This is definitely not a plot I like, very traditional American values, very cliche:
George has been kind and upright since he was a child. He saved his younger brother and caused his left ear deafness. The pharmacy helper helped the boss avoid the wrong medicine. He was very handsome and very popular. Parents are loving and brotherly. George dreamed of going to university and traveling the world, but his father passed away. He had to inherit his father's business, otherwise the town would be controlled by evil capitalists. The girl he loved happened to love him, and they got married without much effort, gave birth to a bunch of cute babies, and had a happy family. The younger brother went to war later and became a war hero. The only villain capitalist did not do too many sinister and dark things, except to hide the bank money taken by Uncle George. Due to the huge amount of money and the regulatory pressure, George was overwhelmed by responsibilities and expectations of failure and planned to commit suicide because of his life. Too useless. His guardian angel came to the world to let him see how important he was to the people in the town, so George decided not to die. He returned home, everyone raised money, and the money was available again, and the male protagonist became the most valuable in the town. People with money.
What's the plot of this? It's vulgar, false, and absolutely positive. There is nothing I like about it.
If I think of a great story about growth, then I think of the complex and circuitous structure of the story like "Kafka by the Sea", full of imagination and metaphors. Under the shackles of the family, I lose myself and my destiny should be It's a sandstorm and we are in it; if I were to find a love movie that I like, it would either be the delicate spiritual dialogue in the trilogy of "Love Is", or it would be romantic in every frame of the composition like "Angels Love the Beauty" To the extreme; if you want to talk about the struggle with capital and promote society, then the story needs to be a cold observer, "Hunting", "Elephant" and so on; if you want to talk about suicide or life, the tragic degree is not to be said, you can It is black humorous or it can be calmly analyzed. Kafka’s expressionism or New Wave’s breaking of the image rules are all good forms of presentation, and "The Moment" is also a very good multi-intertextual narrative case. .
"How Beautiful is Life" is a complete syrup film. The male protagonist is very good at everything. He has lived in love and being loved since he was a child, and has some small setbacks (left ear deafness, inability to go to university and travel around the world-these are in poor people's homes). No, but the male protagonist is not affected by this. This unaffected is not only a personal mentality, but also the support of the surrounding environment). I think the final big setback is just fine.
The final ending was even more exaggerated. Everyone in the city came to donate money-my first reaction was that if I came to shoot, the starting point of the story must be that everyone gave money to help the male lead, but then due to various opportunities, everyone hoped that the male lead Repay more material, or have their own plans, and then develop a group portrait of human nature. Residents of this kind of small town are so easily incited, and it is not impossible that a tyranny will begin.
According to the above analysis, this film can only get two stars, or three stars. But when I walked out of the cinema, I gave it five stars without hesitation.
As Gao Zan said in the short commentary, the first 120 minutes of the 130-minute movie were half-dead, and the last 10 minutes were full of tears. In the last 10 minutes of running non-stop, wishing everyone a Merry Christmas in every street, I felt the ecstasy and vitality and directly caused tears to fall. Angel Clarence didn't write much ink, but it was very colorful. Every time the bell remembered, an angel got his own wings. The echo of this line made people laugh in tears.
In addition to the impact of the lens language, James Stewart's acting skills are also outstanding, I have to say that the first 120 minutes would be even more difficult without him-his recognition of the role of George Bailey makes this role possible Be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
This movie made me deeply aware that so many people are affected by me, and they also affect me . "Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends." The truth is simple, but we always forget. Everyone becomes the most important person in their own way. As a fairy tale full of moral (and perhaps religious) implications, "How Beautiful is Life" clearly shows this truth-and what is moving is that there is no Any urge to explain/preaching is a very rare quality.
"Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?"
When I got up with a smile in tears, I knew that this film could still be popular among the list/critiques/public on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, not because it’s because it’s "who you REALLY are" "This question provides a simple and clear perspective-look back and think about a life without you. Without angels, this kind of thought experiment would be impossible to accomplish by relying on human beings (especially myself), because mistakes are always magnified and advantages are always ignored.
Everyone who is desperate enough to want to commit suicide should watch this movie. My attitude towards life has always been relatively pessimistic and negative, especially during this period. I am extremely convinced that when a person's mental pain is unbearable, the end of the body is the most kind and humane path to liberation. After watching this movie, I felt a warm and positive feeling in my heart. The stove was lit in the chilly room, and the flame was beating to bring light and heat. Obviously, wanting to commit suicide is not the same thing as "Hope I will never be born", but the film uses the latter to eliminate the impulse of the former in a glorious and comforting way, creating a powerful affirmation of life and soothing the soul. The experience-
This is why it is a good movie, and why the so-called movie plot commentary and double-speed viewing can never replace the movie itself. Roland Barthes said, "Through photography, we have entered a peaceful death." I think a good movie is a possibility of life beyond the reality of photography. Through punctum, the audience can know thyself. One step closer.
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