Stills from the movie "Broken Bridge", Wang Junkai and Ma Sichun
On the afternoon of August 11, 2022, the Dajiaoting store of Beijing Bona Cinema was bustling. The long-awaited Zhihu movie viewing group offline activities have finally started. The movie I want to watch this time is "Broken Bridge". In addition, as far as I know, there are also B station viewing group and Busan viewing group , etc., which have also held movie viewing activities here, mainly the main creators will participate in the post-screening Q&A session.
The cinema scene was a bit chaotic, with ticket sellers running through it. The person in front of me, who was also an audience member of the Zhihu movie theater group, was persuaded by the ticket seller to add WeChat, but I didn’t know what kind of deal they would get. After all, we don’t have tickets to sell and we’re still waiting in line to get tickets.
The reason for queuing up is actually due to traffic restrictions. Those security guys in black uniforms who look like "gangsters" always seem unfriendly and block the way, saying that there is a limit of five people. At that time, there was still a quarter of an hour before the movie started, and I felt a little anxious. After passing this level and before picking up the tickets, someone asked me to send a push text message. I told him that I was the author invited by Zhihu, and he let me go. Finally got a ticket for a seat in the seventh row.
01 Criminal
The bridge collapsed, and the body of Wen Xiaoyu's father Wen Liang was found, which naturally led to the suspect Zhu Fangzheng. In the process, a new criminal emerged, Meng Chao (pseudonym), who had been hiding for many years because of murder. But the nature of the two is different. Meng Chao avenged his sister and killed the bully in the village. He was a kind man who committed manslaughter out of justice.
Zhu Fangzheng lives a good life, has a comfortable life, is rich and powerful, and is in sharp contrast to Meng Chao's homeless and homeless situation. This is a very ironic thing. They are both murderers, one lives in the dark and cannot see the light, and the other lives in the light living in debauchery. The only thing they have in common is that they hide themselves well for the time being. It was the appearance of Meng Chao that changed everything. The criminal Zhu Fangzheng, who was always in the light, gradually exposed his dark side.
In addition, after Wen Xiaoyu discovered Zhu Fangzheng's crime, her hatred gradually deepened. If her knife succeeded in killing Zhu Fangzheng, she would also become a murderer. This is where the story gets interesting. A murderer helped another deceased's daughter find out the real culprit who killed her father, and almost made the daughter become a criminal like him who was on the road of no return because of revenge.
02 Send love
Meng Chao brought valuable clues to Xiaoyu, and the hole was torn open, and the hole became bigger and bigger. As a fugitive, he should have made less appearances, but his kind nature and some strange sense of responsibility prevented him from sitting idly by. What started as just a few words turned out to be a desire to participate.
He saw his dead sister in Xiaoyu. Of course, as he said, there was a mixture of male and female feelings. From a bystander of a case, he gradually entered the lives of crime victims. His sister didn't survive. He couldn't watch Xiaoyu ruin his life because of revenge. He didn't want to lose another "sister".
If Meng Chao pinned his feelings for his sister on Xiao Yu. The latter pinned his father's emotions on Zhu Fangzheng to varying degrees, but found that this man who could have acted as his father was the murderer of his father. She finally chose to kill this false father figure with her own hands. She felt that only in this way could she get real relief.
For Zhu Fangzheng, he has the responsibility to adopt Xiaoyu, whether out of friendship or to repay his kindness (Wen Liang once saved Zhu Fangzheng's life). Before the truth was exposed, he still acted as an adoptive father or godfather. As long as the murder is not discovered, he can play this role for the rest of his life. But God will not let him go so kindly.
03 Redemption
Zhu Fangzheng's redemption is in progress. He must continue to care and love Xiao Yu to atone for his sins. He is not a person whose conscience has been completely wiped out, but his hands are no longer clean and he has done many bad things, which are difficult to make up for. When he can't go back to the past, he can only choose to be a villain. If his murder of Wen Liang is not exposed, he can only keep it secret, but more crimes will gradually emerge to defeat him.
Meng Chao's "salvation" is self-destruction. Unlike Zhu Fangzheng, he has no regrets for killing the village bully, but his sister's death will cast a shadow on his survival. He knew that sooner or later he would be caught. After all, it was very hard to hide in fear. Originally he would not have anything to do with Xiaoyu, but after the latter asked for help, they got closer and closer.
When Meng Chao discovered Xiao Yu's determination to take revenge, he began to realize the value of his existence. He no longer hid. No matter how complicated his feelings were, he wanted to surrender with evidence. He began to have the desire to protect Xiao Yu. Responsibility and courage. He will not express his apology to the dead village bully, but he is sorry that he was born as a human being but became a murderer. So, when the opportunity to die together came, he felt that he should seize this opportunity and use this method to atone for his sins. At the same time, he could protect Xiaoyu from going on safely and survive for his own sister.
04 Actor
I have seen the previous works of these actors, so in comparison, their performance this time was good. First of all, let me talk about Wang Junkai, who I am not familiar with. For a middle-aged uncle like me, he is not as obsessed with him as the fans at the scene. Previously, I had only watched the online drama " Gate of Rebirth " produced by Youku starring him and Zhang Yi. Comparing that role, I think his performance in the movie "Broken Bridge" was even better.
After all, the role of Meng Chao is very different from Wang Junkai himself. He has to play a person who is very far away from himself. However, as a young artist with a certain level of understanding, Xiaokai still grasps the tonality of this character very well. With the full support of Fu Huadao, he is very close to the image of a low-class and marginalized boy in the movie. In fact, if you put it this way, the more contrasting roles you perform, the higher your chances of excelling.
Let’s talk about Ma Sichun. Whether it is a "complaint conference", the movie "First Incense " , or a relationship with a certain artist, Ma Sichun's name continues to appear in the public eye and hot search topics. Speaking of performance alone, her performance in "The First Incense" was indeed embarrassing. Zhang Ailing The characters written by Xu Anhua are not necessarily sure to perform well. For actors, it is even more difficult to master. As for Wen Xiaoyu in "Broken Bridge", although she also has big emotional ups and downs and body movements, they are all just right and in line with the character's personality and state. Personally, I think her performance is relatively stable and accurate among the roles she plays. part of.
As a generation born in the 1980s who grew up watching sketches, I naturally admire teacher Fan Wei's performance in this movie. While watching the movie, some people still laughed when they saw Fan Wei's performance, such as when he quoted Zeng Guofan's famous sayings, and when he was angry at the end, he had a conversation with Meng Chao, etc. Maybe they are not used to it, or they feel there is a gap between it and the image of a villain in their minds? Anyway, I personally feel that the inherent sense of humor is a characteristic that distinguishes this character from other villains. In addition to starring
, the performances of Wan Qian, Zeng Meihuiz and other performances are all online, so I won’t go into details here. I particularly want to mention Mo Xizishi who only appeared in one scene in the film, playing the role of Xiaoyu's father Wen Liang. We only saw one scene between him and Fan Wei in that cell phone video. The tone of the song he sang after the film was very consistent with the temperament of the film.When there are resources online, listen carefully again.
05 It can be seen from the scene
that many viewers, especially young girls, are here for Wang Junkai. A girl next to me who was taking pictures with a camera was obviously a fan of Wang Junkai, and she shouted loudly, "Xiao Kai is very handsome." While watching the video, this girl's emotions were quite intense. Whether she was laughing or indignant, her movements were relatively large. Especially at the end, she angrily cursed out of pity for her idol Wang Junkai. Among the main creative team of
, only teacher Fan Wei did not come. During the question-and-answer session, most of the questions were about expressing emotions and there were only a few questions. The boy sitting in front of me was probably also a fan of Wang Junkai. After raising his hand to get the microphone, he commented on how touched he was by the role of Meng Chao. Then he asked Xiaokai if he was jealous when he was cheating, and even sang a song, I know very well that if I were to guess, it should be Xiaokai’s song.
There are also fans of Ma Sichun who cheered her up, saying that she had experienced some setbacks and said some words of encouragement. I don’t remember exactly what they were. Ma Sichun said that he was very grateful to director Li Yu for his trust, to the effect that he did not refuse to use Ma Sichun because of some rumors. Judging from the effect of this movie, the result is still good.
The girl who really asked the question in a decent manner is a fan of Director Li Yu. It probably meant that she asked about the creative motivations of some images such as riding a motorcycle, etc. Li Yu talked about his past film creation experience, and Fang Li next to him also talked about his feelings after working with Li Yu for 18 years. After taking a group photo and leaving, Wang Junkai's fans shouted a few more words enthusiastically. It gives you the illusion that you have mistakenly entered one of Wang Junkai's fan meetings...
