Why do Chinese people like to watch Indian movies more and more?
Indian cinema is a special existence for domestic films and even the world, it can achieve a good box office with practical significance, and it is thought-provoking at the social level.
Not to mention the well-known "Wrestling! Papa", just the Indian films introduced this year, are worthy of the movie tickets in the hands of the audience. "Mysterious Superstar", "Little Lori's Monkey God Uncle", "Starting Line", all achieved the box office and good reputation above the passing line, over time, Indian films seem to leave an impression on the audience, they can always stand out in the realism of the theme, the film's commercial attributes and artistry are seamlessly combined.
In October, a realistic Indian film, Hiccup Teacher, was released. This is another masterpiece with women as the main theme after the explosion of "Mysterious Superstar", this film has been well received since its broadcast, and has attracted widespread social attention, the film has been in the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival with a high reputation of zero negative reviews.
At first glance, the audience will have doubts, in fact, "hiccup" refers to the heroine's Tourette's disease, which is a serious neurospasmodic disease that makes the patient uncontrollable and make a strange sound of "burp".
"Hiccup Teacher" tells the inspirational story of Naina, a teacher with Tourette's syndrome, who leads the bottom students to fight back. After 18 failed interviews, the heroine Naina finally got a chance, but she had to coach the most difficult and scummy 9f class in the famous St. Tikird School. The 14 students in the 9th class are all from the slums and are very naughty and rebellious, which is undoubtedly a huge challenge for Naina, who is already flawed...
I have to say that the theme of "Hiccup Teacher" is very similar to "The Spring of the Cattle Herding Class" and "The Starting Line", which all touch on the social problems of the education system and the differentiation of social classes. It is true that "Hiccup Teacher" is not as delicate as "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class", but the same sincere expression, put into China's national conditions, can still produce a lot of resonance.
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Break down prejudice,
Accept the vulnerable groups in society with equal eyes
The innovation of "Hiccup Teacher" compared to "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class" is that in this film, the teacher Nana, who suffers from Tourette syndrome, is herself flawed, and she has not known how much ridicule and ridicule she has received from childhood to adulthood. In addition, in the eyes of ordinary people, being a teacher is just a relatively ordinary profession, but for her it is a particularly difficult dream to achieve, otherwise she would not have interviewed 18 times before and failed to succeed. Naina is a kind and excellent teacher, but at the same time, at the beginning of the 9f class she teaches, her condition and situation are more difficult and difficult than the healthy Teacher Matthew in "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class".
Therefore, in the first half of the film, the heroine is shown all kinds of setbacks because of strange diseases: when she was a child, she was collectively ridiculed by her classmates, the principal's helplessness when she was applying for a job, and the ridicule and ridicule of students during class. In the movie, Ms. Naina, like the students in the slums, is a member of the vulnerable group, and even her father will dislike her when she burps, and even try to treat her differently from normal children when she is a child.
In fact, according to the statistics of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, as of the end of 2017, the number of people with certified disabilities in the country reached as many as 34.04 million, accounting for about 2.5% of the total population of the country. Of course, people with Tourette's syndrome are not disabled, but in real life, there is indeed a considerable proportion of people, who are "unsound people" in the secular eyes. The presentation of "Hiccup Teacher" is to expect more people to take off their colored glasses, these groups are not monsters, as long as they look at them with equal and kind eyes, they can still shine, and through Naina's optimistic and cheerful attitude towards their own diseases, we can see the far-reaching intention of "Hiccup Teacher".
In addition, Hiccup teacher also uniquely excavated the advantages and shining points of each student, gave them care at the same time, gave them encouragement and affirmation, helped them rebuild their self-confidence, stimulated their interest in learning, and made them reborn in a short period of time.
Looking back on all that Naina has done for her students, this is not only her struggle to fight against her own fate and realize her dreams, but also her professional ethics and original intention as a teacher. Therefore, whether in public or private, Naina, who burps and twitches at every turn, is not a joke, but is enough to make people more awe-inspired.
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There are no bad students, only bad teachers
In the "Starting Line" released in the first half of this year, the inequality of educational resources caused by the gap between the rich and the poor in India has caused heated discussion in society, in order not to let the children lose at the starting line, the middle class does not hesitate to disguise itself as poor people to cheat the quota of famous schools. Compared with "The Starting Line", "Hiccup Teacher" is less critical of reality. Although the film also uses a long-range lens to scan the slums under the skyscrapers, and arranges a small scene of Naina's home visit to expose the gap between the rich and the poor in Indian society, the film's narrative home is still in a relatively closed campus environment.
But the movie has a highlight, Hiccup teacher is unique in the way of education. In the film, in order to let the students learn better, Naina moved the classroom to the playground, taught the students the parabola principle with eggs, explained the physics knowledge with Coke experiments, her teaching methods were eclectic, entertaining and educational, and soon let the students enter the state of learning and explore their potential.
And one of the ideas that Hiccup teacher runs through the movie is: "There are no bad students, only bad teachers." The students of the 9f class brought by Hiccup teacher are all from slums, not only have a poor foundation, but are more keen on smoking, playing cards, and brushing their sense of existence with violations of school rules, which can be compared to those problem children in "The Spring of the Cattle Herding Class" to a certain extent. Of course, the bear children resisted the arrival of the new teacher, and they made undisguised teasing and teasing her illness, even gambling on how long she could last.
Hiccup did not choose to give up on these children because she understood and sympathized with the children's situation, even if she did not approve of their way of fighting at all. She not only has to teach them knowledge, but also uses her strength not to accept defeat and her past experience of fighting against fate to infect these bear children who are also in adversity. In the end, the teacher won the respect of the students, taught the students to recognize themselves, and live their own lives with a positive attitude, which is worth learning from now.
Like the previous Indian films introduced, Hiccup Teacher has a profound realist theme implication: physical defects and humble origins cannot become a hindrance to success, as long as you do not give up, others can not easily cross you. However, "Hiccup Teacher" lacks a delicate lens expression of the interaction between children and teachers, which is lacking compared to "Spring of the Cattle Herding Class", including the lack of depth in the critical force of reality compared with "The Starting Line". But overall, whether from the perspective of intention or innovative expression, "Hiccup Teacher" is a realistic masterpiece worth watching.
Wen | Zi Tong
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