The film "Retrograde Life" premiered in Beijing, and director Xú Zhēng once again warmed the reality with laughter..
The film focuses on the current social concerns.The "middle-aged crisis" captures the common anxiety of the public. The protagonist Gao Zhilei (Xú Zhēng) has just been laid off, and he has to face the practical problems such as his father’s surgery expenses and his daughter’s high tuition fees. The film relies on the characters and plots with strong sense of reality to fully arouse the emotional resonance of the audience.
Gao zhilei is a very representative figure. He is a microcosm of middle-aged men in the city. Only when Xu Zheng plays this role can the audience laugh with tears.
Gao zhilei is really very"Coward", but by no means "waste". For example, he was ridiculed by an interviewer (Ma Dong)50When he came for an interview at the age of 18, he stood up and turned to leave; The takeaway stationmaster (Jia Bing) refuses him to join, and he sincerely implores the other party to give him a chance; Not long after Gao Zhilei delivered the takeaway, he received an order from the former employees of the company, and his embarrassed mood was beyond measure. The audience looked at Gao Zhilei’s bewildered posture at that moment and laughed one after another.
The film constantly creates life problems for Gao Zhilei, making him embarrassed and defeated in adversity. However, he can defeat and fight again and again. The characters and stories in the film, with the warm and healing emotional core, let the audience feel the tenacity and optimism of the characters in a relaxed and lively atmosphere.
Xú Zhēng as a director this time, he adopted in "Retrograde Life".The shooting technique of "literary drama and martial arts singing" The film seems to be a drama with realistic theme, and the expression technique is "action film" style. Xu Zheng used "Retrograde Life" to show that his creative vision has reached a broader field.
Cui ting/writing