The Bitterness And Poetry Of Searching

THe film script,Searching,tellls a story of love and searching.In the year 1948,Qin He went to Taiwan with the couples’ odopted son Qin Yijun.Pregnant woman Song Xiaomei was left in Pukou.For all those years,although Qin He lives in Taiwan alone,he dosen’t marry again.Qin He misses Song Xiaomei so much that the of idea of retuning to Mainland to look for Song has always been lingering on his mind.Until now,with the old age,Qin finally decides to make the dream come true.Accompanied by his son Qin Yijun,Qin He returns to Nanking.On the road,he recalls lots of things that happened decades ago-his love story and the tearful separating with his young lover.According to the recollection of Qin He,the father and son finally reach Pukou successfully.However,there are no relatives left there.Therefore,they advertise search notices on TV station.Song XIaomei’s daughter Qin Yanhong hates her father because of political struggle.So,Qin Yanhong dose her best to prevent her mother from meeting her father.She lies to the police that her father died many years ago.Qin Yanhong’s husband Shi Dongping persuades her.At last,Qin Yanhong stands by her mather,makes up her mind to help the pair of old lovers reunite.Unfortunately,Qin He falls ill,he must go bank immediately.when Qin Yanhong dials the number that Qin left on TV,Qin’s plan is flying upon the Taiwan Strait.The Bitterness and Poetry of Searching----About the creation of the screenplay SEARCHING focus on the theme of story and how the author sets the story line to fulfill the theme.In the thesis,author analyses the screenplay thoroughly in about four aspects—the plot outline,the selection and meaning of the subject,the elaboration of storytelling,and the gains and losses of the play,thus helping the reader to taste the bitterness and poetry of searching in a better way.