, and musicians are mostly motivated by some kind of emotion when they create music. Reggie, a lonely child, longs to be understood and cared for. But the people around him always lacked attention to him. Eleanor's arrival fills the void in Reggie's love. Eleanor is a good listener who understands all the loneliness in Reggie's heart, respects and supports all of Reggie's ideas.
"Little grown-up" Reggie
(2) A sad girl who is always hit by real life
In the film, the heroine Eleanor has a bad boyfriend, she has no choice but to hide back to her hometown, but her mother only cares about how long she lives at home, and persuades her to reunite with her boyfriend. Because of her boyfriend's harassment, Eleanor lost her job at the restaurant. With the help of her girlfriend, she eventually became Reggie's nanny, whose job was as simple as supervising Reggie's ride to and from school and getting Reggie to eat on time.
When they first met, she quietly listened to Reggie play the cello on stage. In the process of getting along, Eleanor gradually fell in love with Reggie's cello pieces and understood Reggie's inner loneliness. The two share their thoughts with each other, and Reggie learns that Eleanor has a musical dream. He encourages Eleanor to regain his musical dreams, and I am deeply touched by a sentence that Reggie says to Eleanor in the film. He said:
"If you don't show your talents, you're committing a crime."
The two encourage each other and stick to their musical path. Eleanor is healed by her time with Reggie, making her willing to face up to her broken family and helpless life.
Reggie encouraged Eleanor to continue his studies of music
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >03 From the analysis of film value: based on the storyline, combined with their own viewing experience, talk about the practical significance of this movie to us. </h1>
(1) The hardest thing in life is to meet someone who understands you
In the film, Reggie and Eleanor, two lonely souls, meet, she understands his desire to be understood and cared for, and he understands her helplessness to give up her musical dreams in order to make a living.
Reggie carefully and gently heals the unemployed and loveless little nanny. He would fear that Eleanor would be harassed by her boyfriend and would want to protect her; accompany ellenor to see him for the last time when his father was critically ill; he knew that she had bought her beloved musical instrument because of her predicament, and finally gave her a Cornell tube after parting, encouraging her to continue her dreams.
Eleanor understood Reggie's loneliness and struggled to accompany him. She would accompany him to watch comedy movies on the couch; go to the gallery to admire the paintings; take him to the subway in New York; she would go with him to eat his favorite Chinese restaurant, and when she learned that he couldn't swim, she would try to teach him to swim; and she would encourage him to open up and make more friends.
As Reggie says to Eleanor in the film:
"It's really hard to believe that I've only been with you for a few months and it feels like I've known you for the rest of my life."
The relationship between Reggie and Eleanor was not from the beginning a relationship of care and care of the master and servant, but a mutual understanding and healing in mutual sharing. The hardest thing in life is to meet someone who understands you. He understands your loneliness, loneliness, and helplessness, so Reggie and Eleanor in the story are lucky.
"Like a sunny day, like a rainy day" line
(2) Life is the same, sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy
The whole film is slow and long, there is no vigorous plot, and a brief record of a brief encounter and parting is recorded. The hero and heroine Reggie and Eleanor met by chance. The two were very happy in this encounter, but life was so disappointing, and finally the two were separated. At the end of the film, Eleanor knelt down to say goodbye to Reggie and kissed Reggie. This picture is very beautiful, this light kiss, said endless sadness and reluctance.
The end of this movie, although a tragedy, is closer to the original appearance of life. Life is a process of laughter and tears, just like the weather, sometimes the sky is clear, sometimes the rain is raging. Not everything can have a HAPPY ENDING. In the end, the two played the song "Like a Sunny Day, Like a Rainy Day" over the air, which is the best memory of the person who separated. Even if you can't accompany each other in your future life, you will bravely go on.
The last parting and kissing
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > summarize:</h1>
It's a simple and beautiful story that revolves around themes like loneliness, companionship, and music. Some people think it's a love story, some people think it's a story of friendship. I think both of these ideas are a bit narrow. The relationship between Reggie and Eleanor, I think, is beyond friendship and like a very love but not a love relationship. The story of Reggie and Eleanor is more like the encounter of two lonely souls, and the emotions of the two of them are unimaginable to us outsiders.
While we marvel at the perfect encounter between the two souls, the director brings us back to life. Let us once again recognize the essence of life - everything in front of us is passing by, and there is no eternal companionship in the world. Life is originally a process of continuous farewell, in which we will say goodbye to our parents, friends, lovers, and all the things in life. I hope that everyone can cherish every encounter in life and accept every goodbye calmly.