#头条首发大赛#
The easter egg at the end of "Catching the Doll" quietly reveals the hidden meaning behind the film. Do you think it's just a light-hearted and witty comedy? No, when the fog of the easter egg is lifted, you will find that it is actually a profound work about growth, education and family entanglement.
At the end of the movie, the eldest son Ma Dajun stood on the top of the snowy mountain, and he shouted to the sky: "Old Ma, I don't need your approval anymore!" This sentence was like a thunderclap, blowing up the family barrier of the Ma family. Ma Dajun, a child who has been living in the shadow of his father's old horse, finally stood up bravely and declared that he was no longer the one who was neglected. I don't want to live in my father's shadow anymore.
And Ma Jiye, the rebellious teenager who was once admitted to university with excellent grades but resolutely chose a sports school, what he saw in the underground passage of the "poor base" built by Ma Chenggang was not the prosperity in reality, but the childhood he longed for deep down in his heart - those missed puddles, forgotten playmates, and that carefree time. At that moment, it was as if he had traveled through time and space and returned to his real world.
But Ma Jiye's heart is still shrouded by the shadow of his father Ma Chenggang. In the marathon, he subconsciously picked up the empty bottles on the side of the road, which was a habit he formed under the influence of Ma Chenggang's poverty when he was a child, and it was also a testimony that he could not forget the poor life in the past. Although he has stepped out of the shadows, the memories of his childhood are still with him.
Ma Chenggang, the once ambitious father, is now facing the dilemma of two sons unable to inherit the family business. His trumpet and tuba were all scrapped by him, and the projects that once pinned all his hopes on inheriting the family business have now come to naught because of Ma Jiye's choice.
He held up a cup full of goji berries and tried to have another child with his wife, Chunlan, so as to realize his educational ideals in them.
This means that Ma Jiye's 18-year life has been arranged, and in Ma Chenggang's eyes, it is just an experiment with a very low cost of trial and error.
This seemingly crazy behavior reveals his inner paranoia and helplessness.
The easter egg at the end of the film is Chunlan's "stinky shameless" said to Ma Chenggang, which comes from Ma Dongmei's classic dialogue with Charlotte in "Charlotte's Troubles". The setting of this easter egg is not only a tribute to the previous work, but also reveals a deep insight into the complexity of family relationships in a light-hearted humor. Chunlan's words are not only a ridicule of Ma Chenggang's "reverse baby-raising" education method, but also an understanding and acceptance of the good intentions behind it. This easter egg, like a microcosm of the whole film, not only shows the contradictions and conflicts within the family, but also reveals the final reconciliation and understanding.
The ending of "Catching the Doll" is not a family carnival in the traditional sense. It reveals the complexity of family education, Ma Chenggang's education method, and also makes us think about what is truly meaningful family education?
Through a series of extreme education methods adopted by Ma Chenggang and his wife in order to train their son Ma Jiye, "Catching the Doll" deeply explores social issues such as family education, the gap between the rich and the poor, and the nature of success and happiness. The film takes "reverse raising babies" as the starting point, revealing the collision of traditional and modern education concepts, and raising a thought-provoking question: how should we raise children?
Yan Fei and Peng Damo, as the directors of the film, have won the love of the audience with their unique comedy style and narrative techniques close to life. They skillfully blend humor and reflection in the film, showing the complexity and diversity of homeschooling through exaggerated plots and vivid details.
As an excellent comedy film integrating entertainment and ideology, "Catching the Doll" has won wide recognition from the audience through its unique narrative techniques and profound theme discussion. The easter egg at the end of the film is not only a tribute to the previous work, but also a clever echo of the theme of the whole film. On the whole, "Catching the Doll" has performed well in terms of plot design, character building, and directorial style, and is a masterpiece worthy of repeated taste and in-depth thinking.