The propaganda of the film has always focused on the Cultural Revolution, but in fact it has only scratched the surface. Of course, there are external factors to consider, but from the creative point of view, it is also a smarter choice, avoiding the too heavy bitterness and hatred, and turning the focus to the emotional drama after returning. The audience is not overwhelmed, and the film handles it with a much simpler story structure.
The story is very clear, a middle-aged version of "50 First Loves", even the emotional progress is simpler than "50 First Loves". This kind of "psychogenic amnesia" story setting may have many scenes for audiences who have been influenced by domestic and foreign romantic movies. But the overall narrative has been gradual and relatively smooth, and there is no very abrupt plot. Apart from the main story, the story of Master Fang that everyone had to pay attention to at the beginning, guessed the beginning but not the ending. Lu Yanshi went to find Master Fang's scene and used a deliberate twist to waste the previous foreshadowing. It's a pity that Wanyu's mother and daughter play roles. If we talk about the disaster that this catastrophe has brought to the family, apart from the forced separation between husband and wife, the estrangement between parents and children, the opposition between parents and children will oppose those who are in it. Said seems to have a more far-reaching impact. Over the years, the rules of seniority and inferiority have been subverted, and emotional disorientation still haunts these generations after the revolution. It is a pity that the relationship between mother and daughter in the movie has completely become the ingredients of the relationship between husband and wife, and has no independent status.
But, with great performances and audience empathy with the context of the times, simple stories can be very moving. So with all the nonsense in front of me, the most important thing is to express my love for Aunt Gong Li. When the two of them met at the train station, Wan Yu's voice on the bridge was sharp and panicked, which was heart-breaking. Before I could swallow the chicken wings in my mouth, tears came to my eyes. For a long time, I like Gong Li more than Zhou Gongzi and Zhang Mei, which is inseparable from her performance in Alive and Farewell My Concubine. It seems that this kind of personal destiny is involved in the torrent of history, and the woman who is uncertain, the default candidate is Gong Li. It's a pity that the children playing Dandan are really not enough to support the rivalry with Auntie, the mother-daughter conflict is downplayed, and there is no way to contribute more exciting scenes.
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