Since the publication of the book was decided, I have been explaining to people what kind of book it is, and have repeatedly stated: "It is not a film review, but a film essay." We must avoid the classification of "film criticism", because as an ordinary person, I know the fear of ordinary people towards film criticism.Film critics, more or less, have the meaning of sitting in a state of jeopardy, not to mention, after the film company's price list of buying film critics has been widely circulated on forums and Weibo, this fear is tinged with disdain.By the way, I hate this price list of unknown origin, because I get several calls in a day asking me to confirm that if I confess that I have not been bought, it seems to say that I am not bought, and if I am vague Say "someone mentioned it to me", then, what rank is it?In short, it is difficult.

Of course, the most important thing is that the film critics in my imagination should be like Li Yang and Cui Weiping.Even if the style of lifting weights is light, it must be written at Mike's level to be eligible to call itself a "film critic".What I am interested in is the pleasure of watching a movie and the parts of the movie that are related to my life, from the decoration of the house to the clothes of the people in the movie, and the surrounding gossip that can be used as a source of conversation. focus on these aspects.Gan Yu said that my book is "using emotional brushwork, not only commenting on movies, but also focusing on movies themselves in an unconventional way. He pays more attention to history, cultural customs, human nature and other movie 'derivatives', and writes a movie that can accompany you. The glamor exuded by the artwork of our lonely and happy evenings" is actually a bit overstated.My point of view is the point of view of a non-film critic.Of course, that's fine too.Movies are originally a beam of light, and the joy of life lies in those "irrelevant people and things".

As for "for revenge" - it's because my favorite author Can Xue has a book called "Writing a Novel for Revenge", and one of my articles copied this title as the title, and now it has become the title of the book. "For revenge" is full of gimmicks, and it is very resounding. Most of the articles in this book have been published in the "Beijing News" and "Yanzhao Metropolis Daily" in the form of columns. Here, I would like to thank the editor Deng Lingling and Song Yan and Wang Kun.It is their tolerance that keeps this column going and ultimately leads to this book.

Half a year ago, on the way home, waiting for the flight at the Capital Airport, I received a call from Chanran, and discussed the manuscript.Half a year later, when I landed at the Capital Airport again, Chen Xiaoli sent me a text message telling me that the cover had been decided.Between the ups and downs of the cloud, the scattered articles have become this book that makes me happy. Note: The title comes from Zheng Zhihua's song "Pale Light"