Me and my father

During the "May Day" anti-" mopping up "in 1942. The cavalry regiment in Hebei had successfully jumped out of the enemy's encircling circle, but in order to contain the enemy and rescue the besieged government cadres and the masses, after a little breathing, they were ordered to return to the hinterland of their base and persist in the struggle. For more than 60 days, the Jizhong Cavalry Regiment fought to the death in the "iron wall encircled" of tens of thousands of enemies, and used traditional cavalry shock tactics to tear a bloody gap on the Japanese blockade line and heroically completed the task. But in this battle, the team suffered heavy casualties, Captain Ma Renxing His son Ma Chengfeng, political bureau director Yang Jingguo and other heroic sacrifice, political commissar Wang Nairong injured himself, 1200 cavalry regiment, eventually left less than 400 people ^[33] .

To China's first man-made earth satellite East Red One As the background of the launch, it tells the story of a space family in the depths of the Gobi in 1969 to stick to the space line despite difficulties for the aerospace industry of the motherland ^[34] . The future generations inherit the dream of galloping the universe, the courage to explore and the spirit of climbing the heights of space is passed down from generation to generation in this family ^[10] .

At the end of the 1970s in Shanghai, the spring breeze of reform and opening up had just begun, and all walks of life were jostling for development and innovation. In order to seize the opportunity of The Times, Zhao Pingyang shot the first TV advertisement in China, becoming "the first person to enter the water" and becoming the representative of this wave of innovation ^[4] .

A robot from the year 2050, on a mission back to 2021, meets a ghost horse with a scientific dream. Two people formed a temporary father and son under the circumstances, in the laughter and warmth of getting along, the robot father imsubtly firm the pursuit of small science dream, let scientific and technological innovation take root in the child's heart, and become a small guide on the road to realize the dream ^[17] .

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Creation background

Ride the Wind

Wu Jing It took a lot of digging through the historical records to find his protagonist. Using 1:1 to open trenches, build battlefields, and use more than 200 horses, the majestic scene of cavalry marching forward and charging against the enemy is shocked to present, restoring the thrilling cavalry combat scenes during the Anti-Japanese War ^[12] .

Poetry

Zhang Ziyi Through consulting a large number of materials and visiting space workers, I understood a lot of space-related technical jobs, and finally chose to use a less well-known occupation Gunpowder engraver To cut open dangerous and abnormal sections of space work ^[5] .

The Duck Prophet

China's first TV commercial was broadcast in 1979. On January 28, 1979, Shanghai television station Broadcast China's first TV commercial -- Ginseng and laurel Yangrong wine And collected 300 yuan in advertising fees. While... Duck Prophet It is based on this story to create ^[64] .

Young Walk

Shen Teng First production as a film director. Got it Happy twist With the help of friends, all the people with directing experience in the shooting process will put things down. In the movie Ma Li , Allen , Chang Yuan , Wu Yuhan , Song Yang , Wang Chengsi , Lee Hae-eun You know, the guy behind the camera Yan Fei , Peng Damo , Zhou Shen , Liu Lu They also participated in the process of creating the script from scratch ^[17] .

March 9, 2021, CCTV Movie channel Broadcast of China Film Report In the program, Liu Hongtao, chairman of Happy Mahua Film, revealed in an interview that Wu Jing , Zhang Ziyi , Xu Zheng , Shen Teng The four are co-directing the film Me and My Fathers, which is scheduled to be released on National Day ^[2] ; On August 13, the film was officially scheduled for release on October 1, 2021 ^[3] ; On August 17, the film released character posters and character videos, and officially announced the" Duck Prophet "Unit cast ^[5] ; On August 19, the film released the Duck Prophet trailer, and announced Zhang Yimou Act in ^[6] ; On August 20, the film released the special episode "The birth of the First advertisement"; The film was released on September 1 Zhang Ziyi Director's unit The poem "Preview and poster ^[8] ; On September 4, the full lineup of the release unit "Poetry" made its debut ^[9] ; On September 6, it was announced that the film would be converted to IMAX edition ^[11] ; On September 8, the film released the unit" Ride on the wind "Release notice and group poster, official announcement Wu Jing , Wu Lei , Zhang Tianai , Li Guangjie , Yu Ailei , Wei Chen , White Narisu , River water , Lu Changen , Zhang Hengrui , A Nan Starring the cast, on the same day, the film a "wind" unit of the shooting tidbits ^[13] ; On September 9, the film released the unit "Riding the Wind" character poster, and the full lineup appeared ^[14] ; On September 11, the film released the unit "Ride the Wind" "restore history" special and a piece of real video footage shot by the Soviet Union's special meritorious cameraman ^[15] ; On September 14, the film was released Youth trade Show "Preview and full lineup poster, official announcement Shen Teng , Hong Lie , Ma Li , Allen , Spicy eyes Yoko , Chang Yuan , Wu Yuhan , Zhou Qingyun , Wang Chengsi , Song Yang , Lee Hae-eun Starring, Li Xuejian and Zhang Xiaofei Special cast members ^[17] It was announced that it would be released on September 30 ^[16] ; On September 15, the film released the character poster of the unit "Young Line" ^[18] ; On September 17, the film's final poster was released ^[19] ; On September 21, a special screening of the film was held at the Space City in Beijing with the theme of "Star chasers" ^[21] ; On September 22, the "National Day" version of the film was released ^[20] ; On September 24, the film released a "heritage" version of the poster, and announced that it would open on September 27, September 28, and September 29 ^[22] ; On September 25, the film was released by Faye Wong Sang the theme promotion song" Have one's wishes fulfilled "And MV ^[23] ; September 25, "Me and My Fathers" The poem In... Hohhot A special screening was held ^[24] ; September 26, "Me and My Fathers" Ride on the wind In... Peking Hold a special screening ^[27] ; "Me and My Fathers" Duck Prophet In... Communication University of China The first screening was held ^[26] ; On September 27, the film released its final trailer for the emotional version ^[25] ; On September 28, posters for the film's full cast were released ^[28] ; On the same day, the film held a screening event of "Take your parents to see your parents" in Beijing ^[29] ; On September 30, the film released the opening song" The man who gave me the star " MV ^[30] ; On the same day, "Riding the Wind" unit soundtrack album was all online line ^[48] ; On October 4, the film released the clip "Zhang Ziyi Huang Xuan reads a poem" at the end of the film ^[34] ; On October 5, the film released one Wu Lei shoot Ride on the wind Behind the scenes of the injury video ^[38] ; On October 6, the film was released. Youth trade Show "Featurette ^[40] ; On October 8, the film released Zhang Ziyi's "Me and My Fathers". The poem "Mother and son reconciliation" segment ^[43] ; On the same day, the film premiered at the AMC Cinematics Center in Monterey Park, Los Angeles ^[46] ; On October 9, the film released the "military flag does not fall relay" segment of the "Riding the Wind" of "Me and my Father" directed by Wu Jing ^[45] ; On October 13, the film released the film "Me and My Fathers" directed by Xu Zheng. Duck Prophet "Zhao Pingyang was driven out by his wife" clips and stills ^[49] ; On October 18, the "To My Parents" version of the hand-painted poster was released ^[51] ; On October 20, the film issued a key extension notice, announcing that the extended key time was from midnight on October 31 to 23:59 on November 30 ^[52] ; On October 29, the film was announced to be released Nigeria release ^[53] .

From July 1, 2022, 20 Chinese films including "Me and My Fathers" will be re-released . ^[68]

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"Me and my Father" four stories, four styles, to write the country, the country is the same structure, the film in the revolution, construction, reform and opening up and the new era of the time coordinate, spread the struggle of the father's picture. The film opened the revolving door of time for the audience, the father is no longer a vague "back", but a mountain, such as water gentle group image. The logical main line of the film is no longer just the historical flashback of time and space or the geographical division of space, but the Chinese expression full of poetry and romance is found in the emotional logic of the characters. It is the mutual trust and mutual achievement in the family, the value recognition and spiritual inheritance between generations, and the continuous struggle of the people's country to usher in the great leap from standing up, becoming rich to becoming strong (" People's Daily "Review) ^[44] .

"Me and My Fathers" draws on the creative experience of the first two books, and has a new exploration in the expression of the ideological theme. The exploration is mainly reflected in the subject matter, the work jumps from the war days to the ordinary life of the present, and jumps to the science fiction world of 2050, and the audience's thinking crosses time and space with the director's bold innovation. From the aesthetic point of view, this is a strong ideological analysis. The film is made up of four stories -- Ride on the wind "," The poem "," Duck Prophet "," Youth trade Show ". The work takes revolution, construction, reform and opening up, and the new era as its historical coordinates. From the subject matter, it is scattered, but the form is scattered and the spirit is gathered. From a different historical perspective, the creator observes the life of his parents from the special perspective of family relations, and tells the struggle process of various strata of groups for the interests of the motherland, not forgetting the original heart and forging ahead, so as to reflect the continuous development and inheritance of the Chinese national spirit and family and country feelings under the changes of The Times. The fundamental reason why the film is well received by the audience is that the director follows the creation law of film art. Whether the father and son in "Riding the Wind", or the family in "Poem", or the father who is obsessed with innovation in "Duck Prophet", or the "temporary" father and son in "Young Line", these are ordinary people, are representatives of millions of people. For it all of a sudden narrowed the distance between art and the people, let people look after a sense of intimacy. The success of literary and artistic works does not lie in the big and small of the subject matter and characters, but in whether they have written the true feelings. The father and son in "Riding the Wind", the family of four in "Poetry" are ordinary people, these characters are living around us, are "this one" around us. However, it is precisely because there are millions of ordinary people with such a sense of family and country that the country has become stronger in the development Literary critic and former director of the Culture Department of the People's Liberation Army Daily Chen Xianyi Review) ^[61] .

Several fathers and mothers in Me and My Fathers vividly explain the rich meaning of "fathers" in the Chinese cultural context and the historical context of New China. The film focuses on the small people, chooses a small entrance, pays attention to the most simple and most sincere emotional relationship in different times, shows the pain, struggle, confusion and joy experienced by ordinary people in different historical periods, thus producing real emotional resonance with the audience, and reflects the style of The Times by points and facets, highlighting the spirit of The Times. The first story of the film" Ride on the wind ", representing the father Ma Renxing From the perspective of the son, this is very different from the perspective of the sons in the following three stories. This arrangement of viewpoints reveals the specific thematic expression strategy of the film, that is, it is because of the great love and great justice interpreted by countless fathers like Ma Renxing that new China was founded, China's rapid social progress and scientific and technological development, so that the sons in the following three stories have the opportunity to appreciate and admire their fathers.

From the point of view of the core drama conflict of the four stories, in The Wind Ma Renxing The dilemma, on the one hand, is his son who is extremely cherished and proud, on the other hand, the safety of 52 villagers, including a martyr's widow, Da Chunzi, who is waiting to be pregnant. As the head of the eighth Route Army cavalry regiment, Ma Renxing gave up small love and take great justice. In the film, the sacrifice of riding the wind and the scene of Oharuko giving birth in the boat are parallel edited, and the metaphorical meaning of "death - rebirth" is highlighted through a contrast montage to confirm the significance of riding the wind sacrifice. Three years later, when Ma Renxing met the martyr's orphan and asked what the child's name was, Dachunzi said it was called "riding the wind." At that moment, Ma Renxing had mixed feelings and felt gratified. " The poem "In the father Shi Ruhong With mother Yu Kaiying Is a member of the new China rocket development base, they in the process of scientific and technological research, to the national interests, abandoned the interests of individuals and small families. The parents are the epitome of a generation in the journey of the construction of New China, their magnificent body and broad mind, melting into the backbone and spiritual monument of the Republic, inspiring the children with feelings and courageously forward.

In these two stories, the identity of the "fathers" as soldiers and scientific and technological workers has a specific meaning. The film not only highlights the great cause of these "fathers", but also restores them to ordinary fathers and mothers, injecting deep human touch into the film. When they face the children's naughty, capricious, rebellious, will also be angry, hate iron does not become steel, but will be warm care, careful enlightenment; When they see their children wronged and bear the pain, they will also reveal the truth, cry, and bear the sadness, and carry on the responsibility to fight. These common situations that transcend The Times have written the most affectionate care and expectations of parents for their children. However, in the difficult years, these two generations of parents can not be ordinary parents after all, they must suppress the deep guilt of their children for the cause of revolution, for the strength of the country, and devote themselves to the great cause, creating a stable and rich growth environment for countless children. The tone of the first two stories of the film is very tragic and gloomy, while the emotional atmosphere and narrative style of the latter two stories appear relaxed and lively, humorous. This makes the four stories of the film have a sense of content and style fracture and disharmony. Perhaps, the implicit theme logic of the film is: it is because the fathers in "Ride the Wind" created a new China, and the fathers in "Poetry" laid the foundation of new China's independence and strength, China can gradually become prosperous and strong in the reform and opening up, climb the scientific and technological peak in the exploration and pursuit, so that the next generation has the opportunity to pursue personal self-realization, and is qualified to live in the sky and light. But on the whole, the latter two stories of the film pursue comedy effect too much, and there are characteristics of erratic handling of core conflicts and theme expression.

" Duck Prophet In order to complete the narrative, the film adopts the way of "mechanical seance", so that the director of the TV station actively asks for the broadcast of advertisements and saves Zhao Pingyang Through fire and water. Such an operation does not resolve the core conflict of the story, resulting in an unbalanced plot rhythm and weak narrative logic. The fourth story" Youth trade Show Talking about more avant-garde elements such as time travel and the special function of robots, it seems to have the characteristics of science fiction films, and it is also in line with the reality that China is becoming fashionable and intelligent in the 21st century. However, the film places the identity of "father" on a robot, which makes it difficult to have a deep breakthrough in the interaction between the characters, and the narrative atmosphere of the first three stories is also fundamentally different. Moreover, "Young Line" is similar to a sketch performance, indulging in the playful language, the funny action, and the exaggerated performance, but ignoring the thin and loose theme of the story. The film will focus on how Xing Yihao in the parents' meeting for a small fight for face, how much seems a little superficial. Although Xing Yihao later told Xiaoxiao that any experiment and innovation must experience many failures before it is possible to succeed, these contents are mainly completed by lines, and did not move the audience through life details or touching scenes. Xing Yihao's journey through this time did not exert a more profound impact on small at the spiritual or emotional level. Obviously, there are advantages and disadvantages to the film's use of this patchwork film structure. The four stories are independent chapters, providing the audience with different viewing experiences, and feeling the customs and hearts of different times, and can also play a "gathering is a fire, scattered is full of stars" effect. However, the styles of the four stories are not uniform, and the emotional tone is too different, which makes it difficult for the audience to form coherent emotional feelings and ideological understanding. What's more, the latter two stories indulge in parody and humor, dealing with central dramatic conflicts carelessly or without focus. The film is still deeply moving, it in a tragic or witty way, shaped a few warm and generous, and shining personality of the father's image, they are linked together, eulogizing the generations of new China's ancestors with their own flesh and blood, with their own wisdom and sweat, through the way of inheritance and relay, led China from the suffering of deep shaking broken. Step by step, light up the bright lights of the starry river. This is the spiritual source of new China's continuous creation of new glory, and it is also an inexhaustible driving force for the Chinese nation (Associate Professor, Art Education Center, Fudan University, Doctor of Arts 龚金平 Review) ^[63] .

The overall presentation of "Me and My Parents" is commendable. The four units of the film are closely centered on intergenerational narration, trying to reshape and extend social memory in the way of family and country isomorphism, and seeking the construction of the imaginary community of the nation state. Compared to the first two books in the "Me and Mine" series, the film further reduces the story to four, so that each unit has more narrative space. These units focus on the revolutionary war period, the socialist construction period, the early stage of reform and opening up, and the four different historical periods from the future back to the new era, connecting the past, present and future of New China with four ordinary family stories. Among them, the tragic and stirring legend of "Ride the Wind", the soft poetic sentiment of "Poem", the daily fun of "Duck Prophet", and the crazy farce of "Young Walk" have their own characteristics. The Duck Prophet, directed by Xu Zheng, is a chapter with a high degree of completion of the story and characters in the whole film, showing relatively skilled comedy skills. First-time director Zhang Ziyi, with a unique female perspective and tone, contributes the most delicate and moving passages in the entire film. "Ride the Wind" is relatively modest, while "Young Act" is somewhat lackluster.

Although the level of different chapters varies, they all start with family relations, especially the relationship between father and son, to show the collision between generations. In literary and artistic creation, the past events of the fathers and the conflicts between generations are always inexpressible issues. For the children, the father is the spokesman of tradition, history and order, the anxiety of influence, the object of admiration and resistance. In "Riding the Wind", in the face of his father Ma Renxing, who is the head of the cavalry regiment in Jizhong, the young Ma Chengfeng often reveals a stubborn and rebellious side, and the father and son often break up in displeasure; In the poem, the brother and sister are curious about their parents' mysterious occupation and have a strong conflict with their mother because of their father's death. In "Duck Prophet", his son Dongdong is teased by his classmates at school due to his father's various acts of buying and selling and stealing chicken. In "Young Line", the little who loves science and technology always lives in the shadow of no father, and it is difficult to understand the sacrifice his father has paid for his dream.

Of course, the focus of the film is not to depict intergenerational conflicts or differences, but to show intergenerational emotional healing, value identification and spiritual inheritance. In Ride the Wind, for example, this intergenerational healing relies on a revolutionary belief in defending the country and sharing the enemy's hatred. Although the life of the young wind came to an abrupt end, another wind was born at the same time, and the torch of the revolution was passed on. Of all the passages, the Poem is particularly different. It does not cry slogans or pretend to be lyrical, but poeticizes the dedication of astronauts with romantic and everyday brushstrokes. With rockets as the pen, fuel as the ink, and sky curtains as the paper, the creators turned the dance of life of their fathers into cruel and magnificent poems. In the film, parents write poems to their children to bridge the gap between generations. "Life is something to burn/Death is something to verify life/The universe is something to make death small" and other poems vividly tell the story of their parents' aspirations and profound understanding of life and death, even surpassing the limitations of that era to a certain extent. It makes people feel that that generation fearlessly cast their youth, blood and sweat and even life in the desert and deep sky, which is not only the call of The Times, but also the ambition of individuals. And the film is in this kind of spiritual dissection rather than conceptual preaching way, so that the children in the film and we outside the film feel the spring breeze and rain of emotion and spirit (Comments by Li Ning, postdoctoral fellow of Literature and Art and Lecturer of School of Art and Media, Beijing Normal University) ^[66] .