"I don't know if you have ever seen a movie, you have seen it and you like it, but you can't tell why." This was my first impression after watching "Youth Nezha".
Under a chance encounter, I finally saw Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang film cooperation; in fact, Tsai Ming-liang live in my single piece in a long, long time, but has still not confident enough to see his work. A few days ago, a friend asked me if I had seen Li Kangsheng's works, and I got an impulse, "It's tonight, tonight is probably a good time to watch this movie."
In fact, Cai Mingliang and Li Kangsheng have always been objects of my admiration but fear. I was afraid that I could not understand it, but I would feel distressed because I really wanted to understand. After inquiries, I chose Cai Mingliang's first feature film. "Teenage Nezha" is the first film that I officially met Cai Mingliang .
This film is probably very different from other parts of Cai Mingliang. What he wants to express and the ideas he conveys are very clear in this film. In short, the artistic value of this film should be relatively low. , but much better to understand . Therefore, if you also want to get to know Cai Mingliang well, but you are as hesitant as I am, then I recommend you start watching this movie, and you may feel a little more confident.
In fact, the story is simple and has a clear theme. It is a story of four teenagers facing a dazed future. This film uses a very realistic approach to capture the lives and problems of teenagers.
The scenes of the story are mostly set in Ximending, electric playgrounds, low-cost apartments, low-end hotels, etc., and "cockroaches" often appear in the above-mentioned scenes, which seems to indicate that the life of these four people at this stage is like cockroaches. of lowliness.
A Ze and A Bin relied on stealing to live a seemingly straightforward life, but soon after, A Ze had the worst day in his life, and things didn't go his way, which caused him to start thinking about his own life.
Among them, I am particularly concerned about the accumulation of water in Aze's house from time to time, especially this pool of water is a pool of stagnant water that does not flow, which may also mean that Azer and Abin's theft is actually just a pool of stagnant water. , can neither turn back nor move forward with the flow of the river like other people's lives.
And Agui, who accidentally followed Aze, was a person with no goals. Even, she often didn't know where she was.
In this film, I saw a very traditional female setting.
Agui's life goal may be to follow a man. She doesn't have too many requirements, as long as she doesn't live too badly. Similarly, well-off mothers are in a similar situation. In those days, women's life goal or "life responsibility" is to follow a man, and after that, there is nothing to ask for.
Compared with the stealing behavior that is common in many movies, Xiaokang, the story of this joint candidate is much more interesting.
Xiaokang grew up in a seemingly sound family, and his parents care about him very much, but the relationship between father and son is always bad; under the circumstances, Xiaokang and A Ze have several intersections in their lives, so Xiaokang gives up the joint entrance examination and will take revenge Consider it your current life goal.
Not long after, Xiaokang succeeded in taking revenge while A Ze and A Gui were having fun in bed. After that, there was a meaningful scene: Xiaokang was happy at first and danced like he was dancing, but then it seemed Lying on the bed as if he had lost his aim, staring at the ceiling needlessly.
Compared with the somewhat bland ending of A Ze and A Gui, I prefer the ending of Xiaokang.
In the end, my father kept a door for Xiaokang who was kicked out of the house, as if saying that Xiaokang still has a chance to choose again. Even if he gives up the joint entrance examination now, he can continue to walk on the right path in the future.
Maybe teenagers can be divided into these three types.
One is a person with a goal . Like A Ze and A Bin, they make money by unclean means, and they may have to live their entire lives as shameless as cockroaches.
The other type is also a person with goals . Like a well-off, he has periodic goals. Sometimes it may be the joint entrance examination, and sometimes it may be to fight for other things, but he can always walk on the right path no matter what.
The last type is a person who has no goals . Like A Gui, as long as there is love in this life, as long as life is not too bad, it's fine. If this man is not good, change another one. If this place is not good, then go away with your partner.
However, no matter how we classify our past selves, we only know that the memories of our teenage years are always blue, gray, and damp . When we grow up, we always want to escape the immature selves of the past, but that shadow is always there. It's following you, no matter how you throw it, you can't get rid of it.
Although we can always hear others say, "As long as you are willing to try and change, nothing is impossible", but whether it is the family we grew up with, the friends we grew up with, or even the entire environment, we will not If you want to change, you can follow you to become better or worse. They are still living their lives and walking on their own path. Do you still have the confidence to change at this time?
The past is like the sweat adhering to the body in the hot summer. No matter how you wipe it, you can't wipe it off, no matter how you wash it. He will always follow you.
In many cases, the road of life has been planned from the beginning. If you want to take a fork in the road, you will eventually return to the main road, and you cannot get rid of the fate that is sticky like sweat.
In particular, the soundtrack of this film is very magical, and it hooks the viewer's soul into this film little by little. In this film, there is only one kind of soundtrack, and each segment is matched with a suitable tempo, so from the very beginning, the audience will be attracted by these magical singles , and in the next 106 minutes you will not be able to play Come.
In addition, I also like the tone and color scheme of this film. The overall look is really smooth and comfortable.
The description of teenagers is also very good, especially Li Kangsheng's story is more attractive to me, although I often hear that Li Kangsheng will make people play when he speaks, but it is undeniable that his body performance is really interesting. Will convince you: "He is Xiaokang, he is the Li Kangsheng in the movie."
Although it was the first time I watched Li Kangsheng's film, I felt that Li Kangsheng in this film was a person created by Cai Mingliang, but not a "character".
Li Kangsheng played Li Kangsheng and Tsai Ming-liang's Li Kangsheng.
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