[Text/Observer Network Yan Shanshan]
After Gu Qiuyan (" Cliff ") and Zhang Guimei (" Mountain Flowers in Bloom "), actor Song Jia seems to have ushered in a new "life role"—— The Shanghai single mother "Wang Tiemei" in the movie " good things " has used this to create a "safe mother" track in domestic entertainment.
She doesn't blame herself, doesn't compare, doesn't blame anyone, and doesn't tolerate anyone. She does admit her mistakes when she should, and she is an empathetic, self-consistent and relaxed mother.
She can easily admit that she has never taken her children abroad, and the only time she traveled away from Shanghai was back to her hometown in Shanxi. In her eyes, there is no difference between Pingyao and Cannes. They both have international film festivals.
She manages a small public account and relies on selling goods to support documentary reporting. She admits that she has not achieved her ideal career and is not a perfect mother. However, she objects to the comparison between a self-absorbed collapsed mother and Gu Ailing's mother who is a good teacher when writing articles. It does not exaggerate suffering or create anxiety, emphasizing that "you cannot jump from one extreme to another."
"Who doesn't want to have Tiemei by their side?" Song Jia said with emotion during the post-screening exchange on November 10.
On November 9th and 10th, the movie "Good Stuff" written and directed by " Love Myth " director Shao Yihui opened its first round of screenings in Beijing and Shanghai. The film focuses on foreigners in Shanghai, has witty and spicy lines, and has an avant-garde but warm view of emotions and education. It can be said to be the boldest multi-issue film of the year, and has received numerous praises from the "stratosphere" of its creators.
However, director Shao Yihui admitted in the post-screening exchange that although the audience response was good, the box office was not ideal at the screening. He called on everyone to promote it more and the film will be officially released on November 22.
On November 10, in Shanghai, the creators of "Good Stuff" attended the post-screening exchange event. From left: screenwriter/director/editor Shao Yihui, starring Song Jia, Zhong Chuxi. Photo by Ding Liang of Observer.com
Origin family, gender relations, feminism, intergenerational relations, family responsibility game... These keywords seem to be accompanied by pre-judgment and bitterness and hatred, and it seems that they will "dissuade" many viewers. But "Good Things" gives a light solution-things that make people happy are good things.
At the movie screening in Shanghai, men, women, old and young burst out laughing, leaning forward and back together. Some netizens lamented that it had been a long time since they had seen a movie with such a dense plot and such a realism in the cinema.
Just as the film's slogan says, "Happiness comes first," it combines these hot social issues to give it emotional value. It does not create conflicts or speculate on opposition, but explores tolerance with all its burdens and transforms it into something that the audience can easily accept. form.
Wang Tiemei played by Song Jia and Xiaoye played by Zhong Chuxi, one is independent and sober, good at being a mother to others, the other is fragile due to lack of love, either deceiving herself or others. They warm each other as they face old traumas and new challenges. Zhang Yu, Zhao Youting, , Zhou Yemang, and Ren Bin also play the male characters with frequent quotes.
If "The Myth of Love" is Shao Yihui's observation of urban women from the perspective of Lao Bai (Xu Zheng), then "Good Things" is from a female perspective, observing urban humans, and discussing the workplace, family, emotions, and children in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Education and other topics.
Comedy is not only the art of "offending", but also the art of caring. "Good Stuff" does not insist on amplifying the plight of women, but shows different female representatives who are strong and soft, giving men space to speak, and also conveying the voices of children. There is an impressive montage in the
film: Xiaoye (played by Zhong Chuxi) and Wang Tiemei's daughter Wang Moli ( Mei Ting daughter Zeng Mumei) play a guessing game. Wang Moli is thinking of mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and Wang Tiemei is interspersed in the picture. The sounds of doing housework are intertwined and very imaginative.
Talking about the creative concept of this section, Shao Yihui said frankly that he didn’t think too much when writing the script, just to highlight that Xiaoye is not only a band singer, but also has his own job as a sound engineer. But when it came to the filming stage, he had a picture in his mind. In addition, I like to listen to white noise, so I made this combination.
"I hope that every scene of my play will be full of information, fuller and better-looking. I also want more people to see the 'invisible' housework of women. I want to completely complete this 'invisible' thing." Presented and photographed all over the place," said Shao Yihui.
Joking and heartwarming at the same time, "Good Stuff" does not burden people with viewing. Over a meal, the crux of "structural oppression" was discussed. The male character's self-deprecating "awakening" was used instead of preaching, and gender topics were given full space for respect and discussion.
It is like a sumptuous contemporary fast food. If it resonates with you, the movie-watching experience will be hearty. If you feel "offended", you can laugh it off. This is the charm of comedy that dilutes criticism and tolerance. Of course, some people think that good is good, and chewing it will leave no aftertaste. Whether
is full of witty remarks or tense, you can go into the cinema to taste it.
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