After its release, there were continuous praises, but the box office was only 2.75 million, and the audience: Don't let Chinese films leave regrets
Unexpectedly, after waiting for 2 years, this niche movie was finally released.
There was no traffic star, and no large-scale publicity.
But I have to say that the origin of this movie is really not small.
Hisaishi let the soundtrack, Andy Lau personally sang, Yang Xinming, Tu Songyan, He Saifei, Lin Yongjian four national first-class actors "supported".
What is the divine that can assemble such a powerful lineup?
It is - "The stream does not "go out".
What is a road movie?
Simply put, the theme or background of the story is set on the road, and the road reflects the variety of life.
In "Falling Leaves Return to the Roots", with a slightly sad humor, the most simple and heart-warming side of human nature is performed.
In "Passing the Pass", the story simply presents the thinking about life, showing the profound connotation and vigilance to reality.
In "People on the Road", the story reflects all aspects of society from the perspective of civilians, starting from the details of characters and lives.
Compared with previous domestic road films, in the body of "The River Does Not "Extinguish", I saw its distinctive "characteristics".
The movie only uses three lines to connect the entire story.
1. "My old comrade-in-arms is gone, and I want to send him on his last ride." ”
Set on the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the story is set on the eve of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the protagonists are the grandfather and grandson of veteran actors Yang Xinming and Hu Changlin, a combination of old and young people who stage a journey to find themselves.
Grandfather Zhang Dachuan was a veteran of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and when he heard the news of the death of his closest comrade-in-arms, he decided to go to the funeral.
Who knows, the rebellious little grandson Zhang Xiaosong has to go together.
The first half of the story is a comedy, and the grandfather and grandson make a lot of jokes along the way.
Grandpa bragged with others in the carriage, and the grandson couldn't find his grandfather, so he lied that his grandfather was "lost" with Alzheimer's;
On the way, grandpa met a scammer and stole his wallet, and the grandfather and grandson had to eat and drink with He Saifei.
There is also the grandfather and grandson who secretly eat watermelon in the watermelon field, but after the old man "steals" the melon, he does not forget to leave money.
These three scenes instantly made the image of the two come alive.
If it's just a comedy, it's honestly not worth watching.
However, what "The River Does Not "Extinguish" really wants to explore is actually the relationship between Chinese families.
2. "Only when a person is having a bad time will he keep mentioning the people and things of the past." ”
At the beginning of the movie, the camera focuses on an ordinary family in the small town of Jiangnan.
The life of a family of four seems harmonious, but there is actually a hidden crisis behind it.
The film shows the real status quo of the current society from two aspects.
The first is the current situation of the elderly.
Zhang Dachuan was widowed in his later years, and he was already out of touch with society, and his personality was also very stubborn.
Although they are accompanied by their children and grandchildren, the family rarely eats a good meal together.
As time passed, Zhang Dachuan felt more and more lonely, often staring at his wife's photo on the wall, feeling pain in his heart but unable to tell.
I finally made a breakfast, hoping that the children could eat something before leaving.
As a result, the children refused the concern from their father on the grounds of lack of time, leaving him with a lonely back.
The second is the current situation of young people.
The son and daughter-in-law leave early and return late every day, work is stressful, often tired home and fall asleep on the bed.
At this time, the little grandson is in a rebellious period, his academic performance is not good, and writing love letters to girls makes people uncomfortable.
In contrast, the daughter and son-in-law are no better, life is also a chicken feather, and the couple also has an emotional crisis.
All kinds of phenomena are normal in reality, and almost every audience member can be seated.
Often, the most we say and hear is "wait for me to finish this time", "wait for me to rest", "wait until I am free", "wait until I retire"...
Finally, just one word "wait", how much do we miss and how much will we pay?
"The River Does Not "Go Out" is to tell every audience not to let "wait" leave you regrets.
3. "This journey seems to have revived the rest of my life." ”
At the end of the movie, the journey repairs the shattered home.
Looking at the whole story, in fact, the director is very restrained in the expression of emotions, not deliberate, excessive sensationalism, nor too strong contradictions and conflicts.
Instead, the complex issue of "family" is broken down and told to us in the simplest story.
Whether it is the love and killing of grandfather and grandson, or the reconciliation of a family, everything seems to be moisturizing and silent.
On the surface, these three lines seem careless, but in fact, they speak the hearts of many people.
It's like watching the journey of the grandfather and grandson, they have encountered countless beautiful scenery along the way and experienced the bittersweet and bittersweet of life.
Behind this reveals a very simple truth: people should learn to stop and look at the scenery along the way, otherwise they will go too fast and ignore the beauty around them.
As for the final happy ending, it was not the director who forced the ending.
In my opinion, at this time, I want to make people believe that blood dissolves in water through dramatization, and all contradictions and misunderstandings can be overcome.
It's a pity that "The River Doesn't "Go Out" was released for 11 days, and the box office was only 2.75 million, which is less than one-tenth of "Spider-Man: Across the Universe".
Moreover, the row of films is declining every day, and it is understood that many places have been taken off the shelves.
In this regard, many viewers sighed: Don't let domestic films, leave regrets!
In general, the story of "The River Does Not "Go Out" is rooted in the "small" of reality, which gives us the same small us unexpected comfort.
Because of this, this movie seems to walk out of another big "road" of road movies.