Film Review of Little Shoes

If Ali hadn't cried and assured the PE teacher that she could run first, she wouldn't have the chance to test alone, and she was finally allowed to participate in the city's junior long-distance running competition with unexpected results. It was the tears in his eyes and his firm tone that moved the PE teacher who had been ignoring him, but the PE teacher would never know that Ali was lying at that moment. When Ali came home, he happily told his sister Sarah that he hoped he could win the third place.

However, this is not the first time that Ali has lied, if concealment is also a lie. In the film Little Shoes directed by Iranian director Mas Megiddi, Ali kept a secret from the adults at home from the beginning because he lost his sister's shoes. The reason why he is so eager to take part in this long-distance race is that the prize of the third runner-up is a pair of sports shoes, and he intends to change these sports shoes into a pair of women's shoes for her sister. Ali didn't sign up because he didn't know what the prize was at first. After the registration form and prizes were announced, he went to the PE teacher. We don't know how much courage it takes, but what is certain is that Ali is not lucky, because for Ali, this is the best opportunity to make up for his mistakes.

Ali is a 9-year-old boy from a poor family in Tehran. Once, he put his sister's shoes and scones back into the basket in front of a vegetable shop from a shoemaker. When he bought potatoes, he found that his sister's shoes were missing. Those little shoes were taken away as garbage by the salt seller and given to a blind man who bought bread. The blind man also has a girl. Ali can't find shoes, which makes his sister Sarah sad, because these are the only shoes she can wear to school. Ali figured out a way to make Sarah wear his sneakers to school, and then change them for him after school, because his school time is just after his sister's school. In the film, Ali stood in the alley wearing slippers, anxiously waiting for Sarah, brother and sister to change shoes, and Ali put on sneakers and ran to school.

As the main football player in the class, Ali runs like this every day, and finally gets the opportunity to run the mayor's race on behalf of the school, which is also reasonable. However, Megiddi did not let Ali win the third place. After bravely rushing to the first position, he deliberately let two players surpass himself. Just when he wanted to ensure his third position, he was maliciously pulled down by a boy behind him. He stood up and tried to catch up, but just before the finish line, it was almost impossible to tell who was first and who was last, but Ali was the first to hit the line. After Ali came home, the film ended in the silence of his sister Sarah. In the last scene, Ali sat by the pool in the yard, took off his sneakers and socks, put a pair of soaked feet into the water, and a group of red goldfish surrounded his feet.

This is the story outline of the Iranian film Little Shoes, which was originally named Little Shoes and won numerous awards internationally. Of course, such a brief introduction is inaccurate. At least there is a grumpy but conscientious father in the film. Just before Ali went home after the game, he had bought a pair of shoes for his two brothers and sisters. It is conceivable that my father will bring two pairs of shoelaces home, but he will probably never have a chance to know that Sarah's shoes have long been lost by Ali. The whole movie is actually about how Ali tried to hide the truth about his lost shoes from his father, which of course included doing "ideological work" for his sister, who is two years younger than him. This may be unfair to his father.

This film has been warmly welcomed in western society, and I believe everyone will be moved by it after watching it. It's the kind of movie that can purify people's hearts. The whole movie is so beautiful that "Americans" who are hostile to Iran jealously suspect that it is an ideological "propaganda" to beautify the Islamic world. In the end, the film lost to A Beautiful Life for political reasons when competing for the best foreign language film at the 1997 Oscar. When people in China watch this movie, many people will feel "much like China".

The original title "Children in Paradise" gives this film the greatest idealization. What is more desirable than "Heaven", and who is more innocent than children? However, the "paradise children" in the film are more miserable than happy, because they are children of poor families, and at the same time, just because they are children.

If it weren't for poverty, Sarah wouldn't have only one pair of shoes to wear to school. When Ali almost told her that her shoes were lost, tears were already in her eyes. If Sarah is only worried about what shoes to wear to school the next day, Ali knows more about the seriousness of the matter. "Dad knows that you and I are going to be beaten. He has no money to buy you shoes. " That's why Ali persuaded Sarah not to tell her parents about it. The main reason is that Ali knows that his father has no money. When Sarah complained that his sneakers were too big and wanted to tell his father about it, he said anxiously, "I'm not afraid of being beaten." He has no money and can only borrow money. " Therefore, Ali not only covers up his mistakes, but also wants to solve the problems himself. He was able to get himself a chance to run for mayor after the list of candidates came out, and ran at the front of the team with amazing perseverance.

We will all feel sorry for Ali's "understanding" Because of poverty, this 9-year-old boy bears a psychological burden and responsibility that does not match his age, and everyone will feel pity and sympathy for him. There is no doubt that he is a nobody. However, what impressed the audience most in the film was his tears, which flowed from his big eyes.

But not all tears are caused by poverty. Ali was scolded by his father for "only eating, sleeping and playing" because he went back to the vegetable shop to find shoes and delayed helping his mother wash the carpet. He could only sit and sob. Because Ali has to wait for Sarah to change her shoes at school every day, it is inevitable to be late, especially when Sarah is late. Just when Ali was late for the third time, the dean with a ruler wanted to kick him out of school and let him "invite his parents". Ali burst into tears, but this didn't make the dean change his mind. Fortunately, a teacher pleaded for him on the grounds that "Ali is a hard-working child" and prevented him from being expelled from school; In the physical education office, Ali's sincere request never got the real attention of the physical education teacher, until Ali had tears in her eyes and her voice became hoarse, which made the physical education teacher look at the children around her with amazing eyes. It can be said that Ali's opportunity to participate in the competition was exchanged with his own tears; However, the tears shed by Ali after the game failed to get the attention of the PE teacher again. He was completely immersed in the ecstasy after Ali won the championship. How did he know that Ali only wanted the third place? So many officials, principals, teachers and champions took photos, but they didn't notice that Ali, who was holding the trophy, kept his head down. The photographer didn't let Ali look up until he wanted to take a picture of the champion alone. At that time, Ali was already in tears.

All tears are related to adults. For Ali, tears are grievances and the last "power" that can be used. The director seems to want to tell the audience that children's tears are for big people. Because there is no shortage of smiles and relaxed scenes in the film, but in those scenes, there are only children in the camera. Sarah didn't like to wear her brother's sneakers from the beginning, complaining that they were too dirty. Ali smiled and said, "I can wash it." They blew soap bubbles when they were washing by the stream. Beautiful soap bubbles are flying in the air, reflecting their playful smiling faces and soft music, which makes people forget their troubles. Maybe it was the director's intentional arrangement. Ali followed his father as a temporary gardener in the rich area. It was Ali's conversation with the rich boy that got his father a job. They had a good time when Ali's father was working. When Ali gave the pencil given by the teacher to his sister, the film described the psychological activities of the two brothers and sisters in detail. My sister took the pencil and said happily, "Is it mine? I didn't tell my mother. " "I know you won't." Ali smiled at his sister.

But the story didn't make the "children in heaven" happy in the end. At the end of the film, does it convey to us the helplessness of poverty or the helplessness of children? The director arranged the scene of his father buying shoes, which made the poor father do his duty. But for Ali, is this too unfair and cruel? The three-week holiday in the first prize is a mockery for poor children who only need a pair of shoes.

"This is another kind of' not suitable for children'. Children under 12 can't watch this film because it can't inspire children. " My friend in education said after reading it. "But I also watched Daughter of the Sea since I was a child." Another friend questioned.

I understand why that friend said "children are not suitable", because the heavy burden in the film should be borne by adults. (Please indicate that this article is from China Education Information)

Film Review of Little Shoes

-The moon in the clouds

This is a children's film. Before coming into contact with this film, I thought the general impression of Iran was that it was a desert country, poor and barren. But this movie has greatly changed my impression of Iran. Ali lives in a poor and backward neighborhood, and buying a pair of shoes may bring a burden to his family. But the whole block is clean, and people are often clean. Look at this city. There are many tall buildings and trees. Little Ali went out to work with his father to make money. The luxury villas of the rich fully show that Iran is a rich country. The film reflects the serious polarization between the rich and the poor in this country, but the film sees the world through children's eyes, making people feel that there is hope and warmth in a poor life that money can't buy. In fact, people of different ages will think about life after reading it, and there is still some helplessness in tasting the bitterness of life. Little Ali lost his sister's shoes. In order not to burden their parents, the two brothers and sisters take turns wearing Ali's smelly sneakers to school. In order to buy a new pair of shoes for his sister, Little Ali tried his best. After working as a gardener with his father to make money, he first hinted that his father would buy a new pair of shoes for his sister. Finally, Ali decided to take part in the long-distance race, because the third prize was a pair of sneakers, and Ali, who was bent on taking the third place, unexpectedly won the championship. Disappointed little Ali took off his worn sneakers and dipped his blood-stained feet in the pool. The red goldfish swam around on his injured foot. .....

When I finished watching this movie, what moved me on the whole was its sincerity. What impressed me the most was the last few shots: "Ali slowly put his swollen foot in the pool, and the little goldfish in the water swam over Ali's foot and stayed at his wound, as if quietly comforting him." The sun shines in the water, the feet are still and the fish are swimming slowly. "The power of tranquility is shocking. If there is anything frustrating, we can sit quietly in a goldfish pond like the little Iranian boy Ali and enjoy the sad taste quietly. If you are a real person, you need an emotion to wash away the dust of thoughts and face the setbacks in life alone, and you will accept the loneliness at this time. There are many moments in life when you will miss what you love and desire. What you need at this time is not to break the loss and purity of reality with the help of false myths, but to be quietly with yourself.

A few wonderful shots:

Scene 1: Brother and sister exchange shoes every day. Sarah flew home as soon as class was over. Ali, wearing big slippers, waited for her at the corner and quickly changed her shoes. Ali flew to class again. Being late for class was expelled from school by the dean, with innocent eyes and tears in his eyes. Feeling: The scene of exchanging shoes turned into a touching moment, and the feelings between brother and sister were fully displayed in this delicate place. There is a kind of helplessness that is too innocent to walk away. In the second scene, Ali's sister found the little girl at the same school wearing her lost shoes, followed her to her home and told Ali. When Ali took his sister to the little girl's house, he found that the little girl's father was blind. Feeling: kind. Although there are no lines, it can touch people's hearts and flash the beauty of human nature everywhere (as a result, I gave up the idea of getting my shoes back)

Scene 3: On the way back to let Ali change her shoes for school, Ali's sister accidentally fell into a ditch. She ran after the shoes and they got stuck out of her reach. She squatted by the ditch and cried. An old man came to help her put on her shoes. Feeling: Helpless. It reflects Iran's simple folk customs and good people. Some things may seem easy to adults, but they may be difficult for children. Scene 4: Ali took part in a long-distance race in order to buy a pair of shoes for his sister. When he was near the finish line, the camera slowed down and got up soon after being pulled down by the people behind him. He repeated what he said to his sister in his mind and even forgot to take the third place. As a result, he ran the championship. Feeling: Disappointed. That wonderful feeling deeply touched my heart (because winning the championship means that I can't get shoes for my sister), leaving a great suspense: First, Ali just won the third place, satisfied and happily went home to give his shoes to his sister. Second, Ali may have got nothing, or won the fourth place with great regret and went home depressed. Third, Ali's performance is better than the third place, but he has failed. In the end, I chose the third situation, not to win a pair of shoes for my sister, honor and teacher's commendation. This shot is the best, with a little black humor. But I firmly grasped the audience's appreciation psychology, as if I were racing with Ali. When he won the championship, Ali cried into tears, showing Ali's innocence from one side. Lens 5: Ali, who was bent on winning the championship, unexpectedly won the championship and went home to face his sister, full of disappointment and guilt. Take off those worn sneakers and soak your blood-stained feet in the pool. The red goldfish swam around on his injured foot. Feeling: wonderful. It's sad, warm and traceless. In the quietest moment, I can feel the same taste when I am frustrated, just like a little boy. Quietly tells the story of how the two brothers and sisters tried their best to solve the shoe problem. They wear a pair of shoes to school. The film doesn't show them begging for the sympathy of the audience like beggars, but captures the attention of the audience, eager to know whether their efforts can be successful, but in the end it leaves suspense and gives us room for imagination.