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Viewers felt their eyes hurt after watching "Ueno".

It was like medicated oil accidentally getting into my eyes; no matter how much I wiped, the tears wouldn't dry.

Before entering the movie theater, everyone was a little confused. The poster at the entrance was a beautiful picture from that era, but it was called "Ueno". What did that mean?

read it.

I hurriedly checked what the film critics were saying.

As expected, many professional film critics were invited to the premiere.

These people are all big names in the commentary world.

Some are professors from Tsinghua and Peking Universities, who are very authoritative.

It's not surprising that a director like Dahe, who specializes in and deeply cultivates content, has such a network of connections.

Even Professor Xu from Xingchen TV Station is a connection to Dahe.

The movie ended, and I was left wanting more. My throat was hoarse from crying, and even my fingers felt weak as I scrolled through my phone. I don't know why I was so immersed in the story; I was so emotionally charged while watching that I felt my blood surging several times.

It felt like being intoxicated by oxygen, except this time it was intoxicated by emotions. The emotions were so abundant that they overwhelmed one's feelings.

Thankfully, I finally saw what the film critic posted.

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"Ueno: The Other Side of the Soul" - Zhao Xiaoyan

Above is a yearning that transcends the mortal realm, not merely a geographical height, but a latitude that the soul looks up to. It is that nameless star in the sky, the first ray of dawn melting the ice and snow, the heavens above the clamor of the world.

Wilderness is the wilderness, the freedom that the heart yearns for. It is desolation, yet also the growth of all things, the swaying of flowers and grass on the hillside in the wind, the ripples on the lake surface where birds fly under the moonlight, the pulse of the earth, the heartbeat of the sky, and the human world.

Ueno is a place where dreams and freedom coexist.

Ueno is the hometown that every wandering soul seeks.

Ueno is a cinema that goes through cycles. You go in through one door and out through another, but you don't realize that it's always the same door, and you're always inside.

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This film review is too philosophical; I didn't understand it.

Most premiere reviews are like this: they generally don't include plot details or spoilers.

This was posted by a professor from Tsinghua or Peking University, Zhao Xiaoyan. She has written a great many film reviews and published many monographs. She is also invited by international film festivals. She is a professional and authoritative film critic.

And Douban immediately released the rating.

8.1 points.

This opening score is quite high.

Many scores of 6 or 7 at the beginning are considered quite good.

There were many reviews from film critics after the film's premiere.

At first, people thought it was just an ordinary art film.

Film critics were excited, film critics were ecstatic.

They like this kind of movie.

I also thought it was just a model for movie promotion.

Even Director Wan, upon seeing the film reviews, assumed it was a publicity stunt, paying film critics to promote the film. This is a bit outdated; Dahe has been too artistic for too long, and the tactics he uses are so old-fashioned, as if it's stuck 20 years ago.

It wasn't until Director Wan noticed that a young couple in his crew had swollen eyes—though they were minor supporting characters, they were still named and had some connection—that he showed them concern.

"What's wrong? Young man, talk things out. Don't cry. If your eyes are swollen, you won't look good on camera, and you won't be able to perform well in the film."

The young man stammered, but Director Wan usually gives the impression of having a very good temper and being very cheerful.

So the young man explained the reason.

"We didn't argue. We cried while watching the movie. Director, Ueno is so moving. I couldn't help but cry from the moment I entered the theater and sat down. I cried from beginning to end."

Director Wan: "Is it a tragedy?" (Anyone still making tragedies these days? Are they trying to get themselves killed? Who would watch that? Are they just torturing the audience?)

The young man shook his head: "It's not a tragedy, and it's quite funny and entertaining in the middle, but it just makes me want to cry. I can't take it anymore, director. We don't have any scenes to film tomorrow, so we'd like to ask for leave and go see it again."

Director Wan: ... with a kind expression. (Inwardly cursing: Everyone says Gen Z is always making things difficult in the workplace, no wonder you're not famous. You have no tact whatsoever! Praising someone else's movie in front of me, a director, and then asking to take time off to see it!! Ugh!)

……

At first, no one understood Professor Zhao's film review.

Ueno? What Ueno? What movie theater you can't leave?

What utter nonsense! It's all incomprehensible.

Later, people bought tickets to see it again and again. Many viewers who had seen it three times wanted to see it again. After reading Professor Zhao's film review, they understood.

She is telling the truth.

The Reincarnation Cinema, a cinema you can never leave.

……

Chen Zijin felt the impact the most. After filming wrapped, his family ran into some trouble. His parents had divorced long ago, and he was to be raised by his grandparents. His grandfather suddenly suffered a stroke, and he had to fly back to take care of him. Fortunately, he pulled through, but after the stroke, he had some mobility issues and was at risk of another stroke. So he went out to work hard to earn money, asking for help everywhere. His seniors would call on him whenever they had work.

He is an adult now. He has lived with his grandparents since he was a child. His parents have other children. His father has one family, his mother has another family, and he lives with his grandparents.

He has delicate features, but his eyes are always melancholy. Even when he smiles, he gives people a feeling of melancholy and sadness, which is probably caused by his upbringing.

When the movie was released, suddenly many people added him on WeChat and contacted him, offering him jobs. His seniors also suddenly became very enthusiastic, introducing him to work. Previously, when he added people on WeChat and sent his self-introduction, they would not reply. The only content in his WeChat chat was his self-introduction. Some of them were even people who had deleted him before, but suddenly came back to add him.

The whole world suddenly underwent earth-shattering changes.

The surrounding area changed from gray to bright all at once.

He seems to have become famous.

In the drama, he plays Song Yuzhou, the son of a high-ranking official. After witnessing the death of his elders, he is filled with despair and wants to commit suicide. He falls in love with Xiuxiu, but his friend Lu Zheng beats him to it. Lu Zheng then risks his life to save him, and in the end, he goes insane.

Whether he was truly insane or not is unknown, but at the end of the movie, he was in a mental hospital, and Xiuxiu came to see him and talked to him. Many people felt that scene was a happy ending, while some who watched it two or three times felt that it was Song Yuzhou's own imagination, and that Xiuxiu didn't come to see him, and that he was truly insane.

It's so heartbreaking.

Song Yuzhou is so handsome. He's not a classic heartthrob, but every time I look into his eyes, I feel like I'm going to fall in love with him. When he looks at you with those wet, teary eyes, my heart races.

Especially when he's looking at you on the big screen in the movie theater, your heart starts pounding.

The handsome Song Yuzhou fell in love with Xiuxiu at first sight. Even when he was in the mental hospital, he still thought about Xiuxiu. When Xiuxiu came to see him, the light in his eyes seemed to awaken him in an instant. He was like a zombie infected with a virus, his eyes were gray, but when he heard his lover's name, his hands would tremble and his severed head would lift slightly.

His portrayal of Song Yuzhou was so nuanced. He captured the changes in each stage, from the arrogant privileged son of a high-ranking family, riding a bicycle with long legs and his military overcoat collar turned up... to utter despair, contemplation of death, moral decay, and hopelessness, to gaining friendship and love, filled with hope, striving, being saved by a friend at the cost of his life, the guilt and gratitude lingering in his heart, the deeply buried love, to becoming a complete madman. He acted each stage very well, very well, very well.

It is unforgettable.

The feeling of a male version of Venus, incomplete yet beautiful.

……

Ren Jinyu's fans were devastated.

Ren Jinyu plays Lu Zheng, a factory worker's son. He is handsome, sunny, and cheerful, ambitious and scheming. He falls in love with Xiu Xiu and is jealous of his friend. He is extremely handsome, handsome at first glance, with good looks and a great figure. He is very sexy and is considered the most handsome man. He is said to be the undisputed number one in the "puppy dog" category.

But this handsome, bad-boy-like boy actually risked his life to save someone and died. ┏┛墓┗┓...(((m-__-)m, he really died, there was no plot twist. He died at the most beautiful and best time of his life. He was about to become a college student, he was about to leave the mountains, his life was going to be smooth sailing, his eyes were full of emotion, and he was proud and arrogant.

He was a bit bad, but not at all annoying. He was the kind of roguish bad, a little bit of a rogue. Yet, in the end, he risked his life to save people. He was so ambitious and scheming, the "worst" one in the group, but he did the "goodest" thing. When danger came, he didn't hesitate for a second. His first priority was to save people, even if it meant his own safety.

In the final scene where he is swept away by the mudslide, the camera shows him being carried to the tree he and Xiuxiu had planted. There are red ribbons on the tree, and he sees the ribbons fluttering in the wind. A smile appears on his face, and he smiles beautifully.

The sobbing in the theater during this scene even drowned out the background noise; the long, drawn-out flute music, like a flood, engulfed everyone.

……

Shen Longwang's fans went crazy.

Yesterday she was the champion, she utterly defeated her opponents.

She scored in mid-air, she was unstoppable, she was invincible.

But today, on the big screen, you're telling me that this girl, who not only made Song Yuzhou fall in love at first sight, but also made the audience fall in love at first sight, a mountain spirit, a woman so beautiful she doesn't seem to exist in this world, every move she makes, every smile she gives, is as beautiful as if a mountain spring were poured over your head on a hot day, making you feel cool and refreshed, is that Shen Longwang? Shen Qiyi?

She showed absolutely no signs of acting; she was simply beautiful on screen, a striking beauty that seemed to overflow the big screen.

Everyone says that director Taiga is best at filming actresses. You can say that his films are not commercially successful, but no one says that Taiga is bad at filming people.

Every actress in his previous works is memorable and unforgettable.

This is also why Xia Xiao was unhappy and resentful that she wasn't selected by Director Dahe.

She always felt that this was her opportunity, and that someone had stolen it from her.

When Xiuxiu appears on the big screen, almost every viewer smiles knowingly, falling in love with her alongside Song Yuzhou and Lu Zheng. How could they not love her? She is a beautiful sight amidst the gray landscape, a star in the dark night, a flower blooming in the abyss. She is so beautiful, so powerful, so genuine. The more you look at her, the more you will fall in love.

Especially the two male leads, they both pretend not to love, but in reality they are madly in love.

The three have very complicated feelings. Song Yuzhou helped Lu Zheng and Xiuxiu get together, while Lu Zheng risked his life to save Song Yuzhou, also to help Song Yuzhou and Xiuxiu get together.

They all loved her deeply, but they all felt they were not good enough for her.

She deserves better, she deserves the best.

Xiuxiu, at the end, a beautiful bird flew over the mental hospital. It was white and powerful, and it kept flying, flying over mountains and rivers.

The photos of Xiuxiu taken by Dahe are so captivating that you fall in love with them at first sight. Everyone can identify with Song Yuzhou and Lu Zheng, but no one can identify with Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu is like a real person living on the big screen; she is who she is, not an actress.

Shen Longwang is actually Xiuxiu; they're like two completely different people.

When you watch Shen Longwang play football, you wouldn't think about her appearance, and you wouldn't even comment on her appearance.

But when you see Xiuxiu, you are amazed by her beauty; the word "beautiful" seems inadequate, insignificant, and dry.

When she appeared, the moment she pushed open the door and called Song Yuzhou, Song Yuzhou forgot what he was thinking. At that moment, the air seemed to have been sucked away for a long time before it began to flow again.

The audience in the movie theater felt the same way; she was so beautiful that they forgot to breathe, and time seemed to stand still.

It took him a while to catch his breath.

The glance he exchanged with Xiuxiu would haunt him late into the night, causing him sleepless nights whenever he thought of that moment.

When Lu Zheng saw her smile, he felt that the whole world could forgive all her mistakes.

Song Yuzhou felt that her beauty was like a wound; he knew it would hurt, but he couldn't help wanting to touch it.

When the audience watched Xiu Xiu and saw her appear, they suddenly understood why the ancients said "astoundingly beautiful." It was a helpless exclamation, unable to express any words about beauty, just like Song Yuzhou and Lu Zheng, who were completely captivated.

"I would be happy to die for her; that would be the best ending for me," said young Lu Zheng.

"I love her, please lock me up, I'm afraid I'll hurt her," said the madman Song Yuzhou.

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