The first time I saw "Relief Cinema", I immediately thought of another book- "Novel Pills". Using novels as a prescription, we recommend suitable works to patients with different ailments, prescribe the right medicine, and patients can cure their symptoms through reading. I guess the book should be similar, except that the novel is replaced by a movie, and the therapeutic effect is achieved by watching the movie and reading it. In fact, I guessed half right.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="35" > the story of the "relief cinema"</h1>
Originally, I thought that the "relief of worries" in the title of the book was simply rubbing the heat of "Relief Grocery Store", but through understanding, I learned that the word "relief" was indeed taken from Keigo Higashino's best-selling work. The authors Shui Yu and Shui Mou like the form of "helping people solve difficult problems" in the book, so they imitate this setting and combine their love for movies to reply to the letters from readers. Here I have to mention their blog - "those movies teach me things", reply to everyone's submission is the most popular form of blog, the column name is "Worry Relief Cinema". Netizens have contributed a variety of articles, and everyone seems to have regarded Shui Yu and Shui Mou as friends who can frankly say what they think in their hearts and all kinds of questions.
The book "Relief Cinema" is a compilation of articles submitted by two authors to reply to netizens, and a total of 50 more typical submission replies are selected in the book, which are divided into five chapters according to the theme: academic, emotional, work, interpersonal and self. In each reply article, the author will recommend two films related to the submission to the reader (one in the main text and one at the end of the article), and convey feelings by telling the plot of the movie and his own story.
Yes, "feel"! What the author hopes the reader to get is not a simple and easy "yes or no" answer, but to watch the movie to inspire thinking, and finally let the reader come to his own conclusion. Everyone is in a different environment, so even when faced with the same question, our answers may be very different.
Having said all that, it's better to learn about the book through a specific submission response.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="35" > "Moonlight is so beautiful."</h1>
A reader asked Shui Yu and Shui Mou like this: How do we confirm that the other party is true love? This reader believes that rather than handing over the initiative of "finding love" to fate, he is more willing to take the initiative, actively operate, and control the final decision. Tossing such a view to the two authors of the book, consulting their views, seems more like seeking a sense of identity.
The movie recommended by Shui in his reply is "Every Day I Go Home I Will See My Wife Pretending to Be Dead" released in Japan in 2018, the movie is adapted from a real person, and netizens wrote down his wife's strange behavior on Yahoo, Japan, which caused a hot discussion on the Internet at that time. This popular IP was not only adapted into a movie, but also published songs and games in the future. Interested friends can go to the Chinese version of the two-dimensional song of the same name sung by Mantou.
< the following contain spoiler > of the movie content
Husbands who have had a failed marriage begin to become cautious as their second marriage approaches its third anniversary. And the wife, as mentioned in the title of the movie, suddenly began to cosplay different death scenes every day: being bitten by a crocodile, an arrow shooting through the head, a soldier who died in honor... Initially, the husband can also interact with his wife and participate in the performance, and slowly get bored over time. He tried to understand why his wife did this, but she never answered positively, and once even ended the conversation with an inexplicable "The moon is so beautiful." At the end of the movie, the wife's puzzle is finally solved by the husband. Through a series of events to understand his wife's thoughts, he discovered the behavior of his wife who had previously neglected to express love. And the phrase "the moon is so beautiful" actually comes from the writer Natsume Soseki, and the meaning behind it is "I love you". Here, I have to sigh that sometimes the subtle, euphemistic Oriental expression is more timeless and beautiful than the blunt "I love you".
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Time may make people sluggish about feelings and marriage, feel that everything is taken for granted, and take more from it than give. However, only by taking it seriously and observing carefully can you discover the truth hidden in the details, the true heart of those who are not spoken by both sides. Shui Mou also told a similar story of himself and Shui Yu in the article. If the other party's behavior is different from your own expectations, please do not easily deny, it is better to understand the reasons why the other party is doing this, and respond in your own way.
For the reader's question, I think Shui's answer is: No matter which way you choose to confirm your love, I hope you do not take a one-sided and preset position. Giving the other party more time and opportunities is also giving yourself some possibilities for understanding. Your decision should be based on making yourself comfortable and happy.
"Every day when I come home, I will see my wife pretending to be dead":
"It's impossible to have a perfectly even half-point, but a right half-point, with a little effort, can still do it."
"(Don't say anything) it's better than saying something comforting, and comfort hurts."
"Couples are together every day, in fact, they don't have to work so hard."
"The moon is so beautiful!"
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="35" > movies are a key and an outlet</h1>
Reading this book is actually an interaction with the author. In particular, I would like to remind you that if you are particularly afraid of spoilers, you may wish to watch the movie first, so that you will have a feeling about a movie that is not affected by others. After reading the book, the reason why the author recommended this movie is actually to compare and compare his own understanding with the author's understanding. There is no distinction between the high and low points of view here, it may be a collision of different views, or it may be a focus in similar views.
In this book, the film does not help the reader to solve the problems in life directly, it is more like giving you a key to solve the problem. Opening this door, you may be able to break out of the original thinking logic, and perhaps you can access the ignored information. Sometimes, even, movies just provide you with an emotional outlet. From the movie, you may be able to find similar feelings to the character in the play, and you may be able to understand the motivation of his actions, so that you feel that you are not alone in this world.
The 50 articles in the book are independent of each other and involve film discussions, so it is recommended that you read them in a relaxed state. Read only one article at a time, enjoy it with the movie, the effect is even better!
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