Feng Xiaogang serving the people

Dewayne 2022-04-21 09:03:23

On the 30th anniversary, I read "Tangshan Earthquake" written by Qian Gang. At that time, this book was listed as the designated reading for general education in HK middle schools. The overall feeling, the first half of this book, is very supernatural, the earthquake precursors and the descriptions of some survivors at the time of the incident are very similar to the American blockbusters "The Core", "2012", "The Comet Hits the Earth", etc. The second half , Speaking of disaster relief, it is very complicated. Human nature is not as good as everyone imagines in disasters. Now I have fully understood that it is impossible to be kind when enjoying peace, let alone under any special circumstances. This book is Mr. Qian Gang's famous work. Considering the overall level of reportage and communication in the years when he wrote the book, you will know how special he is and how precious this book is. With the curiosity aroused by this film, students who have not seen it, come and see it.

In the countryside, everyone said that in that year, his old man passed away, and the sky collapsed. It can be seen that the aura of evil is strong to a certain extent, and when he dies, there will indeed be unusual natural disasters. One person goes to hell, and so many people are buried, which is sad to say.

The Tangshan Earthquake, like other natural disasters in China, was originally a natural disaster, but later turned into a man-made disaster. Beijing is busy fighting in the nest, so who cares about the life and death of the people of Limin.

I have a prejudice against this movie. First of all, if you go to the theater to see it, the Tangshan Earthquake has filled almost all the halls and all the screenings. This is called hooliganism, because one of the investors is China Film Group. Second, being a hooligan like this is still acting righteously. It is emphasized that everyone should be grateful, moved, and cry, haha, just because of my stubborn temper, if you ignore me, maybe I will really be moved. The more you are like this, the more I will bear it. Feng Xiaogang likes to be a hooligan, compared to Zhang Yimou's hooliganism. If you don't believe me, when he was filming "Party A and Party B", he desperately defended and said, don't talk to me about loftiness, morality, righteousness, and spiritual civilization construction. I'm just a poor commercial film director who wants to work hard to serve the people. , let everyone have a good time. The film passed, and he became famous because of it. Today, Feng Dao, who is well-established, is trying his best to stay in the mainstream. He is also a person. After more than 20 years, he holds a microphone and is just as strict as a spokesman for the Central Propaganda Department. When it comes to gratitude, if you can't see the emotion, you just see the fault and like to pick the fault.

This is the director faced by the ill-fated Chinese audience - almost all of them hooligans. I admire the director who is really awesome. No matter whether the audience understands it or not, he has a high domineering domineering, or, no matter whether everyone praises or praises, he carefully caters to the audience.

Feng Xiaogang compared himself with Spielberg's "Schindler's List", forget it, we don't deserve it.

Although there are prejudices, the look and feel of this movie is still very good, at least the dialogue is quite human, like Chen Daoming's Uncle Wang said: If you don't pass the test, we won't go there. Many people can't go to college if they don't go to university. Don't you have a lot of waste in the university if you make a contribution and make a career? As soon as the words came out, the movie theater burst into laughter. Also, after Yang Lixin's old man like Yuan Ni failed to show his love, she sent him out, and the two of them had a conversation as follows:
He: Let's live with me
She: It's impossible
He: It's the same as before
her: It's not possible anymore

This conversation is so powerful. From life and higher than life.
Judging from these details, you will think that this is a love movie. Yuan Ni's love for her ex-husband is very deep and cannot be recovered for more than 30 years. Maybe in another 30 years, maybe her whole life, it is still long and far away and cannot be cut off---I think Want to see, who can recover from losing a lover in such a way at the sweetest and most happy moment? Uncle Wang's revolutionary love, under the discipline and party spirit, is buried deep in his heart - so handsome and powerful The old man does not want to marry again. Many people say that Chen Daoming's performance is not good, but this is one of my favorite roles he plays - if there are more enlightened people like this in our party and our army, I am afraid that China will not be like this.

These older generation are demonstrating their love, one is under extraordinary circumstances, the other is under normal circumstances.

There were indeed a lot of crying points. At the beginning, a mother had a dilemma. When Fang Deng heard his mother say: When saving his younger brother, the trauma of the young heart was indeed difficult to heal for a lifetime. Later, the grandmother and aunt of the child came to snatch custody, and the farewell on the country road was really touching and unbearable to watch. In general, the setting and handling of crying points are quite good, and there is no rough and deliberate sensationalism. So, if it wasn't for Feng Dao's persecution before, maybe I would really cry.
In fact, with a sad and complicated mood, I softened a bit and returned to normal.

In the end, I think this kind of movie has received so much support and sponsorship from the society, and Director Feng couldn't help but plant so many advertisements (especially BMW advertisements and China Life Insurance, the dialogue of China Life Insurance is completely superfluous. . . ) It really means that I want to be a bitch again and I want to build a torii. So much so that everyone's good mood was destroyed by a bottle of Jiannanchun with a huge LOGO and one after another with different models of valiant BMWs.

The pain caused by this kind of natural disaster is beyond the normal human emotional range. Those lucky and unfortunate people may walk into a new cycle with some injuries and some debts throughout their lives.

May the living be strong and the dead rest in peace.

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Extended Reading
  • Federico 2022-04-22 07:01:50

    People are helpless in the face of disaster. This film successfully moved me, especially when the mother and child were separated.

  • Katelyn 2022-03-19 09:01:09

    Every time Chen Daoming appears, I admire like a nympho...

Aftershock quotes

  • Fang Da: The 1976 earthquake destroyed my mom's entire life. Her heart... was shattered like debris. Do you know what my mom often says?

    Volunteer of Tangshan rescue team at 2008 Sichuan earthquake: What?

    Fang Da: Only after you've lost something, then do you truly know what loss is. The houses that fell had been rebuilt. But the house in my mom's heart was never put together again. 32 years have passed, yet the old lady continues passing the days guarding the ruins of her heart.

  • Li Yuanni: I've endured great grief, surely I can also bear with great happiness. Where does your sister-in-law live?

    Xiao He: Canada.

    Li Yuanni: [sighs] She has been hiding so far away from me.