Li Cangdong's attitude towards society and reality reminds me of an old British man, Ken Roach, but the latter has some sense of humor ("Bread and Roses"), and Li Dao is "cold to the end".
The train scene at the opening of "Mints" is similar to the opening scene of "Green Fish". The train going forward is like the same time, and it can never go back, and the same is true of life. So when Yonghao screamed "I want to go back!" to the camera, we didn't know why, but we could understand why. Unfortunately, life cannot be turned back, and time cannot be reversed.
The flashback in this film is really clever, and it makes people sigh from the heart: "The past is always beautiful, and the reality is always cruel".
Li Cangdong's attitude towards Zheng Ye is undoubtedly the most worthy of interpretation in this film. It is not himself, but the country and society itself, that has caused a huge turning point in the character and fate of the male protagonist. No wonder, Li Changdong revealed in an interview, "I originally wanted to make "Mints" as my first work, but my friends were against it, they said that if you do this, you may not be a director. "For this reason, I also specifically baidu about the Gwangju incident, and have a deeper understanding of the film.
It seems that in Li Cangdong's works, only love is the most beautiful. When I saw "Mints", when Yonghao told the girl who was sleeping in the hotel about his first love; when I saw the beginning of "Green Fish", When it floats to the beautiful scarf on Uncle Han Shigui's face; when you see the "Oasis", when Xue Jingqiu climbs a tree to show hospitality to Wen Suli; you will feel that at least love is beautiful.
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