"A Lang's Story" can be said to be too special, especially in this era, such a movie with an original taste of old Hong Kong movies is too special for old movie fans and old film critics.
This is not to say that period dramas have not been made in recent years, but they have always been to cater to the taste of the current audience. It can be said that many times, many things have changed.
Even those old directors who were very good at making old Hong Kong movies seem to have forgotten the feeling of the past in the movies they made.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the style of the movie is on the one hand, and the story is different on the other.
People of different generations have huge cognitive changes. In the past, it was easy for them to make such movies, but now they have too many worries if they want to make a story like this properly. .
What I like the most is that this is a story about "ordinary people".
Yes, in this day and age, it is even difficult for you to see the stories of “ordinary people” on the big screen.
Why do you say that?
Aren’t there many stories about little people?
Li Qing, a veteran film critic, used this theme to express why he likes this movie so much.
"Many people have been asking in the past, what is the essence of old Hong Kong films? What is the difference between the old Hong Kong films that make you nostalgic and those today?
After thinking about it carefully, I finally came to the conclusion that old Hong Kong movies in the past always had a "breath of life" and told many stories about little people.
Some people may ask, aren’t there a lot of stories about little people nowadays?
But is that really a nobody?
Not in my opinion.
The so-called little people, to put it bluntly, are us, the audience.
So, if a movie can't move you, make you reminisce, make you feel your past, and make you have some degree of emotional resonance, then I'm sorry, it's really not for us little people.
"Alang's Story" is undoubtedly the story of a little person.
A man like Alang is, to some extent, a model for many men.
There used to be many people who regarded Young and Dangerous as idols. This is a very ridiculous thing for adults, just because adults only distinguish the pros and cons, while young people don't care about the long-term.
Therefore, you need to be loyal when you go out to hang out. Only young people can take it seriously.
Therefore, every young man may have been a prodigal son, or he may have fantasized about living like A Lang when he was young.
Of course Alang is not a good man, he is a prodigal. No matter how much you hate such a person, you cannot deny that he is cool and handsome when he is riding on a motorcycle with a cigarette in his mouth.
Men are not bad, women are not loving. Whether in movies or in reality, there are endless examples of this. The prodigal son Alang, with weird long hair, is suave and bohemian. Such a idiosyncratic and unruly man naturally shines in the eyes of Bobo, a rich girl who is used to seeing too many ordinary people.
Alang is an excellent racing driver. The masculine atmosphere he exudes makes Bobo feel that he is a heroic figure and not a simple figure. Women all worship strong men and real men. Manly men have no immunity to women.
In fact, even if this is put into reality, it is still happening constantly. Don't you think that in campus, bad kids always attract more people's attention than good kids?
Rebellious children are often more popular than well-behaved children.
At that age, A Lang didn't understand what it meant to be together for the rest of his life, and Bobo didn't know that A Lang was romantic, and it wasn't that he didn't know the consequences of being with a gangster like A Lang who had no serious career. But she had no hesitation, ignored her parents' objections, and ran away with Alang resolutely, regardless of tomorrow. She thought that Alang would treat her wholeheartedly, but she had forgotten that a prodigal who had held many pairs of green hands, how could he give up the entire forest for a tree?
She paid the price for her willfulness. Not only did she suffer A Lang's cheating, but she was also abused by A Lang. Her child was born prematurely and she could no longer have children.
Although Bobo in the movie seems to be deeply injured, this is not an exaggeration at all, because this is reality.
This is why most people's first love is unforgettable, but it never comes to the end.
After suffering a loss, Bobo finally understood what kind of man he could trust for his whole life. So when she fell in love again, she found an honest and courteous man who had a successful career, was gentle and gentle, tolerated and cared for her. He doesn't care at all whether she can have children or not, and he can even accept Bo Zai for her sake.
The brilliance of the director, or what makes the movie not objectionable, is that Alang is not a "big shot" from beginning to end, nor does Bobo continue to be "blind". Her new boyfriend is from beginning to end. They are all very "real" and "normal" people.
He may be jealous, but he will never be angry. His tolerance for Bobo is in sharp contrast to Alang.
And this is the truth, everyone will grow, let alone a woman like Bobo who has suffered such a painful lesson.
But for such a perfect man, Bobo didn't cherish him until the end. He resolutely returned to Alang. Perhaps bad men are always more attractive to women than honest men. No matter how bad a bad man treats her, no matter how kind an honest man is to her, in her heart it is still not as good as a bad man's smile.
After Alang died, it was foreseeable that Bobo would still take Bozai to the United States to find his boyfriend. An honest man would take over. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a tragedy. But who can change the eternal truth that men are not bad and women do not love?
Injury makes women grow up, and similarly, women teach men to grow up. Bobo's departure made Alang, the prodigal son, grow up overnight. A Lang, who was once bohemian and irresponsible, changed his mind. After being released from prison, he resolutely took on the important task of taking care of his young son.
In order for Bo Zai to grow up happily, Alang did not remarry. He raised Bo Zai alone. Although he was just a truck driver and his life was not rich, he gave Bo Zai unlimited care. Let Bo Zai, who lacks maternal love, feel the strong father's love.
Father and son have a deep love and share weal and woe. The two people's photos were posted in the dilapidated house. The father and son teased each other, played and had fun in the poor days.
Ten years have passed, and things have changed, but deep in Alang's heart, he still thinks of a woman named Bobo. This woman once loved him deeply and risked her life for him, but he failed her and hurt her, causing regrets that can never be undone.
He failed to be a good husband and caused Bobo to leave, which was his own fault. He wants to reunite with his old dream, but reality no longer allows it. He can only transfer his love to Bo Zai, the crystallization of their love.
His love for Bo Zai can be said to be all-consuming. Bo Zai likes Shar Pei dogs. He spent all his savings to buy them for him. He forced Bo Zai to leave and beat Bo Zai severely. After Bo Zai left, the stubborn man shed helpless tears.
If Alang could turn around soon, how happy and happy this family would be. But people are always young and frivolous, making mistakes that can never be undone. The cost for women to let men grow up is too high.
Of course, the movie is also sensational, which is director Li Yi's specialty.
After watching the movie, we can't help but wonder, why should a prodigal son like A Lang, such a "bad man", be forgiven?
Yes, why?
But after watching the movie, I believe that many people will find it difficult to be disgusted with this prodigal son and this bad man. To some extent, they will still like him and still have mixed feelings in their hearts.
Director Li Yi's cleverness lies in this. What can make people have such complex and contradictory emotions?
In fact, when it comes to love, Alang is a complete failure and cannot be washed away. Therefore, the director does not put that much emphasis on this aspect.
More emphasis is placed on family ties and the love between father and son.
People have to bear too many burdens in this life, and feelings are undoubtedly the most difficult to let go of. Among family, love and friendship, family love is the most unforgettable. After all, blood is thicker than water. It is a simple movie that almost recreates life, but it has the power to shock people. When Bo Zai and his father had lunch at the construction site, Bo Zai promised his dad that he would buy him a big house and a good car and take him to travel around the world. Bo Zai's confident and childish tone made his dad happy but a little tired. The smile seems familiar. Did you have the same promise as a child?
When Dad pretended to be angry, he gave Bo Zai a good beating. In fact, it was to force Bo Zai and his mother to go to the United States to live a better life. When Bo Zai called his father from the spacious and comfortable bed in the hotel, he cried, "Dad, please don't ignore me, don't ignore me." when;
When Dad finally held back his love for Bo Zai and wanted to cry alone in a dark and cramped cabin without saying a word;
When Bo Zai finally lay down on the big bed and cried bitterly, it seemed as if his world had collapsed.
Yes, the man who had grown him up little by little over the past ten years, the man who suddenly hid on the street and pulled up his pants and always joked with him, the man who seemed to be always cynical but silently supported him in his laughter. The man may leave him from now on. It's so cruel, how can I not feel heartbroken? I never thought that director Li Yi is also a master at portraying the relationship between men. The few details are already hard to let go.
I have read many Song Dynasty poems, and there are many beautiful sentences involving the emotions of men and women, but there are very few descriptions praising family ties. Perhaps it is because Confucius's "junjun, ministers, fathers, sons," is too strict and does not apply to those who observe filial piety. The requirements are too harsh, which can lead to personal loss of office and bankruptcy during those three difficult years. In the ordinary life, many things become more indifferent and calm because they are commonplace, and are actually put into a neglected place. Corners are only noticed and cherished at special moments.
The relationship between Alang and his son Bo Zai began to exude a rich aroma like a freshly opened bottle of old wine because they experienced an almost perfect storm in life. This may be a common story. Under the director's tepid control, the character Alang has an alternative gentleness in his unruly and unruly style.
In my opinion, the most touching part of the film is not Alang's sacrifice of his life to rush to the finish line, but Alang's determination to beat his son on the butt with a clothes hanger in order to bring his son back to his mother. Alang's kindness is as blameless as his cruelty. He does not have the breadth and depth of the father portrayed by Lang Xiong, but more of the tenderness and care contained in "Meng Mu's Three Moves". People feel warmth and responsibility in love. The way Alang looked at his child in prison, besides regret, exuded heat that could evaporate the moisture of youth.
This is an ordinary person who only shows his greatness in one or two places. He doesn't have any special intentions. Even when he goes to a Western restaurant, he only orders beer.
In fact, Bo Zai's role is very brilliant, and Bo Zai makes people feel heartbroken from the moment he appears. Although he was bribed by the popping mother with various materials in just a few days, Alang didn't even look at the Shar-Pei puppy he bought for him, because he was still a child after all. But in the end, I still cried and shouted to go home.
Why don’t you think this plot is very common? Where can I see this kind of pure emotion now?
There are no parents pushing their children around because of the burden of raising them; there is no hatred of women for betrayal by men; and no one shows any selfishness.
But at the last moment, Alang was still selfish. He rode on the chariot that he had not ridden for more than ten years, and began to prove himself in the way of a prodigal son. Maybe it was also a kind of helplessness for ordinary people, the helplessness of little people, Because, in fact, he doesn't have many choices.
What can he do?
For ten years, he was just a worker driving a truck on a construction site. He had never read any books. What he was best at, or what he was most proud of, was racing cars.
After all, he relied on this skill to win the hearts of beauties and have Bo Zai.
In fact, in reality, as a small person, you also don’t have many choices.
Alang wants to reunite his family and give Bo Zai a better life, so he has to fight. How? He can only use his life.
That seemingly decisive and seemingly cool choice is actually the only way for a little person to change his destiny.
In the eyes of many people, this may be because it is too difficult for a prodigal to turn back, but in fact, is it not difficult for a small person to change his destiny?
The day Bobo left with Bozi, the lonely Alang returned to the game. Now, all he has left is the car.
What a failed life, this is all he has left.
He had been a good father for ten years, but at the last moment...
For Bo Zai, he will never see his father's smiling face again.
Because he tried his best to rush to the finish line, but his face was already covered in blood and his mind was blurred.
The flames from the exploding motorcycle surrounded him, and it was unclear whether Bo Zai was shattered to pieces by the final explosion.
But have you heard the heartbreaking cries of my mother and me?
Do you know how desperate my mother and I were at that moment?
If you know, why don't you try your best to come out with the last bit of strength.
I was in front of the screen and everything was messed up.
The dark eyes and your smiling face can only exist in memories.
You stand unchanged in the vast world. From now on I was a lonely child.
Mom is back, but dad is gone!
I'm not a crybaby.
But I was confused and already burst into tears. "
