The short message sent by Lao Yang to Xiao Gu reads: My father's life witnessed a miracle. He said that he should be praised for his good deeds. Yang hongqi.
Huang Jianxin's "Please Praise Me" and Beibei's original "Please Praise Me" are only similar in the main plot. Due to the change of the identity of the original characters, the addition of new characters and the careful setting of many details, please praise me is more sharp than the original. If the original work is about a person who insists on traditional ideals and is completely morally bankrupt after being defeated by reality, then Praise Me extends the criticism of social grandiosity to all levels of the whole society, and the criticized ending of the original work actually forms a side-by-side open ending with the previous North-South ending, just as Jin Jide did at the end of The Girl in Samaria. How to choose is the audience's own business
A story that was not too complicated originally, how to adapt it and how to set suspense, is a great test of the skill of the screenwriter. Huang Jianxin, who signed Xin Huang and Yifan, changed Mi Yi's identity from a graduate student to a criminal police; Change the role of Yang Hongqi, who is as cunning and simple as a farmer but has the habit of urban hooligans, into a wooden and honest Fan Wei-style migrant worker; Tan Wei, a supporting role with many men's human weaknesses (in fact, Tan Wei can also be regarded as the embodiment of the dark side of the ancient national anthem, reflecting the inner conflict of the ancient national anthem with their dialogue and interaction); Joined the seemingly insignificant role played by the police station in the period; Supplementary details such as Ouyang Hua's Chanel perfume, the lie that it is raining outside and so on; Through these processes, Huang Jianxin successfully adapted the original work of North North into an absurd story full of yellow characteristics, and looked on coldly at the present situation of social monsters.
In this film, most people are liars. For different reasons and purposes, a few honest people seem to be out of tune with this society. What is more sad is that these honest people are full of doubts about everything around them because they have seen too many lies, just like the ancient national anthem is full of doubts about his girlfriend Mi Yi catching criminals. Later, the film confirmed the truth of Mi Yi's words with the scene of a prisoner being arrested and interrogated. But I don't know, the ancient national anthem still holds the same attitude towards Yang Hongqi who suddenly asks for praise-distrust, but he didn't expect that the seemingly simple investigation process caught him in an unavoidable moral trap.
In the process of verifying the authenticity of the rescue incident, Ouyang Hua first lied for his future and work not to be affected, then overwhelmed Yang Hongqi in the face-to-face confrontation, and later attempted to end the matter with the ancient national anthem. Even after trying (this line was unreasonably edited, which is actually the sentence "But I'm afraid he's caught and nobody cares about his father" after "my classmate told me to call the police" and should be kept), he did not forget to create some contradictions between Mi Yi and the ancient national anthem. But in the end, due to the arrest and confession of recidivists in the West District, Chanel perfume and a car chase in the alley, it is enough to show that Ouyang Hua is not as simple as she said, but after all, her future was ruined because of the verification process of the ancient national anthem and Mi Yi, and she insisted on the truth of the news, which is naturally not what the ancient national anthem wanted to do.
In order to prove that he really saved people, and to give an account to his father suffering from lung cancer, Yang Hongqi tried his best to prove himself, but he also knew what this proof meant to Ouyang Hua, so he had been struggling between filial piety and morality, so he always avoided seeing Ouyang Hua, but Ouyang Hua's naked body on that rainy night was a fatal temptation for a man who was nearly 38 years old and had not married. So later, there will be a scene where he observes Mi Yi's eyes condensed on his bare calf. If he can't beat himself, then after his father dies, he may do what he said to Ouyang Hua. A brave man degenerated into a rapist after a series of distrust and cold reception, but at this time he got the praise he wanted but didn't get. Isn't this a great irony? But Huang Jianxin obviously didn't want to end in cruelty and contrast, so he arranged a series of unreasonable details, such as the smile of the village party secretary and the funeral ceremony, to pave the way for the second ending, "Yang Shengli didn't die and took his son to Beijing". In this way, Yang Hongqi naturally didn't rape Ouyang Hua for revenge, because he acquiesced in the lies of the village party secretary and attended a fake funeral for the benefit of the village. The village party secretary will naturally tell him that all this is for the benefit of the village and he can naturally get a commendation certificate from the village. So Yang Hongqi was praised by the village and the newspaper, and the village opened its popularity for free. The old man in Yang Shengli is in a good mood because his son has been praised and his condition has improved. Everyone seems happy, but the ancient national anthem can't understand what he did to make an honest and brave liar, and he still can't forgive himself.
Other seemingly insignificant supporting roles in the film also show the strange status quo of society from different aspects. Exaggeration and lies have become fashionable, while honesty and tradition have become jokes. The village party secretary decided to lie, because he knew that lying could bring greater benefits to the village and villagers and get praise from his superiors, so this kind of lie had to be said; During the period, the policeman decided to lie, because if a vicious public security incident occurred in Fenxiang, the praise of the model unit of comprehensive management of social security in the police station would be ruined; These people all lie in order to get praise, and Yang Hongqi, the only one who tells the truth and asks for praise, is also accused of not being trusted, which fully reflects the sadness that modern society "can't trust others" because of moral decay. The grocer in Gong Hanlin is also an interesting person. He won't tell the truth or lie in order to help others, because it's an excellent way to keep himself sane, but when it comes to his raincoat, his memory is terrible. But later, when he talked about what happened in the alley, he made random inquiries. In fact, he can boldly imagine that even if he heard the cry for help that night, he would not go out, because safety first was his basic principle. Looking back at the editor-in-chief, people who reported news like "100,000 Jin per mu" during the Cultural Revolution, even if he read four books and five classics every day, just changed the grandiose style of writing during the Cultural Revolution and showed it now. As for those journalists who can trample on their own newspapers, the reason why they can be so disrespectful to their own newspapers is because they know that what they say above is worthless and all lies. Living with these people but unable to get rid of their influence is an important reason why the ancient national anthem felt suffocated and helpless until it finally chose to escape. As for Ouyang Hua's provocation, it is not an important thing that leads to the estrangement between him and Mi Yi.
From the actor's performance, Wang, an old actor, can be said to be quite satisfactory, but from the plot, he is indeed a little old. A person who will be miserable and helpless because of falling into a moral trap, or even resign and leave, probably will not be an old man of this age; Fan Wei's performance is definitely a bright spot. Whether it is his usual stuttering, fluent tone when he is in a hurry, or dull expression, his performance is very beautiful. The disadvantage is that as a migrant worker, his nutrition is indeed a bit excessive. Even if Chen Hao washes away all the lead, he can't get rid of his true colors, but the ancient national anthem and the mixed performance of pain and anger at the end are not bad. If she is a vase in this play, then she is really wronged; As for the nursery, it is definitely the biggest surprise of this film. Fortunately, Zhao Wei is not allowed to play Mi Yi. Although she is more in line with the original image of Mi Yi in Beibei-a little woman who likes sour, I prefer the lovely and healthy version of Mi Yi, a criminal policeman with unparalleled intelligence. Breaking up with her in the ancient national anthem is definitely something you will regret for a lifetime, hehe.
Although music is not the focus of this film, and the songs of folk singer Xiaohe can't be regarded as popular music, they still set off the atmosphere in some scenes. For example, when the ancient national anthem met Yang Shengli for the first time, the music had a unique pilgrimage mood in the songs of a certain era. The picture was accompanied by the portrait of the chairman, the red certificate on the wall, and the skinny old man under the red quilt at sunset (a model worker in the Cultural Revolution). Compared with the whole blue-gray Nanjing, these red pictures are full of symbolic significance. Perhaps, the idea of Yang Shengli, an old model worker, donating money to others and educating his son to be "praised" seems out of place and even ridiculous in this pluralistic society. But he really insisted on his idea sincerely. Such a person deserves respect, and finally he recovered. It can also be regarded as Huang Jianxin's good-will mockery of "spirit is the power that determines everything" in a certain era. For such people, going to Beijing is not only a trip, but also a pious pilgrimage, a comprehensive affirmation of their own values or simply called "praise".
The last part gives a limited explanation of some details, which is for your reference only and represents your personal point of view.
1, Mi Yi's story about the process of chasing fugitives was regarded as unreliable by the ancient national anthem, and this passage was once regarded as Huang Jianxin's satire on a certain kind of film. However, when he saw the prisoner being interrogated, it was actually the first time to imply that "people who tell the truth are often untrustworthy", which paved the way for the Yang Hongqi incident.
2. Yang Hongqi's theory of "meat buns and happiness" is considered to be a reflection of the hatred of wealth among the lower classes of society. In fact, he was wronged, because this psychological activity was originally the ancient national anthem, and the ending sentence was "My colleagues were not entangled by Yang Hongqi and I was entangled, so they were happier than me."
Ouyang Hua went to the swimming pool for a while, changed his clothes and used Chanel perfume. This means that she put the perfume in her carry-on bag. As a student, she can use such expensive perfume at will. No wonder Mi Yi said that there was something wrong with Ouyang Hua's intuition. This is because she doubts her personal life and morality.
4. Looking at the photos taken by Tan Wei, the performance of the ancient national anthem depends on the performance of several eyes, which shows that Gu actually has no fantasy of "beauty" for girls like Ouyang Hua, but it is not only his love for Mi Yi that can refuse to choose, but also his personal moral bottom line at work.
5. A scene in which Ouyang Hua came to the home of the ancient national anthem felt that some scenes were cut because of the beginning and end of the lines. Because the lines are loyal to the original, there is no reason to remove the lines that express Ouyang Hua's character, "but I'm afraid he will be caught and no one will take care of his father."
6. Ouyang Hua smiled at Mi Yi in a demonstrative way. Nature is a revenge for finding out the flaw of the "criminal suspect" during the previous confrontation, which makes Mi Yi resolutely find out who the recidivist is and go to school to find Ouyang Hua to verify the situation. Naturally, this is a woman's revenge on a woman, which is reasonable, but it has caused the departure of the ancient national anthem.
According to the official statement, there are many defects in Yang Shengli's funeral, such as "the funeral was on the hillside, but not at home" and "only the village cadres, but no villagers attended the funeral". But I didn't find the so-called "burning copy award". The smile of the village party secretary really seemed abrupt in the crowd, while Yang Hongqi deviated from the ancient national anthem more because of guilt (because it was probably the first time he lied) and anger at the village cadres who forced him to lie. And it's really strange to use red candles on the table. In addition, awards should not be buried, but should be burned, because according to the rural saying, things that are not burned can't reach the hell (but if Yang Shengli is really burned, someone will try their best), while Yang Hongqi, as an only child, didn't abide by the rural rules, but these things won't be noticed by the ancient national anthem and the editor-in-chief.
8. Finally, Yang Shengli did not feel guilty when he smiled at the ancient national anthem, because he only had the joy of meeting an old friend in another country and the pride of being praised by his son; Yang Hongqi's smile is simple and honest with shame, because he finally slipped from an honest man to a liar. In order to avoid exposing the whole thing in the ancient national anthem, he left as soon as possible, and then sent a text message to the ancient national anthem, but this actually failed, because according to the time period when Yang Hongqi's bicycle was taken away by the urban management, this person seemed to be illiterate. It is a little difficult for him to send text messages. It is estimated that pinyin is needed to send a word "I".