People born in the 60s and 70s will definitely remember the open-air movies they watched when they were children, which is the memory of an era, and I still remember it anyway.
I was in elementary school. After-school activities are colorful, throwing sandbags, jumping leather bands, kicking shuttlecocks and so on, but the most advanced entertainment is to watch movies.
At that time, movies were screened in the open air all year round. In the summer, they carry pu fans to drive away mosquitoes, and in winter, they wear thick cotton coats.
I remember that it was usually under the water tower of the village, which was in the middle of the village, which was an intersection and a relatively spacious place.
Every afternoon when I pass by after school, as long as I see two thick bamboo poles standing there, I know that I will play a movie at night, because everyone knows that those two bamboo poles are used to hang the screen.
It was as if the fish had seen the ocean and the cow had seen the prairie, and their hearts were instantly filled with joy and excitement, even more exciting than being named the three best students at the end of the term.
Almost a trot to get home, my mother was obviously earlier than the news I got, the meal had been prepared, although the meal was still the usual meal, but it felt a lot smoother.
After eating it, I don't know what the taste is, because my heart has already flown to the movie field.
After eating, adults tend to have a lot of things, but the children have long been unable to hold back the rabbits in their hearts, shouting at the neighbors' half-sized children, bringing small benches, and setting off.
It's pitch black outside, but the household appliances at home, the flashlight, are usually not out of hand, either for fear of losing or falling.
If you don't take it, you don't take it, and if you take it, it's even more cumbersome. Fortunately, at this time, there were already people on the road who were as anxious as we were, and we knew everything about where there were pits on the road, where there were unevennesses, and even where there was a raised brick.
At this time, the dogs in the whole village seemed to be barking.
The screen had not yet hung up, and the middle of the open space was already sparsely filled with people.
At that time, my favorite thing to watch was the battle movie. We are usually accustomed to calling all positive characters "good guys" and negative people "bad guys".
Good people must be tall, handsome, handsome, and the characters they play are naturally witty, brave, and invincible. For example, Wang Xingang, Sun Daolin, and so on, these old artists were idols of the people of the whole country at that time.
Villains are naturally sinister, cunning, and mad, such as Chen Peisi's father Chen Qiang, Ge You's father Ge Cunzhuang, as well as statements, Fang Hua, Xiang Kun, etc., these old artists portray characters, all of which are bad to the bone, and even leave a shadow on our childhood.
After watching the movie, the next day I went to school, the classic lines in the movie would be put on everyone's lips.
The hero Wang Cheng "fired at me for victory", the militia captain Gao Chuanbao "fought for each other, a shot for another place", and the fat translation "Lao Tzu eats in the city and does not ask for prices, let alone eat a few rotten watermelons from you", all of which are imitated by everyone.
From "Tunnel Warfare", "Mine Warfare", "Southern Expedition and Northern War", to "Heroes and Children", "Eternal Life in the Fire". We grew up with one hero after another and learned that New China was not easy to come by. We worship Dong Cunrui, Huang Jiguang, Jiang Jie, and all the people's heroes who sacrificed for the liberation and strength of the motherland.
Watching a movie at that time was like eating a delicious meal, and the aroma would always remain in my heart. Open-air movies brought joy to our entire childhood. Happiness at that time was as simple as that.