Self-made films thrive
'老男孩'成最熱網絡視頻

Old Boys, a 43-minute online film, topped the list of the 25 most-viewed videos on the video sharing website Youku.com, beating famed director Zhang Yimou's latest blockbuster Hawthorn Tree Forever. No one anticipated the success of the independent film, which has attracted more than 22m hits since its Oct 28 debut. Telling a story about 2 middle-aged male zilches and their juvenile dreams, Old Boys was applauded as the "must view film for post-80's", because it has triggered the ebullition of memories and complexities long buried in the heart of many post-80's or even -70's.(See photo)

在優酷網公布的"25個觀看次數最多的視頻"榜單中，網絡自制短片《老男孩》打敗張藝謀的近作《山楂樹之戀》一舉奪魁。誰也沒有想到這個只有短短43分鐘的視頻能紅到這個程度：自從10月28日發布以來點擊率已經超過了2200萬。《老男孩》講述了2個普通中年男人關于青春的記憶，讓很多80后甚至70后心中塵封已久的璀璨回憶和復雜情愫又重新鮮活起來，更被評為"80后必看短片"。(見圖)

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