Sometimes, it feels like a particularly long period of time because a lot has happened during this time and the fortunes of ourselves and those around us have changed dramatically. I feel that those unbearable memories and pains, like being sealed in amber, make this time an eternal memory that we will continue to relive for the rest of our lives. At the beginning of "The Long Season", the train roars through the gate of time, and we seem to be swept into the whirlpool of memories, and "The Long Season" begins with a gorgeous and deep plot.
From 1997 to 2017, the story spans 20 years and ambitiously paints a picture of an era. In "The Long Season", there are three distinctive characters: Wang Xiang, a state-owned enterprise worker played by Fan Wei, has been sticking to the old Chinese-style patriarchal role for 30 years;Qin Hao played Biaozi, a college student in the 90s of the last century, was once the pride of the sky and a newcomer to the factory;and Ma Desheng, played by Liu Minghao, was once the leader of the criminal police team. I feel that their fate is as if they have been played, oscillating between the fate of the city, the fate of state-owned enterprises and the fate of individuals, pushed to the edge beyond their control by the torrent of the times.
In the first episode, Wang Xiang inspected Gong Biao's car, saying that it had been soaked in water and that the engine had been overhauled. At that time, we thought that this was just the past of the car, but we didn't expect it to indicate Gong Biao's future. I think that at the last moment of his life, it should be the happiest time for Gong Biao. He finally waited for fate to favor him. The fall was short, but the time he could celebrate could be long. The doves flew in front of him, Freud's dreams all came to him at the last moment, the dreams of the idealists came true, and he died at the happiest moment.
In the 90s of the last century, Ma Desheng was still a criminal police captain and had a bit of a stubborn temper. But when he went to Songhe to investigate Shen Dongliang, we saw his emotional side. The scene where he beat Shen Dongliang was addicted to many audiences, but this was a violation of discipline, which also made him lay off in advance. And the case of throwing the corpse became a knot in his heart, so when Wang Xiang decided not to investigate this matter, he actually wanted to investigate the matter. After waking up from cerebral infarction, he uncovered the truth and finally proved himself in front of Li Qun. I think this is also the completion of his self-redemption, although he was already a bit of a demon at the time.
I feel that the more satisfied a person is with the past, the harder it is to get out of this circle. Wang Xiang is such a person. Wang Xiang couldn't understand his son Wang Yang's desire for new things. When Wang Yang went to work as a waiter in an entertainment venue, Wang Xiang felt that he had "lost Huagang's face". At that time, Huagang had gone downhill, and even the medical reimbursement of employees could not be afforded, but Wang Xiang still did not dare to leave the aura of Huagang. And Wang Yang's refusal to tell him the truth about the corpse shredding case was probably because Wang Xiang's conceit caused a gap between him and his son. Wang Yang was killed for no reason after the corpse shredding case, which also became an insurmountable obstacle in Wang Xiang's heart. Ever since his son's death, since the collapse of Huagang, he has been stuck in the past.
At the end of the story, Wang Xiang seems to have lost everything, but in fact, he has gained a whole new world: Wang Bei is actually Wang Yang, the Wang Yang in his heart;As Zhang Ailing wrote in "Little Reunion", "the years are quiet", she said: "I know that there is no kind of relationship in the world that is not full of holes, I just want to say that after the relationship disappears, there will be something left." "I think it's possible to leave behind memories that we want to forget but can't, and that will sting us from time to time and remind us of the meaning we once sought. A lot of people say they haven't found the meaning of existence, but I feel like they're back in their most peaceful place, which is more meaningful than existence itself.
Look forward, don't look back", this is what Wang Xiang said to himself, and what the director wanted to say to the audience. One should live in the moment and move forward one step at a time. Life is what it is, it can be hard, there can be a lot of pain, but you have to endure the pain and keep going. Looking back, I can only see a barren land;Looking ahead, the sea and the sky are wide. I think this perfect ending is a little tenderness from the director to the audience, and a little tenderness that he specially created. The reality is far from being as ideal as in the TV series, but I think that it is precisely because the reality is cruel that we need a little warmth more, people always have to be full of hope, and life will be better.