It is undeniable that if this film did not have the huge life gap and predicament of Xiao Lin and Bank, then the incident of the gunman would not have been established. Two talented children from single-parent families, when they have reached out to the world, they are still worried about their livelihoods. How to find their own path and how to choose is the only core contradiction. Without this contradiction, there would be no story. .
"A man who steals in order to never have to steal again is still a thief; no one who has ever betrayed his principles can maintain a simple relationship with life."
- Tarkovsky
In addition to the clear intention, the outstanding part of "Genius Gunner" is that it uses two clues, light and dark, to capture the audience. The bright line is of course the planning and implementation of cheating, and the dark line is the emotional development of Xiaolin and Bank. When integrating these two lines, the screenwriter fully and cleverly used the technique of "misunderstanding". The first time was when Bank thought that Xiaodong had copied Xiaolin's answer and reported it to the principal out of the psychology of protecting Xiaolin. Those who have become vested interests are eligible to apply for a full scholarship. In Xiao Lin's view, his good intentions turned into unscrupulous suppression. Xiao Lin, who lost her scholarship, had to consider working with Grace. The second misunderstanding was that after the four cooperated, Bank accidentally learned that the minibus arranged for someone to beat him, causing him to miss the exam. At this time, Bank thought that everything was planned by Xiao Lin. The relationship between the two has fallen to the freezing point, and the cooperation is entirely because of the connection of interests.
These two mistakes are both contributed by the rich foreshadowing of the previous plot, which not only makes up for the singleness of the cheating incident, but also ensures the stability of the rhythm of the story, and more importantly, it focuses the contradictions and attention on Xiaolin and Bank. On the body, it avoids the thin and stereotyped problems of other characters. Coupled with the nervousness of cheating on the exam, the two threads are tightly coupled to make the two-hour movie feel no drag.
In the process of discussing with friends in private, everyone will have a question, is there a love factor between Bank and Xiaolin. I think the emergence of this problem is another manifestation of the screenwriter's greatness. First of all, I don't think so, at least Banker didn't treat Xiao Lin from the beginning to the end, but the audience will feel this way and watch the story with this kind of expectation because the screenwriter leads the way in the process of showing the emotional line. Let the audience see everything from Xiao Lin's point of view. From the time the two participated in the TV show, Xiaolin saw her father's shadow on Bank, and finally Xiaolin went to the laundry alone to find Bank with full expectation. The audience had the same expectations for Bank and Xiao Lin for Bank. . But what Banke has for Xiaolin is the sympathy of fellow geniuses at most, including his report that Xiaodong copied Xiaolin's answer, which seems to be a protection for Xiaolin, but more is that he is unfair to the exam behavioral confrontation. And this kind of sympathy disappeared completely after Banker misunderstood that Xiaolin and the minibus conspired to find someone to beat him. There is one detail that can be noticed. Banker left the printing shop under the urging of anger and turned back and met Xiaolin on the overpass. He did not ask or verify whether Xiaolin was involved. They were in the same group, so their relationship has become a partner since then, and the protection of Xiaolin after Banker was arrested is also the partner's fulfillment for the benefit. This achievement also comes at a price, so Bank will eventually ask Xiao Lin to complete her "big plan" with him. It's just that poor Xiaolin still thought he was awakened just like her.
In many film reviews, everyone mentioned the word "youth", as if everyone subtly put it into the classification of youth films, but strictly speaking, it should be classified in drama films, because compared with In contrast to typical youth films such as "Bottom Spice Girl", "Swing Girl", "Glitter Girl", etc., its core does not have the kind of passion that bursts with positive energy, but more about the survival faced by "gunners". , social issues, and a discussion of how they can find their own salvation. In this regard, "Genius Gunner" is more similar to some Korean drama films that reflect social issues. But even so, the youth in it still stings me, not only because of the nervousness of most of the people in it about the fate of the exam, and the unspeakable grayness. It is more of the shackles of poverty that it shows.
Poverty is often like a blindfold put on a donkey that pulls a mill, making people narrow their eyesight, spinning around in place, and willing to spin around in place. This is true for geniuses, not to mention most ordinary people.
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