In Jiang Hui's view, whether it is a movie or a micro-film, it is a kind of art, and it must come from life. Only very "down-to-earth" things can attract everyone's attention and be widely respected. And "Old Boy" is a more life-oriented work of art, of course, some plots or pictures are very exaggerated, but in terms of overall style, it is more realistic, this is what Jiang Hui paid great attention to when writing the script, and it is also the place where he can interact with the audience psychologically - almost every audience can more or less find their own shadow from the protagonist, see their own memories from the lens, or find out that they are having life or experience.

As the opening and ending credits of the film say: Dreams are like classics, they will never fade because of time, on the contrary, they will appear more precious.

In Jiang Hui's planning, this sentence is not only a kind of echo of the film, but also an expression of the theme of the film, that is, youth and dreams. In the movie, Xiao Dabao played "Xiaofang" for her in order to pursue the school flower, and Wang Xiaoshuai danced "Can't Stop Loving You" for her. While Wang Xiaoshuai was dancing for the school flower, the fat girl Hao Fang had been paying attention to Wang Xiaoshuai for a long time. After many years, Wang Xiaoshuai married Hao Fang, and the school girl married the wealthy agent Bao Xiaobai.

All of this is a very brutal reality. Although Xiao Dabao in the film loves to play the guitar, he is just a taxi driver and wedding officiant many years later. When hosting, he often made up nonsense, so he was often beaten and scolded, but he had to force a smile. Wang Xiaoshuai, who is very passionate about dance, opened a barber shop many years later, and was often beaten and scolded for cutting the hair of his clients. Although life is cruel, they have always cherished the pursuit of their dreams in their hearts, and the dreams and idols of their youth are still indelible in their hearts.

A certain singer studio.

"It's such a broken movie, it's so popular, the dream band is **** lucky."

"Yes, now the entire entertainment industry is "Old Boy" and Dream Band swiping the screen there."

"This micro-film is only 45 minutes long, and there are no big scenes at all, why is it so popular. Singing doesn't leave us a way to live, and the road of acting in movies has to be robbed, and it doesn't make people live."

"Recently, a film and television company approached us to make a TV series, why don't we think about it?"

"How can it be cool to make a TV series, the money given for each drama is not much, and it takes so much time, I don't think about it, you go and see what blockbusters are being planned recently, and see if you can get a role back"

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An online video company that follows the trend.

"Tudou is said to have 15 million registered users."

"I basically don't accept advertisements, and I keep burning money to buy the copyrights of movies and TV series, and I also hold public classes with colleges and universities, and now I am so lucky to come across a popular movie like "Old Boy" that has been rare for many years, Tudou is going to ascend to heaven."

"Don't give us a way to live at all. Originally, relying on some pirated resources and some users to browse our website, the traffic has dropped by almost half in the past few days."

"Tudou is a hooligan, they don't accept advertisements, they don't charge fees, what do they rely on to make money? How can we catch up? Pick and choose what can hook the target, and what you can't touch no matter how you jump is just a fantasy."

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An art college.

"In today's class, let's watch an online video together."

"I don't know what you have learned from the short film "Old Boy"? Don't underestimate this short film that is only 45 minutes, in my opinion, their success is inevitable. We can analyze it from several aspects. The first ......".

"Finally, everyone went back and wrote a review of no less than 5,000 words as today's class assignment."

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On the third day of the launch of "Old Boy" on Tudou.com, the number of hits exceeded 20 million, which was definitely a very shocking figure in 2004. You must know that in these years, there are less than 100 million netizens in the entire Celestial Empire. In three days, "Old Boy" had more than 20 million views, which has completely shocked people in the film industry.

The film industry personnel who were originally not interested in micro-films began to face up to this work, and some professional film critics also began to write critic articles.

Movie Weekly: The micro-movie "Old Boy" mainly tells us about two boys who were very passionate about music in middle school, among which Xiao Dabao is very fond of playing the guitar, and Wang Xiaoshuai is very fond of dancing. But in the face of reality, they put away their dreams and succumbed to the ordinary real life. Eventually, Wang Xiaoshuai became a barber, and Xiao Dabao became a taxi driver and wedding officiant.

In a chance encounter with Bao Xiaobai, the two evoked their dreams and mustered up the courage to participate in talent shows like "Happy Boys". The song "Old Boy" written by the two of them touched the judges and many audiences. However, reality is reality after all, and Bao Xiaobai carried out a black-box operation from it, which made the two of them miss the championship, and their lives returned to before.

However, these two people are full of hope for their future lives, and their lives have become more positive and optimistic. The whole movie revolves around the two themes of youth and dreams, and when showing us that these two old boys are back on the stage of youth, they are also interspersed with many songs from the eighties and nineties, which makes the whole movie have more nostalgia. For example, in the film, in order to express his love to the school flower, Xiao Dabao played and sang the popular song "Xiaofang" at that time, which evoked the memories of many post-70s and post-80s......

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Celestial Dynasty Film News: The reason why the micro-film "Old Boy" is so popular with everyone is that the film successfully captures the psychology of the audience, for those in their twenties and thirties, the post-70s and post-80s are in a time when pressure and responsibility coexist.

This film not only entertains them, but also arouses their inner emotions and is a potion for their souls. The movie shows us the process of chasing dreams of the two old boys, Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai, which are bitter, painful, and failed, all of which are not truly experienced by outsiders, only these post-70s and post-80s who have experienced it can truly appreciate the various tastes, and all kinds of entanglements and doubts at that time can never be erased in their memories.

When the emotional part of the film appeared in front of the audience again and again, many people couldn't help but shed tears of emotion, and the nostalgic plot rose spontaneously. In the song, "The years are like a ruthless carving knife, changing our appearance", which very vividly stirs up the hearts of those post-70s generations who have just entered middle age. Through this micro-film, all the viewers have regained their memories of youth, thus revealing the nostalgic elements of the plot.

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