1905 movie network feature Last summer, a "hit" comedy was born at the FIRST Youth Film Festival in Xining. After its first screening, it won reviews such as "Comedy Version Screenwriter Survival Guide" and "Contemporary Film and Television Migrant Workers Apocalypse", and won two awards from the FIRST jury: "Best Screenwriter" and "Jury Award".
Although this much-anticipated movie "Galaxy Writer" is currently low in the rankings and has not been seen by many people, the brain-opening funny plot and the heart-piercing film core can’t help but make people curious. What kind of movie is this "Galaxy Writer"?
A "one-of-a-kind" movie
"Galaxy Writer," about the screenwriters of the "humble second party", makes it easy to think of two films this year. One is a film and television film made by filmmakers, and the other is a hit "migrant worker" comedy film. But "Galaxy Writer" is not the second one, but a "one-of-a-kind" film.
"Mr. Red Carpet" treats the crew as the main body of a story, but in fact the audience has a barrier to this thing, while "Galaxy Writer" treats the screenwriting industry as Party B in the workplace to write, and begins to compete with Party A in the industry. It places the strong genre of comedy in a relatively niche screenwriting industry, but it is similar to the difficulties encountered in the financial and advertising fields. Its core is the story of life polishing the dream chaser.
The "migrant worker" in "The Annual Meeting Can’t Stop!" pursues promotion and salary increase, the background of the story is overhead, and it is also true to replace other occupations, but "Galaxy Writer" is to weld the screenwriting profession and this story together, the two are inseparable, but the difficulties encountered by the screenwriter in this process are the same as those encountered by other parties, but the forms of difficulties encountered are different. As a migrant worker, whether it is Beipiao, Hupiao or Hengpiao, you can see the epitome and find resonance in this film.
A movie about "movies"
In recent years, we have seen more and more domestic films in theaters bring the stories of migrant workers in the film and television industry to the big screen, such as the story of a recording engineer and a crew. "Mr. Red Carpet" tells the story of a star actor. Even if these films have a good reputation, from the box office results and market feedback, they cannot escape the result of "self-love".
In comparison to these films, which are a deciphering method for the crew, recordings, and actors, "Galaxy Writer" implies the theme of people, reality, and dreams through the presentation of the screenwriting industry, which is different from those films in terms of concept.
The value of "Galaxy Writer" is not limited to the screenwriting industry. The people it catches are liberal arts students who are regarded as "service industries", "drifters" who struggle to return to their hometowns at the age of 35, migrant workers who may be replaced by AI, and ordinary people whose dreams have been hit.
There is a sentence in the review of the movie "Yongan Town Story Collection" that needs to arouse the vigilance of us filmmakers – "This kind of decision and final presentation is the director’s confidence and the director’s self-righteousness", so shooting a movie about a movie is one and two sides. When you go to make a movie, you must think about what audience and market you are facing. The movie is unknown, but you must have a certain degree of self-awareness before making a movie.
A story of young people themselves
"Galaxy Writers" is He’s directorial debut, but before that, they had been in the film and television industry for more than ten years as screenwriters. Almost all the clips in the film are the true stories of him and the people around him. It is this truth that has aroused the resonance of countless people in the industry.
The creative face and attitude of "Galaxy Writer" also provide experience for young filmmakers to learn from on their creative path. Many people have not gone through a magnificent period of time, nor have they made extensive contact with society. It is better to start with the things around them that they are familiar with, learn to talk to reality, the times, and time, and write today’s new stories.
At the same time, the film also cleverly integrates the popular AI elements of the moment, which echoes the development of artificial intelligence in full swing. The Easter Egg at the end of "Galaxy Writer" takes place in 2100 AD. At this time, the screenwriting profession has been replaced by AI. "Seven Seconds Man" has become the only script written by humans, and the strong evidence is typos.
So, if future AI technology can really replace screenwriters, then the key to human success is to have a sense of truth, our vulnerability and incompetence, and our wealth at the same time. Therefore, good young filmmakers must observe life and keep pace with the times. A glass of water can’t make a storm, but a drop of water can also refract the sun.
After watching the film, the veteran screenwriter expressed mixed feelings, and he once had tears in his eyes during the viewing. He saw the voice of many industries in the film. For viewers who have not seen the film, he warmly recommended that "I think a writer is a very ordinary profession, but if you add this dimension of the galaxy, it becomes an idealistic light. If you haven’t found this angle, I think you should watch’Galaxy Writers’ and see how they endure for a long time, and then how the Jedi reverse."
