Wei Minzhi's character as the protagonist is particularly prominent. Director Zhang Yimou did not use Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and other big-name recruiting girls, which he used most frequently in the past when choosing the heroine. Instead, she used Wei Minzhi, an actress with little fame and little professional training. Its purpose is also very simple, to be more realistic and restore the storyline to give the audience a sense of intimacy. Wei Minzhi's persistence as a rural girl is her biggest characteristic, whether it's asking students to copy texts in school, insisting on finding Zhang Huike, or waiting hard at the gate of the TV station in the city... The audience showed a steadfast perseverance. She has that commitment and perseverance, these are the side reactions, the simplicity that many city people lack. She's not smart, but she keeps her promises and perseveres. Such a character image is similar to Forrest Gump in "Forrest Gump". The director ingeniously set up various conflicts and obstacles for the protagonist, and formally passed the conflicts and obstacles one after another. Finally, the heroine went in front of the TV with the most simple acting skills and lines to express her commitment to Teacher Gao. . This undoubtedly gave the audience a great sense of identity and made her image deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
An important character in Zhang Huike's films, he drives the development and climax of the story. A very typical naughty little boy, the first impression to the audience is not very friendly. But today Wei Minzhi's education, he knows how to make corrections, but still maintains his liveliness. After he left school to work part-time, it was actually the director who showed the disadvantaged groups who could not afford to study because of their poverty and were forced to work. They lacked social care and were always on the edge of the corner, and almost no one cared about them. The director wants to use typical characters like Zhang Huike to arouse the general society's assistance to those poor students. As the saying goes, art comes from life and is higher than life.
The portrayal of some minor characters adds a lot to the film. There are many kinds of people in this society, there are cold people and enthusiastic people. For example, the owner of the farm who gave money to the children after repeated requests, the restaurant owner who gave Zhang Huike food for free, or the director of the TV station. It is because of these enthusiastic figures that society is full of hope. Of course, there are not a few people who are indifferent. The village chief, who knew that Zhang Huike was going to work and was unwilling to help, chased Wei Min after the conductor who got off the bus because he had no tickets, as well as the janitor of the TV station, and when Wei Minzhi was desperate. However, passers-by who don't pay attention, or people who just leave after saying a few words. Those people are not wrong, they may all be just fulfilling their responsibilities, the society is bound by the system, they only care about their own affairs, and they become a little more indifferent. It is precisely because the director shows all kinds of people in society that we feel the warmth and coldness of the world.
Successful characterization is one of the main reasons for the success of this film. It is these unique characterizations that make us feel cordial, and at the same time allow us to find common ground with the characters on the screen, to savor it carefully. this movie.
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