Following "Wrestling! Eight months after "Dad", "Mysterious Superstar", dubbed Aamir Khan's "Daughter N Part II", will be released in the mainland this Friday (January 19). This time, Aamir Khan speaks better when it comes to dreams and female awakening.
For many Chinese audiences, Aamir Khan almost represents Indian cinema. From the achievements and reputation of "Three Silly Bollywood" and "My God" in the Chinese mainland market, to "Wrestling!" "Dad" won a box office of 1.295 billion yuan in mainland China. With his superb performance, excellent film quality and social responsibility, he has become a well-deserved audience's favorite Indian actor. In 2012, Aamir Khan also produced a program called "Truth Interview", which invited children who were sexually abused and women who suffered domestic violence to disclose their experiences on TV, so that more people could come into contact with the deeper layers of society. of darkness.
The new film "Mysterious Superstar" still takes this as its theme, maintaining "Wrestling! The production level of Dad. The film, starring Aamir Khan and directed by Adwa Chandon, who served as his assistant for many years, continues the shell of previous musical comedies and is known as the Indian version of "Happy Girls" and "Masked Singers". The 14-year-old Indian girl Yin Shiya loves to sing. Because of her father's obstruction, she could only film and upload a video of herself playing and singing original songs. However, she became an instant hit on the Internet with her natural voice. The controversial musician Shake Ti Kumar also threw an olive branch to her, and Yin Shiya's life has undergone earth-shaking changes. Comedy, warm and inspirational, this is a typical Aamir Khan work.
The girl who plays Yin Shia is "Wrestling!" Ceira Worthy, who played Little Geeta in Daddy. From the supporting role in the last movie to the heroine this time, the children's acting skills are particularly infectious, and the image is also a little babyfat and the girl next door who has the courage to persevere in her dreams, such a girl is especially cute. This time, Aamir Khan didn't appear until the middle of the film, but he was still able to give the audience a stunning performance. He is exaggerated and full of joy. Sometimes he is a scumbag and sometimes he is a savior who helps little girls realize their dreams.
As a music-themed film, singing is of course an essential paragraph. Except for a short song on the train at the beginning, two YouTube and a single are all moving and good. Yin Xia plays and sings to the computer wearing a veil. When she is immersed in her own music world, the scene switches to the stage of the performance, and a beam of chasing light hits Yin Xia. At this moment, she is like a dazzling star. The girl's voice, which is enough to become the voice of nature, is full of emotion and longing for the future. Even if you don't understand the lyrics, you will be moved by her timbre, which is something that singers who sing with skill cannot have.
Such a song "contains sadness and pain", reflecting the theme of the little girl singing to her mother to hear her own voice, is simply a tearjerker. What's more, the mother in the film is so beautiful, and the passages of mother-daughter love are sweet and touching. Many netizens said that in fact, mother is the real mysterious superstar.
At the same time, what is indispensable is the unchanging dream and the awakening of female consciousness. Underage girls are still trying to persevere in the face of real difficulties such as son preference, domestic violence, poverty, etc., for their dreams and to change their mother's marital status. Such a theme is more touching and closer to the general audience. and "Wrestle! Like Dad, patriarchy is still the main conflict in the film. The engineer’s father was abusing his wife all the year round. He beat and kicked at every turn. The meal would be knocked over if it didn’t fit, and even broke her hand just because her mother forgot to boil the water. The performance of domestic violence in the film is horrific.
However, despite living in such misfortune, my mother never thought of getting a divorce, and even when her daughter helped to find the proper rights protection documents, her first reaction was anger. She firmly believes that this is her destiny and life. Even if she changes to another environment, it will not change. No matter how violent her husband is, it is her only source of support and income. That's the scariest thing about patriarchy. Without a job and no financial income, one must rely on her husband, even if he once ruthlessly ordered her to have an abortion when she knew her mother was pregnant with a girl. This situation of Indian women's life is still unresolved.
"Mysterious Superstar" resolutely assumed this social responsibility, and bravely told everyone through the girl's story that women also have the right to pursue their dreams, and they can also leave the bad family of origin and stand on the stage of their dreams. The appeal for equality in the film is far more serious than the story itself. Many audiences like the relaxed and happy viewing process of Indian movies. The comedy elements are always accompanied by sudden tears, and they can feel the positive energy naturally revealed in them. Movies like "Mysterious Superstar" that focus on social reality are also a good inspiration for domestic movies.
In addition, the audience is reminded that they must wait until the end of the film before leaving the scene. While you are being moved to tears, there is a sudden appearance of an awkward dance where the uncle blinks and laughs until his stomach hurts. It must not be missed.
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