[Author / Music Critic, Film Critic: Qingyanling]
The movie "Unreachable" (US version) has been released for a week. Compared with "Green Book", which I liked very much at the beginning, "Unreachable" can be said to have many similarities with it.
For example, both of them were broadcast in the Mainland after their early release. Many viewers have already watched them through online resources, but when they were released, some viewers went to the cinema to watch them again for the first time.
In addition, for the two films, there are many similarities in the subject matter. The biggest thing in common is that the two protagonists in the play did not know each other at first, or even dissatisfied with each other, but they became very good friends in the end. This gradual infiltration, and the emotional change that ensues, is the most fascinating aspect of this type of drama.
However, compared with "Green Book", the US version of "Unreachable" has a certain gap in box office and word of mouth. There are many reasons for this situation, but this does not affect "Unreachable" is still worth watching.
The original "Untouchable" is a well-received classic, a French film that was released in France in 2011.
After the remake of the US version, the general plot is the same, and the details have been changed, which may be the reason why the final word of mouth is relatively poor. However, no matter what movie, the remake will always be different from the original. If the remake is a classic work, it will be more difficult and the audience will be more critical.
This version of "Unreachable" released on November 22, many friends have seen it online before, but everyone is still very interested in this film. It is probably its own story, which is attractive enough.
The film tells the story of a paralyzed white man named Phillip, a wealthy businessman who, by accident, recruits a street black gangster, Dell, as his caregiver. Two people with very different backgrounds. It became a touching and irresistible friend.
In the process of watching this movie, the emotional penetration and mentality change of the two protagonists are the most commendable, which is also the point of consistency between "Unreachable" and "Green Book" mentioned earlier.
Nowadays, many movies on the market are criticized by everyone because the actors are particularly unconvincing when they perform emotional changes. As soon as you meet, you will fall in love with each other, and you will fall in love after meeting the enemy several times. This kind of plot is endless, similar to what we often say: wherever the director wants you to go, the camera will show you where you are immediately, and the director will let you When you die suddenly, you die suddenly in the movie, which is very inexplicable.
"Unreachable" makes many movies "unreachable" at this point. At first, Dale was very unfavorable to Philip in a wheelchair, because the class of the two was so different that a poor man could not pay the rent, and a rich man could earn millions a day. But in the days of taking care of Philip, Dale gradually changed his views on rich people like Philip, and the two eventually became good friends.
In order to convince the audience of this change, "Untouchable" tells a lot of interesting stories, such as the two people's different views on opera, and the small details when they went to buy a hamburger together. These subtle daily life makes people feel particularly empathetic. The taste of music and daily necessities of life are the most common things we encounter in our lives, and people's feelings are often implemented in these trivial daily lives. Similar to some coincidental love and hatred in idol dramas, the audience is often unconvinced.
In addition to the real and delicate emotional penetration, the living conditions of the disabled reflected in "Unreachable" are also truly amazing.
Philip, who is paralyzed in the lower body and can only go out in a wheelchair, seems to be respected because of his wealth, but when he went out to a burger joint with Dale, through a small incident, the audience immediately understood that in fact, everyone did not respect him that much. Just because he is disabled. At the burger joint, the clerk asked Dale, what flavor of ice cream do you want? Dale realized that Philip could make his own choice for this answer, so Dale asked the clerk to ask Philip himself. Philip lamented that few people ask me what flavor I want, and people with disabilities are always overlooked in the eyes of everyone.
Ask yourself, if there is a person in a wheelchair shopping, if there is a friend around him, will we also directly ask his friend's needs at the first time, ignoring that we can ask the disabled person normally.
The release of "Unreachable" in China has undoubtedly made us all pay attention to the disabled group again. Maybe we always ignore their feelings in the details of life, but in life, some basic necessities can be provided. But sadly, this is also difficult to do in China.
Road pictures like this are not uncommon in first-tier cities or small towns. Some netizens have even posted pictures. Where they are, the road they often travel, the blind road has not only been broken several times, but the end is actually an abyss. . In life, there are many examples of blind roads that disappear for a while, or point to dangerous places.
Of course, this is not the case in China, and there are certainly many abroad. In some countries that are relatively good in this regard, some locals who came to China sighed, how could they feel that there are no disabled people in China, and that there are able-bodied people everywhere on the streets.
In response to such a question, look at the environment we are in, is it possible for people with disabilities to live on their own? Excluding people's strange eyes on the disabled, the conditions of food, clothing, housing and transportation alone are enough to "kill" them countless times.
In the process of watching "Unreachable", although the rich Philip is disabled, his cognition of the poor and the cognition of the world are full of kindness. "Poor people" are also a group of people with life defects from a certain point of view. If everyone has looked at them in a different way, at this time, why don't we reflect on whether we have looked at the disabled in a "peculiar" way.
Since the poor in Philip's eyes are no different from himself, can we, in many cases, treat disabled people equally? Even if you ask him, what flavor do you eat? Instead of asking his friends. Many times, people with disabilities may just want everyone to treat him as a normal person, without too much care or even sympathy, even if it is normal, it is not easy.
In the film "Unreachable", there are many small details worth pondering about. These small details constitute the warm, meticulous and trustworthy emotional changes between the characters, plus its positioning of the protagonist as a disabled person , obviously has a deeper social significance, which is worth exploring. So, friends who haven't seen the film, you might as well experience it. Of course, if you have a deeper interest in this plot, you can also look for the original French version of "Unreachable". I believe it is the same as "Green Book". It will become another classic in your heart.
——This article is original, and infringement must be investigated! Author: Qing Yanling, a music critic of Chinese pop music, is also involved in the promotion of film and television dramas. For promotion and drafting matters, you can send a private message or contact the Weibo of the same name of "Qingyanling".
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