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Chapter 1244 The White Gardenia in the Iron Wall
The performance of "Harmony" has made the entire film and television industry pay more and more attention to the IP of those 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 feelings. Even if this person is Li Yi, it is undeniable that if there is no "Gift in Room No. ", this movie is nothing more than a low-cost drama at best.

It is quite difficult for such a movie to get a high box office.

After all, unlike many movies, it can resonate with a wider audience. Although "Harmony" is about family and friendship, the protagonists in the movie are criminal prisoners. What's more exaggerated is that they are all murderers. commit.

Therefore, the word-of-mouth of "Harmony" is not as high as the original "Gift of Room No. 8", although it is more than [-] points, but for some people, no matter what the reason is, these people are always criminals .

Unlike the hero in "The Gift of Room No. [-]", who was wronged, and the other prisoners in it were not that kind of murderers.

There is a big difference between murder and other crimes.

It can't be said that there is no such thing as sympathy, but that different people have different views on this kind of special group of people.

"I'm quite disappointed. Although I played the mother-child version of "The Gift of Room No. [-]", the emotions in it are really touching, but I still can't accept a group of murderers going out of the prison to perform or something. I always feel that it's a bit of a joke, no matter what. What kind of reason is there, killing people is always a terrible thing?"

"You can't say that? You want to say that the old lady killed her cheating husband and mistress in a fit of anger. It's really scary, but Yumei killed her by mistake because she resisted her stepfather's QB. Zhenhui was pregnant at the time, and her husband He even punched and kicked her, even moved a stick, but if she didn't resist, could he just let him kill her own child?"

"Anyway, I always feel that there are too many coincidences in the movie!"

"Director Dog, the movie is pretty good, don't make this type of movie in the future!"

The controversy of "Harmony" is obviously greater than that of "The Gift of Room No. [-]".

In fact, this is also a celebrity filter. At the time of "The Gift of Room No. [-]", Li Yi was just a street director, and he faced many problems, and not many people knew about him, plus "The Gift of Room No. [-]" At the beginning, it was 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 that this movie is a mother-son version of "The Gift of Room No. [-]", which naturally raises the expectations of many movie fans for this movie, so I asked Naturally higher.

For example, if you usually score 9899 or [-] points in the test, you don’t have any sense of existence, and suddenly you get [-] points in the test, which is enough to satisfy your parents. Unsatisfactory.

This is the case with "Harmony". In terms of rigor, this film is indeed not as good as "The Gift in Room No. [-]". Of course, to put it bluntly, these two films are not realistic, and both have a sense of fairy tales.

After all, these are all for the plot of the movie.

Do prison guards like prison guards who are like sisters to prisoners really exist?

Maybe there is, but obviously it is absolutely rare.

The same goes for the prison environment, many people complain that it is better than their own dormitory.

But on this point, 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, many photos of the Lo Wu Correctional Institution on Hong Kong Island were posted.

"I'm ignorant and ignorant, let you see the real Lo Wu Correctional Institution on Hong Kong Island!"

In the photo, Luohu Correctional Institution, the facilities and environment inside 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 become pregnant and give birth in prison; or their children are unattended in society, and the court ruled that they should be sent to prison to be taken care of by their mothers in prison. Lo Wu For the first time, the Correctional Institution opened two nursery rooms in the hospital of the Hong Kong Island Prison, providing a total of 20 beds for prisoners and children under the age of 3. There is also 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 mother and child living in the nursery and using the parent-child center in Luohu Correctional Institution. "All the expenses of the nursery, including the money for milk powder and diapers, shall be borne by the government. Female prisoners in prison who need to take care of their children are not required to work in prisons according to law, and can be admitted to prison hospitals with better conditions." Brightly decorated There are toys, books, slides, and pictures in the parent-child center, just like ordinary kindergartens. "

Such a post with pictures and the truth immediately made many netizens scream!

The same is true!

The external department of Luohu Correctional Institution also released a large number of photos of the environment in the correctional institution, which testified to these statements.

According to the official spokesperson of Luohu Correctional Institution: "Everyone has a conscience, and the prisoner may have buried his kindness just by mistake. If you treat others with kindness, even prisoners will find it difficult to resist kindness."

Although this made many netizens feel unacceptable, how can prisoners enjoy such good treatment after committing a crime?

But after all, there is a big difference between Hong Kong Island and the Mainland.

However, the movie "Harmony" is very popular with female audiences.

Bao Qing, a famous female writer, specially cheered for "Harmony" in her personal column.

"Many of the films directed by Li Yi have always given me the feeling 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.

Back then, "The Gift of Room No. [-]", "Mom Loves Me Again", "The Story of the Loyal Dog Hachiko" and so on, all made us recognize this director named Li Yi.

Many of his films may be a bit disappointing to those who like to break down shots and break down film shooting techniques, because he often uses some very common techniques.This time "Harmony" is no exception.

The content of the film is often stated in the most simple and unpretentious language, almost truly restoring their living conditions, like an old friend who has not seen for a long time, calmly narrating a life scene she has seen to us, nuanced and eloquent.

"Harmony" is such a movie, starting from a women's prison, and using the family relationship between the protagonist Zhenhui and her son Xiaoyu as a clue, to present the emotions and deep friendship of a group of murderers.

This movie is called the mother-child version of "The Gift of Room No. [-]", which still makes sense, but what I want to say is that this movie is just a bit similar to "The Gift of Room No. [-]", "Room No. [-]" "The Gift" shows us the sadness and emotions of a low-level character like a mentally handicapped father.

And "Harmony" shows us the female criminals, this special group.

Our society must treat this special group with colored glasses, and I am no exception, and this is also a very normal thing. If you commit a crime, you are a guilty person. It happened, and for good reason.

But this special group, they are still human beings, women, mothers, and daughters!

The film is somewhat similar to "The Gift of Room No. 18" in that the heroine also faces the sadness of being separated from her son Xiaoyu who was born in prison. After Xiaoyu reaches the age of 18 months, she must be transferred to relatives or adopted by others .So within the time limit of [-] months, Zhenhui tried her best to protect Xiaoyu and love Xiaoyu, eager to hug him every second, because she knew in her heart that there was only so much she could give Xiaoyu , she can only be a mother for eighteen months, and only eighteen months of maternal love.

I saw some netizens say before, since you can't give him so much, why give birth?

Personally, I can't agree with such an argument. I can only say that you don't understand the heart of a mother at all!
In "The Gift of Room No. [-]", children are used to influence the group of prisoners. Similarly, in "Harmony", Xiaoyu is an angel who brings warmth and love to every poor woman who has committed a crime. Joy purifies their hearts.

During a sympathy performance, Zhenhui came up with the idea of ​​organizing a choir, and the process was full of twists and turns. Not only was she insufficient in tone, but she also had a lack of personnel, and she was also opposed and hindered by the female police officer.In order to get the opportunity to go out to perform, Zhenhui still did not give up. She persuaded the old lady who was a university music professor to be the chief conductor, and persuaded Yumi, who locked her heart and refused to let go of her armor, to be the soprano lead singer. The support of her many inmates.

In the process of getting along, every sharp and thorny woman becomes softer, letting go of each other's guard and burden. Music has become their common strength and comfort, and it seems that only music can make up for their inner pain.They are a group of women who are forced by their own situation to stand up and resist and have to compromise. Abandoned by the world in such an iron cage, they have no other rights at all except to live and work.

However, the suffering brought about by these cruel realities 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 outing.

In the narrow aisle, the female prisoners were asked to stand in a row and stick to the wall for naked inspection. If they resisted, they would be kicked and punched, and they almost lost the chance to perform. It is conceivable that they have suffered in their daily lives. What kind of treatment and grievances.

In this section, I noticed a detail, that is, when I ran into the security personnel of the venue in the aisle, the female prisoners in the chorus immediately turned around to face the wall in a uniform and self-conscious manner, and the female police officers also lowered their heads Standing humbly, the line of male security guards strutted 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 low status of women in a patriarchal society and the insignificance of vulnerable groups under the power of power, without exception, expose the dark corners of this society, and this phenomenon continues to exist in reality, and many people are also sparing no effort to resist and restrain them. Only when the balance between the strong and the weak is maintained, social relations will not be seriously out of balance.

Many people say that the prison is very beautiful in the movie, but they ignore that the various atmospheres at the beginning of the movie highlight the various dark forces that exist in the prison. A little description is very real and appropriate.

Prisons are never beautiful. People who really think prisons are beautiful forget that what they lose is the most precious thing, freedom!

As the only child in the entire prison, Xiaoyu's birth brought vitality and hope to this lifeless cage.

Even if they commit all kinds of 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 be in this cage. Create a good educational environment for children.At this point, I think the director may hope to show that although these people are prisoners, they are also women and naturally have maternal instincts.

The prisons are full of ex-criminals, and they will have their own anger and bad habits to some extent, but they will still take care of each other like family members.The eldest grandma gives everyone a sense of motherly intimacy, making up for the lack of family affection here.In fact, I think that if I reach that situation, I will be as desperate as Yumi: "Anyway, I will die in the end, why can't I wait quietly to die, I have to toss and die!"

Grandma's slap woke her up, and it woke me up too.I am always afraid to move forward or work hard when I encounter a little difficulty. I often choose to give up when encountering difficulties, but I never thought about what it would be like to face it.

What moved me was that after Xiaoyu was adopted, his adoptive mother could take into account the heroine’s feelings of being a mother, and still brought the child to see his sentenced mother’s performance, and continued the heroine’s record of the child’s growth Present it to the heroine, let the child hug and kiss the mother who has not met in four years.Of course, it does make people feel a little heartwarming here. Maybe this is the beauty of human nature that the movie hopes to show us. After all, what we usually see is that adoptive mothers generally want to sever all ties with their biological mothers. The child knows that his biological mother is a murderer...

So, if there is an unreal part, I think the director's filming here is too beautiful.

What's more, the attitude of this group of prisoners towards life is very shocking.

We often say that only when you lose it can you know how to cherish it, maybe it will be more appropriate to put it here.

Even though they are all people whose prison terms are unknown, they stick to their obsession with life and their loved ones, persist in the pursuit of chorus dreams, and work hard to live.Grandma's daughter never wrote back but she still insisted on writing to her daughter. Yumi refused her mother's visit but her mother would visit her daughter every day for ten years...

There has been despair, but there will always be hope again. The rehearsals and performances of the choir have allowed them to regain the meaning of life and work hard for it.Really, every day without dancing is a disappointment to life.

These are things that many of us who have not experienced these can hardly feel!

What's more, from the old lady's last look back and smile, we can feel the softness, strength and warmth of our mother.

If there is still a little warmth in this world, I think it must be the tolerance and care for life that flash in the eyes of women. "

(End of this chapter)