Text/Ye Qiuchen
After experiencing uneven word-of-mouth controversy, "China Odd Tan" finally released an episode of quality and evocative stories.
Looking at the hot comments on the Internet, word of mouth has rebounded.
The appearance of episode 7 "Commissary" also changed my ranking of the series' love order a lot.
"Summer of the Little Goblin" = "Goose, Goose Goose"> "Commissary"> "Xiaoman"> "Country Bus Takes the King Child and the Immortals"> "Linlin" > "Birds and Fish".
One leap into the top three positions.
Ye Qiuchen mentioned in the review of the previous "Chinese Strange Tan" that no matter which publicity method, "Birds and Fish" was initially scheduled to be broadcast last.
As a result, they experienced a crisis of poor reputation, so they were forced to switch "Jade Rabbit" and "Birds and Fish".
At first, some people countered that it was to use "Jade Rabbit" to cater to the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival.
It turns out that the answer is wrong, and it no longer squeaks.
Sure enough, this operation was to reverse the reputation, otherwise the entire series would be ruined and labeled as a "rotten end".
The final chapter, crucial.
Now there is only one episode left to completely end, so wait for the surprise that will be released at the end.
Since the quality of "Commissary" is so passable, the "Jade Rabbit" used to reverse the order must be the level of Wang Fried.
Otherwise, you can use the former as a knot, and it is also weighty.
From this operation, it is reasonable to guess that "Jade Rabbit" should be better than "Commissary", at least the best one in the next four.
Why am I so fond of the "Commissary" unit?
As has been stated in the review before, comfortable works do not have to narrow the audience in too obscure ways.
Although Ye Qiuchen also writes articles on interpretation and analysis, I also made it clear that everyone has their own exclusive understanding, and if you have different opinions, please discuss them.
Reading and analyzing after reading is essentially a process of finding your own answers.
Sometimes, because of the gap between basic knowledge and cognitive ability, there will be situations that some people cannot understand or need to rely on the analysis of others to understand.
But the process of reading the opinions of the review article is actually very much like a process of being "brainwashed".
Clues and logic, like installing software, cram into the reader's mind.
The content implanted in this way can help individuals understand, and even if it is promoted and diffused hard, there is not much sense.
This thing is like chewing someone else's meal, although the taste is similar, but there is always a difference, and it is impossible to discuss and communicate in more detail later.
Because any work that needs to be interpreted to understand must not have just one answer.
As mentioned in "The Three-Body Problem", this seemingly simple blue sky actually contains a lot of content.
So content like "Linlin" and "The Country Bus Took the King Child and the Immortals", it doesn't matter if you can't understand it, just have a basic feeling.
It is not a test question, there is no concept of right or wrong.
Also talking about memories, the difference between "The Country Bus Takes the King Child and the Immortals" and "Commissary" is very big.
The latter can make you smile even if you don't have experience of alley life.
And "The Country Bus Takes the King Child and the Immortals" is relatively deeply hidden, and there is no way to easily grasp the point.
Why is "Commissary" good?
Easy to understand and profound.
If you summarize the core idea, it should be "memory killing" and "memory".
When Ye Qiuchen wrote this part, he kept thinking about whether he needed to combine the two into one.
But while it sounds a bit similar, its essence is different.
The part of "Memory Kill" is easy to understand, that is, the tin frog we see at the beginning, the four-wheel drive car (it should be Xiaohao's whirlwind charge), bubble gum, Want Want rice crackers, Wang Zai milk candy, QQ candy, lollipops inserted in the pointed plastic bucket, and the various ice cream popsicles that can be made up in the blue freezer with the word "Rabbit's Nest".
There are also the black cat sheriff and the Rubik's Cube Mansion on the wall of the old man's house.
Too many details and incomplete columns.
These are all childhood memories.
There are also some small Easter eggs on the beautiful movie.
This part is designed for viewers with such childhood memories.
In other words, this part is creating "memory killing", which belongs to the audience's memories.
The latter story mainly expounds the "memories" of the old man, which is also the core content of the story.
The transition from "memory killing" to exclusive "memory" is smooth and natural.
The old man was about to move from his old house to the building renovated by his son and daughter-in-law, and he had always been concerned about this.
I told the people in the commissary that I couldn't see the greasy insect group when I lived in the building, and I didn't want to throw away old items full of memories, and complained that I ate takeout every day in the big house.
And he just wants to sit in the alley and look at the greasy worm balls, guard the old items that he has been reluctant to discard for many years, and make his own bowl of simple and clean fried sauce noodles.
I don't like the modern way of paying water bills with my mobile phone, I don't understand.
It can be seen that the old man is a person who likes to immerse himself in the past and is unwilling to change his living habits.
An old object that is useless to his son, but it means a lot and is colorful to the old man.
So, he had this strange encounter with the "monster".
From the "Xiao Yang" used in the little monster's mouth, you can guess that it is an old object that he helped many years ago.
For years, he had been the old man who didn't look very friendly, but he had a very kind heart.
These old objects were by no means cold and temperatureless things, but old friends who were full of gratitude to him.
Therefore, although I lived in the building, I still returned to the old house 8 times a month.
In order to get together with these old friends.
In the end, the old man sealed all the memories in his old house.
And that came to an abrupt end.
Great ending.
You can guess the life of the old man before, and you can imagine that he will still be so nostalgic in the future.
Whether it is the story or the characters, they are very complete.
What I like the most is the design of the last scene, because if you don't add it, it will make people think that it is just a dream, and there is a lot of loss.
And the current state is to tell you that the old house still has a need for water (there are old friends), and also tell you who and what people and things live in the old house (there is hope).
Perfect.
Some people ask, why is the name of this work "Commissary"?
In fact, this is the real finishing touch.
The old house is where the old man seals his memories, and our memories are sealed in the commissary he frequents.
Therefore, the name is also very intentional, and the "commissary" is cleverly used instead of "memory" for lyricism.
Perhaps, the story was not called "Commissary" at first.
But the name stood out from competitors such as "old house", "memory" and "building".
"Chinese Odd Tan" is still one episode away from completely ending, and suddenly there is some reluctance.
So, keep expectations high and wait for the broadcast of Wang Fried's "Jade Rabbit".
See you in the final chapter.
Text/Ye Qiuchen
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