The years are a killing knife from the movie "the years are a killing knife", the movie is adapted from the Jilin People's Broadcasting Station produced in 2014 youth laughs decompression stage play "the years are a killing knife". The play had a strong reaction in Jilin's local community once it was released, with nine public performances, all of which were sold out.
The meaning of the sentence itself is to figuratively compare the years or time to a hog-killing knife, carving wrinkles on the face, saddening. The use of a hog knife to describe the years better illustrates its relentlessness.
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The synopsis of the movie "Years are a Pig-Killing Knife":
The movie is based on the resurrection of the rich second-generation vegetable man Lao Liu, who is searching for his first love in college, Bai Jing. The movie tells a series of hilarious stories about Lao Liu's search for his first love, Bai Jing, with his college roommate.
They go through a series of bar fights, love rival fights, night walks to their alma mater, and a mistake in the countryside, while the movie is interspersed with stories about their college days. In the process of searching for Bai Jing, Lao Liu discovers the changes in the physical appearance, psychology and character of his college classmates, and senses their troubles from family, work and emotion, reflecting the changes in society and the passage of time.
In the end, Lao Liu was not able to find Bai Jing, but he realized the truth: no one can keep what time takes away, but cherish what time leaves behind, youth without regrets is not perfect.
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