First of all, I don’t agree with the argument that the film made a fortune through the dead and the popularity of the film, except that at least this allows us to see the sealed works, and efforts are inherently valuable, a subjective description, it is The way each individual knows and gives back to society. Excessive pursuit of Buddhism, pursuit of common sense, and pursuit of purity are pedantic and incompetent.
Secondly, a digression, the name of the film and the way of narration reminds me of another documentary that is considered a niche, a person in the domestic rock circle filmed it called "Goodbye, Utopia", in order to find Xiao Ke (Dou Wei in the 1990s) The short-lived guitarist of Dreaming Band) is a story unfolding for clues, showing the past and present of the three heroes of the magic rock. In retrospect, it was the screening of a film I watched in a cafe or livehouse in Shanghai in 2012. The director was there in person, as if it belonged to a screening tour organized by Tsinghua University. During the live exchange session, I asked the director a question. Regarding the domestic independent music atmosphere, Beijing seems to have gradually lost its core position and began to spread to the whole country. So where is the better original music environment in the country? What does he think: He said that this was indeed the case, and he thought that Chengdu seemed to be a new and relatively free creative base, which was a little surprising to me who had not been to Chengdu at the time, but it was later confirmed to be true, but it only lasted for a few days. In 2008, with a popular song "Chengdu" by a folk singer, it also completely and basically moved towards the temperament of a popular tourist city. These are the few memories that I can clearly recall, proving that the domestic niche art activities and exchanges during that period seemed to be gradually taking place in a very friendly and practical way, and they were poised to flourish. But it is also from that period that the impact of the Internet has grown exponentially every year, making this kind of artistic atmosphere permeating the streets and alleys that can just be smelled, like this "Goodbye, Utopia" that has not been seen by many people at all. ", was quickly buried, but the title is a pun, and it is also a metaphor for the situation of the times. The entertainment and consumption of the masses are overwhelmed by colorful forms, and many very special, very simple and enthusiastic artistic activities are overwhelmed by larger-scale, higher-priced performances or exhibitions promoted by public relations. Wudaokou D22, Qiu Lixiang XP, the old What Bar in the Forbidden City, these performance venues with the most wonderful memories have been closed one after another. Later, in more recent years, including Mao, Sparrow Washe, and recently Yugong Yishan, all ended one after another. own life. So far, the only remaining nail household that has not changed is the east bank of Shichahai. It's not that the new venues in recent years have not made progress. Indeed, the sound and technical expertise of many venues have been significantly improved, and some jazz music that should have a higher appreciation ability has also begun to appear more and more. In the bright and feasting places, aside from the pretentious needs of the merchants to cater to the consumer crowd, it does provide some good performances. But in general, that kind of more free and simple artistic atmosphere is hard to see.
And then, having said that, I think I should be thankful that this film brought me such a layer of memories. Maybe no matter what era or social background we are in, we should be able to discover beauty, inspiration, and be able to perceive tragedy and impermanence. Then, these feelings should not be let down, and they need to be recorded in various forms, even if this recording or expressing itself is completely meaningless. But this pointless, human-specific, bizarre and energy-consuming behavior is such an exciting thing. There is controversy here as to whether vivian is willing to publish its own work. But I think it makes sense whether she wants to share it with the world or not. What's more important is that in the process of interacting with the world, she has radiated her instinctive energy and completed her destined creative behavior. .
In the end, I really like the soundtrack of the film. Just like the way the film is digging layer by layer, I also tried various methods and finally downloaded them. I like the genre of soundtrack very much. They are usually short and concise, with a sobbing atmosphere or a pulse bursting with enthusiasm, serving a moving vision, not overwhelming, but setting off or even changing the temperament expressed by the image. And the connotation, maybe the process of making the soundtrack of the movie is the process of the musician and the movie falling in love briefly, interacting with each other, infiltrating each other, and serving as the background for each other. I really hope to have the right opportunity to make music for this purpose. Of course, if you look at your own life as a play, as long as any music is honestly derived from life, then they are the soundtrack of the huge film of life. Just like Vivian Maier's life, although she is lonely and painful, I think she has her own way of interacting and examining with the outside world. We should fall in love with life itself, so that even a person will have hope of going on. Suddenly thought of "Rhino in Love": "She is allergic to many things, rice, noodles, she is allergic to life".
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