this sequence of shots at the beginning of the film makes me nervous. Because I know that the owner of the clumsy hands in front of me is the Zhou Xingchi who is known as the "King of Comedy" in the Chinese world; I also knew before that this time he brought this "Changjiang No. It used to be so "funny", it is a movie about "father and son tenderness". But I still can't believe - these hands - these rough hands that are threading needles, how can they be "Tang Bohu"? How can it be "zero paint"? How could it be "Wei Xiaobao"? How could it be "Supreme Treasure"...how could it be - Zhou Xingchi's?
However, after 88 minutes - oh no, maybe from the tenth minute, when he was covered in dust and gulps down bentos on the construction site, I had already forgotten that he was Stephen Chow, and he became a poor man in my heart. The down-and-out migrant worker became a father who loved his son deeply. At that moment, this man was sitting on top of an unfinished skyscraper, with a huge bustling city under his feet, and a vast sky with dazzling sunlight in front of him.
king of tragedy
A few close friends often make fun of me, saying that I love to be touched (the link to the couple's blog of Fang Fang and Die Ya is simply "crying at every turn"), saying that I love being touched, I admit it, but say I am I love crying, I can't accept it, I can say why they misunderstand me: First of all, it's my personal reasons, I'm more impulsive, and I'm willing to share the excitement with my friends, once I see a good movie, I can't wait for the first time I want to tell my friends that fear leads to attack and impulse leads to exaggeration. The truth is that most movies that move me will make tears spin in my eyes, such as "Lust, Caution"; of course there are also decisions. When it comes to the embankment, but it is definitely controlled within one or two drops, such as the recent "When Happiness Comes Knocking"; in addition, I am not always moved. Some people watch movies that are like rain, but I don't feel anything, such as "Assembly", a war where I can't figure out which side is just, and seeing someone die I just feel horrified. I have always liked Director Feng's films, perhaps because I thought too much, but this war film really didn't move me.
But this time, "Yangtze River No. 7" made me burst into tears. I really didn't want to cry, I even felt embarrassed while crying, but I couldn't control the tears. Bad words to describe it is very appropriate. I cried twice in total, and what made me even more unacceptable was that I cried when others were not crying, and I cried when everyone else was crying. In fact, I am a person who is quite willing to think. Now I have basically calmed down. I have to analyze why I cry into this virtue.
I saw a netizen who said, "When I saw Xing appearing like that, I couldn't help but burst into tears..." I guess she's a die-hard female fan, but I'm not that violent. But the passage that made me cry for the first time was exactly the part that most people found funny - Dad came home, just woke up, son said he was hungry, he started to prepare dinner, pulled down the folding table on the wall , Leftovers, leftovers, father and son eat so fragrant. The father started to peel a rotten apple, and the son looked at the apple with only one core left, and exclaimed in surprise: "Wow, there is still fruit for dinner!" "I can't eat it now, and the fruit can't be eaten until after the meal! "...Xiaoqiang came out, this time Xiaoqiang was stronger and more flexible, the son slapped it flat and soiled his hands; another Xiaoqiang ran out, and the father also beat it; then three Xiaoqiang ran out, father and son. The two went to fight together, and the laughter was crisp; then a large group of Xiaoqiang ran out... Humans are born material animals, no one wants to live in a dilapidated house with cockroaches, and no one wants to eat leftovers and rotten fruits. However, they looked really happy, they were full, and there was fruit to eat after the meal. That kind of happiness came from the heart. In such an environment, they still maintain such a peaceful mind. How many hardships and struggles in life do they need to go through before they can face everything in front of them so calmly?
The comedy of "laughing with tears" can be divided into three forms, one is "laugh first and then cry"; one is laugh first and then laugh; the last one is "laugh and cry". In the final analysis, these three situations can be distinguished by the time difference between "tears" and "laughs". The time difference between the first two types is relatively long, and a plot is needed to support the brewing of the audience's emotions. The difference between the last type is relatively short. The first second makes you laugh and the second makes you cry. The paragraph of playing Xiaoqiang belongs to this kind. The difficult environment is in stark contrast to the happy state of mind of the father and son, whether you laugh or Crying makes you feel embarrassed. This sensational scene is very similar to the feeling when Su Qier met his former dream lover while begging for food and wiped his face dark, but apparently Zhou Xingchi started a little harder this time. Is there any background music for cockroaches? It's poignant and melodious, melancholy and melodious, it's just heartbreaking.
The second time I cried, I cried righteously, but my emotion may have come a little too early. The son was sitting in the empty corridor of the hospital. Through the glass door, the fat contractor beat his chest and sighed, "He's dead! Did you know he's dead!" Self-reproach... A great sadness rushed towards him. In terms of storytelling, this scene is actually not very technical, but Zhou Xingchi grasped the details, making it the most powerful tear gas bomb. The director didn't let Xiao Di face his father's body directly, but jumped directly to Teacher Yuan to bring Xiao Di home. Everything at home was the same as yesterday, nothing changed, except that the person he loved the most was no longer there. Teacher Yuan's eyes were red and swollen, and she looked at Xiao Di, who looked blank. She tried to wake Xiao Di, but the child finally broke down... When I was a
child, whenever I made a mistake or something terrible happened in my life , I always think, this must be a dream, and when I wake up from sleep, life will return to its original state... I don't know if this fantasy in the face of disaster is human instinct, but at least I That's right, I still have this feeling now, but it's just fleeting, because I know it's an illusion and can't do anything to change the cruel status quo. So when I saw Xiao Di pushing Teacher Yuan away, and then lying on the bed crying and saying, "Just sleep and wake up tomorrow," I couldn't hold back the tears.
A few years ago, Stephen Chow said in an interview that I am not a very brave person. When I was a child, I didn’t dare to fight when I saw children being bullied, so I always wanted to do things in movies that I couldn’t do. When he woke up the next morning, Xiao Di opened his eyes and saw the familiar face. He was stunned for a moment, then hugged his father and cried... Zhou Xingchi returned happiness to this already hard-working child, and let him Everyone's childhood fantasies become reality. In fact, in this real world, most of them are people like Zhou Xingchi. We should not accuse these people of not being brave. As long as they have a good heart, it is enough.
The reason why this play is so moving has a lot to do with the previous foreshadowing. Because of his grudge, Xiao Di made a bet with his father that "you will never mind me in the future". Old Zhou, who was covered in dust, couldn't forget the expression on his son's face when he left. His son's respect for him was the only strength to support him, but he couldn't give his son anything. He felt extremely guilty for his son, and now even his son wanted to leave. He wants to abandon him. There seems to be nothing in the world that makes a father more sad than this. But he no longer had the strength to fight against his son, and he could not do without his son, so he chose to compromise and took the initiative to go to the school to deliver meals to his son (remember what he said when he held Teacher Yuan's hand at the school gate?). Attentive viewers may also notice that Xiao Di was cheering when he learned that he had won the gamble, but then his laughter became a little stiff. At this juncture, there is bad news, and the sadness effect is even greater.
In addition to the two crying points, there are many passages in "Yangtze River No. 7" that moved me. The reason why these emotional dramas are not clichés is mainly because they are true. They speak human words and handle human affairs. Different scenes make different people feel it personally. For example, a buddy of mine cried when he saw Xiao Di being beaten by his father because of a toy dog in the toy store, because he tried to use the same The way to get a Transformer, he failed like Xiao Di.
It turns out that Stephen Chow can also be the king of tragedy.
Funny and sci-fi
personally think that there are even more funny sections in "Yangtze River No. 7" than in "Kung Fu". Many previous reports said that Stephen Chow paid tribute to "ET", but now it seems to be pure nonsense. He is simply paying tribute to himself. "King of Comedy", "Shaolin Football", "Kung Fu" can all be found in the film. Of course, there are other films, but at best they are spoofs. For example, Xiao Di jumped up after putting on his sneakers, and was pressed down by the physical education teacher (the teacher did not forget to say "Get down!"), and then the two competed It's a complete replica of the first fight between Yu Jiaolong and Yu Xiulian in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
I have seen Xu Jiao on various occasions before, and honestly, I don't like this child very much. She is too precocious, and her mouth and mouth are only adult words. I feel chest tightness when I look at the child who speaks adult words. But after watching the movie, I really like the role of Zhou Xiaodi. She lives in the two poles of this society every day. She can still maintain the nature of a child, and she is so sensible. I can't help but dislike him. I have to say that Xu Jiao's performance is really good. I don't know if such a role can only be played by precocious children. Was Haley Joe Osmond also precocious? I can't see Ruhua (probably because of censorship), and Tian Qiwen didn't make an appearance, but there is a Meijiao and a Tyrannosaurus, especially the former, which is full of emotions and amorous feelings. I believe it should become a fixed feature in Stephen Chow's future movies. Role. Some lines can also be called punch lines, such as the PE teacher's sentence "If you want to jump high, there is only one word: hard work, struggle, unity of waist and horse, respect for the teacher..." There is also Qizai, this little guy is always on stage every time he plays. You can hear the praise from the female audience around you. In addition to his appearance, Qizai's rich and realistic facial expressions and body language can at least leave a strong mark in the history of Asian film CG.
However, for these jokes, some viewers may feel that they are not very happy, such as me, because I am always immersed in the tragic part and can't come out. In fact, I have said before that the comedy mode of "Yangtze River No. 7" should be similar to that of "Kung Fu". The change may cause some fans to have some small emotions. The change from "King of Comedy" to "Changjiang No. 7" Zhou Xingchi is gradual, "it is in line with the laws of nature and historical development~", so now I think, even if more fans have this kind of small emotion, Zhou Xingchi Don't change it either. If he goes back next year to make a "Fighting Dragon", he will definitely be finished.
Except for Qi Zai, the stunt shots in the film mainly focus on the appearance of the flying saucer and the two scenes in which Xiao Di is locked in the cabinet. They are incomparable with the scenes in today's big Hollywood productions, but they are absolutely unprecedented in the history of Chinese films. Especially the latter, the vast and boundless universe is hidden in the cramped broken wardrobe.
"Changjiang No. 7" is meaningful
Our parents often educate their children with the phrase "people have poor aspirations", but the problem is that our parents often admonish them with their own words and overthrow them with practical actions (this is also the cruelest point of our education, we children are always told at a young age that all fairy tales are fake). And Zhou Xingchi also repeatedly warned his son in the film: "Although we are poor, we don't tell lies, brag, or fight, and we can still win the respect of others." So the son believed it, and once he believed it, he lived a very good life. happy. There is not a single bad person in "Changjiang No. 7", even the head teacher who was very annoying at first, finally changed his attitude after Xiao Di passed the exam. Stephen Chow used such a movie to tell the children that the poor can really win the respect of others.
Some people questioned the plot setting of Xiao Di's reading of a noble school in the film, on the grounds that a migrant worker who does manual labor can send his children to a noble school to study, which does not make sense from logic and common sense. I think the question itself is a tragedy, isn't it always clamoring for freedom and equality? In the movie, Zhou Xingchi let a migrant worker's child enter a noble school, and let the society show a little sign of equality. Why can't it be accepted?
When Zhou Xingchi was interviewed, a reporter asked, why do you want to play a migrant worker, and also a migrant worker from the mainland? He did not directly answer why, but said, "I only know that the migrant workers in the Mainland are not the same as the migrant workers in Hong Kong." It is such a Hong Konger with hundreds of millions of properties, a superstar who has attracted much attention, but thought of acting as a mainlander. Migrant workers, tell a story of father-son love related to dignity, what is the spirit of TMD?
I really like "Yangtze River No. 7", but I know that without Stephen Chow, the film's box office would have to hold three consecutive days of celebration banquets, let alone 200 million. We have been instilled in a beautiful thing called morality since we were young, but in fact we seem to be not very interested in it. The literary film "Knock on the Door when Happiness" also tells about the father-son relationship can sell 100 million in immoral American society. $70 million, but it's been out in our moral country for weeks, and it's just over $10 million at the box office. From this point of view, "Changjiang No. 7" has a far-reaching significance - it can make more people feel kindness, warmth, love, beauty of life, and imagination. Great and wonderful, he also made people understand a truth, in fact, in this world, good people are all the same.
Therefore, we should really thank Stephen Chow.
A few words for those who don't like "Changjiang No. 7"
Zhou Xingchi once said: "I just want to make a movie that is suitable for the whole family to watch together, but the audience who really like this movie may be women and children. "Logically, we can draw three pieces of information from this sentence:
First, "maybe women and children", then those who don't like this movie are neither women nor children, don't continue shouting Disappointed and even angry, this time Zhou Xingchi is not for you, so you have to like it; secondly, women and children may like this movie the most, which will inevitably lead to weakness in public opinion, because children There is no right to speak, and women (I don't mean to belittle female friends~), at least most women, seem to like to conquer men with their mouths instead of words; third, those guys who like this movie as much as I do And don't be shy, we're not women, and we're not children, so what's the proof? Prove that we understand feelings, zoom in a little more, and prove that we are firm idealistic warriors!
Those who don't like "Yangtze River No. 7" and even curse "mentally handicapped", "idiot", and "Zhou Xingchi is finished" are actually quite normal. Elites, who have always been sharp and unique in their views on things, how can they be affected by emotional problems? Make you cry and cry? It is not worth it to spend money, and it is reasonable to scold a few words to vent your anger. But I think you must not think that if you don't like others, you must not like it, or firmly believe that those who like "Changjiang No. 7" are all SBs, and even shout out that you must not go to the cinema to see it. Don't you shout "FREEDOM" all day long? Please bear with those women, children, and crying men!
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