Rock and roll with the movie

Anais 2021-10-20 17:23:03



When seeing Dewey Finn, played by Jack Black, indulge in rock music in an incomprehensible state of obsession, I am afraid that every audience will endure the laughter, especially his narcissistic exaggeration at the beginning of the film "Rock Campus" The way of acting is very amusing. Yes, this is a comedy, but at the same time it is also a rock movie, but it shows a kind of rock spirit and passion for it in a less orthodox way.

Like Dewey Fein in the film, actor Jack Black is also an avid rock fan in real life, and he even has his own rock band. It is precisely because of this love for rock and roll that originated in real life that Jack Black was able to appropriately interpret Dewey’s passion and obsession. After being exaggerated by him in such a comedy film, he became The jokes and fun in our eyes.

The few successful rock bands are built on the basis of the struggle of a large number of underground bands, and it is those enthusiastic fans who have formed those many underground bands, who are eager to succeed and chase their dreams. Dewey Fein in the film is one of them, but in fact he was not successful. Maybe he doesn't have enough talent, and he is far away from his dream and may be further and further away, but the status of rock in his heart is indelible. When his roommate finally chose to be pragmatic and stay away from rock music, he still seemed like a lone fighter chasing his dreams alone. You can laugh at him for being obsessed, but this is Kuafu chasing the sun, Jingwei reclaiming the sea, and Yugong moving mountains.

Similarly, there are hardcore rock fans like Dewey Fein on the other side of the earth. I don't know if Zhang Yuan is not as famous as he is now, and his works are not as commercial as they are now. At that time, he recorded the survival mode and spiritual essence of Chinese underground rock in the crude film "Beijing Hybrid". "Beijing Bastard" now seems to have no utilitarian color. It has almost no early days like Chinese rock at the time, and the environment is a hundred times worse than Dewey Fein. It truly shows Cui Jian, Dou Wei, and Zang Tianshuo's almost dead end life at the time, and their persistent pursuit of rock and roll. When people now have the opportunity to see Cui Jian, Zang Tianshuo, and later Wang Feng, Zheng Jun, and Xu Wei floating above the water. How many people know their dedication to rock and roll and their long-lasting pain.

When I first encountered foreign music in 1991, at my cousin's house in Shanghai. I don't understand the lyrics, let alone what it means to me, but it does make my adrenaline go up. Such encounters are love at first sight. Since then, its existence has affected or changed some parts of my life, so subtle and not easy to detect. While the other children were still invading Hong Kong and Taiwan's Mi Mi Voice, I and a few friends kept our spiritual home alone, and could proudly despise those children.

We are so different and we have so different tastes. The sounds of the Beatles, Nirvana, Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and other bands give us infinite self-confidence. Rock and roll has such a magical fascination that makes us crazy and fascinated by it. In my hometown, this southern town does not have the fertile soil for rock and roll, and I am just a good boy who is addicted to rock and roll. Because of the environment or other reasons, I finally did not become a person like Dewey Fein who pursued rock and roll all his life. Maybe I will choose other, but rock is an indelible mark in my heart.

Rock has never been just a kind of music. As a true rock fan, you must know it. It is a spirit, a way of life, and a worldview. It may cover many, many, and is not limited to the form of music, at least I think so. Dewey Fein in the film "Rock Campus" taught children to say NO, learn to think about their own choices, stick to their own preferences, and show their talents. This is the real change that rock music brings to children bound by the conservative model. It is also what Jack Black, as a true rock music fan, gave to such a comedy movie with his performance.

In the world of popular music, every song is displayed by the singer, and the singer is the soul of the song music. In rock music, it is far from simple. The lead singer may not be the real soul of the band. Excellent rock songs come from his lyrics, composition, and interpretation methods, and its spiritual core. There was once a movie that was not very well-known and successful. It was the "Rock Star" starring Mark Wahlberg in "The Day of the Day" and Jennifer Aniston in "Friends". ".

Mark also plays an avid rock fan like Dewey Fein in the film. He is a loyal fan of the heavy metal band Iron Dragon. He even imitates the singing style of Iron Dragon in his band. In the end, he is the same as Dewey. Swept out by the band. However, he was much luckier than Dewey, and by chance he became the new lead singer of the Iron Dragon Band. He easily enjoyed the success of the band and the supreme honor, until one day he tried to create some works by himself, but was ridiculed by other members of the band. From that day on, he realized that he was actually just a sounder of the Iron Dragon Band and had no chance to become the soul of the band. When he finally woke up from his dream, he chose to leave. Even without his former reputation, he is willing to play and sing his own songs in a small club.

This is just the spirit of rock and roll, the meaning of rock and roll. Rock is not only singing, not just pronunciation, it is a cultural promotion of rebellion and self. When it breaks away from the spiritual essence, all that is left is empty singing, so it is not called rock and roll. The final departure of Mark in the film is also the best interpretation of the rock spirit.

The movie "Rock Star" is not deep, and the performance of the two actors is not outstanding, but it still touches some of the essence of rock, but because it is only clicked to the end, it is not too deep, so it is still superficial in the end. . But because of its only touch on the essence of rock and roll, I remember this unsuccessful movie.

Perhaps it is precisely because China has diehard rock musicians like Duke Wein that China now has its own rock and roll. Cui Jian is like the godfather of rock and roll in China, leading a group of colleagues to watch their ideals. The first time I watched "Beijing Bastard" through a video tape, the film is a messy piece of documentary form. What impressed me deeply is that Cui Jian and Zang Tianshuo are constantly living in life even if they fight, steal, and vent. Struggling in the middle, but still stick to the rock position unhappy. Looking at the rock bands that frequently appear on the screen now, I can't help but feel a lot of emotion. The rock musicians exposed on stage no longer yelled, they just sang folk songs in a different way.

When a friend brought back a photo with He Yong in the bar from Beijing, the angry youth of that year had already changed beyond recognition. Time has changed everything beyond our understanding. It seems that the three masters of Magic Rock, who were once glorious in the past, have now faded out of our vision in a low-key manner, either indifferent, or struggling, or with different styles.

Now I face rock and roll more of memories, and more of the names of the past pop up in my mind, just like the Beatles, that has retained the old but young voice.

The Beatles are a great legend in the history of rock and roll. It is a pity that I have never been in the same era as it, but this does not hinder my love for this legend. In the movie, we can learn some moving stories about them. The movie "The Beatles" is the unknown story about friendship, passion, and love behind their legend. The Beatles of the top five are not yet famous, but you can see their youth and frivolousness and passion for rock and roll. After all, Shi Jian does not belong to rock and roll, not to the Beatles, his departure only fulfilled the band's final success. The band slowly got better and better, and the future was bright. The four-person Beatles was better than the five-person Beatles. This is a great friendship behind a great legend, it has nothing to do with rock and roll and has nothing to do with love.

If "The Beatles" is to restore the original truth of the Beetle, then "Yellow Submarine" is an art animation that deified the Beetle and rock, full of pop style. The music and the picture perfectly blend, creating a fantasy space for imagination, a kind of simplest dream release, like facing the simplest emotion of rock and roll without distracting thoughts.

For rock and roll, it is more than just music. It needs a kind of passion, a sentiment, a kind of spirit, or a real memory. Without these how to express it, even though "Rock Campus" is just a comedy, Jack Black can still show the essence of rock because he has those things. And Cameron Crowe's ability to make "Almost Fame" vividly and vividly originated from a certain real experience deep in the memory of his teenager. In the film, the young William wanders between the traditional culture and the rebellious culture, witnessing the loss and struggle of the next generation in the heyday of rock and roll, but I can't help but envy the happy journey of the young William, and I also look for my own past in him. The shadow, deja vu, is eager to replace it.

How many years apart, across the entire Pacific Ocean, the huge cultural differences did not affect my love of this movie. People who don’t understand rock and roll will not like such a movie either, and cannot appreciate my love for it.

"Almost Fame" is a rock movie that I often take out to revisit, because it always has an implicit energy that makes me involuntarily excited in the process of watching the movie. Love rock also loves movies, and each movie uses pictures to continue the story of rock and roll. If it were not for a rock music fan, without that passion, there would be no such a movie. Cameron Crowe, as a generation affected by the influence of rock and roll, took that feeling to every music fan. Only music fans would like such a movie.

Although I just stayed in the rock world at the beginning, the influence that the far-away world brought to me was long-lasting, and it still influences some of my thoughts. When those passionate movies revive something in the soul, I am very grateful to the film people who are also music fans. I am a movie fan and a rock music fan, so it's so blessed to be able to love rock and roll while loving movies.

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  • Donnell 2021-10-20 19:02:45

    See also human-oriented educational film

  • Kelvin 2022-03-21 09:01:18

    Jack Black. . . very funny,

School of Rock quotes

  • Billy: You're gonna talk to me about style? You can't even dress yourself... look at that bow tie.

    Dewey Finn: Don't you be talkin' about my bow tie.

  • Dewey Finn: Give up, just quit, because in this life, you can't win. Yeah, you can try, but in the end you're just gonna lose, big time, because the world is run by the Man.

    Frankie: Who?

    Dewey Finn: The Man. Oh, you don't know the Man? He's everywhere. In the White House, down the hall... Ms. Mullins, she's the Man. And the Man ruined the ozone, and he's burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank! Okay? And there used to be a way to stick it to the Man, it was called rock 'n roll. But guess what? Oh no. The Man ruined that, too, with a little thing called MTV! So don't waste your time trying to make anything cool, or pure, or awesome, 'cause the Man is just gonna call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul. So do yourselves a favor and just GIVE UP!