Grandpa's great writer

Chapter 443 Metalanguage and its extended manifestations
The main battleground for netizens is actually under those movie reviews.

Not long after the first scene of the premiere ended, some film critics who wanted to seize the opportunity quickly released film reviews.

Film critics are still professional, and basically give relatively high scores.

However, there are some exceptions. For example, a film critic named "February Nirvana" directly gave a one-star negative review.

"I'm so disappointed. I thought that the quality of Wen Jinjiang's directing would be guaranteed. I didn't expect that the movie would collapse after watching it for a few minutes. It was obviously a big IP, but it was not as good as "The Man by the River" which was released a while ago. It is said that this time The screenwriter of the original work is Zhang Zhong himself. I have to say that you can write a good novel, but you may not be able to write a good script. The plot of this drama is chaotic, with no beginning and no end. Guess for yourself."

Because he was the first film critic to give a negative one-star review on Red Bean, he got a lot of attention.

[Although I didn't understand the ending, is it too much to give one star? At least the previous plot is very good, and the graphics and soundtrack are very good. Just for these two points, giving it three stars is not too much. 】

Niaoyu in February: Did you go to the movies or the MV?The story is not well told, but the pictures and soundtrack are good.

[Yeah, yeah, I didn't understand the ending. 】

Niaoyu in February: That's right, the ending is too problematic.

[I don't understand the ending, but I think there is an explanation. Could the director still fool the audience? 】

Niaoyu in February: Yes, yes, it is good for a great director to fart.

[I think there is nothing wrong with the screenwriter, the rhythm is pretty good. 】

Niaoyu in February: Are you a fan of Zhang Zhong? I have read the original version of this book, and the story written by the screenwriter cannot be compared with the original version.He just doesn't have the ability to write a screenplay. Is it difficult to admit this?

[Ah, it's so bad, I still want to see it, but luckily I didn't buy a ticket. 】

Birdsong in February: Trash movie, unfortunately movie tickets cannot be refunded.

[Really not as good as "The Man By the River? 】

Birdsong in February: It is completely incomparable, whether it is the picture, the soundtrack, the rhythm of the story, or the core, it is too far behind.

At this time, those who read this film review were passers-by, or fans of Wen Jinjiang who had just watched the movie. Although they felt that what Er Yue Niaoyu said was too much, they did have some doubts about the ending, so it was difficult to refute.

But soon there were some more "professionals" under this comment.

Little Goldfish: [The landlord has really read the original work? 】

February Niaoyu: Do you doubt me?
Little Goldfish: Don’t dare, I just can’t figure it out. Since you have read the original book, why don’t you know what a “trawler owner” is.I suggest you open Weiyu, search for these words, and then read your comments.

……

As time goes by, more and more people know about the trawler owner, and more and more people understand the ending of the movie. Because of this, passers-by became interested in the original book and said they would buy a copy of the original book. have a look.

However, the film critic Niaoyu in February is still stubborn.

"Did the director require everyone to read the original book, because if you don't read the original book, you can't understand the movie. Is this movie just for book fans?"

[You're an idiot and you're stubborn, didn't you say you've read the original?How indirect amnesia? 】

[I haven't read the original book, but after learning about the trawler owner, I think it's quite interesting. 】

[I also think it's very interesting, suddenly I feel that the movie has invaded reality, and this account was made before. 】

[In fact, when the original book was serialized, this trick was used. 】

[I think this trick is quite slippery. It directly connects the movie with reality, making people feel as if the story actually happened in reality. 】

……

After Zhang Zhong woke up the next morning, Chen Qing told him about the online debate about the ending of the movie.

Zhang Zhong is not surprised at all. Wen Jinjiang chose such an ending form, which will definitely lead to the current situation.In fact, Wen Jinjiang took a risky move. If the audience accepts his tricks, this ending will naturally add color to the movie, and it will also highlight the difference of this movie. After all, no one has done this before.

But if the audience doesn't like this, then the ending of the movie will be criticized.

Now there are some voices on the Internet, saying that Wen Jinjiang is too arrogant and does not take the audience seriously.

Although this was a comment from a small group of people, Zhang Zhong was not sure whether it would become unmanageable, so he decided to help Wen Jinjiang.

At noon, Zhang Zhong's Weiyu also posted a news.

It is a long post, with a total of more than 5000 words.

"About meta-narratives and extended representations of meta-narratives."

A meta-narrative is a form of text as well as a means of writing.Ordinary novelists will try their best to cover up the fictional traces of writing stories, and try to make readers feel that the stories are true. To put it bluntly, it is a sense of substitution.

But the meta-narrative does the opposite. The author will expose the traces of fiction in the work, letting readers know that the author is making up the story.

In general, if you want to do this, you have to choose to add a little reality into it. For example, in the second part of "Don Quixote", the author arranged for Don Quixote to visit the printing factory and found a pirated version of "Don Quixote". Germany".Another example is in "Sophie's World", Sophie found a copy of "Sophie's World" on the bookshelf.

And this time "Ten Little Indian Boys" movie also added a realistic element in the ending, which is the account of the trawler owner, but it played a completely different role. Not only did the audience not deepen the "movie is The idea of ​​"false", but because the ending of the movie is connected with reality, it creates an illusion that "the movie is reality".

This is the "meta-narrative and the expanded performance of meta-narrative" discussed by Zhang Zhong in this long post.

As soon as this news came out, netizens admired it one after another.

[wdm, is this a literati?Why didn't I understand a word he said. 】

[Ahem, although I don't understand it, it still feels amazing. 】

[I understand it, but the meta-narrative is still a little vague. 】

[It turns out that the text guide used such a sophisticated narrative technique? 】

[I originally thought this ending was good, it seems that I still have artistic cells. 】

[The boss is still the boss. 】

[Using movies to popularize literary theory, kneel down. 】

[Looking at it this way, it is indeed the case. 】

[A student majoring in literature said, one word, convincing. 】

[Our teacher just talked about metalanguage narration. I didn't expect Teacher Zhang to teach me another lesson, and I feel that I understand it. 】

[I suggest you take a look at Teacher Zhang's open class "Talking about Literature". After reading it, you will come back and thank me. 】

[Is it so compelling?Love love love. 】

(End of this chapter)