"Accompanies you for a long time" is a carnival about youth! Text/Wang Min
Author profile: Wang Min, director of the China Film Review Society, film review columnist for some newspapers and new media across the country, reporter of Xiamen Radio and Television Group, member of Xiamen Film and Television Association, and member of Xiamen Film and Television Script Society.
Introduction
Starting from the 2012 "The Girls We Chased Together" of Youth, movies with the theme of youth have become "frequent guests" of Chinese theaters. This type of people has little investment, low risk, and the target group is a young group. They are the main consumer force at present and will buy it as long as they are sensational. Therefore, Chinese filmmakers have created various youth films, like a carnival that never fades. This "Live with You for a Long, Long" is not the first youth film, nor the last one. Not the best one, but it is definitely the most true and true one in youth romance films.
plot introduction
Jiubing, who has a simple personality, spent the whole youth with Mint. The two childhood sweethearts grew up together, and their laughter and tears were closely related. After Jiubing was admitted to the same university as Mint, because the two of them played haunted house games, Jiubing accidentally put Mint and fell into the arms of her handsome senior Maizi, causing Mint's first love to be taken away. From being in a relationship with a lover to being ordinary friends, from being intimate to gradually drifting away, they did not come together in the end.
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"Accompanies you for a long time" Although the score is not high on professional movie websites, the author found that on the first day of the release, all the shows were basically full, and the box office was extremely amazing. Its popularity seems to surpass the reputation of the masterpiece "The Out of Control" in the same period. From the perspective of movie marketing, the cleverness is to choose the appropriate date for confession to be released on September 9, 2021, and watch the movie with the one he or she likes. As the title of the film, "2199" represents "Love you for a long time", and stay with you for a long time. The film sold 38 million yuan in 5 hours on its first day of release, and also became the box office champion of domestic theaters for two days. At the moment when the domestic market is in a downturn, it is a very impressive achievement. It can be said that the film has achieved success in using emotional marketing on short video platforms, similar to the marketing techniques of "Ex-Labor 3", "Stories More Sadness than Sadness" and "When a Man In Love".
Of course, the cast of the film should not be underestimated. In the film, Li Chun represents a young man from high school to college. His youthful look is sometimes cute and sometimes wild. His precise and skillful acting skills and exaggerated expression exudes a masculine feeling of infatuation. Such a simple, persistent, and a little childish big boy embodies the "cute" characteristics of Jiubing's childishness, and the affection of a spare tire is sad. Such a melodious youth film has many tears and laughter points, highlighting Li Chun's sense of joy. The arcs on both sides of Li Chun's nose and the rising corners of his mouth looked very much like Ang Lee. As the son of famous director Ang Lee, he did not have the impetuousness under the powerful halo, but instead made every work steadily. Although he is labeled as a second-generation star, he is a professional actor and he can feel the literary temperament of his father Ang Lee. Li Chun has been in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years. When he was 2 years old, he was held by his mother and played a doll in Ang Lee's classic movie "Wedding Banquet". At the age of 16, he was determined to be an actor. After graduating from the theater department of New York University, he played Billy's comrade-in-arms in "Billy Lynn's Midfield War" directed by his father, a very important Chinese warrior role, perfectly grasping the socialized family emotional relationship between the characters. He has more varied styles in the movie "Super Express", combining handsomeness and athletic and wild temperament, sometimes cold and sometimes cute. He plays the concierge in the movie "Super Body", and it is difficult to hide his handsomeness. "The Legend of the Demon Cat" directed by Chen Kaige, the famous supporting role supporting role is the deacon of the Tang Dynasty played by Li Chun. He didn't have many scenes in the play, and he was confused about the death of the emperor but was powerless. He also introduced Kōkai and pointed out that Bai Letian was dismissed from office rather than resigning... To be fair, his acting skills are good, but he always gives people the feeling that a child deliberately pretends to be an adult. He played the male protagonist Xia Hao, who was investigating an abandoned school, accidentally found a diary written by a primary school student with the same name in the drawer.In two parallel time and space, the two groups of characters echo each other, the children are affectionate and loyal, and the adults are meticulous, Li Chun fully demonstrates the two extremes of youth and maturity.
In addition to starring Li Chun, the new heroine Cai Ruixue is remarkable, and the guest lineup is also very eye-catching, including well-known Taiwanese artists: Ke Jiayan, Natto, Natto’s girlfriend Tangtang, Lin Meixiu, Li Guoyi, etc. The fresh and vivid expressions of the Taiwanese actor make people sink into the plot as they watch, and they fall in love with the starring actor Li Chun. Although the film is still a routine of Taiwanese campus youth comedy, the joy of the process is fresh and ancient, and it is even mixed with a tribute to the classic movie "The Grandmaster" directed by Wong Kar-wai, which makes the audience both nostalgic and laugh.
Youth romance films are deeply loved by the audience because the theme of love is a manifestation of human emotional instinct. From ancient times to the present, many literary and film and television works have discussed the trivial matter of love. In recent years, Chinese filmmakers have used "this little thing" to leverage the big box office. "Passing Through Your World" became your "Exe", "Later Us" had a "Sader Story than Sadness", while "I Waiting for You at the End of Time" thought about "I Want Us Together", and "The Best Us" was waiting for "Your Wedding", but I don't regret "Have You for a Long, Long Time", "The Future of the Midsummer", "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years"... These well-known love movie stories connect the joys and sorrows of everyone in love. This film interprets the normal of youth that love cannot be obtained, triggering full memories about youth carnival, and bringing the classic Chinese youth films "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" and "You in the Deskmate", the shadow of the classic European youth film "Two Little Missing", the beauty of first love, the friendship between classmates, the warmth of the old days, and the pain of love cannot be obtained, perfectly presenting everyone's growth trajectory. It is adapted from the short story "The Leader" in Song Xiaojun's "Love a Girl for Life", which can be said to be very similar to the two regrets in love that Haruki Murakami mentioned. Fortunately, the ending of the story is not a pity. Jiu Bing and Mint, the partner he has always cared for, have found their own happiness.
The whole movie focuses on two marginal people - Jiubing and Mint accompanying each other. Mint was bullied by her classmates since she was a child, and Jiubing vowed to protect this girl for the rest of her life. The movie uses Jiubing as the "leader" to describe the spare tire. Protection is the most silent companionship, and companionship is the longest confession. After Jiubing was admitted to the same university for mint, Mint was attracted by her handsome senior Maizi. Jiu Bing, who was reluctant to let go, wanted to confess bravely, but in Mint's eyes, he was just a boy who never grew up. The relationship between the two gradually drifted away, and later Mint's relationship was full of twists and turns, and Jiubing indeed protected her as usual. At the same time, the landlord's daughter, Xia Tian, also fell in love with Jiubing. The relationship above friendship and the relationship between lovers is not satisfied, connecting Jiubian, Mint and Summer, the love triangle story of three young boys and girls on the road to youth growth. In the journey of chasing love without chance of victory in youth, Jiubing did not give up, but bravely loved. Even if Mint is hurt by two scumbags, he must work hard to protect her. This is the loneliness and preciousness of youth, and it is also the fresh and refined beauty of Taiwanese campus youth comedy. This film not only represents the story of Jiubing and Mint, but also a microcosm of countless wrong loves for couples in real life. In youth, many people are not afraid of being hurt and loving, and they also want someone who has been with them for a long time. Such a theme can resonate with many young audiences. The film is the most true and true film in youth romance.
Sometimes, lovers may not eventually get married. First love may be happy or painful. The two young people like to think about each other. If something happens, it is not true love. Learn to let go of your persistence and bless each other to truly let go. After all, in the hastily bound memorial book of Youth, maybe someone will be the whole of love, but love is never the whole of life. Some things can only be looked forward but cannot be forgotten.
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