Original subtitles

Hello

Hello, Grandpa?

Can I come stay with you

in the mountains?

When I was little

I lived in the mountains

with my grandparents

Grandpa used to say

Just look up at the starry sky

and the whole world will seem so vast

They're all modern French artists

Come any time

We have on-site commentators

No problem, just call me

I'll wait for you there

No, it's really progressive

Who buys old paintings these days?

Modern art goes up in value

Sure

Next time there's an auction, we'll go

Hello

Hello, Grandpa

Mei?

Are you on the train?

You went home?

I'm home

Mei

Grandpa's wondering

what gift to make for you?

Oh

An elephant

A blue elephant

OK. I'll bring it when I come visit

Grandpa

Come soon

I really miss you

Mom, what are you doing?

Travel stuff

I'm leaving in two days

I'll be back before New Y ears

Again?

Haven't started?

Waiting for me?

Let's eat

What do you think?

It's silly

You're wearing a hat at the dinner table?

Mei

Dad made sweet and sour pork

your favorite

Mei

What's wrong?

My trip to Paris is cancelled

How come?

Come on, tell me what's going on

Can you just leave me alone?

Come back and finish dinner first

I need to be alone for a bit, please

Please get out of my room

Your room?

When did it become 'your' room?

When you put a bed in your study

What's that supposed to mean?

Let's not fight, OK?

It's not that serious

Yeah, it's never serious for you

it's always me...

Shall we finish the 'Starry Night' puzzle?

Mei, go back to your room

I'll be there in a bit

All of us?

Be a good girl

Go back to your room

Good girl

Merry Christmas

I don't know who you are

But I want to tell you

Merry Christmas

G RAD E 7, CLASS 3

OK, everybody

Settle down

Come on, Back to your seats

We have a new student

Come on, come on in

Introduce yourself

My name is Jay

He's a bit shy

H is name is Jay

His last name is Chou

Jay Chou

He's joining our class

Let's all help him settle in

Let's give him a round of applause

You can sit there

Open up your books

Shawn

What chapter are we on?

I don't have my textbook

You confiscated it last time...

Through interacting with others

We can better understand ourselves

Discover our strengths and weaknesses

And gain a sense of balance

If we find our strengths

we can use them

Build our self-confidence

And unlock our potential

You there!

We're in the middle of a lesson

Where do you think you're going?

The bathroom

You didn't think to ask?

May I go to the bathroom?

He's so cocky

Hurry back

Everyone else

Pay attention, let's continue

Mei

We're going for some crepes

Want to come?

I...

Come on, let's go

I have to be home early

Next time, OK?

Next time

What are you doing?

Studying

Look what I bought you

Hang it up for me

No way! Naked women!

Shawn! What are you doing?

Let me see

You can look and I can't?

Check it what the new kid drew!

Go away!

Stop it!

You guys, look!

Look at the naked women!

Look!

Stop it guys!

Hey, Shawn

What are you doing?

Looking at naked women

Stop it!

Class rep. What happened?

He...

Shawn

What's that?

Take a look yourself

Whose is this?

His

Don't take someone Else's stuff!

Jay

I'm sorry

None of your business

Miss Chang

Jay's...

Jay's sketchbook

How should I put it?

It's not that the school doesn't value art

It's just that, some of Jay's sketches

Can lead to some wrong thoughts

For the other students...

You know schoolboys

They're very immature

They can't tell the difference

Between art and pornography

Just as long as you teachers can

Jay won't bring that sketchbook

to school anymore

Right?

You think you're cool?

Not so cocky now!

Kick him!

You asked for it!

Stop it!

Let Jay go!

Are you okay?

I'll survive

How many times have I told you

It is never OK to hurt a girl

M rs Chou

Jay never hit me

Some boys were bullying me

Jay got hurt coming to help me

Mom, let's go

Is someone picking you up?

Y es

Thank you

The two of them

They were making out in an alley

Totally shameless!

No way!

Shawn saw...

Dad

Help me with this

You went to see Grandpa?

Mei

Grandpa's sick

He's in the hospital

This elephant

was when I went to get Grandpa

he said to give it to you

Can I go see Grandpa?

It's past your bed time

Dad!

Let Grandpa rest a bit

I'll take you tomorrow

You coming too?

Come on

Let's go

We'll go see Grandpa together

Grandpa

Grandpa

Mei

Where's your Mom and Dad?

You came by yourself?

You can have the elephant

I don't want it

When you get better

Make him a fourth leg, then I'll take him

OK

Dad!

Mom!

We're going out

Be a good girl, stay home

Mei

We're leaving now

You're really not coming?

You don't want to say goodbye to Grandpa?

Don't force her if she doesn't want to

Hey, young lady!

Excuse me!

Mei

You forgot to pay

You forgot to pay

Mei

About...

The...

The classroom decoration contest

Teacher asked me to do it

I was wondering...

Can you help me with it?

I can't finish by myself

OK

Really?

Morning

Good morning

I drew it out, just follow the steps

So now I'm up to...

Here

This one

A bit to the left

Down a little

Check it out

Mei and Jay, they're at it again

Over there, being all lovey

U p a bit, over there

That's good

Shawn, what are you doing?

This looks good!

Can I have it?

Looks good, just like me

We match

Thanks!

Give it back

There are so many animals

Elephants, squirrels, sheep...

Let me have this one. Thanks

Don't mess with other people's stuff

What! I can't have it?

I'll take it if I want to!

What?

Knock it off!

What? I dare you to hit me

Too scared? Go on

Give it back

Shawn, stop it!

Keep at it and I'll get the teacher

Call him, I don't care

I'm not scared of him

Stop it, Shawn

Shawn, listen to the class rep

Here we go again

He's always like this

So childish

Shawn

Give it back

Who wants these stupid things, anyway

Mom

Get changed and we'll go eat, OK?

Mei, did you get a boyfriend?

Huh?

No

You've been coming home late

I told you, I'm busy with the competition

Are you happy?

Whatever you do

It's important to be happy

Mom...

Are you happy?

Right now, I'm...

...really happy

Remember the dance I taught you

when you were little?

That step forward, step back

clap your hands one?

Dance with me

What?

Here?

Sure!

No!

Come on!

Ready...

1.2.3.4.5 Jump!

Jump!

3. Jump

3. Jump

1.2.3. Jump

This is Monet's 'Woman with a Parasol'

The woman is his wife, Camille

The boy next to her is their son

This is 'The Lovers' by Magritte

This is Van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'

This is...

Renoir's 'Luncheon of the Boating Party'

How do you know all this?

My Mom studied art in Paris

So starting from when I was little

Every year my family

did puzzles of famous paintings

But lately it's just me, by myself

Can I help you?

I want to buy 'Starry Night'

Starry Night

We have it in 300, 500

1 000 and 3000 pieces

Which one do you want?

I have the 1 000 pieces

But I lost a piece

Can you sell me one piece?

The center of the brightest star

We don't sell individual pieces

But, besides that

Feel free to look around

You know the origin of the jigsaw puzzle?

No

In 1 760

There was an English mapmaker

He stuck one of his maps

onto a wooden board

Then cut around the borders of the towns

And had his kids put it back together

When they were done

They knew where they lived, where home is

And that's the world's

first jigsaw puzzle

How do you know this?

It's over there

Origin of the Puzzle

You're silly!

It's written on there

And you memorized it?

My memory's good

Then...

Say it again

One day

He stuck a map onto some wood

And then

He cut out the borders of the towns

Piece by piece

And his kids put them back together

So

The world's first jigsaw...

Mom

Mom

You're not listening

Mei

If you're done eating, go to your room

I need to talk to your father

Let's go

We'll know tomorrow

if we win or not

What's wrong?

Do you think

The love between two people

can disappear?

Y es

What can be done?

I don't know

Stay with me a bit longer

This one's quite good

Yeah! nice colors

This one...

Not bad

You like this one?

No, no

It's ugly

I can't believe this one

'Roo' of Honor?

Let's go see class 3

So many people

Yeah, so many

Shawn!

Stop it!

Get him off!

Quickly!

Stop it!

Get out of the way!

Go away! stop crowding!

Mom

We're moving again?

He's come back

Here, help mom with this

We'll talk inside

Mei, stop that

Mei!

Mom and Dad

We...

Mom and Dad are getting divorced

Mom and Dad are getting divorced

Mei, you're 1 3

You understand, right?

Mei's 1 3, Mei understands

We spent a long time

Making this decision

This is best for everyone

This is best for everyone

This is between Mom and Dad

It's nothing to do with you

Don't think it's your fault

It's just that Mom and Dad

Can't live together anymore

We don't want to keep fighting

It's not fair to Mei

It's not fair to Mei

After the divorce

Mom will move out

You're in middle school now

You can decide who you want to live with

You don't have to make a decision now

And I won't move out right away

There's still a lot of things to sort out

We just thought

We should let you know

Mei

No rush

You can take your time

What are you doing?

So did you decide?

If Grandpa were still alive

They wouldn't be doing this

When did you last see the stars?

I don't remember

Let's go look at the stars

There's a truck!

What's up?

We're going to my Grandpa's house

Can we hitch a ride?

It's this way?

Y es

Hop on

Ride as far as you like

Thanks

Careful

Thank you

Bye bye!

When I was 6

My first day at school

This really embarrassing thing happened

Here

I took my lunchbox

And I went into the wrong classroom

When I was 8

I saw this girl playing piano on the TV

And I thought she was really beautiful

On my 9th birthday

I made my own birthday cake

It was a big green tea cake

When I finished, I thought it was ugly

But I took it to school

And my classmates ate it all

I didn't get a single bite

Last time I climbed this mountain

Was summer vacation two years ago

In this stream

When I played with Grandpa...

Am I talking too much?

No

You say something

I don't have anything to say

Impossible

Everyone has stories

from when they were little

I don't

Stingy

I'm not

You big stingy

I'm not stingy

Y es you are!

Hey!

I think it's this way

Looks like the path on the right

I think...

No one's walked that path for a while

But I remember it being on the left

You're sure?

Y es

It must be here

I remember these trees

Ah!

What's that!

It's nothing

Don't look, let's go

What shall we do?

Where are we?

Look!

There's a house!

Anyone here?

What?

I want to change clothes too

Didn't you bring any?

I'll go outside

Call me when you're done

No, don't leave!

I'm scared

Don't turn round!

OK

You're still there?

I'm... I'm still here

Jay!

Pervert

Jay?

Yeah

Do you think, if we die

Out here in the mountains

When people find us

They'll say we died for love?

You're silly!

I said 'if"

We're not going to die

But your Mom and Dad

Must be really worried about you

Who knows...

Maybe they haven't even noticed I'm gone

That's not possible

One time, last year

They had a huge fight

And I wanted to come see Grandpa

I went to the train station

And sat there for ages

Finally, I went home

But when I got back

They were just in their rooms

With no idea I'd been gone

When I was 9

My dad had an accident in his factory

And lost his fingers

He stayed home every day, drinking

gambling

He started to hit my mom

He would grab her by the hair

and keep on slapping her

One day

My dad was drunk

He wanted me to drink with him

I refused

So he took all my awards

And ripped them all up

I couldn't help it, I started to cry

Then he started to hit me

He said I looked down on him

I didn't look down on him

I just wanted a normal dad

Why did I have to get a dad like this?

When my mom found out

We ran away from home

And moved far away

But not long after, Dad found us

So we kept on moving

And moving

And moving

You're actually lucky

Get up

Come on

Why?

Come here

Dance with me

I...

I'll teach you

1.2.3.4.5. Jump!

1.2.3. Kick, clap!

Same this side

Kick, clap!

What dance is this?

I don't know

My mom learnt it from an old movie

OK

Watch me first

1.2.3.4.5 Jump!

1.2.3.4

Three steps forward

1

2

3

Turn!

1.2.3 Jump!

Same this side

Kick...Clap...

Kick...Clap...

Three steps forward

1

2

3

Then like this

Good morning

Morning

Sleep well?

Yeah

Today we should follow the tracks

They should lead to the road

OK

Jay

Yeah?

Thank you

Huh, here again...

Ladies first

You first!

No, you first!

You first!

I insist, you first

Let's go!

Almost there

You can tell by smelling the leaves

Trust me

Look!

Wait for me outside

Is that OK?

Sure

Jay

Come in

OK

This is Grandpa's workbench

He made all of these

I painted these when I was little

This is my little desk

Here it is

When I was little

I came with Grandpa to look at the stars

Why won't the mist go away?

Give it time

I really hope...

You can see the stars

Mei

For this short time

I've been so happy

I never knew I could be so happy

Knowing you

Now I know

I can be lucky, too

When I get home

I have to move again

My dad, he...

Mei

Mei!

Your Grandpa's phone is cut off

I brought a cell phone

In my backpack

Sorry

I didn't mean to not tell you

It's just

If we used the cell phone

Our journey would have come to an end

Let's go home

Jay

Stay with me, OK?

Jay!

Jay!

Jay

Jay

Dad!

Mon!

Grandpa

Mei

I have a mom and dad who love me

Even though

they don't love each other anymore

I have classmates who care about me

Even though

they don't always understand me

Looking at my classmates walking away

I realized

Their summer was just starting

But my summer

Was already over

In my first year of high school

My mom and dad got divorced

A few years later

Mom went abroad and re-married

I chose to stay with Dad

At 1 3

We're very fragile

But at 1 3

We're also very tough

So

Before we have to face this cruel world

Please be gentle with us

We don't ask for much

A glance

A kind word

A rainstorm

A gust of wind

or

Just a nod of the head goodbye

It's these little kindnesses

That make us feel special

But in the end

I never got the goodbye I wanted

After that

I never saw Jay again

The little rabbit

never turned into a big rabbit

The little elephant

never turned into a big elephant

The only thing that grew

was me

Everything passes

But before letting go

Hold on, as tight as you can

Paris - Y ears later

Mei!

Merry Christmas!

Are you happy?

Yeah

Let's take a walk!

OK

Happy at school?

Yeah

You've made friends?

Yeah

How many?

Five

Do you hear that?

Y es

So beautiful!

It's Mommy

Mommy, where are you?

I'm with big sister

She bought me lots of presents!

OK

See you soon

Bye bye, Mommy

Hi, Mom

Everything's good

Y es

She's being good

Mom, it's no problem

Mom, it's snowing

Did you pick up Dad?

No need

I'll see you guys at dinner

What you looking at?

Why is it missing a piece?

Mom

See you in a bit

Y es

Merry Christmas

Can I help you?

Do you still remember?

That summer

That most splendid

Most lonely of starry nights