I like a Japanese-style homestay in the mountains, which also provides coffee and light meals. The hand-painted menu says "Seagull Canteen". I have always wondered the origin of this name. I thought it was because Sister Xiaofeng, the shopkeeper, liked seagulls on the trestle.

The other day, I went to the store to bask in the sun and drink coffee. I saw a book named Seagull Canteen on the shelf by the window, and I opened it and read it. Because the text of this book is not very beautiful and the story is simple, it doesn't appeal to me very much. I read one-third of it for a while.

Sister Xiaofeng, the shopkeeper, saw me watching Seagull Canteen. She asked me, "Have you seen this movie?" I said that I have hardly seen Japanese TV dramas. She strongly suggested that I have a look and said that I would like it. She bought this book because she liked Kobayashi's clever movie Seagull Canteen. After reading it, she felt that the movie was more exciting.

I asked her what was the relationship between "seagull canteen" on the menu and this movie? She said that because she liked this movie, she gradually embarked on the road of opening cafes and homestays, and she went to Helsinki, Finland for the movie.

As she said, the movie Seagull Canteen is really good-looking, with a gentle rhythm and fresh pictures. The story is very inspirational, but it is as plain as water. In short, it is very healing and beautiful.

There is no beauty or love in the whole movie, but three ordinary women hold up a classic healing film. The three women in the film are Xing Hui, Lvzi and Zhengzi. Before they came to Finland, they were not very happy in real life, but they were independent, strong and optimistic, which may be an example for many women.

As a middle-aged woman, I think the inspiration from Gull Canteen is that we no longer have lofty aspirations, but we have a shallow smile and gentle persistence day after day, and we can cure our lives with delicious food.

synopsis of the story

Xing Hui from Japan opened a restaurant called "Seagull Canteen" in Helsinki, Finland, whose main dish is Japanese rice balls. One month after opening, there is no guest in the canteen, but she has been insisting. She carefully wipes the tableware and cleans the canteen every day. She firmly believes that as long as she keeps working hard, there will be more guests.

Finally, one day, the seagull dining hall welcomed its first guest, a boy named Tommy Heiten. He is a Finn who loves Japanese culture. Fortunately, Hui said to Tommy, the store provides the first guest with free coffee for life.

In order to find the theme song of "Science Ninja Team" for Tommy, Xing Hui met Lvzi again in the library, and she came to Finland alone, aimlessly. Xing Hui invited her to live in her own home, and Lvzi began to manage the canteen with Xing Hui.

One day, Xing Hui made delicious cinnamon rolls, and the aroma of cinnamon rolls attracted three Finnish aunts to come in. Finally, the second group of guests came to the restaurant.

Finally, Masako, who lost her luggage while traveling to Finland, also came to the canteen. The three of them operated together, and the business was getting better and better, and the canteen was finally full.

The plot of the whole movie is simple, and the development of the story can use four shots of three Finnish aunts as the four nodes of the plot development.

the first time: they stood outside the glass window and looked inside with suspicious eyes. Fortunately, Hui returned with a gentle smile.

the second time: I continued to look suspicious and saw a green child in the store. Fortunately, Hui still smiled back.

The third time: The aunts were finally attracted by the aroma of cinnamon rolls and walked into the restaurant, and immediately fell in love with the coffee and cinnamon rolls here.

the fourth time: the aunts brought friends, and the restaurant was finally full.

Green Son and Xing Hui

Xing Hui and Green Son meet for the first time in the library. Xing Hui wants to know the theme song of the sci-fi movie "Ninja Science Team", and Green Son happens to know it. Xing Hui invites Green Son to live in her house.

Greenko later asked her why she invited a stranger to live with her. Aren't you afraid of being a bad person? Xing Hui said: I know that people who can sing the theme song of Science Ninja Team are definitely not bad people.

For strangers, we will be fortified, wearing masks and even wearing a layer of armor to protect ourselves.

But we may walk the same road at different times because of the same frequency at a certain point. For example, eating the same food; Maybe just like the same book; Or just because I like the same song; Even with a look or a smile, you will feel each other's sincerity and goodwill, drop your guard and become friends.

From the cure of delicious food

When Lvzi came to Xing Hui's house for the first time, Xing Hui cooked Japanese food for her. When Lvzi took the first bite, she began to sob. The delicious food cured her homesickness.

Seagull canteen has received two frustrated Finns.

An old woman, who was devastated by her husband's sudden departure from home, looked at Xing Hui in dismay three times outside the glass window of the canteen. Finally, she walked into the store and said angrily, "I want a glass of hard liquor." ? When the liquor was drunk, she immediately passed out. Everyone sent her home, and the old man told Zhengzi about her pain.

The other one is Marty, who used to run a cafe here. He appeared twice. The first time he taught Xing Hui to make delicious coffee, and the second time he wanted to get his coffee machine back and broke into the seagull canteen without authorization. Although there was no relevant footage of Marty's story, I think there must be something that broke his heart.

At the end of the movie, the old lady, Marty and three Japanese women sat together to have a dinner party. Everyone didn't talk, just ate quietly. The simple dinner party cured everyone.

Happiness is actually very simple. It means cooking every meal with your heart, and then your family will sit around with friendly lights. It means "Laugh and ask if the porridge is warm before the stove."

For friends, happiness is actually very simple. Don't always say, "Long time no see, I missed you." Friendship means having dinner, drinking and chatting with your favorite friends.

In the movie, Green Son asked Xing Hui: What would you do if tomorrow was the end of the world?

There is a life I yearn for in the movie. For example, making coffee, although I don't drink much, I enjoy the process, slowly grinding beans, boiling water and brewing with my heart; I like plain rice balls; Enjoy watching Xing Hui and Green Zi make cinnamon rolls, as if they were doing it themselves. Through the screen, I also smelled the aroma of coffee and food overflowing.

Everything others cooked was delicious

Before Xing Hui, Marty used to run a coffee shop here. One day, he came to the seagull canteen and taught Xing Hui the spell to make coffee delicious. Before brewing, he read a word carefully: "kopi luwak." This sentence really works. Tommy and Green both think this kind of coffee tastes much better. I think there is no magic, but it's just heart.

Marty said to Xing Hui, "Other people's coffee is always better than their own."

Green Zi asked Xing Hui why rice balls are the main food in the canteen. Xing Hui said that her mother died early, and she mentioned all the housework by herself. At that time, her father only made two groups for her twice a year, during sports meetings and hiking.

Xing Hui's father said, "Other people's rice balls are just better than their own."

others' cooking is always better than their own, and I believe most people will feel the same way.

I have several tea friends, two of whom are professional tea artists. Over the years, I have also learned many times the skills of making tea with them, for example, different teas should be brewed with water without temperature, and the time of making soup should be controlled. Our tea and water are basically the same in tea ware. Why do I always feel that the tea I make is a little worse than the tea soup they make? Am I not careful enough? The heart is not quiet enough? After watching this movie, I finally found the answer. The tea brewed by others is always better than my own.

The same is true for meals. I like cooking, but actually I prefer to eat other people's cooking. I think it's because of my different moods.

I want to go to Finland

Xing Hui asked Lvzi why you want to go to Finland. She said that she wanted to go further, so she closed her eyes and pointed to the map, and all of a sudden she pointed to Finland, so she flew to Finland, and she could go to running with the bulls at the age of no attachment.

Masako took care of her parents for 2 years. After their parents died one after another, she said that she wanted to go to Finland because she was moved by watching the Finnish "Air Guitar Competition" on TV.

Three women are discussing why Finns look carefree and so calm. Tommy, a Finnish boy, said: Because we have a forest, the camera turned to a green forest. There were several owls, green eyes and countless mushrooms under our feet. Nature's green is the most healing color.

in the new year, make a wish: I want to go to Finland.