I thought about it for a long time before I decided to rate this as a commercial film.
The usual methods of commercial films, the emotional shaping of commercial films, and the promotion of the main theme seem to be the theme of literary films.
The producer's evaluation is a literary film.
When asked by reporters, how do literary films make money?
Producers say the film has a global release, and even if it doesn't do well at the box office, they've paid for it. The producer replied that this is Huayi Brothers? (Doubtful) The purpose of investing in production is to prepare for the competition, not for the market. And more is for the consideration of the publisher's image.
In any case, it can be regarded as a way out and a glimmer of hope for literary films.
The whole movie is very smooth to watch, the emotions are expressed naturally, the rhythm should not be grasped too well, and the audience should not be too involved in the play. That's the good thing about commercials, you can focus without too much effort.
My emotional climax was the fear of little Charlie facing her mother's death "she's the sun that burns everything", and her mother's helpless desperation "You want to take care of this baby forever, but suddenly you realize you're going to die Now , you can't do it."
Death is hopeless, and the feelings here should not be too real. What to do, your child has no one to take care of but you, she's a piece of meat that fell from you, a part of you, such a beautiful part, she deserves the best of everything, and you want to give it all to her, But you are leaving, what do you do?
A 16-year-old girl grew up delicately in the mother's love, she has nothing but mother's love, and her mother is the most beautiful person in the world who loves you the most, but she is going to die, you have nothing to do. Death brings despair, despair that a young girl can't fight, so she can only escape from that fact.
This is the true emotion, the truest emotion of a sixteen-year-old girl in the face of love and dependence: not bravery, but escape and pain.
And the mother is in despair itself, unable to detect her daughter's escape: You say she will remember love, right? Not just painful memories.
How desperate should the mother be?
I am the despair I brought to my daughter, and my existence is a memory of my daughter's pain. So she had to ask someone else.
The story could have ended here, but it continued.
Daughter chooses to forget. start a new life.
Until she has children, until she starts to be brave and strong, she can go and look after Mr. Church until death.
The cycle and continuation of love.
So this is a little girl's growth story, a story about love, why is it called "Mr. Church"?
Or that Mr. Church doesn't exist at all, he's just a symbol of love and care?
I think Mr. Church's line has been weakened compared to the original script, and he went from the main character to the supporting character. A supporting role for love without negative feelings. His life was left aside, and the plot of the late home abuse was left unexplained, his veiled escape from his own life. The image of this character should be richer and fuller, he should be more flesh and blood with his own emotions, not a perfect robot like Dabai. I feel as a viewer that his story doesn't seem to fully unfold.
After thinking about it, whether the director just used Mr. Church as a symbol, this person may not really exist, just the emotional sustenance of the audience and the protagonist, a beautiful imagination.
Reminds me of a comment from a friend: The performance wants to express too much but loses it....
But in short, it is good to leave some space for the audience to think and imagine.
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