The poster of "Flying Life 2".
The last Spring Festival movie "Four Seas" can be regarded as Han Han's Waterloo. still describes his small town youth growth story, or expresses the youth pain of young people, but I didn't expect that "the car accident at the beginning of the new year is too unlucky" brought overwhelming complaints. Presumably, Han Han will not turn a blind eye to these criticisms - so, he thought about it, don't talk about those bad things, let the past things pass, and give middle-aged people a dream with peace of mind, okay?
In fact, just talking about the narrative, "Flying Life 2" has little to discuss. Because the plot of this film is to copy the previous work as it is - the middle-aged racer suffers a setback and collapses, and by chance gets the opportunity to turn over, and then goes all out to realize his dream. People are still those people, things are still those things, no matter how they are packaged, they are still inevitably suspected of "fried cold rice".
Shen Teng as Zhang Chi
Fan Chengcheng as Li Xiaohai
However, after so many years, what has not changed is Han Han's story, and what has changed is Han Han's mood. Now he obviously doesn't want to continue to be entangled in those lingering knots. So, the same car was in trouble before the finish line, but this time Zhang Chi was lucky to successfully cross the line; the same was questioned and slandered before the race, but this time he unexpectedly found the parts that had been left behind, proving that his past was not "failed"; the same was rushed into battle before the race, but this time there were many fewer twists and turns, more help and encouragement, and those twists and turns and difficulties were inexplicably "disappeared".
In the final analysis, Han Han wants to fulfill a dream for middle-aged people, since everyone wants to watch a reunion during the Chinese New Year, then make a comedy that is happy to watch - everyone is happy, isn't it?
There's a detail in the movie that's worth playing. Standing on the stairs, Zhang Chi, played by Shen Teng, sang "Glorious Years" to Manager Ye played by Wei Xiang again, but this time, the latter just replied lightly, "Ask who can do it". There is no ridicule and questioning of Manager Ye, but a kind of understanding and understanding - Manager Ye, who was destitute for a common dream in the last part, finally got the opportunity to soar, in this case, some of the tricks he used before and after the game seem to be less "hateful". In the final analysis, middle-aged people are not easy, so don't be embarrassed.
Stills from "Flying Life 2".
In the context of this "great reconciliation", "Flying Life 2" does not have Han Han's unique emotions in the past, such as faint sadness, vague injustice, and even the wildness and naivety unique to young people, and they have disappeared without a trace. It is not so much that this film is a very standardized and standard commercial film, but that Han Han has completely thought about it, set his sights on the laws of the market, abandoned the "little love tune" that once belonged to himself, and left the warmest image to the middle-aged people.
However, Han Han, who has reached middle age, does not seem to be the middle-aged person we are familiar with. The so-called "Flying Life" was originally composed of Zhang Chi and his son Zhang Fei. But not long after the beginning of this film, Zhang Chi explained with a phone call: because of the accident in the last competition, Xiao Zhang Fei was picked up by his real parents. In this regard, the "flying life" is actually no longer established, but on the other hand, Zhang Chi has "successfully" abandoned the burden of life and can devote himself to the pursuit of his dreams without distraction.
Stills from "Flying Life 2".
If Zhang Chi in the previous part has been anxious in life, then Zhang Chi in this one seems to have been living in some kind of vacuum designed by the director. With no family, no job, and no life, his life revolves around one thing - whether he can prove himself, and whether he can raise his eyebrows. In this way, Han Han has not changed, or in other words, although Han Han is indeed middle-aged, his "youthfulness" is still stubbornly standing in place.
This is perhaps not surprising. No matter what the public thinks of Han Han's writing and films, it is undeniable that he is an authentic winner in life. Fame, wealth, status, everything, he has achieved fame, of course, he is not the middle-aged person we are familiar with, it is not easy to truly understand the taste of middle age.
Therefore, from "The Future" to "Riding the Wind and Waves", from "Flying Life" to "Flying Life 2", Han Han has always wandered in the small circle composed of nostalgia for his hometown, youthful pain, and literary and artistic feelings. Even the actors of each movie are familiar faces, like a nostalgic middle-aged man leading his good brothers, day after day, year after year, repeating the games of his youth, indulging in beautiful dreams.
Stills from "Flying Life 2".
The confusion and sadness revealed at the end of "After the End" and "Four Seas" are Han Han, and now the positivity and optimism in "Flying Life 2" are also Han Han, as for which Han Han is better, it should be appreciated by the audience, I am afraid that it is the opinion of the benevolent and the wise. But whether it is Gu Ying's self-pity and self-pity in the past, or the open-mindedness and broad-mindedness now, Han Han's real problem is not in his mentality, but in life.
The rebellion and rebellion in the past were his first intimate contact with life, however, after many years of filming, Han Han seems to be drifting away from life.
Stills from "Flying Life 2".
In the competition of this film, Sun Yuqiang, played by Yin Zheng, once persuaded Zhang Chi not to be reluctant and go to repair the car first, but the latter firmly said that if he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to have a better opportunity next time. This may be the eternal philosophy of life - although life is long, the key is only one or two steps. Han Han is undoubtedly the lucky one who stepped on the rhythm and seized the opportunity, but we all know that real life is often not like this. Han Han, who has reached middle age, has finally reconciled with his past self, but it is unknown when he will really "grow up".