I watched Zhao's "A Land of Nowhere". What a great movie! It's normal to win so many prizes. Although there are flaws (it feels like the use of some editing and music), the flaws do not hide the flaws, and the core values stand up and are great. I wanted to stop and take notes a few times while I was reading.
The heroine is really old, but people are not afraid of aging at all, at least accept aging. This is a noble attitude to life - open-minded, so although you can see the folds on her face, you can also feel a spiritual power at the same time. It derives from respect for life and is a powerful belief, and belief is the greatest ideological weapon. Look at the domestic actresses, who are more like girls than who are 50 years old. It seems that if you don't get injections, you can't live without it.
The perspective of the story is typical to see the big from the small - our writing teacher also taught this since childhood - refracting the national and social reality through the unfortunate encounters of individuals and a small number of people, exposing contradictions and problems, but the director's cleverness lies in Everything is presented in a gentle manner - no hysteria, no crying, and even interspersed with humorous images to relax the viewer's nerves. In addition to the real society, the film's attention to individual encounters and living conditions also involves the understanding of the nation's history and cultural foundation, and establishes a connection between the current chaos and the heritage of national culture. This, of course, greatly expands the depth and dimension of the spiritual exploration of the film. The way of life of those modern nomads is not only a respect for and rediscovery of traditional American values, but also a last resort for some people under the curtain of social change - and it does point them to a way to survive. However, these are not all of the spiritual core of the film. The most touching part comes from the expression and thinking of family affection and love in the film. These age-old, but everyone-faced, questions quickly build bridges between film and viewers. In addition to this, there are life choices about how to deal with memory and reality, reality and future. In short, under the surface of seemingly tenderness, the film secretly integrates many profound issues worthy of attention, including how individuals deal with aging, disease and death, etc., which are things that can capture the hearts of audiences.
Ready to watch it again~
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