Director Ning Hao and Andy Lau's "Mr. Red Carpet" is currently being screened, showing the various situations of all beings in the entertainment industry, and also focusing on the "communication dilemma" that everyone has in today's Internet era.
The film focuses on a superstar who is eager to succeed, amplifies the differences between people due to different identities and positions through absurd brushwork, and truly shows the real problems that are ignored by people in life due to "misplaced communication", such as the "hidden marriage and seclusion" in the film, the king of heaven reflects the opposition between family responsibilities and career ambitions, and the actor who "wants to make a farmer-themed movie to win the award" also reflects the collision of the industry environment and anxiety, and seriously "insist on saying 6 and not saying liao". The old-school ideas of Liu Weichi are out of touch with the Internet age, and the king Liu Weichi is like a mirror, reflecting the real dilemma that everyone may encounter to a greater or lesser extent with an absurd appearance.
Director Ning Hao told reporters that he integrated his concerns and thoughts about society into his works, and what the film wanted was whether people could communicate from each other's standpoint, and "people's differences in the positions of different genders and ages are the root cause of misplaced communication."
Many viewers said, "(The movie) is the epitome of the dislocation of communication in the whole society, and it is a portrayal of the current Internet environment", "The aftertaste of a smile is a deeper analysis and reflection of the times", "On the surface, it focuses on superstars and the entertainment industry, but in fact, it still pays attention to the real subtleties and the essence of human communication".
Just as Liu Weichi finds it difficult to look at problems from the perspective of others, when he stubbornly expresses himself, the distance between him and his wife, agent, farmer brother and audience is getting farther and farther away, especially in today's Internet era, communication seems to be convenient, but it also invisibly builds a thick communication barrier. If it is so difficult to understand each other, is it still necessary to communicate? Especially during the Spring Festival, when communication with family, relatives, and friends is inevitable, the attention and thinking brought by "Mr. Red Carpet" is particularly appropriate.
There are a lot of metaphors set up in the film, and since its release, it has aroused a lot of audience discussions, let's take a look at these metaphors, how Director Ning Hao explained them-
1. Mirrors that appear many times in **.
Ning Hao: Dividing people into two and peeling them into two layers, he has both the part of people and the part of social identity, and it is the part of his social identity that should be ridiculed and criticized, and that part will swallow up the part of him as a person, but the audience can't help but empathize with him. Look at someone you hate, as that part of the human being, and have to sympathize with him.
2, the twins in the film.
Ning Hao: Since "Crazy Stone" and "My Hometown and Me", I like to use twins, and this film also has them.
Twins are interesting, two individuals who look similar have different life trajectories, and they have a sense of absurdity.
3, in the film** "Bolero".
Ning Hao: "Bolero" is a long song written by a single melody group, which is both serious and absurd, and uses the film to deconstruct this **, using a lot of dramatic extension, hoping that the film is not purely dramatic, nor purely absurd, and does not have a clear definition, just like the complex real world.
4. The banner signed in the film.
Ning Hao: After the signed banner was taken down, it was thrown on the ground and trampled on by passers-by at will, and what looked like a bright and glamorous thing was like a red carpet, but after the ceremony, it was just a piece of cloth.
5. Trees that appear repeatedly in the film.
Ning Hao: Trees have life and self-will, and they are free. In my daily life, I have encountered many scenes of downed trees in tunnels, and I feel that it is absurd, and I think it reflects the fact that many people reject dissent and are eager to oppose it, just like the act of cutting down trees.
6, Liu Weichi sent an apology from station D** and said "666".
Ning Hao: "Lao Tie 666" represents the absurdity in the movie, absurdity needs to be watched, not standing in line, this is my habitual perspective, so I don't participate or express my position, just stand aside to observe this absurdity.
7. The last balance bike in the movie.
Ning Hao: The balance bike represents a kind of caution, everyone in this situation is very difficult, obviously they are doing the right thing, but they passively fell into the ** whirlpool, walking on thin ice and carefully trying to achieve a balance.
8. A metaphor for the chaos of the Internet.
Ning Hao: In the Internet era, most of the starting points are good, and they publish the right things for themselves, but they are not willing to consider problems from the perspective of others, and there are fewer and fewer middle grounds. It seems that there is less and less tolerance of others in the personality. The continuous amplification and differentiation of positions will form endless ** and opposition, and others are hell. What the movie wants is whether people can try to stand in each other's position and communicate with each other. It's easy to blame someone, but it's rare to be quiet and listen to what the other person thinks.
9. The metaphor of "pig".
Ning Hao: The time node of the appearance of the pig coincides with the time of Liu Weichi's hope and desire, which is an externalized embodiment of Liu Weichi's desire. The madness of pigs reflects the uncontrollable trend and feelings of events in the Internet age, especially nowadays when many events are uncertain and irrational.
10. "Pig" jumped off the building.
Ning Hao: Liu Weichi has always raised pigs in a formalistic way, and his starting point for wanting to work hard is very good, but that kind of formalistic dedication is very ridiculous, and in the end the pig jumped up and went crazy, and then it committed suicide. In this chaotic atmosphere, it killed itself on its own. We often experience a chaotic life, and many times all our original intentions are killed in the end.
11. The plot of the dialogue between the pig and the robot in the film.
Ning Hao: If you can't communicate, but you still want to communicate, it's difficult for everyone to understand each other.
This era is full of isolated islands, the Internet world has opened up space, but it still can't solve the communication problem, everyone is desperately communicating, but it will never be effective, it is such a state.
12. Metaphors for cameras, surveillance and other elements.
Ning Hao: As an entertainer, Liu Weichi needs to face the camera, but he is afraid of the camera in private, which is a design from a third-party perspective, a kind of gaze, and it will push things forward.
13. The scene of beating the capital.
Ning Hao: This part of the plot is the embodiment and symbol of emotional externalization, and under the theme of "communication", the two sides who cannot communicate and dialogue form a confrontational force. Under the confrontation, the two sides rise to emotions, and emotions can easily turn into personal attacks. And "beating up the capital" is a process of showing emotions and exposing conflicts.
Yangtze Evening News Purple Cow News reporter Kong Xiaoping.
Proofread by Li Haihui.