"Manslaughter 2" broke through 800 million at the box office, and if the small drama was held for a few days after watching it, it was time to talk.
At first, everyone's attention to the film was mainly due to the success of the previous work "Manslaughter". The name of "Manslaughter 2" is obviously to create a legacy. Although it is a completely unrelated film with a previous plot, some of the essence is similar.
As Xiao Yang said, the core core of the film is still the same. Just using a whole new family, in fact, the essence is still to explore the love between families, the love of parents for their children, and the contradictions that this love is when it collides with the rules of society.
Moreover, the first and second parts have cleverly completed the "rebirth" of the remake movie.
The plot of "Manslaughter 2" is adapted from the American movie "Imminent". However, from the perspective of the depth of the artistic conception, "Manslaughter 2" is obviously a higher level. "Imminent" only stays at the level of no money to treat the disease, while the content of "Manslaughter 2" is more "grasping", even if you have money, you may not necessarily get the treatment you deserve.
Manslaughter 2 tells the story of a father who sacrifices himself to protect his children. The theme still expresses a family-oriented view, but this time it becomes layered.
When director Dai Mo talked about the difference between the two "Manslaughter", he said that "Manslaughter" is clearly a matter between two families, but in fact, Lin Rilang is facing not just one family, but hundreds of families.
It is clear that "Manslaughter 2" aims at the space that can resonate with the audience more, and in order to achieve this effect, the film deliberately adopts a spatial isolation method for the composition of the lens picture.
The propaganda poster revealed this very important information, Xiao Yang and Ren Dahua stood in the shadows and sunlight respectively, and in the middle was a glass door separating the two, and the relationship between the two was self-evident. This makes it easier to construct a relationship full of opposites, to present tears and confrontations.
This isn't the only shot of space isolation in the whole story. After watching the movie, you will find that the large part of "Manslaughter 2" actually shows this sense of isolation.
When Lin Zhilang confronted the police, there was a thick glass door in the middle. When Lin Rilang witnessed other people's children doing heart transplants, there was also a layer of glass in the middle. The fireflies, which are the finishing touches of the film, are locked in a glass jar.
Obviously, the director of "Manslaughter 2" wants to show the life gap between different people through the special medium of glass, and use the entity to symbolize the invisible existence.
Shortly after the beginning of the film, Lin Rilang, played by Xiao Yang, showed a beautiful picture of family life through memories. Hard-working men, virtuous and gentle women, and cute and healthy children, the family can also go camping in the wild when they are idle, everything looks so ordinary and beautiful.
When the son put the jar containing the fireflies under the lamp, he suddenly asked Lin Rilang curiously, why can't he see the light of the fireflies in the light?
Many people feel that it is a bit abrupt here, in fact, "Manslaughter 2" also has an English name, called "Fireflies In The Sun", which literally means fireflies in the sun.
Obviously, both fireflies and glare have allusions. The light of the fireflies is weak and weak in the night sky, representing an honest person who has been as reserved and industry as Lin Rilang for a lifetime, the strong light naturally refers to the powerful class, and the glass forms a "partition" in different situations in the same sky.
When Zhang Zhengyi, played by Ren Dahua, first approached the glass door of the hospital and confronted Lin Zhilang, there was a close-up shot, which became the peak of the entire film's picture composition.
Zhang Zhengyi's entire head shadow was all projected on Lin Rilang's face, completely enveloping Lin Rilang's face in dark shadows, forming a huge sense of oppression on the screen.
This overwhelming display of power makes people feel powerless. But as a father, Lin Zhilang did not flinch, and his desperate persistence for his family was nakedly expressed by the language of the camera at this moment.
Lin Zhilang did not intend to sacrifice himself at first, although he knew that all this was a scam, he still walked to the glass door, he was lucky, hoping that the child could really be saved. The bullet shattered the glass and shot into Lin Zhilang's chest.
It was clear that his first attempt to break through the glass door for a fair dialogue had failed. He wanted to open the glass door, but the icy world immediately turned color to him.
When Lin Zhilang found out that other people's children were undergoing heart transplants, he did not choose to break in, but just squatted on the ground like a fool, saying to himself: "We have been honest and honest all our lives, working hard, but why did you win?" "He didn't break the glass and break in.
Many people are puzzled that Lin Zhilang did not break in, he has already opened up, why can't he step over the glass door to interrupt the operation?
Lin Rilang really couldn't do it, just like he said later, I'm different from you, I just want to take back what belongs to my children, not to grab it.
He tossed around only to find that nothing had changed. Although the glass door looked vulnerable, even if he tried his best, he could not "break through".
When Lin Zhilang opened the glass door and walked out in a compromise way, his fate had actually become a predestination.
From illusion, to compromise, to confession, Lin Zhilang's attitude towards the glass door has always changed, but until the end he did not break the glass door in front of him.
At the end of the film, after the whole story is told, the picture returns to the fireflies again. Lin Rilang said softly to his son: "Because its light is too weak, it can only be seen in the dark." Then he opened the lid of the glass jar and let go of the fireflies inside.
Through this action, the director actually wants to bring a glimmer of hope to this originally depressed world. The physical spatial separation was broken, and the fireflies spread their wings and flew into the air, emitting a gentle light.
At the funeral, the abducted people all came to send off the desperate father, in addition to Zhang Zhengyi, there were also children who were rescued, and they bowed silently not far away. This is actually a kind of reconciliation for the future. Although the ending did not achieve family fun, it is already valuable to be able to reach this level.
From the firefly being locked in a glass jar to finally opening the lid and regaining freedom, it seems like a very simple action, but Lin Rilang has spent his life to complete it.
In particular, the last suicide note is full of the good intentions of a father. Such a father makes people cry, no wonder the crew suggested in advance that the audience bring tissues to watch the movie, this is indeed a very touching movie.
But it is such a high-grossing movie, and the score result on a certain platform is 6.0, which makes people a little confused. In fact, whether a film is a remake or not, as long as it is moved, there is a revelation that it is a good movie, which is beyond doubt.
The kind of separation and confrontation reflected in the film is very thought-provoking, how to make the fireflies do not need to face the thick glass jar, are not blocked by the strong light, and can soar freely in the sky, which is also where the director wants everyone to think.
Only so that all the light can be seen and not ignored, maybe everything will become more beautiful.