Years, the Thief Reading Notes

The touching feature of watching "Thieves of Time" is that it makes the viewers scream. At least the following points are touching for me:

1. Simon Yam's harsh interpretation of his son's hatred for his son shows how most fathers in rural families discipline their children. They themselves do not have much education and do not know how to teach and implement the love in their hearts according to their own ideas.

2. Sandra Ng's films have always been simple and touching. The scene that made me burst into tears was when the nurse in the hospital thought the tip was too small and I begged the nurse to be gentle when giving the injection. After the nurse finished the injection maliciously and rudely, the son reluctantly smiled and said it was okay in order not to worry his mother, while the mother felt so sorry for her son that she burst into tears and burst into tears.

3. A scene in which a younger brother misses his older brother so much that he throws his stolen possession into the sea. Thoughts after watching The God of Time.

4． The seriousness with which the younger brother and older brother fight over something, reminds people of the time when brothers and sisters were together when they were young.

Wait a minute, although it is a Hong Kong nostalgia film, you can also see similar scenes from my childhood.

Go take a look when you have time, /by/53833.html Even if you cry while watching it, it’s okay. You should be moved and shed tears.

[Part 2: Thoughts after viewing "The Thief of Time"]

Most romantic movies are concise and not wordy enough, but this movie is not bad in this aspect, but it only comes after the death and the aftermath The two parts where Jin Er recalled his brother were a bit draggy, but 90% of the rhythm was relatively normal.

This film, also known as "1969: A Space Odyssey", should be told purely from the perspective of a child. In the film, the street scene of Hong Kong in 1969 is sketched from the perspective of a child wearing a fish tank, making this city in turmoil It seems less bleak and difficult, and leaves more room for the audience's imagination.

Director Luo Qirui used to be Xu Anhua's assistant director. It seems that the two of them have relatively consistent educational backgrounds, so the films they make have the same tone, nostalgia, warmth in every detail, and they both like to use The slightly yellowed picture is intended to reflect the state of the entire society from a small perspective. Thoughts after watching The God of Time. In 1969, Hong Kong suffered from British oppression, official corruption, and occasional typhoons, all of which were reflected in the film. These events also fully portrayed the strong will of a man who fought tenaciously at the bottom.

When Simon Yam was getting a haircut at Qin Pei's shop, he said that at first he was looking after his head and the other's feet, thinking that it would be easy no matter what. Why has it become like this now?

What I fear most is this kind of story, where a person is capable and willing to endure hardship, but no matter how hard he works, he cannot improve his living conditions. The bottom line is that society is changing too fast, and many people cannot keep up with the pace of change, so they have to be left behind by the torrent of the times and struggle to survive. Who can blame this? Many things do not make sense. Having skills does not mean that you will always have food. Just like the elder brother said to his younger brother: "Nothing in this world is always effective." People live like ants. In this era, one must have tough nerves and an elephant's vision. Sometimes I don't know whether to be grateful for this era or to lament this era.

Perhaps we should also believe what the strong and optimistic woman said: one step is good and one step is difficult, and one step is difficult and one step is good. "As a human being, you must always believe!" This is the belief of that woman. It sounds like empty and blind superstition, but who can say that this kind of religious belief can't support you through one typhoon after another? I have always felt that strength and perseverance are the most important things in despair and the bottom. It is most profoundly reflected among the people and least reflected, because you have no way to escape and can only choose to be strong. This is not so much a spirit, but rather a human instinct to survive. So many times, we don't have to choose to be strong, we only need to choose to be or not to be.

Life is not a director. The director tries his best to push people into despair, but life will always leave some gaps for you. The house was in disarray due to the typhoon and the death of the brother who was the hope of the whole family. The blows always come one after another without mercy, and if you choose to live, you will have to live your life. When a daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law, her whole life will pass like this. And the living people are all great.

In addition, many shots in this film are beautifully processed. This kind of beauty not only brings great sensory enjoyment to the audience, but also reflects the director's romantic feelings. I heard that this film is an autobiographical film, so we can get a glimpse of the director's open-minded mentality from this way of handling it. In this way, the main theme of this film can be summarized as follows: despair and hardship, after which it becomes a poem.

[Part 3: 800 words after viewing]

“In a life of changes, time is the biggest thief.”

It has been a long time since I read "The Thief of Time" and I have always wanted to write something, but I feel stuck every time I start writing. My heart felt like it was penetrated by countless soft and fine silver needles. It was a dense and long-lasting pain. Time, or years, what a beautiful but cruel word.

What slowly flows out of Li Zhiting’s deep but clear voice is Hong Kong under the British colonial rule in the 1960s.

Dilapidated and cramped streets, British police with rude words and dirty minds, hospitals with indifferent doctors and careless lives... It is true that darkness and depression are the main colors of this era, but this does not prevent the light that can shine through in the darkness: the neighborhood crowds Sitting together eating dinner, talking about the family's shortcomings, children going from house to house to eat other people's meals, chasing and playing, this is a scene that has been away from us for a long time; the tape recorder squeaks under the rainy roof. The dreams and longings that come out are the poetry that we have lost for a long time; the slightly bitter and sweet first love in the youthful years is just faintly and slowly singing a song of destiny. Even if the ending is sad, this is The innocence that disappeared so long ago. Yes, but these infinitely sad days will never happen again.

Time, the thief hidden in everyone’s heart, has stolen everything in the past openly and openly. Whether it is sweet or sad, whether you cherish it or squander it. Even if Jin Er is willing to throw everything stolen by his true love into the water, including the fish tank and the national flag, he will never be able to exchange his brother's young life in the torrent of time. Jin Yi, the eldest son of the Luo family, Jin Er's brother, a student who excels in studies and sports, and the girl's favorite lover, are still like old photos, old and yellowed, and after many years, they turn into paper and disappear. Should we say this is a cruel fate? There are many people in the world who are even more miserable, so what else can be said. As a human being, we are inevitably swept along by the river of time, rushing forward with ups and downs, but we actually cannot control ourselves. Therefore, looking at Jin Yi's death and looking at Luo Ji Shoe Shop being destroyed in the typhoon, we can only offer deep sympathy and simple hope.

Everyone in the film contributed wonderful acting skills and full emotional expression, but the one who moved me the most was Sandra Ng. Wash away the lead and be simple and forbearing. Like a dandelion, not gorgeous, but strong. She has two sentences that are the soul of this film. Although time is cruel and the world is unpredictable, "you must always believe in life." In life, there is always "a difficult step, a good step". The sunny road will always be accompanied by wind and rain, but we are not Don't give up the reason for living just because of the slightest threat of death. She is the bridge that supports the entire family and the light that unites people. As long as she is here and what she believes in is there, this family will not collapse.

We are not afraid of the stolen time. Because there is the power of love and the perseverance of faith, as long as hope is still there.

[Part 4: After watching The Thief]

As a Hong Kong production, this film has indeed made great progress, and its artistic value is worthy of our appreciation. The movie depicts the inner world of a child, Jin Er, very realistically. It shows a child's incomprehension of the unknown world and his inner original impulse to participate in this world. In the film, the director did not express the description of Jin Er stealing things more than once in a derogatory way. Instead, he expressed it in a light and humorous way, which shows that the director's intention was not to use Jin Er stealing things as a direct expression. content, but the process of repeatedly explaining Jin Er’s constant need for world cognition in this matter. Here is a definition of human nature: when people are alive, they are so eager for what they think is good. Therefore, the main line of the movie turns away from here.

Let’s talk about Jin Yi, his hard study and his hard work on the sports field. In fact, it is also a manifestation of the pursuit of beauty, but this pursuit of beauty is a need based on the needs of the parents of this family for their children. This is explained when "Dad" gets angry while checking his son's report card during a meal scene later in the film. In other words, Jin Yi is actually a virtual character in life, and Jin Yi is a substitute for a realistic projection of his parents' inner needs for life.

And the parents’ expectations for the future are all pinned on this son. The description of the process of falling in love is adapted to the reality of boys and girls to a great extent, which is a success in terms of artistic technique. But the most important thing is that when Jinyi went to the girl's house for the first time, the difference in social status between the two families caused a kind of self-harm to Jinyi's self-esteem. This actually shows that when When life becomes living for others, that person will lose his own sense of the beauty of life. Don’t forget, the shot of the girl’s mother playing the piano actually tells the audience that the girl’s family does not actually despise the boy. In this way, we can comment on the character Shinichi. If you care too much about what the outside world thinks of you, you will easily lose your true self.

The "Dad" in the story always emphasizes one sentence: You must keep your top as a human being. What does this top refer to? In fact, it means that people must have their own most fundamental support, and this support is a yearning for a better future. In the spiritual world, my father has always regarded Jinyi as the leader of the family. In life, this father has always regarded himself as the leader of the entire family. The "mother" in the story has always emphasized one sentence: you must always believe in life. This "letter" is actually a yearning for a better life. She is forcing her heart to believe that good things will appear. Because the mother is a woman, the director placed this passive longing on her body. This is undoubtedly a success of the artistic technique. The father in the story has a kind of active yearning from the inside out, which is also the success of the artistic technique.

The ending of the story deviates from reality. My father failed to save his life, and what my mother believed in did not comply with her wishes. This story seems to be a tragedy. If you comment on it from a purely life perspective, this is indeed a tragic story, but if you look at it from a philosophical perspective, the story is not complete. This story has to work backwards from this ending to find the answer to the story.

The grandma in the film said something: When a person throws his most beloved things into the sea of ??suffering and fills the sea of ??suffering, he can see his relatives. This sea of ??suffering is life. This beloved thing is the inner need and desire. If we use the meaning of this sentence to re-summarize the whole story, we will have the following gains: Dad does not need to expand his inner needs excessively, and mother does not passively hope for what her inner needs, then they will not have it. Such a painful spirit. The ending of the film breaks the logic of their lives and saves them from the sea of ??misery. In this way, from the director's perspective, this is a salvation of humanity, and this salvation is also reflected in real life. So on this level, the story ends in comedy.

What the whole story tells people is that you should not be too utilitarian in life, and do not let your own desires devour your spirit. Only in this way, life will always be sunny.

The final outcome is that Jin Er accompanied his mother to worship his brother in a cheerful rhythm. The trees were full of flowers, and Jin Er also entered that better high school. , he does not have as good grades as his brother, nor can he run as fast as his brother. But life goes on, but this life lacks the pressure of the past.

[Part 5: After Viewing]

The glory and honor are left too far, we always do the best and the strongest. But once I thought about it, there are so many things that are unexpected. Like death. Our love, friendship, family affection. My heart was broken because of our departure, and I finally understood why death is so scary...

How many of the deceased are in excessive pain and sadness? When death is inevitable , they face it openly and honestly. Often it is those who love us who are the most sad and painful. In order to hide it, they pretend to be nonchalant in front of you and still smile at you. They will find all kinds of reasons to take you to the hospital. They cry behind your back. Even when their spirits are extremely broken, they still make money because, hope Let you stay in this world a few more days. They are even less willing to believe that a person who was once so strong would die or leave... However, the business is getting worse day by day, and your illness is getting worse day by day. What should be done to save you? How can I bear to see you in pain? He died, my child...

So, he sold his precious love token with his mother. Sending you fresh blood. When there were more gray hairs and dark circles under my eyes, I had no time to pay attention. Mother walks a long mountain road every day to deliver things to you, so I made her a pair of comfortable red leather shoes. I know she will love you more than me. She loves to join in the fun, bargain, and talk nonsense. , no longer able to spare time and energy to pay attention to trivial matters. When the price of the house increased, she did not shout out the price with the chief. He took the book to save your life, but the money could not be used and paid the rent. She painted our sign red with safflower paint. The left side is more difficult than the right side.

She always said: "You have to believe that your father loves you. Even though he always scolds you and yells at you, on the day you arrived, he carried you away. It’s been a long journey, and I’m over 40 years old, so I should be tired, but I know that it’s love that keeps him going like this, because I am a mother, and like him, I love you deeply since you were sent to the hospital. Later, those nurses always tried to get money from me. As long as I paid less, they would give you a heavy injection without mercy. I didn't dare to tell him this at that time. We worked hard to make shoes. Those factories monopolized our business. In order to make good leather shoes, it took my father seven or eight days to complete a business. However, people are not willing to wait. No matter how hard my father works and how exquisite he is, he will not be able to do anything. Someone will understand. Fortunately, he has always given me wireless hope.

I will give you the national flag I stole, and I will give you the star statues I collected. No, I am willing to give you all the good things, but you don’t need them anymore. My brother, he can win many firsts. I watched you give me the gold medal, watched you talking on the phone with her, watched. You are slowly weakening. I don’t know what’s wrong with you. I just find that my parents are particularly sad when you are not around. That time my mother sent us to Beijing and we saw a person’s death with our own eyes. From that time on, , I felt vaguely, brother, you are no longer so strong. You are not going home, and my father is getting worse and worse every day. I went to the hospital to see you and learn running from you. I started studying hard, hoping to be like you...

My dear, from the day you won the championship, I started to like you. , you told me about fish, told me about two rainbows, and gave me your gold medal. But when I ran back to the country like crazy to see you, you moved in. Hospital. That day, you kissed me for the first time, and it was also the last time. I sold the goldfish to you, but I didn’t expect that you would leave me forever.

You are gone forever, and we are left with eternal memories. Did you hear that many people are singing "The Years Are Frivolous". The only song you leave to everyone...

[Part 6: After watching the Thief of Time]

This film is adapted from director Luo Qirui's own collection of essays and is also based on his family story. Picking up flowers in the morning and evening, seeing the big from the small, the meaning behind such a very poetic name is: "In the changing life, time is the biggest thief..." It is said that 9% of the film Ten of them are the director's personal experiences, such as falling in love with a rich girl and losing his brother, and he is also using the film to commemorate his relatives.

As an ordinary movie fan, I have no way of verifying whether Luo Qirui's background is as poor as Luo Jin'er in the film, but what is certain is that he graduated from the University of Hong Kong in the 1970s and studied in the United States in the 1980s. Nyu, one of the three best film schools, this experience has made him synonymous with Hong Kong's elite culture. He, Zhang Wanting, Xu Anhua and others have the same life trajectory, and their movies therefore have the same characteristics, that is, while not forgetting to reflect the cruelty of reality, they are always romanticized. There will never be a harsh criticism of reality in them, but a romantic sentiment unique to the middle class.

The same is true for "The Thief of Time", and it cleverly chooses a child's perspective to look at the ups and downs experienced by this ordinary family in Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong society in the late 1960s.

The film is also called "1969: A Space Odyssey", and 1969 was the darkest and most turbulent period in Hong Kong society. Officials are corrupt, the police charge arbitrary protection fees, and hospital nurses charge money for injections and water delivery. Coupled with the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution in the mainland, the lives of Hong Kong people are very difficult. These are all clearly seen in the movie. But the deformed society seen through the eyes of a child wearing a fish tank greatly alleviates the pain of facing a bleak life, as if collecting protection fees can be used as a game like a ghost policeman teasing a child to recite the 26 English letters backwards. , and the terrible thing of losing a loved one was resolved in the most romantic way when the child filled the "ocean of suffering" with the stolen luminous cups, the Union Jack flag, and the Monkey King one by one. After my brother died, he was buried in a beautiful and quiet Western-style cemetery. This was certainly not the grassroots feeling of "Xi Luxiang", but the warmth of "Days and Nights in Tin Shui Wai". Perhaps pure kindness of human nature cannot solve the indifference and pain of reality at all, but just like the wild flowers Lu Xun planted at the end of "The Grave", the movie also needs such a bright tail to add a touch of romanticism to our lives.

Long time no see pure love

The pure white love in "Thieves of Time" is something that has not been seen in Hong Kong movies for many years. Looking at Hong Kong films over the years, represented by Ye Nianchen's "Love Trilogy", Hong Kong girls are usually boring. In the words of Lin Yihua: "The appearance can only be described as mediocre, but when dealing with suitors, they all behave like a princess among princesses and a queen among queens." The male protagonist is not far behind either, Sammi , Wong Cho Lam and other wretched-looking people often appear on the screen, pretending to be rich young men and playboys.

is different. Even though there is an insurmountable class gap between the grassroots man and the rich girl, the film leaves enough space for the boy and girl to express themselves. There are not only "doublerainbow" and "Memory of Tropical Fish", but also the sensational scenes of the princess leaving, the prince falling, and blood dripping all over the white roses. It is so beautiful that it makes people feel like they are watching a Korean drama. At this point, Luo Qirui's middle-class elite consciousness has once again been highlighted, letting love throw away the many shackles of reality, leaving only the best side for the audience to see. Such pure love can be said to be elusive in today's society. Not to mention Hong Kong, even the mainland has long been transformed by the waves of business. Too many programs like Jiangsu Satellite TV's "If You Are the One" that make a fuss about "a woman who wants to cry in the back seat of a BMW" have proven the corruption of the current social values. Because it doesn't exist, it is precious and makes the love in "Thieves of Time" so touching.

The tenderness of mutual support

But "Thieves of Time" is not a conventional love story. What is more touching about the film is the mutual help and love between the family and the neighbors.

Although Gu Dezhao’s Shanghai dialect is not standard, he has already revealed a message invisibly: they are immigrants from Shanghai. From the mid-1940s to the early 1950s, due to the turmoil, a large number of Shanghai tailors and barbers with skillful craftsmanship migrated to Hong Kong. The Western clothing brands they left behind have been dominant in Hong Kong for 50 years, such as the famous Peromon and others. , and Shanghai hair salons were once all over the streets and alleys of Hong Kong. These new immigrants get along well with the local neighbors. They sit under the same roof at night to eat outdoors and watch movies together. This reminds me of "Brothers and Brothers" played by Tony Leung Ka Fai and Tony Leung Chiu Wai many years ago. It was also a group of neighbors. The sky shouts the slogan "Everyone for one, I for everyone".

Although "Thieves of Time" did not shout the slogan very loudly, the details such as the sharing of delicious food with classmates have appropriately emphasized the human touch of the neighbors that has gradually disappeared in the indifference of the iron gates in the "urban forest". Appeared.

Family love is even more of a tear-jerker. The mother took her son who was suffering from blood cancer to seek medical treatment everywhere, while the father even pawned the wedding ring that had been with him for many years in order to give his brother fresh blood. When Sandra Ng gently touched the deep ring mark on Simon Yam's finger, that scene also made family love deeply engraved in the hearts of the audience like a knife.

The spirit of the return of Hong Kong

Without technology or magic, "Thieves of Time" just tells a story that happened in a grassroots family in Hong Kong. But in the face of difficult life, those little people fully embody the Hong Kong spirit of hard work and constant self-improvement.

Luo Qirui said that in recent years, Hong Kong society has been full of negative energy. When faced with difficulties, those born in the 1980s feel confused, or they only know how to complain. This reminds him that when he recalled the 1960s, he faced more difficulties. It’s not just about relying on faith and finding ways to get through the difficulties. The signboard of "Luo Ji Shoe Store" in the film is an obvious hint he gave to these young people - the word "shoes" means half "difficult (difficult)" and half "good". Just like the mother played by Sandra Ng often said, "One step is difficult, one step is better; one step is difficult, one step is better." It is in this optimistic spirit that Hong Kong people have gone through decades of economic development, and also experienced economic development. The financial crisis and the ravages of SARS. "As a human being, you must always believe." This is what Luo Qirui wants to tell people through his mother's words.

The old song of the popular rock band the Monkees in the 1960s is played several times in the film, "I want to be free, like a blue bird flying in the sky..." At the end of the film, the " doublerainbow” to pay homage to a bygone era. Then, in the impetuous air, we once again breathed in the long-lost feeling of belonging to Hong Kong. At this point, a city has finally recovered its flavor that was stolen by time.