The performance of "Harmony" has made the entire film and television industry pay more and more attention to the IPs of old movies in the past.
After all, although a movie like "Harmony" is not bad, it is difficult to achieve such results without the blessing of emotions. Even if this person is Li Yi, it is undeniable that without the blessing of "The Gift of Room No. 7"
"Blessed by the sentiments of "The Movie," this movie is, at best, just a low-budget feature film.
It is quite difficult for a movie like this to achieve high box office.
After all, unlike many movies that can resonate with a wider range of people, although "Harmony" is about family love and friendship, the protagonists in the film are criminal prisoners. What is even more exaggerated is that they are all murderers.
commit.
Therefore, the reputation of "Harmony" is not as high as that of "The Gift of Room No. 7". Although it is still more than 8 points, for some people, no matter what the reason is, these people have always committed a crime.
.
Unlike the male protagonist in "The Gift of Room 7", he was wrongly accused, and the other prisoners in it were not murderers.
There is a big difference between murderers and other crimes.
It cannot be said that there is no sympathy, but different people have different views on this kind of special group of people.
"It's quite disappointing. Although I read the mother-son version of "The Gift from Room 7", the emotions in it are indeed very touching, but I still can't accept that a group of murderers openly walked out of the prison to perform. I always felt that it was a bit of a show, no matter what
Is there any reason why killing someone is always a terrible thing?"
"You can't say that, right? You want to say that the old lady killed her cheating husband and mistress in a fit of rage. It was indeed terrible. But Yumei accidentally killed her because she resisted her stepfather's sexual intercourse. Zhenhui was pregnant at the time, and her husband
He actually punched, kicked, and even used a stick on her. If she didn't resist, could she let him kill her child?"
"No matter what, I always feel that there are too many coincidences in the movie!"
"Director Dog, the movie is very good. Don't make this type of movie again!"
"Harmony" was obviously more controversial than the original "The Gift of Room 7".
In fact, this is also a celebrity filter. When "The Gift from Room No. 7" was produced, Li Yi was just a street director, and he faced many problems. Not many people knew about him. In addition, "The Gift from Room No. 7"
It was originally released under the name of a domestic horror film, so people's expectations for this film were very, very low, but "Harmony" is different.
This movie does not talk about Li Yi's current identity and status, but just says that the movie itself is a mother-child version of "The Gift of Room No. 7", which naturally raises many fans' expectations for this movie, so I asked
Naturally higher.
It's like, if you usually score 50 or 60 points on the test, you have no sense of existence. Suddenly, you can score 80 points, which is enough to satisfy your parents. However, if you usually test 98 or 99 points, you suddenly score 90 points.
points, that naturally leaves people unsatisfied.
This is the case with "Harmony". In terms of rigor, this movie is indeed not as rigorous as "The Gift of Room No. 7". Of course, to put it bluntly, neither of these two movies is actually realistic, and both have a bit of a fairy tale feel.
After all, these all serve the plot of the movie.
Do prison guards like Prison Guard Kong who treat prisoners like sisters really exist?
Maybe it exists, but it's obviously rare.
Similarly, many people complain about the prison environment, which is better than the conditions in their own dormitories.
However, some netizens soon said that it was not that the movie was too fake, but that many netizens were too ignorant.
At the same time, he also posted many photos of Lo Wu Correctional Institution on Hong Kong Island.
"I am very ignorant, so let me show you the real Lo Wu Correctional Institution on Hong Kong Island!"
In the photo, the facilities and environment inside the Lo Wu Correctional Institution are even more exaggerated than those shown in the movie.
"As the largest women's prison on Hong Kong Island, it is considered that some female prisoners may be pregnant when they are imprisoned and give birth in prison; or their young children have no one to take care of them in the society and are ordered by the court to be sent to prison to be cared for by incarcerated mothers. Luo Wu
For the first time, the Correctional Institution has opened two nurseries in the hospital of the Hong Kong Island Prison, providing a total of 20 beds for prisoners and children under the age of 3. It also has a parent-child center to provide space for prisoners to get along with their children.
Hour.
It is understood that there are currently 12 pairs of mothers and children staying in the nursery at Lo Wu Correctional Institution and using the parent-child center. "All expenses for the nursery, including milk powder and diapers, will be borne by the government. Female inmates who need to take care of their children will be borne by the government."
, according to the law, you are not required to participate in prison work, and you can stay in a prison hospital with better conditions. "The brightly decorated parent-child center has toys, books, slides, and pictures, just like an ordinary kindergarten."
Such a post with pictures and truth immediately made many netizens shout, "F*ck!"
This is also true!
The external department of the Lo Wu Correctional Institution has also cooperated and sent out a large number of photos of the environment inside the correctional institution, which further proves these claims.
According to the official spokesperson of the Lo Wu Correctional Institution: "Everyone has a conscience, and prisoners may have buried their good thoughts in a single thought. If you treat others with sincerity and kindness, even prisoners will find it difficult to resist kindness."
Although this makes many netizens find it difficult to accept, why can prisoners enjoy such good treatment after committing crimes?
But after all, there are big differences between Hong Kong Island and the mainland.
However, the movie "Harmony" is very popular among female audiences.
The famous female writer Bao Qing specially cheered for "Harmony" in her personal column.
"Many of the films directed by Li Yi have always given me the impression that they are delicate, soft and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. His works can always touch the hearts of every audience inadvertently.
That year's "The Gift of Room No. 7", "Mom Love Me Again", "The Story of Hachiko", etc., all made us aware of this director named Li Yi.
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Some very common techniques. This time "Harmony" is no exception.
The content of the film is often stated in the most unpretentious language, almost truly restoring their living conditions, like an old friend who has not seen us for a long time calmly narrating a life scene she has seen to us, meticulously and eloquently.
"Harmony" is such a movie. It uses the women's prison as the entry point, and uses the protagonist Zhenhui and her son Xiaoyu's continuous separation of family ties as clues to present the joys, sorrows, joys and deep friendship of a group of murderers.
This movie is called the mother-son version of "The Gift of Room No. 7", which makes sense, but what I want to say is that this movie is just a bit similar to "The Gift of Room No. 7" and "The Gift of Room No. 7".
"The Gift" shows us the sadness and emotions of a low-level person like a mentally retarded father.
And "Harmony" shows us female criminals, this special group.
Our society must treat this special group with colored glasses, and I am no exception. This is also a normal thing. If you commit a crime, you are a guilty person. Even if you atone for your sin, some things have happened.
It happened, and that's understandable.
But for this special group, they are still human beings, women, mothers, and daughters!
The film is somewhat similar to "The Gift from Room No. 7" in that the heroine also faces the sadness of being separated from her son Xiaoyu, who was born in prison. After Xiaoyu reaches 18 months old, he must be given to relatives or adopted by others.
.So within the period of 18 months, Zhenhui tried her best to protect Xiaoyu and care for Xiaoyu. She was eager to hug him every minute and every second, because she knew in her heart that this was the only thing she could give Xiaoyu.
Much, she can only be a mother for eighteen months and only have maternal love for eighteen months.
I saw some netizens saying before that if you can't give him so much, then why give birth to him?
I personally cannot agree with such an argument. I can only say that you don’t understand a mother’s heart at all!
In "The Gift from Room No. 7", children are used to influence the prisoners. Similarly, in "Harmony", Xiaoyu is an angel who brings warmth and peace to every poor woman who has committed a crime.
Joy purifies their hearts.
During a condolence performance, Zhenhui came up with the idea of organizing a choir, and the process was quite twists and turns. Not only was she tone-deaf, but the staff was not available, she was also opposed and obstructed by the female police officer. In order to get out.
Zhenhui still did not give up the opportunity to perform. She persuaded an old lady who was a university music professor to be the general conductor, and persuaded Yumei, who was locked in her heart and refused to put down her armor, to be the soprano lead singer. She also got many other inmates.
full support.
In the process of getting along, each of the sharp and thorny women became softer, letting go of each other's guard and baggage, and music became their common strength and comfort. It seemed that only music could make up for their inner pain. They are
A group of women who were forced by their own situation to rise up and resist, and had to compromise, were abandoned by the world in such an iron cage, with no other rights except to live and work.
However, the suffering these cruel realities brought to them did not destroy their inner kindness and remaining hope. They still maintained their only human rights and dignity, and carefully created happiness.
The climax of the story should be the "suspected theft" incident during the choir's last performance.
In the narrow corridor, the female prisoners were asked to stand in a row and stick to the wall to undergo naked inspection. If they resisted a little, they were punched and kicked, and they almost lost the opportunity to perform. It can be imagined that they have suffered in their daily lives.
What kind of treatment and grievances.
In this section, I noticed a detail. When I met the security personnel of the venue in the corridor, the female prisoners in the choir immediately turned around and faced the wall in a uniform manner, and the female police officers also lowered their heads.
Standing humbly, the row of male security personnel walked through the aisle with expressionless faces, in stark contrast to the female prisoners standing facing the wall.
Isn't this stark contrast a true portrayal of this society? The humble status of women in a patriarchal society and the insignificance of vulnerable groups under powerful forces, without exception, nakedly expose the dark corners of this society, and this phenomenon is in reality
It continues to exist, and many people are sparing no effort to resist, holding the balance between the strong and the weak, so that social relations will not be seriously unbalanced.
Many people say that the prison shown in the movie is very beautiful, but they ignore that the various atmospheres at the beginning of the movie highlight the various dark forces that exist in the prison. With a little description, it is very real and appropriate.
Prison is never beautiful. People who really think prison is beautiful forget that what they have lost is the most precious thing, freedom!
As the only child in the prison, Xiaoyu's birth brought vitality and hope to this lifeless prison.
Even though they have committed various crimes, they will try their best to present their best to their children. In this dark place, they still prepare gifts for their children's first birthday. They avoid all kinds of bad things and want to stay in this cage.
Create a good educational environment for children. I think the director may hope to show that although these people are prisoners, they are also women and have a natural maternal nature.
The prison is full of ex-criminals, and they all have their own gangsterism and bad habits, but they still take care of each other like a family. The eldest grandma gives everyone a mother's intimacy, making up for the lack of family affection here.
.Actually, I think if I were in that situation, I would be as desperate as Yumi: "You are going to die in the end anyway, why can't you just wait for death quietly, and you have to suffer to death!"
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I work hard and often give up when encountering difficulties, but I never think about what it will be like to face it head-on.
What moved me very much was that after Xiaoyu was adopted, his adoptive mother could consider the heroine's feelings as a mother, still bring the child to see his sentenced mother's performance, and continue the heroine's record of the child's growth.
Presented to the heroine, let the child hug and kiss this mother whom she has not seen for four years. Of course, it does make people feel a little warm here. Perhaps this is the beauty of humanity that the movie hopes to show us. After all, we usually see more
What's more, adoptive mothers are usually eager to cut off all contact with their biological mothers, fearing that their children will know that their biological mothers are murderers...
So, if there is an illusory part, I think the director captured it beautifully here.
Also, the attitude of this group of prisoners towards life is shocking.
We often say that you only know how to cherish when you lose it. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to put it here.
Even though they are all serving an unknown sentence, they insist on their obsession with life and their loved ones, persist in pursuing their singing dream, and work hard to live. Her grandmother’s daughter never replied but she still insisted on writing to her daughter. Yumei rejected her mother.
But my mother will continue to visit her daughter every day for ten years...
There were times of despair, but hope was always restored. The rehearsals and performances of the choir allowed them to rediscover the meaning of life and work hard for it. Really, every day without dancing is a failure of life.
These are things that many of us who have never experienced this can hardly feel!
What's more, from the old lady's last look back and smile, we can feel the mother's softness, mother's strength, and mother's warmth.
If there is still a little warmth in this world, I think it must be the tolerance and care for life that shines in women’s eyes.”
