Li Yi's own appeal is coupled with the vigorous promotion of the video platform and the spontaneous Amway of movie fans.
Therefore, even if it is just a short film, it still begins to spread and ferment in the shortest possible time.
Different from those short films in the past, the short film "The Little Match Girl" caused quite a bit of controversy.
Of course, the main reason for the so-called controversy is that after watching it, some viewers felt that this was a tragic story that made people feel heartbroken.
But another part of the audience feels that "The Little Match Girl" is not a tragedy, but a comedy short.
Soon some film critics and editorialists also joined the discussion.
Fang Miao, a well-known editorial critic: ""The Little Match Girl" tells the story of a little match girl who froze to death on the street on New Year's Eve. At first glance, the little girl's ending is death, which seems to be a tragic story. It’s a story that couldn’t be more sad.
But is that really the case?
I am more willing to believe that director Li Yi’s original intention is not just to make us sympathize with her tragic experience, so what is his intention in making this short film and telling this story?
My five-year-old daughter came across this short film called "The Little Match Girl" while she was watching videos. Of course, I asked her what her impression was of this short film, and she said that the deepest impression was those beautiful images and the grandma taking the little girl to heaven.
This is really interesting.
Why do we adults only see misery, but children see joy? Maybe my daughter is right.
She was reminding me that the point of this story is not the beginning, but the end.
The experience of the little girl in the short film is indeed very tragic. She was so poor that she didn’t even have a pair of shoes of her own. She was so poor that she had to go out to sell matches even at a young age, even on New Year’s Eve. And because she didn’t sell a single match, she returned home. I had to be beaten at home, but I was too scared to go home.
She grew up in a family without family ties, and her only grandmother who loved her had passed away. Being so hungry and cold, she could only lean on the corner of the cold street and light matches to keep warm. What a poor little girl!
In the end, as Du Fu wrote: "The wine and meat of the rich family smelled bad, and the bones were frozen to death on the road." She was frozen to death in the corner of the street. Don’t forget, this is a night that is supposed to be a joyful reunion.
From here, we can see how deep sympathy and compassion the short film has for the poor and weak. In the joy of the New Year, we hear the groans of the poor and the cries of the weak. In this respect we cannot praise his sentiments too highly. Because this short film allows us to see the cruelty of the world and the real scene of the poor suffering and dying.
But I prefer to believe that Director Li Yi’s original intention when making this short film was to hope that we can pass on this kind of emotion to the children of our era! In today's era, apathy and selfishness have become common problems.
I wonder if you still remember the "Little Yueyue Incident"? More than a dozen passers-by passed by a child who had been run over multiple times by a car and was about to die. They turned a blind eye, and even deliberately walked around when they saw it. This deeply reflects the hardness of the human heart and the darkness of human nature.
I hope that after watching the short film, we can light up the spiritual match that seems to be useless in this dark night.
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I prefer to believe that this short film hopes that we will be loved instead of being filled with hate and indifference.
Because a heart full of love can spread love.
But after reading this, I feel that this is not the whole story, or even the main point.
People regard the little girl freezing to death as the greatest misfortune and pain, but the content shown in the short film shows that this is not the main theme of the short film.
It is even said that the little girl saw the beautiful scene, and she could be said to be happy, because she finally followed her grandma to the kingdom of heaven where there is no pain and no tears, where there is real and eternal happiness.
Therefore, this short film does not focus on showing the misery and pain of the little girl, but focuses more on the beautiful scene she saw when she lit the match. In that beautiful scene, whether it is a jumping roast duck or a wall that can penetrate, they are almost no longer something that can be found in this world. Until grandma appeared, she became the messenger of a world without pain and sorrow. She came to this world and held her granddaughter's soul and ascended to the eternal heaven.
Before she died, this little girl saw the stars that her soul turned into, and saw the beauty of the world in her dreams. At the same time, because of her hope for the ideal world and her persistence in love, she was taken to heaven by her grandmother. went.
Before she died, she still had a smile on her lips.
We always see the sadness, but ignore the light and warmth in it. If you don’t believe it, please read it again without any prejudice.
Because of all the hard work, she never lost her kind heart, and Match finally realized her wish. Therefore, for the little girl, she was lucky to be able to leave this sad world with her grandma, even if it cost her life! "
However, many people immediately expressed different views.
"I watched it several times, but every time I couldn't figure out where the comedy was?
The part about lighting the candles does look like a romantic fairy tale, but the ending is closer to reality. Reality is so cold and unfair, and fantasy is so beautiful. Few people will take the initiative to wake up from their dreams and touch the real world. Cold, that's too awkward. Maybe many people realize that this dream is false, but no one wants to wake up until they die with a smile on their lips in such a beautiful dream.
So, how could this be a comedy? "
"I cried so much when I saw it, and my heart was filled with panic. Are you telling me that this is actually a comedy?
Sorry, this is really not what I thought a comedy should be like! "
"So, when a person freezes to death, and others look on indifferently, saying that the little girl has no pain, and she still has a smile on her lips before she dies, is this a comedy?
But as the saying goes, it is better to die than to live. If she could live, how could she be willing to die?
She was taken away by her grandma and taken to the so-called heaven, but death is like a light going out. We see a person die, who knows where he went?
All we know is that he disappeared from our world!
So, the so-called comedy, please enjoy it yourself! "
"I only saw that even though her little body was silent, the passers-by still didn't treat her with any kindness. Indifferent passers-by are the most evil people.
In the end, nothing new comes to light, and indifference becomes evil from the source of this era. "
In fact, when any topic becomes controversial, it will inevitably lead to many excessive interpretations.
The same goes for "The Little Match Girl."
What is Li Yi's original intention?
In fact, it really doesn't matter anymore.
How do you say something?
Although the work is created by you, how to interpret it and what is it trying to express? In fact, when you are already involved in countless discussions, it has nothing to do with you!
The same goes for this short film at this moment.
Some people feel that this society is not as cold as the world in the short film.
Therefore, Li Yi probably had an ulterior motive for making this short film.
But some people feel that the indifference of this society is deeper. Perhaps the tragedy of the little match girl did not happen in the sun, but in the dark corners, who dares to say that it did not happen?
