Special feature of 1905 film network The film starring director,, and will be released on April 3. The film cuts into the pain points of society with the theme of anti-pyramid selling, but it has not been shown first. Angel won the Best Actress in the Asian Film Awards with the role of Wu Moss, and Leo’s acting skills also triggered a heated discussion among netizens.
In this program, film critic Ma Ning is invited to look forward to the upcoming film "Between Trees and Plants" with us to find out how to open the film.
Vegetation is a metaphor for people, graceful and graceful, and Zen is beautiful.
Director Gu Xiaogang’s works are often famous for the beauty of mountains and rivers, so the film "Between Plants and Trees" presents a wonderful "contrast": on the one hand, the story takes place on the graceful side of the West Lake, and the tea mountain and tea garden are all very beautiful in China’s oriental charm. Tea art is Zen, and people are "tea" among plants and trees, which is also the origin of the film name. But on the other hand, the film focuses on pyramid selling, which is a realistic theme.
The names of the two protagonists also have vegetation attributes. The name of mother moss comes from the poem of Yuan Mei, a poet in Qiantang, "Moss flowers are as small as rice, but they bloom like peony". Although moss flowers are as small as rice grains, they want to bloom like noble peony, which also implies the role trend of Wu moss flowers.
The name of the son Mulian comes from the traditional folk story Mulian Saving Mother in China. The word "Lotus" means purity. It is said that Mulian’s mother was sent to hell after her death because she did something bad before her death. After several generations of hard work, Mulian finally succeeded in returning to the world as a person. He Mulian in the film is also as the name suggests. In order to save her deceived mother, she went into "hell" alone, hoping to save her mother from false dreams through hard work.
Ma Ning believes that this design has brought more interpretation space to the film: "People live for a lifetime, and plants grow in autumn. In fact, we are just like a grass and a tree in the world." The characters in the movie are just like the plants can’t choose the land they want to grow, and people can’t decide their origins. All they can do is try to find the direction of light and keep growing.
After the world: MLM is shocking
However, behind the quiet and peaceful scenery of "The Man among the Trees", it is a shocking spectacle of pyramid selling: at the bizarre scene, a large number of banknotes are floating in the air, and many exciting figures are seen. Criminals use psychological warfare of "accompanying", "coaxing", "scaring" and "regretting" to create many false fantasies for brainwashed people.
Angel also changed his gentle image in the film, showing a state of hysteria. Husband Chen Jianbin shouted in the film roadshow: "I have never seen such a teacher Jiang."
Wu Moss showed different appearances in different stages of her life: when she was a tea-picking girl, she was kind and forbearing at heart, with simple makeup and even a little haggard; When she was brainwashed into a so-called "independent woman" by pyramid schemes, she wore gaudy purple eye shadow and was full of crazy confidence, which made people daunting.
In the face of his son’s dissuasion, Wu Moss shouted at the top of her lungs in the rainy night: "Can I spend money to buy happiness?" I have lived for half my life, and I have finally lived what I want. "The illusory self and false self-esteem make her prefer to believe in MLM organizations rather than continue to face the suffering of life.
In the face of some netizens’ doubts about Angel’s performance in the film, Ma Ning bluntly said that such an image is very close to those who go deep into MLM organizations in reality: "I interviewed some victims who were brainwashed by MLM organizations, and they will show many behaviors that cannot be taken for granted, such as splashing in the street. Angel’s intense and impactful performance can alert more people to the dangers of pyramid selling.
Leo’s son, He Mulian, just graduated from college. At first, he was puzzled by his mother’s occupation. After seeing his mother degenerate day by day after she entered the MLM organization, He Mulian’s life also changed a hundred and eighty degrees. He changed from an inexperienced sunshine boy to a bearded and unkempt anti-MLM fighter.
For Leo’s performance in the film, Ma Ning commented: "Leo showed many levels of performances in the film, especially the close-ups of his eyes. With fear and despair, his eyes lost their original light. The discussion about this performance is likely to be on the hot search."
Watch "Between the Trees and Plants" to prevent pyramid schemes and know people’s hearts.
Finally, when it comes to the suitable audience of "Between the Plants and the Trees", Ma Ning said: "Please recommend the film to your loving family and let everyone around you watch it. There is no distinction between men, women and children in pyramid schemes. Everyone has a fragile and fearful side in his heart. MLM organizations use this fragility and fear to brainwash people and use mental control to awaken people’s inner delusions. Please recommend the film to your group chat of "Love Family" and open this fraud prevention guide with your family and friends. "
