In fact, there are always many things in life that will not happen according to expectations, just like the expectations of everyone for their future when they are young, many times it is likely to be unable to meet expectations, this "Journey to Heaven" is a widower named Frank, after the death of his wife, he decided to visit the children he had not seen for many years and gather together. But the trip left him with mixed feelings, and the children who had high hopes had their own troubles and did not like it, and the children tried to lie to comfort their fathers.
The story begins with Frank, an elderly widowed retired worker, with four sons and daughters scattered around four places. Since his wife died eight months ago, he has often expressed his loneliness by tending the small garden. He was overjoyed to learn that all four sons and daughters would come back to visit him on the weekend. Deliberately ran to the supermarket to purchase, usually eat special steak, he bought a good steak this time. He also asked the service teachers and students to pick out a few bottles of good wine for themselves, and even bought a barbecue. In order to install the barbecue, it was busy late at night. But as much as the hope was disappointed, the children could not come back on the grounds that something was temporary, so Frank decided to go to see them himself.
However, due to the reasons of his previous work, Frank suffered from occupational diseases, pulmonary fibrosis. Not suitable for long distance travel at all, and not able to take a plane, only a train and a car. The doctor's friend's advice was to tidy up the small garden at home, it was best not to run around, but Frank, who only wanted to visit his children, did not listen to him, brought medicine, brought a fool's camera to prepare a letter for each child, carried a suitcase that could have been pulled by hand but did not know how to use, and embarked on the journey to visit his children, wanting to surprise them.
The first thing to see is David, the painter's son in New York, but when he arrived, he found that David was not at home, and when he went to the place to rest, he saw David's painting in the gallery next door, and he remembered david's dream when he was a child to be a painter. At first, because of his own encouragement, he embarked on the road of painters, and after waiting for two days without waiting for anyone, he had to leave a letter and leave.
After several buses and trains came to the home of her daughter Amy in Chicago. Amy was the best of her children. In the chat with my nephew here, I learned that my nephew's studies are not as good as Amy said, and the relationship between husband and wife is not coordinated. Each of them was so busy that it became a luxury to want to stay here for a few days. Before leaving, he followed his daughter to see the company and saw his working environment. I also took a picture of my daughter.
On his trip to Denver, he visited his son Robert, who was the conductor of the band. When he arrived, he found that he had always thought that he was the son of the band conductor, but it turned out to be just a drummer. While others were still playing, he was able to take the time to run out and talk to Frank. Frank felt that his role as a drummer was a bit of a waste of his talent. Don't want to live with Robert for a few days, but because Robert has a show, you can only give up.
On the train, he had a dream, among the children, the most worried about David, this time did not see David, let him panic, but also dreamed that David was put in prison. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw his youngest daughter Rosie, and this time Frank was finally able to stay with Rosie for a few days. Just as he was taking a picture of Rosie, the next door neighbor knocked on the door and said that he had something to do to help out and ask Rosie to help take care of the children, but a phone call in the evening let Frank know that the house belonged to someone else and would be taken back tomorrow. The excuse was that I was tired, the medicine was running out, and I wanted to go home, so I had to choose to fly home. Unfortunately, frank, who was about to land on the plane, had a sudden heart attack, fell into a coma, and had a dream in which he dreamed of several children sitting around him, and he told each child, though they all told themselves that they were doing well. But he could actually see that Amy and her husband were separated, Robert didn't tour Europe at all, Rosie liked the same sex, and already had a child
When Frank wakes up in the hospital, the children are gathered in the ward, except for David. The eldest daughter finally tells him that David has died of a drug overdose in Mexico, which is why Amy and Robert didn't let Frank live at home. At that time, Amy was in a hurry to confirm the news, and Robert was afraid that he would not be able to control his mouth. When he got home, he told his wife about the harvest of the trip. Later, Frank travels to New York to buy back David's paintings, but they have already been sold, and when the shopkeeper learns that Frank is his father, he tells him that David once told him that he would never become a painter if it were not for Frank. Finally, at Christmas, the children finally returned, and the family finally gathered together happily and enjoyed the joy of the world.
The story ends here, this is a simple family film, there is not much right and wrong in the story, there is only one father's sincere teachings to his children, in fact, he does not hope that his children must be out of the ordinary, he just hopes that his children can live happily, and when they are free, he also hopes that they can come to see themselves.
There is a very touching clip in the story, when the father Robert returns to his home to tell his deceased wife about the mental journey of his journey, he thinks that he is too strict with the children when they are young, so that the children dare not tell him about their unfortunate experiences in life, but when he buys the paintings of his younger son, he knows that in fact, the children are not angry with their father's teachings to them. This is a family, and everyone is tolerant and full of love.
I believe that children are reluctant to tell their father about their unfortunate lives, but also because they want their father to think that they are okay, do not want their father to worry about them, this kind of love between relatives is actually like this, they are mutual, and there is nothing more touching than this. There may be many unsatisfactory places in life, but home is always the warmest harbor.
Perhaps this is the most touching place for family movies, he does not need to render too many family parts, as long as sincere feelings, telling those real life bits and pieces, this simple beauty can touch the heartstrings of the audience. The father in this film is such a realistic character, which perfectly interprets the love and hope of a father for his children. I wish every reader can cherish the loved ones around them and keep the beauty in front of them.