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The word-of-mouth of the movie is very good, which is of course a good thing. However, the whole movie of "Unknown" still lacks some explosive points. It can be said that this is a movie suitable for watching movies quietly.

For theater movies, this is not so friendly to the audience's viewing experience.

Therefore, after the opening of the screening, the attendance rate is not so high, but as long as the audience who can watch the movie patiently, almost all of them applaud.

"It seems plain, but it can penetrate into the hearts of the people and bring a deep touch!"

"When I saw Little Mike say, I like our home, I couldn't help but burst into tears!"

"A very calm father, even in the face of death, he has no fear at all, but when he heard his son ask that single lady, when will you die, he was rarely afraid! Great fatherly love, unknown!"

"I like the way "Unknown" shows the truth to my son, and uses the immobile beetle in the park and the dinosaur in the fairy tale to let the son understand the concept of death and tell him where he will go in the future. Death is not disappearing forever but like nourishment Entering into the fruit exists in another way and is always with you, perhaps this is also the core theme of the whole work, starting from the story of a father who is about to pass away and helping his young son find an adoptive family, trying to continue the love."

"The most fascinating part of "Unknown" is that it shows the inseparable family relationship between parents and children under the basis of realistic stories, and under the group portraits of various families, it triggers our reflection on the responsibility of parents and the true meaning of family , just like the various forms of windows shown in the film, we can see the appearance of the house through the glass, and also see various scenery on the street outside the window through reflection. Facing the future full of uncertainty, we can only Trying to find the right direction and just developing naturally, maybe that's the best outcome."

Of course, some people think that this movie may be a good movie, but it is too peaceful.

"It's a bit too bland. Although I was quite touched after watching the whole movie, perhaps this kind of movie is destined to be as flat as the plot at the box office!"

"I don't understand why you choose a single lady. Maybe this is the only selfishness of the father? I hope the children can remember him?"

"How can you be so open-minded in the face of death? It's unimaginable!"

Wait, wait, but more people still said that they were overwhelmed by this movie.

Film critics, it can be said that they really love this movie.

There is no way, those fast-paced movies are really not welcomed by these veteran film critics, and the slow-paced pseudo-documentary-style movies like "Unknown" are the types they prefer.

""Unknown" looks a bit like a documentary at first glance. The director didn't explain too much about the background of the characters, and everything unfolded slowly as the plot progressed. Some of them may not have been clearly stated, but they are hidden in the male lead's tattoos and scars on his face. The audience from the perspective of God can easily assume the role and experience the father's despair, or the son's panic in observing words and expressions. The father and son's dialogue about people in the air is very tearful, and it really does not hurt the son as much as possible. The best farewell words a father could have said.

The film quietly tells a story about death in a soothing way.John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, worked hard to raise his 3-year-old son Mike after his wife abandoned the family. But at this time, he learned that he was terminally ill and had only a few months to live. Mike finds a perfect new home and conducts various family interviews, hoping to make his son grow up safely.

This angle seems old-fashioned, but it is very novel, because the movie does not focus on how John himself faces death, but on John looking for a new home for his son Mike before he is about to leave this world.

This is an extremely cruel choice, he must choose a new home for Mike, which is equivalent to a father, and he must send his son out with his own hands!
However, the director is very restrained. The theme of the film may seem a bit depressing, but the overall shooting of the film is not so depressing. Instead, he chose a more relaxing and healing way.

The performance of the father and son, one old and one young, in this film is great, especially little Mike!The film tells this sad but heartwarming and healing story through two lines, one slow and one fast, the slow lines of the daily life of father and son, and the fast lines of the father's urgent entrustment to his children before his death... It is not boring at all. On the contrary, there are rich bits and pieces of sincere feelings.

This movie does not have too many ups and downs in the plot, which can be said to be very different from other movies of the same type.

In the film, John, who is counting down to death, does not cry, does not have hysteria, and some are just calm. Although this is the calm he has been trying to maintain, it is just right. Let's imagine, if the film really wants to be sensational, then it really There are too many places that can be sensational.

John can hide hysterically in a corner and cry silently, or he can turn around and cry when sending his children to school. Similarly, he can also touch the scene and express that kind of reluctance when he sees certain scenes, but the movie is not like this Do.

He also hides in the corner, but instead of weeping silently, he thinks silently. The whole movie tells a story of a father and son separated by death in a very flat manner. There are no big ups and downs, expressing ordinary but extraordinary fatherly love. .In order for a father to find a home for his son after his death, it is not just a home.Among the adopted families were wealthy, had adopted several children, were self-righteous, and finally chose single women.

Some people don't understand, why did John do this?
Obviously that single woman, the family is not rich, she lives in an apartment.

Compared with the previous families, the worst is the middle class, but I want to say that the director has already laid a lot of foreshadowing in the plot.

We didn’t pay much attention to Mike’s reaction when John went to meet those family members, but when we think about it carefully, every time we went to see those people, Mike never took the initiative to talk to those who might become his future new father and new mother Conversation, he has been very silent.

In the same way, other people are more talking to John, the father, and they don't care what Mike, who is only three years old, thinks.

There was only this single lady, and she would crouch down and talk to Mike, notice him, and give him candy to fill his toy car.

She would also take the initiative to ask how Mike was when he was a child.She wants to know more about the child's past, or understand him more comprehensively, and exchange her heart for her heart. Obviously, she made Mike remember her, and she is the only one!
Maybe she is not the best, but she is definitely the most suitable among the five families, and John has no more time, so choosing her is the most suitable.

In fact, Mike really loves his father very much.

There are many details that illustrate this point. He will lie on the window and wait for his father to come back. When he sees his father, he will immediately run to the door and wait. When he sees his father immediately, he will throw himself into his arms.

He stepped on a small stool to catch the water and carefully brought it to the table, then snuggled up to his father and covered him with a small blanket, which was equally moving.

John said that he knew Mike, but he didn't. Yes, he thought Mike was too young to understand life and death, but he was wrong. Mike asked the meaning of "death".

He may not understand it that much, but at least he feels it.

In the end, his father accompanied him to read books, go to the amusement park, do many things, wrote many letters to Michael, and put them in a box.Father used storytelling to tell him that he would leave soon, but he also told him that I would always be by your side, anywhere, in any form, you can tell me, and I can hear you.Finally, in front of the single woman's house, Michael looked up at his father, with a look that seemed to express a lot of reluctance, as if to say, Dad, can you not leave me.

The rhythm of the film is warm and slow, and perhaps some viewers will not be able to watch the film quietly because of this. This is the most important choice, but there is no perfect answer.Everyone has his/her own needs and goals, what is spoken is love, and the final test is the foundation of human nature.After eliminating all unacceptable options, the father hoped that the questions of economy and cleanliness would be the least influential ones.At the last moment of life, soberly bid farewell to the favorite.

Obscurity means love is also companionship, reluctance is also courage.In the last scene of the film, at the door of the ideal family, the reality is about to be frozen. The child looks up to his father, showing a pure smile, and finally completes the handover of family affection.

At the end of the film, John imitated his son Mike, playing the childish game of stepping on the line, but he couldn't help but burst into tears. This was the only time he cried in the movie, because, at this time, he didn't need to worry His son sees his weak side, and he hopes to remain in his son's impression of his father. Although he has no ability, he will always be strong!

Perhaps this is what every father hopes for! "

Because the movie was introduced into China at the same time, and this movie had Li Yi's name as a prefix, it naturally attracted countless attention in China.

After all, Li Yi's influence in China is really not comparable to that in Hollywood.

However, "Unknown" is not a commercial blockbuster, so the scale of the announcement is not that exaggerated.

The same is the way of point-and-shoot.

In fact, the domestic literary and artistic film market has gradually improved in recent years.

Of course, the premise is that you don't do too many vague things. The audience's appreciation level may have improved after watching the movie, but they will still like to watch stories instead of watching things about so-called art.

The effect of "Unknown" in domestic small-scale screenings is even better than that of Hollywood.

Of course, this may also be the reason why Li Yiyi's usual style is very popular with his fans.

His tear-jerking films in the past have cultivated a large number of audiences who have a special preference for films on this subject.

Of course, there is one more point. Although "Unknown to the Public" is a foreign language film, it tells about the father's love of the whole world.

This will allow movie viewers, there is no threshold for viewing movies.

Zhou Qingquan of Film Weekly wrote:
"After watching this movie "Unknown", the sentence came to my mind: "Parents love their sons, and they have far-reaching plans." There is no doubt that this movie is a movie that I cried from the beginning to the end, with tears streaming down my face When it fell, I felt the kind of personal pain, the kind of unbearable pain in the body, the kind of pain when I sat alone in front of the big screen and burst into tears, the kind of paper used up There was a whole volume of painful pain, and when I recalled it at this moment, it was still extremely painful. When the tears fell, I was full of grief deep in my heart.

Then I couldn't help sighing: It's you, Li Yi!
When the man took the child's hand and walked to the kindergarten, the child's eyes were full of reluctance; when the man picked up the child late, the child said angrily "You're late"; when the child saw When the beetle was motionless, the father and son began to discuss the issue of life and death; when the man pulled the child to find a foster family, the child silently said "I don't want to be adopted"; "I like our home" .
In fact, children have premonitions. When I saw the beetle motionless, I wanted a happy ending with deep curiosity. Can we save the dying beetle?Is there any magic in this world to keep my daddy from leaving me?When I squatted in front of the beetle, I felt so powerless for the first time, so I threw away the new pajamas and pajamas that my father brought in, and threw away my pickup truck. I can be very obedient, but Dad, please don’t leave me, okay? There is only you in my life.

But there is no magic in this world at all. People who should leave will always leave you. They walk farther and farther with their own pace of life, leaving me alone in the same place.

Every time I see my father's good intentions, my heart is full of reluctance and sadness; in order to let the child adapt to life, the father asks the child to fall asleep alone. He really wants to hug the child, but he really I am afraid that the child will miss his embrace very much after I leave, and there is no way to continue to move forward; in order for the child to adapt to life, the father will not be rejected, asking the child to change the laundry pants alone, instead of spoiling the child;

In order for the child not to be infected by himself, the father does not want the child to use the same set of bowls and chopsticks with him. Looking at the hungry eyes of the child, he still restrains his various impulses; the father wants the child to be strong and independent, so he does not help the child in many things Do, but deep down it's all about that little cute kid.

Maybe the same is a father, so I empathize. Every time I see this father, I think about how unfair fate is. The child has no father and mother. He has become a homeless man. Returning people, but the love between them is so strong, and the child is so affectionate.

Although I am replaying the whole story, my tears are also falling down, and the parents' beloved son has a far-reaching plan.

If the father has no difficulties and gets cancer, the father will not reluctantly leave the child; if the father has no difficulties, he will not teach the children how to dress little by little; if the father has no difficulties, he will not take the children to experience the last joy of life , the love and warmth that Dad didn’t get when he was a child, all he wants to bring to the child; but Dad’s ability is also limited, he was not favored by the God of Destiny, he left alone and lost his life. So you look at the sky. It's fair to let the little boy suffer like this.

But fortunately, Dad found a particularly warm foster family for the child, so that the child can experience the warmth of life itself.

In fact, everything is not great, love is the greatest thing in this world. "