Why are you still struggling? Because I don't want to be in the sun when I am dying of old age, and I think back to the past, except regret is regret! What about you?
Some time ago, I was upset and saw a friend who didn't know each other recommend the movie "The Desire to Be Born", which is the work of director Akira Kurosawa. My understanding of director Akira Kurosawa, in addition to the comments of various people on the Internet, my own understanding is probably even the movie "Rashomon" I watched before.
Director Akira Kurosawa is a director who has a deeper understanding of society and can convey his feelings through pictures. It also reminds me of Yu Hua, an excellent writer in our country, who has a profound understanding and writes simple words.
The film "Desire for Life" tells the protagonist Watanabe Kanji's 30-year muddy "mummy" life, and finally after discovering that he has stomach cancer, he suddenly wakes up and begins to pick up his former enthusiasm to build a stinking ditch that has been kicked by various departments to petition for the construction of the park.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >what kind of person is Watanabe? </h1>
He has never taken a leave of absence for thirty years and has received commendations such as full attendance.
For the sake of his son, he has never remarried since the death of his wife, and he has done his best to accompany his son's growth without missing work.
From these two aspects alone, Watanabe should be a person who is very popular among workplace leaders, never absent from work, and diligent and earnest. In terms of family, it should be the father whose son has always liked, and has accompanied himself since he was a child.
Actually.
Watanabe, as a member of the entire municipal government, like other colleagues, has experienced layers of obstacles, and he who was once full of enthusiasm for his career has also become a "throwing pot" person.
His subordinates, on the other hand, mechanically do stamping every day, "pushing things off" to other departments as much as possible. During the lunchtime leisure time, the most common chat content is when his boss (Watanabe) retires, and who is the next person to sit in that position.
His son, Gwangnam.
In Watanabe's view, he is the only son who has always been, and his son should be close to himself.
In fact, when Watanabe first learned of his stomach cancer, he returned home and heard not the concern of his son and daughter-in-law, but that they planned how to use their pension to buy a new house and leave themselves.
As he approached the end of his life, he heard that his son was not so close to him, and watched as the breath of life on Watanabe's body gradually dissipated.
Work, day after day meaningless shirking;
At home, the son drifted away from himself.
So Watanabe decided to run away from home in search of the meaning of his life.
It's just that Watanabe, who has never enjoyed life in decades, wants to enjoy life for the first time, wants to squander his money, but does not know how to start.
After a week of murking, Watanabe spent money and bought a new hat that made everyone think it was incredible, but he was still unhappy.
At this time, the only subordinate in the office who could bring a little vitality to Oda Chimika appeared.
This is a girl who is always energetic, much like the fledgling us, who doesn't like the kind of meaningless work, so she decides to quit her job in the municipality.
It was also this girl who gave Watanabe the nickname "Mummy".
The time spent with Oda gave Watanabe a little bit of happiness.
It was also during a conversation with Oda that Watanabe found the light before the end of his life.
Therefore, in the morning, Xingchong rushed back to his post, took out the citizens' petitions, explored on the spot, asked his subordinates to make plans, went to other departments again and again to cooperate, and even confronted the deputy mayor, just to complete the construction of the entire park.
Just like watanabe said to his subordinates that it was impossible to complete, if you want to do it, you can complete it.
The completed park has been recognized by the public, and the deputy mayor in the election has a record to publicize.
However, watanabe, the real facilitator, left.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Watanabe always been a "mummy"? </h1>
No.
At the beginning of the film, when Watanabe first appears, in the desk drawer, there is a copy of Watanabe's proposal to promote office efficiency.
Combined with Watanabe's later behavior, it is not difficult to think about why the proposal can only be locked in a drawer, because there is nowhere to use.
The whole circle is such a culture.
Faced with reality, watanabe, who was once a man, chose to be impressed.
The second time watanabe was discovered that he was still struggling with his life, it was when Oda read the joke in his office:
A: Hey, I heard you've never taken a leave of absence.
B：嗯。
A: It turns out that the city government can't live without you.
B: No... I was afraid that the city government would find out that it would work without me.
After Oda read the joke, the whole office fell silent, and even Watanabe, who had been wandering away from his subordinates, involuntarily raised his head.
However, in the end, it still succumbed to reality.
Until I found that I was running out of time.
Did Watanabe's experience remind you of yourself?
To be honest, it touched me a lot.
Entering the workplace with passion, but because I saw a lot of real scenes and experienced too many rejections, I gradually succumbed to reality and became a simple work robot.
There are no illusions, no dreams, only work for life.
Think about the "996" that we struggle with every day, and we are not trying to kill time every day, what is the difference between watanabe's "stamping" work?
In the movie "The Desire to Live", Watanabe sang the song "Life is Short" twice, once when he had just learned that he had stomach cancer, and once on the park swing that he had worked hard to promote.
Once it was a cry that his life was so short and that he had nothing to do;
One is the satisfaction of finally accomplishing something big before life dies.
At Watanabe's taboo hall, his former subordinates finally discovered that Watanabe was suddenly actively working before he died because he found that he did not have much time, so they all made a big fuss, if they were in Watanabe's situation, they would be like Watanabe.
But then there's another sentence – so when are we going to die?
Before the end of his life, Watanabe worked hard not to waste his life, and although the last person died alone singing in the newly built park, it was satisfying and happy to see his expression.
People will eventually die, but our little sense of accomplishment does not have to wait until the end of life to begin!
After watching Mr. Yu Hua's "Alive" before, I wrote a little insight and answered a question about "People will eventually die, so what is the meaning of living?" Compared to the other questions I answered, the probability of this question jumping out of the reminder is too high.
Mr. Yu Hua said that to live is to live.
The meaning of my life is probably that I want to look back on my long or short past before I die, and I can leave no regrets!
What about you?
Watanabe had 5 months before he died of stomach cancer, so he worked hard to be reborn!
So how are you going to live?
Take Watanabe's chant of "Life is Short" and think about how to live your life!
Life is short
Let's fall in love
Before the red lips fade
While the enthusiasm has not yet turned cold
No one knows what will happen tomorrow
Before the black hair fades
While the flame of love has not yet been extinguished
Today is gone