在这部我们为何要做梦剧情/短片片中,影片围绕导演前作《平原上的摩西》中的主人公庄树展开，聚焦90年代的西北小城—青城，讲述了春节那天两对父子的意外相遇，这短暂的重逢让孩子又长大了一些。
“无论是面对家庭责任，还是面对生活考验，我们都仍被‘做梦’的普世愿望所牵引。梦是存在的本能，也指引我们走向最真实的自我。”导演张大磊如此阐释片名寓意。
The film revolves around the protagonist Zhuang Shu in the director's previous work \"Why Try to Change Me Now\", focusing on the northwestern small city of Qingcheng in the 1990s, telling the story of the unexpected encounter between two pairs of fathers and sons on the Spring Festival. This brief reunion made the children grow up a little. \"Whether facing family responsibilities or facing the challenges of life, we are still led by the universal desire of 'dreaming'. Dreams are the instinct of existence and also guide us to our truest self.\" Director Zhang Dalei explained the meaning of the title.
