Last night, I went out with my family and boyfriend to watch the movie called How to make Millions before grandma dies. I've got lots of realizations and thoughts about the movie as a girl who grew up with my grandma. The filmmaker once said, "I realized that people who watched this film didn’t talk much about the film, but they use the film to talk about their lives, so these reactions have taught me a lot on about how this film has affected the psychology of the audience.” Indeed, the movie resonates with a lot of people and every family has a story.
In the movie, a college dropout named "M" took care of his grandmother with a stage 4 cancer inspired by his cousin Mui who happens to inherit the house of her dying agong after taking good care of him. M thought maybe he could also inherit his grandma's house after she die if he only stood by her side and take good care of her too. But as he lived with his dying grandma, M realizes a lot of things about their family. As simple as it may seem, their family struggles with a lot of issues. Just like what I always hear from the elders, do not accumulate wealth or possessions on earth that will only be the cause of everyone's fight when you die. As a mother, his grandma seems to make fond of his financially unstable son (M's uncle) who's often drunk and visits only when it's just convenient. A scene where I felt emotional was when her oldest son and daughter in law invited them to go to the temple to make a wish or prayers. The grandma told M to write her personal wishes in which she included her children. M noticed how his uncle prayed and wishes only for his daughter and wife. Truly, we can forget about our parents as we go on about our personal lives but a mother's love is genuine and eternal.
Aside from that, I've learned how time and company really matters when it comes to spending moments with our loved ones. You can be the wealthiest person in the world, but you still need a family. Material things come and go, but the memories we make lasts a lifetime.
