The movie Yesterday tells us a simple story. Yesterday is the name of a woman who raises her daughter, Beauty, in a Zulu village. Their life is simple, and every day they wake up, clean the house, fetch water from the well, and enjoy the sun shine of South Africa. Her husband has gone to a big city. He sends back money from his labor in the mines, but he is away for months at a time.
A blood test reveals that Yesterday is HIV-positive after a routine visit to the district doctor. She is told to contact her husband in Johannesburg as quickly as possible. Confused, helpless, and determined to fight for her life Yesterday and her husband will have to learn how to live with the biggest threat the African continent has ever faced- the AIDS pandemic.
The condition under which people are living in the village is shocking. There is only one well for the whole village. Electricity is scarce and people have to depend largely on candle light. It takes a two-hour walk to get to the nearest doctor. The only “doctor” in the village is an old lady whose treatment is based on superstition. The land is very wide, but most of it is impoverished. I didn’t even see any farmland or crops in the movie. Before watching the movie, Africa gives me the impression of high heat. The images linked to Africa are lions, giraffes, and vast grassland. On the contrary, this Zulu village is in a place where there are four seasons. When I see the strong wind blowing though the walls of the little house and Yesterday’s husband shivering with pain, I can feel the coldness as if I were in that that little room as well.
The main themes of the movie are about courage, compassion, and determination. It’s a story of humanity defined by mother’s love. Besides these, however, I think the director is giving us a message of segregation. The village itself is on some point segregated from the outside world. People inside the village don’t like outsiders. It takes half a year for the villagers to accept Yesterday when she was first married into the village. They strongly abhor people who get infected by HIV. Yesterday’s husband is driven out and ends up dead in a little house outside the village. It makes me think that sometimes it’s not the physical illness that really hurts but the distance between people’s hearts.
If we can live healthy, we should always face life with a smile. After watching the movie, what impresses me most is the smile on Yesterday’s face. No matter how tired or sad she is, she always has a kind, lovely smile on her face. It’s really touching me at the moment, and it’s probably because I was suffering from a cough for quite a while and was feeling really low. Her smile cheers me up and fills me with warmth. She makes me realize that we should have our body and soul shower in the sunlight every day.
A blood test reveals that Yesterday is HIV-positive after a routine visit to the district doctor. She is told to contact her husband in Johannesburg as quickly as possible. Confused, helpless, and determined to fight for her life Yesterday and her husband will have to learn how to live with the biggest threat the African continent has ever faced- the AIDS pandemic.
The condition under which people are living in the village is shocking. There is only one well for the whole village. Electricity is scarce and people have to depend largely on candle light. It takes a two-hour walk to get to the nearest doctor. The only “doctor” in the village is an old lady whose treatment is based on superstition. The land is very wide, but most of it is impoverished. I didn’t even see any farmland or crops in the movie. Before watching the movie, Africa gives me the impression of high heat. The images linked to Africa are lions, giraffes, and vast grassland. On the contrary, this Zulu village is in a place where there are four seasons. When I see the strong wind blowing though the walls of the little house and Yesterday’s husband shivering with pain, I can feel the coldness as if I were in that that little room as well.
The main themes of the movie are about courage, compassion, and determination. It’s a story of humanity defined by mother’s love. Besides these, however, I think the director is giving us a message of segregation. The village itself is on some point segregated from the outside world. People inside the village don’t like outsiders. It takes half a year for the villagers to accept Yesterday when she was first married into the village. They strongly abhor people who get infected by HIV. Yesterday’s husband is driven out and ends up dead in a little house outside the village. It makes me think that sometimes it’s not the physical illness that really hurts but the distance between people’s hearts.
If we can live healthy, we should always face life with a smile. After watching the movie, what impresses me most is the smile on Yesterday’s face. No matter how tired or sad she is, she always has a kind, lovely smile on her face. It’s really touching me at the moment, and it’s probably because I was suffering from a cough for quite a while and was feeling really low. Her smile cheers me up and fills me with warmth. She makes me realize that we should have our body and soul shower in the sunlight every day.
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We should face life with a smile. Well said. Life is short for us human beings. Sometimes we may have to give up a lot things that we own, but the last thing is our smile. In other words, it our hope for life. If we live one day, we should live happily and meaningfuly. Make each of our days count!
Exellent review! Very instructive and enlightening!
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