"The First Love Is Not Full" is written/directed by Liu Juan of the "Asian Rising Star Guidance Program", with Andy Lau as the producer. Female No.1 is Baby Zhang, who turned singer and entered the film and television circle for the first time. This film, which is all starring and directed by newcomers, had a bad reputation before it was released, and even when it was released, the box office was very bleak, but this can't stop the fact that it is a good film.
As a post-80s director, Liu Juan filmed his feelings and words in this film. Although this theme has been fully utilized by various novels and movies, Liu Juan still made something different.
At first glance, the title of "Not Full of First Love" will make you feel that this is another small fresh love film about adolescent love. In fact, love is only a small part of the film. The director tries to depict the loyalty and friendship between brothers and girlfriends, the generation gap and disputes with parents, and the deep affection contained in it. So I think a very important content that this movie wants to express is "family > friendship > love".
At the beginning of the film "Not Full of First Love", the family background of the hostess was directly explained: a few years ago, my father died unexpectedly in order to buy a walkman for his daughter's birthday, and my mother shouldered the burden of this family. And this walkman has become the main thread running through the whole story. Back in the last 100 days of senior three, the identities and family backgrounds of the six protagonists slowly emerged. Six representative families, each with its own values and dreams. Four boys are younger brothers, and one of them, Xia, was expelled from school because of an experience of standing up for the hostess. After that, a very precious opportunity was placed in front of him-to participate in the draft competition with a partner. However, only the hostess Dong has this ability. Dong is a good student whose grades are among the best. Facing the college entrance examination in 100 days and her dream, she chose to be with Xia. In practice, the affection between Dong and Xia gradually deepened. Just when this love was about to surface, everything was shattered: the death of grandma Xia, the resistance of her brothers, the pressure of Dong's family and the opposition of her parents made it all difficult.
However, since then, the plot has turned sharply. At this moment, the friendship and affection between the brothers came from the director's heart. Finally, Xia sang a song for their youth alone. Of course, this song also gives us all youth. As soon as their song was released, it touched everything. We met at the most beautiful time, and you made me the best of myself.
There are many details in "The First Love is Not Full" that are handled well, showing timely emotions at the right time. The atmosphere in the film is created step by step, and the plot fluctuates greatly. Whether it is sad or beautiful, the turning point is natural through the director's handling. It also makes people feel the beauty or preciousness of that era, and there are many connotations expressed in the film. From several conversations between the protagonist and his parents, we can feel the different feelings of different families, especially the feelings contained in Dong's special family, which are more complicated. What is commendable is that Dong's mother put these feelings into her words and deeds through her excellent performance, which added a lot of color to the film.
The different feelings of brothers and girlfriends before have also been well interpreted. They share your dreams and realize them with you. They are the first to think of you in the most difficult time and the first to appear in the most lost time. The portrayal of this point in the film is very profound from the scene. What this movie wants to tell us about love is contained in the heroine's feelings when she hears that song at the end of the film. I believe you can understand when you are there.
Excellent photography and soundtrack add a lot to this film. Full film photography gives people a very comfortable feeling. The songs played from time to time in the 1990s also made people feel the different atmosphere in the background of that era. The choice of soundtrack is reasonable, which conforms to the main line of the film.
Although the actors in The First Love Is Not Full are all newcomers, they all have good performances, especially Fan Luo played by Dai Xu, which makes people realize the great energy of this newcomer. Different from other people's outstanding performance, Baby Zhang, which has just stepped into this industry and is in transition, is somewhat inferior. Some people say that her performance is the failure of this film.
Generally speaking, The First Love Is Not Full is the best film directed by the new generation of directors I have ever seen, and it is also one of the few good films made in China. The whole movie gives people a deep feeling, and those who are full of memories or longing for this youth will be moved by the contents. Every character's psychology and emotions can bring us a lot of * * * sounds.