I have always been fond of the treasure island of Taiwan, where there are not only beautiful natural scenery, but also traditional customs that are still quite well inherited. Several films I have seen before, including "Battle Drum" reflecting the Zen drum, "Battle Drum" reflecting the Dragon Prince, "The Head" that reflects the survival of the Dragon Prince, etc., are all put into the story into the most traditional truth of life, bringing a refreshing and unforgettable look to the public.
And now directed by Huang Chaoliang,"HanDan", it seems that in the same type of film, there are many steps forward, not only the display of folklore, but also with the help of the "fried cold single" in the film, a sad human story has been delicately presented, which makes people realize that under the beautiful scenery of Taitung, there is such a difficult people's livelihood, and a life that is almost collapsed, he struggles to survive in the world, with helplessness and expectations all the way. Penetrating the core of the wind object, we can find that "Cold Single" is actually a more sad story than "A Story Sadder Than Sad".
It is necessary to simply popularize the "cold single" in the film, in fact, it is connected with the place name "Handan", according to the research and study of the custom of offering "Han Dan Ye" about began in the Shang Zhou Period, this "Han Dan Ye" was accused of being the god of martial wealth Zhao Gongming, and the way of "blowing up the cold single" is quite "shocking", the selected youth should be naked, and the firecracker fireworks thrown up below are "bombarded" in turn, or for blessings, or for atonement, or for piety, etc., although they are often scaled, but they are also quite "crushed and broken bones are not afraid" Bravery and heroism.
Therefore, this "Cold Single" is still very novel and shocking from the perspective of audiovisual language, after all, the flames and explosions in the sky collide with people's skin, bringing the test of blood and fire in pain. The two young people in the film, Zheng Kun and Ah Yi, although their respective families are quite difficult, but one is a school bully who loves to read, the other is a street, for the same favorite girl Xuanxuan, but at the same time embarked on a long road of no return: a fire seed, ruined three families, the beloved girl suddenly burned firecrackers to death, leaving two lonely boys, surviving. The story, however, begins at this time.
Xuanxuan's death is a watershed, not only Xuanxuan has been separated by yin and yang since then, but also allowed Zhengkun and Ah Yi to embark on their respective roads of no return.
In order to save Xuanxuan, Ah Yi, the "cold single" who had just been blown up, became disabled in his right hand and deaf in both ears in the struggle to save. And that fierce "fried cold list" is like a brilliant elegy, accompanied by a sharp turn in Ah Yi's life, decadent, drug-addicted, desperate for drug money, and became a wasted person.
At that time, Zhengkun, who set fire to blow up Ah Yi, did not expect that his beloved girl would be killed, and since then he was depressed, gave up his studies, and gradually began to redeem Ah Yi who was deeply mired in the mud, two men who were once intolerable and had a deep hatred, began to slowly reconcile, and even became brothers in life and death in the war with evil forces.
Human emotions are so strange that they can't think of what and why, but gradually, they can turn into jade. In fact, the film has a complete explanation, and this twist can only be understood by witnessing it with your own eyes.
At the same time, as the initiator of the events of that year, Zheng Kun has never let go of himself, and he has played the "cold single" again and again to accept the baptism of burning pain. Here, playing the "cold single" is not only a sense of ritual existence, but also a medium for repentance and atonement. If it is said that Ah Yi went to "blow up the cold list" to be brave, then later Zheng Kun went to "blow up the cold list" because of the guilt in his heart, there was nowhere to solve, he wanted to use this to push down the obsession of the inner mountain and the tsunami.
This is also where "Cold Single" differs from the previous films of the same type of theme, in the film, "Fried Cold Single" is not only a form, but also a kind of content, not only a kind of appearance, but also let us glimpse the tenacity and temperature of the two young people's hearts from the sky, such a script that has been polished after five years, it does organically integrate the watchability and ideology, the plot ups and downs, and the mood of the viewer also moves.
Although going to "blow up the cold list" is tantamount to a determination to seek injury and death, the film's desire to survive is quite obvious, the dilapidated hut, the embarrassing life, the difficult situation, and the hopeless future have not worn away the courage of Ah Yi and Zheng Kun to strive to survive.
But for Zhan Taifeng, when enjoying this film, he felt a helpless desolation, which was the uncertainty of "no home". After all, the "cold single" in the film originated from "Handan", or perhaps in today's Taitung, there are many wanderers who drift away from Handan, sacrificing "Han Dan Ye" and "frying cold singles", even in today's Handan, there is no longer this custom, and on the other side of the strait can be preserved to this day, it is even more homesickness of compatriots who have a long-term hope.
The film "Cold Single" can be released in the mainland, which is tantamount to a return of folklore and a relief of nostalgia, from the film, we can feel the bloodiness that has been lost for a long time at the moment, and from the form of fire and excitement, from the majestic and tragic sense of ceremony, trigger the softness of our hearts. Although it is also a Taiwanese film, "Cold Single" is undoubtedly more worth watching than "Sadder Than Sad" which has approached the box office of one billion.