"when flowers bloom in the mountains" is launched: the power of faith and the charm of "ordinary people"
2024-09-12
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china news service, beijing, september 11 (reporter gao kai) the realistic drama "when mountain flowers bloom" directed by fei zhenxiang, written by yuan zidan, ding han, huang shiyang, and li xiwei, and starring song jia, was broadcast on cctv-1's prime time on september 10, teacher's day, and will be exclusively broadcast on tencent video.
the drama is adapted from the true deeds of zhang guimei, winner of the "july 1 medal", "model of the times", secretary of the party branch and principal of lijiang huaping girls' senior high school. it tells the story of grassroots communist party members represented by zhang guimei, who dedicated their lives to the education cause in poor mountainous areas, established the first fully free girls' high school in the country, and enabled batches of girls to leave the mountains and change their destiny.
stills from "when flowers bloom in the mountain". photo provided by the production team
facing zhang guimei, a typical image that has long been known to the public, the opening of "when flowers bloom in the mountains" presents an overall plain yet profound narrative feature. the creator uses the protagonist's attempt to persuade a female student who is about to drop out of school as an incision, making light of a heavy task, and going straight to the main contradiction in zhang guimei's seemingly ordinary "daily persistence", which not only presents the common plight of girls in the mountains, but also allows the audience to naturally "see" and quickly understand the source of the character's "persistence", thus creating a sense of substitution.
in this process, from "abandoning" her friends halfway to "bravely" riding a motorcycle, and avoiding "big truths" with concise, stubborn and "down-to-earth" lines, a "zhang guimei" with "mortal" flesh and blood is vividly portrayed in the dense details.
the narrative of the play is also natural and real. from the difficulty of recruiting students to the pressure on teachers and students before the college entrance examination, every difficulty is based on how specific people overcome it. what is particularly rare is that "when the mountain flowers bloom" does not avoid the difficulties of real life and the hardships encountered by the characters, but also breaks the narrative of suffering commonly used in some related themes in the past, and always emphasizes the optimistic vitality of the characters themselves supported by their ideals.
whether it is the fate of the girls in the mountains or the difficulties zhang guimei encountered in running a school and her educational philosophy, the plot touches on deep-seated issues without being trivial or pathetic. zhang guimei in the play is both a role model and a concrete person under the logic of life and emotion. in "when flowers bloom in the mountains", the power of truth and goodness in the world is presented in the endless problems and difficulties.
on the one hand, it is the light of faith and ideals, and on the other hand, it is the uniqueness and vividness of people. only by truly focusing on depicting the inner world of the characters, exploring and describing their spiritual sources at multiple levels, can the audience feel a sense of identity. in fact, as a work based on real materials, it is easier to inspire the audience's empathy experience.
as actress song jia said when talking about the creation of this character, "i have actually been telling myself not to let myself be moved. what i want to present is the real person, principal zhang guimei. i think she is a very charming person. her persistence, humor, strength, open-mindedness, her optimism and vitality, i hope to present these."
stills from "when flowers bloom in the mountain". photo provided by the production team
as the plot unfolds, it is not difficult for the audience to find that not only zhang guimei, but almost every character in "when the mountain flowers bloom" is quite unique and full of vitality. the portrayal of many female students is particularly noteworthy. the girls have different personalities, and each has her own misfortune and helplessness. as a group portrait, on the one hand, they are the most powerful footnotes to all of zhang guimei's persistence, and on the other hand, they also show the growth and courage of all teachers and students in the girls' school, including zhang guimei, in constant interaction. each of them is vivid and powerful. from makeup to performance, the real life atmosphere and living conditions of "the mountains" are more real and credible because of them.
it is reported that many of the actresses who play the female students in the play are amateur students from yunnan who have only undergone some simple acting training. their performances on the screen are simple and real, giving the tv series a delicate and tangible life texture.
the artistic and concrete individuals, the ordinary and simple starting point, the extraordinary will and achievements, finally merge into an organism. "when the mountain flowers bloom" fully respects the reality and the complexity of human beings, focuses on the plainness and nature, extracts the precious value and significance of "dashan girls' school", and also presents the depth of human nature and praises the courage of the teachers and students of the girls' school to face their fate. (end)
