Mr. Lu Xun said that tragedy is to destroy valuable things for others to see. And comedy is about tearing up worthless things and showing them to others.
A good movie will bring different emotional impacts to the audience, either making people laugh, or making people cry, or making people think, or making people worry.
" Walking Alone on the Moon " is a comedy science fiction movie starring Shen Teng. Since its release, it has earned 3.1 billion in box office and set many records in the history of Chinese films.
But such a film has been controversial so far, and many people are very worried.
Some people say that Shen Teng's performance in this movie is too greasy and vulgar, which makes people uncomfortable; some people say that this movie, which is billed as a comedy, is filled with forced laughs throughout, making it very uncomfortable to watch.
And the rating of this movie has also dropped from the initial 7.3 to 6.9 today.
When I first watched this movie, I thought it was a good comedy + science fiction movie. With the joint support of Shen Teng and Ma Li, the comedy effect of the film is very good. So it was really treated as a comedy initially.
But now when I look back and look at it carefully, I feel that it is more like a tragedy wrapped in a comedy.
If you want to understand the tragic core of it, you might as well gently unwrap its comedy first. Looking at Dugu Yue’s experience, we can see what is so sad about this comedy.
Dugu Yue is a repairman of the Moon Shield Project and one of the least important figures in the entire plan. Even when others call him, they don't care about his name.
was once a young and promising scientific talent, but he became what others call "that guy in the maintenance department."
Duguyue put aside her previous pride for Ma Lanxing, willing to bury her talent and just wanted to be by her side.
But Ma Lanxing didn't know what he meant and ignored him time and time again. Even when evacuating the moon, he would be abandoned without hesitation.
In terms of love, Dugu Yue is pathetic.
Rockets left the moon one after another, meteorites fell from the sky, and Dugu Yue's figure running around made people feel a little distressed.
As he said himself, among the 299 people in the Moon Shield Project, no one reminded him in critical moments.
However, Duguyue's tragedy is just the beginning.
After the meteorite attack on the moon ended, before he could celebrate his survival, he discovered that the earth had been attacked again.
As a bright light flashed, a terrible fact appeared in front of Dugu Yue - the earth was gone.
For a time, fear and anxiety surrounded Dugu Yue, and he called to the earth with a haggard face and almost frantically.
"This is the UNMS Moon Shield Base. Please reply when you receive it..."
Duguyue's voice echoed in the deathly silent Moon Shield Base. The vast outer space used the faint starlight to pity this poor man.
After six days of sleeplessness and six days of screaming at the top of his lungs, he finally believed that the earth had been destroyed and everyone including Ma Lanxing was gone.
After the madness, Dugu Yue returned to calm. He set up a memorial tablet for Ma Lanxing and said an elegiac couplet that he pieced together from nowhere. It's more like mourning his love that died before it even started.
Bernard Shaw said that there are two great tragedies in life, one is complacency and the other is despair.
At this time, Dugu Yue was close to losing all hope. Her only obsession was to go to the room of Commander Ma Lanxing.
After countless attempts to crack the password to no avail, he blew open the door to Ma Lanxing's room. Then, he shaved off his beard, fixed his hairstyle, dressed up, and had a candlelight dinner with Ma Lanxing's photo.
In this room where he was alone, the normal but somewhat obscene thoughts in his heart were exposed.He imagined that Ma Lanxing was sitting next to him, and that the person he was kissing was Ma Lanxing himself.
In the final analysis, this is just the last struggle of a lonely person. Ridiculous and even more sad.
Later, after an accidental collision with the King Kong Rat, Duguyue thought that the earth had contacted him.
Hope rose from the bottom of his heart again, and he began to plan the route and began to repair the motorcycle. In order to reach Changcun Lake smoothly, he could only sleep for four hours a day. In order to return to the earth, he almost exhausted his last breath of strength.
But not all rainbows can be seen after the rain, and not all efforts will be favored.
Dugu Yue finally discovered that the sound the walkie-talkie made was just the sound of electricity produced when the diamond rat short-circuited the line.
This means that all his previous efforts were in vain. The dim starry sky reflected Dugu Yue's lonely figure. The so-called tragedy is nothing more than this. Fate once again played tricks on him.
The life-saving straw suddenly turned into the last straw that broke Dugu Yue's back. He was tired and wanted to give up.
When he wanted to take one last look at the earth, the light that burned gave him spiritual strength to survive the desperate situation.
He finally knew that the people on earth were still there, and so was Ma Lanxing.
With the joint efforts of the two bases on the earth and the moon, the day for Duguyue to return to the earth is getting closer. Although they are thousands of miles apart, Dugu Yue and Ma Lanxing have never been so close.
Originally, the ending could be very happy, with Duguyue and Gangzi returning to the earth under the spotlight. Their deeds can inspire all people on earth to get out of the haze of the destruction of their homeland, and Dugu Yue can also win Ma Lanxing's heart.
But the reason why walking alone on the moon is a tragedy is because such an ending did not happen.
Duguyue experienced more than five hundred days and nights of suffering, and finally boarded the spaceship home, but the lingering meteorite did not want to let him go.
The meteorite π+ attacks the earth. The only thing that can prevent the earth from being destroyed is the cosmic hammer carried by the Duguyue spacecraft.
Does he have a choice?
obviously does not exist. Compared with the millions of lives on earth, what reason does he have to choose to live alone?
It was not easy for the two to be in love, but they ended up being separated by yin and yang. It was not easy to see my hometown, but I had to die in the sky.
Now it seems that many of the humorous scenes in the film that make us laugh record Duguyue's sadness and helplessness.
When I first watched this movie, I always felt that there was something particularly disturbing about it. Now that I think about it, it was because I couldn’t stand Dugu Yue’s experience, and I was worried because the laughter was based on Dugu Yue’s misfortune.
In fact, this is not the first time that Shen Teng has appeared in such a so-called comedy. The 2019 " Flying Life " is a clear example.
At that time, he created Zhang Chi, a racing driver who had gone through setbacks but still persisted in his dream. His process of chasing dreams was also bumpy and tortuous. He used all his strength to explain that the best way to chase dreams is dedication.
But in Dugu Yue, one can still see the shadow of Zhang Chi and his dedication. Dugu Yue dedicated her youth and talent to the person she loved; she dedicated her life to the millions of suffering people on earth.
Perhaps the essence of tragedy is to inspire people's fighting spirit, but this result is not pleasing.
He imagined that Ma Lanxing was sitting next to him, and that the person he was kissing was Ma Lanxing himself.In the final analysis, this is just the last struggle of a lonely person. Ridiculous and even more sad.
Later, after an accidental collision with the King Kong Rat, Duguyue thought that the earth had contacted him.
Hope rose from the bottom of his heart again, and he began to plan the route and began to repair the motorcycle. In order to reach Changcun Lake smoothly, he could only sleep for four hours a day. In order to return to the earth, he almost exhausted his last breath of strength.
But not all rainbows can be seen after the rain, and not all efforts will be favored.
Dugu Yue finally discovered that the sound the walkie-talkie made was just the sound of electricity produced when the diamond rat short-circuited the line.
This means that all his previous efforts were in vain. The dim starry sky reflected Dugu Yue's lonely figure. The so-called tragedy is nothing more than this. Fate once again played tricks on him.
The life-saving straw suddenly turned into the last straw that broke Dugu Yue's back. He was tired and wanted to give up.
When he wanted to take one last look at the earth, the light that burned gave him spiritual strength to survive the desperate situation.
He finally knew that the people on earth were still there, and so was Ma Lanxing.
With the joint efforts of the two bases on the earth and the moon, the day for Duguyue to return to the earth is getting closer. Although they are thousands of miles apart, Dugu Yue and Ma Lanxing have never been so close.
Originally, the ending could be very happy, with Duguyue and Gangzi returning to the earth under the spotlight. Their deeds can inspire all people on earth to get out of the haze of the destruction of their homeland, and Dugu Yue can also win Ma Lanxing's heart.
But the reason why walking alone on the moon is a tragedy is because such an ending did not happen.
Duguyue experienced more than five hundred days and nights of suffering, and finally boarded the spaceship home, but the lingering meteorite did not want to let him go.
The meteorite π+ attacks the earth. The only thing that can prevent the earth from being destroyed is the cosmic hammer carried by the Duguyue spacecraft.
Does he have a choice?
obviously does not exist. Compared with the millions of lives on earth, what reason does he have to choose to live alone?
It was not easy for the two to be in love, but they ended up being separated by yin and yang. It was not easy to see my hometown, but I had to die in the sky.
Now it seems that many of the humorous scenes in the film that make us laugh record Duguyue's sadness and helplessness.
When I first watched this movie, I always felt that there was something particularly disturbing about it. Now that I think about it, it was because I couldn’t stand Dugu Yue’s experience, and I was worried because the laughter was based on Dugu Yue’s misfortune.
In fact, this is not the first time that Shen Teng has appeared in such a so-called comedy. The 2019 " Flying Life " is a clear example.
At that time, he created Zhang Chi, a racing driver who had gone through setbacks but still persisted in his dream. His process of chasing dreams was also bumpy and tortuous. He used all his strength to explain that the best way to chase dreams is dedication.
But in Dugu Yue, one can still see the shadow of Zhang Chi and his dedication. Dugu Yue dedicated her youth and talent to the person she loved; she dedicated her life to the millions of suffering people on earth.
Perhaps the essence of tragedy is to inspire people's fighting spirit, but this result is not pleasing.
