The original intention of being a filmmaker has several levels, the most selfish is to be famous; the second is to express one's own values; the most courageous is to change the society. Whether the film has the ability to change a society's values is still unknown, but someone who has taken the first step is great.
National Treasure of India - Aamir Khan
Enter "Indian National Treasure Actor" on Baidu, and the search results will automatically appear. The whole page is full of the same person. As the most familiar Indian actor to Chinese people, Aamir Khan's unshakable actor status is not only in India, even in China. Extraordinary. It was first known to domestic audiences for light-hearted and educational dramas such as "Three Silly Bollywood" and "My God". Last year, "Wrestle, Dad" unexpectedly became a dark horse at the box office. China, where the film industry is booming, has a new understanding of the Indian actor once again.
"Falling Dad" has received another round of criticism under the praise of "inspirational" and "family fun". Many Chinese people think that the father's imposition of his ideals on his daughter in the film is biased and too macho. First of all, I am very moved that China in the 21st century can have such a voice, which reflects the improvement of the status of Chinese women and the increasing equality between men and women. However, we should note that the reality of Indian society reflected in the film is actually what we looked like before the 20th century - poverty and patriarchy.
From "Falling Dad" to "Mystery Superstar"
In Netease Cloud's "Mysterious Superstar" soundtrack, I saw such a comment topping the list - ""Wrestling Dad" is dedicated to the strict father, "Mysterious Superstar" is dedicated to the loving mother: I hope real feminism is on the way." As such a comment said , these two films devoted most of Aamir Khan's efforts, respectively, from the perspectives of father and mother, tell a similar story - a group of women despised by society, in the strange eyes and bouncing sounds around them, Persevere in chasing your dreams.
The difference is that the role of the father, who is the main backing of the heroine in "Falling Dad", has become the biggest resistance in "Mysterious Superstar". In fact, the latter may be more in line with the status quo in India. In the social environment where the status of men and women is disparate in India, the wives in most families are often submissive to their husbands, even as shown in the film - thinking that it is their fate to meet such a husband who beats and scolds them. We should be glad that there are certain laws in China to protect victims of domestic violence, and this phenomenon is gradually decreasing with the progress of social civilization, but it is undeniable that domestic violence still exists, not only in India, but also in the world Unknown clamor all over the place.
Different "Mystery Superstar"
"Mystery Superstar" is different from an Indian film in the usual sense of singing and dancing. As a singing-themed film, it is very restrained and does not dance. Even the slightly jerky heroine shows herself on the stage stiffly. singing voice. (The restraint here does not include Uncle Khan's easter egg [smile] at the end of the film)
The most inspiring thing about the film is that it dares to break patriarchy. An Indian girl with a dream can take this film and confidently tell her dream to her father who obstructs her. "Everyone on the screen is doing this, why can't I?" The movie is the dream of many film lovers. It uses a few hours of light and shadow to present the life of the general public, either gorgeous or regrettable, or ugly. Reality, or an imaginary world full of magic. The screen is a unique carrier. People can dream without any scruples on the screen. While carrying people's dreams, it also guides thousands of people to pursue them, so that dreams can also be projected into reality like a slide projector.
The expectation for the movie is only the second part of "Falling Dad", and the first half is indeed inseparable, but the role of mother, with the strength of her mother's love, has blessed the heroine with a small world of freedom. Mother's love is extraordinary and great. of. The second song that the heroine sang on Youtube was about her mother. This series of good foreshadowing made the heroine look particularly moving when she announced on the stage that "Mother is the real secret superstar", and it also sublimated the situation. The theme of the film made me forget the procrastination and complexity of the narrative and the exaggerated jerky actors in the previous film, but left the theater full of emotion. (See the importance of film narrative rhythm.)
Originally, there was a short paragraph that wanted to talk about "Why can't China make such a movie?" (Actually, there is no answer), but it was a bit lazy, and it would be better to continue it in another day.
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