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Comment on People's Art: "Fast Life 2", reconciliation with oneself can create a new self

Wang Caoqun
February 18, 2024 15:26 | Source: People's Daily Online - Viewpoint Channel
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"The best way to overcome fear is to face fear". Flying Life 2, released on New Year's Day, is a sequel to Flying Life released in 2019. It is still a racing theme work and a story about dreams, persistence and self transcendence. According to the data of Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 11:00:04 on February 17, the box office of the film "Fast Life 2" exceeded 2.3 billion.

Although Life at a Fast Speed 2 is a comedy, the "sadness" hidden in the comedy has always continued in the film. It is also the depression like youth depression and the mixed emotions like middle age crisis that make the film always grab the audience's heart. "Fast Life 2" began five years after the Battle of Bayinbuluke. Zhang Chi was depressed because of the car damage and injury in that race. The new record he gained with his life was not recognized for some reason, and he even got the name of "cheating"... He and his old friends opened a driving school together to make a living. When the director of a brand car factory (Jia Bing) who is close to production suspension is willing to sponsor Zhang Chi and his teammates to set up a team, his first reaction is how much money they can give him - his original intention is no longer racing.

From the past "just don't want to lose" to the present "just want to lose decently". Many things are "not past, but accepted."

Zhang Chi sells Li Xiaohai (Fan Chengcheng), a talented driver, to other teams for cash when he has no money to change his car. His lead seal clearly found the organizing committee but didn't give him a correct name. The rival team in the crash test used illegal parts but didn't get punished. Zhang Chi felt unfair helplessness several times. These inner struggles were more difficult than being defeated. Zhang Chi decided not to bear anymore.

Zhang Chi didn't win back the individual championship in the end, but he proved himself, surpassed himself, let himself go, and accepted his new self at the same time. This is a metaphor of life. In this game, Zhang Chi finally faced his fear and reached a reconciliation with his past life. When the past glory and dream are far away, it does not mean that we should give up. On the contrary, we should learn to accept the cruelty of the reality, while maintaining the tenacity and optimism in our hearts, face the challenges bravely, and learn from them. Only in this way can we move forward more firmly in the future and meet more opportunities and challenges.

"Life at a Fast Speed 2" makes people laugh with tears, but the tears are optimistic. The film has endowed the audience with a lot of emotional value. The heart has been untied and the ambition has returned. Even if the future is worse, at least the heart is hot. Love can be a long time, and the courage to be desperate in love is the most precious treasure in life.

(Editor in charge: Xu Yuhan, Qu Yuan)

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