The Farewell is a 2019 film that shows how a Chinese-American girl experiences cultural shocks on a trip back to China to say goodbye to her grandmother, who is suffering from lung cancer. To save her grandmother from the scare, the family decides not to tell her about her cancer. Billi and her family have fled from America and Japan, respectively, to spend time with Nai Nai (Shuzhen Zhou) in China under the guise of a quickie wedding for Billi's cousin and his Japanese "fiancee."
There were discussions about various aspects of the film. I will discuss the symbol of the bird in the film. Right at the beginning, when Billi comes to the room she has rented, there is a bird in it. Without knowing where it came from, Billi released the bird by opening the window. What happened next was her knowledge of the rejection of the Guggenheim Fellowship and her grandmother's third stage lung cancer. The bird here represents an omen, indicating that something bad is about to happen
To prevent Grandma from learning the truth about the lung cancer, Billi's parents asked Billi not to return to China to visit Grandma. However, Billi secretly travelled back to Changchun alone. After greeting everyone, she went to her hotel room to rest. In the hotel room, she again saw a bird, similar to the bird in her American flat. Similarly, Billi opened the window to let the bird go. Not knowing what to do in a completely strange environment, Billi felt as confused as the bird locked in a room. So the bird here represents confusion and loss.
Finally, after all the conflict, Billi and her parents said goodbye to her grandmother and returned to the United States. She was walking down the street of New York. Suddenly she screamed loudly, and then suddenly many birds flew away from a tree in China, as if her voice was loud enough for the birds in Changchun to receive her. In my opinion, the flock of fleeing birds represents liberation from pressure, guilt and depression. As the birds flew away, the real image of the grandmother appeared on the screen: She, too, was screaming to release the negative forces from her chest. Then the off-screen voice revealed, "The real grandmother is still alive six years later" Obviously, not knowing her cancer has helped her survive for more years. So the Chinese wisdom works
Overall, the various birds at the beginning, middle and end of the film represent omens, confusion and negative forces. They come out of nowhere. Only by ignoring them and letting go can we find sanity and sustainable growth.
《不要告诉她》中的鸟形象
《不要告诉她》是一部2019年的电影，展示了一个华裔美国女孩在回中国与患肺癌的祖母告别的过程中如何经历文化冲击。为了不让祖母受到惊吓，家人决定不告诉她癌症的世事。碧莉和她的家人分别从美国和日本逃到中国，以碧莉的表哥和他的日本 "未婚妻 "的快速婚礼为名，与奶奶团员。
人们对这部电影的各个方面都进行过讨论。我的议题是影片中“鸟的象征“。一开始，当Billi来到她租的房间时，房间里有一只鸟。不知道它从何而来，Billi打开窗户释放了这只鸟。接下来发生的事情是她知道自己申请古根海姆奖学金被拒，以及她祖母的肺癌第三期。这只鸟在这里代表了一个凶兆，表明有坏事要发生
为了防止奶奶知道自己罹患肺癌的真相，碧莉的父母要求碧莉不要回中国看望奶奶。然而，比莉秘密地独自回到了长春。跟大家打过招呼后，她去酒店房间休息。在酒店房间里，她再次看到一只鸟，与她美国公寓里的见过的鸟相似。同样地，碧丽打开窗户，让鸟儿离开。在一个完全陌生的环境中不知道该怎么做，碧莉感到自己跟那只被关在房间里的鸟一样困惑。所以这只鸟在这里代表了困惑和失落。
最后，在经历了所有的冲突之后，比莉和她的父母告别了她的祖母，回到了美国。她正走在纽约的大街上。突然，她大声尖叫起来，然后突然有许多鸟儿从中国的一棵树上飞走了，好像她的声音大到足以吓跑长春的鸟儿一样。在我看来，这群逃离的鸟儿代表着从压力、内疚和压抑中解放出来。当鸟儿飞走时，祖母的真实形象出现在屏幕上。她也在尖叫着释放胸中的负能量。然后屏幕外的声音透露："真正的祖母在六年后仍然活着。"显然，不知道自己患癌帮助她活了更多的年头。所以中国人的智慧是有效的
总的来说，影片开头、中间和结尾的各种鸟代表着预兆、困惑和负面力量。它们不知从哪里冒出来的。只有无视它们并放手，我们才能找到理智和可持续增长。
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