text: Overnight Flower
music biography film " singing tears ", based on Janis Joplin (Janis Joplin, , one of the most influential female singers in the history of rock music), has won 52nd 4 nominations including best actress at the Academy Awards . From a modern point of view, this film is not perfect. It has no dramatic plots or clear clues. Because of this, it seems loose and disorderly, but in fact, it tells the story of rock from a broader and comprehensive perspective. The influence of music form and its derived cultural ecology on singers and listeners .
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Rock and Roll (rock&39;n&39;roll), as a music genre that is widely loved by young people around the world, in the process of popular dissemination, from singers, musicians to music critics, fans, and audiences Gives too much emotional color.
Yu Chengqing once said in the second season of "The Voice of China": Wang Feng's rock and roll is full of literary and humanistic care, and his rock is unconstrained and releases his potential to the greatest extent .
It can be seen that rock music not only has a unique artistic style, but also a cultural form with a socially caring nature. Rock music was born in the late 1940s and became popular in the 1950s. In the 1960s, psychedelic rock dominated the mainstream, and it was closely related to the "Beat Generation" hippie culture at that time.
It is rare to see , a music biographical film that combines affirmation and reflection on , and fully and comprehensively demonstrates the rock music ecology.
On the one hand, as a very important form of music in youth culture, the prosperity of rock is naturally the trend of the Shunxing era and the aspirations of listeners. Therefore, in many cases, rebelled against traditional stereotypes, fought against secular shackles, pursued spiritual freedom, and searched for self-worth, which became the inner spirit of rock and roll inspiring idealistic youth .
On the other hand, in the process of mass communication, the relief, venting and incitement of emotions will always cause the lack of thinking and concentration, which will become a kind of shallow carnival ; at the same time, becomes a kind of music After the industry, the commercial attributes will dispel its original intention of "songs and words" and helplessly transform into a kind of "melting world" mediocrity . From the proliferation of sex, violence, and psychedelic drugs to messy emotional life and entangled business interests, the "negativity" of rock stars also shocked ordinary listeners.
Therefore, , for some conservatives, rock music and hippie culture, as an ideal way of catharsis for young people, has often become a lack of responsibility, falling into an inextricable self-exile, escape and In nothingness .
The film "Tears of Singing" dared to give a comprehensive presentation of rock and hippie culture without falling into the two extremes of beautification or stigma. Rather, it examines the impact of this era culture on the lives of different people . The essence of
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biopic is that presents in a way that is popularized and conforms to popular imagination and acceptance habits of public figures and legends in different fields. In mainstream Hollywood biopics, the habit of character positioning and character shaping is that grabs a "greatest common divisor" from the cognitive tendencies of prototype characters, prototype relatives and friends, industry authorities, and broad audiences. Although it is often in the mean, it The most secure at the communication level.
is also because of this, biopics are easy to be pre-established by the creators of purpose and emotion .
" Bohemian Rhapsody " is the most typical example. The film captures the audience's senses in terms of audiovisual language and narrative rhythm. This success has also created an amazing global box office miracle. The interpretation of the lead singer Freddie Mercury personality strength and "rock spirit" still stays in a more modest and conservative concept-strengthening the "conversion to the family" and the warmth and "reconciliation" , But did not deeply reflect Freddy’s thoughts of not sticking to traditional shackles, transcending secular constraints,Avant-garde values that pursue freedom.
The highlight of the movie "Singing Tears" is that subtly internalizes the spirit of rock and roll in the character of the protagonist , which can be seen as a perfect contrast with the subsequent "Miner's Daughter". The heroine of the
film "The Miner’s Daughter" Loretta Lynn (Loretta Lynn) is after the legendary song of country music , so the focus of the film is to reflect the rural life of the countryside and the influence on a woman’s growth to character shaping . In the peaceful, tranquil, claustrophobic, and comfortable pastoral world, Lolita Lynn felt the vastness of nature and the fragrant fragrance of earth, so she seemed to be conservative and gentle, and she could always use one The simplest, open-minded, transparent and optimistic, give people the power to cleanse the soul. This is the charming soul of country music.
The spiritual power of Ross in "Singing Tears" does not lie in her innate halo, nor is it the popularity and love of thousands of listeners after becoming famous. She examines, vents and releases her own suffering and sorrow, and burns her life, expresses her desire for love amidst struggles and shouts, this is her shocking power .
, who plays the heroine Ross Foster, is a well-known contemporary multi-actor artist. He is a famous pop singer and two Oscar nominations for best actress. Her ability to control the characters as a whole is amazing, with a slightly hoarse and rough tone, a maddening typhoon, and a singing expression that is completely indulged in the stage, showing a physical relaxation force . At the same time, 's performances internally grasp the protagonist's maverick, perverted temperament, emotional anxiousness and change, often in a kind of inferiority, sensitivity and vulnerability on the verge of collapse.
Therefore, compared to mechanical imitation, 's performance has more reckless tension and sincere emotional penetration . This is also due to the fact that the film is based on Giannis Joplin and does not directly use her name as the protagonist of this biopic. Instead, it fictionalizes the rock singer Rose, so this gives the film’s main creator. A large degree of free creative space. The
film not only presents the protagonist Ross' character in subtle ways, but also gives him a rich psychological level.
Her arrogant sense of strength and hoarse explosive power seem to be full of anxiety and excitement, but it is an extreme fear in her heart, a call for love from the heart . Because of her ordinary appearance, she has endured ridicule and verbal violence from others since she was a child, which also led to a sense of inferiority that could not be hidden. People's habit of judging people by their appearance At that time, society was generally accustomed to the "bad habit" of criticizing women's appearance, which became the root of their inferiority complex .
Because she didn't get enough love while growing up, both yearned for love and fell into the frustration of self-defeating internally-because of her lack of self-confidence, she resisted the audience's favorite . Therefore, she is always changing her friends, and when she finally meets a driver (actually a "sergeant"), his simple, heavy, robust and faithful give her a sense of stability and comfort. But the unpredictable changes in her personality and her mania ultimately failed to make their love last long.
On the other hand, the film shows the commercialization of rock and infringes upon the singer's personal space . Rose struggled to get a balance between his own life and his rock career. And her status as a rock star and her anxious, sensitive and fragile personality cannot win her a stable family life after all.
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The film "Tears of Singing" focuses on the interaction between singers, musicians, listeners, and music fans .
When Rose entered the ballroom, she found that fans imitated her demeanor and movements and began to sing. In addition, music songs from Barbra Streisand to Diana Rose became the object of imitation. Their behavior, voice, smile, and typhoon characteristics have been imitated by the younger generation of listeners. More dream chasers are also on the way to find their ideals and explore themselves by paying tribute to the superstars of the music industry.No previous .
Music as an art form, its most essential purpose is 's care for people. In the harsh, trivial, and irritable real life, it can add a touch of auditory beauty to people. The grace and lightness, the joy of body and mind, To vent and release the violence and depression in life .
Whether it is rock, folk, country, hip-hop, jazz, R&B (rhythm and blues) in the western music world, or folk songs, period music, school folk songs, and pop music in the Chinese music world, the refinement of music types has enriched the audience's choice. . The enrichment of types is for people with different cultural backgrounds, growth environments, taste preferences, and personality characteristics to better fit their own life and physical and mental feelings , and is not to create differences to satisfy unnecessary vanity .
In the secular world, some listeners of use "music genre preference" as a "chain of contempt" to obtain a deformed sense of superiority, which to some extent is a blasphemous of the music itself. Because the purpose of music is to please and soothe the soul, and convey a kind of tolerance that gives humane care, not a narrow and prejudiced . The film
appropriately extends this level of music functionality to ’s understanding of different voices in society and the respect for disadvantaged groups .
In the world, there are always some people who can never be truly understood. Perhaps it is an unknown growth experience and mental journey, or a rebellious and maverick personality. From the personality traits of self-doubt, madness and destruction caused by appearance bias and cold violence, the protagonist of the film, to the prejudice and cold treatment of disadvantaged groups such as LGBT groups.
Compared with paranoid prejudice and preconceived rejection, perhaps, we need to give enough care and tolerance to every "free soul" .
