Fraught with over obvious symbolism, Hartley's early feature is nonetheless a joy to watch. Hal here shows us his uncanny ability to cast his characters perfectly came early in his career.
Adrienne Shelley is a near perfect foil to herself, equal parts annoying teen burgeoning in her sexuality (though using sex for several years); obsessed with doom and inspired by idealism gone wrong she is deceptively – and simultaneously – complex and simple. Her Audrey inspires so many levels of symbolism it is almost embarrassingly rich (e.g., her modeling career beginning with photos of her foot – culminating her doing nude (but unseen) work; Manhattan move; Europe trip; her stealing, then sleeping with the mechanics wrench, etc.)
As Josh, Robert Burke gives an absolutely masterful performance. A reformed prisoner/penitent he returns to his home town to face down past demons, accept his lot and begin a new life. Dressed in black, and repeatedly mistaken for a priest, he corrects everyone ("I'm a mechanic"), yet the symbolism is rich: he abstains from alcohol, he practices celibacy (is, in fact a virgin), and seemingly has taken on vows of poverty, and humility as well. The humility seems hardest to swallow seeming, at times, almost false, a pretense. Yet, as we learn more of Josh we see genuineness in his modesty, that his humility is indeed earnest and believable. What seems ironic is the character is fairly forthright in his simplicity, yet so richly drawn it becomes the viewer who wants to make him out as more than what he actually is. A fascinatingly written character, perfectly played.
The scene between Josh and Jane (a wonderful, young Edie Falco . . . "You need a woman not a girl") is hilarious . . . real. But Hartley can't leave it as such and his trick, having the actors repeat the dialogue over-and-over becomes frustratingly "arty" and annoying . . . until again it becomes hilarious. What a terrific sense of bizarre reality this lends the film (like kids in a perpetual "am not"/"are too" argument).
Hartley's weaves all of a small neighborhood's idiosyncrasies into a tapestry of seeming stereotypes but which delves far beneath the surface, the catalyst being that everyone believes they know what the "unbelievable truth" of the title is, yet no two people can agree (including our hero) on what exactly that truth is. A wonderful little movie with some big ideas.
国产动画终于能不再用四大名著来改编故事了。《雄狮少年》是一部成功的大情节电影，完完全全的商业模板，节奏明快，该燃该哭改笑毫不含糊，从开始“废柴”阿娟到“雄狮”阿娟的高光时刻产生的蜕变，完成了它简单的人物弧光。以及片中传达的具有现实意义的留守儿童，传统文化等方面的问题，都具有思考意义。舞狮挺赚钱，阿娟去了上海，阿猫阿狗该何去何从呢？
标准的“孩子”成长为“大人”的故事，没有什么奇迹发生，happyending的结局背后，也铺垫了很多主人公们的努力和积累；最后一越更多的是勇气，每个人也继续回归了生活。有类似少年漫的燃、搞笑和中二，也有现实题材的落地，非常难得
跳脱出神话改编的桎梏，关注底层兼具人文包容才是国漫之后真正该走的另一条路
除了被人诟病的的人物造型（可能前期太多人上图骂，我反而看惯无视了…），总体色彩难看是它的最大短板（又烂又脏的配色，绘画大忌），令前面的剧情加倍不吸引人～
好看的飞起来！看到了周星驰和香港电影的影子。很棒！
舞狮的部分非常棒！没在现实中看过踩高桩的舞狮，也没看过现实中的抢青😹
“谢谢我的狗，我的机器人，谢谢我的老年，我的疾病，谢谢我的死亡，与，我的生命……”
文化自信的内核应该是真实的自信，而不是自卑
音乐好棒！场景设计很强！雄狮题材选的很棒！！！最喜欢的就是结尾和彩蛋，终于不是那种外在瞩目的成功而是自我心灵上的认可成功，这个点就是我看到最大的惊喜了！
2021，听起来多么适合作为世界末日的一个年份。
对比于其他竞赛式励志电影，这部片有所不同的是故事前中期一直压抑着舞狮竞赛的戏份，切磋、预选赛都是省略带过，不把舞狮作为商业元素来展示，叙事的重心始终放在阿娟几人逐梦舞狮圈和生活的麻烦之间的摇摆，每当他们的燃起一点热血向上的苗头，外部总会很“适时”地打破他们的梦想，现实总在告诉他们追逐梦想、突破颓废有多么艰难，也正是现实的种种困顿让影片不断积累能量在最后的舞狮比赛上一次性释放。以商业逻辑来说，他们的获胜是可以预见，但正是有前期不断积累的能量，所以这可预见的结果依然会感人，看似俗套的煽情手法还是能奏效。印象最深的场景是阿娟在天台舞完狮，太阳出来，这时一个全景，阿娟站在天台上，前面是一栋更比一栋高的都市钢铁丛林，如同一座座舞狮桩。舞狮场上也许能越上擎天柱，而都市的摩天高楼是更高的桩，更难越过的山。
彩蛋是真正的点睛之笔，把沉浸于电影幻象中的观众一把拉回现实：醒醒，明天还要搬砖！顺便脑补了一个场景：孩子看完只觉“好看”，而家长心里五味杂陈
挖槽太燃了！！看前面的时候准备打三星，后面实在太猛了！最后的配乐也好棒… 推荐推荐推荐推荐！
每个千篇一律的日子里，都需要一种执念般的爱来支撑；
2021遗憾之一没有去电影院观看这部良心巨作。很喜欢里面的每一帧画面。
粤语版，配乐一起就要哭，看完就想听《狮子山下》
表面看是整了个机器人，其实是拥有了合法黑奴
从主角光环到回归现实，剧本几条线都圆了，很不错。建模嘛是不太行，但也不至于丑，毕竟我老婆就是广东人广东人大体上瘦高瘦高的还挺多的。总之没了神话体系加成也能有这么高的完成度是值得五星的。
Finch.2021.1080p.ATVP.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.Atmos.H.264-TEPES
真好。尤其是后半段。影院即将下线，切勿错过。
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