I recently watched a movie "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog". The plot is very simple. The son who failed the college entrance examination reluctantly inherits his father's business: a rural postman. On the way, the father and son finally get married. Deeper conversations.
The absence of father's love is particularly obvious in Chinese families. The father in the movie is a rural postman who often spends several months delivering letters in other places. There is almost nothing to say between father and son, and the son cannot even call him "Dad".
The movie is a bit like a road movie. In mountains, rice fields, rivers, quiet pastoral scenery, green but uninhabited mountains and stone roads, there are only the father and son, and a dog "Lao Er".
On this road, my son finally understood the hard work of his father as a rural postman, as well as his deep bond and relationship with the villagers in various villages, and I finally understood his son's emotional needs. This is a way for son and father to understand each other, and it is also a way for growth and inheritance.
The scenery in the movie is very similar to the hometown I remembered when I was a child, but the pictures under the camera have a lot more charm and beauty, as if they are covered with a layer of poetry.
The movie "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" also interprets the mountain people from a very poetic perspective.
My son traveled through mountains and rivers along the way, and saw the hard work of the rural postal workers, and he also had doubts in his heart
Son: "In this mountain, you can walk for many miles without seeing a single person, even gods." "I'm so bored."
Father: "What? Gods can fly in the clouds and ride in the mist."
The son asked: Why do mountain people live in the mountains?
The father replied. : "Mountain people are the descendants of gods."
My mother replied: "Mountain people live in the mountains, just like feet wearing shoes, comfortable"
In addition to family ties, inheritance and growth, I also read about the Chinese people in the movie His sense of humor and his "romantic" roots.
Even in the most impoverished environment, China still retains its romance and humor. Of course, poor soil will also produce many deformed flowers, such as superstitious habits and so on.
But these humors and romances are the foundation of the Chinese national character and are also part of the Chinese philosophy of life.
The analysis of the Chinese national character mentioned by Lin Yutang in "The Art of Living". The "romance" of the Chinese people benefits from the sensitivity of the Chinese character!
The following quotation is excerpted from Lin Yutang's "The Philosophy of Life" -
The Chinese National Character The components of realism, dreamism, humor and sensitivity are - four dreams, one ghost, three sensitivity and three.
I use "sensitivity three" to represent the rich sensitivity that produces An appropriate artistic concept of life makes Chinese people definitely feel that the world is perfect, and therefore feel a sincere interest in life.
But sensitivity has a larger meaning: it actually represents an almost philosophical concept of art. For this reason, the outlook on life of Chinese philosophers is that of poets, and Chinese philosophy is related to poetry, unlike Western philosophy, which is related to science. This rich sensitivity to joy, pain and all aspects of life makes it possible for light philosophy
On the other hand, we use "present four" to represent strong realism, this strong realism Realism refers to an attitude of being content with the status quo of life. It is an attitude that believes that "two birds in the forest are worse than one bird in the hand."
Therefore, this kind of realism makes the artist's belief stronger, and he feels that this life, which seems to be in the morning dew, is more beautiful. At the same time, it also prevents artists and poets from escaping life completely.
With this kind of culture and philosophy, the final result is that Chinese and Westerners have become a contrast. The Chinese live a life closer to nature and childhood. In this kind of life , where instincts and emotions can move freely; a life that places little emphasis on the intellect, respects the body as well as the spirit, has a strange mixture of deep wisdom, lighthearted joy, and a sophisticated yet childish innocence.
So to sum up, the characteristics of this philosophy are:
First, an innate ability to look at life from an artistic perspective;
Second, A conscious return to simplicity in philosophy;
Third, a reasonable and affectionate ideal of life.
The end product is a curious cult of poets, farmers, and bohemians.