Small town teenager Liu Xiaochun and his father Liu Cheng depend on each other for life. The father is a cook, and the son is a violin genius, and his skills are praised by the neighbors. In order to nurture his son, Liu Cheng took his son to Beijing to visit famous teachers.
Participating in the Children's Palace performance competition, Liu Cheng unexpectedly met the down-and-out artist Mr. Jiang. Liu Cheng decided to let his son study art with Mr. Jiang. Teacher Jiang's sloppy appearance hides a beautiful humanity and a lofty pursuit of art. Liu Cheng relied on food delivery to support his son and continued to study art. By another chance, he met Professor Yu from the Conservatory of Music who can bring success. In order to allow his son to develop better, Liu Cheng visited Professor Yu and told about his son's bizarre life, which moved Professor Yu and his wife. But Xiaochun refused to study with Professor Yu because he sold the violin left by his mother for a woman named Lily whom he met at the train station. Later, with the help of the righteous Lily, Xiaochun studied with Professor Yu, and even had the opportunity to participate in international competitions. Seeing that success was coming, but after classmate Lin Yu told him the truth and discovered his life experience, Xiaochun made his own. s Choice.
When bidding farewell to his father at the train station, Xiaochun faced his father, Lily and Teacher Jiang, the selfless performer of Tchaikovsky's Third Violin Concerto. Although he lost the opportunity to participate in international competitions, he gained more... …
movie analysis:
1. Title: Who are you with? Who is the protagonist?
With my father, with art, with family, with my true self. We are all. The protagonist is Liu Cheng, a story about his father. It shows a humble father in a small town, and the struggle to train his son to become an artist. At the same time, it also euphemistically expresses his exposure and reflection on certain aspects of life in a big city, between art and success, between family affection and fame , Between the prosperous and impetuous city life and the sincere and simple family, Xiaochun needs to make his own choice.
2. About life in big cities
Cities mean opportunities, the superposition effect brought about by large-scale physical gathering, and the growth of knowledge that comes with it. The contradiction between escaping from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou and the urbanization movement may be the forward-looking vision of the film. eg Song Jiang and Dai Zong's lack of knowledge.
Life in a big city is more than a negative effect. It is necessary to face the squeeze and competition from all aspects and maintain an aggressive attitude at all times. Only then can it be possible to improve one's life. To achieve success, everyone needs to constantly pursue and strive for success. The goal of the struggle is to adapt to a lot of unfamiliar life, interpersonal relationships and the accompanying mental distress. In this film, Xiaochun discovers his life experience and changes from being ignorant, stubborn and reckless to understanding his father's difficulties, which leads to the "gratefulness" that Professor Yu always talks about. Music certainly needs emotion, and emotion must come from the heart, which cannot be given by the outside world, nor can it be given by others.
As a violin genius trained by Professor Yu, Lin Yu had opportunities for her before Liu Xiaochun appeared, but since she has a competitor, the girl's mood has changed drastically, which can be seen from her behavior towards the professor. come out. She complained to Xiaochun that Professor Yu did not give her any affection, and even did not hesitate to expose the teacher's tricks. In fact, from a spiritual perspective, she has been seriously alienated because of her pursuit of success. The teacher who will do whatever it takes to achieve her goal has cultivated a teacher as delicate as her. egoist. Such a child may be successful, but without a peaceful heart, her artistic path is just like the previous successful person Tang Rong, and there is a serious crisis.
The comparison between the two children is actually a conflict between two regional cultures and two forms of civilization. Judging from the director's settings, there is a certain degree of contempt and ugliness towards the life of the small town, which is related to his consistent perspective, which can be felt in films such as "Search" and "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain".
3. Music Analysis
The film is filled with a large amount of music, mainly including:
Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major,
The Sun Rises in Tashkurgan,
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor,
Verdi - Opera The choral melody of "Nabuco"
Paganini - "Capriccio No. 1 in E major"
Liszt - "Consolation No. 3", played when comforting a lost Lily.
Tchaikovsky - "Violin Concerto in D major", the competition piece selected by Professor Yu for two students in the film
Bruch - "Scottish Fantasy"
In order to express the environmental characteristics of the town in the south of the Yangtze River, a large number of traditional Chinese musical instruments solo are added to the film. The Chinese national musical instruments appearing in the theme music: flute, pipa, and drums. The musical emotions expressed by the theme: 1. Liu Cheng, Liu Xiaochun's father-son relationship 2 , Liu Xiaochun and Teacher Jiang's teacher-student relationship 3. Liu Xiaochun's hazy love affair with Lily
There are several main musical instruments in the film. Among them, the flute, as a favorite musical instrument, is one of the common folk musical instruments in China, with beautiful timbre Bright and elegant, it can not only play long, high-pitched melodies, but also express a vast and broad mood. A moving piece of rhythm and rhythm. In the film, the appearance of the flute mainly describes the beautiful scenery endowed with Chinese characteristics. Pipa is one of the most important Chinese national musical instruments, which belongs to the plucked instruments in the stringed instrument family. The tone of the pipa is clear and bright. The famous poem "Big pearls and small pearls fall on a jade plate" by Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, vividly and vividly illustrates the sound quality of the pipa. In the film, the pipa gives full play to its timbre characteristics as a plucked instrument, expressing the characters' complex emotions when they are in a state of contradiction. The string part of the symphony is considered to be the most elegant and expressive part. Under the spread of the strings, it expresses the catharsis of the emotions of various characters in the film.
"With You" uses the language of music and the technique of music to tell an emotional story between people. A lot of music is used in the film, including the theme music that repeatedly appears in different scenes to run through the theme of family affection, and the use of classical music to express different emotions. In the form of expression of the film, the music fully vented the emotions and moved people's hearts.
The sound design of the film is by Wang Danrong, a famous Chinese sound engineer, and the Foley engineer among them is the famous Wei Junhua. Both are now authorities in Chinese film sound production.
4. Overlapping at the end of the film: In Tchaikovsky's violin concerto, three images overlapped, namely the performance of Lin Yu and the band on the gorgeous stage; the train station faced his father Liu Xiaochun's affectionate performance. ; When the abandoned baby was picked up at the train station, Liu Cheng looked around for the anxious figure of the abandoned baby. The application of this technique achieves the artistic effect of montage:
The first: the comparison between the two performances implies the choice of two life paths. For growing children, "resigning and returning to the hometown" and "leaving the night away to get to the field" are completely different life experiences, and they have to experience this difficult choice when they are not adults. Reflecting on this, in many talent shows today, many parents are eager for their children to stand out, hoping to win the favor of the judges, and they will not hesitate to use all kinds of sensational means. (My birthday, the death of a relative, and suffering) may be true, or it may be beneficial for a while, But in the end it's not worth it. At the competition scene where Lin Yu played, the symphony orchestra and the violin were in perfect harmony, exactly like a building, but no emotion was felt; Liu Xiaochun at the station, although he was in a noisy and noisy environment, had sincere affection. Cut, it can infect and impress the audience, even passers-by who do not know each other. Music is a language that flows from the bottom of my heart and should be a natural expression. Art should not involve utilitarianism, but a poetic spiritual dwelling. Eg cocktail party effect.
The second: the comparison between farewell and first meeting. Black and white pictures are memories, explaining past events; real performances use color to express gratitude. Xiaochun may have vaguely felt that he is not his biological child, so he has a fierce roaring reaction after hearing Professor Yu's assumption of his life experience. How could there be a musical genius in a poor family in a small town? This riddle was released through a contrast montage at the end. Liu Cheng, Mr. Jiang, and Lily are all unlucky people in the society, but they all have a sincere heart. Although their behaviors are sometimes not so bright, in fact, all three of them have something that is increasingly lacking in today's society. True temperament that exists widely in the deep psyche. Good movies are so moving, and for this reason, people are intoxicated by music that they don't understand.
Will there be geniuses in the backcountry? Yes, but the possibility of being able to succeed is almost zero. Lack of environmental edification, no instructor, and lack of formal training and proper guidance, it is necessary to repeat the hard road of the birth of art, and may also face the pressure of life. It is basically impossible to achieve success. Therefore, this article prefers to believe that Liu Xiaochun just went to the station to say goodbye to his adoptive father, and then he will return to Professor Yu to continue his path of success. Because his experience and the expectations of his parents are the driving force for him to keep moving forward, and it is also the character challenge that the child needs to face in his growing life. People cannot live by character, but need to constantly learn, learn to be a person, learn skills, learn what they lack, and constantly discover themselves, so as to obtain comfort and peace of mind.
5. The theme of
affection: father-son affection. It is human nature to have a deep affection for cuddling, and it is a virtue in traditional Chinese Confucian culture to be young and young. A biological parent is not as good as a foster parent. For Liu Cheng, half-life hard work for an abandoned baby is noble from the perspective of personality, and measured from the perspective of family affection, it is a moderate compensation for emotion. Without a wife, most of them cannot realize their desire to start a family due to their low social status. Another possibility is that they have brought a child out of marriage, adding an extra burden to an already difficult life. It's hard to imagine how an unmarried man could raise a baby and turn him into an artist. Education is often a kind of compensatory psychology. Because of the lack of a certain trait, I hope that the next generation can realize the wish that I cannot fulfill. Parents are children's first teachers, and children are parents' best teachers, because they are all mirrors that can truly reflect the personality of their parents. Liu Cheng is very persistent in promoting his son to become a talent, Xiaochun is very stubborn in treating people and things in his own way, often with some coercion, such as selling pianos to buy fur coats, refuting Teacher Jiang, and contradicting Professor Yu. Liu Cheng's coercion is even more obvious: forcing Teacher Jiang to accept his son as a student, forcing Professor Yu, peeping at Lily's house, and arranging his son's life path, these not only reflect the eagerness to hope for his son Jackie Chan, but also show the limited understanding of lack of culture. . Family affection is the most beautiful feeling in the world, not to mention that it is not a biological son, this kind of deep friendship is even more precious.
Almost all fathers will work hard for their children, but they want to achieve something, but many times elders neglect the real needs of their children, such as the lack of maternal love. He pays. Xiaochun's lack of emotion is also evident in Liu Cheng. She doesn't pay attention to her clothes and has a strong self-esteem
. Single because of dragging the oil bottle, Teacher Jiang is single because of his girlfriend going abroad, and Lily is single because of being unkind to others. The three have their own reasons, but it is undeniable that, as low-level civilians in society, it is not easy to live happily in a big city like the capital, especially for such kind-hearted people. Liu Cheng exists to help his son realize his dream; Teacher Jiang claims to have his own music, and takes care of stray cats in the rest of the time, because he can hang out with each other; Lily has a hot relationship but has an awkward identity, and it is unlikely that she will meet true love. Lucky man. At the turn of the millennium, Chinese society is in a transition period of drastic change, the tide of opening up is intensifying, a new wealthy class is emerging, and each social change will bring about specific problems of the times. Left-behind women, single-parent families, education and medical reforms, and urbanization movements all demonstrate the dramatic impact of social development. High housing prices, pressure to go to school, migrant workers in cities, and the gap between the rich and the poor will all squeeze people's values. Incomplete family and single life states become emotionally deficient social form annotations. Because he is single, he is destined to have his own hidden feelings and difficulties. What is missing is something to cherish. All three lack a complete family and the other half, so who are they with? Liu Cheng is with his son, Teacher Jiang is with music, and Lily is with himself.
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