Simple persistence is moving

Karelle 2022-08-21 22:26:01

"No One Can Be Missed" is another masterpiece of realism by Zhang Yimou after "The Case of Qiu Ju". The film uses a bland and documentary approach to reflect the education problems in rural China, showing the backwardness of education in impoverished mountainous areas, and calling on the whole society to pay attention to the "Hope Project". Almost in the way of a documentary film, it presents a touching story to the audience with a real and simple performance style.

Simple and true touching Wei Minzhi sang a song "Our Motherland is a Garden" when she showed her "talent". Her clumsy, ridiculous but not timid personality was well displayed through body language, making the audience A knowing smile. And when she taught the students to sing, she kept forgetting the words, interrupted, and even taught a sentence. When pronouncing, the flat tongue and the tongue are not distinguished, which is particularly true. Authentic details are always particularly moving.

For 50 yuan and becoming a teacher, Wei Minzhi felt that from the beginning, Wei Minzhi took the class for 50 yuan. When Wei saw that the classmates were so united and helped them, he bought two bottles of Coca-Cola with the six yuan he earned from moving bricks, and then he took one sip per person. When taking turns tasting... Finally, Zhang Huike wrote "Mr. Wei" on the blackboard. Maybe Wei Minzhi felt the feeling of teaching and educating people, being a teacher, and the holiness of the title of teacher and great self-satisfaction.

Purpose of Compulsory Education Compulsory education is universal, compulsory, and free school education implemented uniformly for all school-age children and adolescents in accordance with the law. It is the basis for improving national quality and the starting point for realizing social equity. Accepting compulsory education is a basic right of citizens, implementing compulsory education is an important responsibility of the government, and supporting compulsory education is a common task of the whole society. Through the method of documentaries, the film makes everyone pay more attention to the education problems in poverty-stricken areas, which is plain, real, and touching.

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  • Xzavier 2022-04-23 07:04:12

    There is no professional actor in the whole film, and the identities of the characters in the film are all identities in life. Zhang Yimou can guide them to make lively and simple performances, and also uses methods such as candid photography to obtain more real and unpretentious effects. This film is Zhang Yimou's work of returning to the original, and it is also the best of his works in recent years. 1998 was the turning point of Zhang Yimou's creation. From this film, his works began to change from heavy to light.

  • Loyce 2022-03-18 09:01:07

    6/10. The key clues of the narrative are money and chalk as representatives of the teaching conditions. From teacher Gao counting chalk, students slapping chalk to donating chalk, the blue pigment chalk written by Zhang Huike on the blackboard at the end. The blue color is the children’s feelings towards Wei Min. Praise, when Teacher Gao took the car home early in the morning and Wei Minzhi failed to chase his salary, Dawn’s cyan cool tone indicated the lack of material. If the promise of money cannot be fulfilled, the remaining money from the bricks can be bought for one person. Coke here is a poor student. Material luxury. Sound and painting artistic conception: a broken wall at the village chief’s house (hard work) and a touch of red (vigorous) paying attention to the national flag. The class moved bricks and stepped on the majestic yellow ground. Wei Minzhi walked to the city’s cave, and there was a lot of time behind him. The darkness of the long road presents the light in front of us, expressing a determination that is indispensable. Wei Minzhi went to a banquet to beg with the dark night as the background. The dark night reflects the inner confusion and gives the courage to let go of dignity. The noise of the train that broadcasts failed to find people creates a sense of psychological oppression. The green field in the background of the program when the TV station is a guest indicates the hope of finding someone. The host looked forward to Wei Minzhi's answer to the good in the city, but Wei Minzhi was most impressed by begging.

Not One Less quotes

  • TV Host: Do you like the city?

    Zhang Huike: Yes.

    TV Host: What is good about it?

    Zhang Huike: The city is beautiful and prosperous. Much better than the country.

    TV Host: What's the most lasting impression?

    Zhang Huike: That I had to beg for food. I will always remember that.