This one is certainly a matter of opinion. But from the point of view of box office and word of mouth, "Junior You" is better, and the final box office is set at 1.545 billion yuan , a result that ranks No. 9 on the 2019 Chinese movie box office list, and No. 31 on the box office list of Chinese movie history. Only on the 27th day of its release, the box office has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan, and the movie's viewership has also exceeded the 40 million mark. This shows how much the audience loves it.
Both movies have the drama of school bullying, but "You in the Teenager" has something deeper to show than just school bullying. The world of teenagers, besides the purity we take for granted, has more depth, a torch-like gaze, and a determination and fervor for what is in their hearts, which is something that "Sadness Against the River" does not express. ?
1, as far as the topic is concerned, "Teenage You" has a perfect blend of school and reality on the theme of school bullying, focusing on more points, more prominent, and the topic is explored more closely to the reality, which is more able to drive the audience's emotions.
The movie combines the hot topic of college entrance exams with bullying, and the real atmosphere of college entrance exams naturally puts the audience into it. On the theme of school bullying, it also focuses on the hotspots of current social concerns, like the college entrance exam, family education, bullying in school and bullying outside school. It is more relevant to reality and can arouse more ****ing feelings from the audience. The topic of "Sadness Against the River" is too simple, featuring transfer student Tang Mi's feelings for honor student Qi Ming, who grew up with Yi Yao. Qi Ming's concern for Yi Yao triggers Tang Mi's jealousy, and Yi Yao becomes the target of Tang Mi's bullying. The movie compares Yi Yao's family with Qi Ming's, but it's just a slapdash comparison.
By comparison, "The Young You" focuses on more points. The college entrance exam has always been a topic of concern for parents and a watershed moment in life. The students in the movie face the stressful college entrance exam, with some being bullied and others bullying others. In this battlefield of college entrance exams, they do not have strong backing. Parents are either absent or do not care about their children physically and mentally, only focusing on their children's grades and scores, or parents are rude to their children, so that the children will only use their fists to solve problems. Behind the bullying and being bullied is the failure of family education and the absence and neglect of parents.
The Teenager's You skillfully combines high school entrance exams, home education, and school bullying, yet not only focuses on bullying in the school, but also on bullying outside the school and bullying by punks on the fringes of society.
2, on the casting of actors and actresses character image, "teenagers of you" in the image of the character is more three-dimensional, more layered, supporting the changes in the role of the more full .
The image of Chen Nian in "Teenage You" is more three-dimensional and more in line with the setting of the characters in the movie. Thin, freckled, introverted, soft appearance, and even the last inch became a major tear in the drama. Chen Nian's image in the movie is a change, from the student head to the inch, and finally become a training course teacher with long hair, this change with the characters in the walk, the audience will also follow the plot. This change is also very layered and reasonable, and the audience's visual sense is always mobilized. Xiao Bei's image is also very much in line with the image of a social punk, with a rounded look, stubbornness in his eyes, and a handsome, gangster vibe very much in line with the character's setting in the drama. Not only the main characters, even the supporting characters are changing. Xu Miao's image at the beginning had few eyebrows and pimples on her face, she was weak and timid, and in order not to be isolated, she showed weakness to please Wei Lai and went out of her way to join the team of bullies. As the plot changes, she becomes the target of Wei Lai's bullying, her fear when she asks for Chen Nian's protection, her helplessness when she is finally threatened by Wei Lai to beat Chen Nian, her brief smile at the end of the movie when she learns that Wei Lai is dead, and by the end of the film when she has tattooed her eyebrows and has fewer pimples on her face, which also signals her goodbye to the past.
The protagonist and supporting characters in "Sadness Against the River" are not well layered, and there is not much variation in characterization. And the main and supporting characters are some newcomers, and their acting skills need to be improved. The most impressive thing is the crying scene of the main character Yi Yao, which is still very immersive.
Plus "young you" two protagonists bring their own flow, Zhou Dongyu acting skills naturally needless to say, for starring in Zhang Yimou's film "Love at the Hawthorn Tree" is known by the audience, and later for "July and Anson" won the 53rd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award for Best Actress. Although Yi is acting for the first time, he has the traffic and fans, which also makes so many viewers look forward to the drama. After the release of the movie, the praise of YiYe QianXi is even faster than Zhou DongYu, he can act so well in his first acting, he is indeed an actor with potential.
3. As far as the deeper meaning of the theme is concerned, "Teenage You" is not only about school bullying, but also integrates the healing of bullies
"Teenage You" integrates a lot of warm episodes when it talks about the heavy topic of school bullying, such as the appearance of Officer Zheng, the protection of Chen Nian, and the final saving of Chen Nian and Xiao Bei, so that each of them can take responsibility for the mistakes they have made. The movie also ends with the end of the bullies' healing, with Chen Nian becoming a teacher at a training class and escorting his students home, and Xiao Bei getting out of jail and following Chen Nian's back as a guardian. This kind of ending shines a ray of light on a depressing and heavy topic, and lets the viewer breathe a long sigh of relief. At the beginning of the film, Xiao Bei encounters the surveillance on the road, and habitually wears a hat and lowers his head. In sharp contrast to the end of the film, his hat is gone, and he is able to raise his head to the surveillance, which also foreshadows Xiao Bei's rebirth.
"Sadness Against the River" incorporates youthful love into the story of school bullying, and the movie is strung together with sadness. In the end, Gu Senxiang dies, and Qi Ming joins those who believe it was Yi Yao who killed her. The heroine, Yi Yao, breaks down and chooses to jump into the river to end her life, which seems to be an act of confrontation with the bullies, but is actually an act of escape. At the end of the movie, Qi Ming moves away, Gu Senxi transfers to a new school, Tang Mi goes to jail because of this incident, and whether Yi Yao died or not after being rescued by Gu Senxi, the movie doesn't make it clear, let alone mention the healing piece.
"Teenage You," with its deeper meaning of the theme, is more worth exploring. At a time when attention is being paid to bullying in schools, it's also more worthwhile to look at how the bullies, who are physically and emotionally damaged, can heal.