Come and relive your childhood holiday life

On vacation, the most important thing is of course having fun!

The National Day holiday, with crisp autumn air, is the most comfortable legal holiday in terms of solar term and time every year.

Of course, this is also the time when the annual must-have attractions "queue up" and the nationally famous program "PEOPLE MOUNTAIN PEOPLE SEA" is staged on time. Even the epidemic cannot stop people's enthusiasm.

If you are a person who doesn’t like to join in the fun, queues or crowds, then you need to change the way you spend the National Day holiday.

For example, how about going back to your childhood?

When we grow up, we are crowded in big cities, and we are crowded in scenic spots during rare holidays; but when we were young, our holidays were spent in "close contact" with nature.

[Grandma’s Home] Douban 9.1, 2002

When I was a child, nature was not an object of appreciation, not a landscape, but a playground.

As a child, Akan’s favorite thing was to go back to her grandmother’s house during the holidays and catch dragonflies in the fields and frogs in the pond; catch snails on rainy days and find cicadas on sunny days.

Having a great time.

The French movie [Butterfly], released in 2002, tells the holiday story of an 8-year-old girl, Lisa.

[Butterfly], 2002

Douban score 8.6, IMDb 7.2.

[Butterfly] was very popular at that time. When it was released, it attracted millions of people to watch it and the box office was close to 10 million euros.

It is an out-and-out French phenomenon-level national film.

Just the young and old partners of the talented child star Claire Buonish and the three-time "Caesar Award" winner Michel Serreau are enough to surprise people.

Look at this little face.

The much-loved talented child star Kelai was only eight years old when she starred in this film

A combination of year-end dating + light comedy style + natural scenery + beautiful soundtrack + simple and romantic theme Story,

It's hard not to like [Butterfly].

But this is not just a comedy that will make you laugh. More importantly, this movie can touch you and make you think in one sentence in a relaxed and humorous way.

"If you don't obey,

we will transport you back by air, land, or even EMS"

The two protagonists seem to be incompetent.

One is a neighbor girl who has just moved here. She is only 8 years old. She is an age where she dances when she is happy and becomes dejected when she is sad. Very cute and lively.

The other is an old man with white hair who lives alone, has a house full of butterfly specimens, and is very good at repairing watches.

No matter in terms of life or interests, he is a loner.

The old man who repairs watches has a lot of foreshadowing in the film, which seems casual but is actually exquisitely designed

One day, Lisa’s mother didn’t pick her up from school, so she waited alone in the restaurant for one. A few hours later, he was taken home by the well-meaning Julian.

Lisa has endless curiosity, asks Julian all kinds of questions, and is attracted by Julian's butterflies.

It is similar to the dialogue between Jiang Liuer and Sun Wukong in [The Return of the Great Sage].

At first, Julian was still patiently answering Lisa’s questions...

Lisa often made typos and kept asking questions

But after persisting for a while, Lisa was thrown out:

It turned out that Julian couldn't resist Lisa, so he went to move reinforcements-asked the aunt from the building management office to help.

During this gap, Lisa happened to enter the room that was not allowed to enter: the butterfly cocoon breeding room, and released all the butterflies inside.

Although she was kicked out by Julian, little Lisa became interested in butterflies.

The social interaction between the old and the young has just begun...

"What is the difference between nightmares and sweet dreams?"

"Just like children , It was a dream at first, but it turned into a nightmare when it grew up."

The little girl Lisa is not as carefree as she was at that age, and the old man Julian is not so inhumane as he seems——

It turns out that Lisa's mother is only 25 years old, and she is also a child. She always forgets about her in a daze, or simply breaks appointments, and her father never existed:

Julian is also obsessed with butterflies. There is another secret:

This is a mystery, the answer will be revealed later in the film

Later I heard that Julian was going to find a butterfly called "Isabel", Lisa Then he begged to go together.

Although Julian refused at first, after being unable to contact Lisa's mother and seeing that the children in the shelter were treated roughly, Julian relented.

So he made an agreement with Lisa that if necessary, he would "mail" her away.

An old man and a young man began a journey to find "Isabel", which was also a journey of "decryption" and "healing".

What is the old man’s promise?

"Three days and three nights are also life.

Life is one second after another."

Eighty percent of the scenes in the film are in nature. In the landscape,

coupled with the brisk and bright soundtrack, it is a visual and auditory experience that feels like being integrated into nature.

As the two search for "Isabel", they can see streams and deer, and encounter poachers, hikers, and farmers.

Because Lisa’s curiosity and questioning skills have always remained high. Therefore, many of the episodes and conversations that occurred during the trip, like the theme of the entire trip, have thoughts about life and life.

The key is that this kind of philosophy is expressed in a very light and humorous way. There is nothing obscure or mystical about it, but it is touching and inspiring.

For example, when the two met a wealthy hiker, Lisa asked Julian, how can he become rich?

Julian replied: "Do what you want to do."

Another example is when the two met a young couple on the hillside. They were preparing to paraglider. When it was time to start, the girl was scared and didn't want to jump.

The boy said: "You promised me that if you love me, you will dance with me."

Julian's comment hit the nail on the head: They like to rely on a thread for support. .

[Butterfly]There are also many thoughts about life.

Talking about life, Julian told Lisa: "Many people want to live a long life, but they don't know which sentence is the last sentence. Life is one second after another."

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When Lisa learned that the "Isabel" they were looking for had only three days and three nights to live, Julian said: "This is also a lifetime."

Meaning, live in the present.

The splendor of life does not lie in its length, but in the fullness of the moment.

[Butterfly] expresses his thoughts on life and life through humorous and witty dialogues.

Just like under the light and romantic theme of looking for "Isabel", there are some heavy practical issues.

Lisa's life experience is obvious. She is innocent and lively, but her biological father disappeared after her mother became pregnant. The 16-year-old mother gave birth to her because she decided to have an abortion too late.

Even if her mother does not not love her, those irresponsible behaviors and immature mind still caused the problem of "birth but not nourishment".

Before Lisa moved, she had been living in a shelter.

Julian's past experience, which was only gradually revealed later, was the most painful thing one can imagine and endure.

You will understand why he wants to find "Isabel" at all costs. We can also understand why he lives alone and is serious in speech.

The special thing about [Butterfly] is that although the reality is heavy, it still wants to make a comedy to make you laugh.

Because reality is like this, there is darkness and there is light. Like good and evil in human nature, they cannot be completely separated.

[Butterfly] is using the light in the complex mixture to drive away the darkness bit by bit.

Use the scenery of nature and life in the wild to illuminate the plight of mankind.

I am telling you that although the reality is painful, we can still choose to enjoy the hardship. Moreover, everything can be changed, as long as we continue to experience, feel, and reflect in life.

Just as Julian realized that life is unpredictable, but "life is one second after another", he also told Lisa, "Doing what you want to do is the real wealth." .

Up to this point, it seems that Julian has always been teaching Lisa, right?

The interesting thing is that the two [Butterfly] inspire and heal each other.

Julian taught Lisa truth and knowledge, and Lisa, with the gift of a child, awakened Julian's intimacy with the world.

You will find that Julian, who has always been depressed and annoyed when Lisa tells jokes, will finally laugh happily.

As the reason for Julian's "promise" is revealed, you will find that Lisa is the one who is saved.

It's just hidden but not obvious.

[Butterfly] is like a child-friendly version of a "road movie." "Old and young partners" travel all the way, looking for a "goal", which is easily reminiscent of another classic movie.

[Kikujiro's Summer].

[Kikujiro's Summer] Douban 9.8, 1999

In addition to the old and young matching the same configuration, there is also mutual enlightenment and mutual healing, plus the people and things encountered along the way , as well as different styles, the same humorous atmosphere.

The difference is that [Butterfly] is better at integrating philosophy into relaxed narratives.

Every seemingly ordinary and casual plot is an exquisite design;

And [Kikujiro's Summer] pays more attention to "people", is more emotional, and more concrete. This is related to the traditional way of understanding the world between the East and the West: the West is good at speculation, and the East is good at understanding.

[Butterfly] thinks about life, like a fable; [Kikujiro's Summer] understands life, like a poem.

So how are you going to spend the National Day holiday?

Who to spend time with?

In the final analysis, the most important thing about a holiday is to "give yourself a holiday" and give yourself completely to yourself, whether it is to play, experience, think, or lie down,

Of course Happiness is the most important thing!

I wish you all a happy holiday~

I wish you all gained something!