Before going to the theater, my dog was puzzled, and she seemed to be saying, "You are really stupid enough to leave the dog at home and go to the movie theater to see the dog." ”
As a shoveler, "Love House and Wu" was my starting point for watching "Little Q", but sitting in the theater, I almost cried for a dog I didn't know.
In fact, dog-themed movies are not uncommon, and Japanese warm-hearted ones include "The Story of Hachiko the Loyal Dog", "Ten Engagements between the Dog and Me", "Bean Chai Puppy", and "Loyal Dog 101" and "Pet Secret" in the European and American funny adventure categories.
What distinguishes this "Little Q" from ordinary pet films is that in addition to the warm elements of the indispensable "Human Dog Adventure", the highlight is that this dog named Little Q is a guide dog.
The film is based on the Japanese non-fiction novel Goodbye Koru. Earlier watched the Japanese film and television version of "Goodbye, Kelu" was moved to a lot, the story content also has some understanding, thought that in the face of familiar content will not cry, did not expect that the Hong Kong version of "Little Q" or several times to cause me to cry. Either I'm old and tearful, or I'm too empathetic in this story.
The film can be summed up in one sentence, which is the life of a guide dog. Guide dogs are not pets, but trained working dogs, which also hints at the film's division of the timeline, the small q before the induction, the small q in the service and the small q after retirement.
Young children are fostered in normal families, and while establishing a goodwill interaction model with people, they must also receive service training. In the eyes of the little girl Chen Zhiqiao, Xiao Q and the poodle at home are the same, they are her playmates, and they deserve to live a carefree life, so when Xiao Q wants to leave her to complete the mission, Chen Zhiqiao cried and raised such a question, "Have you ever asked Xiao Q, does she want to be a guide dog?" ”
Asking a dog, "What is your dream", the fairy tale seems absurd, but it provides us with an equal dialogue perspective, since dogs are the most loyal friends of human beings, why can't we consider the feelings of dogs.
What it is like to be a guide dog, the film transitions to the second chapter, which is also the highlight of the whole film, "give you the best time and energy of my life".
At the beginning, I saw the plot of Li Baoting (played by Ren Dahua) treating Xiao Q with a cold face, as if I saw the dog abuser's sense of vision. Don't trust Xiao Q's ability, don't take him to the convenience, yell and scream, and even abandon her in the streets on a rainy night.
What did this dog do wrong to suffer this sin? Can't help but be uneven for the little q, calm down and think about it, this is the director's intention to "suppress first and then rise".
How distant it is in the front, how intimate it is later. Xiao Q's loyalty finally impressed Li Baoting, he called Xiao Q a "silly girl", Xiao Q could not leave this middle-aged uncle, they lived together, Xiao Q was Li Baoting's eyes, and Li Baoting always took Xiao Q to play in the park and suburbs.
Li Baoting had a heart attack and had to send Xiao Q back to Chen Zhiqiao's home, at this time Xiao Q had reached retirement age, because he walked more roads than ordinary dogs, and his hind legs were also left with occupational diseases, and it was difficult for him to walk, but Xiao Q still remembered when Li Baoting, who had gone to the United States for treatment, would return safely.
Emotional rendering reached a high point when Li Baoting re-encountered Xiao Q after recovering from illness, and Xiao Q, whose leg had lost its function, limped and still walked through a crossroads with Li Baoting as before, Li Baoting put down the blind saddle and told Xiao Q, "It's already OKAY, enough..."
Once at a similar intersection, Xiao Q saved Li Baoting, who tried to commit suicide, and crossed the flow of people and seas countless times, throughout his life, Xiao Q stuck to his mission and escorted the blind.
At the end of Xiao Q's life, the two owners cling to each other, and we also have the answer to the question of whether the guide dog that wears the guide saddle and enters the working state is fortunate or unfortunate. Maybe serving people for a lifetime is not the choice of guide dogs, but fortunately they are always with their owners. In other words, guide dogs don't have as comfortable life as the average pet dog, but they also have the pleasure of sharing little bits with humans around the clock.
Companionship is the longest confession of affection, which is used in Xiao Q's life, that is, the emotional conclusion she has established based on trust in her coexistence with human beings, as the theme song of the film sings, "There is a kind of love, silent, and it is you who accompany me." "This friend, or friend, can't say a word, but in a thousand words, the time spent with her is all immersed in love."
The little q on the screen is the representative of the guide dog, I don't want to praise it for acting well, it doesn't understand that this is acting, but it works naturally according to the training he receives on a daily basis. Guide dogs, search and rescue dogs, and police dogs are all working dogs, and wearing a guide saddle is a service start instruction.
Looking at reality, there are less than two hundred guide dogs that can serve in China. First, the training is difficult, the film will be puppy foster ordinary people family companion form is actually not grounded, there is only a national working dog training base in Dalian, its trainers are only a dozen people, the guide dog training pass rate is less than 50%, not to mention that the blind also need to be paired with the guide dog, the success rate of mutual selection is not high.
Second, working dogs are new and foreign, and the public acceptance is not high. Many people have misconceptions about working dogs, and even traveling with guide dogs in big cities is not always the way. Previously, there were news reports that a blind person and guide dog in Beijing had been repeatedly rejected by public transportation.
On the opposite side of the difficulty is a huge number, nearly 17 million visually impaired people. This statistic is not exaggerated, but why are there few blind people on the road?
The blind are in the blind zone of the able-bodied and become an island of their own. What should they do if the visually impaired inside the door want to step out of the door? Or whose help do you rely on?
The warmth of a society should shine on all people. The care passed on to the blind is not only to help them cross the road, but also to enable them to travel freely like healthy people, and the guide dog is a reliable assistant for the blind.
A dog helps a person, gives such a combination more convenience, not because of the special and enjoy the privilege, on the contrary, when we no longer think that carrying a guide dog to travel "different", they can say to go.
Writing this, some people may say that guide dogs are really so important?
In the Easter egg part of the film, more than a dozen people who really use guide dogs appear to say that because the guide dogs "navigate", the colors of the world seem to be within reach.
I know that not everyone likes dogs, but for dogs that are full-time, at least we can do a respect, no killing, no abuse, no discrimination. Because of the dedication of the guide dog, the person who is placed in the dark night can walk the world safely and freely. Don't be afraid, they look big, but they have no intention of disturbing, they just want to take the blind person on a good road and enjoy the change of seasons.
Through the story of Xiao Q, more people understand the duties of guide dogs and understand the relationship between blind people and guide dogs, in this regard, this film has promotional significance, rather than generally only targeting the pet film of shovelers, even people who have no feeling for dogs before may have a change in their views on guide dogs after this.
The movie "Little Q" is about the mission of a dog, and it is also a side reflection of a person's tragedy and joy. How can special groups achieve happiness? The first is that I don't want to be "treated specially" psychologically.
The blind man in the film, Li Baoting, was originally a well-known and successful cake chef, who suddenly suffered from retinopathy and lost his vision.
This acquired factor leads to blind blind people are often more sensitive than congenital blind people, the original world is suddenly lightless, deprived of job opportunities, life can not take care of themselves, the past things, now can not work, more unbearable is that although he can not see the eyes of others, but he will still be burned by sympathy.
Li Baoting's initial resistance to the help of guide dogs is a manifestation of self-isolation, he does not like to be helped by others, nor is he willing to be assisted by a dog.
He would rather commit suicide than hear others say that he is useless, and people who want to die are afraid of not living well. He loses his temper with his apprentices, but he is actually screwing up with himself and is disappointed with the status quo.
Similar characters can also be found in contemporary writer Bi Feiyu's novel "Tuina". Du Hong, a blind girl who performs piano music at the charity party, suddenly finds that the applause she has been applauding all along pays for her special body, and refuses to play for pity again.
Disability does not equal disability, the weak are not mentally weak, the heavens have taken away their vision, and they fight for self-esteem.
The "stubbornness" of people with disabilities reminds able-bodied people whether they are good at doing bad things in their daily lives, and excessive "care" inadvertently turns goodwill into harm.
When is the blind Man Lee Bao Ting in the movie most comfortable? Probably when no one felt that he needed special attention.
Sister Chengquan Li Baoting and the apprentices raced, fell, no fuss;
When taking a selfie group photo, Li Baoting took the initiative to ask him to take it, and his sister asked, "Are you okay?" He laughed and replied, "Why can't I!" ”
Yes, he is weak in some ways, but not necessarily powerless in everything, and looking at disabled people with a normal mind is the most comfortable way for them to get along.
Li Baoting in the movie is unfortunate and fortunate, his mood change is inseparable from the assistance of the guide dog Xiao Q, with "eyes" he can maintain contact with the outside world, rather than a closed island, while the unintentional care of the people around him also provides a small joy of self-esteem and ecological health.
When I walked out of the theater, the autumn sunset sprinkled on the world, I was glad that I could see the colorful world, and I couldn't help but think, if there are people with guide dogs in the crowd, I will not stare at them, but I am willing to walk with them.