"Yemen" and "Salmon" I
remember that when Ivan McGregor and Emily Bronte were promoting this film and accepting media interviews, they said: If there is a movie about the title, you know what it is talking about, then This is none other than this one. In Yemen, fishing for salmon, where and what to do, the description of the six elements has been two.
The film is adapted from the novel of the same name, because the novel's expressions of love and struggle, ideals and practice are so wonderful that this film, as the opening film of this year's Palm Springs International Film Festival, received some negative comments and felt that it was "unworthy of its name." However, from my personal experience of watching movies, as a movie to complete the "impossible task"—introducing salmon living in London to Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula—the main line is mixed with thoughts on love and marriage issues. , Trying to explore multicultural differences and exchanges, and finally point to a romantic comedy movie with a hopeful ending, I think this film is doing pretty well.
"Yemen" and "salmon" are two unbeatable words, just like the male protagonist fish research expert Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor) and the heroine investment company Hayley • Chewood-Timbert (Emily Bronte), two life paths that should never have a focus, because of the whimsical nature of an oil tycoon (Amr Waked) and a British official media minister (Christine •Scott Thomas)’s utilitarian decision-making has brought the focus, and there are some unexpected chemical effects.
If you give this film a subtitle, I think it can be called "the birth of a miracle"? A scene in the movie: The protagonist Alfred was walking down the dark and rainy streets of London along the crowd. Suddenly, he turned around and headed in the opposite direction against the flow of people. Although he stumbled and blocked many obstacles, he Still resolutely turned around and walked away. Correspondingly, when the salmon farmed and transferred to Yemen in Yemen were put into the canal for the first time, they originally flowed downstream and flowed downstream (this means that the plan failed and the salmon had to flow upstream to produce. Only eggs can reproduce offspring), but suddenly a salmon turned its head resolutely and swam upstream, and then other salmon followed it and swam to their destination, swimming to success. Sometimes, miracles are born like this: an idea with extremely low practicality is brought up, funds, energy, time, manpower...more and more elements are invested, a team is established, and there is something halfway through. People give up and sometimes give up, but as long as everyone does not give up at the same time, little by little, step by step, and finally with a little persistence and encouragement, a "miracle" will be born in front of us alive.
Some people say that before a person wants to commit suicide, he spends only fifty dollars to watch a movie in the theater. When he walks out, he has given up the idea of suicide. This is the wonder of the movie. "Salmon Fishing in Yemen" is also such a movie: teaching people to re-believe in hope and miracles. No matter what difficulties arise in career, emotion, life, people should not lose hope. Maybe you can not believe in religion, but you should believe in "faith".
Teach you how to talk about "politics"
. It is not appropriate to say that this is a movie that has nothing to do with politics. After all, there is a female cabinet media minister who is full of smiles in the character setting, a "British Prime Minister" who often sells cute and a Bingge (Tom Misson) who went to Afghanistan. But in the film that is permeated with strong British humor, "politics" is regarded as a blinding condiment, not only is it tasteless, but also full of fun.
Similar to the recently popular "Marigold Hotel", the English flavor of both films is pure. The author of the original novel, Paul Teddy, and the producer, Paul Webster, are two of the most familiar with British humor in the current British literary world. Even if we watch this movie across cultural backgrounds, we can still get a lot of laughter from those natural and unpretentious laughs.
You can say that it is exposing the gap between the rich and the poor in the Middle East. You can also say that it is ridiculing the official political rhetoric of the West or the "unreliable" of the media, or it is ridiculing the bad habits of political figures in democratic societies to "unscrupulous" in order to vote... ...But that kind of humor subtly dilutes the black of politics and turns into a playful coffee color, which makes people happy and excited, and will leave a touch of bitterness for you to think about.
This is not a serious political issue, it is the motif of cultural differences in a shallow way. The conflict between Islamic civilization and Western civilization is not a day or two, and the holiday in the middle is not a day or two. One or two “projects” that whitewash peace or can be resolved by a few people. However, communication is the most important thing in communication. Try to reconcile each other, try to solve the problem. Perhaps, one day, the two sides can lay down their battles and understand and merge with each other. Who knows, for the time being I believe that such a day will come.
Stay Meng of Ivan
Ivan's fans must not miss this film. Ivan played all kinds of gentlemen, prodigal sons, ruffians, clones, and villains. It seems that there has never been a time in the impression that he has starred in a pure romantic comedy so heartily and without burden. But this time, playing with the British classical beauty Emily Bronte, Ivan is very natural and relaxed, and the effect is excellent.
The leading actor Alfred Jones is a bit boring fish researcher. Every day at work, I used a fishing rod to tie up the portrait of the boss behind the fish slap door with ink mud, and the stinky attitude of "uncooperative" with her partner Hai Li in the early stage all showed the character's secret show characteristics. And this somewhat "Frankenstein" spirit man and wife are also experiencing a secret midlife crisis. It seems that the "compromise" gene that comes with DNA makes him always take a calm attitude. He compromises with the turbulent life and is too lazy to change and accept reality.
But in the process of this "impossible task" becoming "possible" and "reality", Alfred's heart has undergone subtle changes. He found that no formula in life is a universal ingot, no routine cannot be broken, and scientific calculation and experience cannot explain everything. Sometimes in life, you have to believe in something "mysterious", such as intuition, feeling, and belief.
Haili finally gave up her ex-boyfriend, Bingge, and chose this honest and sullen fish expert. Perhaps he valued his silly persistence and the characteristics of believing in those "unrealistic" things. Maybe choose a partner who believes in "miracle", there will always be more expectations and surprises in life.
Throwing a perfect life curve
"fishing" is an image often associated with "life".
In "Big Fish", the protagonist's magnificent life starts from catching a legendary "big fish", and he converges himself into a legendary big fish.
In "Lover on the River", every fishing hook thrown draws a beautiful arc, cutting through the sky under the sunset and falling into the rushing Mississippi rapids, waiting for the opportunity to bite the hook.
And "Salmon Fishing in Yemen" is also a philosophical film based on the elements of "fishing".
The quiet and elegant art of fishing and the turbulent rapids are a natural contrast. In the same ups and downs of human growth, perhaps only patience, courage and tact are the keys to dealing with all difficulties and crises.
Everyone is a fisherman of life, and the fishing rod is in his own hands. Go a little farther, enjoy the surging waves, throw a little farther, and catch a big fish out of the ordinary. The more you give, the rewards will naturally be rewarded. Wait patiently for the opportunity. The faith is firm. This is the art of fishing and the art of life.
To Fish and Faith. Respect "fishing" and "faith". May every swing be a perfect life curve.
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