Text | An Qing
Editor | 9527 Miao Gujun
The competition for the Spring Festival this year is very fierce, and Jia Ling's " Hot Hot " is full of gimmicks because it involves losing 100 pounds.
" Flying Life 2" is full of highlights because of Shen Teng's return.
In contrast to "Hot" and "Flying Life 2", which have obvious comedy labels, " Article 20 " expresses the bitterness in the rhythm.
has almost become the decisive factor for the movie to fall off the first choice list of netizens.
According to data, the box office of the movies "Hot and Furious" and "Flying Life 2" have exceeded 2 billion.
But Zhang Yimou's "Article 20" barely passed the 1 billion mark.
But, he is Zhang Yimou, compared to directors like Han Han and Jia Ling who became a monk halfway.
How could it be possible for Guoshi to just make a sad movie and spoil everyone's interest during the Spring Festival.
Is "Article 20" worth it? We savor it.
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Laughing to the extreme, but crying without knowing it (contains spoilers)
Audiences hate sensational movies, but they cannot refuse to be moved by love, the "love" of "Article 20".
is not universal. Maternal love and family affection are never the emotional factors that Zhang Yimou kidnaps the audience, social issues are.
The whole movie actually mainly involves three parts of the plot. The son of
male protagonist Han Ming (played by Lei Jiayin ) acted bravely at school, but was asked to apologize for injuring the school bully.
The male protagonist took over a difficult case. The village bully oppressed Hao Xiuping (played by Zhao Liying) with loan sharking.
Hao Xiuping’s husband was in pain and had no choice but to fight back.
caused the village bully to die in the hospital, and Hao Xiuping's husband faced sentencing.
In addition, a bus driver witnessed a gangster molesting a passenger.
The dispute intensified the conflict. After a fight, he was imprisoned for three years. He eventually died on the way to Beijing to appeal. The main line of the story of
is full of helplessness and tragedy.
But the protagonists of the story stand on the line of the law and work hard to make fairness fairer.
It is reported that the cases in the movie all have prototype references, precisely because the stories come from real people and events.
makes the movie more shocking.
Of course, Zhang Yimou's sense of humor is everywhere in the tragic story.
Han Ming, played by Lei Jiayin, is aggressive and cowardly, although he is an upright and good person.
But the edges have long been smoothed by life.
At least in the first half of the movie, Lei Jiayin is a comedy character who nods and bows.
The leader praises him and compliments him, and he opens the door when the leader appears.
The most amazing thing is the collision of stories between Han Ming, played by Lei Jiayin, and Li Maojuan, played by Ma Li. In the plot of
, the two people have been married for many years, bickering every day, and leaving their family life in pieces.
has a more comedic effect in Ma Li's firecracker-like mouth, and Han Ming, who is already a coward, shows a sense of powerless resentment.
The two drove in a car and chased Zhang Guisheng, the bus driver who went to Beijing to file a complaint.
opened the window and shouted into the wind, and did not forget to make fun of each other. The audience was attracted by the comedic collision between the actors.
laughed so hard that he was out of breath, but the next second, Zhang Guisheng, who was riding a motorcycle, was hit by a large truck.
’s laughter that stopped suddenly had nowhere to go. He exclaimed and was surprised. This feeling of being caught in the middle of a big move.
makes people's hearts hurt like needles.
Across the screen, Zhang Yimou seemed to be saying: Stop laughing and look at the real world.
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CCTV’s spicy comments, every word of which speaks to the hearts of the audience
We often say that the law has an inevitable, rational and systematic side, and judges must be rational and objective when deciding cases.
cannot be influenced by emotions and personal preferences. Their only criterion is the rigid legal provisions.
In the story background of "Article 20", there are countless cases like Hao Xiuping, who was convicted of manslaughter.
Han Ming and Lu Lingling (played by Gao Ye) serve as prosecutors.
What they want to do is not just to seek justice for Hao Xiuping.
even overturned all similar cases in the past, pointed at the noses of these referees and said: You are wrong.
Han Ming asked Lu Lingling, what can he do? This is what everyone decided.
Lu Lingling asked Han Ming, if everyone judges this, does it mean it is right?
Across the screen, from the perspective of a bystander, who can survive those extremely sad scenes.
Hao Xiuping’s husband suffered humiliation and was treated like a dog.
Deaf-mute Hao Xiuping's face was covered with blood, her clothes were disheveled and she gestured in sign language: What should we do next? The days are still so long.
Zhang Guisheng's daughter touched the bloody helmet and burst into tears, blaming herself for insisting her father fight for so-called fairness.
If the law does not stand by the side of these weak people, then who else can protect them and speak out for them. After the
movie was released, the reviews from online media were overwhelmingly positive.
People's Daily quoted the line from the movie, "What we are dealing with is not a case, but other people's lives" as an introduction.
highlights the social significance of the movie "Article 20".
Article 20 of the Criminal Law is about "justifiable defense", and the movie uses the case as the main line.
brings to the screen social discussions triggered by self-defense issues in recent years.
seems to be recording a case and telling a story, but more importantly, it reveals the changes in judicial philosophy.
Just like Hao Xiuping in the movie, she would rather gamble with her own life.
also had to jump down and completely cut off the possibility of being used and coerced. She did not choose to die when she was humiliated.
I didn’t choose to die when I was poor, and I didn’t choose to die when my husband was in jail.
In what she mistakenly thought was the last moment of her life, what overwhelmed her was despair, not the despair of the harm she had suffered.
is desperate for justice and prosecutors.
The meaning of legal existence is that there should be hope.
Click to open the comment area of the movie, which is the most authentic feedback from netizens.
"Plea for life for the common people and plead grievances for the weak"
"Article 20, I hope we have the confidence to defend ourselves"
"The first hour or so of the movie was hilarious. , the final blow to the soul, Zhang Yimou is awesome."
Some people praised Zhang Yimou for his still stable performance and recognized his grasp of the rhythm of the story.
Some people appreciated the actors' portrayal and applauded Lei Jiayin and Ma Li's comedy rhythm and Zhao Liying's crying scene.
But "Article 20" is not just a Spring Festival movie, it focuses on "law and love".
uses the story of laughter and tears to tell the story of the continuous improvement of our country's legal provisions and the gradual improvement of judicial concepts.
On the road of pursuing fairness and justice, there have been countless sacrifices, so move forward bravely.
still stands still, and the answer is already in the movie.
In my opinion, "Article 20" is a movie about courage.
Finally, what do you think of Zhang Yimou’s performance in the movie this time?
What do you think of the People’s Daily’s review of the movie?
Participate in the discussion in the comment area and leave your feelings about this movie.
