When Dong Jiezheng was young

Domenick 2022-02-07 14:53:38


Last night, I watched "Happy Times" on the Internet, an old film by Zhang Yimou, from 2000. In the film, Zhao Benshan plays a retired worker, Lao Zhao, who strives to pursue happiness, but in the end he suffers a car accident and lies in a hospital bed. Dong Jie plays a blind woman, stubborn and strong, who wants to make money to heal her eyes.
Dong Jie in the film is so small, and even some are not fully developed. In 9 years, she completed the transition from girl to woman to mom. No matter what she looks like now, I still wish her and enjoy the "happy time" that belongs to her.
She is really pitiful in the film, blinded by a tumor in her brain, abandoned by her biological father, abused by her stepmother's family, until she met "Lao Zhao" and started her "happy time".
Who is Lao Zhao? A retired worker in his fifties, desperate for a company, meets a fat woman. In order to get married, he lied that he was the boss of the "Happy Time Hotel" and led the blind girl out of the house. In order not to disappoint the blind girl, I tried my best to coax her (I really don't want to use the word "cheating"), but I was finally seen through.
I wonder why Fu Biao is rarely mentioned in everyone's film reviews. He plays Xiao Fu, Lao Zhao's apprentice in the film, and he came up with the idea of ​​"Happy Time Cabin". A chubby little character, but very cute. At the end of the film, he reads Lao Zhao's letter to the blind girl aloud to the tape recorder, which is very touching. Now Brother Biao is far away from us, may he go well in the kingdom of heaven!
It goes without saying that Lao Zhao's performance in the film is simple and vivid. Dong Jie also acted very well, very delicate and touching. Seeing Dong Jie, I couldn't help thinking of another blind girl I met before, the daughter of my mother's colleague. He suffered from glaucoma when he was a child and became blind. Fortunately, he was not abandoned by his family and studied in a school for the blind. Although she is not as beautiful as Dong Jie, she is just as strong and cheerful. Congrats to her too!
Overall, this is a very warm and touching film, although it is not as famous as Director Zhang's other films.

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  • Rosemarie 2022-04-21 09:03:32

    The story seems to be more than enough but not enough, but fortunately the actors have shown the true feelings, even if the book is weak and the lineup is strong, it is interesting to watch. I always think that Dong Jie is the purest seeking girl. Even if she is a mother now, she is still the same. of cosmetics.

  • Torrey 2022-04-22 07:01:53

    Read the novel and the original script. There are many differences between movies and novels