Looking forward to it, looking forward to it, the Spring Festival is coming.
After experiencing the frozen period of the film and television industry in 2020, the Spring Festival in 2021 has become the peak period for domestic film releases.
In addition to "Detective Chinatown 3", Jia Ling's "Li Hao, Li Huanying", Yang Mi's "Assassination of a Novelist", the animation "New God List: Nezha Reborn" and Chen Kun's "Samurai Order" are all scheduled to be released on the first day of the Chinese New Year.
However, Sister Rice feels that although the movie is good, it can be piled together, and it is a bit dazzling, but it may be scattered at the box office and cannot meet expectations.
In this case, Dapeng's early release of "Auspicious Ruyi" on January 29, a few time points for competitors, is precisely a smart choice.
There is a saying that although the title of the movie "Auspicious Ruyi" sounds very grounded and even not very attractive, it can be called "the top ten movies of the year" by virtue of its content.
Why? Because it has a good reputation.
After the release of the film, Sina Big V was recommended by 90% and the Douban score was as high as 8.4 points.
Although the subsequent slight decline, there is still 8.1 points.
What is this concept?
You know, the previous "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" cooperated by Andy Lau and Ni Ni, word of mouth and box office, known as the crown of tickets, Douban score is only 7.9.
You taste, you taste.
Therefore, today, Sister Rice wants to have a good chat with everyone about "Auspicious And Ruyi".
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When it comes to Dapeng, many people's first reaction is probably either "Di Si Man" or "Pancake Man".
Therefore, when the film "Auspicious Ruyi" is placed in front of them, netizens will subconsciously feel: He has a new comedy?
In fact, it is really not, Dapeng has long been not simply a comedian, his new identity is a director, a recognized director.
"Auspicious Ruyi" is the third film officially directed by Dapeng and has a realistic theme.
Prior to that, he also made Pancake Man and Sewing Machine Band.
Coincidentally, during the preparation of "The Sewing Machine Band", Dapeng once returned to his hometown for the construction of the big guitar sculpture in the film, and visited his grandmother by the way.
In the process, he saw where his grandmother lived, and there was a wall dedicated to photographs to record the family's common life experience.
This small detail touched Dapeng's heart: the photos are so powerful, if they are taken into images, they must be more infectious.
Soon he made a plan to shoot his relatives' New Year's party with Grandma as the main character without plot settings and scripts.
Unlike other films that are actors, Dapeng's "Auspicious Ruyi" has only one actress playing a family member in the whole film, while everyone else is a real relative, so the shooting form has been innovated and evaluated by netizens as a "pseudo-documentary".
If this is the end of it, Dapeng's film may just stay on the New Year.
But because of a big change, the story has changed.
Grandma died.
The protagonist is gone.
In great grief, he replaced the protagonist with the third uncle who had been cared for by his grandmother for many years, an ordinary man who was sick and demented in middle age, his wife was separated, and he needed to rely on his family to take care of him.
Then, he filmed how the future life of the third uncle should be carried out, so that the only actress in the film became the daughter "Lili" who had left the third uncle for more than 20 years.
At this point, Dapeng filmed "Auspicious". Because the name of the third uncle is Wang Jixiang.
The first half of the film, in fact, was already released in 2018, when it was selected for the Golden Jubilee Award of the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival, and then it was shortlisted for the "Mirror World" unit of the 10th Beijing International Film Festival and the 33rd Golden Rooster Bonus Chicken Film Festival.
However, after the audience at that time watched it, there were still many people who had doubts and did not understand what Dapeng wanted to express.
It was not until 2 years later, when "Ruyi" came out, and "Auspicious" and "Ruyi" were formed together to form "Auspicious Ruyi", that everyone finally understood the core of the entire film.
After reading it, actor Zhang Yi said: "'Auspicious' makes everyone feel warm, while "Ruyi" bravely breaks this warmth, and finally lets everyone return to the roots to feel the warmth again. To put it more, this film is a milestone film in the history of Chinese cinema, because of this film, there may be more forms and contents of Chinese films in the future. ”
As he understands it, if "Auspicious" is a documentary that unfolds with the third uncle Wang Jixiang, then "Ruyi" is the behind-the-scenes of deconstructing "Auspicious".
During the filming of "Auspicious", another camera filmed the whole process of shooting.
This new form has been appreciated by people in the industry.
Chen Sicheng is rarely modest, ashamed of himself: "The structure of the film is very special, after watching the movie, I remembered a teacher who once said to me, 'Don't ask me what a drama looks like, what you make it is.'" 'When can I also be as free as you are to shoot something, congratulations on coming ahead of me in this regard.' ”
Guan Hu praised Dapeng for not blindly catering to the market, but for doing film art with his heart: "The power of reality cannot be described in words." This film is not only your family, but also a work written for the whole of China. On the other hand, the second paragraph is even better, because it actually expands the source of the documentary, and it also allows me to follow the observer to dig out the story, and extend the meaning of the documentary one step further. I admire this so-called 'go to market' mentality. ”
The praise of the two famous directors is not unreasonable.
Because in Dapeng's film, there is an unprecedented scene in previous movies, and the actress who plays "Li Li" and Li Li who really returned have achieved the same frame, virtual and real.
For the problem of her father Wang Jixiang's whereabouts, Li Li, an actor who is deeply involved in the play, falls into contemplation, hoping to find her home in an idealized way, while li Li in reality is playing with her mobile phone with her head down, because she has no solution.
This represents two options, no high or low, both are real reactions.
And this scene touched too many people.
Liu Haoran watched the film and was deeply touched, "Because the film is similar to his own family experience, he and his sister have been crying when watching it, and they have not eased up until now." ”
Zhang Youhao saw Li Li in reality and thought that he had not returned home for a long time, "Due to work, I have not returned to my hometown for more than two years." The movie reminds me to go home often and thank you for bringing this feeling to everyone. ”
Jia Ling, on the other hand, more deeply understands the existence of the true and false two Li Li, "As the film says, in fact, everyone has two identities, whether it is the bright and beautiful self on the stage, or the self who returns to chai rice oil and salt. I hope everyone can be lucky. ”
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Seeing the actors above collectively calling, do you think it is exaggerated?
Perhaps, it's just that you haven't understood the heaviness behind "Auspicious Ruyi".
After the film was released, many media participated in the screening.
Among them, the surging news commented:
"The film is by no means as festive as the literal message, 'Auspicious' is full of contradictions and distress, and 'Ruyi' is deeply sorry and sad."
Yes, the Chinese-style family revealed behind "Auspicious Ruyi" is not so complete.
As the main bone of a large family, Grandma has always had the right to speak before she died.
Children have an obligation to support the elderly, so she has been living in her second son's home for decades.
When the third son, Wang Jixiang, fell ill and became demented, as a mother, she took over this chore unconditionally, and for more than twenty years she took him to live in the second son's home and take care of him carefully.
However, when the old man died, everything was different.
The third uncle chanted from time to time: "One two four five, Wen Wu Xiang Gui" is the brother and sister of one of his mother's siblings, who grew up together from childhood, and have a good relationship.
However, feelings are good, and no one can promise to be responsible for the rest of their lives without hesitation.
Because after adulthood, the brothers and sisters have formed their own families, from the traditional five brothers and sisters, they have been split into their own small families.
And this small family, it is difficult to continue to burden another adult's life.
You know, the third uncle lived in the second uncle's family for more than twenty years, the second uncle knew that he loved to eat buns, and diligently made buns for 20 years.
Then, married for 20 years and divorced for 18 years.
Because of this layer of worry, at the Chinese New Year's EveChinese New Year's Eve meal symbolizing the members of the group, the brothers and sisters broke out into a fierce quarrel.
"It's time to kill the third old man." The second brother said such a thing when the quarrel was most intense.
At first glance, do you think that this family is indifferent and lacks warmth?
In fact, no, in addition to the fierce verbal confrontation, they have constant love for each other.
"He's not really mentally ill and can't be sent to a mental hospital."
"He understands things, how can he not understand things?"
"I said he was the most pathetic."
"One tube can't manage four tubes, how can one of those four tubes not be managed?"
After the argument, everyone returned to calm and wished each other a good new year: "I wish everyone good health and all the best." ”
The next day, everyone stood up together and took a family portrait.
For this mode of getting along, Dapeng feels that it is the same as many ordinary families:
"No matter how intense the conflict between you and them, soon you will merge again, face external pressure, and this is family. And family affection is a flexible relationship woven into each other in one event after another and over a long period of time. ”
Unfortunately, after the quarrel was reconciled, the problem of the third uncle's going to stay still could not be resolved.
Then, the painting style changed, and I heard that Dapeng was going back to his hometown to make a movie, and the real "Li Li" came back.
After meeting her father, who had been separated for more than ten years, she was gentle and patient like a child.
However, the actress has been in the state of "LiLi" for too long, it is difficult to play, and she cannot understand the question: "I still don't understand why I can't come back for 10 years." ”
At this moment, ZhenLili choked.
Yeah, why did he obviously have feelings for his father, but he didn't come back?
The truth is that Li Li is not ruthless, and even she herself has not considered this issue, and has not realized it.
From her generation onwards, her parents pursued an one-child policy, basically a child, and lacked siblings from an early age, making it difficult to understand the feelings of one mother and sibling.
After her parents divorced, she grew up with her mother in a single-parent family, and naturally did not enjoy the consummation, and there was a layer of alienation from other uncles.
In addition, Li Li is a girl who has been working alone outside for many years.
"She does an ordinary job and struggles every day to find her place in Beijing. She took a 6-year-old child with her, and her mother found a more serious illness, which required a lot of medical expenses, and has been living with her in Beijing, although the living conditions are not very good. She did not dare to tell her mother what she had seen and heard when she returned to the northeast."
Seemingly glamorous, but in fact isolated and helpless, Li li is like every one of us who struggle outside.
When the economy is in difficulty and there is no way back, the pension has become the weight of her life.
This is not only the dilemma of Li Li, but also the dilemma of the entire one-child group.
In a way, "Auspicious Ruyi" conveys the fate of a generation.
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Until the end of the film, the question of where the third uncle Wang Jixiang should go has still not been solved.
He walked on the white snow, expressionless, unprepared for the unknown.
Instead, it was the off-screen audience, with misty eyes.
A person's life is long, long enough to experience birth, growth, marriage, childbirth, illness, and old age.
People's lives are also very short, as short as 10 years are fleeting, and it is too late to accompany relatives, such as the death of grandmothers, such as the third uncle from sound to dementia.
2021 is the second epidemic year.
Drifters, if they can, if it is too late, often go home and have a look.
Don't let Dapeng's regret for grandma and Li Li's father become your regret.
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Author: CHEN
Editor-in-charge: Zeria