Analysis Of Like Father Like Son By Kore Eda

Hirokazu Kore-eda is a Japanese director and Like Father, Like Son is one of his masterpieces, which was produced in 2013. In this movie, Kore-eda describes the subtle relationship between a pair of father and son. Father not only to raise a child, but also comprehends from the child. So sometimes son is also a “father”. The theme of this film is about family affection. Japan is a very traditional country; the meaning of reincarnation is greater than marriage in some ways. Children have the closest relationship with their parents in the world, but many times they don 't know each other. The main character Ryota Nonomiya is a successful man who originally lives a peaceful and happiness life with his wife Midori and son Keita. However, …show more content…
In the beginning, Ryota is very cockiness and he even wants to raise both boys. Nevertheless, after exchanging Keita, he feels frustrated when he gets along with Ryusei. And he was shocked when he saw the nurse’s stepson came out to protect her, His own concept of education under suspicion and he gradually changes his way to get along with children. What 's more, when a insect lovers tells him that it takes 15 years to let cicada from laying eggs to break to adults, he realized that the relationship between Keita and him are is just like cicada, it already in imperceptible in live for many years. Therefore, he changed, he chase with Keita and trying to express this love and regret for him, he apologize the Keita and tells him the mission is over. One scene leaves a deep impression, which is at the end of the film, son Keita asks Ryota: “ Do you know spider man is a spider?” Ryota smiled and said: “First heard.” This dialogue clever response to the movie’s title: Like Father, Like Son. Sometimes what children know and can teach you are more than you can imagine. All in all, although blood is important in family, long-term companionship is the most significant link of human emotions. Keita maybe is not the ideal shapes in Ryota’s expectations, but his every word and actions are under the influence of Ryota. From the way Keita holds chopsticks to the attitude towards others, these are all the emotional evidence between father and son and it is far more important than same blood. In life, the process of mutual recognition between father and son is also the process of shaping each other. To shape a father like a son, to shape a son like a father-Like Father, Like