The script of "Little Soldier" can be classified as a leader among the movie scripts of the past few years. Such a story with a theme that is not majestic and gimmicky enough, can be told with twists and turns through the plot, the narrative progresses steadily with the continuous laughter, and finally reaches a profound level, which is really enough to make people admire the potential of domestic films. It is not difficult to see traces of domestic films borrowing from mature Hollywood script writing. This is very good, and it is exactly the homework that domestic films need to do at this stage.
Aristotle emphasized in the ninth chapter of "Poetics" the "probable or necessary connection" of literary plot. In his opinion, the most failed scripts are "interspersed", that is, there is no connection between the plots, and they occur in isolation and in chronological order. The same goes for the movie. Liang Bing's ending seems abrupt, but at the same time of causing dramatic conflict, its possible or inevitable connection can still be found from the context.
The image of Liang Bing is more obvious, and he often talks about "little people". He likes life and hates death, has no ambitions, and can bend and stretch. His motivation throughout is to return to China to receive rewards and become a stable self-cultivator again. His thoughts encapsulate the essence of worldly wisdom, which is full of comedy, and it is also very compatible with the light-hearted and slightly absurd temperament of the film. However, this kind of thinking is not perfect, it has fatal flaws. As General Wei said, his actions "disgraced Liang Guo". Under the scrutiny of the elite, Liang Bing's philosophy from the mundane life, although it is worth understanding, but because it is too narrow and self-interested, it always lacks a high level, and it is practical in a chaotic world. In the long run, it can only lead people into numbness and vulgarity. , is disdain for the elite.
It is worth noting that Liang Bing, who has never been bothered by giggling, faced this accusation, instead of using his usual hilarious jokes and mockery, he fell into a deep worry. It can be said that this is the foreshadowing of the sudden turn of the ending plot. Liang Bing began to reflect and pursue consciously and unconsciously in his thoughts.
However, if the final transformation of such a character is completely attributed to the sublimation of ideological realm, it is undoubtedly too idealistic and full of didactic meaning, making people feel false and annoying. It has to be said that many domestic films are full of such shortcomings, or lack of foreshadowing and serious subjective color, or blindly pursue the rationality of the plot, losing the artistic height. The advantage of "Little Soldier" is that the sudden turn is full of sublimation, and it is in line with the situation. Both emotions and reason are extremely saturated to promote the movement of the plot.
Specifically, Liang Bing and the generals returned to Liang after suffering. Liang Bing let the generals go out of friendship. This event not only finalizes the relationship between the characters, but also provides a new situation: without the help of the guard, Liang Bing has to face everything that follows. Of course, this setting is still like an idle pen at this time, because the end of the conflict is over, the audience generally thinks that there will be no more danger, Liang Bing is naturally no problem. A more important detail strengthens everyone's illusion: Liang Bing heard the clamor on the shore at the Linshui Pier and said, "Daliang is always so lively", giving the impression that the shore is a peaceful market life. As a result, the audience, like Liang Bing, was immersed in a peaceful and warm emotion of "crossing the robbery brothers". This kind of emotional foreshadowing has accumulated enough momentum for the next sudden turn.
When Liang Bing climbed up to the high bank by the pier, he realized that the hustle and bustle of the market in his imagination was actually a large army, and the sound of cannons rumbled. The tranquility and poetry of the past, in the icy iron hoofs and the metal sound of the armor, was trampled to pieces. So what about the original market? What about the people who were supposed to be here? In such a situation, what kind of fear and sadness did Liang Bing feel? This is his homeland, his home, and up to now, there are only iron cavalry all over the suburbs, and the wind and dust are bad. Although it is not immersive, even off-screen, people are deeply infected with the pain and helplessness of the country's destruction. When I really feel the tears, I hate not to be startled.
Under such circumstances, Liang Bing faced independent free choice for the first time. Wei will be gone, without strong help. His choice, in fact, is only one, kneeling in front of the enemy, entrusting his life to the enemy. However, no matter he or the audience, I am afraid that this kind of treatment cannot be accepted in his heart at this time. In the chaotic situation of the last years of the Seven Kingdoms, the concept of a country that was thought to be meaningless actually carries more meaning than we imagined. That is not the moral concept of a prince and a father in the air, but a refuge and sustenance deeply rooted in the soil and blood. When the skin does not exist, what will the hair be attached to? Helplessness, fear and anger, with a powerful gesture, contributed to Liang Bing's heroic martyrdom.
At the moment before his death, he said the words that deeply shocked his heart: "I didn't embarrass Liang Guo, did I?"
At this moment, the little people who didn't even have a name were connected with the most grand feelings.
The clue of Liang Bing's growth is full of symbolism. Thinking and acting as a small person, he finally chose to die in an elite manner. Perhaps the director is proving to us that big feelings are never high-flying gestures, but sprout and occur from the real feelings of small people.
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The problem of spiritual improvement: The small person finally moves to the big feelings, without letting him stay on the vulgar level. Is this the call of an elite attitude, a society where our value orientation is becoming more vulgar, and is it occasionally a blessing in disguise? After all, when "trying hard to be a vulgar person to realize worldly values" becomes the new generation's code of conduct, idealism is labeled as a pretense 13, and we will all slip into the trough of vulgarity.
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