And the "Spring of the Cattle Class" about these children is a simple and bright film, warm and bright.
Most French films don't want to be straight-forward, they're always going to be clever.
In this way, [Spring of the Cattle Class] can be regarded as an alternative, with clear characters and clear stories. It's just that it is still easy to control the audience, simple but not superficial, twists and turns but not complicated.
Matthew, a music teacher who was at a low point in his life, came to a boarding school for troubled teenagers as a superintendent. The unhealing wounds on his predecessor's hand, the vindictive injuries suffered by Uncle Marsan, the doorman and paramedic, and the rebelliousness of the students all caused Matthew's early days to be apprehensive and uneasy. It was not until he used his favorite music to connect himself with the children to form a chorus, and discovered a miraculous voice like Mo Hangzhi, which gradually brought a profound and complete change to the bottom of the gloomy and damp pond. Although Matthew finally left the school because he became a hopeless punching bag for the principal's promotion, the pair of little hands waving goodbye on the windowsill and the paper airplanes dancing in the sky were the warmest scenery in such a bright and soft afternoon. .
The troubled teenagers at the bottom of the pond often have nothing to do with character. They were orphaned by war or abandoned by their parents. Therefore, in such a specific era, they did not have the opportunity to fully communicate with life and the people around them, but their natural desire for freedom was just around the corner, so they fell into the abyss of self since childhood. Most of them have never been able to touch the truth of love since then, and have been blind all their lives. Compared with troubled youth, they are more simple and persistent. Just like Peppino, the youngest with both parents who died, always believed that "my father will come and pick me up on Saturday", and finally he finally said goodbye to the bottom of the pond with Matthew who left on a Saturday.
[Spring in the Cattle Class] is like a process of chasing and giving love. The teachers at the bottom of the pond have more or less sparks of love in them. The tolerant and selfless Uncle Matthew, the stern but kind-hearted Mr. Chape, the eccentric but music-loving Professor Rangoulois, and even mean and selfish Principal Hassan, will solemnly fold paper airplanes and play football. Shaking like a child. The love that Matthew and the children maintain for each other is natural and true, flowing from the heart, ordinary but extraordinary.
I vaguely remember that the old man Mo Hangzhi with silver hair was the middle-aged Duo Duo who returned to [Paradise Cinema] after many years. They all have warm memories that endure.
I always fall in love with such warm images. I will remember Mo Hangzhi's clear and pure voice when Matthew left:
"The kite flying in the wind, please don't stop and
fly to the sea, to the sky,
a child is watching you , you are holding high
in the storm. The whimsical journey of
wings
, the intoxicating swirl,
don’t forget to fly back to the direction in the dark night around me
, the light of hope , the enthusiasm of life, the joy of childhood in
the Alley of Glory , disappeared in an instant into oblivion , a splendid golden light, shining at the end of the trail …” Love has become the ultimate reason for all pursuits and transformations.
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