该片于1994年上映，《活着》是由年代国际有限公司出品的剧情片。导演张艺谋，主演葛优、巩俐、姜武、牛犇、郭涛。该片改编自余华的同名小说，在第47届戛纳国际电影节上获得了评委会大奖、最佳男演员奖等奖项。男主角叫做福贵，是一个富家子弟。他有一个妻子叫做家珍，两人育有一个女儿叫做凤霞。福贵好赌成性，妻子多次劝他戒赌，但是就是不听。万般无奈下妻子带着女儿离开了他。之后他更加好赌，甚至将家里的家产都输光了，靠变卖母亲首饰租间破屋过活。一年后，家珍抱着一个刚出生的婴儿出现在他的面前，福贵痛改前非，开始了唱皮影戏，日子过得也还算安逸。然而好景不长，战争突然爆发了，福贵也被抓去当了壮丁。几番周折之后，他终于回到了家中与家人团聚。
The film was released in 1994 and is a feature film produced by Era International Co., Ltd. Director Zhang Yimou, starring Ge You, Gong Li, Jiang Wu, Niu Ben, Guo Tao. Adapted from Yu Hua's novel of the same name, the film won the Jury Prize, Best Actor Award and other awards at the 47th Cannes International Film Festival. The male protagonist is called Fugui, and he is a son of a rich family. He has a wife named Jiazhen, and they have a daughter named Fengxia. Fugui is a gambler by nature, and his wife advised him to quit gambling many times, but she just refused to listen. In desperation, his wife took their daughter and left him. After that, he became more gambler, even lost all the family property, and lived by selling his mother's jewelry and renting a dilapidated house. A year later, Jiazhen appeared in front of him with a newborn baby in his arms. Fugui changed his ways and started singing shadow puppetry, and his life was quite comfortable. However, the good times didn't last long, the war broke out suddenly, and Fugui was also arrested and made a young man. After several twists and turns, he finally returned home to reunite with his family
《活着》是一部触动人心的电影，以其深刻的情感和真实的故事而脱颖而出。葛优、巩俐、姜武和牛犇的精湛表演使得影片更加生动和感人。导演张艺谋的才华在影片中得到了完美展示，他以细腻的镜头语言和出色的叙事能力，将观众带入一个充满战乱和动荡的时代。
这部电影通过一个普通农民的生活经历，展现了社会变迁对个人命运的巨大影响。它深刻探讨了生命的意义、家庭的纽带以及人性的复杂性。观众在电影中可以感受到主人公在困境中的坚韧和坚持，以及对生命的珍视和执着。
影片的摄影和音乐也非常出色，通过真实的场景和悠扬的音乐，为观众营造了一种沉浸式的观影体验。它将观众带入一个完整而真实的世界，让人们无法自拔地投入到故事中。
总的来说，《活着》是一部感人至深的电影，它用真实而震撼的故事展现了生活的苦难与希望，使观众思考人生的意义和尊严。它不仅是中国电影的珍品，也是一部引人深思的经典之作，值得每个人细细品味和思考。评分：9/10.
