Have you ever heard of "The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers"?This movie is not ordinary!Directed by Jia Zhangke, it outlines a gorgeous picture of the vicissitudes of life and complex emotions, as well as human torture, social accusations and humanistic care, which is simply exciting!
The story is set between 1999 and 2014 and revolves around three main characters, namely Tao'er, Liangzi and Jinsheng. Their emotional entanglements, life experiences, and human indifference are intertwined to form a picture of modern society.
At the beginning of the movie, you are sweating, and what you see is a blurry scene through the car window, and suddenly a loud rumble comes from the car that the car has overturned, and then the camera goes back to the past ten years to make you understand the whole story.
Jia Zhangke is a clear stream in Chinese films, he has always used excellent film works to solve social reality problems artistically, and "The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers" is one of his masterpieces. The whole movie has a playful flavor in a realistic atmosphere, which is thought-provoking.
The director uses plain lens language to construct real life with short daily clips of parents, showing people's psychological changes under the great changes in society. Through the plot of Shen Tao sending money to Liang Jianjun for treatment, he self-evidently revealed the mutual assistance and indifference of people in the rapidly developing society at that time.
However, the most deeply rooted thing in the movie is the torture of human nature. The emotional entanglement between Tao'er, Liangzi, and Jinsheng makes people see the complexity of human nature. In particular, Tao'er's relationship with the female teacher who taught Chinese left a deep impression. These episodes leave the viewer in suspense and lead us to think about the problems of human nature in modern society.
There are also some touching details in the movie, such as a host silently sending blessings to the two newlyweds when the wedding and funeral were held at the same time, which fully reflects the director's humanistic caring spirit. What he wants to convey is not only the story and plot of the film itself, but also a warning and call to contemporary society.
In general, "The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers" not only reveals the problems existing in society, but also shows the wealth of great reference value in the process of modernization of traditional civilization. If you haven't seen this movie yet, go check it out!I believe that you will be moved by Jia Zhangke's artistic feelings, and get different experiences and thoughts from it.