Sensen Dajun Film Critic Lecturer Screenwriter
lion
Answer the following questions from fans
1 What is the metaphor for the boy catching the flying yellow butterfly? How to interpret the hand in this film and the little white claw on the screen?
2 Boys running, how to interpret a lot of close-ups? What is the role of candy ears in this film?
3 How to interpret railways, streets, and intent? How to interpret the scene scene in the title? How to interpret the ending?
BAFTA Awards ( 2017; 70th ) Awards: 2
Award ·
Film Award - Best Adapted Play
Film Award - Best Supporting Actor
Male: This movie has received so many acclaim internationally. I don't think it's good after watching it. Anyway, if I were to write this script, I would definitely find a more emotional plot than the sugar ears ...
Hehe, if I said back then that this "Lion" must be a big hit with Oscars... Wouldn't you agree?
Man: I admit, there are six Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe... Hey, I don't have the eyesight anyway, so I can't see it well! But the same is true for you, isn't it a bit of an afterthought to say this now?
You can't discuss art with these "two knives", and you can't be more elementary... After I analyze it for you, you will know how good this movie is...
Man: Okay, let’s talk about it first, what do you mean by shooting those close-ups of the landscape from above? And yellow flying butterflies...
Context! Can you see the veins of the earth from these landscape pictures? Whether it is a natural formation of ditches, mountains , rivers ...
Man: That's really interesting! The child was running along the trail, and these close-up pictures appeared repeatedly. How to interpret it?
Let’s analyze step by step, first find the topic, or that sentence, as long as you can ask, I can explain it to you clearly…
In this film, you must pay attention to one element: the hand
Lots of close-ups: mother stroking child's head, little white paw searching on the screen , piling rice in hand, spoon in hand, two hands held together, child grabbing with hand among butterflies flying in the sky...
Man: By the way, I still remember that when the children were caught at school, the teacher taught them a few verbs: scratch, scratch...
These are actually the director hinting at you, which is the so-called movie symbol.
It's not that I didn't notice it, I just couldn't analyze it...
Just because you are "two knives"! Question, have you ever caught a butterfly? Pay attention to the shape of the hand, grasp and hold, measure the scale and strength, be careful, for fear of damaging the wings of the butterfly... These actions are full of love and pity, can you understand it?
Man: Understood! Connecting hands with love , it turns out that these lens languages are all the director's painstaking efforts to figure out...
Yes, according to the Four-Dimensional Oneness Theory, let me sort it out for you. In addition to the prop of the hand , we have just mentioned the network, the context , these concepts...
Man: Okay, what's the use of candy ears?
When this kid was a kid, one of the things he craved most was candy ears, right?
Man: Indeed, Tang Er has been greedy for him, and has been greedy for a lifetime...
When he saw this thing at the party of his Indian classmates in Australia, picked it up and smelled it, it immediately awakened his deepest memory...
You close your eyes now and think of a picture with me:
Molecules from taste buds and smells spread to neurons in all parts of the body, veins and networks in the body are all opened, and memories are awakened...
Male: Oh, after a lot of close-up flashbacks, the male protagonist is at the seaside, remembering the past bathing in the river when he was a child, the taste stimulates the memory, and then the vision, hearing, and touch are all stimulated and opened, and he can see other people watching. I don't understand. Seeing his brother Gula calling out his name, his childhood memories were opened up little by little... On his girlfriend's bed, when he was stroked on his forehead, it also evoked his childhood memories of hugging a watermelon and falling to the ground...
Yes, the subtext here: it is (doing) love that evokes deep memories. In other words, every inch of your skin, all your intuitive organs and functions are activated along with the memory...
Man: Wow, that's true! All the neurons in the human body are connected! "Memory is mobilized, especially for things deep in memory", this explanation is great! There are indeed studies that say that the human cerebral cortex has 14 billion nerve cells, which are divided into sensory center, auditory center and language center. Anyway, the potential of our human brain is very great, and the smartest people can only use a small part...
So the earth and the brain, you pay attention to these pictures in the film, as for how to connect, it depends on your observation and vision!
When it comes to context, there are no limits!
The child was hungry and stole the tribute from the Buddha statue, but when he folded his hands, repented and apologized, do you think the gods at this time would blame him?
Man: No, God is all benevolent and can definitely understand and forgive him!
That's what we're finally going to explore!
We have seen the child's exile process, how many friends care and care, brother Gula, homeless friends, mothers, volunteer teachers, strangers in restaurants, police... and finally their adoptive parents!
Children will distinguish from an early age, which are kind, safe, and which are full of danger... What should I do when encountering danger?
Man: Run !
Yes, then we think:
What is the child's path of exile, the road of running called...?
The way of love...
Man: Wow, it's no wonder I see a lot of footage of children running, including adults, so it turns out...
Even when the child is hurt and in danger, there are still good people who are willing to help him and care for him...
The earth is full of danger and also with warmth, we pay attention to this network, including the mentioned railways, streets, internet...
Speaking of the road of love, we found some shots, the state of the male protagonist and his girlfriend on the street...
Man: Yes, there is also the end credit, the two brothers are traveling on the track...
Let's think about a question, is the male protagonist just looking for a way home ? Actually no, that is the way of love! He was chasing after his childhood self and his memories, it was a journey full of love...
No matter you eat with your hands, spoon, fork...it doesn't matter, imitation is the way of learning, from India to the West, this way is full of love from parents and lovers...deep love!
Are there differences between Eastern and Western cultures and living habits? Yes, it's huge! And love, there is no difference!
On the road of love, India and Australia, they are just at this end or that end, this stop and that...
Male: I have a question, what is the intention of introducing the story of the silly brother in the male protagonist's home in Australia?
Have you ever wondered why the male protagonist doesn't love his brother? As soon as his brother came, he immediately shut up, how dare he talk about going back to India?
Man: Yes, what if both of them will be in India? What's more, his silly brother can do everything, but in my mother's eyes, silly brother is always the smartest, this kind of mother's love touched me!
So you see, the male protagonist hates his stupid brother because he hurt his mother... What does this mean?
Love has a source, it is a path, just like cause and effect, it has a beginning and an end.
There is no love for no reason in this world, and there is no hate for no reason!
Man: Yes, there are traces of all actions! Later, I learned that my mother also suffered from misfortune in her childhood, so she adopted two Indian children...
The earth is a whole, with mountains, rivers and ravines. It is a network extending in all directions. The Internet is even more so. Following this little hand, I search for the memories that will be lost, find the way, the way home, and go straight to the source of love.
Only by following this road, the road of love, can we find the source of love, who is catching you, who is touching you, who is whispering in your ear to wake up your sleeping memory?
Let's see, the pushpins on the map are repeatedly close-up, like the neurons of the brain's memory! The current problem is that the location of the home cannot be determined in this area locked by the pushpin... How to do this? How should I find it? Knowledge is here!
Man: I know you're talking about little white claw, right?
right! This little hand, scratching, scratching, being touched, felt... awakened my memory and neurons, I remembered my mother caressing my head, it was the warmest memory of childhood,
You keep an eye on that little white hand, watching it scratch, scratch, and keep climbing along the railway line... Only by following this road of memory, the road of love, can I find my way home!
What is that house? It is the source of love, the place where love begins!
Two homes are the two ends of love, one is the starting point and the other is the end!
Man: Wow, after your explanation, this movie is really beautiful, and the various elements are organically combined!
Male: There is a close-up shot. I want to ask about editing. After the two broke up, they met in the elevator . When they went up and down, the girlfriend avoided the male protagonist's eyes when they crossed, but then suddenly they were together again...here is What kind of knowledge?
I ask you, why does your girlfriend forgive the male protagonist and they are still together?
Man: Because they were originally lovers, and they had sex many times together!
So, it's just because of the past that we're together ... Is this kind of editing reasonable?
Man: Oh, really! There are good memories of the past, there is nothing unforgivable!
Man: Also, at the end of this film and the title "The Lion" appeared, I've always wondered what it has to do with the Lion, but now I understand!
Like I said, everything has a reason ! It turned out to be the name of the hero when he was a child. What is that name? All mothers name their children with hope, blessings and deep love...
At this time, it is not a reminder: to retrieve the name is to retrieve the deep memory, to find the source of love along the road of home search ...
The end credits tell that my brother died at the station, the day after the two broke up, which is the first stop of the road of love...
Man: Sure enough, I just found out now that this movie is really amazing, there are too many metaphors and artistic techniques!
Hehe, I always say, for Oscar-level films, I don't understand the movie symbols, it's a pity to not know what it means!
Man: That's right, art and highlights are not found, no matter how much chicken soup you pour in, it doesn't matter much! Thinking about it now, scratching, scratching, caressing, veins, earth, brain, love... The film contains so many ideas!
The screenwriter always wants to make up a bizarre and sensational story, but in fact, look, how many stories are there really in this film? But is there less creativity in this film, and is there less place to use the brain? People play this is called art!
Writer, don't keep trying to figure out how to beat around the bush on the story! In an era when stories are overflowing, I always get tired of watching too many shitty things...
Man: Ha, but a screenwriter like me can take the truth as a fake.
What's the matter? With your level, you don't even understand the most basic film theory, do you think someone will really ask you to write a book? What kind of bad stories and bad scripts are filmed all the time, how many people really watch them?
Man: The teacher didn't teach me what to do?
Hehe, the movie market is the same as the stock market. After the storm has passed, you will know who is swimming naked! In fact, I don't watch the most movies, but I'm afraid of getting angry and hurting my body, you know?
Man: That's right. A master-level film critic like you must have a lot of fun. He can't be short of stories or spiritual food, right? But then again, it's really not easy for movie theaters to make money from people like you. Can't you make some contribution to Chinese movies?
You really have no conscience. I spend all day writing film reviews and preaching my theory of four-dimensional unity . Isn't it just to contribute to Chinese films? They don't blame me...?
Man: That's not what I said, can't you pay two dollars to watch a movie, preferably once a week... can't you throw money at it?
Damn, my two money is still called money, pull it down, don't point at me when it comes to driving domestic demand...
Man: However, Chinese movies still need the support of all fans, especially at this stage, they really need to be saved! Does the director have to kneel down every time to beg you fans to be big for the sake of box office ?
That's not necessary! If you want me to say, kneel to the audience...it's no use! Kneel down to the art , and the audience will naturally come back!
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