synopsis
A boy with abnormal vision and self-consciousness of being on Mars accidentally intrudes into the universal feast of educational anxiety. Is he a man-made prodigy or an innocent freak?
The Boys from Mars
创作阐述
In the age of national education anxiety, who wants their children to be inferior? This is a fable about a simple and peculiar boy who collides with the noisy world of adults. The competitive and adventurous journey epitomizes the way we grow up, and it is also a sublimation of the parent-child relationship in the story. The mother and son will move from dependence, to limitation, to conflict, and finally to understanding each other, so that they can become independent and capable of loving the world. THE BOYS FROM MARS covers a wide range of genre elements: adventure, comedy, fantasy, and even irony. The imagery will be a blend of realism and stylized spectacle, like a dream, somewhat mischievous and always accompanied by danger...
故事大纲
Star is a "naturally dull" ten-year-old boy who is teased for being a freak for always saying he sees Martians at night, but he still thinks everyone likes him. Zhang Lin, a single mother, is too busy making ends meet to deal with her son's interpersonal problems. Zhang Lin's best friend, Zhou Lili, takes her son, Wang Chen, to participate in the "Super Junior" audition, and Xingxing, who accompanied her, is unexpectedly recognized for his "super power". Star wants to prove himself in the competition, Zhang Lin also think that this may be a son of a "bend in the road to overtake" the opportunity. Thus, mother and son embark on an adventurous journey to overcome the odds. The children are led by their parents to show their skills, and with the help of science fanatic Lu Fei, Xingxing unlocks the skill of seeing objects in a dimly lit environment in orange, and judging the heat level based on the color. Star, who has mastered the trick, emerges from the waves of challenges. His "Mars story" has also spread all over the Internet, and he has become the popular "Mars Boy". Zhang Lin also raised his eyebrows, so he struck while the iron was hot, and brought the star into the upper class, to see the world of elite education. Wang Chen got the title but was forgotten. Zhou Lili, who was kind enough to help at the beginning, was upset and imitated the success of the stars to make Wang Chen the "Uranus Boy", replacing the stars. "Prodigy" can not be lost, Zhang Lin had to fill the stars of the internal training. The two mothers even help the child to make up stories to cope with the expectations of the fans ...... However, this endless comparison, finally let the children's mental breakdown. Questioning the mother and son "star enrichment" of the sound waves also came to the surface, has always been close to the mother-child relationship has been to the edge of the collapse... Star finally realized that his mother never believed his "Mars story", the first time to escape from the He runs away from his mother for the first time...
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typology：
Drama｜Comedy｜Fantasy -
Director/Screenwriter：
Yuzume Chen (Taiwan, China)
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moviemaker：
Feng Fangfang