A Little Red Flower tells the story of Wei Yihang and Ma, two anti-cancer families, cheering each other up and warming each other in the process of fighting cancer together. Wei Yihang, played by Jackson Yee, is so pessimistic about losing his son because of cancer, resists contact with the outside world and has an aggressive personality. However, the appearance of the horse subtly changed him, and he became optimistic and had expectations and hopes.
They brag, bicker, cross talk, cold war and travel like normal adolescent lovers. They really experience the beauty of the world like normal people.
Unfortunately, however, they just look normal, and God has not forgotten that they are actually cancer patients. Their families were also crushed by cancer. In order to maintain Wei Yihang's high treatment cost, Wei's mother, an accountant, took her housekeeping skills to the extreme, breaking a penny in half, not only caring about the daily expenses, but also not buying new furniture for her family for many years.
Dad Wei, as a civil servant, should have been a decent middle class, but for his son's illness, his stomach trouble has been dragged on, and he even secretly drove to subsidize his family on weekends, only to be caught by his son. When Grandma Wei said that she would sell the house to treat her grandson, Dad Wei was moved to tears. His tears are mixed with affection and helplessness to reality, which are all seen by Wei Yihang.
He tried to share the pressure for his parents, but foolishly took a paid drug test. When a person walks on the road of becoming more and more sensible, the choices he makes may actually be ignorant. Wei Yihang's behavior touched the bottom line of his parents. What he tried to hurt was his body that his parents had to protect because they put down the dignity and dignity of the middle class! At that moment, the contradiction between parents and children was instantly detonated.
Wei Yihang finally said a long-held sentence: parents will only make themselves feel more and more a burden. Yeah, a burden. What a cruel sentence! When my son shouted these two words with tears in his eyes, I believe he was also heartbroken. The family that was originally devoted to filial piety was alienated by Cancer and was at odds with Cancer.
However, Wei Yihang is very lucky. His parents not only never leave, but also have a long distance around him. When he closed the door to the outside world, it was Xiao Yuan who opened his heart. When he was depressed and out of control, it was Xiao Yuan who gave him hope. He didn't want to lose Xiao Yuan when he got up the courage to overcome his illness. The role of Xiao Yuan is Wei Yihang's light to open his heart, and it is a little red flower that God gave Wei Yihang. She taught Wei Yihang what hope is.
Although there are many youthful elements and feelings in this film, on the whole, it still reflects the objective living conditions of cancer groups. First of all, in the face of economic pressure, Wei Yihang had to scrimp and save because of the high cost. The second is where you will go with his family. Xiaoping Cray's lover died of cancer, the anti-cancer boy who ordered braised beef rice for his father in dialect died, and so did Xiao Yuan.
Cancer is cruel to people, not only because of its destructive power and harm, but because it blocks the emotional communication between patients and their families. For patients and their families, it is not a waste of money, not a physical injury. But to lose each other.
These realistic dilemmas are fully presented by directors and actors. Facing problems directly is always a good quality. For cancer patients, their requirements may not be extravagant for recovery, but just hope to look normal. Wei Yihang began to face up to his own demands, and the director was also facing up to the demands of this group in society.
It is this kind of face-up that makes this area not go to other films, realizing a sublimation of the theme, not only relying on the top stream as a selling point to make money, but also a film with top stream participation, careful shooting and recognition by everyone.