Chinese society in the nineties was developing at a rapid pace as if people were fitted with bearings. Some people have an unprecedented anxiety in this turbulent society. They don't have a train that adapts to the development of the times. What will happen to their heart that is nowhere to stop? The cold tones in the film and the broadcasts interspersed in the streets and lanes naturally draw the audience into that era of confusion.
Xiaowu exists in the film as a marginal person. He wants to find his own stability, but is abandoned by this society. He who had betrayed his relatives, suffered too much by himself.
Friend's Betrayal
Xiaowu is a very affectionate person. When he learned that his childhood friend was about to get married but did not invite him alone, his heart was mixed. Although he was very sad, he still fulfilled the promise he had made and gave Xiaoyong six catties to get married. In the film, he and Xiaoyong are sitting opposite each other, and a fixed long lens is shot on Xiaowu's painful face, letting the audience understand Xiaowu's inner suffering at this time. Xiaowu was silent for a long time before he said: "You fucking changed." This line appeared many times during the stalemate between Xiaowu and his friends, which shows Xiaowu's nostalgia and frustration at this time. The dialogue between the two uses the front and back shots, which allows the audience to focus on the two, mainly to highlight the looks of the two at the moment. It expresses the sadness that Xiaowu and his friends have broken off, and contrasts Xiaoyong's disdain for the old friendship. When the good news of Xiaoyong’s marriage was broadcast on TV, Xiao Wu’s face was completely lonely, he was playing with the singing lighter stolen from Xiao Wu. At this moment, the original beautiful music "To Alice" It seems more and more harsh, this plot setting hints at the breakdown and deterioration of the relationship between Xiaowu and Xiaoyong.
Loss of love
He lost his friends and put his feelings elsewhere. Xiaowu accidentally met the singer Hu Meimei in the karaoke hall, and this encounter made Xiaowu a different kind of affection for Hu Meimei. When Xiaowu learned that Hu Meimei was ill, he asked someone to inquire about her residence and wanted to visit her. Xiaowu rushed to the courtyard of Hu Meimei's dormitory, and a small green tree caught the audience's eyes. In the film, this scene is a beautiful panax notoginseng composition. The whole film is mainly composed of cool tones, and the green is in the film. It looks brighter and brighter. It symbolizes that Xiaowu's love is sprouting, and it also symbolizes that Xiaowu has a longing for beautiful love at this moment. To express her gratitude to Xiaowu for visiting her, Hu Meimei nestled in Xiaowu's arms to sing to him. Xiao Wu smoked in silence, spitting a ball of smoke on Hu Meimei's head. The faces of both people were wrapped in the smoke that was spit out, which gave the audience a hazy feeling. At this time, these two marginalized characters have a kind of emotional sustenance. Although Xiaowu is not good at talking on the surface, he is really considerate to girls. He goes shopping with Hu Meimei, helps her buy hot water bottles, and practices singing for her. These small details show how he treats Hu Meimei. Like it, showing his considerate side. Xiaowu longs for the blessing of love, but Hu Meimei can recognize reality better. She may like Xiaowu, but she knows Xiaowu is not her best home. With Hu Meimei leaving without saying goodbye, Xiaowu's love was like the cigarette he had smoked. After the mist dissipated, the flame of love went out.
The betrayal of relatives
The unsatisfactory feelings and life make Xiaowu like a wounded stray cat, licking the wound alone, huddled home in embarrassment, reluctant to contact the outside world. He used the gold ring he used to propose to his mother, but his parents insisted that the ring was fake. There is no even the most basic trust between the family members. This attitude of the family is also a great harm to Xiaowu. Their emotionless words are like bone-erupting termites, gnawing at Xiaowu's last line of defense. The mother gave Xiaowu's ring to Xiaowu's second wife, which aroused strong dissatisfaction with Xiaowu, because Xiaowu was also swept out by his father.
Xiaowu is not a mainstream figure in this society after all. In his life, many people betrayed their relatives. Although this is the hometown of Xiaowu's childhood, the old city is still in existence, but it has long been a duplication. This homeland is familiar but strange. Xiaowu seemed to be at a crossroads, not knowing where to go. At the end of the film, Xiao Wu was handcuffed to a telephone pole for another crime. The crowd onlookers grew more and more, and they got together and pointed towards XiaowuPointing, thinking about watching the excitement. Xiao Wu, who was onlookers, was like a wounded and helpless child, which made people feel pitiful. The director used this lens to truly reflect the indifference of human nature and the coldness of the situation.
In the end, Xiao Wu was also abandoned by this society. The sorrow of the times mostly lies in the progress of the material level, but the human mind is crude. Xiaowu's future is slim but there is no way to go back. What is caught in it is just a lonely and empty heart.
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