"The Gathering at the Southern Station" is like a well-placed novella, Zhou Zenong's soul is the skeleton of this novel, and Liu Ai'ai's psychological activities and decisions at every key point are the blood and flesh of this novel .
1⃣️ get together
The film is called The Gathering at Nanfang Station. One of its strong hints is the three gatherings of Zhou Zenong and Liu Ai'ai. The first time was at the station on a rainy day, the second time was boating at Yee Lake, and the third time was a beef noodle restaurant. In each of these three encounters, Liu Ai'ai's motivation and psychological process were different. In the first scene of the encounter, the power behind Liu Ai'ai is Huahua. By the way, let me mention Liu Ai'ai's character. She is a swimmer (a prostitute), has no relatives or friends, and has no legitimate occupation. Her boyfriend and boss is Huahua. She and Hua Hua lived up and down the stairs, but she was not sincere to Hua Hua, that is, the stray cat temporarily found a place to live. The first time Liu Ai Ai met Zhou Zenong, she actually wanted to simply share a sum of money, because she knew that she could not get all the money, behind her was Hua Hua, and behind Hua Hua was Brother Ma, it was impossible for her escape their grasp. As the story progresses, Liu Ai'ai learns what kind of person Zhou Zenong is. His only goal is to give the reported bounty to his wife. Of course, Liu Ai'ai also knows that her wife is a sheep epilepsy. child. There is a line in the movie that is very well written "Who wants to have sex with a woman with epilepsy", which means that Zhou Zenong's bounty may also be her wife's only life-saving money. They are also people at the bottom of the society, prostitutes and fugitives. When Liu Aai told Zhou Zenong that her wife had sold him to the police, Zhou Zenong did not give up the original plan and insisted on giving the money to himself. 's wife. In this respect, Liu Ai'ai seems to be different from the little gangsters she had been in contact with before. Zhou Zenong is at least a person with flesh and blood, so it was only after Zhou Zenong's suggestion that they met for the second time.
The second time we met, boating at Wild Goose Lake. This part of the scene is the most interesting scene in the whole movie, but the director's shooting is very obscure. The second time we met, Zhou Zenong was a more flustered beast than the first time. He was in a state of high mental tension anytime, anywhere, and Liu Ai'ai was more interesting. There were two lines behind her, one was sent by Huahua. Following her, another deeper line is that at this time Maoyan Maoer has reached an agreement with Ma, and wants to get Zhou Zenong, not to mention Liao Fan's gang of plainclothes criminals like ancient Jianghu knights, so Liu Ai'ai is a There are several long lines behind the bait. Liu Ai'ai seems to be indifferent, but she has long made up her mind that Zhou Zenong cannot be handed over to Hua Hua, because she saw Hua Hua's conversation with Ma Ge, Hua Hua had betrayed Zhou Zenong, so she got rid of the line and went alone with Hua Hua. Zhou Zenong met and rowed the boat towards the center of the lake. In the dense fog, two tired and injured beasts comforted each other's souls. Afterwards, she said again, "Brother, borrow a fire ", and then put away the lighter, (there is no scene in the film, but it should be this time to contact the last scene) She was reporting him in her room according to the agreement with Zhou Zenong, at this time she just wanted to stay a memorial. In the end, the two of them kept looking into the distance, and she asked him, "Why didn't you run away?" At this time, he still firmly refused. Liu Ai'ai who asked this sentence may have entered Zhou Zenong's world. However, at this time, Huahua was killed by Maoyan and Ma Ge. They ran to Liu Ai'ai's house and stayed there. Liu Ai'ai had already encountered them 15 minutes in the morning. We don't know what happened to Liu Ai'ai there. But she must know that Huahua is dead. For her, Huahua is her only protective umbrella in this way, so she instinctively betrayed Zhou Zenong in extreme panic.
The third time they met, Zhou Zenong was angry at this time, but he did not hurt Liu Ai'ai. He made Liu Ai'ai feel fear, because he knew that the only one who could help him achieve his wish in this situation was Liu Ai'ai. Liu Ai'ai was raped by Huang Jue, and Zhou Zenong came to the rescue. This silent dialogue made Zhou Zenong realize that Liu Ai'ai was helpless in many situations. The scene at the beef noodle restaurant is also the climax of the whole movie. When he was gobbling down the beef noodles, he no longer wanted to give up on himself. First, his sexual desire, and then his appetite. Zhou Zenong felt that he was still alive. At this time, he and she looked at each other, and the audience mistakenly thought that neither of them brought any money. In fact, Liu Ai'ai was telling him that the time had come, and he suddenly understood that he was killed in an instant. shrouded in fear. At this time, the director seemed to be playing a game, planning to report all the time, but when he mobilized the audience, he did not report it. When the audience followed Zhou Zenong into a comfort zone, the police suddenly came. Humans can easily degenerate into animals, or even animals. The three gatherings are also the process of Liu Aai's entire human soul evolving from an animal to a human being. As she picked up Zhou Zenong's lighter and lit a cigarette in Liao Fan's car, she might not be able to get rid of Zhou Zenong's influence on her in her life. As for the narration at the end of the film that Liu Ai'ai was arrested and investigated, and the result was not announced. To the police, Liu Ai'ai was like a shadow throughout the incident. Everyone who knew her existence was already dead. punishment.
2⃣️ Leave blank
Chinese works of art, a technique that both painting and literature like to use, are used just right in many places in this film. The shadows left blank in the chase, the lines of Liu Aai Ai left blank in the train whistle (We have only heard this sentence like Zhou Zenong, you don't believe me, I should believe Hua Ge. But the front I thought should be, me and you the same animal), the mutual stares of the beef noodle restaurant are blank. Of course, there are also blank spaces in the plot, what Liu Ai'ai and Maoyan said, etc. The advantage of these blank spaces is that they can keep the audience aftertaste.
3⃣️Details and hints
There are many details in the film that the audience needs to discover and speculate. Zhou Zenong had a blue bird tattooed on his hand and wore an Argentine No. 9 Batistuta jersey when he finally fled. Argentina's jersey and bird symbolize freedom and freedom, so look back and think about what he did for his wife. Everything I do is more heartwarming, which is a bit like the old white of "Breaking Bad". In addition, football lovers know that Barty is a tragic hero, which is doomed to Zhou Zenong's tragic ending. Liu Ai'ai's hat, a white sun hat, looks pure and white, but in fact it represents Liu Ai'ai's profession. It does not cover the sun, but the naked flesh transaction under the sun. The hat finally drifted away in the Wild Goose Lake also implied, Liu Ai'ai thought Get rid of your former self. Another reason why the Maoyan brothers wanted to kill Zhou Zenong was drugs, which was mentioned in the title division.
Finally, I borrow the words of director Jia Zhangke, "There is a humane spirit in the spirit of documenting, and there is a spirit of innovation in experimental films, which are all lacking in Chinese films." The style of this film is full of innovation, and it is also the director's personal charm. I don't understand why it has a lower rating than "Manslaughter".
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