@木 Quan film review V
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Long wait. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to start the review with this sentence:
Day Rain is a film that takes courage to watch in every sense of the word.
Please note that there are a lot of spoilers ahead. Friends who do not want to know the plot in advance should avoid it. Thank you for your cooperation.
Then the book continues from above. The reason why it requires courage is that it has three tests waiting for the audience.
The first level is bloody violence.
This element is common in movies and has formed a relatively fixed set of "aesthetics of violence." The rhythm, impact, and effect feedback of action scenes (such as plasma bursting or building collapse, etc.) will bring excitement and refreshing feelings to the audience. Scenarios such as "millions of troops descending from the sky" and "a single move of magic massacre a city instantly" in special effects blockbusters use audio-visual language to make people's adrenaline soar, giving them a sense of decompression.
However, Day Rain is different in this regard. To put it in the most straightforward and simple terms, it is so true.
The director dares to shoot and the actors dare to act, and what is presented is as real as a true crime record. It is real enough to make us realize that the people being tortured and killed in front of us are living ordinary people who can be seen everywhere, rather than the mass symbols that bear the role of destruction in the "aesthetics of violence".
The bloody scenes are almost realistic, as if the audience is not watching through the screen, but from a bystander or even voyeuristic perspective. While watching, they uncontrollably feel a sense of personal fear, fearing that they will also be "discovered", just like those Innocent people also suffered misfortune.
Based on this, I would like to personally remind viewers who have not yet entered the cinema, but want to have a glimpse of the excitement of "Daytime Rain", please be mentally prepared before watching this film, because some of the scenes in it will really Physiological discomfort and "explosive stimulation" in a general sense are two different concepts.
The second test is human nature.
He Xu is a director who is good at capturing and displaying human nature. Most of the films he directed previously were realistic themes.
The deliberately exaggerated interpretation and slightly absurd plot development in the first half of "Daytime Rain" create a kind of irony that seems suspended but is actually bitter. Such irony resonates and stings at the same time.
For example, Wang Dali doesn't care about personal cleanliness at all at the beginning of the movie. He rolls on the ground and lies down at the door, using his body as a footpad for an elite whose face is invisible.
In reality, such a picture is almost impossible to appear, and it is obviously an exaggerated shooting technique.
However, this way of handling it unabashedly shows that "people at the bottom of society can only shine shoes for the upper class". Because the way of presentation is too direct, it seems very ridiculous, making people laugh at the same time.
The same is true for Tian Gang, one of the "protagonists". He was mentally empty and confused, with no favorite things and no goals to strive for. He lived a regular and boring life every day. Day after day, he had no particular reason to die, but he could not find the meaning of living.
Typical image, typical state, in a sense is the epitome of contemporary people.
When I heard Tian Gang's confession, I inevitably compared him with him in my mind. After the competition and victory, I felt a sense of pride.
Then I realized that I was worried about becoming a mediocre person like Tian Gang.
This realization made me feel a little guilty. Immediately after Tian Gang was comforted by his colleague and senior Wang Dali, I felt the same as Tian Gang at the same time. Wang Dali said, "Everyone lives to eliminate anxiety, then worry again, and then eliminate it, so there is no need to force it." The theory of "myself" was very reasonable, but then I was inexplicably very resistant to it. When I reviewed it, I realized that at that moment, what I was thinking was:
Tian Gang was comforted by Wang Dali’s views; I was also comforted by Wang Dali’s views
Tian Gang = me; I = Tian Gang
And deep down in my heart, I "looked down" on Tian Gang and didn't want to be equated with him, so I felt very uncomfortable at that time. I wanted to deny Wang Dali's arguments to achieve the conclusion that "Tian Gang and I are different" and "We are not the same kind of people." ” for self-comfort purpose.
I have to say that letting Tian Gang be the "protagonist" is really a sharp move.
Because he is the protagonist, the audience will subconsciously substitute for him, but because the protagonist is such a person, the audience will rush to break away and substitute.
Between self-pulling and combining it with the plot of "Daytime Rain", a wonderful and subtle viewing experience will occur.
The conversation between Tian Gang and Mo Sen later gave people a similar feeling.
Tian Gang accepted Wang Dali's point of view and believed that although he was still at the bottom of society, the bottom also had the happiness of the bottom. There was no need to be anxious all the time. He could just learn to coexist with anxiety, be content with what he had, and make progress slowly.
Mawson retorted mercilessly:
"Stop dreaming. Only those who can still work hard for happiness will use this reason to comfort themselves. But then again, if they had the ability to climb to high places, they would not be like this at all."
The rather sharp words not only made Tian Gang, who was sitting opposite him, embarrassed and guilty, but also made us off-screen feel harsh, disgusted, and even angry.
Therefore, in this regard, I also want to remind everyone to be mentally prepared. Watching "Day Rain", it is indeed possible to feel "attacked" and "criticized" in such minute details, so that you feel resentful.
In fact, during the third viewing of this film, I did encounter some viewers who left midway muttering, "The film is boring and can't be watched" (laughs). I don't deny that the first half of "Day Rain" is "boring", but does this also mean that when our hearts are poked, we are less able to face it directly, but subconsciously resist in order to escape? ?
This seems to be a self-defense mechanism, but it would be beside the point to discuss this here. We will discuss it another time.
Next, let’s talk about the last test, which is also the core issue of “Daytime Rain” – school violence.
I break it down into three categories: the bully, the bystander, and the bullied.
Extending further, I propose three perspectives: parents, school, and students.
If there is an audience who can completely avoid any category or perspective, then I would first like to congratulate you. You must have had a relatively harmonious and worry-free campus life.
Or—pardon the offense—you may have been a bystander, or you may have been the bully. Because according to surveys, those who have no memory of bullying or are indifferent to it are often the bullies themselves.
Facing school bullying, the one who truly leaves a deep impression or even permanent trauma on the heart is always, always the victim.
Therefore, I still only speak on my own behalf to remind all viewers who have experienced school violence, or who are aware that they have witnessed or even led school violence,
Watch "Daytime Rain" with caution.
This is a movie that requires courage to watch.
No matter which character you play, you'll get an indescribable viewing experience. As for whether this experience was good or bad, I can only say - it is really difficult to judge.
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