The plan couldn’t keep up with the rapid changes. I thought I could make a small breakthrough in the number of movie theaters this month. As a result, one was canceled inexplicably, and the other was withdrawn with regret. Walking in the desert and encountering an oasis is like a pleasant surprise. In the film, Chen Nian said to Xiaobei that we will go out and there will always be a way. One is a girl who relies on her mother to sell fake and inferior face masks to make a living and is constantly bullied and facing the college entrance examination. The other is a street gangster who was abandoned by her family and has no money and no future.
They are very different but they are like-minded people. Xiaobei protects Chen Nian, and Chen Nian activates Xiaobei. They are all trapped in a "besieged city" with little hope. They seem thin and humble, but they are actually firm and resilient. Scarred, with pain in the body and pain in the heart, I have to work hard to open an exit in my life. Even if I live in the gutter, I have the right to look up at the stars. Their resistance and choice are like a battle between trapped beasts. Class, bullying, family, justice, education, the film presents many real and often-hidden aspects of life, and it's hard to watch the finale without looking down.
"Youth as a Teenager" and last year's hit "I'm Not the God of Medicine" have one thing in common, which is the rarity and likability of the subject matter. It's like lifting the gauze off the festering wound to attract more attention. And reflection, face-to-face will have the opportunity to change, the latter is medicine, the former is bullying. I believe that many people have had similar experiences. When they went to school, they would have had similar experiences more or less. Whether it was a joke or a prank, naughty or intentional, with the passage of time, even if it has been scabbed and forgotten, it is still a memory. The pain points in the middle, the indifferent eyes, behaviors, the superiors who don't want to take responsibility or blame.
Generally, it is either that the victim bears and forbears alone, or that the major events are reduced to the minor ones. This is definitely not a movie without flaws, but at least it makes everyone have more awareness and attention to this social issue that cannot be underestimated. This kind of subject matter has been brought to the screen for a long time abroad, especially in Japan (the theme of Li Gouhai's side story recently was campus bullying); although it is easy to draw an equal sign between the two after watching this film, especially Most people mentioned "Walking in the White Night", but perhaps it added a lot of content and details of cultural symbols and contexts unique to Chinese style, and packaged it into a youth film that is particularly easy to establish emotional resonance with mainland audiences, because Everyone understands that the college entrance examination changes fate.
No matter which side it is, it also reflects the importance of family to the growth of children from the side, and it is also an index that leads to the different performances and life trends of the teenagers in the film. Hard work, cruel abandonment, only beating and scolding, and excessive expectations are the tragedy. The reason that cannot be ignored is that the family environment is always an extremely important part of a child's life path. The point that touched me the most in this film, like most people, was the amazing performance of the actors, especially Zhou Dongyu, who was also impressed by Yi Yangqianxi. First of all, the role setting and the establishment of the relationship between the two did not violate harmony. People are convinced, the image is three-dimensional and vivid, the heart is naturally revealed, and the expression of emotions is freely retractable.
There are a lot of close-up shots and a lot of crying scenes in the film, and the soundtrack adds fuel to the flames. Through the eyes and expressions, the audience can see their complex and full inner world across the screen, and integrate with the characters. And with a soul that guides the audience's emotional output. In the past, most of the domestic youth films were either delicate and pretentious, or made a fuss. Their performances full of tension and charm are almost rare in domestic youth films. I really liked the part where Chen Nian and Xiaobei looked at each other in prison. The five flavors are mixed and meaningful. I think of Ando Sakura who lives at the bottom in "The Thief's Family" and the laughter in "Guling Street Teenage Murder". Tears of Xiaoming.
From a simple and general point of view, the plot can be divided into two parts: "nothing to do" and "investigation to the end". There is a sense of discordant separation. This film is very dependent on the actors, and the careful thoughts that can be interpreted do make people feel good. The two people do not know the power of empathy, and they take care of each other, rely on and even sacrifice, through the excellent performance of the actors. , to cover up some of the flaws in the play. Although there are interrelated causes and consequences, it still lacks a kind of coherence like flowing clouds and water. The dramatic handling is a bit deliberate, and the strong support points are the subject matter and actors. Some quickly edited clips have a fragmented sense of sight, but subtly corresponding and implied are also merits worth mentioning.
There are two episodes that I am a little excited about, one is Xiaobei pulling away Chen Nian and insists on taking the blame for her, in a double sense of "emotional kiss goodbye", and the other is Zheng Yi's "cruel test" to them; the excitement of the video, The fierceness of words, Xiaobei's boxer and sharp eyes, Chen Nian's firm eyes and indifferent response, these include their understanding and trust in each other, and living up to them. That hard slap made people deeply realize that they are no longer trapped beasts living in the gutter and struggling desperately, they are fighting, whether it is right or wrong, at that moment I saw their strength and tenacity, no one can shake it Their beliefs and hopes, although they finally found out that people are still emotional creatures, winning or losing is no longer important. Fortunately, they still have a future, and there is still Xiaobei who is still silently following behind Chen Nian.
Would you choose this again if you did it all over again? There are no ifs in life, and I don't want such ifs.
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