About twenty years ago, Gao Xiaosong wrote the lyrics of the classic folk song My Old Classmate and touched millions of hearts. Now, as the producer of the new youth film of the same title, he is trying to do it again.
二十多年前，高晓松创作了校园经典民谣《同桌的你》的歌词，打动了无数人的心。如今，作为同名青春偶像电影的制片人，他力图再一次打动人心。
Starring Zhou Dongyu, 22, and Lin Gengxin, 26, My Old Classmate follows the pair’s life and love from middle school, when they are tablemates, through high school, college and beyond their graduation.
影片《同桌的你》由22岁的周冬雨和26岁的林更新主演，记录了男女主人公从中学同桌到高中、大学以及毕业后的生活及爱情经历。
Of course, a youth film wouldn’t be complete without paying homage to the time period it covers.
当然，一部完美的青春片少不了向青春岁月的致敬。
My Old Classmate certainly keeps that in mind. In the first half hour, audiences constantly encounter the symbolic items of the early 1990s, including pencil boxes and comic books.
《同桌的你》深谙此道。影片前半个小时，铅笔盒、漫画书等上世纪90年代初的标志性物品不断映入观众眼帘。
The film also mentions important events that took place during the period from 1993 to 2013, including China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, the terrorist attacks against the US on Sept 11, 2001, and the 2002 SARS outbreak in China. This attention to detail brings back memories and creates nostalgia, especially among those born in the 1980s.
影片中还涉及到一些发生于1993—2013年间的重大事件，其中包括中国加入世贸组织、美国“9•11”恐怖袭击事件，以及2002年席卷中国的非典。这些细节令人想起过往的岁月，引发了人们的怀旧情怀，尤其是对于80后而言更是如此。
Then there’s the main focus: the first love between Zhou and Lin’s characters. From secret crush, to courageous confession, to dating and lovers’ quarrels, the interaction between Zhou and Lin, who share a great onscreen chemistry, is fun to watch.
而该片的主旨则是发生在由周冬雨和林更新饰演的男女主角间的初恋故事。从暗恋到勇敢表白、从约会到恋人间的争吵，两位主角之间的默契互动在银幕上引发了一系列巧妙的化学反应，堪称一大看点。
But after seeing similar stories several times in other popular youth films, such as last year’s So Young, and 2011’s You’re the Apple of My Eye, it feels a bit cliched.
但是我们在另外一些热门青春片中已经看过许多类似的故事了，比如去年上映的《致青春》以及2011年的《那些年我们一起追过的女孩》，所以《同桌的你》似乎有些老生常谈。
In case you’re wondering, no, the film doesn’t have a fairy tale ending. It’s not inventive, but director Guo Fan’s way of storytelling is quite impressive. Throughout the film, he jumps between memories and reality, yet leaves the story complete and allows it to flow smoothly.
先剧透一下：该片并没有童话般的圆满结局。虽然内容欠缺新意，但导演郭帆的叙事方式却让人印象深刻。整部影片在回忆与现实间来回穿梭，但叙事上依旧完整而流畅。
Toward the end, Guo delivers the clear message that first love can easily fall apart when faced with reality. The fact that Guo presents this in a neat and tidy way may seem cruel, but it adds more authenticity and freshness to an already overused story.
影片结尾，导演郭帆传递了一个十分明确的信息：初恋往往敌不过现实。郭导干净利落地道出这一事实似乎有些残酷，但却给老套的故事情节平添了一些真实性和新鲜感。
I can’t say My Old Classmate is profound and incisive, but it doesn’t have to be. If audiences can see a little bit of themselves in the film, it has fulfilled its goal. And those who are experiencing their sweet first love need not worry too much, because no matter how it ends, the precious memories of it will always stay.
我不能说《同桌的你》是一部立意深刻的影片，而它也不必非要这样做。如果观众能从影片里看到自己的影子，哪怕是一点点，那么这部影片也就完成了自己的使命。那些正在品尝初恋甜蜜的恋人们大可不必过于担心，不论结局怎样，初恋都是一段永不褪色的珍贵回忆。