In this fast-paced society full of noise and contradictions, people's voices longing to be understood will be drowned by the noise around them. Completing an effective communication seems to be both easy and difficult at the same time. The movie " Mr. Red Carpet " uses the story of a Hong Kong superstar to focus on the dilemma of communication. The
movie "Mr. Red Carpet" is directed by Ning Hao, written by Liu Xiaodan and Wang Ang, and stars Andy Lau. It is a comedy movie full of self-deprecation and irony. "Mr. Red Carpet" is also the first film for Ning Hao and Andy Lau to collaborate as directors and actors since their relationship in "Crazy Stone " 17 years ago.
The film tells the story of Hong Kong superstar Liu Weichi, who has been in movies for 40 years, in order to win the Best Actor Award, he collaborated with director Lin Hao to shoot a rural-themed film, which triggered a series of ridiculous farces that made people laugh and cry, and showed the story of all living beings in the entertainment industry.
Weichi Lau in the movie is the same as Andy Lau in real life. He is the king of Hong Kong superstars and is deeply loved by movie fans. Some of the stories that Liu's character encounters are also similar to reality, such as being teased at an award ceremony and being complained about his hidden marriage. These coincidences also become the prologue at the beginning of the movie.
In the story, Hong Kong superstar Liu Weichi (played by Andy Lau) has been in the movie industry for 40 years and has always longed to win the Best Actor.
He decided to cooperate with director Lin Hao (Ning Hao) to shoot rural-themed films, thus winning international reputation at film festivals. To this end, Liu Weichi went deep into the countryside to experience life, personally solicited investment, and refused to use a stand-in. This triggered a series of ridiculous farces that made people laugh and cry, and also showed the various aspects of the entertainment industry.
In the movie "Mr. Red Carpet", actor Liu Weichi actually faced many crises.
For example, he smashed an amateur’s car and broke in to delete the surveillance video and was witnessed by passers-by; he called a pig farmer a brother-in-law, but his hypocritical face was exposed and others came to him; the director and investors had a fight on the set and even alerted the police...
However, director Ning Hao did not film according to the story of a star encountering a public relations crisis, sincerely apologizing to the audience, director, female choreographer, farmers, and team members, communicating candidly, and restoring the image.
instead lost the routine things in real life. The final plot that caused Liu Weichi to stop his work and lose all his endorsements was because he was out of touch with the times and the communication barriers formed.
The entire film focuses on a superstar who longs for success. Through absurd writing methods, it magnifies the differences caused by different identities and positions between people, and truly shows the "dislocation" that people ignore in life. The practical problems arising from "communication" focus on the "communication dilemma" that everyone has in today's Internet era.
As an absurd comedy based on the fame and fortune fair of the entertainment industry, "Mr. Red Carpet" is based on the real current situation of the film and television industry, and expresses deeper thinking about the industry and the times through spicy and self-deprecating expressions.
For example, the conflict between family responsibilities and career ambitions is reflected in the film's "hidden marriage and separation" of the king, and the reality of the industry environment and impetuosity is reflected in the actor's "making peasant-themed movies in order to win awards".
In addition, the movie "Mr. Red Carpet" also used a self-deprecating humorous plot to completely disenchant the celebrity group with a fictional superstar story.
Some of the lines are very impressive:
"In order to better experience the life of ordinary people, I deliberately chose a three-star hotel", "Do you think I am too young or think I am of a low class", "We The discussion is not about the truth but about solutions. No one cares about the truth. When new ones come out, no one cares about the old ones."...
The whole "Mr. Red Carpet" has such a candid attitude, like a mirror, To reflect various problems in the real world and frankly communicate with the audience a story about "communication barriers".
In a previous interview, director Ning Hao once expressed that what the film wants to explore is whether people can communicate from each other’s standpoint, and “the differences in standpoints between people of different genders and ages are the root cause of misaligned communication.” ".
Just like in the film, Liu Weichi has difficulty seeing problems from the perspective of others. When he stubbornly expresses himself, the distance between him and his wife, agent, farmer brother and the audience becomes wider and wider.
As a popular actor, he comes into contact with a large number of people every day - family members, colleagues, team members, directors, fans, management, media, platforms... Each party has its own perspective and interests, every day They all need to balance the interests of others and their own in the communication process.
The core of what this movie wants to explore is actually not complicated. There are several themes of truth and falsehood, love and selfishness, understanding and estrangement, especially the theme of "understanding and estrangement", which is repeatedly expressed in the movie
"Mr. Red Carpet" One plot designed by the film, Liu Weichi's horse-breaking incident, once became the focus of public opinion and even triggered a fierce national debate. Liu Weichi had a heated discussion with the staff of the public relations department, but ultimately reached a deadlock where communication could not be achieved. The
star insisted that he was not at fault and was wronged; the media only wanted to use this incident to increase the traffic of their own performance; and the netizens behind the screen were only interested in enjoying the news but did not care about the truth.
In this seemingly prosperous world, communication has become an unattainable luxury. The fast-paced lifestyle and sophisticated and self-interested social atmosphere give different people different positions and perspectives, resulting in people being unwilling to listen patiently and understand others.
This seemingly communicative but actually isolated attitude makes communication increasingly difficult.
Just like the line in the movie, "With different identities, different ages, and different genders, is it really impossible to communicate?" This sentence got the answer in Liu Weichi. As an emotional intelligence man who can resolve crises like a fish in water on the podium, A master, but in private life, he starts quarreling with his wife and children within three sentences.
It can be seen from this that the root cause of communication misunderstanding comes from identity, position, gender, and even age.
"I am Liu Weichi, please respect me, please!" After experiencing many public turmoils, Liu Weichi was "ignored" by the hotel robot at the door of the room. He had no choice but to roar like this.
Liu Weichi believes that he has been wronged and not understood. No one listens to his own position and the truth of the matter. He feels that he is not respected. From the perspective of a bystander watching the movie, all this is nothing more than who is against whom. Wrong, it's just that the two-way communication is not at the same frequency.
The video also uses Liu Weichi's story to convey the wrong way of communication. Ineffective communication content can cause huge misunderstandings. Through the topic of communication difficulties, moviegoers can communicate with the director and actors during the movie watching process, and see everyone's different opinions and ideas, so as to interpret different answers.
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