In fact, I know clearly in my heart that it is not that the film was well shot, but that many of the details of the images, such as the color and format of the military uniform, the spirit of the characters, the scene of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea... Since childhood, in the photo albums of my parents and their conversations with their comrades in arms, already very familiar. Watching a movie, I seem to see the sharp appearance of my parents when they were young, and I think of today's growing old, nameless and sentimental, and irresistible.
Later, whenever my friends talked about "Assembly", I said that I couldn't comment on it objectively because there were too many personal factors.
After a while, the rational nerves began to recover, and only then did I realize that the vague discomfort that occurred while watching a movie turned out to be a kind of "disgust".
The sporadic parts of the film, including the actors' fragment performances, film colors, and scene settings, are undoubtedly above the average level. But at the root, I think this film is very "low-level" and very "dirty".
Director Feng said that he is very sincere, which is true, but it is not the kind of "sincere heart" that he said (or thought), but a very humble attitude and skills that "sincerely" want to take money out of the audience's pockets. Money (actually, it's okay, but please don't lie and don't deceive yourself).
He has a lot of cleverness, and has seriously learned some Hollywood genre film skills. He is considered a rare talent among domestic directors who can tell the story more skillfully and control the audience's (physiological) reaction. For example, since the vast majority of people (especially today's Chinese) have been (or think they have) been treated unfairly in their lives, the upgraded version of "Qiu Ju's lawsuit" in the second half of the film can easily seduce The (physiological) reactions and tears of people's grievances and anger; the first half imitated the war scenes of "Looking for Soldier Rain" and "Flying the Taiji Flag", which made modern young people who "keep me" and "focus on surface packaging" exciting enough (shouting) , Surprise (nervous crunch) crazy HIGH... This method of making movies based entirely on human circadian rhythms is actually the routine of Hollywood type films. Just like making a dish, how and when to add various seasonings can be found in the genre sheet. It's just that this dish made by Director Feng has too much MSG, and the artificial traces are too obvious. Some people want to freshen your nose and eyebrows with diligence, but after eating, your mouth is dry!
After watching this movie, you will cry, you will be moved, and the cathartic effect is the same as a massage - comfortable, but not related to the heart. If the movie competes with the masseuse (even if the technique is superb), isn't it "low-level" and "dirty"? No wonder Director Feng said that the most tiring thing for him to make this film is his physical strength.
This film seems very masculine and mainstream, but in fact the values behind it are missing (yes, it is also a utilitarian view of seeing the wind and the rudder), the value judgment is ambiguous (because he wants to please all sides), the understanding of human nature It is not (or it is illustrated), but it is said that it was also on CCTV's focus interview, which really surprised me.
Why don't those experts in the system who promote the main theme every day fail to see that this is a movie without any value judgments? It doesn't even have the sunny, simple, and unpretentious flavor of Hollywood commercial films that are also based on the audience's physiological response (of course, the definition given by Europeans is that they are not smart enough and not humane enough). The foundation of "Assembly" is a musty smell mixed with obscene calculations, cleverness and plagiarism. Perhaps, those who shout the main theme every day simply do not believe the clichés they say, or they simply do not understand what the main theme is (the professional quality is very poor)?
"Lust and Caution" has no MSG flavor, and it doesn't rush to give you a massage, but it will make you feel very uncomfortable after reading it. But somewhere in you will be touched, it will be awakened, it will be awakened. Those complex characters that are hard to sum up in one or two "central ideas" convince you that these are real life dilemmas, not artificial illustrations. The director is a judge of value, he is sincerely tearing his heart out for you, and at the same time, he is very respectful of the audience, and he is not prepared to confuse you with a strong narrative rhythm or blockbuster formation and force you to submit.
As the old saying goes - there is a difference between being a person and doing things. When I was young, I didn't understand it very well. When I grew up in adolescence when I was anti-hypocrisy and multi-valued (that is, when Wang Shuo was rampant and domineering), I was even more disgusted with the "uniqueness" contained in this sentence. In today's era, which only focuses on results (success) and not on process (realm), these words are even more meaningless.
But as I got older, I became more and more convinced of this truth myself.
Diversity of values does not mean that value judgments cannot be produced (maybe most people who hold this statement in society lack basic judgment at all), or that there is no need to adhere to certain values (of course, some people think that adherence to certain values Values will lose some benefits, and then often change, in fact, this is a value in itself).
The so-called value, in fact, is a kind of "realm". In my eyes today, there are so many values on the market, but there are very few differences in their bones, and they can still distinguish between the good and the bad.
Comparing the reactions of these two films in my heart makes me believe that the realm I hope to achieve (persistent) has little to do with success, little to do with making money, and little to do with the number of people who approve it. It's about my own heart.
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