"Dangal" professional film review

On May 11, like Aamir Khan's previous film "Three Idiots in Bollywood", this time "Dangal" "Right! Dad" is also a movie that makes people cry and laugh at the same time, and it is also a gentle movie.

It is plain and simple, full of gentlemanly style. Looking back at Chinese movies, there is too much gangsterism and copper odor, and they either appear vulgar or exaggerated. There is a problem of insufficient literary talent and a lack of simplicity.

Audiences will not be frustrated by guessing the ending

Once some filmmakers make a film, the quality of their work is guaranteed. India's Aamir Khan is one of them. His performance in "Three Idiots" caused quite a stir in China.

This time "Dangal" has attracted attention in China. On the one hand, the quality of the work itself is excellent. On the other hand, it can also be said that it is Aamir Khan's "Three Idiots" that brought trouble to Bollywood. Is the lingering power still there? The penetrating power of a good movie is amazing.

The main genres of "Dangal" are sports and biography, with elements of drama and comedy mixed in. The most important question in sports movies is: Did you win?

In "Dangal", it is win. The father as the coach wins, and the daughter as the athlete on the field also wins. It can be said that this is a Bollywood film with an obvious Hollywood-style happy ending.

This is a very restrained and ambitious movie. Restraint lies in the fact that it minimizes the ubiquitous song and dance sequences of Bollywood films and exploits the universal power of the genre to the greatest extent possible.

And at key moments when characters grow up, how many interludes are there that accurately interpret the characters’ psychology and emotions? Movie interludes are a very effective means of film creation, but they have almost been abandoned by Chinese films. .

For the sports genre, the necessary foundation for answering the question is: How do you win? In this regard, "Dangal!" does not rack its brains to create new ones, but uses the concepts in genre films. The "routine". Why do everyone like to follow routines? Because routines are the main road and they can often be achieved effectively.

The climax of the movie is an obvious routine: daughter Geeta defeats a bitter master who has defeated her twice in a row.

There are two foreshadowings here: one is the scoring rule that dad once said when he first trained Geeta on a homemade wrestling mat. The maximum is five points. This is difficult, but not impossible. ; Another foreshadowing is that his daughter sneaked out from the National Sports Academy and was on a homemade wrestling mat. Her father told her to use fake moves at critical moments.

At this time, any spectator knows that Gita will definitely defeat his opponent with five points of action. But no audience will be frustrated or dissatisfied with guessing the ending, because the movie is always not a guessing game, but a kind of empathy and desire: empathizing with one's own emotions on the protagonist, and eager to see the moment when the protagonist defeats the opponent.

This is the power of stories. In "The Memory Master", the director was afraid that the other party would guess who the murderer was, so he hid and played hide-and-seek with the audience, hiding the core element of the film, emotion.

Although there are some flaws, the quality is worthy of the reputation.

In fact, the film also has some minor flaws in the plot. For example, when a father took his daughter to participate in a wrestling match with boys for the first time, he was stopped by the on-site referee. The father was so angry that he wanted to beat the opponent, but finally gave up and left the field in frustration.

At this time, another referee behind him told the referee who stopped his father that the girl should be allowed to compete because it would bring in ticket revenue. This is where things took a turn for the better.

There is a rule in any type of movie: important events must be promoted and resolved by the protagonist. Whether his daughter can participate in the competition must be resolved by the father, but the father here is passive.

Another time was during her daughter’s finals. Her father was not present because he was locked in the room. Before Gita made the last move, she remembered that her father had asked her to jump into the river, saying that it was impossible for her father to do it every time. To save you, you have to rely on yourself.

This information was withheld from the film. At that time, the father told them to dance, and then it was the mother who changed the clothes of the shivering daughter.

In some films, withholding information is necessary, and it’s good if you use it well. For example, Clint Eastwood's "Captain Sully" has many passages with concealed information, which uses rich drama to ensure the surprise at the final moment of information disclosure.

However, mature directors generally do not conceal information. There is no need to conceal the jumping into the river section of "Dangal! Dad". However, the flaws do not hide the flaws. In terms of the completeness and maturity of this film's script, it is difficult for Chinese film scripts in recent years to match it. Judging from the results so far, the film's quality is worthy of its ambition. In addition to the movie itself, Aamir Khan first gained weight and then lost weight, just to express three different life paragraphs, which is also talked about.

Among previous Chinese actors, Jiang Wenli gained weight for "The Beginning of Spring" and Sun Chun gained weight to play Yuan Shikai. This is an actor's self-cultivation.

Although there are currently many technologies that can achieve changes in appearance, the changes in psychological sense brought about by physical sensations are unparalleled by technology. Of course, I think it’s best for actors not to harm their physical health by excessively pursuing physical similarity.

But in the current situation where young actors in China often do not even go to the scene, I wonder if Aamir Khan’s behavior can serve as a role model for these actors?

Most domestic films are either vulgar or exaggerated

I still remember that in 2014, Josh, the screenwriter of "Three Idiots in Bollywood" participated in the Beijing International Film Festival. At that time, Mr. Josh said that they were writing " When "Three Idiots Caused Trouble in Bollywood", I just wanted to write a story that made me cry and laugh at the same time.

"Three Idiots" is indeed a movie that makes people cry and laugh at the same time. This time "Dangal" is also a movie that makes people cry and laugh at the same time. .

Crying and laughing are the most authentic expressions of human emotions. It’s not easy to just make people laugh or cry. If it can make people laugh and cry at the same time, it will definitely be a movie rich in emotion and juice, and it will be a good movie. When you write a story that makes people laugh and cry, generally speaking, you have written a story with a sense of the times.

We can see familiar emotions in these exotic faces and expressions. In addition to the starring role, the performances of the supporting actors are equally convincing. The people in that village could be from almost any small town in China.

Such a movie must be a movie with a score of 90 or above. The basic score of this movie can be awarded 90 points. Because of Aamir Khan's sweat on this movie, he will be given an additional five points.

There is this passage in "The Analects of Confucius? Yong Ye": "When quality is superior to text, it will be wild, and when culture is superior to quality, it will be history." Be polite, then be a gentleman. ?Confucius meant that if simplicity exceeds literary talent, the result will be vulgarity; if literary talent exceeds simplicity, the result will be pretentious and exaggerated. Only when writing and quality are properly balanced can one be called a gentleman.

This passage in "The Analects" can be used as a comment on today's Chinese movies. Chinese movies are either vulgar or exaggerated. There is a problem of insufficient literary talent and a lack of simplicity.

And "Dangal" is a gentle and gentle movie. It is plain, simple and full of gentlemanly style. Looking back at Chinese movies, there is too much gangsterism and copper odor. I don’t know when we’ll be able to make movies that are gentle and gentle.

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