It has been 5 years since the last Thai film "The Little Thing of First Love" was released in China. For me, this variety only exists in the dark web field occupied by pirated resources, and the impression of "little fresh meat" and "little flowers" left by "The Little Thing of First Love" and the plot of Japanese and Korean idolization still remains in my memory. new.
At first glance, this "Genius Gunner", which has exploded in reputation in Taiwan and Hong Kong, seems to be such a "beauty is justice" movie again. Its domestic publicity, Fang Hengye Pictures, purchased the exclusive copyright of "Genius Gunner" in the Chinese domestic market at a value of 500,000 US dollars around March this year, and has been carefully and meticulously controlling the outflow of the film on the Internet since then. . It can be said that when this film has become a big hit in the Taiwan and Hong Kong markets, friends who are accustomed to immediately follow the rhythm to get resources online, before the film's first domestic advance release, no matter what online disks and seed masters can do nothing. .
All eyes were focused on the moment of its release by various film critics on the Internet that were full of praise for it.
First glimpse of this movie that has already created high expectations. The four protagonists are all handsome and beautiful, they are supermodels, sweet girls, Zhengtai and handsome boys, and the background of the story is once again on campus. It's like another "A Little Thing About First Love". Is it because the high scores are sought after by everyone in terms of appearance? Unexpectedly, as soon as it was released, some people commented excitedly - it was obviously cheating, but it was a thrilling action movie like a spy war.
I have to say that after the release, I couldn't help but watch the return for the first time, and I already wrote a big "service" in my heart .
First of all, it is really necessary to convince the appearance. Leaving aside the plot, just looking at these four fresh and tender 95's, my heart is like a red palm pulling a clear wave.
Those who say sorry for the heroine's appearance should be dragged out and shot for a minute. What's wrong with a female student who has the most in-the-moment "catfish type" with a heartless face.
In addition, the supporting actress who plays the role of "sugar series" in the film is like an assist, which meets the visual needs of the majority of straight Chinese men.
A cheerful and sweet smile, I can't refuse it anyway! Every time it appears, I am obsessed with watching. Still eating a set!
Back to the protagonist. Probably a "little fresh meat" who grew up abroad, always looking very foreign, handsome and pleasing to the eye. At first glance, it feels familiar, and I also think of the few young actors I like very much that my uncle and I usually don't talk about. For example, Liu Haoran, Dong Zijian, and even some Japanese and Korean male stars who take the fresh line of cuteness. Boys with single eyelid always give people a calm and sharp look through their eyes , and in the past, the representative of male stars with single eyelid was probably the first Korean star Rain in retrospect. If you think about it carefully, it is really not so cute and cute with single eyelid.
This post-95 Thai star, known as the "fart goose", first conquered the vast majority of sisters or aunts with her looks. As for the supporting actor, the first glance makes people feel very cute, and the second glance makes people feel "disgusting and handsome" because of the character's characteristics and small expressions and actions (such as tossing his hair in a concave shape, etc.) Artistic characteristics, to be honest, the limelight was completely suppressed by the hero "fart goose".
So in addition to the protagonist, it can be said that the choice of other characters can especially stimulate the audience's memories of campus life. She cherishes her feathers and maintains her image, a hypocritical headmistress who can't help but get angry occasionally, a kind and patient father with a kind of duty in her eyebrows and eyes, a father who hates iron and steel, a condescending teacher, and rich second-generations who understand the magic of money... After a lot of baptism of appearance, I admit that appearance is really important first and foremost. Helping these people set waves in the hearts of the audience has played a fundamental role in bringing everyone back to the campus era.
There is no ugly school movie in this cast, and the second most convincing point is the rhythm. The most obvious is that the whole film is based on youth campus films, but uses more powerful and dominant types of elements such as suspense and crime films. middle. Moreover, this rhythm, after being laid out in the first half, suddenly accelerated, and it was maintained until the end.
It is hard for me to forget the cheating methods that have been rapidly upgraded in a short period of time. It is simply that I have moved all the methods that I thought of in my student days but never realized. Friends who have experienced the school days are most familiar with squinting at the answer sheet of a scholar, or daring and carefully entraining cheat sheets.
I think that when I participated in the college entrance examination, I really saw the "skirt cheating method" of female classmates with my own eyes. Back then, I was still a simple and honest little cabbage, thinking that the female classmates were tempting me to take the answer and copy it. But goose, the female classmates actually copied the answers densely on their thighs, looking at the cheat sheets!
sky! Classmates, you are cheating!
I was screaming in my heart while looking at her legs. What I thought in my heart was "the female benefactor can't make it", and what I thought in my eyes was "Copying, it really is a cheating skill that can only be exerted by female classmates".
When I was young and ignorant, how could I be like the "genius gunmen" who learned the piano and learned Morse code; how could I think of hiding my mobile phone on the back of the toilet seat, and not forgetting to put a waterproof plastic bag; I also thought of flying to the southern hemisphere Take the international exam, okay, don't scare me, it's quite difficult to get into Peking University and Tsinghua University, so I won't think about it for now.
Obviously, the most exciting thing about "Genius Gunner" is not to popularize cheating methods for students, because the cheating process discussed here is completely inconsistent with the reality of campus life in our country at this stage.
Without practicality, it is even less feasible than cheating on hairy legs.
First, whether it is a mock test or a formal test, generally speaking, the test number is not fixed. Once the Xueba was ranked last or in another classroom, they would all be dumbfounded. In the film, every time the heroine pops up empty-handed swordsmanship, there is nowhere to show it in reality.
Second, do you really think that with the amount of questions faced by Chinese candidates, it is too late to give answers more than half an hour in advance? Even if the answer is given in advance, as scumbags, can we really finish copying it? Lying down, don't look too high on yourself, darlings, don't forget things like you can't even finish the answer sheet and almost burst into tears. I don’t even have the IQ to memorize Morse code. If you are lucky enough to be a rich second generation, you might as well drop out of school early and go home and count the money…
Third, do you still remember that when handing in the test paper, you put the button on the desk and leave immediately; the mobile phone is placed on the podium in advance, and the whole school blocks the signal; even the watch must be placed on the table and cannot be pocketed inside.
In contrast, I think the barcode on the pencil is reliable. Then, a quick wink to ask the answer is also reliable.
In this case, the simpler method is more practical.
It is precisely because of this reality that under the protection of fast-paced and divine performances, the fatal problems hidden in the play have also caused some audiences to question. And this kind of questioning is difficult to prevaricate with the sentence "this is a movie, of course it must be fictional".
Because, the point of view should not be here, and the point of view should not be a cheating process that takes up a lot of space. These various cheating methods and careful planning have been more powerfully reinforced through typed packaging, and have become the core elements that have to be taken out repeatedly and must be accepted by the audience.
Originally, it pointed to the issue of educational fairness, and then to uncover the veil of educational injustice, directly poking at the unfair and unbalanced social forms such as class and gender differences. However, the irony at the slightest touch, and the bizarre and rushing transformation of people's beliefs cover up the education and social evil behind such "bad" and arrogant cheating behaviors.
Obviously, he is the protagonist who is excellent in learning and filial and sensible. The reason for cheating seems to be "dimension reduction" into "greed for profit" and "young and ignorant".
Can I say "Bullshit!"?
It is a shameful act to compete for honor with those who are truly talented, practical, and diligent in a false way. Everyone understands this. At the same time, it is also a shameful act to help Zhou to abuse, help others to cheat and profit from it, and this is also called and beaten by everyone. So from the very beginning of the story, Gunslinger Genius was destined to answer why it ran counter to audience expectations or its moral core.
Either explain the cause of this "evil road", or go all the way to the dark and completely deviate from the traditional sense of morality.
The confusing point about this visually and atmospheric film is that it doesn't go all the way, but it doesn't necessarily stop at the final destination given so far. This makes the protagonist's choice more in line with the following description:
From profit, to fear. Other clues are trivial and insufficient, and it is difficult to find a reliable foundation for the transformation of the protagonist.
Is it out of love? Affectionate? Kindness of heart? From the beginning to the end, these points are not too solid, hazy and uncertain. The characteristics of the protagonist are all "accidental", such as ignorance, rebelliousness, cunning, anger, intolerance, etc., which appear occasionally and alternately. The interaction between characters is also so whimsical, and there is less communication that really heralds spiritual connection. So to say that the emotion between the characters has become the reason for the change of the protagonist is too persuasive.
"Characters are inherently kind" is also a perpetual excuse, the worst excuse. Only Abbas, Spielberg, Mikio Naruse and other masters in controlling the hearts of the characters can be said to be able to fully express and convince the characters in the film.
In "Genius Gunslinger", if the heroine spent a long time planning and finally regained her original personality, then the director and screenwriter also slapped themselves in the face, - is it possible that the large-scale pages are all learned by tyrants. Are you kidding me? ?
In that case, we'd have to write a separate article on how the outstanding students in "Gunman Genius" abused their hegemony.
Personally, I'm looking forward to an alternative ending where the protagonist goes further and further down the road of cheating and profiting, turning into a kind of dark humor, a mockery of this stupid world by people with knowledge. It's a pity that the dark-hearted protagonists have become good children that society can recognize.
Children from rich families do not study hard and lure poor students who are excellent in study. Although the design of the power structure is still too simple and labelled, the book is an excellent starting point for creation. In the film, such a relationship merely serves as the backdrop for "see and think for yourself."
When the principal sees the students, he does not mention what kind of educational conditions and educational achievements the school can provide for the children. Parents please rest assured. Instead, he first asks the students what awards they have won, how much money they have, and whether they can win honors for the school. As for parents, even if they sharpen their heads and pay high prices, they must send their children to so-called famous schools, even if they are divorced and have family shortages. It can be seen that social suffering has caused education to be deformed from the beginning of the story. In the film, however, it still does not become a direct cause of conflict.
It was obviously the teacher who said that the students who paid me to participate in the supplementary class can do today's test papers correctly. This is clear evidence that educational inequity has become normalized, and it can be directly related to the change of the protagonist's concept. However, because of showing more interactions between the heroine and the supporting actress, and emotional growth, people can remember it faster and easier. The first time I cheated, it was the heroine who couldn't bear to live up to help the supporting actress, as if it was due to friendship.
If a movie is going to make audiences like me, because it has to write an essay, it’s hard to trace details and seek contradictions, instead of clearly feeling the pungency, then it may be willing to be a commodity that pleases the senses.
Other important plots also experienced similar "softening" to the above.
Children from rich families get their wish, but children from poor families silently and suddenly discover their conscience, or they get a bad reputation after being caught. The couple with no real talent and real knowledge successfully went to study abroad, while the remaining couple fought each other, and one of them was completely destroyed in terms of moral concept. Everyone knows that the last road is 100% sinful.
Where does evil come from? There is no answer. In the end, unreasonable redemption prevails and sets the tone for the ending.
This is the big truth of "Knowledge changes destiny" brought by "Genius Gunner", which has been in my heart for 20 years.
After watching it, go back to reality. Children from rich families may not be long-term and hard-working in the stage of examination-oriented education. After studying abroad, the threshold for graduation is high, and it may not be impossible to work hard and achieve self-achievement. But these children who stay in place with good studies and strong self-esteem, if they miss their way, they will soon admit to counseling, learn well or learn badly, will there still be a future?
"Genius Gunner" blackened not only these juveniles who are too serious, but also knowledge itself. It is not intentional, but because it can be seen that, in the core, it wants to expose the inviolability of social class and the cruelty of this, and even having knowledge does not necessarily change this reality.
In the dazzling appearance and rhythm, this narrative possibility has been diluted again and again, and it has become just a story about two outstanding talents who failed to change their fate, and could not even unite.
It is also a commercial film with a campus as the background, and there are many more in-depth examples in many overseas masterpieces. Or about the difficulty of education, the vicious stubbornness, or about the inferiority, class, malice, and revenge.
However, the lack of strength in "Genius Gunner" may be a last resort. As a Chinese audience who has been in a long time in youth campus films and crime suspense films, I think we all understand more or less when we see a vague interview about educational injustice in the background of this film. In terms of comedy effects, viewing, and audio-visual enjoyment, "Genius Gunner" is definitely worthy of praise.
It is precisely because it has been a long time that I have not seen a breakthrough in the genre and depth of the theme of similar films, and in reality, problems such as inequity, imbalance, mechanization, and stratification in the field of education are still in the throat, but they are not presented in the field of cultural works. After discussing the current and cons, I felt that there was an inescapable regret after watching "Genius Gunner".
It's better to transfer this dignified expectation to domestic youth films, ha.
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