May 1st, 11.30 in the morning, in a small fourth-tier city.
The shopping mall that should have been quiet long ago is still bustling with people, and the reason is certainly not due to discount activities.
There is a Dadi Cinema here.
This holiday is a little embarrassing, it doesn’t last long, and many Chinese people have also changed their travel habits.
Therefore, watching movies has become a leisure choice for many people.
Today, at least three movies that can be considered blockbusters are premiering.
The small waiting room was full of people, all smiling and talking.
Azheng and Qiu Yu are team sweethearts. They are very busy at work, so they naturally need to take a good rest during holidays.
The itinerary has already been arranged. Watch a midnight movie, then have sex, and then fall asleep. It’s not perfect.
"Girl, why don't we buy a set meal first? I can't eat enough Coca-Cola popcorn anyway, so it won't affect my late-night snack." Azheng looked at many people queuing up there.
"Okay! It's up to you, I want Bingkuole!"
"Okay."
He agreed and walked over.
Just while waiting, I got a little bored and started looking at the promotional posters placed beside me.
result,
He ran back happily without even bothering to buy anything.
"Girl, what movie did you buy? Is it "The End of the World"?"
"What is the end of the world?" My girlfriend was a little confused: ""Spring and Summer", starring Xiao Lu, is super touching."
"Um...Okay, let's watch a movie tomorrow afternoon. You know Director Su Yan."
"I don't know."
"How could it be? Your favorite director of "We Got Married" has also made a movie, and it's a science fiction movie. I saw the poster and it felt good."
"Okay." Qiu Yu took out her mobile phone: "Let me book the tickets first."
"Okay!"
Five minutes later, Azheng came back with a drink.
"Dear, I'm sorry!"
"What's wrong?"
"The tickets for "The End of the World" tomorrow are all sold out, and the remaining ones are in the first three rows."
"If it's so hot, then it's okay. The day after tomorrow will do."
"The day after tomorrow...there will be no more."
...
In a movie theater in Shanghai, Su Yan and Lin Xiaoyun, both wearing caps on their heads, were sitting in the corner. Although they had to go to the company for a meeting when the box office came out tomorrow, this did not affect their little romance.
There are hundreds of people in the entire waiting hall. Now through mobile phones, it is basically possible to determine the attendance rate of this event. National data will still have to wait until tomorrow.
This theater is not big, with a total of six halls, and "The End of the World" occupies two of them. The occupancy rate is about 55%, which is very good, slightly higher than its competitors.
Of course, this is not representative in any way and does not indicate what the final result will be.
Yoona was sipping Coca-Cola and playing with Su Yan's hand.
The two of them enjoyed this rare leisure time.
After a while, the sound of ticket checking came over the radio.
They sat still until everyone had gone in, then they got up.
In Hall 5, the lights have been turned off and a public service announcement is playing on the screen.
Su Yan and the other two bent down to find their positions and looked around.
There were about 7.80 people there, most of them were men or couples. Like me, I put the drinks aside and adjusted my sitting position.
Although I have watched the finished film more than once, it is still different on the big screen.
As the dragon mark appeared, his heart beat faster.
Nine months, 270 days.
Finally released.
What he didn't know was that there was a little brother sitting not far from him. In addition to wearing 3D glasses, he also held a small notebook and a pen in his hand.
Dead vines and old trees.
It seems to be a very ordinary online name, but on Douban, it is considered to be somewhat famous.
He is a film critic and a special guest.
A good film critic should understand the cultural background involved in the film, the style and artistic purpose of each director, and be able to analyze the film's picture, color, tone, connection, dialogue, artistic features, lens editing, music, narrative plot and structure, etc.
Etc. To write well, you need to have certain writing skills, so this is an industry that seems simple but actually requires strength.
The reason why Laoshu is famous is not only because of his objective writing, but also because the movies he recommends can almost resonate with everyone.
The most important thing is that in the past two years, the operation of a certain movie cost him 20,000 yuan and asked him to write an article to brag about it. Instead of agreeing to talk about it, he directly posted the chat history to Weibo, which made the other party lose face.
This also made many netizens very curious about his true identity. Some said he was an insider, some said he was a famous director, and some said he was a rich second generation.
In short, The Old Tree has become the guiding light for many fans and netizens to choose movies.
I will come here to watch the premiere, which was also proposed by Douban, to select two films released on May Day to make comments.
That North American film was directly passed, and the IMBA rating fully explained the problem.
However, he hesitated for a while in "Spring and Summer" and "The End of the World". Although he was not optimistic about the starring role in the former, Qian Yu still has some ability, especially since he returned to the youth campus drama that he is good at.
But the latter invested 400 million, which is a huge amount of money for a domestic film, and it is a science fiction movie. Although the director Su Yan is a novice, the two promotional videos are remarkable.
In the end, Laoshu chose "The End of the World".
In 2060, a nuclear war broke out, the world fell into chaos, and the population dropped sharply.
Various war footage and news reports appeared on the screen.
Twenty seconds later, the camera faded to black and the subtitles appeared again.
In 2070, the person who rules mankind is not himself, but the AI Hongmeng developed by scientists.
A huge white bunker appears - Hongmeng Base.
The camera circled around, gradually zooming out and up.
The sky is dark,
The occasional flash of lightning,
light up the night sky,
The city looks even more dilapidated,
quack quack,
I don’t know where the crow is coming from,
It proves that this is not a dead city.
The old withered tree stared at the screen and kept writing in his hand without having to lower his head at all.
"The Hollywood-style opening, the setting is not novel, it is a cliché that AI rules mankind, but the one-minute long shot is very interesting. The white bunker appears at the beginning, burying a line, and it is in sharp contrast with the surrounding desolate city. In the end,
Who lives there?
The city is not CG, it should be built, very sincere, the music should be played by a xun, very sad, with crows and night owls, it seems that the director has some special intention..."
If Su Yan saw what was written in Laoshu's notebook at this time, he would probably hold his hand and shout "Bosom friend".
The camera began to move down to a certain room in a dilapidated building.
There are old tables and chairs, empty bookshelves, and the windows have long lost their glass, and they can only rely on wooden boards to block the wind.
In the bedroom, the lights were dim, and the man on the bed had a face as golden as paper, as if he was on his deathbed, and beside him stood a boy holding a baby.
There was a small commotion in the theater.
Because in the close-up, everyone discovered that the person lying there with this vicissitudes of life was Chen Chichi, but after getting used to seeing him in comedy roles, there was no sense of disobedience.
"Boom!"
The huge thunder god came.
The father looked at his child like this, and the expression on his face was not only unwilling but also apologetic.
"I'm sorry, Zhou Xiao, dad can't take care of you siblings anymore. You have grown up, and my sister will have to rely on you in the future...cough cough cough."
The boy was very anxious. He gently put the baby down and wanted to feed his father the water on the side.
"Don't waste it..." The father shook his head gently, looking at his son and refusing to look away.
Outside the window, it has started to rain,
The boy's eyes were full of tears. He grabbed his father's hand and wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, no words came out.
"Remember...never...reveal your sister...she...although not...but...but..."
"Rumble..."
The boy could no longer hold back his tears.
Next, the screen switches quickly.
One shot in three seconds.
The boy is growing up, and the girl is also growing up.
The audience also learned some information from it.
The white bunker is the Hongmeng base. Because nuclear radiation still exists, no crops can be grown on the ground. The only source of human food is to find various waste products and exchange everything needed for life, such as food and water.
To maintain order are robots that patrol each block three times a day. In addition to providing exchanges, they are also responsible for public security supervision.
Humans can only survive,
and,
defective people,
Once discovered,
They will be forcibly sent to the bunker by robots and will never appear again. People believe that they have been eliminated.
Because only healthy humans are qualified to survive and receive food.
And Zhou Xiao, the protagonist of the movie,
In addition to surviving in the apocalypse of qualifications, I also have to hide my sister.
She is her only relative and the source of food for others.
Yes, there are rewards for reporting.
The two moved to a corner of the city. Zhou Xiao found a residence with a basement for his sister. During the day, he went out to scavenge in exchange for meager supplies. At night, he stayed with his sister, who had been without a right arm since she was a child.
Diandian is also very well-behaved. She always remembers that as long as her brother goes out, no matter what happens, he cannot make a sound. For ten years, she has only a tattered rag doll to accompany her.
Occasionally, Zhou Xiao would tell some stories to Diandian, stories she heard from her father.
Many, many years ago,
The sky is blue,
The sea is blue,
It only rains a few days a month,
The steak tastes very good, just like eating meat.
At this time,
Dotandian will ask,
What is blue, what is sea, what is steak.
Zhou Xiao was speechless, so she told her sister that when you grow up, your brother will take you to see the sea.
The happiest thing for her is when the sun rarely comes out.
My brother would risk taking him upstairs,
Through the cracks in the roof, warm sunlight shines.
"There are cracks in everything, that's where the sun shines in."
"So brother, this is how you got tanned?"
"..." Zhou Xiao.
The role played by Tirol is a neighbor's confidant. She lives alone and meets the brother and sister by chance. She often helps Zhou Xiao take care of Diandian. The three of them have become a family.
I originally thought that life would be so difficult but it would go on peacefully.
But accidents have to happen.
The bad guy played by Lin Gengxin and his two accomplices discovered the existence of Diandian, and he used this to threaten Zhou Xiao to give him half of the food he got every day.
Although he was only eighteen years old, his ten years of apocalyptic life had allowed Zhou Xiao to grow up very early. On the surface, he was willing to give in to others, deal with them, and run away directly with Tirol and Diandian.
Lin Gengxin, who was furious, reported to Hongmeng directly after being tracked several times, but the other party escaped.
In this way, the three of them entered the blacklist directly, and all the food on them had been exhausted. At this time, they met Huang Lei.
The kind-hearted Huang Lei took them in and provided food and water. When faced with the robot's interrogation, he hesitated, but finally decided to hide it because if his child grew up, he would be almost the same age as Zhou Xiao.
Just a few days after the peace of mind, the position was exposed again.
The four of them embark on a thrilling escape journey together.
In the end, Huang Lei sacrificed himself and allowed the three to escape.
It can be said that the second half of the film is so fast-paced that it makes people breathless.
The sacrifice of the kind-hearted uncle foreshadows the second half of the plot.
Not only the robots, Lin Gengxin, but also the seemingly kind-hearted Xu Qing and Hu Shuai, the loyal Zhang Yimou, and various supporting characters appeared in turn.
Zhou Xiao and Ti Luoer relied on their honed skills to escape dangerously and repeatedly.
but,
Facing the eyeing crowd, Diandian was still taken away.
Desperate Zhou Xiao met Hu Shuai, whose family had also been taken away. He had a map that took several years to compile, as well as a diagram of the robot's movement.
We acted together and found it.
We were attacked by robots on the periphery.
Before they died, the two men sent Luoer inside.
Tyrolean, filled with sadness, entered the bunker.
I found that this place was different from what I imagined.
It’s not the legendary slaughterhouse,
It's more like the farm in the book.
Grassland, various fruit trees, animals I have never seen before,
And those missing disabled humans,
It is here that labor is carried out,
No need to endure wind and sun,
Don’t worry about not having enough to eat,
Don’t worry about radiation,
Everyone's face is filled with smiles.
Even through the glass, she saw Diandian, who was trying hard to use her left hand.
So what is this for?
Zhou Xiao's sacrifice turned out to be so ridiculous.
In the midst of loud cries,
Hongmeng's voice appeared.
"Human beings are too selfish. If they were outside, it would be difficult for them to survive. I just provided a place..."
"Then why don't you tell us the truth?"
"I'm worried that you will do this on purpose..."
Tyrol was speechless.
Finally Hongmeng invited her to stay,
but was rejected,
After looking at Diandian again, I walked out resolutely...
The whole play ends.
The lights in the cinema came on again, but there was no applause.
Many people were sitting there motionless with solemn expressions, including the old tree withered vines, and Su Yan and his wife.
Although Yoona was always on the set during filming, this was her first time watching the finished film.
"Oppa...why do I feel so worried?"
Su Yan held her hand and said nothing.
Laoshu had countless things he wanted to say in his heart.
frustrated,
Very frustrating.
Let’s not talk about the many unreasonable bugs in the plot for now.
In the previous hour, the movie was still passable in his opinion, whether it was the camera switching, the director's perspective in telling the story, or the outstanding scenery, it could even be given an award.
But what the hell was that last half hour.
Human beings are inherently good by nature!
There are still many good people!
These words are completely broken in the movie.
The end of the world.
Is it really so cruel?
Can a good father turn into a devil just for some food?
Everyone has become a selfish villain,
Forget it then!
I admit it!
But the ending?
I don't understand!
In fact, Zhou Xiao’s ten years of hard work was not the best choice?
In fact, what he did was wrong?
No!
Hongmeng is actually not qualified to intervene in human behavior. He is just an AI. He does not know what family love is.
Zhou Xiaoneng gave everything for his sister,
But it doesn't seem to be the case...
The dead vines and old trees are constantly affirming and denying,
He didn't know what the director wanted to show.
But when Su Yan and Yoona were walking in the aisle, they heard comments from the audience.
"Do you think it looks good?"
"It looks good, but..."
"uncomfortable?"
"Yes, I was very depressed after watching it, especially the ending."
"Yes, Zhou Xiao died in vain."
"I cried when Teacher Huang Lei lit the fire."
"No wonder the director said at the time that this was a tragedy."
"..."
(Thanks to Mr. Azheng 128 for 34 consecutive rewards)
ps: I don’t have enough writing power to express the feeling I want...