The movie "Everything is Good" starring Zhang Guoguo, Yao Chen, Dou Xiao and others, was released in 2016, in which the "empty nest" old man Guan Zhiguo (Zhang Guoguo) embarked on a journey to meet his children alone after the death of his wife, during which many funny and touching stories occurred.
Poster for the movie "Everything Is Okay"
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Four adult "big kids" in four different cities lead very different lives. Guan Zhiguo's "surprise attack" made the sons and daughters "reveal their original form.".
Guan Zhiguo once thought that guan Qing, the daughter who was happily married, was actually divorced, but in front of the old father Guan Zhiguo, Guan Qing had to invite her ex-husband to act together and pretend to still be in love.
Son Guan Quan was originally a teacher in the school, the job is stable, Guan Zhiguo went to find out, Guan Quan resigned early and started a business, Guan Quan lived in a smoky dormitory, and a group of young people "fooled around", Guan Zhiguo was very dissatisfied, but seeing Guan Quan, who was passionate about work, Guan Zhiguo still decided not to interfere in his son's life.
Guan Chu, a daughter who has a talent for ballet since childhood, has not realized her dream, and can only work as a waiter in a restaurant, occasionally receiving commercial performances for the opening of the store, and what is more "fatal" is that Guan Chu and a girl have an "ambiguous" relationship, and Guan Zhiguo is once again impacted.
Literary and artistic youth are well managed, but their whereabouts are unknown, and in order to see their son managed well, Guan Zhiguo did not run around. Guan Zhiguo understood that the sons and daughters all had their own "secrets".
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The lie of the four children is actually a typical example of "reporting good news but not worrying", and the children pretend that their lives are "all right" in order not to worry their fathers.
In fact, they did not have a good life: Guan Qing's marriage failed, and she had always been strong, and she had to admit that she was difficult to balance her career and family; Guan Quan was difficult to start a business, in order to distribute leaflets, she was expelled by the school security guard countless times, and Guan Quan also practiced the ability to escape.
Guan Chu's dream is getting farther and farther away, in order to live, she is poor to the family only bubble noodles, and her "sexual orientation" seems to have become a "different" in the eyes of others; Guan Is confused, also has her own pressure, but never tells her father.
Even so, the children also chose to digest their own problems, and used the "lying" way to maintain the quiet of the years in their father's heart.
Guan Zhiguo is not "old stubborn", he understands and accepts the children's way of life, and the children finally reveal their hearts: "Success is too difficult", "I am not mixed well"...
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A child's growth begins with "lying" to his parents.
In order not to worry our parents, we learn to package our lives, saying that we eat well, have money to spend, work smoothly, and colleagues are very good; in fact, it is very likely that they have just been criticized by the leadership, no one can say anything about grievances, they have paid rent, and there is little money left in their pockets, and they can only rely on bubble noodles to fill their stomachs.
In "In the Name of Family", Ling Xiao said that human growth is completed in an instant. Abandoning his mother since he was a child and having a car accident abroad, Ling Xiao, who was only eighteen years old, chose to go abroad to take care of his mother, which was his responsibility.
Stills from the TV series "In the Name of Family"
Also in "In the Name of the Family", He Ziqiu was taken abroad by his biological father to study, and later he was cut off from tuition and living expenses, in order not to burden his adoptive father, He Ziqiu worked half abroad and studied in a difficult situation, but he still gritted his teeth alone and persevered.
When we can "hide" our emotions and take care of our parents' emotions, it proves that we are trying to grow into silent adults.
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But blindly "lying" is not a long-term solution, in fact, many times, parents do not understand us, but we do not have the patience to communicate with them.
The true thoughts in our hearts are not necessarily embarrassing to say, just like in the film, Guan Chu's love tendencies, after his father Guan Zhiguo knew about it, he did not object, he said: "You can at least take care of each other together." ”
Guan Hao has always wanted to be a good photographer, but reality has slapped him hard, he said that "talent is useless", looking at the son in front of him who claims to be "not mixed well", Guan Zhiguo did not harshly rebuke him, but said: "No matter where you go in the future, you have to let your father know." ”
This is the case between parents and children, there will be "lies", there will be generation gaps, but family affection can never be separated, just like Guan Zhiguo left each child with a new key to the family, no matter how far the child goes, as long as the parents are there, there is a home.
Overall, "Everything Is Good" is not a very good film, many netizens commented that it is like a public service advertisement, but the family relationship it reflects is indeed a true portrayal of reality, or worth watching.