Why Do These Nobodies Live More Happily than the Middle Class?
- posted on 2020-11-12
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shēng huó wàn suì shì zǔ rén wù gòu chéng de yī gè fēn zhōng de yī gè dà diàn yǐng
《生活万岁》是 15 组人物构成的,一个 90 分钟的一个大电影
Hello Life is a 90-minute film depicting the lives of 15 figures
nián zhè yī nián
2017 年这一年
In 2017
zài zhōng guó gè gè dì qū
在中国各个地区
Across China
gè gè jiǎo luò lǐ shēng huó de pǔ tōng rén de shēng cún zhuàng tài
各个角落里生活的普通人的生存状态
The living states of ordinary people in every corner
wǒ jiào rèn zhǎng zhēn
我叫任长箴
My name is Ren Changzhen
wǒ shì shēng huó wàn suì de dǎo yǎn zhī yī
我是《生活万岁》的导演之一
I’m one of the directors of Hello Life
zhǔ yào dǎo yǎn shì chéng gōng dǎo yǎn
主要导演是程工导演
The primary director is Cheng Gong
tā de pāi shè
他的拍摄
He only shoots
jǐn jǐn shì sì tiān zhī nèi de shēng huó lǐ de piàn duàn
仅仅是四天之内的生活里的片断
Slices of life in 4 days
yī gè huàn xīn zàng de rén de sì tiān
一个换心脏的人的四天
The 4 days of a person who was undergoing a heart transplant
yī gè gāng gāng shī liàn de rén de sì tiān
一个刚刚失恋的人的四天
The 4 days of a girl who just broke up with her boyfriend
yī gè shēng bìng le xiǎng huí jiā de qí sān lún chē lǎo tóu de sì tiān
一个生病了想回家的,骑三轮车老头的四天
The 4 days of an old man who rode tricycle and wanted to go home due to sickness
wǒ men tōng guò cǎi yàng ràng nǐ kàn dào de shì rén jiān wàn xiàng
我们通过采样,让你看到的是人间万象
You can see the society through our sampling
shēng lǎo bìng sǐ lǐ tā zǒng zhàn yī yàng
生老病死里,他总占一样
The living, the senior, the sick, the dead, our protagonists must belong to one of the 4 categories
dàn shì tā yī zhí zài nǔ lì bǎi tuō zì jǐ zhè gè má fán
但是他一直在努力摆脱自己这个麻烦
But they are always trying to get rid of their troubles
shēn chù mǒu zhǒng kùn jìng wǒ men hái yào jiàn dào mǒu xiē guāng
身处某种困境,我们还要见到某些光
Although in dilemma, you need to see light
bù néng zài zì jǐ de kùn jìng lǐ
不能在自己的困境里
You can’t just sink in
nǐ jiù chén lún xià qù
你就沉沦下去
And lose your spirit
xiǎng biǎo dá de jiù shì zhè gè
想表达的就是这个
That’s what we want to express
zhěng gè pāi shè zhōu qī kě néng shì zài dào gè yuè
整个拍摄周期可能是在 3 到 4 个月
The shooting lasts for around 3-4 months
zǒng gòng qián qī de sù cái dà gài yǒu jiāng jìn rén
总共前期的素材大概有将近 40 人
At the beginning we have shot nearly 40 people
zhè gè piàn zi lǐ měi yī gè rén dōu shì yǒu yuàn wàng de
这个片子里每一个人都是有愿望的
Each person in the film has his or her own wish
nǐ kàn yǒu yī gè zhòng qìng de
你看有一个重庆的 dj
There’s a DJ from Chongqing
jiù shì dài zhù dà jiā tiào wǔ de nǚ hái
就是带著大家跳舞的女孩
People in the dance floor follow her
zài shī liàn de nà gè jiē duàn
在失恋的那个阶段
When she just broke up
wǒ men gēn fù mǔ kěn dìng shì bào xǐ bù bào yōu de
我们跟父母肯定是报喜不报忧的
She didn’t tell her parents anything about it
dàn shì tā gēn péng yǒu zài yī qǐ hē jiǔ de shí hòu
但是,她跟朋友在一起喝酒的时候
But when she drank with friends
tā nà jǐ cì céng cì de biàn huà
她那几次层次的变化
Multiple layers of change appeared on her
yī huì ér shī shēng tòng kū yī huì ér yòu háo qíng wàn zhàng
一会儿失声痛哭,一会儿又豪情万丈
She cried her eyes out, but then was full of pride suddenly
yī huì ér yòu jǔ sàng
一会儿又沮丧
The next second she became upset again
tā shuō zhè dōu bù shì shì jiě méi fú guò shuí
她说这都不是事,姐没服过谁
Sha said it was no big deal, and she had never given in to anyone
wǒ men jiǎn de shí hòu wǒ men dōu jué dé zhè wán quán shì yī zhǒng yǎn jì de zhà liè
我们剪的时候,我们都觉得这完全是一种「演技」的炸裂
When we were editing, we thought her “acting” was perfect
méi yǒu shén me jù běn néng chāo guò shēng huó
没有什么剧本能超过生活
Life itself is the best script
dàn shì nǐ shuō tā nèi xīn de yuàn wàng shì shén me ne
但是你说她内心的愿望是什么呢
But what does she hope for
tā xī wàng tā jiē xià lái néng yǒu yī gè gèng hǎo de gǎn qíng
她希望她接下来能有一个更好的感情
She probably wants a better relationship
yě kě néng shì tā xiǎng wǒ shuí yě bù kào
也可能是她想我谁也不靠
Or maybe she doesn’t want anyone
wǒ zì jǐ yě néng tǐng hǎo
我自己也能挺好
She’d be better off by herself
zài nà yī kè yī dìng tā nèi xīn shì yǒu guāng de tā zì jǐ kàn dào
在那一刻,一定她内心是有光的,她自己看到
At that moment, she has light inside and only she can see it
yǐng piàn de yī gè yā zhóu de gù shì
影片的一个压轴的故事
The last story in the film
jiù shì yǒu yī duì máng rén de lǎo bàn tā men zài mǎ lù shàng kào mài chàng wèi shēng
就是有一对盲人的老伴,他们在马路上靠卖唱为生
Is about a blind couple who maintain their life by singing on streets
zhè lǎo tóu shuō wǒ bù néng ràng nǐ yī gè rén dào chù qù mō qù
这老头说,我不能让你一个人到处去摸去
The husband said I wouldn’t allow you to do that alone
zài jiē xià lái de rì zi lǐ wǒ néng bāng nǐ jiù bāng nǐ
在接下来的日子里,我能帮你就帮你
I would try my best to help you in the coming days
tā lǐ tóu yǒu yī shǒu gē
它里头有一首歌
There’s a song by Teresa Teng
dèng lì jūn de gē wǒ yuàn nì liú ér shàng
邓丽君的歌「我愿逆流而上」
It sings “I would like to swim upstream”
tā chàng le yī qū zhè gè gē
她唱了一曲这个歌
The wife sang it
tā men liǎ shēng huó lǐ de nì liú
他们俩生活里的逆流
They were moving against the stream of life too
tài nì le zhè liú
太逆了这流
The current was too fierce
tā men pèng bēi dōu pèng bù dào yī kuài
他们碰杯都碰不到一块
They couldn’t even clink each other’s glass
tā men hù xiāng ná mán tóu dōu ná bù dào yī kuài
他们互相拿馒头都拿不到一块
They couldn’t even fetch a piece of bread for each other
dàn shì rén jiā méi wèi cǐ jiù kū sǐ
但是人家没为此就哭死
But they didn’t cry their eyes out
rén jiā méi wèi cǐ jiù méi yǒu gǎn qíng
人家没为此就没有感情
And they didn’t lose love
ér qiě rén jiā gāi guò shén me jié guò shén me jié gāi qìng zhù shén me qìng zhù shén me
而且人家该过什么节过什么节,该庆祝什么庆祝什么
They celebrated each festival and happy event
suǒ yǐ nǐ shuō zhè gè gù shì de guāng zài nǎ
所以你说这个故事的光在哪
So where is the light in this story
zhè gù shì de guāng jiù zài tā men liǎ de ài lǐ
这故事的光就在他们俩的爱里
It’s in their love
kàn chéng piàn zhī hòu
看成片之后
After watched the finished film
yī gè hòu liú xué yīng guó huí lái xué shāng yè de
一个 80 后,留学英国回来学商业的
A post-80 business student who just returned from the U.K. said
tā shuō wǒ kàn le zhè gè piàn zi yǐ hòu wǒ cái zhī dào
他说我看了这个片子以后我才知道
“I know nothing about life”
wǒ yuán lái duì shēng huó yī wú suǒ zhī
我原来对生活一无所知
“And I realize that only after watching the film”
nǐ fā xiàn piàn zi lǐ de rén dōu shì fēn de rén
你发现片子里的人都是 60 分的人
You’ll find the people in the film are just scrape a living
tā men de shēng huó hé zhuī qiú fēn de rén shì bù yī yàng de
他们的生活和追求 90 分的人是不一样的
Their lives and aims are different from those elites
dàn shì nǐ jué dé zhè xiē shēng huó cái shì zhēn de shēng huó
但是你觉得这些生活才是真的生活
But you would feel this is the real life
shēng huó wàn suì dào dǐ zài pāi shén me
《生活万岁》到底在拍什么
What’s Hello Life really about
wǒ zuì hòu luò dào gè zì shàng
我最后落到 9 个字上
I want to summarize with several words
jiào jìn zhǎi mén zǒu yuǎn lù jiàn wēi guāng
叫「进窄门,走远路,见微光」
“Enter the narrow door, take the long way, follow the dim light”
jiù shì shēng huó gěi nǐ de mén bù shì chǎng kāi de
就是生活给你的门不是敞开的
Life is not an open door
bù shì tōng dá de dà dào
不是通达的大道
Or a broad path
nà dāng wǒ men jìn dào zhè gè zhǎi mén lǐ
那当我们进到这个窄门里
So when we walk in the narrow door
wǒ men jiē xià lái de lù hěn yuǎn
我们接下来的路很远
The way ahead is very long
lù lǐ yě yǒu hēi de dì
路里也有黑的地
And there would be darkness
dàn shì dōu yào zǒu xià qù
但是都要走下去
But we need to continue anyway
suǒ yǐ wǒ men yào zài zhè tiáo lù shàng zhǎo dào liàng
所以我们要在这条路上找到亮
So we’re supposed to find light along the path
zhǎo dào wēi guāng jiù shì xìn niàn de wèn tí
找到微光,就是信念的问题
It depends on belief
měi yī gè rén de shēng huó dōu shì zhè gè chéng shì lǐ tè bié xiá zhǎi de yī gè jiǎo luò
每一个人的生活都是这个城市里特别狭窄的一个角落
Each one’s life is only a small corner in the city
nǐ yǎn jīng qián miàn kàn jiàn de jiù shì nǐ zì jǐ de shēng huó
你眼睛前面看见的就是你自己的生活
You can only see the life of your own
hé nǐ zì jǐ rèn shí de zhè sān wǔ gè rén
和你自己认识的这三五个人
And the lives of 3-5 people you know
rú guǒ nǐ xiǎng kàn dào dà qiān shì jiè bié rén de shēng huó shì shén me
如果你想看到大千世界别人的生活是什么
If you want to learn the lives of other people in the world
nǐ jiù kě yǐ kàn zhè piàn zi
你就可以看这片子
You can watch the film
dāng nǐ kàn dào bié rén de yā lì de shí hòu nǐ jiù zhī dào zì jǐ yǒu duō xìng yùn
当你看到别人的压力的时候,你就知道自己有多幸运
When you see how much pressure someone else has on the shoulder, you would know how lucky you are
nǐ bù yào yǐ wèi gù shì lǐ de rén dōu shì qióng rén
你不要以为故事里的人都是穷人
Don’t think people in the stories are poor
yǒu shí hòu tā men suǒ yōng yǒu de cái fù bǐ nǐ duō dé duō
有时候他们所拥有的财富比你多得多
To some extent they are much wealthier than you