905 Movie Network Special Article The feature film "Morning Cloud and Muyu" directed by Zhang Guoli and starring Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu will be officially released on May 17. The film is adapted from the true story "The Murderous Girl in a Wedding Dress". It tells the story of Lao Qin (played by Fan Wei), a released prisoner who served 27 years in prison and just wanted to get married and have children and start a new life. Chang Juan (played by Zhou Dongyu), a girl who was released from prison, and the two people who were "both fallen people in the world" began a profit marriage with different goals.
" Today's Film Review " This program invites teacher Wang Nan from the Central Academy of Drama to dismantle this film in detail with us.
"The Young and the Old"
The Self-Redemption of Two Lonely Souls
When the film was finalized, the setting of 62-year-old Fan Wei and 32-year-old Zhou Dongyu to play the husband and wife caused heated discussions among netizens, "Playing the role of grandfather and grandson is not bad", "This bowl Are you sure you want to eat?” and other questions kept coming. However, after the film was released, many netizens changed their initial impressions and instead praised the two's acting skills and their character image. Fan Wei also won the Best Actor at the 14th Beijing International Film Festival "Tiantan Award" for his role as Lao Qin.
In the film, Lao Qin, played by Fan Wei, and Chang Juan, played by Zhou Dongyu, are 32 years apart. The two people who should not have met have their lives intersecting because of their imprisonment. One of them seeks wealth, the other seeks a child. Their decision to marry is not because of so-called romantic love, but the self-salvation of two lonely lives "each with its own agenda."
Lao Qin: Duckweed who strives to integrate into life
The male protagonist Lao Qin, played by Fan Wei, is a reform-through-labor prisoner serving a 27-year sentence.
He made two mistakes for his family. From the age of 29 to 56, he spent the best years of his life in a prison with iron walls and iron tiles. After he was released from prison, both his parents died, leaving only a sum of money for the demolition of his ancestral home, and he became homeless. Years of prison life made Lao Qin temporarily unable to adapt to the rapid changes outside. Facing the future, he was full of worry and confusion.
When Lao Qin was released from prison, he was stopped by the prison guard at the door. He told Lao Qin that he could change his name to "Xiao Li" in the future. Although deep down in his heart, Lao Qin knew that this was theoretically correct, but because of the fear and panic in his heart, Lao Qin seemed to have returned to the life he was ordered to live in prison. He dealt with the prison guards stiffly, not even daring to look at each other.
Finally, the prison guard gave Lao Qin the cigarette and left. At this time, he slowly turned back, his eyes diagonally upward, staring blankly at the direction the prison guard was walking. The look in his eyes was filled with fear and surprise, as well as a sense of alienation from normal life outside after getting used to prison life.
Chang Juan: A loner who wants to die
Chang Juan, played by Zhou Dongyu, was 14 years old when she killed an innocent girl by mistake to avenge her parents. The inner remorse and torture caused her to commit suicide many times in prison, but she was saved many times. After being released from prison, Chang Juan had no care for the world. Her only purpose in life was to pay off the compensation to the innocent victim - 184,400 yuan. At this time, she met Lao Qin, who held the obsession that "there are three ways to be unfilial, and having no offspring is the most important", so she decided to atone for her sins by cheating on her marriage.
At the end of the film, Zhou Dongyu performed a self-destructive performance that was widely praised. Wang Nan commented: "Zhou Dongyu provided a leap-forward performance in the film. Her and Fan Wei's grasp of the characters and the accumulation and shaping of the characters' relationships jointly supported this relationship of mutual help."
director Zhang Guoli said in the interview Expressed: "I try to tell a good story." Indeed, the film "Morning Cloud and Mud Rain" is not a sunny fashion idol drama, nor is it a sensational drama to please the audience. It is more like a prose piece of life that requires the audience to quietly savor, allowing us to see the real life beyond love and ethics.
