Laughter and tears fly! On the unique narrative strategy of "My Hometown and Me"

The original title of : The unique narrative strategy of "My Hometown and Me"

The recently-screened film "My Hometown and Me" has created a group of small characters who have shortcomings in the way of segmentation and collection. In the thick and cheerful atmosphere, it shows the unique aesthetic characteristics of movies. The work uses the narrative technique of "forms, dispersal and gathering" to exaggerate, distort, extend and associate reality, pinpoint and poke ordinary people’s laughter and pain points, and also convey positive energy, making the audience laugh. At the same time, you can also think.

   In terms of narrative, the film presents a trend of "five flowers blooming, each showing one branch". Five stories such as "Good People in Beijing", "A UFO Falling from the Sky", "The Last Lesson", "The Road Back to Hometown", and "Ma Liang", have shaped the security guard, the courier brother, the village teacher, the grassroots internet celebrity and the resident The village secretary and other five grassroots heroes. Change, choice, affection, dedication and struggle are the key words.

   Specifically, the opening "Beijing Good Man" continues the high quality and human touch of Ning Hao's comedy; the eggs in "A UFO Fall from the Sky" one after another, with the paradigm of "earth + science fiction", forming a new movie trend ; Fan Wei in "The Last Lesson" once again showed a textbook-like acting; "The Road to Homecoming" photographed the roughness of the sandstorm in the northwest, and the pictures of the heroes of sand control that appeared at the end were very touching; "Ma Liang" adds new bright colors to the universe of "Xihong City".

  Five stories, complement each other and complement each other. "Beijing Good Man" tells the story of people seeking medical treatment. In the film, the cousin of Hengshui's hometown suffers from a thyroid tumor and needs medical treatment, so he goes to Beijing to find his nephew Zhang Beijing to borrow money. Zhang Beijing was unwilling to pay, so he came up with a crooked idea and made the old uncle use his health insurance card to perform an absurd comedy similar to "Chen Huansheng enters the city". "I heard that dandelion can cure this disease. There is something in our village." "Sometimes the disease does not kill, but the money kills."... Lines like this not only portray the stinginess of the citizen Zhang Beijing, but also highlight the living conditions of poor farmers. "A UFO Fall from the Sky" tells the story of getting rich in tourism. Afu Village, Qiannan, Guizhou, is only 15 kilometers away from China Sky Eye FAST. The mysterious UFO discovered on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival shocked the whole village. The "Tianwailaike" not only ignited the tourism projects in the village, but also attracted the crew of Satellite TV's "Re-Into Science" to search for the truth. As a result, a sci-fi drama full of local flavor was staged lively.

  The other three short films are equally intriguing. The male protagonist of "The Last Lesson" is the old fan of a rural teacher. After ten years of coaching, he suffered from Alzheimer's disease and his memory was confused. His students managed to recover the "last lesson" of 1992, trying to help the teacher retrieve the lost memories. This inadvertently poked people’s laughter and tears, and restored the ordinary and greatness of a rural teacher. "The Road Back to Hometown" tells the story of a desert turned into an oasis. Yulin, Shaanxi is a barren land with little water and rain. Yan Feiyan, a well-known Internet celebrity anchor, was invited back to his hometown to participate in the school celebration activities. Qiao Shulin seized the opportunity to sell his sand apples and used various tricks to lobby Yan Feiyan. Qiao Shulin seems to be an unreliable "big flicker", but in fact he is a really good person. He overcame many difficulties and planted apples in the desert sands, helping the villagers realize their dream of getting rid of poverty and becoming rich. The finale "Ma Liang, a magical brush" tells the touching story of the village cadres working for the welfare of the villagers. Ma Liang, who was admitted to the Repin Academy of Fine Arts in Russia, gave up the opportunity to study abroad, went to the countryside with his wife to help the poor and became the first secretary of the village. While pretending to be studying abroad and leading the villagers to start a business, Ma Liang was "tired and happy."

  A good oneBehind the film, there is often nourishment of traditional culture and art. The narrative techniques of "My Hometown and Me" have borrowed from ancient Chinese chapter stories, and are often presented in works such as "Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio" and "The Scholars". "Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio" is composed of 491 independent short stories based on the story of ghosts and foxes. The protagonist of "The Scholars" is constantly changing and is composed of many short stories. The two novels have several characteristics in common, that is, the characters are clear, the plot flows quickly, and the story is independent. This unique narrative technique also fits with the "scattered perspective" of ancient Chinese painting. Perspective is a special term for painting and plastic arts. Western painting generally adopts "focus perspective", that is, fixed on a point; "scattered perspective" is not limited to a certain point, the entire surface can have multiple perspectives, and each perspective forms a perspective relationship locally. For "scattered perspective." The narrative strategy of the movie "My Hometown and Me" can be described as the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional narrative and painting art by contemporary Chinese filmmakers. (Author Zhou Siming)