Let’s talk about the characters in this movie first. In the movie, I saw many stars who were young in those days, Xia Yu when they were young (saying that Xia Yu and Jiang Wen really look alike), Tao Hong when they were young (very beautiful). , it's a pity that the years are not forgiving now...), the tranquility when she was young (I always thought she was ugly, and now she has a bald head, which is even more ugly, but that tranquility exudes a strong mystery and sexy), There is also Wang Shuo, who has always had a rogue face. Most of the actors showed the character's characteristics, such as the impulsive and wild Ma Xiaojun, the lively and open Yu Beibei, and the mysterious and sexy Milan. . . These characters seem to live around us, even ourselves.
The main characters in the film are nothing more than Ma Xiaojun, Liu Yiku and Milan. Here is my understanding of the three characters:
Ma Xiaojun, the most typical character, likes to do things that seek excitement and adventure, and like to show his bravery and maturity in front of others, but his heart is full of cowardice. His father was a soldier, who performed military affairs outside the country all the year round, and lacked discipline for his son. When his son made a mistake, he simply educated his son by force due to his arrogance as a soldier and a father. His mother used to be a landlord, but she became the target of criticism during the Cultural Revolution. She seemed to be very angry all the time, but the most painful thing for her was probably marrying a soldier who was away from home all year round. Therefore, every time she reprimanded Ma Xiaojun, she scolded his father along the way, as if his son's problems were all his fault. Ma Xiaojun grew up in such a family, which also created his rebellious and impulsive character. In the police station, he cried and begged for mercy, and when he went back, he faced the mirror and comforted himself; when he was fighting with others, he turned his head and didn't know what was wrong, and finally smashed a child on the head. He wanted to rape Milan, His beautiful yearning for sex was easily shattered by Milan. Ma Xiaojun is also reflecting the state of ignorance and violence in the entire country and society at that time. His life and growth are the epitome of that era.
Liu Yiku, his role is not many, but it is very important. I actually feel that this character exists as Ma Xiaojun's opponent in this play: from the beginning of the film, he appears as the "leader" and "boss" of these children. His arrogance and strength are not reflected everywhere. At the beginning of the movie, it was introduced that he was "a very dark fight, and we all admire him". The most obvious thing is that when they were in the bathhouse and Yu Beibei went crazy, the sheep had a physiological reaction, and Liu Yiku directly With a slap in the face, Yang Gong not only did not resist, but also bowed to the explanation, and the others also turned their backs and remained silent. Although Ma Xiaojun, who is very strong in nature, looks like him on the surface, he is probably full of dissatisfaction with this "boss" in his heart, and even wants to replace him. After that, the two became rivals in love because of Milan. The plot of the two fighting in the hotel in the movie never made it clear whether it was real or unreal. But in any case, in the second half of the film, the contradiction between Liu Yiku and Ma Xiaojun is thoroughly intensified, and by shaping the image of Liu Yiku, Ma Xiaojun's image is more complete.
Milan is the person who has the greatest influence on Ma Xiaojun in this film. Ma Xiaojun's understanding of Milan started with a photo, and later he learned about her while chatting with friends. Later, Milan's appearance gave Ma Monkey a great sense of mystery, so in his eyes Milan became the reason why he saw himself as A beautiful and noble crush that I found alone. Ma Xiaojun first approached Milan and asked her to be his sister, and then confessed to Milan in the rain; from being brave in front of Milan to attract her attention, to breaking with Liu Yiku completely; Seeing her changing clothes, and then rushing into Milan's house and raping Milan, he fell into sexual confusion and loss step by step. At the beginning of the movie, Ma Xiaojun peeps under the bed of Milan's slightly fat calf, which may not be aesthetically pleasing. But as Mr. Lu Xun said (it should be Lu Xun, I don't remember, I'm too lazy to check), it probably means seeing the white body of a woman, and then thinking of the naked body, and then having sex. This calf made Ma Xiaojun obsessed, and even in the end he was sweating profusely and almost collapsed. At this time, Ma Xiaojun's inner longing for sex and love had been strongly inspired for a long time. At the end of the movie, when Milan climbed into the swimming pool, in Ma Xiaojun's eyes, Milan's movement of climbing into the swimming pool was so ugly, which was different from the beautiful image of Milan wearing sunglasses and walking lightly when she first saw her. is so big. Perhaps at this time, to Ma Xiaojun, the beautiful and mysterious Milan, and the ignorant sex, left him far away.
Besides the picture, the picture of the whole movie is yellowish and darker. I don’t know if it’s because of the old film stock or the director’s intentional action. In line with the hot summer weather in the movie, it makes people feel very dull and depressing. Cast from nowhere. At the beginning of the film, Ma Xiaojun climbed out from the back door of the classroom to skip class, and then walked down the aisle excitedly. From his back, he saw the front facing the strong yellow sunlight, which well reflected the character's mood at that time: with luck and Self-satisfied, escape from that boring classroom to a free and exciting life. Later, he entered other people's rooms, flipped through other people's belongings at will, lay on other people's beds and fantasized about other people's lives. The light in the room was mainly yellow, which also strongly expressed his inner joy inspired by freedom and stimulation. Then he found Milan's room, and the whole room was full of strong sunlight. Every time I get along with Milan in the future, it is always accompanied by a strong yellow light. The yellow color at this time represents Ma Xiaojun's beautiful fantasy about love and sex. The Milan in Ma Xiaojun's heart will always be covered with sunlight. Later, when Ma Xiaojun and his group were discussing in the room to make a head for the sheep, the whole room was very dark, revealing the dark yellow light in this chapter, the characters' faces were covered by shadows, and the facial expressions of the characters could not be clearly seen. In the fight, dim yellow street lamps and dark shadows were also used. When Ma Xiaojun slammed the brick, blood slowly dripped down the head of the beaten person, and the expressions of the surrounding people were all shrouded in darkness. The blend of black and yellow shows the impulsiveness, violence, remorse and fear already deep inside this group of children. The yellow light diffused throughout the film expresses the different psychology of the characters at different times.
Then there is the music. I am a layman and can't say much about music. I just remember that the most impressive thing is that after Ma Xiaojun saw the photo of Milan for the first time, the melodious music sounded. From the music, we can feel Ma Xiaojun's My love for Milan. As the music progressed, Ma Xiaojun climbed onto the roof, and the music gradually disappeared, which seemed to imply that Ma Xiaojun realized that he still needed to return to the real life, and his inner loss and depression. When Ma Xiaojun drove Milan to the farm on a bicycle, the same tune sounded at this time, the feeling of a boy's first love, and the poetic and dreamy mood were all reflected in this moment. And when they were making a fortune for the sheep, a group of children got together to fight and the Internationale was played, which was really funny. Perhaps in the eyes of those children, what they were doing at the time was the same as the Internationale, fighting for justice and freedom. Then in the second half of the film, a group of people sits on the roof around Milan, and Milan plays "A Night Outside Moscow" on the guitar (this is the second music I know of this film besides the Internationale, it's not easy) , The scene of everyone humming is very warm, lyrical, and very infectious to the audience.
Finally, there is the plot. I also don’t want to write too much in this regard, because the number of words should be almost enough, and the plot of this movie is like a running account, not to please the audience with the plot. What I want to say is that the movie showed me a scene from the Cultural Revolution that I had never experienced before. I now know that young people in those days were also very open, but they were more conservative than they are now. Also, I have a question. The condoms were opened, blown, and then broken, but they could still be used. It was not because of Ma Xiaojun's father's ignorance or the director's ignorance.
That's what I should write about. Finally finished! A total of 2991 words have been written here, and I am exhausted. Watching this movie, writing a review, and taking a break while writing took me an overnight and a morning. . . Tired, sleepy.
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