However, one thing to say is that although many domestic filmmakers have criticized the China Overseas International Film Festival's strategies in recent years, they still have some effects.
For example, there are several good foreign language films among them. Although they are all from small countries and small-budget niche films, they are indeed good films.
Although Li Yi is not a judge, he is quite interested in these foreign language films, so he has been watching them non-stop during this period.
Of course, there will be mixed results, but there are indeed good films.
That day, Li Yi was dragged by Mu Qing to watch a movie called "Dawn of Sin"!
The movie tells the story of a serial murderer who suddenly surrenders.
Then he began to explain the reason for his murder.
The story is not complicated. Because of her unfortunate childhood, she has always been lonely. She has no friends or playmates.
Her parents didn't like her. Her father was an alcoholic and her mother was a drug addict. Her birth was an accident for them.
Finally she escaped from this home that could not bring her any other color.
Living on the street, she was still lonely and couldn't feel any warmth.
She is still lonely.
An old man who scavenged sympathized with her and took pity on her, and occasionally brought her food.
Although she is still cold and lonely.
But the old scavenger still brought her a touch of warmth.
But that day, after the old man left something to eat for her, the old man died!
He died not far in front of her.
She was hit by a car. She ran over and shouted loudly to save her, but the indifferent people just stopped and watched and pointed.
The ambulance came, but the old scavenger died.
Her only glimmer of hope was shattered.
She remembered everyone present at the time, and then began to take revenge...
The movie is not complicated, and it can even be said that the plot is not new.
But what is rare is that this movie tells a complete story.
In fact, sometimes, the story of a movie really doesn't need to be too twists and turns, it just needs to be told seriously.
This movie is not very popular at film festivals, but it is also relatively rare.
In fact, what Li Yi has never understood is that many independent filmmakers often make all kinds of weird movies, but they can't even do the most basic thing, which is to tell a story.
Tell a story that everyone can understand.
What's interesting is that at this film festival, several of the films that appeared were about unfortunate childhoods and lonely childhoods.
An unfortunate childhood leads to an unhappy life, a lonely childhood leads to a sad life, etc., etc.
To be honest, if you watch too many movies like this, your mood will definitely not be too good.
This is also a common problem in many literary and artistic movies, because they always like to reveal some kind of dark side. If you watch too many such movies, you will feel bad if you feel good.
This is completely different from the tear-jerking videos made by Li Yi.
Tear-jerking movies arouse emotions. Although they can make people moved, they will not make people depressed.
"Tell me, why hasn't anyone tried to make a movie with this theme more cheerful?" Mu Qing suddenly asked.
She has also been depressed by these movies these days.
Li Yi smiled and made loneliness look cheerful. Is there such a movie?
The answer is yes, but indeed throughout the history of movies, there are very few such movies.
On the one hand, it's because it's really difficult to photograph.
After all, everything needs to follow basic logic. An unfortunate childhood will naturally lead to an unfortunate life. Can an unfortunate childhood still make life happy?
Therefore, if you want to shoot this type of story in a cheerful atmosphere, then obviously you must have a special story.
Li Yi has such stories, but such stories are really rare.
On the other hand, commercial film directors will not make such a movie. After all, it is too depressing. As for doing the opposite, it is too risky. Without a wonderful story and a wonderful script, they will definitely not make it.
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As for independent filmmakers, they obviously prefer to open their wounds and dig out their dark sides for people to watch. After all, whether it’s awards or judges, they obviously prefer tragedies.
Li Yi has watched a lot of movies in the past few days, and he can remember more than one movie. One of them is a movie from an island country, which is somewhat similar to these types of movies at the film festival.
To be honest, Li Yi doesn't like it very much. After all, it's too sad!
And the other movie is a French movie, a very special and interesting movie.
But a very enjoyable movie.
The similarity between the two movies is that their childhoods were unhappy, and the heroine of the French movie was even worse. Her father didn't even hug her. Her only friend Xiaoyu was so depressed that she wanted to commit suicide. She couldn't go to school and had no playmates.
She can only have imaginary monsters as companions, and the one who accompanies her on the swing is just a teddy bear. But the difference between them lies in their attitude towards the weak. In the movie "Island Country", the first step for the heroine to be disliked is because
She dislikes and hates her sick sister, because her sister gets more love from her parents. On the other hand, the heroine in the French movie had an even more unfortunate childhood, but she did not become vicious and hostile towards others because of it. On the contrary, she treated others with a warm heart.
Passionate about helping others.
The starting points of the two people were different, and the rewards they received were naturally different. They sowed disdain and reaped disdain. They spread love and care, and care also came to her.
In fact, this type of movie can easily be said to be chicken soup for the soul and poisonous.
But in fact, the reason why Li Yi likes this movie is also because although the movie is about a lonely girl, how to save loneliness.
But she doesn't give people a sense of "holy mother" or purely help others. On the contrary, her starting point is entirely because she likes it.
Because doing those things makes her feel happy.
Even the whole movie gives people a feeling of joy to the end.
I have to say, it's hard not to like a movie like this, because it's so special.
"I have two stories here, one is happy and the other is unfortunate. Which one do you want to hear first?" Li Yi asked.
"Needless to say, of course it's cheerful!" Mu Qing rolled her eyes at Li Yi angrily and said.
After all, she has been looking depressed these days.
"Okay, as you wish!" Li Yi said with a smile.
He began to tell the story.
Mu Qing was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
I couldn't help laughing from time to time.
After listening to the story.
She couldn't help but give Li Yi a sweet kiss.
"This story is so interesting and wonderful! When will you film it? I really want to see it!" Although Mu Qing knew that her man was very powerful, very powerful.
But what I admire even more is that he can always write some incredible stories.
This story is no exception.
Why do you like this story?
Because the puzzle it sets not only challenges people's daily experience, but also challenges the limitations of people's thinking.
All the details, all the shots, all the plots are completely out of the ordinary. From the beginning to the end, people enjoy the fun of guessing and solving puzzles. Every time they are unexpected, they make people suspicious; then, they are surprised.
Huh, after a while, I touched my palms and sighed softly, it is really the most wonderful song!
As a director, Mu Qing can easily create a sense of pictures in her mind, not to mention that the story told by Li Yi is very picturesque.
Li Yi scraped the bridge of his wife's nose lovingly. He was not surprised that Mu Qing would like this movie, because this movie was indeed very, very interesting.
Not only is it anti-mainstream in terms of theme, but also full of whimsy and whimsy, even the style of the shots is very interesting.
Li Yi couldn't help but think of some comments about this movie. One of them could express the feelings of many people who like this movie.
"I like the beautiful dancing in the camera, and I also like how little Aimee is full of creativity. I like to see her put the strawberries on her fingers one by one, and then suck them into her mouth one by one; I also like to see her use paint on her fingers.
Draw cute little animals, and then make various lively gestures; I am even more fascinated by the beauty outside the window of my residence. The camera switches quickly, flowers bloom and fall, and the four seasons change in an instant. One shot is like a painting, and there is no such thing as a painting.
Dharma is not intoxicating.
I also prefer the broad compassion of the film, because it gives deep understanding and gentle sympathy to marginalized people.
When I just saw the beginning of the film, I guessed that it might be a reprint of "Wuthering Heights". The lonely girl, the neurotic father and mother, and the weird neighbors all seemed to hint at the subsequent direction.
But in an instant, the girl turned into a "loving angel". She secretly helped several people living in isolation, loneliness, depression and even morbid conditions.
She seems to have no life of her own, and helping others is her only joy in life. So, I thought that the heroine seems to be aloof from the world, has no private life, and no love, and is probably shaped into a spokesperson for the Western Christian spirit.
To influence and save all sentient beings.
However, the film "deceived me" again. It turns out that angels are also mortals. She also has cowardice and fear that she cannot get rid of. Faced with the heart of her admiration, she is at a loss. Like a frightened little rabbit, she can't escape. Love beauty is not only
He is a mortal, and he is an ordinary person with a knot in his heart.
The people Ameili helps, including herself, are all marginalized people with various psychological and physical problems. In ordinary movie themes, these people are either rejected by the mainstream, or they appear as "problem spokespersons"
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In this film, they are the mainstream and the protagonists. Although they each have their own problems, they are not insurmountable obstacles. For example, a middle-aged woman who is unable to extricate herself from grief all day long just cannot bear to lose her love.
Pain; the elderly who are lonely and trapped by illness actually just long for communication and comfort; loving beauty requires breaking through the cowardice of the mind and finding the courage to love; even the cigarette girls and alcoholic men in the bar just need emotional nourishment.
, (although their breakup once again verified the paleness of love and the cruelty of the laws of life); even a mentally retarded boy who was bullied by his boss still has the pursuit and love of beauty and painting. A little encouragement and support can make him regain his love.
Show an innocent smile.
In this film, the daily experience of the mainstream people is greatly downplayed. Instead, the pen of observation is penetrated into the hearts of the marginalized people, touching their pain, observing their lives equally, and giving them a profound love for beauty.
sympathy and sincere help. It is precisely because of this that the film makes people feel warm.
The reason why this movie is so good is not only because of the unexpected storyline, but also because it combines some suspense and magic.
All of Amelie's good deeds are done without others knowing. Like a detective, she peeps into the inner secrets of others, and then uses a secret, even childish hide-and-seek method to complete a series of her own.
The righteous deeds, suspense, and detective factors constitute enough suspense to make the audience want to stop. Especially the plot of her investigation and counter-investigation with her beloved is full of comic magic.
We see portrait sculptures winking at the male protagonist; four identical men in the quadrangular photo rush to advise him, and we also see Amelie sobbing while watching her own funeral being played on the screen... True or false
It’s fake, it’s true and it’s illusion, it’s really wonderful.”
This is also true.
It can be said that this movie is very out-of-the-box. Out-of-the-box is not a derogatory term here, on the contrary, it is a very interesting compliment.
Because the jump here often makes it impossible for you to guess what she will do next moment, how she will respond, and what kind of reaction she will have.
Because it’s not just the character that stands out, but also the behavior, even the camera, music, colors, etc., all stand out.
Break out of the mainstream category, break out of our daily life experience, and break out of our understanding.
It can be said that helping others is often shown in other movies, either directly or implicitly, but rarely in an out-of-the-way way.
But this is not the case in the movie "Amelie". The way Amelie helps these lonely people is quite interesting.
Yes, those actions of love and justice are carried out through mischievous means.
A supernatural phone call made Bai Tuotu regain his childhood and resolve to reconcile with his daughter;
Equipped with a key to tease the mean fruit and vegetable shop owner;
Stealing letters from the landlady and forging a sincere love letter thirty years late;
He stole the dwarf, mailed him photos of the scenery, and gently persuaded his father to go out and see the world.
There are so many kinds of means, and there are many. It can be said that it is difficult to forget that when Ameili was a child, she used pranks to get revenge on her neighbor who deceived her. And Amelie's various little pranks as an adult
, undoubtedly continues the behavioral pattern of childhood and maintains a childlike innocence. It also implies that Amelie has continued the loneliness since childhood.
This method is undoubtedly very novel and interesting, and of course it is also very unconventional.
However, this kind of escape will not only not offend people, but will also make people smile knowingly easily.
Because this is really interesting, or very neurotic, but not the kind of neurotic that makes people disgusted!
