It's been a while since "Downton Abbey" was launched. When I opened it at home, the sun just came in from the window, and with the classic "Downton Abby - perparing", the busy morning of this manor made me feel familiar and warm. Normally, in order to watch a movie, I would draw the curtains and turn off all the lights to get the atmosphere of a movie, but when I watched Downton, it was as easy as a cup of afternoon tea. I think it doesn't really need every audience to prepare a sense of ritual for it. I just hope that it can present a British aristocratic scene for those who have not seen it, and paint a picture with a touch of sadness for those who have seen it. period. To be precise, this "Downton Abbey" that can be released in theaters is not a movie, but a nostalgic movie. Its massive ensembles, gorgeous costumes, unnamed servants and nobles, seemingly inexplicable character relationships, and emotional narratives will make anyone who doesn't know much about "Downton" find it difficult. But it was still made into a movie, an invitation to a specific group, as a tribute and farewell to the audience who had accompanied them. To put it bluntly, behind "Downton Abbey", there is still the same capital and business as countless movies, just like those "Kung Fu" and "The True Story of Ah Fei", which were re-released many years later, are not continued. Like "Reunion", "Terminator", etc., they belong to people's nostalgic plates, and they are the continuation and nostalgia for the so-called "youth". Even if we see the business behind them again, we will inevitably serve them without complaint. its purchase order. So why do we need nostalgia films?
Of course, the movie example I used to describe is not necessarily appropriate. After all, many movies are a series and need to explain the story. There are many sequels that tend to be dog-tailed, constantly eroding people's goodwill. Moreover, the starting point of capital is not necessarily all for business and entertainment. The sixth season of "Downton Abbey", which ended in 2015, did not form a complete closure. It could choose to stay in that year or make a movie for the memory as the end. If you have watched both the drama version and the movie version at the same time, you may find that the rhythm of the movie has not changed too much due to different layouts, but it is still slowly advancing the plot, occasionally interspersed with the audience. A small surprise, with a calm and leisurely attitude unique to the British aristocracy. "Downton Abbey" is a wonderful group play, and it is typical of small to big. Through the rise and fall of a manor and the trials and tribulations it has gone through, it reflects the great changes in history over a long period of time, and penetrates into the details of the local people's dialogue, customs, ideas, clothing and so on. At the same time, it uses the method of "putting a long line", through the slow and urgent progress of the plot, and naturally expresses the thousands of people in the play. It can be said that it perfectly interprets that there is no absolute good or bad in this world. Everyone has flesh and blood, and has his own spiritual world. People who look hateful can sometimes make you cry, sympathize, or perceive their cuteness.
The most important part of an artistic drama work is "truth". Not only human beings need souls, but also works of art created by human beings with their hands and brains. It should be like light, penetrating the vast history and giving people eager guidance. .
In some film and television dramas, the paper-based and facialized characters are far less than one-thousandth of the "real", but often these works can still be popular in the market. I have no intention to criticize any of them for being loved by a certain group. But I also always believe that the lack of soul and the end of nothingness should be ruthlessly eliminated in front of the screening of the times.
When a work that wants to squeeze into the ranks of "art" has no spirit and core that can be inherited, then it is nothing in front of time.
"Downton Abbey" still inherits its spirit - the traditional British aristocratic spirit. In the six seasons of the series, we can see a kind of nobility, grace and courage unique to British culture, which flourished from the beginning to the end.
Some people denounced its class nature, the servants are busy at the bottom, and the rich are drunk on the top. But from a real perspective, each class in Downton has its own joys and sorrows. Compared with the comparison of classes, everyone's status is more like performing their own duties. The cook must do a good job in purchasing and cooking. The maid has to clean the room, and the butler has to manage the manor. At the same time, the rich have to deal with social entertainment, deal with the family's "lizi" and "face", sit upright and be polite, and in times of war and disasters, they have to use one person to provoke the lead. .
It's not easy for everyone, but everyone has their own transformation.
There are always some movies that represent our memories of a certain period. When we see a certain person, a certain thing or hear a certain melody, the feelings somewhere in our hearts will be quietly aroused. That's the power of film, which brings together words, pictures and music to wake you up through time and remind you of unspeakable emotions from a time in the past. It can be the Warner Bros. logo at the beginning of the Harry Potter series, or it can be Disney's classic castle shape; it can be the main theme of the peace and tranquility of Shire Manor, or it can be the twisting waist with "California Dreaming" The quirky Wang Jingwen... Nostalgic films are either old movies that you can relive once again, or a sudden sequel that allows you to relive your old dreams.
But whatever it is, it is a comfort to a person's soul.
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