The romantic comedy "Half a Comedy", created by the original team of the movie "Donkey Got Water", was recently released, and after the screening, it received high ratings from various rating websites, beating "Ip Man 4: The End" and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" released at the same time. However, there are also different voices behind the high reputation. Some netizens believe that the film tells the struggle of urban youth in the face of love and life, "reality" and "heart"; Some netizens questioned whether the film was too "fairy tale" and "not of practical significance".
On December 24th, Liu Shuo, associate professor of communication university of China, made a guest appearance on the "Today's Film Review" program, interpreting the emotional life presented in the movie "Half a Comedy" from multiple angles, and discussing with the audience and friends whether the film is a "North Drift" reality or a love fairy tale.
Comedy is very exciting
Audiovisual languages are distinctive
Is Half a Comedy really a "not hard enough" half comedy? For this joke thrown out by "Today's Film Review", Liu Shuo said that the film as a comedy is very complete, which uses the common creative techniques of comedy such as "deception" and "misunderstanding", so that the audience in the omniscient perspective looks "very energetic". Liu Shuo went on to point out to "Today's Film Review" that the characters in the film talk to each other in the "scam" or "puzzle" that they think they can match, which is enough to make the audience find joy and quickly understand the contradictions between the characters, and the film is also very skillful in writing love clues.
In the face of the footage of "Today's Film Review", Liu Shuo introduced one of the important "fight" scenes to the audience and friends, that is, the male protagonist played by Wu Yuhan played the heroine of Ren Suxi and fought with the blind date played by Chang Yuan. Liu Shuo said that a weak scholar who has never fought, in order to protect a girl, this is enough to make the girl feel good about the boy with the desire to protect. Liu Shuo went on to point out to "Today's Film Review" that the two protagonists rely on mirrors in the optical shop to connect each other's heads and each other's bodies together, and establish a relationship between the two characters through humorous lens language processing.
The other half of comedy is reality
Mother buddies force back love
If half of "Half a Comedy" is a comedy, what is the other half? For the questions thrown by "Today's Film Review", Liu Shuo bluntly said that the other half may be reality, that is, the real problems encountered by these young people in the film in the face of work, love and survival. Chen Min, the host of "Today's Film Review", admitted that "Half a Comedy" is actually bitter under the comedic sugar coating on the outside. For the very "bitter" male protagonist, Liu Shuo pointed out that he carries a lot of expectations and responsibilities, which is also something that young people can feel at the moment.
Regarding the male protagonist Sun Tong, Liu Shuo continued to point out to the "Today Film Review" that he was born into a single-parent family and was raised by his mother with hard work, and when he faced the critical moment of graduation and employment in Beijing, if he wanted to give up all this for love, it was actually impossible to do it. In the film, standing on the opposite side of Sun Tong's love, there is not only his mother, but also his brother Zheng Duoduo. In this regard, Liu Shuo admitted to the "Today Film Review" that the state between the male protagonist and the so-called "buddy" is not equal, and under the superposition of buddies, work and all other things, love has actually become disposable.
Ren Suxi's role is controversial
The Story of the North Drifter has a temperature
For Momo, a Beijing girl played by Ren Suxi, Chen Min, the host of "Today's Film Review", has a disagreement with Liu Shuo. In Chen Min's view, this girl is "particularly ignorant", she can't feel the pain of the male protagonist, and she refuses to accept even the compromise method, which is a bit pretentious. Liu Shuo became a "defense lawyer" for Momo, believing that Chinese girls are very upright and real people, with unique growth logic, and are by no means "ignorant". Liu Shuo bluntly told "Today's Film Review" that as a college graduate with survival ability, the male protagonist can only truly grow and become independent if he gives up everything given by his brothers, and the girl's "outbreak" is also logical.
"Half a Comedy", released at the end of the year and the beginning of the year, starts from the discussion of security or belonging, and finds a dialogue time with the "North Drift" in the audience. For the "chicken soup" questioned by the film, Chen Min, the host of "Today's Film Review", believes that in the cold winter moon, we all deserve the warmth of a bowl of chicken soup. Taking "Later Us" and the upcoming "Dear New Year" as an example, Liu Shuo also told "Today's Film Review" that when watching such a film about the work and love of "North Drift Youth", it is actually to establish a belief for himself again, that is, the quality of life should be improved by unremitting struggle, no matter what the result, the heart should retain a warmth and the strength to move forward.
It is reported that the film culture review daily broadcast column "Today Film Review" is broadcast on CCTV-6 Movie Channel every Monday to Friday at 22:00.