spokesperson for heaven

There is no fancy ending credits, and once the movie ends, the credits are released on a black screen.

The background music is a faint female voice humming, the tone is simple, as if it can lead the audience back to the original.

Because the ending method is very simple and does not distract the audience's attention, everyone is still immersed in the last scene of the movie, unable to recover for a long time.

They choke to think: Why put fantasy therapy on your wish list?What does the inverted calendar sign mean?

Halfway through the production list, there was a change on the black background, with thin gray lines gradually converging from the edges, converging into the appearance of Arabic numerals.These figures dance from time to time, making some mirror or inverted changes.

This is a very simple background animation, which clearly presents the answer to the question in front of everyone.

——The time of the calendar card in the movie is wrong throughout.

"Crack!" The sound of the phone falling to the ground was clearly audible, it was the film critic who couldn't wait to post on Weibo.

He picked up the phone and looked at the shattered screen, as if something in his mind had also been shattered.The relaxation and joy of the previous moment are gone, he only has one thought——

This movie is not played in the correct order! ! !

After realizing the truth about the calendar card, some young filmmakers with little knowledge could hardly breathe.

So what is the correct order for it? ? ?

Everyone was still immersed in thinking and shock, and the lights on the scene were turned on. It turned out that the end of the film had already been broadcast.

The main creative team returned to the stage and thanked everyone one by one.In this session, the host will call out a few names who are familiar with the main creator, ask them to comment on the film, and ask the film critics and media present to ask questions.

The host took the microphone slowly after the crew thanked him. It was also his first time watching this movie, and he was a little speechless by the ending.

He subconsciously said: "It's really a...shocking work. To be honest, I was a little scared by the ending, how about everyone?"

There was a commotion at last.

After a while, applause began to ring out, and some people even stood up directly from their seats, one, two... Finally, everyone stood up collectively, and the applause roared.

After the silence, the host looked a little impatient, and asked Zhang San directly: "I'm really curious, so it means that this movie is not narrated in chronological order, right? Director Zhang, can you explain it to us? "

Zhang San thought for a while and said, "About this story, although the five of us wrote the script together, the original outline came from Lin Jing. Let him answer your questions about this."

Lin Jing said with a smile into the microphone: "The narrative of this movie is in chronological order, who can say otherwise?"

Everyone was stunned.

Lin Jing looked at the host and said, "Flashbacks are also a chronological order, right?"

The host said in a daze: "It turned out to be a flashback... Sorry, this really shocked me a bit. I want to ask, has the story of this movie been edited from the real version? I really want to watch the first episode right away. Twice, it would be even better if it was read according to the narrative! I believe that everyone here can understand my feelings!"

Everyone applauded again and nodded frantically.

At the same time, they were shocked to think: If the movie is narrated in reverse, then the real protagonist has not healed himself at all!But gradually getting worse!

Lin Jing said with a smile: "Don't worry, the second version of this movie will be screened at the same time in JS Cinemas, Starlink Cinemas and Dawn Cinemas. At that time, with the ticket stubs of the first version, you can watch the second version. The second version. At the same time, after our premiere, the movie will be screened a second time, and if you want to stay, you can see the second version here.”

The host was satisfied, and began to roll call and ask everyone to comment.

The first one to be pointed out was Mr. Okawa, a well-known vicious film critic in the circle.In the previous film premieres, they were basically afraid to call his name, but Zhang San was very confident in the quality of "Countdown", suggesting that the host could call him.

After Okawa stood up, he held the microphone and was silent for half a minute.

host:"……?"

Okawa: "..."

Finally, he said with difficulty: "Can I not express my opinion first? After reading it for the second time, let me talk for a few minutes."

The host was speechless, so he had to point out someone, this time it was a famous director.

After he stood up, he said bluntly: "Sorry, I can't say this at the moment, because I still don't know the whole picture of this movie. It's inappropriate to comment rashly."

The host had no choice but to order another one. This is also a well-known film critic who has contributed to major magazines all the year round. His pen name is Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi stood up, remained silent for a few seconds, and then said, "I finished watching the movie, and the phone screen broke. I want to ask Lin Jing...do you want to pay for the phone?"

The audience burst into laughter, and Lin Jing said: "It seems that Mr. Jiang's phone doesn't like this movie, that's good, I'll pay you for one that likes it."

Because of the dramatic ending of the film, the atmosphere at the scene was very active. When the premiere ceremony ended, the film began to be played for the second time, and none of the audience left the scene.

In the normal version of the movie, the opening scene is that the protagonist places the calendar card and writes fantasy therapy on the wish list.

Then, the title of the movie appears.

Interestingly, the name of this version is "Countdown".

It's another version of "Countdown," but it's also a very different story, a very different movie.

The name "Countdown" sounds funny at first, but it is like the name of a comedy.However, it is a tragedy.

The process of watching "Countdown" is a very strange experience.Everyone has clearly seen the story of the main narrative, and clearly knows what to do in the next scene, but they don't feel boring at all.Even as the plot progresses, they become more and more immersed in it and become more and more emotional.

Because they know the plot of each calendar card well, they focus on other aspects.And there are too many hidden information that can be mined.

The process is indescribable, and the more you focus, the more details and metaphors you discover, and in the end, you realize with a shock that details are everywhere.

Every line that made you laugh before has a deep meaning behind it.Every movement and look that you think is meaningless can make you associate.

These details and metaphors inspire you, push you, and make you realize one after another that makes you tremble in the process of watching the movie.

And every sudden realization is the accumulation of tears.

The audience will discover layer by layer: it turns out that fantasy therapy itself is just a fantasy; it turns out that there are so many foreshadowings in the main narrative; it turns out that all fantasies come from reality;

It turns out that perfection is not perfection, it is just a futile fantasy.

It is the words that can no longer be said, the pain that can no longer be repaired, the regret that is so unwilling and so helpless when looking back on one's life before death.

It's the reluctance that he didn't bring it in life, but took it away in death.

——Yes, it is reluctance!

Ah Jing sat on the bed and looked at his wish list. When his brother asked him how to realize his wish, he said: "Fantasy."

Watching it the first time, it was the beginning of his healing.When watching it for the second time, this was the only time he complained about the injustice of fate, the only time he expressed his grievances to the audience, and the only time he showed exhaustion and bitterness.

Lin Jing handled this part very well.

Later, when Ah Jing signed the clinical trial agreement behind his brother's back, there was another shot that was inconspicuous in the first pass, but hit all the audience at once in the second pass.

At this time, the clinical experiment had come to an end. According to the flashback, he was kicked out of the experiment and had to find another way. According to the real story, the experiment was short of funds and failed.

He was walking in the dark corridor when he heard his brother calling his name behind him.

He turned his head slowly, looked at his brother, froze for a few seconds, and showed a warm smile.

When watching it for the first time, the audience thought that his brother did not agree with him to participate in the experiment, and he used a smile to hide his guilt.

After watching it for the second time, the audience finally understands.At this time, he was near the end of his life, unable to return to heaven.The experiment was doomed to fail, and he was doomed to die.

He had nothing to do, nothing to say, but to laugh.

This smile is obviously empty, but the audience can see full of apology, exhaustion, grievance, reluctance...

I've been working hard, I've tried my best...

I just want to live quietly in a small corner of the world.

I'm sorry, brother.

I can not let it go.

However, there is no way.

In the last scene of the film, Ah Jing is lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

Until the screen went black, there was no mention of whether he had passed away.

But the audience knows that it doesn't matter whether you confess or not, the ending points to death.Because, things will not turn around again.

The movie is over.

The audience was suffocated when they saw the ending the first time, and they thought it would be better the second time.

After reading it for the second time, they found that they were even more suffocated...

Even if they knew that the forward story and flashback were different, they never expected that it would be so different.

This is another story at all!

It's not simply a matter of telling the first version backwards! ! !

How about a relaxed and complete romantic comedy?

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Even if they knew that it would be a tragedy to put it another way, they never thought that they would be so sad that they would make you cry while looking at the screen full of laughing points.

The protagonist is a medical student researching anti-cancer drugs, but he cannot treat himself after suffering from a terminal illness.Facing the many regrets in life, he is so reluctant but so helpless.Under realistic considerations, he chose to test his own medicine himself, but in the end he still failed to complete the experiment and passed away.

What is comedy?It means that all wishes can be realized, all realities can be turned into perfection, everything you want to do can be done, and all worrying things can be put aside.

What is tragedy?It is the heavy pressure of reality, the helplessness of fate, the beautiful things being shattered again and again, and the looking at the other side of the dream.

The love is separated by mountains and seas, and the mountains and seas are not flat.

"Countdown" is both a comedy and a tragedy.Flashbacks are complete comedy, forward narratives are complete tragedy.

In the end, his essence is still a tragedy, because everyone knows that the flashback is false and the real story is true.

The flashback narrative technique is the most tragic part of this movie.

After the second screening, the audience stood up and applauded again.

The applause lasted for more than a minute, and there was only one thought in everyone's mind: God's predestination.

The specific upper limit of how high this movie can reach depends only on the audience's response.