The record of ants under the tide of the times

Marcel 2022-10-19 14:05:55

Chief Jia's feelings and style have always been adhered to, that is, he always has a kind of warmth, pays attention to the survival of ants under the tide of the times, and uses the greatest energy and investment to reproduce and solidify our past memories.

The broken bus at the beginning of the chapter, a man smoking a cigarette, outside is a dilapidated and decaying mining town, the smoke and familiar voices in the karaoke video hall instantly transport the audience to the time that was gone 20 years ago. Sincerity and attitude are the labels of the section chief. Such genuine and attentive restoration and reproduction are rare among Chinese filmmakers. After all, the eyes are now full of imaginative ancient costumes, random urban white-collar workers, and red-faced, fat-headed and big-eared pseudo-informed and pseudo-nostalgic.

I have always believed that Section Chief's films can be watched as documentaries, and that, as time goes by, they will become more and more valuable. Those films that are out of touch with the times, red-bright, high-level books, whitewashing and beautifying the interior and exterior scenes, Must be a one-time fast food.

The protagonist of the film is only a small group among hundreds of millions of ordinary people, and is not representative. The story line of the protagonist of the film is only a microcosm of the bottom society in China at the turn of the century. At that time, there were 911, Pudong Development, and Suzhou Industry. In the park, there are also the wave of laid-offs in old industrial bases and old mining areas and the rise of real estate.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Every one of us who has come here can find a little memory of the past through the film. Whether it is good or bitter, there will be a touch of warmth and touching.

After a famous editor read it, he felt very depressed. It's hard for me to understand. I don't know if he lived in a vacuum in 2001, or did he really think that the red-bright promotional video was the true portrayal of hundreds of millions of people?

For the post-90s and 00s, you can see the living conditions and ways of the parents through the film.

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Ash Is Purest White quotes

  • Qiao: Volcano ash is very pure, isn't it?

    Bin: Maybe.

    Bin: Anything that burns at high temperature is made pure.

  • Man from Karamay (man on train): The bottom line is, we're all prisoners of the universe.