When we talk about Shen Teng, we usually think of him as a comedian, and the images of Xia Luo and Hao Jian are deeply ingrained in our minds.
This labelling of actors makes it seem that we can only accept their performances in the realm of "nonsense" and "comedy", and other types of performances make people feel that they have deviated from their duties.
Such a one-sided impression makes the work "A Thought of Heaven" little known. The storyline is as the Buddha said, "One thought of heaven, one thought of hell."
The good and evil of man are revealed in a single thought. In this movie, Shen Mo played by Shen Teng presents a complex and multifaceted identity, making it difficult to judge whether he is good or evil.
The storyline covers multiple storylines such as the owner of a small restaurant using expired food and gutter oil, the owner of a fake drug company asking an Internet celebrity to endorse, the Internet celebrity lip-syncing for traffic, and the owner of the ** company committing online fraud.
And Shen Mo intervened in the way of "curing deception with deception" and "curing violence with violence", punishing those who lost their way and allowing them to learn from it.
For example, when Shen Mo transferred the restaurant owner's money away as a ** company, they realized the pain of being deceived and began to reflect on how not to deceive customers with low-quality food.
However, the silent "deception to deceive" method is obviously also problematic, but he is not conscious. It wasn't until he met the Internet celebrity anchor Ma Xiaoli that his silent heart got a kind of redemption.
Ma Xiaoli is a simple anchor, she works hard to start broadcasting, but there is no one**, far less than those female anchors who rely on cool clothes and lip-synching to attract attention.
Although she lived a rather modest life, she always reached out to others when they needed help and made charitable donations.
Shen Mo also discovered Ma Xiaoli's innocence, even though he had inadvertently defrauded her of money.
In order to verify whether Ma Xiaoli is sincere and kind, he disguised himself as someone from the charity center to call ** to verify her donation.
However, Ma Xiaoli did not have the slightest suspicion about Shen Mo's cross-examination. In the end, Shen Mo returned Ma Xiaoli's money to her through special channels.
Ma Xiaoli's innocence and kindness allowed her to avoid being hurt in the play, and at the same time imperceptibly ** her silent heart.
The whole plot is obviously with a tragic tone, with a series of negative themes, including the restaurant owner incident, fake drugs, financial fraud, etc.
Even the protagonist Shen Mo is a terminally ill person who chooses to end his life after completing what he wants to do.
This form of expression is known as black humor, and it presents a heavy story in the form of comedy. Although it is different from the cheerful style of "Charlotte", it does not mean that it is not an excellent work, and even because of its "sadness", it is more textured.
Many people seek light-heartedness when watching a movie, and don't want to think about the moral behind the film, which may be one of the reasons why some viewers give low ratings.
The most touching part of the film is when Silent is terminally ill and decides to end his life with a performance he loves.
He can easily shuttle through the plot he designed, but he didn't expect Ma Xiaoli.
In a particular picture, the smiling face in front of the person turns lonely, and behind every pretended smile hides his loneliness and emptiness.
Only when facing Ma Xiaoli did Shen Mo unconsciously smile. Maybe he didn't even notice it himself, but in front of Ma Xiaoli, his smile was real.
At the end of the story, Shen Mo said that he had played various roles, but he forgot to play himself.
However, in reality, he has already played this role.
This quote also sublimates the theme of the whole film: the characters. There are many roles in life, from childhood to adulthood, we are children, brothers and sisters, husband and wife, friends, elders, etc.
In different roles, we fulfill different obligations.
However, at no time can we forget that before we become anyone, we are first and foremost ourselves.