At the beginning of the film, the director’s approach to the dialogue between the gods is refreshing, and the method is a bit of Chinese shadow puppetry, but the effect is three birds with one stone. First of all, the characterization of the gods and the setting of the scene are omitted, and again, it is lively and interesting. , To guide the audience to continue watching, and the most important thing is to unfold the plot in the form of memories. This is also the narrative technique that many Hollywood movies are good at, such as Milos Forman's "Mozart", James Cameron's "Titan" Nick, and Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Fathers." Because listening to an old man telling a story is something that we can easily accept, just like listening to bedtime stories when lying in the arms of parents in a child is worth looking forward to.
The following story began to chronologically narrate the story that happened to George Bailey. The bravery and integrity of childhood, the youthfulness of youth, and the persistence of family responsibilities to fatherhood in adulthood, have been shaping all the beautiful qualities of this American man all the time. He sacrificed his left ear for his younger brother, gave up his studies for his father, and gave up the great dream he had when he was young for the people in the small town: traveling the world and doing a big job. In the end, he still hadn't stepped out of this small town, still only had a salary of 45 dollars a month, but he had a happy family, a beautiful and virtuous wife, and the respect of the residents of the town, except for the one who had been fighting with him. Relatively stingy capitalists.
The end of the film is expected, but there are also unexpected places. Under the leadership of angels, George Bailey finally discovered that he is so meaningful in this world. Although he is not a successful person with a wealth of money in the world, his "flat life" makes other people's lives happier. This is the most touching scene that George Bailey, who was on the verge of bankruptcy, never expected, and in the end, the residents of the town rushed to donate to him. At this time, the "failed life" and the noble personality formed a strong The contrast also produced a huge dramatic tension.
At this point, I suddenly thought of the words of Mr. Mei Yiqi, the old president of Tsinghua University: "I only hope that everyone will have the courage to be the most ordinary person, not to pursue vigorous vigor..." But now the famous saying about Mei is the most popular. The admiration is the phrase: "The so-called university is not a building, but a master." However, it seems that few people believe in these two sentences these days. The image of George Bailey can hardly be called a success in our real life. Few people regard it as the goal of life struggle, but his great quality on the screen is indeed admirable. This seemingly contradictory phenomenon Existence is also normal, because the benchmarks of success in the material world and the image world are completely different: the former is money, and the latter is morality.
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