"The Elephant Sitting on the Floor" won the Golden Horse Award for Best Film
This is director Hu Bo's first and last film
Entering the cinema
will be the best memorial to the 29-year-old suicidal youth
Hu Bo
Last night, the 55th Golden Horse Awards came to an end. Mainland young director Hu Bo's film "Elephant Sitting on the Floor" (hereinafter referred to as "Elephant") unexpectedly won the Best Feature Film Award , which also won Best Adapted Screenplay and Audience Choice Award for Best Picture.
However, Hu Bo himself was unable to go on stage to receive the award. Last October, 29-year-old Hu Bo (penname Hu Qian) hanged himself, leaving behind a movie, three books, and several short films.
accepted the award for his mother, who burst into tears on the Golden Horse podium. Award-presenting guest Ang Lee gave her a deep hug, which became the most heartwarming moment of this year's Golden Horse.
After Hu Bo's death, there were different opinions as to why he committed suicide. His producer, the famous director Wang Xiaoshuai and his wife Liu Xuan were pushed to the forefront. It is said that Hu Bo once had a dispute with them because he insisted on a four-hour film length.
However, we may never know the truth. All that can be seen is the four-hour film left by Hu Bo.
's Golden Horse award speech said "Elephant" is a work that roars against the cruel world but is full of poetry.
"The Elephant Sitting on the Floor" is Hu Bo's first feature film and his final work. Four characters met in one day, and the embarrassment and powerlessness in life were combined into one. Finally, they desperately went to Manchuria to find the legendary elephant sitting on the ground. This is a work that roars against the cruel world but is full of poetry.
This article was originally published in February after "Elephant" won the Berlin Prize. The author, the famous screenwriter and producer Don He, once had a relationship with Hu Bo and had seen the first cut of "Elephant".
Hu Bo’s memorial service after his death. He wrote this article, hoping that when people talk about Hu Bo, in addition to saying that he was a young man who committed suicide, they also know that he once made a great movie "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor" 》.
believes that this movie will be on the big screen and see everyone in the near future. entering the cinema will be the best commemoration of Hu Bo. (It is reported that all rights and interests of "Elephant" have been donated to Hu Bo's parents.)
In addition, Zhang Yimou "Shadow" became the biggest winner of this year's Golden Horse, winning best director, best art design, best styling design, Four awards for best visual effects.
Xu Zheng won the best actor award for "I am not the God of Medicine ". "The God of Medicine" also won the Best Original Screenplay and Best New Director awards. The Best Actress was won by Xie Yingxuan " who fell in love with his first". (See the list of winners at the end of the article)
Zhang Yimou
In the first half of this year, I read a synopsis called "Heaven's Gate". It was very simple, but I read it several times in the middle of the night. I liked it very much: there is poetry in the text, and there is something in the story. sad. Later I met the author Hu Bo himself.
chatted awkwardly for a long time, and it was quite pleasant. Although the cooperation was not implemented, I read his little-known debut novel "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor", and met him again on a good day. It was considered a move forward. step.
Not long after that, I received a phone call and was told that he had died and committed suicide. When
received the call, I told the other party, please talk to me again in ten minutes, I can't listen to this. Living to such an old age, not many people I know have died, so I am not mentally prepared, and I am not willing to believe it. Calling Hu Bo a close friend was too much, and calling him acquaintance was barely enough. Frankly speaking, the first thing I thought of was that "Elephant" would be a swan song and "Paradise" would never be filmed. However, it was truly sad, mixed with a bit of trance, and it continues to this day.
Hu Bo
The death of a person is like a pebble thrown into water. No matter how long the ripples last, the ripples will eventually disperse. Remaining silent may be the best way to express respect.
What to write is that I have seen strangers talking excitedly about his death in the past few days. Hu Bo’s Weibo account half a year ago complaining about his difficult life has been uncovered. His personality as an alcoholic and fragile literary young man has been widely publicized. spread.
People did not have the opportunity to see his works, so they tried their best to recount his so-called suffering and express unnecessary sympathy or criticism. The habit of using second-hand information to express abundant emotions is a cancer that dilutes emotions in the fragmented era.
Being poor is certainly annoying, but poverty itself is really not as desperate as those who are afraid of poverty think.
What is despair?
Despair is what is described in "The Elephant Sitting on the Ground". The elephant was just stabbed in the butt with a fork, but people admired and yearned for its sitting posture.
will now lament how lucky he is to have watched "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor", even though it was an uncut version. It lasts for four hours. This is the "criticized" aspect of "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor". Of course, I don't think so. Personal feelings are naturally not authoritative, but I must firmly state: This is the best thing I have seen in ten years. ’s Chinese-language film debut.
"An Elephant Sitting on the Floor"
Four hours is quite a long time to be honest. My friends who watched it together ran to the toilet three times, but at the end of the film, our common feeling was: several parts of the last part felt like a perfect ending, but And I really hope this story continues.
The story of "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor" takes place in the north, and there are three important clues:
Peng Yuchang plays a middle school boy who stands up for his younger brother, provoking his younger brother who is a street gangster and causing trouble;
A street gangster slept with his buddy's woman, and his buddy's choice put him in a moral dilemma;
The boy's neighbor, an old widower, was inexplicably involved in the dispute between the two, and his own trouble was that his son and daughter-in-law planned to sell his house and put it away. He was sent to a nursing home.
Several people finally met at the train station, and they all planned to buy tickets to Manzhouli to see a legendary elephant sitting on the ground. In the winter in the north, the weather is freezing and the roads are icy, making it difficult for everyone to walk.
Using the crisis of a young man, Hu Bo tears apart the indifference under the "orderly" nature of a city. Everyone is being distorted by life and working hard to fight against this distortion. The theme of
is not very new, but it is better in the subtlety of perception: a young man witnessed his beloved girl being taken away, and only dared to leave a note to show his courage. Young people are serious about saving love, but failure is as inevitable as a sudden fire in the kitchen. The old man fought hard and refused to sell the house. The last reason was that he could not take care of the poodle he had raised for many years in the nursing home. On a very random morning, this poodle was mauled to death by a stray big dog. The moment the dog died, the sense of despair with nowhere to go almost burst out of the screen, nailing the audience to their seats. The three people
are involved in twenty group portraits with names and surnames related to them. Director Hu Boshi and his writing vary in shades of ink, but everyone has a vivid voice.
For example, the mother of the boy's girlfriend is a failed medical representative who lost her husband. In the movie, she always appears in medium and long shots and from the side. It is stated in just a few strokes that her dislike of her daughter stems from her dislike of herself.
There are only two scenes of the lost-dog man, and they were also very interesting to film. He is vulgar, ugly, strong on the outside and strong on the inside, which is exactly what each of us might look like when we defend our own selfish interests.
This unnamed northern city is supported by these twenty characters. They wander and struggle, as if our fucked-up days were flattened onto the screen.
From a technical point of view, "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor" demonstrates the talent of director Hu Bo. Putting aside the fact that the actual production cost of this film is extremely low, the film has no obvious flaws to criticize: the characters are complex and orderly, and they are well-organized. It is absurd and powerful, the images are accurate in meaning, the editing is natural and smooth, and even the soundtrack is very thoughtful, witty and playful, and brings out the bright colors in the heavy tone of the story.
praised the music after watching it, but Hu Bo just shook his head, oh, no money, not finished yet.
The most surprising thing is that Hu Bo behaves completely unlike a debut director in terms of casting actors.In the film, everyone seems to have grown up for this movie: the wrinkles at the corners of their eyes, the frost on their eyebrows, and the smoke rings puffed out after chewing cigarettes, all seem to have been carefully arranged by Hu Bo.
Hu Bo during the shooting
Words are not enough to convey the charm of the image. I write these to let more people talk about Hu Bo. In addition to saying that he is a young man who committed suicide, they also know that he once shot a great film. The movie "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor".
Hu Bo once mentioned that he wanted to shoot three movies in a row. He would start with a group of people because they are easy to shoot, then shoot with three people, and finally shoot with one person.
I secretly speculated that "Elephant" is about a group of people who are each frustrated, "Heaven's Gate" is about three people who are frustrated no matter what their choices are, and the story of the last person will never have an answer.
is just a guess. I understand Hu Bo's creation without making any false claims. There is always a river between the creator and the audience. Even if there is no malice, this barrier can easily make people frustrated and angry: the two parties shaking hands and talking happily may be showing sympathy for each other on a misunderstood level of perception; the two parties do not understand each other, and it will not make either party Looks high-end. But at least there is a decent way to preserve everyone's dignity without showing their own stupidity.
Watching Hu Bo's movies, like reading his novels, I have always been surrounded by a strong feeling of "mourning". But during the two meetings with Hu Bo, he was quite positive and cheerful. I once naively thought that turning to creation was his way to release his despair.
I also make a general guess, and dare to show despair in my works. In fact, my heart is longing for hope: there is no room for sand in my eyes, and I will praise the good when the ugliness is revealed. I see the world with all hope, and I will work harder to dig into life when I express my despair. of light.
"The Elephant Sitting on the Ground"
The ending of "Elephant" is that several people finally plan to go to Manzhouli to see a legendary elephant sitting on the ground. There is a beautiful shot at the end: the night light is turned on, and the bus drives towards the wilderness, Four people who wanted to go to Manzhouli got out of the car together with other passengers, smoked for a while, kicked a few stones, laughed twice, rested for a while, and then got in the car again. The light was far away and the car was driving.
Everyone arrived at the train station, but no one could go to Manzhouli.
What makes this headlight go out may be that life reflects the ugliness, or it may be that the burden crushes the future, but it is not poverty itself.
Hu Bo
Everyone who has watched Hu Bo's short films praised his skills. He also told me: I can make commercial films, but they are boring.
I think Hu Bo was well prepared for his choice: Choosing the niche does not have to tie up the lofty. Going to high places or narrow places means that it is a more difficult road. But now that he is gone, it proves that he was not prepared enough.
For people like Hu Bo, whether they are friends or spectators, even if you can't light a lamp for them, you don't have to cover the sun and moon for them; you don't have to go with them, and you don't have to laugh at them for going through thorns and thorns. Appreciation is not demanding, slander is not necessary, sympathy is not necessary, respect is fine.
In any case, Hu Bo only exists in the past tense.
I have respect for Hu Bo's determination to commit suicide, but in the final analysis, I do not intend to praise or affirm the behavior itself. The most sincere attitude is: everyone has to pay for their own choices, just like a giant elephant. Sit down and the fucking earth will collapse.
Death is a combination of accident and necessity. Hu Bo may be a troubadour who broke into the commercial battlefield. There must be different versions of a story. No one can judge them all fairly, just get what you want.
Furthermore, it has no more substantial meaning to Hu Bo himself. I just like "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor", but I regret that "Heaven's Gate" can only stay on paper.
Sitting on the fence and being mediocre, I have been comforting myself: no one should be confused, angry, and fearful all the time. It is not embarrassing to bow to life and reconcile with life. Sometimes it is even lucky in life.
But I will never forget the second meeting, Hu Bo, what you said to me: He didn’t come to me to speculate in stocks, he came to do something. May you be right, may more people have the opportunity to see your "Elephant Sitting on the Ground", may you arrive at the gate of heaven and see the elephant sitting on the ground.
List of winners of the 55th Golden Horse Awards:
Best Feature Film: "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor"
Best Director: Zhang Yimou "Shadow"
Best Actor: Xu Zheng "I'm Not the God of Medicine"
Best Actress: Xie Yingxuan "Who fell in love with him first"
Best Supporting Actor Award: Yuan Fuhua " Cuisi "
Best Supporting Actress Award: Ding Ning " Happy City "
Best New Director: Wen Muye "I'm Not the God of Medicine"
Best Original Screenplay: Han Jia Nu , Zhong Wei, Wen Muye "I'm Not the God of Medicine"
Best adapted screenplay: Hu Bo "The Elephant Sitting on the Floor"
Best feature short film: "Auspicious" (directed by Dapeng )
Best editing: Lei Zhenqing "Who fell in love with him first"
Best Cinematography: Yao Hongyi, Dong Jinsong, David Chazelle " The Last Night on Earth "
Best Original Movie Song: "Bali" Lyrics/Music/Singing Li Yinghong ("Who fell in love with him first")
Best original film music: Lin Qiang , Xu Zhiyuan "The Last Night on Earth"
Best Art Design Award: Ma Guangrong "Shadow"
Best Style Design Award: Chen Minzheng "Shadow"
Best New Actor Award: Chung Ka-jun "Only the Sea Knows"
Best Sound Effects Award: Li Danfeng, Si Zhonglin "The Last Night on Earth"
Best Action Design Award: Tanigaki Kenji, He Jun, Yan Hua "The Evil Will Not Suppress Right"
Best Visual Effects Award : Wang Xinghui's "Shadow"
Best Animated Feature Film: " On the Road to Happiness " (Song Xinying)
Best Animated Short Film: "Being a Person" (Huang Yunxian, Cai Yijin)
Special Contribution Award: Liao Qingsong
Text_Don He
Editor_ Azuo
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