Before entering the cinema, my impression of "Hot and Hot" was Jia Ling's Weibo, she said that she disappeared for more than a year, made a movie, andSuccessfully lost 100 pounds
100 pounds, which is almost the weight of a skinny adult woman.
But after watching the movie I found out,This is not a movie about, it doesn't even have much to do with boxing, and it's not a traditional funny movie or inspirational film.
#The span from comedian to film director
Before becoming a director, Jia Ling was a cross talk actor, sketch actor, and variety show comedy artist.
The audience likes her because she is a successful female comedian, kind, decent, mellow and likable.
As Jia Ling gets fatter and fatter, many netizens say that it's time to get fat, and getting fat again is harmful to health.
Despite this, everyone's expectation is only that Jia Ling will "lose a little weight, just lose a little bit, so that she can be healthier".
Who knew that she had transformed into a boxer with great contrast, both agile and powerful.
This means,Jia Ling overturned her former self: her image all along, her achievements in her career.
The fact is that **success has made Jia Ling look different, some serious, and some melancholy, which should be hormonal and emotional changes caused by a lot of weight loss.
In the past, Jia Ling could make the audience laugh as long as she stood on the stage.
But now Jia Ling has lost this ability.
As for her in the future, whether she can get more in her career and surpass her before, no one can**, I believe it also includes herself.
But it's her choiceA brave and daring adventure.
This is an era of economic downturn and conservative thinking, everyone cherishes their comfort zone more, but Jia Ling tore off the coat of fame and fortune in the past with a posture of going against the current, and threw a powerful punch to fate!
#The first film about a mother's love
In 2021, Jia Ling's first film "Hello, Li Huanying" as a director will be released, with a box office of 503.6 billion. As a result, Jia Ling became the highest-grossing female director in the history of Chinese films.
In all fairness, "Hello, Lee Hwan Young" is a simple and flawed story that doesn't seem so "good", which is why it's surprising why it has been so widely and warmly received.
Because a mother's love for her child is an emotion that all human beings can get.
Because, in the face of sophisticated and superior technical ability, sincerity is the only nirvana.
Jia Ling loves her mother so sincerely, and is also loved by her mother, and draws huge life energy from this love.
The so-called never forget, there will be an echo, this is a success driven by faith.
#The second film, the theme is "Love Yourself".
At the beginning of "Hot and Hot", Du Leying, played by Jia Ling, is a girl who has been humiliated in various interpersonal relationships, no one cares about her feelings, and she gave up on herself because of this and worked as a waste wood at home for ten years.
At this time, Du Leying is a person who pins her joys, sorrows, and sorrows on others, she doesn't care about herself, and she has no life energy of her own.
After a conflict, Le Ying moved out of her home, worked in a hot pot restaurant, and had a love affair with a nearby boxing gym coach because of some misunderstandings, and she once again lived for others.
Until the end of the relationship, Le Ying whispered a rebuttal:I think dreams are important.
This was the first time she had expressed herself.
But her character of always thinking about others made her humiliated by reality again.
Later, she stood in front of the mirror and cried, "It hurts!" Why didn't it hurt at all? ”
The people-pleasing personality begins to reflect and focus from the outside in.
After that, the seed of a dream sprouted in Le Ying's heart: wanting to win once.
Why did you choose boxing?
The answer is given at the end of the movie: boxing is quite interesting, two people fight like that, and they can still hug each other in the end.
Boxing is about seeing speed and strength, pain and frustration, and respecting the opponent's movement regardless of the outcome.
That's exactly what Le Ying wants:To be seen (hurt) and to be respected.
#Breaking the stereotyped logic requires talent
When the chubby Jia Ling appeared, the audience thought it was a funny film, but it wasn't;
When Jia Ling and Lei Jiayin were together, everyone thought it was a story of an ugly duckling turning into a swan, just like "** Men and Women" back then, but it was not;
When Jia Ling stood in the ring, did you think this was an inspirational film? Actually, it isn't.
It is the process of a person going from having no self to finding himself and loving himself.
In the story, no one humiliates her with her weight, a fat girl who used to be 200 pounds gets the same treatment as other ordinary girls.
Jia Ling has been trying her best to downplay and dissolve the process from fat to thin, and even whether the exercise is boxing or not is not so important, but boxing more intuitively shows the extreme contrast of a fat house from weak to strong and powerful.
The plot is not set according to the traditional routine of ugly girls turning over and winning the favor of excellent men, and they did not win the boxing match.
This is not a thrilling film.
But Du Leying won once.
Because this is the life she wants.
lost 100 pounds", "trained from an ordinary person to a boxer", whether in or out of the play, this is what Jia Ling is experiencing. This is Du Leying's life experience, and it is also Jia Ling's. The unity of knowledge and action is so difficult, and she did it.
#May each of us have the ability to love ourselves
After the movie was released, Jia Ling accepted an in-depth interview.
The reporter asked her: What is love for yourself?
Jia Ling: Pay attention to your own feelings.
The reporter asked again: Are you a person who loves yourself?
Jia Ling: Not before, I was studying hard.
Hot and Hot was released for 4 days, and now the box office has exceeded 1.5 billion.
With the addition of "Hello, Li Huanying", Jia Ling is already a director with a box office of more than 7 billion, and she has only directed two films. This is a remarkable achievement.
Now she is no longer actor Jia Ling, but director Jia Ling.
In terms of physical fitness, she can deadlift 120 kilograms, can do 10 pull-ups in a row, and can compete with the national women's boxing champion in the ring.
She is no longer mellow and likable, just like Du Leying in the movie, she began to pay attention to her heart, do what she really wants to do, and finally become a better version of herself.
As for the future direction of life and career, Jia Ling said in an interview: I'm not sure yet, it depends on the mood.
Don't define life, always keep an eye on your heart, and learn to love yourself.
A person with a strong and stable core can gain the ability to care for others and healthy interpersonal relationships.
I hope that each of us can have a life as we want. This is the best blessing I can feel at the beginning of 2024.