The score of Search published by Douban 7.3,2012 is still so low after seven years. I think it is enough to show that Search is really not a good movie in most people's minds.
But the social problems reflected in it still look real and ironic. When it was released before, because of the development of information technology and many other reasons, it was impossible for all audiences to feel the same way, so that the reputation was not very good. But when we watch Search again today, we will find that it is actually a rare masterpiece.
Ye (Gao Yuanyuan) is the secretary of the boss of a listed company. She looks sweet and has a pleasant temperament.
On this day, she went to the hospital for a routine physical examination, but the doctor's reply shocked her.
"You have lymphoma, it's still advanced, but you have to have confidence in yourself."
Ye doesn't believe it all over his head, but the facts are in front of him. The doctor is very cold, just saying that he can check it again if he doesn't believe it.
Very helpless, Ye walked out of the hospital like a walking corpse and went to the company by car.
Who knows that on the bus, because an old man got on the bus, the flight attendant Yuzryha gave up his seat.
However, Ye Qiulan frowned because she had terminal cancer, and the stewardess spoke to the elderly in a bossy way, so Ye Qiulan ignored them and patted her thigh and said, "Sit on my lap if you want."
This has stirred up a hornet's nest. Intern reporter (Wang) is worried that he has no material to shoot and become a full member. Seeing this scene, he immediately filmed it and gave it to his boss Chen Ruoxi (Sebrina).
Chen Ruoxi a look, it is big news. A good hype will definitely arouse public criticism of the "beautiful women don't give up their seats" incident, and then I can get a promotion and a raise.
As a result, Chen Ruoxi started packaging hype without considering the consequences of this release, and the public began to blame Ye after seeing this.
Events gradually fermented, and Ye He began to lose control of things.
Everything related to Ye has been dug up, and some people even began to rumor that Ye is the lover of his leader Shen (). This news made Shen's wife Mo Xiaoyu (Chen Hong) know, and the pool sank deeper and deeper.
In order to clarify the facts for Ye, the intern reporter interviewed Ye for the second time with her boyfriend's brother (Chen Ruoxi) who led Chen Ruoxi.
After the interview, the new interview draft was shelved because of Chen Ruoxi's selfishness, and Ye's reputation was vilified to the limit in this city.
No one noticed whether Ye Qiulan had any difficulties, but just blamed her blindly. Everything related to leaves has also become a target of public criticism.
Karma.
Ye's leader, Shen, suffered business damage because of Ye's negative news, so he decided to retaliate against Chen Ruoxi.
It is not easy for the chairman of a listed company to bring down a small reporter. As a result, Chen Ruoxi lost his job and suffered the consequences.
But this evil result is far from enough.
Chen Ruoxi's boyfriend Yang Shoucheng spent a few days alone with Ye, because he had an agreement with Ye to be her bodyguard to make money. In these days, I accompanied Ye to bungee jumping and talked about the scenery while playing. The two struck a spark of love, and Yang Shoucheng fell in love with Ye Qiu Lan.
But what's the use?
Ye, a terminal cancer patient, finally gave up the last hope of survival under the network violence like a scourge and the unwarranted accusations that can be seen everywhere in the city.
After experiencing the extreme sports in this world, I saw the most beautiful scenery and left the most beautiful smile. ...
Ye Qiulan resolutely chose to jump off a building and die, just because she could never see hope again. After Ye's death, those who had misunderstood and hurt her looked like a different face.
Yang Shoucheng and Chen Ruoxi had a big fight and broke up. Shen spoke righteous words for Ye in front of the camera. Even Yang Jiaqi, the initiator, began to blame Chen Ruoxi, and the biggest culprits, the cyber mobs, became indifferent and continued their quiet life. ...
Everything seems to be calm again.
But who would have thought that a small bus preferential event actually triggered so many serial events similar to the butterfly effect.
After the whole movie, Chen Kaige, the director, told such a story with almost documentary calmness, and put the cruel truth in front of us. There is no excessive sensation, no good soundtrack, no plot reversal. It's like a story that happened around us.
Search is as simple as its name, so simple that many people don't even think it is a commercial movie with big coffee.
Love in search is worth mentioning. Search, a film that mainly tells the story of cyber violence, was deeply moved by its interpretation of love. I've seen all the romantic movies in my head, and only a Chinese odyssey can match it.
1. Love between Shen and Mo Xiaoyu
I think the love between Shen and Mo Xiaoyu is more like describing the contradiction between material and love in today's society. When Shen didn't become the chairman of a listed company, he and Mo Xiaoyu were able to share joys and sorrows and support each other, but after his successful career, he turned a blind eye to his wife.
In the face of his wife's question about whether Ye is a mistress, Shen didn't explain it at all for the sake of saving face, but responded by throwing a glass.
Mo Xiaoyu also did many ugly things to save his wife's position and Shen's heart.
The love of two people, from the beginning of love, to the later mutual suspicion and use. Finally, Mo Xiaoyu finally filed for divorce and chose to leave alone. This should be the status quo of marriage in today's society. "* * * is difficult, but it is difficult to share."
2. Love between Yang Shoucheng and Chen Ruoxi
Yang Shoucheng and Chen Ruoxi lived together for three years. If Ye hadn't met, they might get married soon. But I think the main reason for their love breakdown is material.
As Chen Ruoxi said, "What's the use of having money? Can't buy love; What is the use of love? Can't afford to buy a house. "If they were rich enough, they wouldn't have to worry about buying a house, they would have got married long ago.
This also reflects the most important problem of people's love today. "There can be love, but it is easy to be defeated by the house."
3. Love with Ye
The seven-day love with Ye profoundly proves the truth that "three-year love will be defeated by seven-day freshness".
But the love between these two people is also the most enviable and regrettable.
There is a saying that "tragedy is to break the beautiful things in front of you." I think this is Ye He's love.
When I saw that Ye and I gradually had different feelings, I thought Ye would eventually survive and be innocent because of this love, but Ye suddenly jumped to his death after blooming the most beautiful brilliance.
I don't know what to say at this moment, whether it is uncomfortable or helpless or reflective.
But in fact, I understand the intention of director Chen Kaige. When the audience felt that Ye He's love was infinitely beautiful and full of hope, they suddenly broke this love fairy tale in a rage, leaving no room for you to know that fairy tales are fairy tales after all, and the reality is still cruel.
Isn't this kind of love the same as the immortal love between Supreme Treasure and Bai Jingjing and Xia Zi in A Chinese Odyssey?
Love as beautiful as fairy tales is often short-lived, but many people don't cherish it when they are around, and they regret it until they lose it.
The Practical Significance of Search I say that Search is another masterpiece of Chen Kaige after Farewell My Concubine, mainly because the social problems reflected in Search are more important today.
There is an idiom called "hearing is false, seeing is true", which means you should believe what you see, not what you hear.
Is that so? I think it may have been true 50 years ago, but since 1994 China was officially connected to the Internet, this sentence has become all wet.
Just like Ye, through media reports and the spread of the Internet, people saw the picture of Ye not giving up his seat to the elderly, and then began to criticize crazily. These negative public opinions are the key reasons for Ye to give up his hope of survival.
But at that time, if these people could keep a clear head and pursue the hidden feelings behind Ye's unyielding seat, instead of just believing what they saw. Then the final result will never become a tragedy.
But this happens to be the biggest problem in today's society. No one wants to seek the truth. In the era of online media, all they seek is one word "fast".
It is irresponsible to leave a comment in front of you and forget it in the blink of an eye. This is the normal state that people browse the news now.
Therefore, many unscrupulous media use the public as a gun, publish it without exploring the essence of the incident, and then cause public opinion. If you are accused afterwards, it would be great to send another letter of apology. Anyway, the money has been earned.
But these media may not think about it at all, because their temporary irresponsibility will cause much harm to the aggrieved parties, and no amount of apology can make up for these injuries.
Sometimes, a word can really destroy a person, especially in today's information media. One thing, 10,000 people or even 100,000 people may express their opinions in an instant. Therefore, we should pay more attention to our words and deeds. We should not comment at will because of the protection of the network, but should keep our inner kindness and resolutely not be wicked.
In a word, Search is really a seriously underestimated film by Chen Kaige after Farewell My Concubine, and I strongly recommend it to you.