Love obviously has no afterlife. If you miss it personally, you have missed it and cannot make up for it.
However, if we widen the scope and include it in ethnic groups, love can have an afterlife. It may not happen to Xiaoyu and the monk, but can happen to other people.
The film does not explicitly state this point, and many viewers may think it is a purely tragic film, but Jiang Wen can have more thoughts outside of the plot.
From the beginning, the reason why Xiaoyu's friends only visit her once a week has been explained.
Because Xiaoyu is not interested in men, but her friend got married early and has a family to take care of.
During the chat between Xiaoyu and her friend, the camera specially showed a close-up of the wedding photo sent by her friend, which showed people wearing different ethnic costumes. In other words, such tragedies no longer happen. In the previous life,
It also passed away with the previous life.
What Jiang Wen saw was the theatrical version, and the film had ended here. The camera pointed at the rising sun, zooming closer and closer until the screen was completely white and subtitles began to appear.
If it was Yu Feihong's director's cut version, there would be a stream of consciousness scene at the end. That is, Xiaoyu was galloping on the grassland on horseback. She spotted the monk, stopped and pulled the monk onto the horse, and the two disappeared from the screen.
To the ends of the earth.
This kind of stream-of-consciousness shot is more appealing to people in the industry, because you know what you are expressing, and it is also a place for actors to show off.
Someone may ask:
The monk was already dead, so why did he meet Xiaoyu riding a horse again?
In fact, these two are the incarnations of their respective ethnic groups, which is an imaginary expression. The two ethnic groups can now intermarry and fall in love freely. Because in the movie, at the beginning, the monk robbed Xiaoyu from the previous life, so at the end it was the other way around.
shoot.
In the last scene of "The Proposal", Takeshi Kaneshiro had a scene that lasted for several minutes. At that time, a lot of money was spent on muscle special effects costumes, but the director was ruthless and cut out no trace of it.
It’s not because it shouldn’t have been filmed, nor is it because Takeshi Kaneshiro acted well, it’s just because it ruined the rhythm of the story.
The aesthetic level of the audiences who come to the cinema is quite different. They may not have noticed the azaleas mentioned above, the well-designed lines and dialogues, etc., but they simply felt a love story that seemed to be tragic for some unknown reason.
What ethnic group, the changes of the times, the hope at the end of the film, all of which were not noticed.
If you give him a stream-of-consciousness ending, they'll think, "Huh?" Is the movie buggy?
The same goes for "Tower of Babel", the representative work of the chairman of the Tokyo Film Festival jury. It tells the story of the inability of people to understand each other. God tried to build a Tower of Babel to go to heaven. However, God made people speak different languages and live in different places.
race.
Even if individuals are working hard, the reality is like a chasm.
This foreigner also gave a hopeful ending at the end, and it was much more straightforward than Yu Feihong's.
It means that the heroine takes off her clothes and is honest with her physically and mentally - East Asian culture cannot do this, it must be reserved.
The theater lights were turned on, and many people were already in tears. The lovers cherished each other even more after watching the sadistic film, and now they hugged each other for comfort.
Jiang Wen shook his legs, his whole back was sore from being straightened for an unexpectedly long time, but he still insisted on standing up and facing Fang Yi.
Because what he saw was not just a little bit of love, but also a deeper meaning to be expressed. Of course, this film was far from convincing, but it was worthy of his applause.
As a Chinese Valentine's Day romance film, it is rare to have a concept other than love.
The people in the front row followed suit reflexively, like a chain reaction, and the applause immediately spread throughout the auditorium. This process sounds slow, but in fact it only took less than ten seconds.
Under such applause, the main creators had to go on stage in advance. Yu Feihong was quite nervous. Someone brought her a bouquet of flowers. The host asked Yu Feihong to give a speech. As a result, Yu Feihong swallowed a few times and asked Fang Yi to speak.
Fang Yi took the microphone: "I hope that all lovers in the world will eventually get married and not wait for the next life."
Those words were very flattering, and the applause from the audience was even louder.
"Also, a good movie must be supported by reality. If possible, you can share it with your friends..."
Many people below responded to his words, and one could vaguely hear the affirmation. Fang Yi nodded, seeing that Yu Feihong was in better condition, and returned the microphone to her.
Yu took it and said: "Ten years ago..."
She shared her lengthy ten-year filming journey. Previously, the media was unwilling to hear it, but now many people are remembering it.
While Yu Feihong was talking, all the leading actors received flowers. I don't know if they really have fans or it was arranged by the theater.
Finally, there is the co-production session. Every once in a while, Xingmei Cinema will update its movie wall. There are many photos of movie casts on it. Some people were at the peak of their debut and soon fell into decline; some are now famous, such as Fang Yi
They put pictures of themselves up there to test.
"Fang Yi?"
Liu Tianxian buried his whole head into the flowers to smell them, then raised his head and said only one word, "Smells fragrant!"
Fang Yi was amused and felt that she was beginning to look younger for no reason.
When Liu Tianxian saw Fang Yi's smile, he didn't know what was wrong with him. He suddenly knelt down on one knee and offered the flower to Fang Yi. Fang Yi was startled and subconsciously took it.
Then Jiao Enjun and others who reacted quickly brought flowers to Fang Yi until he could no longer hold them.
The storm was over.
That night, in addition to Xingmei, I also had to go to another theater to promote it - a road show is probably like this. It is a must-go in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and you can go to more than one place in a city.
In the first few years of the new century, it is not an exaggeration to say that the four major cities contributed half of the box office.
If the film sells particularly well or is quite attractive in certain regions, such as Hong Kong films in Guangdong Province, the crew will choose several economically developed cities to promote the film.
The theater has another lane for the crew to avoid being blocked by fans. This lane is relatively deserted, with only theater staff.
Liu Tianxian followed Fang Yi and grabbed the corner of his clothes, causing Fang Yi to turn around and point at her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Look."
"There's not enough light to see clearly."
Fang Yi didn't see clearly until he got into the business car. Liu Tianxian squeezed in excitedly before he closed the door. When he entered, he found that they were all people from Fang Yi's team. She felt more comfortable with Fang Yi. Now that she saw
I feel embarrassed to meet strangers.
So he didn't say anything and just pointed at his eyes.
Fang Yi mouthed: "Are you crying?"
Liu nodded quickly as if he was pounding garlic.
While nodding, her tears were shed, and she scratched them with her fingertips in dismay.
"Is the movie so sad? Don't you know the plot?"
Liu Tianxian shook his head again and poked him with one finger, "You, because of you."