Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

As a film critic, this is the second time that Fang Nan has attended the premiere of a film directed by Nie Wei.

This time he came prepared. In fact, after being baptized by Nie Wei's debut film "Speed ​​Scandal" last year, Nie Wei's new film this year is highly anticipated in the circle of film critics. After all, Nie Wei's achievements last year were too great. Amazingly, "Speed ​​Scandal" has a box office of over 100 million, and it has won 16 awards of various sizes across the Taiwan Strait and Mainland China, including the Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress.

Therefore, everyone is fully prepared for Nie Wei's second work as director this year.

From the very beginning of the film, Fang Nan could tell that this was not a fast-paced or depressing film. The soothing shots and sunny scenes all proved that the content of this film was more relaxed and humorous. But what Fang Nan found more interesting was the accompanying narration under such a lens.

"If a woman is compared to a ball, then the blossoming teenage years are like a basketball. In order to catch the basketball flying high, men will use all their strength to reach out and grab it."

As soon as the scene changed, it changed from basketball to rugby, and the narration also changed: "Women in their twenties are rugby. In order to get the ball, the men will fight like jackals, and this is the only way men can fight for the ball." A desperate time.”

At the end of the story, the scene of a group of rugby players huddled together for a ball with red eyes really matched what the narrator said.

"A woman in her thirties is a table tennis player. Although the number of men fighting for the ball has been significantly reduced, her attention to the ball is still very good. When a woman is forty years old, she is a golf ball. Every ball is a man. Men only need to When I see this ball, I want to swing it far away, but a woman who has passed this grade... ugh."

At this point, the narrator suddenly sighed. When everyone was curious about what ball would be used as a metaphor, they saw a dodge ball suddenly hit a group of men, and then all the men avoided it until the ball passed through. When everyone disappeared, the narrator's voice sounded weakly: "It can only be dodgeball."

"Haha...ha..." The chuckles kept ringing, and Fang Nan was also having fun with everyone. In fact, the narration at the beginning of this paragraph is really humorous and vivid, and it is also very philosophical. Think about it carefully, these few balls The situation that most women of all ages face today, which is what these sports correspond to, is really quite accurate.

After the opening chapter ended, with a big title "Twenty Again", the movie quickly entered the main feature.

The opening chapter shows a male professor standing on the podium talking about a topic called 'prejudice against the elderly'.

Wrinkles, age spots, cold sensitivity, slow speed, rotten smell and thick skin. The students spoke one after another. Even the male professor on the stage couldn't help but stop him and said: "That's too much. You will also have old age in the future." One day to go.”

"I will not grow old. I am planning to commit suicide when I am thirty. Who says that people must live to their seventies or eighties." A beautiful female college student holding a small mirror replied, while all the audience were watching the male students. When the professor was trying to figure out how to deal with it, the camera suddenly changed and turned into an old lady.

"That's what I said at that time. I wanted to commit suicide at the age of thirty, but for the sake of my children... When I was married for a year, the man named my husband was killed by a bullet on the Korean battlefield. I was alone in my life. After giving birth to a child, how could I bear to die looking at that little baby?"

Gui Yalei is indeed an experienced actor. This scene is very powerful. She seems free and easy, but there is also bitterness behind it. She perfectly interprets the greatness of a strong single mother.

And this plot undoubtedly echoes the prejudices of the previous students. In fact, most of the youth of the elders is spent on their children, and these various prejudices should not be the reason why everyone dislikes the elders.

"It's very valuable for thinking. Nie Wei's movies are becoming more and more mature." Fang Nan took notes on this scene. At the same time, he also praised Nie Wei's clever plot and line design. Although the movie has not started for five minutes, the expression The content that came out has already allowed Fang Nan, a veteran film critic, to see Nie Wei's growth.

This recognized genius in the industry has not stood still as many people feared after achieving great results. Instead, he has maintained rapid progress. This film is enough to see everything.

Most of the first twenty minutes are foreshadowing the following plot. Unlike "Speed ​​Scandal", the plot of "Twenty Again" has obviously slowed down, and the story has been filmed more delicately. This is also where Fang Nan thinks Nie Wei is very smart.

In the previous Nie Wei's "Speed ​​Scandal", the plot entered the theme very quickly. In Fang Nan's view, this was to catch the audience as soon as possible and get them attracted into the movie, and this step "Back to Twenty" released Naturally, he slowed down because he already had the success of his previous film to rely on and felt that the audience would be more patient with his film, so he did this on purpose.

This is actually good for a movie. Entering the theme too quickly means that the plot will inevitably appear a bit abrupt. I think this movie has a very good foreshadowing. From the beginning, the contradiction is pointed out, and then it is foreshadowed, and then to the violent conflict. , there was a big turning point in the end, and we officially entered the main theme of the movie, and every step was very reasonable.

And slowing down the pace doesn’t mean the content of the movie will be boring. Even in the 20 minutes of foreshadowing, there are still many highlights that left a deep impression on Fang Nan, and there are also some jokes. For example, Hu Ge’s first appearance almost made the audience laugh. In "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", he played Liu Jinyuan, who was so gentle and elegant. Hu Ge usually looks like a sunny boy, but in this movie, he has a big hair and his face is painted like a ghost. In Nie Wei’s words, he is completely non-mainstream.

And their music is also quite funny, the kind of "rock" that can only be performed with life. They shouted out-of-tune songs at the top of their voices. After singing on the stage for a while, it was like a fight.

But the funniest thing was the quarrel between Hu Ge and the senior sister backstage.

"Your name is so old-fashioned. Xiang Qianjin, I'm backing off!" The senior's complaints made the audience present very happy. Xiang Qianjin had a strong argument with the senior, but when her teammates reminded her that the venue was provided by the senior, Xiang Qianjin's expression and his servile behavior were also humorous.

However, the seemingly nonsense section has a different meaning in Fang Nan's eyes. It is actually expressing a kind of life that a person is living.

The fighting-like rock represents eccentricity, and Xiang Qianjin's arrogant and respectful behavior later is also a manifestation of succumbing to reality. This plot seems nonsense, but it is full of truth and is very powerful.

As the plot unfolds, because the 70-year-old Meng Lijun has a harsh personality, her daughter-in-law is so angry that she is hospitalized, which triggers a family discussion. Meng Lijun accidentally hears the news that her family is going to send her to a nursing home.

Meng Lijun was very sad, so she decided to run away from home. When she passed by a photo studio, she thought that she might not have much time left in the future. She also remembered the scene in the daytime when another old man took out photos to show off, so she also wanted to leave a decent photo for herself, so she walked into the photo studio called "Youth".

The plot really entered a turning point. When Meng Lijun came out of the photo studio again, she was no longer 70 years old, but a 20-year-old girl! ! !

She was still wearing the old-fashioned floral shirt chiffon skirt and the pair of black leather shoes with holes, but the person wearing these clothes turned into a pure and beautiful girl. Lin Yifei is worthy of being the most beautiful representative among the current Hua Dan. Even if such an outdated and even unsophisticated set of clothes is worn on her body, it still can't cover up the beauty of the girl.

At this time, Meng Lijun had not yet discovered her own changes. Seeing that the bus was about to leave, she immediately chased it.

And Fang Nan's eyes also lit up.

In the film, when Lin Yifei started running, everyone's eyes widened, because Lin Yifei's running state in the film was so bold, with big steps and a strong body, without any girlish shyness. Some people even watched Lin Yifei running and caught a glimpse of the feeling of their grandmother chasing the car.

"The performance is very vivid." Although it was just a running scene, Fang Nan still appreciated Lin Yifei's performance. Many idols are concerned about their own image and find it difficult to let go at some times, but Lin Yifei's performance obviously brought herself into the state of a 70-year-old man.

And Lin Yifei's performance after getting on the car made him admire her even more. In his eyes, Lin Yifei has completely thrown away the burden of a girl idol. The tough words and actions when she taught the young man who teased her a lesson just showed the power of an old grandmother. And later, after learning that she had become younger, her expression changed from disbelief to shock and confusion, and finally the snickering when she accepted it, etc. This series of expression changes was quite natural, and her acting skills were really amazing.

"It seems that Lin Yifei will definitely take off the hat of a vase this time." Although the movie is only halfway through, Lin Yifei's performance during this period is enough to prove that her acting skills are already excellent.

In addition, she is only 19 years old. At this age, she has such acting skills. It is a blatant slander to describe this girl as a vase. At least Fang Nan can't do such a thing.

And the most important thing is that even the audience agrees with the acting skills shown by Lin Yifei. Fang Nan's ears are constantly filled with the voices of the audience discussing behind him, and they also praise Lin Yifei's acting skills.

"Lin Yifei's acting is good. She is really similar to Teacher Gui's temperament and actions just now."

"It's so fun. It's the first time I see Lin Yifei like this. It feels so interesting."

"It's so subversive. Give me back my goddess."

As some viewers said, Lin Yifei really broke the audience's inherent goddess image of her this time. What roles did Lin Yifei play before?

Noble rich lady Bai Xiuzhu, or fairy sister Wang Yuyan in Tianlong, or the spiritual Zhao Linger in Xianjian, and the recently praised Xiaolongnu as the most restored, all of them are great beauties, goddess-level characters, but this character now, although she has a beautiful face, her behavior is not at all like a goddess.

But it is this contrast that makes the audience see the interest, and coupled with the clever design of the plot, it really attracts the audience to watch.

As the plot is laid out, the pits dug before are filled one by one.

Just like the quarrel between Xiang Qianjin and his senior sister, he angrily said that his senior sister's singing was not as good as his grandmother's. However, the young Meng Lijun soon showed her moving voice, proving that Xiang Qianjin was right.

By chance, Meng Lijun's impromptu singing successfully attracted Huang Ziming, the music director, who came to the senior club to take shelter from the rain, and her grandson Xiang Qianjin, who also came to take shelter from the rain.

The subsequent story was humorous and touching. Meng Lijun agreed to her grandson's request and formed a band with him to participate in the competition. During the competition, she developed an inexplicable relationship with the music director Huang Ziming. There was also the silent love of the old man Li Dahai for Meng Lijun. He was obviously allergic to peaches, but because they were sent by Meng Lijun, he ate them very sweetly.

Meng Lijun misunderstood that Li Dahai liked to eat peaches, so she would send peaches every time she went to Li Dahai's house, and she had been sending peaches for decades. However, Li Dahai always endured the allergy and ate all the peaches sent by Meng Lijun. Even if his children advised him, he would not listen.

It seems to be a very silly thing, but the audience was all moved by this scene, and Fang Nan only had one sentence in his heart at this moment, this is love.

The story gradually came to the second half with a relaxed, humorous and warm rhythm. Meng Lijun experienced a series of things after becoming younger. When she was finally ready to open her heart and enjoy her youth again, an accident happened.

Xiang Qianjin had to receive a blood transfusion because of a car accident. He happened to have a rare blood type. The blood inventory of the hospital was insufficient, and the blood types of the family members present were difficult to match. At this time, Xiang Qianjin's sister thought of her grandmother, because only her grandmother's blood type was the same as Xiang Qianjin's.

Just when the family was at a loss, Meng Lijun rushed to the hospital.

"Draw my blood, my blood is the same blood type as Qianjin." Meng Lijun and everyone said, but as soon as she finished speaking, she was caught by Li Dahai on the side and taken to the safety passage on the side.

"Have you forgotten that you will get older when you draw blood? What's good about getting old? What's good about a wrinkled face and a smelly body? Wouldn't it be better to continue to be the singer you want to be? And... and aren't you attracted to that person?"

The old man's tone was very excited, and inevitably with a hint of sadness. The person in front of him was the one he had liked for decades, but he missed her again and again, but this did not prevent him from being attracted to the person he liked in his heart, hoping that she could live a better life, just like how precious this opportunity to become young was. The old man understood what this meant to Meng Lijun, so he wanted to stop Meng Lijun.

While the two were talking, they did not notice that Meng Lijun's son, Xiang Guobin, the male professor who opened the show, was standing outside the door. The secret of Meng Lijun's rejuvenation was finally discovered by more people.

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