Do you still remember Apple's first New Year's short film 6 years ago, "Three Minutes" directed by Chen Kexin, the conductor's mother was on duty on the train during the Chinese New Year, unable to reunite with her children, and only relied on the story of the three minutes of the train station to get together with her son, and she couldn't stop crying after watching it.
Since 2018, Apple has released a short film shot on the flagship iPhone every year before the Lunar New Year, focusing on family stories that resonate with audiences during the Chinese New Year.
This year's "Little Garlic" is Apple's seventh New Year's blockbuster, and this year's theme is not only about family, but also about the anxieties and plight of modern young people. The current young generation is living a separate life on and offline, and the people in the pictorial and the Internet have a perfect life, but they are an "imperfect" ordinary person.
Why don't you accept it happily The sun is still the same as before It's very hot and I think it's not bad I don't refuse to step into this river I did everything I should have done Very gentle You ask me Is this water temperature OK The theme song chose "River" by the Frog Pond Band, which has been very popular recently, and appropriately interprets the entanglements and hardships of young people hiding their true selves in the current environment.
The title of "Little Garlic" comes from the main nickname of Xiaowei. Xiaowei is a girl who feels that she is "not good enough" since she was a child, and "little garlic nose" is the origin of her first feeling of her imperfection.
But she is born with unique superpowers and can transform into someone else at any time.
After leaving home for the big city, she used this ability more and more frequently to seek the approval of those around her and crave to embrace a sense of belonging. In the end, she got lost in the "persona" she created, and even forgot who she really was. It was the Spring Festival, and under the persuasion of her grandfather, Xiaowei re-accepted her true self.
It's harder to be yourself than to play someone else, but that's okay, we're all not perfect. "It's not perfect, so be yourself." "This year's Chinese New Year short film really has a different feeling, and it makes people cry when they see that grandpa helps little garlic find himself at the end.
In today's society, we need a role like grandpa to help us always remember to stick to ourselves and maintain our original intention. ”
In the comment area, the young people who watched the movie also reached a reconciliation with their real-life selves.
The flowing water does not compete for the first place, and the battle is endless: look at the crying, and be yourself in the future! I remembered this passage I saw two days ago: "We are just ordinary people who work part-time to earn some money, so there are many things that don't pay too much attention to, just work hard when you go to work, and rest well after work." Some people say you're good, or you're bad. Always remind yourself that you are nothing in the eyes of others. In front of your family, you are half the sky. "The happy time of the shovel officer: it's good to be yourself, and it's the happiest to be yourself when you change. Eilo: If you can't change perfectly, why do you need to change, just be yourself. Stop the rain: Only grandpa can awaken her true self, just be yourself, don't care about other people's eyes. Aron: Each of us is unique, and we need to learn to tap into our own strengths, and I hope that everyone can be confident in being themselves. Have you watched this short film for the New Year?
There are also a lot of funny and tear-jerking little easter eggs in the plot
Which detail impresses you the most?
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