The buried documentary "The Last Greatness"

The difference between documentary and film art lies in recording the original life through images and letting the characters speak for themselves.

The latest documentary "The Last Greatness" was shot on 15, and Douban scored 9.7, which was the most authentic, temperamental and resilient, so it became the highest-rated documentary in the history of Douban.

In Chongqing, there is such a group of people, climbing over the ridge, carrying a one-meter-long nanmu stick on their shoulders and two blue nylon ropes tied to the stick, wandering along the street to find a job. They come from the countryside and are temporary porters on the streets of Chongqing. They are called "the army" by Chongqing citizens and become a unique local cultural symbol. In old China, most of them were called "porters" or "coolies" and lived at the bottom of the city.

Why bother the director of this documentary? He is a demobilized officer with 20 years of military experience. One day, he was walking in the street of Chongqing. When a hunched and naked "Bangbangjun" passed by him, he was surprised to find that Chongqing's "Bangbangjun" had aged to such an extent that this ancient industry would suddenly disappear in a few years. While preparing for filming, he submitted a job-hopping application.

Why bother is not impulsive, because he is no stranger to "awesome". He/KLOC-was born in rural Chongqing in the 1970s, and he yearned for the city since he was a child. When I was a child, my elders often told him that if you don't study hard, you will be worthless when you grow up, and you can only sell your strength as a "stick". Inadvertent warnings from elders kept the seed "Daddy Daddy" buried in my heart until one day it took root and felt it was my responsibility to record everything that was about to die.

2014 65438+1October 19 The director walked into Gigi Lai Lane with a stick on his back.

On that day, it was raining in Mao Mao, and people on the road hurried on with all kinds of umbrellas. He met the "great" Lao Huang on the "May 1st Road". From that day on, why bother to worship Lao Huang as a teacher and ask him to find a place nearby? Later, Lao Huang took him to No.53 Gigi Lai Lane.

This is the starting point of his connection with every inch of land and every stick here.

The landlord Dashi led him through the rugged passage on the second floor and came to his room-the best room here. Dashi said, "The monthly rent in 300 yuan is not expensive at all." I felt a little shabby at first, but compared with the room where Lao Huang could only squeeze a narrow bed, I suddenly felt a little extravagant. Perhaps the bonzi are used to humble and dedicated enthusiasm. Under the introduction of Lao Huang, he got to know the old residents: Henan, Laogan, Laohang and so on.

In the next 13 months, he ate, lived and worked with great men, and observed and recorded their lives at close range.

This film tells the story of Lao Huang's childhood in the form of comics. Because of his father's reason (special age composition), he lived in an unfair environment since he was a child, and was excluded and suppressed everywhere. Because of this experience, he couldn't marry a wife, so he had to form a "family" with a widow who couldn't support her children and gave birth to a daughter. In order to support his family, he had to go out to work. Unexpectedly, fate gave him another man's legal residence in this family, and he could only find another way out with his little daughter.

Lao Huang lowered his eyebrows and said gloomily, "Good people are not rewarded." He is an honest man and has worked for decades. The room in Gigi Lai Lane is small enough for a wooden bed, but it is the best place where he has lived. In order to earn more money, he will only bury himself in dirty work without complaining. Someone's toilet was blocked, so Lao Huang reached into the cesspit without saying anything about the price. Because of his short hands, Lao Huang had to kneel on the ground and bend down so that his hands could reach deeper. After taking out the dropped spoon, Lao Huang washed the handle with soap three times. The employer said, "throw the soap out quickly." All I earn is a drink for modern people. On another occasion, Lao Huang went to Zhang Mazi's house to move the iron bed. It was supposed to be 30 yuan for five beds, but when he moved the fifth one, he found there was a sixth one. No matter how soft and hard Lao Huang is, the employer always refuses to add money. When he left, Lao Huang just took an abandoned electric kettle and put it on the ground. "Although it is old, it should be able to sell 10 yuan. Sweat to earn money, eat too much, and can't sleep at night. " Lao Huang said.

The most worrying thing is that once Lao Huang slipped at the foot of Gigi Lai Lane and fell heavily to the ground. After helping him up, Lao Huang refused to go to the hospital anyway, just saying, "My ass hurts, and other places are fine. Just lie down. " Later, it caused high blood pressure. One day later, Lao Huang walked down the street and met a roadside stall selling professional treatment, claiming that tradition and technology combined to cure all diseases. Lao Huang has high blood pressure. He didn't take antihypertensive drugs for several days, so he had to go to the hospital in a hurry. The store manager promised free physical therapy for three days. After Lao Huang enjoyed it comfortably, the store said that it was only labor service without money, but all the products used were charged, totaling 524 yuan. Old Huang didn't have the strength to fight back, so he had to take out a stack of neatly rolled loose money from his worn trouser pocket, which contained a dime and a dime. The store counted, and it was still more than 200 yuan short. Lao Huang took out a wrapped plastic bag from his pocket, another plastic bag was wrapped with paper towels, and the innermost layer was his last savings: wrinkled grandpa Mao. Tears rolled in the eyes of the receptionist, setting a precedent for Lao Huang. Not only is the fee free, but as long as Lao Huang comes before opening the door at 9: 00 in the morning, he can also do follow-up free treatment.

Shopkeepers don't look dirty because of their conscience, just as Lao Huang doesn't default because of poverty.

As a manual worker, he may not understand the store's self-explanatory explanation, but he knows well: "People's labor should be rewarded." That's why he didn't hesitate to pay when the shop leaked the murder.

As an old friend of Lao Huang, Henan has a completely different personality. Thin, he is an old tenant in Gigi Lai Lane. He has no identity card, and no one knows his real name. Everyone calls him "Henan". 197 1 was born in a small village in Zhengzhou. After his father died, his mother remarried, which was incompatible with his stepfather, so he left home and came to Chongqing, becoming a "stranger".

Although he is also a member of the "Bangbangjun", he seems to be a lazy representative, unwilling to work, but keen to make a fortune at the poker table, and fighting for the landlord in Zhengyang Street has become his legitimate business. The biggest blow to him is that the gambling amount on the gambling table is as high as 1600 yuan. He had three aces in his hand, but the man with three 9s won. One reason is that he doesn't have enough money. In his words, "it's like when he charged in the war, all the bullets were gone." Finally, he saw that the huge sum he got fell into someone else's pocket. After that, he shaved his head and stayed away from the game for a long time. He is blindly optimistic about life, but he reads the most books and newspapers among the "great". When he was poorest, he had only five dollars left on him, which delayed the landlord Dashi's rent for several months, but he was not in a hurry. He eats a lot. In a fast food restaurant, he has two vegetarian dishes, 6 yuan, 8 yuan and rice. In Henan, big iron bowls are used for eating, and bowls are added one after another. After several times, the proprietress didn't want to receive him again.

Later, Henan finally found a part-time job in a factory, but because there was no ID card, it was impossible to sign an employment contract. The boss told him to take shelter from the rain for the first time, but he learned to play cards on the wooden bed himself. He said: "I have reviewed my experience in my mind, and I can make fewer mistakes next time." I can't name many movie stars. The only person who remembers playing the god of gamblers, Chow Yun Fat, is amazing! "He smiled and said thoughtfully," You must win at least100000 cards this year. "

In him, you can see the luck of some bottom workers. When he didn't eat for a few days, we expressed our deep sympathy; When he squandered at the gambling table, we hated iron for not turning into steel. He gets drunk at the poker game, and he will degenerate at the poker game.

Finally, I would like to mention Dashi, the landlord of "Bangbangmen" at No.53 Gigi Lai Lane. He is different from other "greats" in that he has a wife who always accompanies him, a daughter who prepares for the exam, a married son and a perfect family. He realized the whole family's labor force by renting a house, earning tens of thousands of dollars a month and having a modest commercial house in the urban area. Nevertheless, he still mingled with Lao Huang and Henan people and was polite to others. He hasn't paid the rent in Henan for seven months and hasn't swept the floor yet. The meager profit from renting a house in Gigi Lai Lane was used to help Henan. Later, his daughter was admitted to the university as she wished. He made a rare "high-profile" trip and invited friends and relatives to eat in the hotel. He sat quietly in his seat and smiled with relief.

Although his rent is enough to maintain his daily expenses, for the sake of his family, he and his wife still go to the construction site to move bricks and mud, just to help the children share more.

At the end of the documentary, Gigi Lai Lane was labeled as a "dangerous building" and included in the scope of government demolition. Great people who once lived under the same roof went their separate ways and continued to live a sweaty life.

The ending song "Bang Bang" sings: "Go ahead with a heavy load, dare to take responsibility, and the strongest is your backbone; Carry a heavy load and dare to take responsibility. The most beautiful thing is your chest. "

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