Before the release of "The Gathering at Southern Station", Ye Qiuchen was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the pre-viewing of this work. In addition to watching the whole movie in its entirety, the director and protagonists also interacted with the audience and communicated the plot. What
was most excited about was seeing Hu Ge himself at a distance of two meters. I felt that my eyes were shining when he played. Ye Qiuchen watched his films and TV dramas for so many years, from "The Legend of the Sword and the Fairy" and " It's been 14 years since Flying Fairy from the Sky to the Pretender and Langya List. I have to feel that time flies by. This feeling of
is really unspeakable. After
expresses the excitement of seeing Hu Ge himself, we will look back at this movie.
Hu Ge has starred in many excellent works in TV series, and the public's memory is also very deep and vivid. But Hu Ge's film road has not been smooth. Not only was there a small number, but also didn't encounter suitable works and characters. He desperately needs an excellent movie to break through the bottleneck of his big screen, so this time he starred in Diao Yinan's work "The Party at Southern Station" directed and written by Diao. The film
was nominated for the Palme d’Or in the main competition of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival. The work that won the PK on the same stage was the previously very popular Korean movie "Parasite." The
Douban score is currently 7.7. Because it has not been officially released, only more than 4,000 people have rated it. Nearly 20% of the audience has scored five stars, and about 50% of the audience has scored four stars. Even if
hung these honors and achievements in front, this movie still encountered many bad reviews.
Before writing this film review, I deliberately read some articles commenting on this film on the Internet. The opinions in the negative reviews are roughly divided into three categories. Some felt too "flattering", some felt too "stiff", and some felt that Among those who deliberately "show off", there are many insights and opinions of professional film critics.
After watching the movie completely, you will immediately understand why word-of-mouth is so polarized. One star and five stars, two stars and four stars, are completely between personal taste and one thought. The following
only represent Ye Qiuchen's personal preferences and opinions, and some spoilers will be involved. Those who have not yet watched the movie are requested to enter with caution.
1. Regarding the movie style
On the afternoon of the movie watching activities, I just slept all night and returned to Beijing from the field. My body was extremely exhausted, and the movie seats were in the first row, so if it was very boring Bad film, I should fall asleep.
But I watched the movie very carefully throughout the whole process. Although the rhythm of the story is a gradual feeling, there is still room for constant speculation, which shows that the plot itself is attractive.
This movie has a very distinctive personal style, and the lens feel is very advanced. But frankly speaking, "The Party at South Station" may not be a popular movie. Except for the bloody scenes, the first half of the story is more fragmented, so you need to sort out the context and plot development in your mind.
has a lot of impatient moviegoers now, so maybe they don't have so much patience to wait for a climax that comes slowly and quietly.
In addition, almost all of this movie is in dialects. If you are not a local, you may need to use subtitles to understand the plot. The audience will be slower to enter the state, and the experience will become relatively indirect. The distinctive style of
is its advantage, because it won't fall into conventional wisdom.
But the strangeness that it also brings is a disadvantage, because it will make the distance between the audience and the audience farther.
is a movie with delicate details and emotions, but it may not be the type that most audiences like to watch.
2. The story about the plot design of the movie
is very simple and not brainstorming. Zhou Zenong (played by Hu Ge) is a small leader of a gang that steals electric cars. He is wanted for manslaughter. He is a desperate man to avoid police chase. only.
The police offered a reward of 300,000 yuan to apprehend the prisoner. This high bonus has many people involved. The most important figure is Liu Aiai (Guilunmei Gui), a swimmer who accompanies the swimmer. This profession literally means a woman who swims with him. In fact, it is just a name for a special female profession.
After Zhou Zenong and Liu Aiai met, he asked his wife (played by Wan Qian) to reportI have also received 300,000 "settlement allowance" ideas. Because it is not convenient for me to show up, I asked Liu Aiai to pass on the message. However, Liu Aiai was entangled with the people in the previous gang theft, so everyone actually hid their own thoughts, which made Zhou Zenong's escape road particularly bumpy. In order to keep the suspense,
will not describe too much in the second half of the plot. It can only be said to be a fun ending.
personally feel that this movie should have more than one ending.
3. Regarding the details,
believe that many people choose to buy tickets to watch the movie "The Party at Southern Station", all for Hu Ge.
The performances of Gui Lunmei, Wan Qian and Liao Fan are indeed very eye-catching, but the core is not here, and Wan Qian and Liao Fan have relatively few roles.
Hu Ge challenged Zhou Zenong, a member of the bottom of the society. He did show that kind of cautious and cramped feeling. The way he walks and his attitude are also polished to make people believe that this character really exists. This is very successful. There are two scenes of
that Ye Qiuchen is quite impressed. The first scene was when he used the table fixation method to wrap bandages after he was injured. The second scene was when he sat in a small restaurant alone and swallowed hot beef noodles. Both scenes of
make people feel that he is struggling to survive, but the ending is often not as expected, so it is embarrassing.
For a moment, you will deeply feel his desire for survival, and then you will choke this desire to death in the bud.
People living at the bottom often do not have the right to choose.
A friend of the same gang said "300,000, which one can't make ends meet with money", it is so realistic.
The environment where Zhou Zenong lives is cruel and dark that many people may not imagine. It was a very weak and powerful world. The competition at the bottom was extremely fierce. Most of the people had been in prison. When fighting, they would take knives and guns at every turn.
Zhou Zenong is good enough and quick to do it. The umbrella can be used to attack. He has long been used to the days when he licked blood.
life is worthless, 300,000 can buy a life, life and death are common things. What
eats are all roadside stalls. There are wontons drenched in thick sesame sauce in the wonton shops on the street. The chili oil jars in the noodle shops are all greasy. When eating noodles, there are bugs crawling by. . There is a detailed design in the
movie that shows the eyes of different animals during the capture process.
Owls, tigers... Their horrified eyes close up are no different from those struggling to survive at the bottom.
In such a world, who is truly trustworthy? Is
Liu Aiai who solves Zhou Zenong's physical desires on the boat? Or the wife you haven’t seen in five years? Or the so-called friends and brothers in the gang who can compromise for money? You may not find the answer.
When Liu Ai'ai was bullied by other men, Zhou Zenong stepped forward to help her, but at the same time Liu Ai'ai also took the initiative to attract the police, letting him take his life. The biggest suspense of
in the whole movie is when the train rumbling past, what did Liu Aiai say to Zhou Zenong that made him trust this woman so much?
Is this kind of trust "love" stemming from common experience?
After watching the movie, Hu Ge mentioned that Zhou Zenong "has never taken off his wedding ring". Does he care about what it means?
These are all details worth thinking about.
text / Ye Qiuchen
