Don't think of Chinese movies!

Lottie 2022-03-23 09:02:02

Rebellion and subversion are the background color of everyone's blood, and music can often amplify this background color and make this blood boil. Just like the beginning of "Cape No. 7", along with the melody of the music, along with the broken guitar, the sentence "Fuck your mother Taipei" resounded in the sky in an instant; in "Cow Herding Class Spring", a burst of The childish voice and innocent eyes are so refreshing; the little guys who don't match up play rock and roll in "School of Rock" and make the audience go crazy; in "Once", the only lovers who can't be together are in Snuggling up with each other in music...and in this British musical comedy "Pirate Radio", government and decree, in the face of rock-and-roll, seem so hypocritical and ridiculous, as if they were born to be subverted .

The plot of the film is based on real events. In the 1960s, pop music swept the world, but the territory of the Kingdom of Great Britain strictly restricted the broadcast of popular music on the radio. A group of crazy DJs who love music, wandering in the vast ocean, use pirate radio to broadcast to people all over the UK 24 hours a day, and this is touching the sensitive nerves of the government, and began to strangle the pirate radio in every possible way... This film The screenwriter and director is the famous Richard Curtis, have you seen "Four Weddings and One Funeral"? Do you like Notting Hill? Have you heard of "BJ's Single Diary"? "Love Actually" is awesome, right? They are all works of this buddy. After coming out this time, he really did an extraordinary job. He drew inspiration from his real experience of hiding in bed and eavesdropping on the radio when he was a child, and redrawn people's enthusiasm for music in that era. The characters, the stories of each person have been carefully polished, clear and distinct, with distinct personalities. Let us not only experience the desire of people for music in that era, but also be deeply moved by the group of people in the film who regard music as their life.

The system, from the moment it was enacted, gave birth to order and change, along with oppression and resistance. The two are like heads and tails of a coin, and when the authorities wish to always be obedient heads up, there will always be a corresponding or even stronger force to bring the opposing sides back to light. Just like the end of "Pirate Radio", when the hull tilted and the sinking was imminent, the government ship that had been hoped for did not appear. On the contrary, ordinary people who also loved music rushed to the scene in groups, and the call for help became Cheers, disasters turned into carnivals, music sank into the bottom of the sea, but it has already taken root in everyone's hearts.

Now that I have finished writing, I once again think of domestic movies and our censorship system with Chinese characteristics. I quickly stop, shake my head and sigh, wash my head and sleep.

In my dream, will I dream of a less depressing domestic film industry? Come back and tell you the answer.

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Extended Reading
  • Coby 2022-04-23 07:02:21

    Endless life, endless pursuit

  • Helga 2022-03-28 09:01:04

    The little bit of freedom that people yearn for through the airwaves under the system's imprisonment, even though the story itself has no factual basis.

The Boat That Rocked quotes

  • The Count: This was the deal: I asked all of you to demand of me to do a very foolish thing, and you sent in ideas in their millions. But one idea has defeated them all, so I'm proud to announce I will soon be the first person to say the "F" word on rock 'n' roll radio in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. But my aim is not to offend, it is to entertain. But also, perhaps, to educate a little. Cuz if you shoot a bullet, someone dies. When you drop a bomb, many die. You hit a woman, love dies. But... if you say the f-word, nothing actually happens. So here it comes. Especially for you, the "F" word.

    [Sees Quentin]

    The Count: First, though, this very fine piece of music.

    [Puts on a record]

    Quentin: You can't do this.

    The Count: Why not? It's just a word!

    Quentin: Charming thought, but here's the simple situation. The authorities already dislike us. If you do this they will hate us, and by hook or by crook, they'll find a way to close us down.

    The Count: They can't close us down. We're pirates. That's why we're sitting out here in the middle of the freaking ocean.

    Quentin: Believe me, they will find a way. Governments loathe people being free.

    The Count: Okay, I'm thinking about it.

    [to the listeners]

    The Count: My dear comrades, I have some sad news. The powers that be have decreed that the "F" word is a word too far. But at least for now, even though our dreams of freedom have died a tragic death, the Hollies are still alive. Thank you.

    [Back to Quentin]

    The Count: I don't know why you did that. I was just gonna say "fuck" once. You know, one tiny little "fuck."

    Quentin: There's no such thing as a tiny little "fuck."

    The Count: Yeah there is. You should ask Angus' girlfriend.

    Quentin: Be that as it may, there's no "fuck" so small it won't fuck us up. One day, in a world of dreams, you'll be able to say "wank" or "bollocks" or even "cock" on the radio. But "fuck," never.

    Harold: [In the control room] Excuse me, my Lordship?

    The Count: Yes, Harold?

    Harold: You've left your mike up in the studio.

    The Count: [Looks] So I have.

    [His conversation with the count has been broadcasting the whole time]

    The Count: [laughs] I do apologise to everyone out there for the four... Or was it five "F" words, Quentin? The Hollies will continue undisturbed. I'm so sorry about that, Quentin, but you know, I thought you sounded good. You have a lovely voice for radio.

    Quentin: Fuck off.

    The Count: That makes it six, Quentin.

  • Gavin Cavanagh: Are you doing something dirty? Are you doing something your parents don't know about? Are you breaking the law? Are you breaking the rules?