Realistic themes emphasize authenticity and resonance.
Undoubtedly, it can be said that it has an advantage compared to other movies in this aspect. Of course, the premise is that you can get the resonance point of the audience.
And "I'm Not the God of Medicine" really touches on society's "pain point" - high-priced drugs.
Just like the old patient said to Cao Bin in the movie: "Who doesn't have a patient yet? Can you guarantee that you will not get sick in your life?"
Birth, old age, illness and death are eternal topics that surround everyone's life. This is something that everyone will inevitably encounter, which is why it is so sensational.
Of course, the premise is that the movie is really good.
And there is no doubt that "I'm Not the God of Medicine" did it.
Not only was it a hit at the box office, it was also well-received.
In comparison, Li Zhanshan's "Flowers of War" from the same period is far behind.
In fact, both films caused huge controversy after their release, but the points of controversy were completely different.
The controversy caused by "I'm Not the God of Medicine" mainly focuses on the core contradictions of the film.
In the court trial part of the movie, Cheng Yong said: "Is it reasonable for Glenin to charge such a high price?"
For this reason, some people empathize and believe: "Patients need medicine to save their lives. Why do regular pharmaceutical companies set prices as high as sky-high prices? It's because they are too greedy and only want higher profits. They don't care about the life or death of patients." !”
Others think: "The reason why targeted drugs are so expensive that they cost tens of thousands of dollars is because what you can buy is already the second drug, and the first drug costs billions of dollars. And if Without the motivation of profit, how can we induce pharmaceutical companies to invest huge amounts of money to develop new drugs? If there is no research and development of new drugs, you will not be able to get them no matter how cheap they are!"
The media have also reported on the current status and prospects of China’s anti-cancer drug industry, including some related policies of China, such as reducing tariffs on some imported anti-cancer drugs to zero and other favorable measures. As Cheng Yong said, I believe that there will be We are making more and more appointments, hoping that this day will come soon.
In response to this controversy, someone wrote an article titled: "Whose fault?" "Review articles.
The content of the article does not analyze the plot or characters of the movie, but specifically focuses on the controversial hot spots. Are sky-high-priced drugs reasonable?
"After the release of "I'm Not the God of Medicine", many people lamented that the high price of medicine forces people to do this.
So we must know one thing, that is why pharmaceutical companies charge high prices?
This is because pharmaceutical companies have R&D costs, production costs and operating costs. To survive in the market competition, pharmaceutical companies need to support scientific researchers, purchase experimental consumables, and have the funds and motivation to develop more drugs to treat more diseases. more people.
Medicines are not food. They can make small profits but quick turnover. Medicines can only be sold to symptomatic patients. Pharmaceutical companies must face a limited number of people during the limited patent protection period to recoup the high costs invested in the early decades. The price of medicines also includes the delivery of medicines to a limited number of people. Government tax money.
Before a product can be put on the market, it has undergone market research by the company and review by the government's price and quality inspection department. In other words, the drug price is a check and balance achieved by the three-party game between consumers, companies, and regulatory authorities. At this balance point, companies can make profits, the government can collect taxes, and consumers will not be absolutely unable to afford it.
So here’s the question, why do people think it’s expensive? The author believes that the biggest reason is not that genuine pharmaceutical companies have increased prices in pursuit of huge profits, but because the ultra-low prices of Asan Pharmaceuticals have broken the original market balance.
Huang Mao once said that even if the medicine was sold for five thousand, some people would still not be able to afford it. There will always be "poorer" people in the world, so where should the price drop go? Therefore, no matter how much the original version is priced, even if it is willing to lose money to sell it due to an outburst of conscience, as long as someone dares to bid lower than it, consumers will always tend to choose the lower price. The genuine medicine sells for 40,000 yuan, and Cheng Yong sells it for 5,000 yuan to compete with the genuine medicine. Cheng Yong sold it for five thousand, so Zhang Changlin dared to compete with Cheng Yong by selling paracetamol plus flour for two thousand.
We noticed that when Cheng Yong first started selling the medicine, he quoted a price of 5,000. This price was already so much lower than the 40,000 for the genuine medicine. But did the group owners complain less? Again, there will always be poorer people in the world, and as long as the price difference exists, consumers will inevitably choose the lower price.
Lao Lu's wife said that Zhang Changlin was arrested because he had raised the price of medicine to 20,000 yuan, and no one was willing to protect him. However, if you think about it carefully, since people used to take medicine worth 40,000 yuan, is it true that no one can afford medicine worth 20,000 yuan? So why was Zhang Changlin reported? It's just that in the eyes of people who can't accept the price difference of 5,000 to 20,000, if you don't let me take medicine, I can't let you live a good life. Why am I the only one who can't afford it? Then everyone should stop eating and die together.
Because the movie is made for the general public, the movie actually has a standpoint, which is the public standpoint. I believe that people who have watched the movie will treat the character Zhao Lizhong as a villain. Even though the movie doesn't directly express this, he seems to be on the opposite side of the patients.
But in the author's opinion, he is actually very innocent, but after the movie was released, he became a person who was scolded quite badly. When the movie showed people throwing feces at the demonstrations, there was a roar of applause in the theater.
However, let's put aside the movie and look at it objectively. As an employee of a pharmaceutical company, is there anything wrong with what Zhao Lizhong did?
Eating the emperor's salary means being loyal to the emperor. As an employee, he is dedicated and loyal. He receives a salary from another pharmaceutical company. Of course, he must be responsible for safeguarding the rights and interests of the company, otherwise he will be cheating.
Human nature is complex, and many contradictions are actually a matter of stance. Nothing in this world is truly black and white. The images of good and bad are actually created, and everyone has their own helplessness. For the purpose of dramatic conflict, the movie simply and crudely transformed the medical representative into an unhuman, greedy, cold-blooded, and hard-working bad guy. The author can understand this, but I don’t agree with it. Let me ask you, if students who study medicine and pharmaceuticals have to face being beaten by doctors, have their feces thrown at them by marchers, be deliberately vilified in movies, and be scolded by public opinion, what will happen to their personal safety and their conduct as a human being? Who would be willing to sell medicine and practice medicine when their dignity is not protected?
To sum up, we will find that the pharmaceutical company is not at fault, and the employees of the pharmaceutical company are not at fault; Cheng Yong’s purchase is to save his father and to make more people take the medicine, and Cheng Yong is not wrong either; the police must maintain stability and must The police are not wrong in adhering to procedural justice. If the police really dare to take the lead in supporting piracy, they are bending the law for personal gain. Other patients are simpler and more pitiful, just to spend less money. They just want to live, even if it is to live a few more days.
Obviously everyone is right, everyone just wants to survive, but they have to fight together to fight wits and courage, even to the death!
So whose fault is it? In the author's opinion, bloody fate and reality are the biggest villains. "
