After washing, Jin Zhongming also made himself a cup of black tea, and then sat on the balcony, ready to enjoy this article carefully with the rising sun.

After all, Bong Joon-ho's position is there, and the director, who has always liked to write and direct himself, holds both South Korea's highest-grossing film "Han River Monster" and the most highly-rated film in South Korea this year, "Mother". His storytelling ability, commercial vision, and the calmness and restraint that permeates his bone marrow all make him worthy of being called one of the best directors in Korea. Of course, maybe some people are going to surpass him in some way, but it is impossible for any director to bypass him in the Korean film industry, and the status of this forty-year-old director in the Korean director industry is a bit like Ahn Sung-ki's status among Korean actors before 06, which is a bit of a regent 8,000 years old.

In short, no matter what, this influence and authority in the vocabulary of Korean cinema is unquestionable.

Open the article, first with an introduction:

"After the premiere of the movie "Those Years", I had a conversation with Kim Jong-ming, and to be honest, I was deeply touched. When I left, I happened to meet Han Wenso, a reporter from "Chosun Ilbo" who was late because of the interview, and I always had something to say in my heart after "Mother", so I took the initiative to write a film review.

Actually, this article was originally intended to be given to him that night, but after writing a paragraph, he habitually stopped, and the next day I saw a lot of reviews about this movie that were very unpleasant, so I rearranged it and handed it over on Monday night, hoping that it didn't delay him.

So, let's get down to business. I think there are two aspects to this film. First of all, one is naturally the appreciation of the movie itself, and the second is that it is necessary to discuss the movie while interspersing with some discussions about the soul of the movie, Kim Jong-ming. Of course. I'm limited to being a director, so I'll only talk about him from the perspective of a filmmaker. And I don't want to sell it, let's put it bluntly, "Those Years" is a good movie, and Kim Jong Ming is a filmmaker who seems to be a little strong in his bones. ”

After taking a sip of tea, Jin Zhongming got up and opened the window. Let the morning breeze blow in outside, and at this moment, he felt that his already good spirit had reached a higher level. So, very seriously, he continued to read.

"When it comes to the appreciation of the film itself, it is necessary to talk about one of the most important questions, one that may be controversial but must be said, that is, what is the film about?

That's right, the purest and most beautiful first love. There is no need to doubt this, he is indeed talking about first love. It's very beautiful, and it depicts this seemingly very simple and pure thing, but in fact it is indeed a very simple and pure thing, very beautiful, so beautiful that it makes people feel intoxicated.

That's amazing that the film was already recognized by the students and then paid for itself. But I'm not going to dwell on this topic. Because there were countless articles about these things on the Internet when I submitted the manuscript, those young people who had a personal feeling of first love must know this thing better than me. The only thing that I found interesting was that. Before I chatted with reporter Han Wensu, I didn't know that Han Eunjing and Kim Jong-ming were really each other's first love, so I was surprised by the heroine's excellent performance at that time.

However, in this case, everything makes sense.

So, what about the first love? There is no doubt that it is talking about youth, specifically about the regrets, losses, and memories of youth. At this point, I listened to the recording of Jiang Dongyuan's interview provided by the Korean reporter, and it was very good, and another theme of this movie is, of course, to help those who have lost their youth to regain their memories. Again, I won't say much about unprofessional things, I'm already forty years old. I have forgotten my middle school and college years, please refer to Jiang Dongyuan's remarks.

What I'm really trying to talk about this time is another theme of the film, a theme that fascinates me -- selfishness, it's a selfish movie! And of course, there's my evaluation of Kim Jong-myung that follows from that theme -- this is a very powerful filmmaker. ”

Jin Zhongming put the newspaper on his lap with a swipe and closed his eyes for a long time before he came back to his strength and continued reading.

"This movie, from beginning to end, reveals the selfish taste of Kim Jong-ming!

First of all, in the story, Jin Zhongming is talking about his own private youth, which belongs to his own youth. Just look at those things, the heroine is his own first love, the supporting actor is his own friend, and the mentality is his own mentality, and even now I know that the first kiss in the coffee shop is his own first kiss!

Secondly, in terms of specific theme concepts, I think that he misses the youthful self more than the expression of that love, and the calmness after the loss in the movie is also greater than the expectation of love. And this unconventional contrast is so strong that we can elevate this thing directly to the position of the third theme of the film - yes, selfishness.

Then, from the structure of the film, we can still feel Kim Jong-ming's almost calm selfishness, because as a director and an actor, he has very little compromise with the audience. He knew that there were things that might make the film difficult, but he did it as always, because it was his own thing, and he just didn't want to give it up! All he wanted was to get the people who might resonate with him to choose the film, and he never wanted to make a movie for someone like me who was 40 years old or older, even if he could. This is also the reason why many people are upset and even puzzled when watching the first 70 minutes of the movie, because he doesn't want to show it to you at all!

You can even feel this selfishness that develops into discrimination at the premiere outside the movie!

Why did Kim Jong-ming put those older actors and seniors in a screening room? Did he respect his predecessors? No, it was just that he didn't care about the feelings of these people at all! Because he knew that these people couldn't understand his movies at all, he packed them together as if they were disposing of garbage, so that they couldn't see out of sight and not be out of mind.

The only exception is that he didn't expect that there would be a Jiang Dongyuan in it!

Therefore, his selfishness penetrates into the bone marrow.

The only exception to the rule, though, is the final slice of alternate time and space. Because the scene that attracted enthusiastic applause from uncles, including forty or even fifty-year-olds, really didn't match the faint style of the whole movie, the always selfish Kim Jong Ming actually relented at the last moment! Did he really not hold on and then compromise the warmth in his movie at the last moment? Or did he just want to show the softness of his heart? I don't know, but it doesn't matter, the last ten minutes don't need to think about it so much, it's too exciting, too good, too beautiful, too fascinating, the plot, Photography techniques, music, feelings. All kinds of things are intertwined to create the best ten minutes of Korean movies this year, and there is no one!

Still, having said that, I would like to state one thing again, and that is not to be fooled by the word selfishness, which at least is an undoubted compliment to me, to a filmmaker. I might even put it simply. Bong Joon-ho is very fascinated and recognized by this kind of selfishness, because it represents the independence of the director. Going back to that old topic, why is there a distinction between commercial directors and non-commercial directors?

And we have to admit that selfish directors are more likely to gain respect, director Lim Kwon-taek insists on reasoning in his own films, that is a kind of selfishness; director Park Chan-wook wants to hit people's heads with a hammer, that is also selfish; even I, Bong Joon-ho, don't I have to maintain that kind of cruel restraint in every movie? In fact, it is also a kind of selfishness.

You probably understand this. This selfishness can be equated to a certain extent with the filmmaker's pursuit of art.

But how do you say that? After discussing the theme of the movie. Let me expand on the whole film a little further, why did I want to write this review, what is the point of this movie, why do I value this movie so much?

Without him, it was Kim Jong Ming who did something I didn't expect. When he mixed the selfish male protagonist, his own private youth, a little adaptation that was slightly unsuitable, and of course, the realistic youth drama that was obviously overexerted in the eyes of people who couldn't understand it, and the somewhat vulgar atmosphere seasoning, these things were mixed together, and it turned out to be a rare commercial masterpiece!

That's right. It's a commercial masterpiece, and in my opinion, the commercial success of this film doesn't need to be said much, there is no need to argue about anything, it will definitely achieve a high box office! It's hard for me to understand the thoughts of the group of professional film critics who are arguing with each other on the Internet and in the newspapers, don't you really understand it? Who told you that this movie is only for college students?

No matter how selfish youth is, it is just as childish and ridiculous. So even if Jin Zhongming is talking about his own kind of private youth, most of the content of the whole article makes people who have no youth feel uncomfortable watching it. However, as long as you still have a little memory of youth, then you will generally bring it in, and then be fascinated by this movie.

That's right, you readers, I think I'm doing a referral ad. I can honestly invite you and encourage you to watch this movie. As long as you feel that you are still young, or you can still think about being young, then go for this movie. As for the case that you can't bring it in, it's very simple, just scold it like garbage, anyway, the selfish Kim Jong Ming doesn't care! And once you bring it in, then this Han Enjing is your Han Enjing, this Jin Zhongming is yourself, this movie is your memoir, it will of course tend to be perfect in your eyes, and of course it will make onlookers feel incomprehensible and even dazed about your fanaticism.

Therefore, I can only say that Jin Zhongming is tricking, making people helpless, but people like me who are jealous of him can't envy him, because I am 40 years old, and youth is far away from me, so that if I want to understand the connotation of a youth movie, I have to lie on the railing and listen to a few little girls downstairs talk about it after watching it in order to be touched and understood, let alone filming.

Therefore, this movie can only be filmed by Kim Jong Ming.

Therefore, this movie will not be understood by people in the Korean film circle, because most of the people who have the right to speak in this circle have lost their youth, and they no longer know how to evaluate their youth, they have already gone on like me but can't understand this movie, this is the sadness of age! But it is the luck of Kim Jong-myung, a young man, fortunately, there is still a director who can contact this proposition, so we saw this movie.

So, let me derive the last thing I want to talk about today, that is, the strength of Jin Zhongming.

Of course, he is powerful, and when other directors can only helplessly make a compromise between business and their own selfishness, he can actually make his own film, while proudly maintaining the enviable selfishness of its director, and is also destined to win the same enviable box office results! This is not called powerful, what is powerful? This is called the strength of ability and means!

Moreover, as a filmmaker, he came up and faced the outside world's evaluation of his own movies as close to ice and fire, but the people who praised and scolded him haven't talked about e-books, but he can insist on his selfishness and immobility in the face of the disturbances of the outside world, isn't this called powerful? This is called inner strength!

In addition, there is another point that must be said, that is, the role of Kim Jong Ming in the movie. This character is actually very powerful, he is so strong that he faces his beloved first love, but he is reluctant to really kiss the other person, as if he doesn't care about this at all. That's right, if you think about it carefully, not only did he choose to give up kissing the bride in reality at the last moment, but even in the coffee shop, he didn't really kiss that Han Enjing, even if it looked similar, but he didn't kiss!

So it seems that this extremely naïve character is actually really powerful, and the whole movie is faintly praising and encouraging this kind of calm and cold thing.

It's to love you, it's not to kiss you, it's okay to let go, and I can just let you be moved by all this I do!

It's a power that comes from the soul!

Seriously, I have always been very unaware of why Kim Jong Ming is so powerful in reality? He sat down in a year to do many things that artists have never done in their lives, from movies, TV series, music, variety shows, to social activities, he has done very successfully, giving people the feeling that he will definitely do his best if he wants to do it, and he will do it helplessly. This is simply incredible.

But think about it the other way, why isn't Kim Jong-ming, who was very strong from the beginning, destined to succeed? When a man has a soul that is strong enough to calm down, a heart that is strong enough to be calm, and the ability to make people strong and helpless, of course, plus a little ambition, then is he sure to succeed?

This movie is the best litmus test.

This is the end of the film review, and of course, there is a lot of related content behind, such as how "Chosun Ilbo" based on this review, and how Bong Joon-ho decided to raise the evaluation after Bong Joon-ho's double recognition of the box office and connotation of the movie...... But how to say it? It's pointless, because, after reading the whole story of Bong Joon-ho, Kim Jong-myung felt a little frightened for no reason.

This blows without edges, doesn't it? Because Mao has a feeling of being roasted on the stove? Moreover, what does Enjing think of that "just didn't kiss" statement? Will you mind it? Or ...... No?

PS:Don't dislike me water.,Don't urge.,Actually, I suddenly lost my word judgment when I got to the second half of the chapter.,I can't write what I want to write.,In the end, it's finished with extreme sleepiness.,Although it's Saturday tomorrow.,But I still have to do a project.,I can't go to the laboratory...... So it had to be done in the night, and there were already some signs of a nervous breakdown.

I'll have to get some rest tomorrow night and start over. Two million words a day has not been interrupted, and I don't want to break this miracle. So I can only find myself guilty. Everyone, bear with me, kneel down for you!(To be continued.) )