□Wang Xinyue (Shanxi University)
Recently, the movie "hothot" has caused heated discussions across the Internet. In the film, the heroine lost a boxing match that she had always wanted to win by a huge margin. The film ended with her waving her hand at the end of the match, which inevitably made the audience feel regretful. Some viewers even thought that there should be another fight. Winning the game is considered a good ending; but many people believe that such a "losing the game" ending is the best way to not fool the audience.
Observing the big and small film and television dramas around us, it is not difficult to find that the tradition of domestic film and television dramas is all about a happy ending in which good people are blessed, bad people are punished, and lovers finally get married. It seems that no matter how much sordid things have gone through in the middle, they will always end in the end. We can hold each other." There is nothing wrong with yearning for a happy ending. A happy ending not only reflects the Chinese people's pursuit of harmony and balance, their recognition of the "beauty of neutrality", but also the satisfaction of family, friendship, love and other emotional concepts. However, when the blind pursuit of a happy ending leads to illogical and unrealistic literary and artistic works, it cannot bring a truly satisfactory experience to the audience.
In the movie "It's Hot", the heroine Le Ying only relied on one or two years of surprise training to defeat a professional boxer with a 100% winning rate. This is obviously unrealistic. So until the end of the film, Le Ying, who had put in countless sweats, failed to defeat a powerful opponent, and was even defeated by an obvious gap. From being unexpected at the beginning, to disappointment, confusion, and then reflection, the audience realizes that this ending is an interpretation of life, not a fictional fairy tale. If it is portrayed according to the traditional happy ending, Le Ying only used one or two years of practice to defeat professional players who have trained for more than ten or even decades. That would be a shaky "shuangwen" that cannot withstand scrutiny and cannot bear the risk Live flowers and applause.
Rather than catering to the Chinese people's idea of perfection and creating a perfect, happy ending, this kind of "non-reunion" ending that is realistic, truly based on character setting, and in line with objective laws is more like a perfect ending. period. It can truly analyze life and tell us that although reality is cruel, life is still like a song. In the "non-reunion" finale, we can examine our emotions more clearly, use our imagination and critical thinking, instead of being immersed in some unrealistic fantasy.
Dare to create a non-traditional ending, which is the voice of reason resisting; being willing to accept the "non-reunion" ending is the beginning of us learning to be calm and reconciled. By learning to accept the "non-reunion" ending, we will realize through romantic art that life is not always what people want; we can face it with a more open mind by transcending the constraints of traditional aesthetic concepts. Art work. At this level, what people are pursuing is no longer just the completion of the story and the happy ending of a certain character, but also the connotation and depth conveyed by the work. When the audience's expectations change from "as long as it's perfect" to "this arrangement is reasonable," real progress has been made in thinking and aesthetics.
Many times, imperfection is the real perfection. It reminds us to accept imperfections and shortcomings in life and face life with a more mature and wise attitude. When the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon is full, it wanes. A forced happy ending may leave overly idealistic doubts; similarly, seemingly imperfect and unsatisfactory endings may gain real recognition for their imperfect beauty. Learning to accept the "non-reunion" ending and facing the imperfections in life calmly is perfection in another sense.
