"It's not another 'My Left Foot,' it's more like another 'Untouchable'. ”

This is the title of a review by Pulitzer winner Roger Ebert.

"Untouchable" is a French film, which has just been released this year, breaking the record of the "Titanic" for 13 years as a dark horse, and becoming the box office champion of French films in the history of the new science and technology;

After experiencing the boiling in the early hours of the morning and the ups and downs of news reports, as a film critic, Roger still blocked all off-site information, conscientiously focused on the work itself, and expressed his views objectively and sincerely.

"Just like some other recent films about illness, Gus-van-Sant's 'No Peace', Olivier-Nakache and Eric-Toledano's 'Untouchable', 'I Fight Cancer' focuses on a period of earth-shaking changes and turmoil in life in a comedic way. The touching and delicate brushstrokes describe the chemical reaction in the process of this upheaval in life.

Can it be a work that touches the heart like 'My Left Foot'? Maybe not, but it presents a different face to life, allowing us to re-examine ourselves and our lives. What is certain is that the more we know about cancer, the less we want to have anything to do with it. ”

is still a typical Roger style, not to judge the merits of a work alone, but to place the work in the environment of the same type of film and give a relatively objective evaluation.

"For a comedy, 'I Fight Cancer' is so small that it only accommodates the male protagonist Adam Lerner, telling the story of one day, when Adam is suddenly told that he has cancer.

The story is based on the personal experience of screenwriter Will Riesel, which puts all the focus on Adam, without much ambition and without much depth, but this is precisely the reason for the success of the film -

The movie truly and delicately presents Adam's psychological changes, outstanding plot details and excellent character relationships, and pieced together the impact of cancer on life little by little, from shallow to deep, from surface to inside, from virtual to real. What the audience sees is not an inspirational story of fighting disease, but a real reflection of life: everyone is trapped in their own troubles.

Everyone knows that there are five stages of grief and mourning: denial, anger, argument, depression, and acceptance.

But this is only a psychological text, and only when it really happens, only by experiencing it firsthand, can we feel the weight of each stage, like a cage, trapping everyone in it, unable to break free. This is also the most brilliant part of Will Riesel's entire script.

Risel sets up several roles around Adam: a scripted, step-by-step psychiatrist, from Adam, she learns the difference between books and reality, not everything can be arranged, not everything can be recorded, self-centered girlfriend, this is Adam's story, but she is immersed in her own sadness, pain and struggle, as if she is the center of the world, overly concerned and breathless mother, cautious, Careful in words and deeds, the illness is like a crystal that people have to take care of, so much so that Adam is pushed into a sterile space far from his daily life, trapped in place.

Also, the friends who don't care, laugh and scold, he pretends not to care, pretends to be safe, pretends that the future still exists, but when he escapes to the end and has to face it, the inner loss and struggle create bloody wounds.

Three females and one male. Each character represents a different factor in life, and then interacts with Adam, telling all aspects of the impact of cancer on life, and finally brings it to Adam, so that the audience can deeply and truly feel the power and ferocity of the disease, which is overwhelming.

Adam, he went through the five stages of grief: denial, argument, depression, anger, acceptance. Maybe it's not the normal order in psychology, but every moment in life is changing dramatically, far from ...... Far more than the limits of people's imagination can reach.

At the end of the movie, everyone couldn't help but think: how should we treat life? This is the subject left by the movie.

Back to the genre of cinema again, comedy. Director Jonathan Levine chose to present the story in a comedic way, with witty lines, slapstick scenes, and Saturday Night live jokes, the whole film is shrouded in the cold winter of Seattle, but reveals a light and warm sunshine, this humorous yet serious, joyful and deep presentation, giving the film a kind of '500 days with Summer' style of freshness and uniqueness.

This undoubtedly makes the movie more watchable. The solid script is eye-catching, with a solid story, distinct characters and delicate emotions, complemented by playful humor, everything is just right, Will Riesel's brushstrokes, not only real, but also funny, one second are still warmly touched, the next second can't help but laugh, this laughter with tears throughout, the whole movie is in one go, natural, really rare.

It is worth mentioning that Lan Li Hall, as the leading actor, gave a refreshing comedy performance, once again showing his ability to control different types of movies, which is another big gain of the movie. After 'Love Goes Crazy', this is Hall's second film in the awards season, continuing the momentum of last year's 'Buried Alive', and perhaps we can expect more this year. ”

Surprisingly, Roger puts all the weight of film criticism on the script, which is too rare for a comedy film.

Since Billy Wilder, there have been very few witty and witty comedy scripts, and Woody Allen is the only screenwriter in contemporary American cinema who can perfectly blend comedy and philosophy, comedy and irony, and the vitality of such works seems to be withering. This is also one of the important reasons why works such as "Little Sunshine Beauty" and "Juno" have received fanatical popularity from the academy in the past few years.

Now, it is a little-known screenwriter, an independent film produced on a small budget, and a light-hearted and profound comedy, is it possible that "I who fight cancer" wants to replicate the miracle road of the rise of comedy?

Roger ended up with an 88-point rating and a "four-star" out of a four-star recommendation index for "Ranley Hall's first comedy performance in his career!"

The admiration and praise of this senior authoritative film critic can be seen from this. However, despite focusing on the script, at the end of the film review, Roger inevitably mentions Lan Li, although the length is short, but his love for Lan Li can still be seen in the line. Since "buried alive", Roger has been full of praise for this new generation of actors, and now it seems that Lan Li is still his favorite.

Roger's counterpart was Michael Phillips, a veteran film critic at The Hollywood Reporter, who did not hesitate to give all the praise to the Blue Gift.

Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Angelica Houston, Bryce Dallas...... The cast list is undoubtedly interesting, with works such as 'Pineapple Express', 'Big Belly' and 'Too Bad' making Rogan the best of the new generation of comedians, while 'In the Clouds' earned Kendrick his first career Oscar nomination, and their addition is bound to put 'Cancer-Fighting Me' into the spotlight.

In fact, Rogan and Kendrick performed very well, and their easy-to-use performances complemented the style of the film, but the weight, highlights and depth of the whole film were completely supported by Ranley Hall, the representative of the new generation of actors, who took on the comedy acting for the first time and gave the most memorable comedy performance since 2011.

There is a delicate but powerful power in Hall's performance, and the weighty performance gives the whole character a vivid and profound image through the detailed processing of eyes, smiles, and movements. The cuteness is unforgettable, and the wonderful rhythm of the performance and the weird way of pausing give the film a quirky and sour comedic effect, with tears in his eyes and smiles on his face, reminding people of Charlie Chaplin in a trance.

Everything is just right, every line, every expression, every shot is so moving and wonderful, gently poking at the softness of the heart, under Hall's powerful performance aura, the whole movie is filled with a budding and bitter atmosphere, the meaning of life does not come from those stormy waves and magnificent waves, but from those prosaic and uneventful, the most subtle moments, the most ordinary emotions, but the most beautiful in the world.

It's hard to imagine that Hall just turned 22 last month, it's hard to imagine that this is Hall's first comedy performance, and it's hard to imagine that after giving a wonderful performance of "Love is Crazy", "Fighting Cancer" has brought another surprise.

Purely in terms of performance quality, 'I am cancer-fighting' even surpasses 'Love is crazy'. In the movie, there are at least three bridges, and Hall's performance is simple and thick, delicate and profound, which elevates the whole work to a whole new level.

Is this a completely new story? No, on the contrary, it's an incredibly simple story, so simple that there's nothing new about it, and it's even a little boring; is it a wonderful story? Yes, it's undoubtedly one of the best works to watch this year's holiday season.

Screenwriter Will Riesel delivered an excellent answer, but the light of the entire film was on Ranley Hall. Perhaps, this is the best choice for this year's Christmas mood, who knows?"