"Wrestle!" Why does "Dad" move so many people?

I haven’t watched an Indian film in many years. The last movie was probably "Slumdog Millionaire". I don't know if it counts as an Indian movie, but the director was British. When I think of Indian movies, I think of the melodies of singing and dancing, the gorgeous costumes, the atmosphere of celebration, the plot of a poor boy falling in love with a rich girl, and the happy ending.

I read a report many years ago that said, "India is the country with the highest film production in the world, producing thousands of films a year."

"Dangal, Dad" It needs to be viewed in the context of Indian social environment. Otherwise, you may have questions like "Why not eat minced meat?" Anyone who has studied history knows that India has a "caste system." Although it was later abolished, "caste" still has the influence of "caste" in the actual operation and life of society. People are divided into three, six or nine grades when they are born. India is also a very patriarchal country, and girls have almost no chance to choose their future. In "Dangal, Dad", a teenage bride envies the wrestling sisters for "having a good father" and tells the story of the Indian girl's life path - living with pots and pans, marrying as a teenager A married woman.

This is a film adapted from a true story. Dad Mahavira Singh Perga (pronounced gǎ. Dad’s name is so long, just remember that his name is “Perga”, just like “The Song of the Wanderer” made us remember Raz and Li Da) was once the Indian national wrestling champion, but was forced to give up wrestling due to life circumstances. He hopes to have a son who will help him fulfill his dream - to win a world-class gold medal for India.

Unexpectedly, fate played a trick on him. He gave birth to four daughters one after another and was laughed at in the village. By chance, his two daughters beat several boys to his door. He decided to teach his daughters wrestling and was determined to train his daughter to become a person who can compete for the world wrestling gold medal for India. During this period, after experiencing her daughter’s struggles, criticism from public opinion, misdirection from the national coach, past failures, etc., the eldest daughter Geeta finally won the championship, and the second daughter also won the national championship. The Indian national anthem rang in the stadium, Geeta stood on the winner's trophy, and the Indian flag hung high.

So I say this is an Indian "main theme" movie with positive energy. The storyline is simple. But, it seems, we haven't been able to make a movie like this for years. Why? Why? The answer is, in the wind.

At the beginning of the film, after giving birth to daughters one after another, the father was very frustrated when he knew that he had no son to help him realize his unfulfilled dream of becoming a champion. He saw the possibility of cultivating his daughters and took action. At that time, I suddenly thought of a short joke on the Internet: If you can't fly, just lay an egg in the nest and ask the next generation to fly hard. Those parents who let their children realize dreams that they themselves cannot realize are very likely to be accused of "problems with their values" in the current domestic context, "if they can't fly themselves, they lay eggs for the next generation to fly", and control their children Life. But what's wrong with changing your destiny? I once read an article written by a girl in her twenties who was still in college. She blamed her parents for not pushing herself. If your parents also force you to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and have a hobby and specialty, you won't find out that you are not good at anything when you get to college. Thinking of the painting and violin that you gave up when you were young, you have learned half-heartedly. Back then, she didn’t want to learn, and her parents didn’t force her. Later, she wrote an article to blame her parents—why didn’t you force me? !

Po Ga forced his two daughters to become world champions and national champions, Lang Lang was forced to become a world-class pianist by his father, Jiang Fangzhou was forced to become a writer by his mother, and he became famous as a young man and was recommended to Tsinghua University... …Parents who don’t force their children may not necessarily be good parents, and they may be complained by their children in the future.

For someone like me who has a low tear point, I actually didn’t shed a few tears while watching this movie. It was just when Poga said to Gita: "If you win the gold medal, others will not remember you if you win the silver medal, but the role model will never be forgotten", she shed tears; but when Poga said: "Your victory is not yours alone" "Holy shit, you will be a role model for all girls who don't want to face pots and pans all their lives" and shed tears; but when Gita was about to lose the last game, she turned defeat at the last second, and Po Ga was imprisoned. When he heard the Indian national anthem playing in the basement and knew that his daughter had won, he shed tears along with him. The father in the film is his daughter’s spiritual support. Although Geeta has a coach, his father sitting on the playing field is his real coach. When her father was imprisoned by the coach in the last game and could not provide on-site guidance, Gita relied on the mental strength given by her father and won the medal on her own. Only then did she truly "succeed" and "grow".

The meaning of this film to all women in the country of India may be: shut up those who look down on girls! Aamir Khan, who plays his father, is known as "India's Andy Lau". It is reported that 51-year-old Aamir Khan first completed the filming of the 19-year-old scene with a normal body shape in order to interpret the three life stages of the male protagonist in "Dangal, Dad" when he was 19 years old, 29 years old, and 55 years old; then he quickly gained weight from 138 pounds He weighed 194 pounds to play the role of a 55-year-old fat middle-aged man. In the end, it took him 5 months to lose weight to 144 pounds, and his body fat rate dropped from 37% to 9.8%, completing the role of a 29-year-old. Aamir Khan himself is an inspirational person! Bright eyes and warm heart WeChat public account Ding Shiding ID: dsd555555