Why did the movie The Wrangler suddenly become popular? What novel was The Wrangler adapted from?

Recently, the movie "The Wrangler" has been trending on TikTok. A very old movie has suddenly become popular. Why? Because of the authenticity of this movie and the fact that we can't go back to that era. The feelings of people in that era were really simple, whether it was love, family affection or neighborly affection. This is probably the truth, goodness and beauty. After the impetuous modern love, everyone will feel that the previous feelings were purer and better.

Why did the movie Wrangler suddenly become popular?

In an era when the marriage rate has been declining year by year and the divorce rate has been rising for 15 consecutive years, looking back at this movie from the early 1980s, we will find that:

The keywords of 2019 are: high housing prices, high divorce rates, low birth rates, and layoffs. The keywords of The Horse Wrangler are: ordinary life, pure love, and aspirations for the country and family.

After all, "The Horseman" reminds us of those beautiful and good feelings that have not been mentioned for a long time. Its sudden popularity is a reflection of nostalgia and expectation.

The biggest feeling should be the simple and honest atmosphere portrayed. In terms of neighbors, they are just neighbors but they live like a family. They help each other in times of trouble and do not care too much about personal gains and losses. In terms of love, they are husband and wife when they first meet, and they have turned their poor days into a happy life that everyone envies...

What novel is The Wrangler based on?

The movie "The Shepherd" is adapted from Zhang Xianliang's novel "Soul and Flesh".

"Soul and Flesh" is a book published by Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House in 1981, written by Zhang Xianliang. This collection of short stories includes "Soul and Flesh", "The Story of Old Man Xing and the Dog", "Gypsy", "Forty-three Express", "The Thick Frost Makes the Color Thicken" and the novella "Love Talk in the Dungeon".

Story: Xu Lingjun, from the product of an unfree marriage between a landlord's daughter and a student studying abroad, to a poor child who slept in a horse trough after his mother died and his father abandoned him, and then caught up with the tide of history and became an "old rightist" and was sent to a farm to herd horses. A series of role changes destined him to have a hard life. After the rightist label was removed, his feelings for this land were further strengthened, so he rejected his father's temptation to send his family abroad and resolutely chose to stay in this land he loved deeply.

How to evaluate the movie The Horse Herder

I saw it several times on Tik Tok, each of them was a few minutes long in different clips. I can’t describe the feeling I had. Later, when I was alone, I watched it from beginning to end while lying on my bed.

The biggest impression this film gave me is that the level of our propaganda front in 2019 has regressed significantly compared to the 1980s.

Over the past thirty years, the economy has taken off, everything is about money, and society's pursuit has gradually changed to the success of Xu Jingyou in the movie. Yearning for money and success are personal pursuits, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, is there only one way to success? No.

Life in the world has not only personal value, but also social value. Just like Xu Lingjun said, I don’t want to be a slave to money, I don’t like it.

What we should learn from this film is Xu Lingjun's determination and his own outlook on life and values, rather than just going with the flow for the sake of success in the eyes of others.

We have confidence in our path, theory and system, and we have a long way to go.