In fact, if "Lu Binghua" was not directed by Li Yi, it would be just a small movie.
Because times are different, in this era, a small-budget film like "Lu Binghua" may be able to make a difference, but it is difficult to make a big difference.
In particular, "Lu Binghua" tells a story about education in rural Baodao. It can be said that the subject matter is really unpopular.
Of course, since it was Li Yi who directed the movie, everything is different.
Anyone who looks at a movie will have a preconceived feeling. For example, local filmmakers such as Ke Bai, when they watch "Lu Binghua", why do they feel that the plain retro narrative style of "Lu Binghua" is very good?
Is it because no one in this era is making movies using this narrative style?
The answer is no. In fact, many people have tried this method, but what is the result?
Basically, they are all criticized. In what era are you still telling stories in such an old-fashioned way?
Although the cost of "Lu Binghua" is not high, the film schedule is not low at all. After all, Li Yi's movies, even for literary and artistic films, have performed quite well at the box office.
According to movie fans, even if they are making literary films, the films directed by Ke Gou can at least be understood by people without having to think too hard.
In this regard, Li Yi can be said to be very different from other literary and artistic film directors. There are many films that flaunt art, but in the end, even the story cannot be told completely, making people watch it in a fog, and then people tell You, art has always been a minority.
But they just said something about the unfair arrangement of movies in theaters.
Compared with those "professional" film critics, the interpretations of self-media film critics are more bizarre.
This is also a common phenomenon in this era. Many times, self-media people will always find new ways to interpret videos in order to gain attention.
For example, Internet celebrity self-media film critic Ouyang’s self-media account does the opposite when watching movies.
This movie has been interpreted by many people, and most of them are either about family affection, or about film criticism and education, etc., etc. But there are so many such interpretations that it naturally becomes stale.
But I couldn't resist the popularity. The song "Lu Binghua" quickly spread all over the Internet.
Coupled with the support of Li Yi and many media and film critics, as well as the strong support of die-hard movie fans, although the promotion of "Lu Binghua" was not as overwhelming as when the blockbuster was released, the momentum was not at all. weak.
Therefore, self-media film critics are racking their brains to analyze this movie from a more bizarre perspective.
"Many people say that "Lu Binghua" sings about family love, but the movie "Lu Binghua" criticizes education. This can be said to be a well-known fact. But today Ouyang wants to talk about something that everyone ignores, that is Another hidden line in the movie: art!
It's really not something Ouyang made up, it's just the fact.
Gu Aming in the movie is indeed very naughty, with poor academic performance and ranked last in the class. However, such a scumbag has an incredible talent for painting.
So here comes the question. We might as well take a look at the family circumstances of those who really study art.
To put it bluntly, anyone who studies art will have a good family background.
As we all know, tuition at art colleges is very expensive.
In this way, Gu Amin's ending is actually foreseeable. Just imagine, if Gu Amin had not been sick, what would have happened next?
Maybe because he won the grand prize, many media reporters came to interview him. The township chief and school teachers all looked proud, as if they were not the ones who mocked and hated Gu Amin before.
But in fact, after this wave of heat passes, will the environment at Gu Amin's home change for the better?
I think it is difficult!
Gu Amin will continue to paint and paint, but is this "world's first" award so valuable that it can change everything?
The answer is no, because what Teacher Guo got back was just a certificate and a certificate, which would not improve the Gu Aming family's economy in any way.
So let’s think about another question: the probability that Gu Amin will grow up to be a successful artist, or what is the probability that Gu Amin will grow up smoothly and become successful?
I think it's very, very small.
Therefore, the final outcome is very likely that Gu Amin can paint well, but because the educational resources and family economic conditions cannot keep up, he has to disappear from the public in the end.
Perhaps because of this, the ending of Gu Amin in the movie has long been doomed. To put it ironically, if Gu Amin had not died of illness, then he would not be much different from the leading actors in many movies. .
It is precisely because of the fall of a genius that he encountered all kinds of "injustices" before his fall that the vast majority of "non-privileged people" - the audience - resonate with it to some extent.
Because of what happened to Gu Amin, it has happened to most of us more or less when we were growing up.
For example, you once wanted to study science, but because the teacher didn't like it, you had to study liberal arts. Or, maybe you participated in a singing competition and you sang better than others, but in the end you couldn't even pass the audition, etc., etc. Wait, it is precisely because there are too many similar things happening in this world and society that people have stronger empathy.
That's why "Lu Binghua" is so tear-jerking.
Another reason why I mention art is that for people who read art, what is their definition of success? It's hard to explain clearly.
But one thing is certain, studying art is more expensive than studying other common subjects, and ordinary families may not be able to afford it. Gu Amin’s family can’t even afford his paintbrushes, which are ordinary multi-color crayons. .
But you have to know that many art students, raw materials, and brushes require a lot of money. Can a family like Gu Amin afford it?
Therefore, studying is the best opportunity for many children from poor families to achieve a class jump, but art students are undoubtedly not included in this category.
The top scorer in the college entrance examination can rise to the top in one step, and can use the exam to change his living conditions and improve his family environment. But what can an art student do even if he tops the art exam?
Therefore, a child from a poor family, like Gu Aming, undoubtedly has the wrong talent. If he is an academic master, I believe that the attitude of the school teachers towards him, and even the attitude of the township chief towards his family will definitely be different. Different.
However, the talent he ordered was art, which was embarrassing!
So, in summary, I think the hidden main thread of this movie is to tell everyone that poor people cannot play art! "
Don't look at this interpretation of "Ouyang watching movies" as a bit ridiculous.
But they did make some sense, and at least there were many netizens who liked it and expressed their support.
"As an art student, I just want to say that talent, especially painting talent, is really bullshit, because in art, it is not enough for you to have talent. Why are art students usually not there? Within the scope of considerations for ordinary families?
It’s not that you can’t afford to go to art school, but it’s because, so what if you can afford it? Can you compare with those children from rich families? In terms of talent, you may be stronger, but in terms of environment and conditions, others can beat you by a few blocks.
Just the cost of pre-school training, high tuition fees, etc. are not affordable by ordinary families, because the training of special art students is also more expensive than others! Not to mention, this is just the beginning! "
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"Being an artist is different from doing other jobs. In other jobs such as designers and engineers, the higher your ability (effort), the higher your salary and your status. Low-level designers receive low-level salaries, mid-level designers receive mid-level salaries, and high-level designers receive mid-level salaries. Senior salary, ability (effort) are positively related to your class.
Artists are not. There are only two consequences of being an artist: there is a 97% probability that you will be unknown and your life will be unsatisfactory, and there is only a 3% probability or less that you will become a glamorous artist. In the artist industry in the world, there are only a handful of people standing on the top of the mountain and countless people standing at the bottom of the mountain. There are no people standing on the mountainside. Your worldly success has almost nothing to do with your artistic attainments or your efforts, and everything to do with your interpersonal relationships, family background, and luck.
Therefore, from this perspective, poor people are indeed not suitable for studying art. "
"I have seen too many cases. A painting whose artist was unknown during his lifetime has increased in value countless times after his death. Why are the same works so different? Isn't the answer obvious enough?"
What many people did not expect was that the topic "Are poor people suitable for studying art?" has become a small topic.
Many people came forward to speak out.
Someone who runs an art training institution said: “From the perspective of art training for the college entrance examination, I can tell you with absolute certainty:
Among so many students, there are children who are just fooling around, and there are also young students who study hard and really love painting, just like Gu Aming in "Lu Binghua".
This has nothing to do with whether their family has money or not. It has to do with their cognition at this stage and their own interests and hobbies.
Some people come to learn painting. You can clearly feel that they actually know nothing about this thing and do not want to know anything about it. They are just sent here because of their poor grades to find a different way out. I don't have much interest in painting, let alone love. But some people come to learn painting, and you can clearly feel their love for painting. Some of them may have excellent grades and come here just because they like painting. Some may have been here since they were young. When training begins, they are convinced that they want to take this path.
Are there any children here whose family background is so poor that it is difficult to pay for school fees, but who still learn to paint? I want to tell you:
Yes, but very but very rare.
To put it bluntly, anyone can learn art, but if you want to go to an art school or take this path, it’s really expensive. It’s very expensive.
So, my idea is that if you want to learn art, you can do it at any time. Really, even if you pick up a pen and draw a circle, you can think of a picture and draw it or even sing it, or you can arrange the stones into a circle. Interesting graphics, isn’t this art? It's all art. But for these students who come to participate in the training, many students who do not have enough financial resources, insufficient talents, and insufficient abilities do not have the ability to learn painting in this area at this stage.
For this reason, can a talented child like Gu Amin achieve success in art in the future? This is an unknown! "
There are also some people whose views are very different from those of many ordinary movie fans.
That is, in the movie, some people's views, such as the dean of students, Team Leader Xu, and the principal, are completely different from the mainstream views.
"First of all, what kind of painting is good? When I was watching the movie, I saw the dean of students and team leader Xu disparaging Gu Aming's paintings, saying that his paintings were messy. Under the director's lens, they behaved very badly. , very philistine, very snobbish.
But if you think about it seriously, aside from the fact that they want to curry favor with the township chief, whether Gu Amin's paintings are good or not, for laymen, I believe that most people will have the same reaction as them.
We usually see some paintings by famous artists, which may be just random circles or random scribblings, but they are praised by countless people.
But to be honest, do these people who flatter us really understand the so-called art?
At least I personally don’t understand it.
Therefore, the reactions of the two "villain" characters, the Dean of Students and Team Leader Xu, are actually quite normal.
Of course, I think what everyone is most angry about is that Teacher Guo is an art teacher and they are not. It is a bit too much for a layman to guide an expert.
But beyond that, what kind of kid was Gu Amin?
He has the worst academic performance and ranks first in being naughty and mischievous. As a parent, would you like to let your child play with such a child? I think the answer must be no.
And many people say that teachers are becoming more and more snobbish and ignore poor students. This is really unreasonable. Each of us will be partial due to different personal preferences, let alone teachers?
A poor student is a poor student. Students study in school just to learn. If you, a poor student, don't study hard and are disliked by the teacher, what's the problem?
Should teachers be allowed to favor poor students and ignore good students?
Therefore, Gu Aming's character is not lovable, at least not to the teachers. I think it really has nothing to do with being snobbish or not. Even without Lin Zhihong, Gu Aming will not make the teachers like him, except for Teacher Guo. , after all, to a certain extent, art is Teacher Guo’s subject, and Gu Amin’s performance in his subject can be said to be very good. Therefore, everyone can see that Teacher Guo prefers Gu Amin. This is actually It’s not any different from other teachers, right?
However, it has always been difficult for art scores to be visually displayed through scores, so people did not put them together with academic scores...
So, in general, there is no difference between Gu Amin and other students.
The biggest difference is that subjects like art are still not taken seriously enough! "
