"Later Us" and "Predecessor Three" both tell the stories of their predecessors, both of which are unforgettable love, but they parted ways because of some trivial things and ultimately did not become a family. "Later Us" explains the "meeting-together-breakup" of a pair of lovers, which is the story before the breakup; and "The Ex-3" is about the inattentiveness at the time of the breakup until it was lost before regretting it, and it was after the breakup. story. The routine of a love movie is to use heart-wrenching details to lay out a simple plot, and these details include beautiful photography and framing, lines that empathize with each other, the soundtrack of the episode sung on the streets and alleys in minutes, and finally the description of the characters in the story ( by acting). "Later Us" is better than "Predecessor Three" in all aspects, and is closer to the public in the choice of the couple Lin Jianqing and Fang Xiaoxiao. Who doesn't have a girlfriend like Lin Jianqing when he was young and embarrassed, but he couldn't promise her happiness when he was prosperous.
story
If the two films are rich in plots, they have to rely on "shaking and cleverness" to maintain the audience's attention in many scenes (such as the confession of "Predecessor Three" and the hero and heroine of "Later Us" are unbearable. And "fake bed"), then "Later Us" is better in the story than adding the perspective of the elders. Lin Jianqing's father played by Tian Zhuangzhuang can be said to be a very eye-catching stroke in the film, which fits perfectly with the recurring theme of "going home for the New Year" in the film. Dad Lin is a typical father figure, "stubborn" and "not good at expressing". He refused to move from his hometown from beginning to end. He always makes sticky bean buns for Jianqing during the Spring Festival, and misses his daughter-like son's "ex". girlfriend". Dad Lin represents all the parents of wandering children. They are always waiting for their children at home. Even if they can only be reunited during the annual Spring Festival, they have never complained or asked for anything from their children. Especially in a letter written by Dad Lin to Xiaoxiao before his death, "It's enough to live up to each other's fate, it's too difficult to live up to this life", which made people cry. At this time, the relationship between Xiaoxiao and Lin Jianqing is not just as simple as "ex-girlfriend" or "ex-boyfriend", but it should be relatives.
In addition, if the story is not so clever, but the way the story is told must be unique. The narrative of "Later Us" is very good. The colorful past and the black and white present are intertwined, and everything is due to what the male cartoon characters in the game designed by Lin Jianqing said: If I can't find you, the world will have no color from now on.
photography and framing
The framing of "Predecessor Three" was once dubbed by netizens as "PPT" style, which is always changing between homes, companies, restaurants, nightclubs, and KTVs, which makes it boring to watch. And does the city only accommodate these pompous places? The answer to The Later Us is no. In the movie, we saw a partition room with mottled walls, an overpass for street singers to do business, a small shop selling pancakes and fruits, a digital city with staff dressed in blue, and so on. Of course, there are also shopping malls, the World Trade Center, the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, but this does not belong to the protagonists of the movie, nor to the North drifters. Under the powerful photography, the world of hawkers and pawns is so beautiful, why are the struggling Jian Qing and Xiao Xiao unhappy?
Even more surprising is the use of empty mirrors. These empty mirrors not only account for the transition of time and scenes, but even better, they have a deeper symbolic meaning. What is impressive is the empty mirror of the two kites. In the first scene, before the breakup, there are two kites flying back and forth, like very playful men and women; in the other scene, after the breakup, the two kites become one. lonely.
interlude soundtrack
The popularity of "Predecessor Three" is due to the viral spread of a catchy song "Say San and San" on Douyin. And "Later Us" unexpectedly did not use the classic song "Later" with milk tea, but instead used three songs, namely Mayday's "Later Us", Eason Chan's "We" and Tian Fuzhen's "Love for a Long Time" friend". The attention spent on the soundtrack is obvious to all, and it is no surprise that these songs will spread all over the streets in May. Maybe these are the only songs that may be heart-breaking or light-hearted to mourn the fate of our lost youth. The love story of Lin Jianqing and Fang Xiaoxiao may not be our story, but this kind of "just lost at the time" "The emotion of " is absolutely shared by us, and only the song can catalyze this kind of emotion and reciprocate.
Actor selection and acting
"Predecessor Three" doesn't need to be said anymore. There is really no sense of substitution for the online celebrity faces of all the female characters. "Later Us" Zhou Dongyu's interpretation of the social girl who is free and easy, affectionate and righteous naturally takes no effort, but Jing Boran is a little bit free from the shackles of his appearance, and his acting skills are revealed. Especially when Lin Jianqing was doing customer service, he bumped into the customer and was beaten all over by the customer, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and smoking a cigarette desperately, that decadent and handsome look really made people feel distressed. Teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang's role as Dad Lin is the icing on the cake. I have already explained the details above and I won't go into details.
After watching the movie, some viewers kept picking out the bugs of the movie. For example, how did Lin Jianqing make a beautiful game interface, how to rent an expensive server, and earn the first pot of gold in his life? For example, because of the weather, how could the airline not notify passengers in advance that the flight cancellation will not be notified until they are on the plane? A girl with a registered permanent residence in Beijing said that there was no sense of resonance throughout the whole process. In the film, Fang Xiaoxiao's biggest dream was to buy a house in Beijing and she wanted to laugh. Yes, some bugs are really abrupt, and some old memes are still being used. Shouldn't this film be felt with heart? How can you count the loopholes in the film logically and carefully? Also, it may not really resonate with Bei Piao, but for Bei Piao who wants to own a house in Beijing and hehe, I will.
In the end, if the box office is not as good as "The Later Us", which is more than 20 streets away from "Predecessor Three", I will really cry in the toilet.
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