Speaking of Wu Tianming, most people may not be familiar with it. In fact, this person is a myth in Chinese film history. Taiwan's film industry is in a downturn, and there is an urgent need for a capable and visionary producer. Wu Tianming appeared at this time.
From 1983 to 1989, under the organization of Wu Tianming, the number of copies issued by Xi’an Film Studio went from the bottom last to the first positive number. At this stage, the West Film Studio represented the level of my country’s movies. This is how the exclamation was born.
At the same time, Wu Tianming used young people such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Huang Jianxin. He believed that these people have strong artistic innovation ability. Facts have proved that Wu Tianming has excellent vision and the young people he used did not disappoint him. Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou regard Wu Tianming as a father-like existence. It is also the fifth generation of directors such as Chen Kaige that I have an understanding of the film world directed by Wu Tianming.
It is true that there are not many films directed by Wu Tianming, but there are only 8, but the most important thing is the quality. For example, "Family", "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix", "Change Face" and "Life" are all very good works. Today we are going to talk about "Life".
Jack Ma’s father once said: "Life" changed me and made me realize that there is always a chance if I don’t give up, otherwise I’m still riding a tricycle." As for how Ma Yun got it from "Life", "Just don’t give up. We don’t know the truth about having a chance. However, after the work was made into a movie by director Wu Tianming, it became one of the hot topics in my country in 1984.
"Life" can be said to be the shaping work of Wu Tianming's style. Take a closer look, and now, the protagonist Gao Jialin is a typical "scum man". Because of his failure in the college entrance examination, he could only become a primary school teacher. Although not very good, he is much better than his parents who have been working in farming all his life.
However, after graduating from high school, the son of the secretary of the brigade, Gao Jialin's position as a primary school teacher was "taken away". No way, he can only take up a hoe and go to the fields to do farm work like his parents. At this time, Qiaozhen showed love to Gao Jialin, and when the two were about to get married, Gao Jialin was able to work as a reporter in the city because of his uncle. After arriving in the city, he was pursued by Yaping (the daughter of a cadre), and Qiaozhen in the countryside was abandoned by Gao Jialin.
"Women are affectionate and men are negative" is the conclusion that everyone has drawn from the surface, but in fact, what Director Wu wants to express is "life". Qiaozhen felt that she was illiterate, so she was not worthy of Gao Jialin, who was already an elementary school teacher, so it was Gao Jialin who became a farmer. She chose to confess her status only after the two were equal.
Qiaozhen's father disagreed with their love at first, but after Gao Jialin entered the city, he acquiesced to the marriage. Later, Jialin abandoned Qiaozhen in the countryside, and the latter did not resent, in fact, because she felt that the status of the two people was unequal.
As for the love between Gao Jialin and Yaping, this is also the case. After the fact that he became a reporter after going through the back door was exposed, the two broke up. Yaping accepted this fact without struggling too much, and Gao Jialin also accepted it calmly. .
So this movie reveals everywhere, "There is no justice in that yellow land, and life is like this." Indeed, this truth is ruthless, but it is also realistic. When and where does the marriage of going through the back door and the right one do not exist?
Wu Tianming said: "Gao Jialin is a young model who is hesitating at the crossroads of life and has not found the right direction and firm conviction." Indeed, he is a literature and art who can publish poems in newspapers and magazines in his spare time and yearn for urban life. youth.
He goes back and forth between city and country, ideal and reality. It is worth mentioning that Gao Jialin's two loves were passive. Qiaozhen represents the countryside and Yaping represents the city. Gao Jialin is in a dilemma between the two. If he is with Qiaozhen, it means that he will live on the land like his ancestors; if he is with Yaping, he will lose love and become a disloyal to love.
This kind of contradiction is a contradiction in Chinese society. After the reform and opening up, China's economy has developed rapidly. Some young people have not yet understood themselves. They yearn for the city, but after arriving in the city, they are rejected by the city, so the location is extremely embarrassing. Gao Jialin is a classic example of young people in a small town. He has lost himself in a materialistic society. To some extent, this can be called a contradiction in Chinese society.
Wu Tianming has dug a lot from "Life", which is indeed worthy of praise. While other directors are still exploring new technologies, Wu Tianming has found his own"True Road". He hasn't changed his original aspiration, relying on his "real energy" to move on.
