After the three dazzling majestic, light, and righteous films on National Day, this seemingly dark, desperate and suffocating film can finally stick its head out and be ready to receive its own praise.
I watched the show at 9:40 am on Friday, and sure enough, most of the audience watching with me were old uncles, old aunts, and some fans of Yi Yang Qianxi who asked for leave.
Fans kept making nympho commotions when Yi Yangqianxi opened a yellow accent, smoked, and played cool.
Uncles and aunts let out a heartfelt sigh when the little girl in the film suffered from school violence.
In the end, when the entire audience was completely taken in by the faces of Zhou Dongyu and Yi Yangqianxi, the sobbing gradually rose.
All in all, a good viewing experience.
Let's talk about Zhou Dongyu first.
Zhou Dongyu "appeared" the movie this time entirely in the form of a golden horse actress.
"Youth as a Teenager" is a tragic and abusive film, a film drowned in tears for two hours. In such a movie, the poor control of the crying scene can easily bring a sense of discomfort, fatigue, and finally boredom to the audience, losing the audience's sympathy for the protagonist.
However, Zhou Dongyu's performance is extremely mature, and she no longer needs the disgusting sensational tricks that her peers are used to when acting, such as pretending to be silly and giggling when it's time to cry, but "just cry and cry". Moreover, she added countless subtle expressions to each crying scene, so that each crying scene touched the audience differently. Especially the close-up of the bird's tears when she took the oath in the college entrance examination, which showed all her hatred, cruelty and bitterness, which was frightening.
In addition, her lines are extremely natural, and the rhythm of her speech is particularly agile. No matter how emotional or dramatic the lines are, she can filter out the pretentious feeling, and use her own way to make it life-like and believable. The acting skills that broke out in the small body have become the backbone of the whole movie. It is so powerful that it reminds people of standing ovation.
Even more surprising is-
Yi Yang Qianxi caught Zhou Dongyu's play.
First of all, Yi Yang Qianxi must be a movie face, the kind who doesn't show any timidity when the camera hits his face.
This has nothing to do with the Taoism. Some young actors' faces can't be turned into a movie no matter how they change it, and no matter how they get it, they won't get involved in the play. The face is too delicate, leaving no room for reading. There is a movie that is a good "test paper", please see the picture below.
In this film, although the role of "Xiao Bei" is relatively flat, it mainly serves the heroine. But Yi Yang Qianxi's completion is very good, the timing of tears and the lines are well matched, and the teardrops are relatively large and full. His face is relatively three-dimensional - when the police mentioned Xiao Bei's mother, Yi Yang Qianxi slapped the table hard, and the lights in the interrogation room went from top to bottom, leaving two shadows on his eye sockets, which was impressive.
His facial muscles are also very flexible, and even if the camera stays on him for more than 5 seconds, the audience will not feel exhausted or monotonous. Zhang) was left behind by a flood of young actors. What's even more rare is that when the male and female protagonists play against each other, he does not show the greasy smile of the domineering president; when playing against the police, he does not play cool and pretend.
Of course, he also has problems. First, the shoulders are a bit narrow; second, the lines are too delicate to read, which is a bit inconsistent with the character.
However, these two points can only be said to be flawed. There is no drama in the whole movie, and there are many shining points. All in all, it is a pleasant surprise.
Let's talk about the plot.
Can the characters' actions stand up to scrutiny?
For example, the violence of the bully with no bottom line, such as Chen Nian pushing Wei Lai down the stairs, such as the childish scam planned by Chen Nian and Xiao Bei.
Some people may think that it is too much, too exaggerated, too middle-of-the-road.
But one sentence from the police justifies it all, saying that in one case of school violence, the teenage bullies didn't even know people were beaten to death like that.
This sentence is very important.
Fortunately, the director did not portray the hero and heroine as overly mature people.
Although they are very independent, although they have gone through hardships and carried the burden of life, they are still teenagers after all, after all, they have not dealt with adults too much. Therefore, the world in their eyes is still childish, there is no "number", or it is neither light nor heavy, and it is still very middle-aged and ridiculous in the eyes of adults.
They pretended to be adults, sacrificed, dedicated, planned, and loyal, and their motives were very simple.
But it is such a clumsy and idealized trick that makes people see the purity and beauty of the young mind.
The most moving scene in the film is: After Chen Nian was beaten by Wei Lai's group of people, his hair was cut, and he took nude photos, he returned to Xiaobei's home in despair.
Xiaobei pushed Chen Nian a prisoner's flat head with tears in his eyes.
Afterwards, he was expressionless and resolutely shaved the same shaved head for himself.
Everything that happened after that has been hidden in this action.
However, this drama does not stop at the thoughts of teenagers, but also holds a coming-of-age ceremony.
The confrontation between the police and Chen Nian repeatedly mentioned "adulthood".
Until in the interrogation room, she was still a child. No matter how strong the psychological quality and the superb lying skills, she is still a child. She was still stubborn, still naive, imagining that their plan would be successful.
However, when the college entrance examination results came out, the police lied to Chen Nian, and the moment Xiaobei was sentenced to death, Chen Nian really seemed to be shoved into the turbulent flow of adults. Bloody.
Maybe she has endured hardships and grievances before, but when she is responsible for her choices, she is truly an adult.
I like this choice.
When Chen Nian and Xiaobei sat facing each other across the glass, they laughed and cried.
Maybe Chen Nian is still unwilling, maybe she still thinks, alas, why did we fail in the end.
But her choice of atonement was enough to make her magnanimous. So they can laugh.
Ten more movies that reflect school bullying are not too many, even including a river of sadness.
Because the problem of school violence is still unsolved.
Not every Chen Nian can meet Xiaobei, and not every scene of campus violence has cameras.
The words Chen Nian shouted at the pregnant policeman were deafening. This sentence is the finishing touch to the social issues of the whole film, no less than the sentence said by the grandmother holding the policeman's hand in "I'm Not the God of Medicine".
You adults don't care about school violence, you think it's just children playing tricks.
What about after your baby is born?
Another frequent imagery in the film is the future.
Children are our future.
But our future is likely to be that perverted "Wei Lai".
It's not just teachers and parents who need to take care to protect those who are being bullied. It is even more necessary to confirm as soon as possible whether your students and children are bullies or perpetrators.
The title of the college entrance examination composition that appears in the film is: To myself in twenty years.
Although I don't know how bright and ambitious the future that Chen Nian wrote at that time was.
Although I don't know what those former bullies and victims have become after 20 years.
But twenty years later, Chen Nian must still be doing what she thinks is right.
And Xiaobei will definitely follow her not too far away.
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