"Changjiang No. 7" is a surreal film. Among them, there are postmodern nonsense. This is the biggest feature of the week.
Speaking of Zhou, we have to examine Zhou's personal development history. Xiaoya used to be a runner who fell to the ground (see her work "The King of Comedy"), and later became the king of comedy of a generation. During this period, commercialization certainly contributed. But it is also indispensable for Zhou himself to comprehend the spirit of comedy and the real experience of the inner world of the little people. What is even more valuable is that this outlook on life/world is dynamic, constantly changing with the external environment and inner environment, and at the same time, it is also reflected through Zhou's works one by one.
We often say that when we watch movies, we also need to watch people. Master actors constantly refresh themselves through a film, leaving the audience far behind. Like Jet Li, like Stephen Chow. Xing Ye started to transform from "Shaolin Soccer" and "King of Comedy", and finally succeeded in "Kung Fu". Maybe you still remember that the detail at the end of "Kung Fu" is a reversal of the way the movie ended with a funny ending before Zhou, but went forward fearlessly, disdainful of the final plot. This shows that Zhou's acting career has gone from a star to a master. This is actually a realm of life sublimation.
From Brother Xing in "Fighting from School" many years ago, to Lord Xing who is now famous in the film industry, what kind of growth is this. A master is born at the moment when the real journey of a movie character and an actor intersects. This is a binding relationship.
The characters in "Yangtze River No. 7" mainly involve: the alien Changjiang No. 7, the teacher, Xing Ye and Xiao Di, the son of Xing Ye's family.
We know that until Monday was committed to the creation of sitcoms, it was not until the "Dahua" series that some academic professors at Peking University recognized it. But no matter how you transform and grow, you shouldn't be making fairy tales or science fiction films. "Long" definitely wants to express something. Surrealism came into being when there were all kinds of unspeakable secrets in the real world.
To interpret "Yangtze River No. 7" with a realistic return method, let us extract and strip the following techniques. First of all, the alien Changjiang 7 definitely does not exist. (I went to the Intime Department Store in Ningbo, the scene of the scene, and it was indeed a creature like No. 7 Yangtze River. Only Qilu Stationery sold that toy.) At this point, we can extract this little thing. Once Yangtze No. 7 was stripped from the film, the entire film felt cramped and shriveled. At this time, we suddenly found out: it turns out that Qizai is an important source of laughter in the whole film.
Don't stop, keep peeling.
In the film, the sexy and kind teacher aroused almost all the audience's love for the teacher. But, let me ask, does such a teacher really exist in real life? The answer is: it doesn't exist! Even if it exists, it will not pull and pull an authentic Anhui migrant worker like Zhou Xingchi like in the film. OK, then, we also have to strip this character out.
In addition, Zhou Xingchi also met a construction site boss. Although this boss has the same bad attitude as my high school physics teacher, he is still very affectionate. Even if he is not kind, he has a conscience. Can we see the shadow of such an amiable boss from the mining accidents and the wage demands of migrant workers in China in recent years? impossible! Absolutely impossible! ! OK, this character is also stripped out. There is also something about Xiao Di going to a noble school, which is also impossible. Also try stripping out.
So far, we have restored a surrealist film into a masterpiece of realism: the film "Yangtze River No. 7" is a Chinese-style tragedy about a migrant worker who worked on a construction site and died unexpectedly later.
So, through this "uncommon news event", a Chinese-style tragedy, what does Stephen Chow want to say? Why go to the trouble of adding off-topic elements such as "The Magical Seven Rivers No. 7", "Good Teacher" and "Conscientious Boss"? Because, in China, similar "deaths of migrant workers" are too common, and the reality is so cruel and ruthless.
Masters are masters after all, and they have their own way of expressing themselves. Like Marquez's novels, Mozart's piano pieces. They are far above, keeping a distance from the world. Also Chinese, Zhou Xingchi has lived in Hong Kong and Taiwan for many years. Using direct film language to narrate the story of a tragic migrant worker in the inland, the effect may not be as good as that of a reporter from a tabloid writing a newsletter. As an artist who is far away from the scene but present, he can only express his cognition of real China in an extreme way that is almost comedic. Just like Mr. Bean, the king of comedy in the world, while giving people more unintentional laughter, no one knows his inner loneliness.
Regarding the transformation and upgrading of "Changjiang No. 7", this reminds me of Wong Kar-wai's "2046". At the same time, I also remembered the experience of watching Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and Wong Kar-wai's "2046", we can only digest and understand those unforgettable loves based on personal experience. Otherwise, there will be a lightness that the film cannot bear.
Of course, I definitely don't mean to criticize everyone's low level. Because, any interpretation is always there and necessary. However, when you scold Stephen Chow without understanding the film, it is your fault. (Isn't it? Prosperous wealth?) Especially He Caitou, he is considered a well-known person on the Internet. I also love to read his articles, but he also carried the anti-Zhou banner for this film, which really made me feel that I am Not on the wrong team.
After watching "Changjiang No. 7", I have many feelings. I remembered the experience I had when I first came to Ningbo to work a few years ago: the Sichuanese who broke his arm was me carrying him all the way to Ningbo No. 6 Hospital; the humble elementary school for the children of migrant workers by the Xiaying Station, I passed by every day , watching them raise the outdated national flag on the crowded playground; the reinforced concrete urban forest, the boss who deducts overtime pay for the workers...
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