Postman In The Mountains

Postman in the Mountains is about having a common ground with people and forming relationships that can last forever. It starts of with the son admiring his father, but calls him a stranger and does not truly know him as he was gone throughout his childhood leaving him with his protective mom. This hike that the two adventure on is beneficial as it strengthens that father and son bond between the two. It also implies that close encounters with people gain a mutual respect as seen with the villagers and their exchange with the postman. The beginning scene is great emotionally as the son gets a chance to see his father's work. Watching his father perform his simple duty to proud perfection, he realizes that his father has made as much of a mark …show more content…
Now that will become part of the son’s. The two characters both have different opinions on the matter on whether they should tell her. The son saying she should know the truth while the father saying they shouldn’t since she might lose hope, but really it is the bond that the father has with this blind woman and he cares not to hurt her as her grandson did. It is how throughout the film that the relationship with the villagers peeks through as a communal bond with the postman and them. It is during another scene when the son wants to go an easier route to be quicker and more efficient, however, the father refuses and sticks to the ‘traditional’ way. It is this scene that the viewer sees that the father doesn’t like the change it relates as this can be a symbolic version of China and how it is turning into a ‘technology’ generation. In China today people have no real contact with other people, it’s all texting, making emails, people barely use letters. Visually, the film is gorgeous, evoking a strong nostalgic feeling for a way of life that is fading away, even in the backwoods of