In the past few days, the movie fan circle has been swept by "I'm not the God of Medicine", and this wind will soon blow through the circle of friends of ordinary audiences, as if the magic movie is coming, chanting full score works, domestic best of the year, box office three or four A billion walks and so on. However, in my opinion, this movie is about 75 points.
It is undeniable that the subject matter is very novel, touching the so-called sensitive area, the story is generally smooth and lively, the performances of the main actors are all online, and the shaping of the characters is real and natural, and Huang Mao is the best.
I won’t say much about the advantages, and there is something wrong with careful research. Let’s talk about the personal problems with this explosion and why it can stimulate the pain points of a large number of audiences.
1. Criticism of reality or suffering of consumption?
The reason why many people give this movie high marks is, "Wow, the scale is so big!", "Can it be released like this?", may I ask, what does this movie criticize? Where is the size? What caused the fake drug focus event in the film? I'm sorry, after watching the whole movie, I can only see that the common people suffering from this chronic myeloid leukemia can't afford the medicine, and the blame lies mainly on profiteers, and they are foreign! The patent for this drug is owned by Switzerland, and the core technology is in the hands of foreigners. What can I do? Domestic genuine authorized production enterprises still follow legal procedures, act in a disciplined manner, and legally safeguard their rights. The company did not see how blackhearted it was! Needless to say, the government not only added medical insurance to the drug in the end, but in the process of investigating the case, the director was selfless and strictly respectful of the law, and the captain was flexible in law enforcement and very humane. Opportunity, it can be said that it is very in line with the criteria of serving the people!
I believe that everyone feels that the realistic and large-scale side of the film is only deceived by the clever creators. They vividly shaped the life of the patient population, and all kinds of powerlessness and helplessness in the face of difficulties. These are just the epitome of real life. The film does not have to create more real and cruel difficulties for them, it is enough to make the audience with kindness feel the same and cry. But this does not mean that the film has a clear object of criticism and assumes the responsibility of criticism in line with reality.
2. Based on real events, how much halo does it add to the film?
Movies adapted from real events are often easy to get high scores. Compared with the reality-themed original movie "Broken Silence" released in the first half of this year, Yaoshen has crushed the former in all aspects in terms of attention, word-of-mouth and ratings, but I think two. The quality of the movie is about the same.
In fact, regardless of which way of creation is better, original or adapted, a good story should have reasonable and smooth logic. Personally think that the biggest bug in "The God of Medicine" is the character arc transformation of the protagonist Cheng Yong. He changed from a mercenary drug dealer to a Jesus-style saint a year later because of the death of an ordinary friend who was a patient. Posting huge sums of money to smuggle medicines for patients, when I question the logic of this core character drama, many people come up with a sentence, "The family is adapted from real events, and the real events are finally released in court, and the procuratorate does not prosecute" You will feel more false.
I'm sorry, in my opinion, movies and real events are two different things. Reality is always more dramatic, funny and cruel than movies, but this can't be a reason for the logic of the movie's story, although movies can artistically handle real events. details, but the behavior of the protagonist of the film should conform to normal logic, especially realism. "Blood Battle Hacksaw Ridge", which is also based on a real story, through more than an hour foreshadowing the stubborn and tenacious character of the protagonist, makes the result that he rescued 75 comrades with his bare hands in the brutal battlefield convincing, but the God of Medicine is very lacking. corresponding foundation.
From a businessman who takes money as his plan to a god of medicine that fights diseases and saves the world, what about deep digging of human nature? Contradictions and struggles, have the underlying reasons been revealed? no! Very harmonious!
On the way home after watching the film, I had an idea that if the character of Cheng Yong's son was made up as a chronic myeloid leukemia patient, wouldn't the actor be more credible? Wouldn't the foundation of the story be more solid? Coincidentally, it was later discovered that Lu Yong, the prototype character of the movie, was a chronic myeloid leukemia patient himself!
The film is natural, not sensational? The mother slept under the father's hospital bed with the baby in her arms, and the patient sent Cheng Yong in slow motion from the long street. How more sensational? Isn't this a sensational trick? Because there are many natural interpretations and depravity, the main creative and delicate emotional organ design cannot be ignored. Under the heavy pressure of social reality such as the difficulty of seeing a doctor and the high cost of taking medicine, the public has given such a movie that shows the relevant phenomena a treasure-like emotional projection, and the movie will give ordinary audiences an outlet for their emotions. The two golden winds and jade dew met, and no one could stop it from erupting.
3. Some ramblings outside the film, is it great?
"The God of Medicine" has become a big hit now. I believe many people think it will be released, but in fact it will not be released until 12:00 in the morning tonight, and it will be shown on multiple days in a row (Encyclopedia explanation: It is to choose a certain local theater and pre-screen it in advance. The movie has not been officially released yet.), and it has also won the first opportunity for it, reaching the perfect point of fire before it is released!
In the eyes of industry insiders, this is another big victory for the film marketing strategy! However, the voices of dissenting opinions are also faintly heard. They turned the screening into a disguised early release, and robbed the golden field of the hit movie "Animal World". Why not just release the front bar in advance?
Sitting on Xu Zheng and Ning Hao, the two big names, still choose the screening strategy used by ordinary small and medium-sized movies (such as "The Return of the Great Sage"), and what is even more annoying is that the filmmaker announced today that it will be released one day earlier. ! One day, I can't wait for a day! The desire of the relevant parties for the box office is really in stark contrast to the awe-inspiring righteousness that treats money like dung in the film! The Chinese film market is already chaotic, and the schedule of a blockbuster can still be so tricky. As a big company, the responsibility and consciousness of improving the market order are so poor, and you expect other small companies to shoulder the responsibility of morality?
Of course, some people say that this is a hatred duel between Beijing Culture and Guangguang. "Yao Shen" wants to take advantage of the good situation to completely expel "Animal World"... This is heard, just eat melons now~
Finally, to mention something more ridiculous, the film's prototype character Lu Yong (Weibo: Yao Xia Lu Yong) published a long article a few days ago, saying that he did not authorize the producer to shoot the film. The domestic film company, hehe!
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