The amazement comes from a certain anxiety
entering people's field of vision. In one of the few Indian movie watching experiences, "Kung Fu Flies" once again proved that Indian movies are either bad or magical. If "Slumdog Millionaire" is just a success of Hollywood, then "Three Fools in Hollywood" completely changed the stereotype of Indian movies: inexplicably inserted large-scale singing and dancing; huge production, but only domestic sales. What people don't know, however, is that it is this focus on the domestic market that has allowed Indian movies to flourish and compete with Hollywood blockbusters. In 2012, "Kung Fu Flies" showed the creative power and productivity of the Bollywood film industry system.
Although in our memory, Indian movies have never bombed our theaters, we have never had Hollywood-style anxiety, and even some people just treat Bollywood as a joke. Many people ignore the fact that India has the largest number of movie viewers, and the average person walks into the theater twice a week. A bloody joke is that Indians will sell blood to watch movies; Indian local movies account for 95% of the domestic box office, and This figure is about 50% in China, and even dropped to 48.5% in 2012; the highest overseas box office of Indian films in 2012 (Shah Rukh Khan’s "Love Endless") reached 790 million rupees, far exceeding domestic films in recent years I wonder if Jackie Chan’s "Zodiac" can break this vicious circle.
Looking at the data in the movie alone, it’s hard to imagine that this country’s GDP is only 1/4 of China’s. In 2012, India’s GDP was approximately US$1.8 trillion, and the per capita GDP was approximately US$1,485, while China’s GDP was approximately US$8.4 trillion, per capita. About US$6,400. Although it is foreseeable that China’s economic growth will gradually slow down. In 2012, economic growth was only 7.8%, a 13-year low, but India’s only 4.1%, which is far from the 6.5% declared by Prime Minister Singh at the 65th anniversary of independence. . Reading "Slumdog Millionaire", you know how bad the country’s public facilities, transportation, etc. are. The recent frequent rape incidents reflect how serious the country’s racial and religious problems are. . A ridiculous fact is that Indians do not use toilet paper, but use a tap instead. This also appeared dramatically in "Slumdog Millionaire", still remembering that the juvenile Jamal fell into a cesspit, squeezed into the crowd with shameless face, and obtained an autograph. What is even more shocking is that the Ganges, regarded as the mother river, is sometimes full of floating corpses, but people still ignore it, still washing rice, vegetables, and playing in the water.
It is this kind of incomprehension, an extreme external perspective, that causes us to exclaim, marvel and anxiety about Indian movies that occasionally break into our vision. As the best performance in the history of "Three Fools in Bollywood", the box office reached 3.85 billion rupees. What is more valuable is its super reputation: it makes the discerning audience speechless, only clapping and praise. And "Kung Fu Flies" is no exception. Although it cannot be compared with "Three Fools in Bollywood", it makes us ask again: When will we be able to make such a movie?
Get used to Hollywood's indiscriminate bombing, and directly say that there is no reference or reference, because it is the level of industrial production that has been ahead of several times, not just what we lack. However, we can't stand the challenge from Indian movies, and we are used to comparing with the United States, and we no longer regard India as our opponent. Therefore, when we encounter "Kung Fu Fly", we will be quite surprised. The reason for the surprise is not how good it is, but because it is produced in India, which is not as good as ours.
In "Kung Fu Flies", you can see a mature film industry production system. As a commercial film, it has all the commercial elements that it should have. It does not show off too much, nor is it immersed in self-expression, nor does it try to conquer the world or conquer the judges. Despite the flaws in special effects, its creativity and rhythm have to be convincing: the original good-looking commercial blockbusters are not the special effects blockbusters. Taking a revenge story so joyously, using a large section to talk about the visual world of flies, this kind of courage is not something short-sighted investors can have.
Although compared with "Three Fools in Bollywood", its audience is mainly in the country, and it has not yet conquered the world, but it has won the word of mouth and admiration of every viewer.
The "ridiculous" pity behind business
Russell said that there are three passions in life: love, curiosity and compassion. Needless to say, when Russell said this, not everyone appeared before him.
In this age of suspicion, whether love can be encountered and whether it will last has become an unanswered question; curiosity, in the face of the depreciation of knowledge and the prevalence of loss of sublime, is a kind of pedantic to talk about curiosity. What about pity? "The heart of compassion is something that everyone has." It seems that only compassion can retain a trace of dignity. In this era of intense division, it can touch the softness of the deep layers of the soul. Based on ourselves and the desire for a certain kind of beauty, we never forget to portray this kind of compassion and call it humanity.
"Kung Fu Flies", this kind of pity can be seen everywhere. For example, the thief who appeared in two places in the film was originally a ugly drunkard, but he mistakenly thought that he had received the love of the goddess Bindhu, so he reformed and relied on himself. In the end, he pursues Bindhu's shots, just like Nani pursues Bindhu at the very beginning, gaining upward power in his own fantasy. This kind of desire, the beautiful imagination of the future, is the foundation for the survival of a society, especially for a country that is not happy at all times.
Faced with this kind of dissatisfaction, the film gives a religious answer-thinking about the good things in everything, and efforts will eventually pay off. Therefore, Nani, who can only donate 15 rupees per month, can pursue Bindhu for two years, and finally achieve a counterattack and obtain the love of the goddess; the alcoholic and thieves at the bottom can also achieve self-salvation under the inspiration of love and beauty. Who knew he would not meet Bindhu in his life? And those "upper people" who have the power to make money and desire extravagance, if they really commit a serious crime (such as murder), they will be punished by fate. This punishment comes from a certain providence, such as a fly.
Since the theory of film authors was put forward during the French New Wave, people have been accustomed to treating a film as a work similar to a novel or drama. Going back to this movie, it seems to be able to see the care of the creator behind it, a kind of "compassion" from human nature. In the face of the slums behind the city, you may not donate money or pay special attention to it, but it is hard not to touch the softness of your heart. The polarization in India is simply horrible. There are the richest people in the world, there are also cosmopolitan cities, and there are also slums that have attracted worldwide attention.
As India opened up its household registration and realized free medical care and education, the rural population has flooded into the cities rapidly, and the urban public resources have been paralyzed and inefficient. The city is obviously not ready to accept them, and naturally has its way of rejection: the rich use the money in their hands to forcibly draw a fence between two areas, heaven on one side and hell on the other. In Rio, the city’s symbol does not seem to be the giant Jesus anymore, but its huge slums. In those low, crowded brick houses, there are "City of God" and "Fast and Furious 5" staged. Some people interpret inspirational stories there, but more people are buried by it. The slums in India seem to be worse, at least not as spectacular as Rio, let alone the heaviness and sadness that are written. Even, in the eyes of many people, there is amazing peace and harmony, and laughter and play can be seen everywhere. In the chaos of the city, people finally get home and tranquility.
Life is attributed to religion, to certain customs and traditions. I think this is probably the link of this city.
"Kung Fu Flies" did not face reality directly. Even Nani, who was at the bottom, did not show his dilemma. On the contrary, under the nourishment of love, his life was pretty good. The whole movie is clean and colorful. Bindhu's home and office are like a fairy tale paradise. The environment is quiet and beautiful princesses live inside. In fact, this is a fairy tale, and a movie is a story told by a father to a child. And the most scene in the film is the home of the villain Sudeep, where the film focuses on showing its luxury, even showing off the latest industry and technology. As a commercial film with huge investment pressure, it is necessary to show the technology and luxury that are not common in life, because the film is originally a dream, and dreaming means a certain kind of satisfaction. So talking about the mercy of creators seems to be incompatible with this kind of commercial principle, and even if there is, it is already attached to the commercial principle.
After all, this is a money-trapping movement, and the most successful is to make the audience happily pay. Undoubtedly, "Kung Fu Fly" has achieved this kind of success. Although it is very ironic and socially caring, all this is just its exterior packaging, and its purpose is only to win the favor of a broad audience. Therefore, its compassion is not low, not heavy, there is no direct lens, only endless imagination and carnival. Although the rich people represented by Sudeep are ridiculed, the movie once again proves their success, fame and fortune. After the endless humor and hilarious laughter, the pity behind it is almost negligible, even it has become a commercial element, people need it to calm people's inner anger and injustice. But it must be admitted that although this kind of compassion and care is cheap and insincere, it is still necessary. If reality does not change in the end, it will not help. It is probably a good thing to give people fantasy and satisfaction in the movie.
The mercy in the movie is obviously not what Russell emphasized. Compared with Russell's high profile, the movie is more people-friendly, but it lacks the most basic sincerity. Just as we are criticizing and knowing today, we have long been kidnapped by interests, and we do all the big things that are not painful, but charming. As a reflective individual, he probably has this kind of compassion, but what is embarrassing is that he can't speak because he can't speak for the objects that make people pity. And when mercy is attached to benefits, it also loses the kind of power Russell said.
But I always believe that there is also such a group of people whose conscience has not been sold to profit. As the newsman Chen Tao said, a typical Southern Weekend person is like this: born in a rural area or a small and medium-sized town, had a childhood that could not be said to be happy, was a literary youth, and obtained good higher education through personal hard work. Chance. Such a person is a little proud, a little noble, a little repulsive of vulgarity, and a little idealistic; this kind of person, some social responsibilities, he can not forget, although he changed his destiny through the college entrance examination, but when he was a child The friends who are playing with pee are still struggling at the bottom of society.
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