The narrative structure of "Mountains may depart" selects three time points in 1999, 2014 and 2025, and tells the story of the protagonists Zhang Jinsheng, Shen Tao, Liang Zi and others who got together and finally parted because of their feelings or for life. The film is based on the separation and reunion of the characters. In the film, the scenes of "parting" can be seen everywhere, whether it is a good friend who is fighting for a lover, a husband and wife who divorce each other, or an elderly father who suddenly died of illness and his own flesh and blood went abroad. , the joys and sorrows of the little people are gradually enlarged, which in turn resonates with the audience. "Everyone can only accompany you for a short walk", this line printed on the promotional poster of the movie "Mountains may depart" condenses all the sudden joyous gatherings and partings in the film and shows it in front of the audience. The emotions in the film are touching, and many viewers begin to reflect on their relationship with parents and family. "The closer people are, the easier it is to hurt each other, such as parents and lovers." People in Shanhe don't know whether they will be further and further away from the 'deceased'"; "Everyone must have a key to go home. "In addition to focusing on the stories of little people, the descriptions of the living conditions at these three time points also imply the comparison, imagination and thinking about the past, the present, and the future.
Throughout the article, it is not difficult to see the director's intentions. Although there is not much turbulence in a heart-wrenching work, the attention to detail and the portrayal of characters are just right. In the film, the last scene of Shen Tao dancing alone is touching, echoing the disco at the beginning, expressing a feeling that the mountains and rivers are still there, and things are different. The performances of the actors in the film are as good as the development of the plot. On the contrary, the mother-son love performed by Sylvia Chang and Dong Dongdong, who starred in guest appearances, is impressive and amazing. And Jia Zhangke is still like Alfred Hitchcock , and continues to make a cameo appearance as a passerby in his own films.
From gangsters, miners, archaeologists to the coal mine boss board in the previous episode, the changes that cameos feel are also a reflection of their own growth. The opening of "Mountains may depart" in 1999 and the ending of "Mountains may depart" in Fenyang, the discotheque and the solitary snow dance sounded Pet Shop Boys "Go West", and after a walk, they returned to the starting point. Ye Qianwen's "Treasure", from Fenyang CD test machine, iPad on the train in 2014, and then to 2025 Sylvia Chang played it on vinyl for the post-90s Dong Dongdong, not all of which are Chief Jia's sincere greetings to the audience. No matter how many twists the film journey has gone through, after leaving the world and returning to his hometown, after another ten years, Perak's original intention is still the same, and it seems that he is an old friend.
While the Chinese film market is booming as a whole, literary films are still gloomy under the boom. The works are either applauded or unpopular; either they bloom inside the walls and outside the walls, or they simply sink into the sea. Literary films are in a weak position in the market as a whole, and are always weak in the face of the broad market. The successful breakthrough of "Mountains may depart" is due to the director's attention, accurately grasping the emotional changes of people's happy gathering and parting, and showing it in a literary and artistic way, as a selling point of the film and clearly Spread the selling point through word of mouth. Just like Director Zhang Yibai 's comment: Everyone has their own Mountains may depart, only Jia Zhangke took them out. (
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