Raise the Red Lantern Comments

  • Autumn 2022-03-28 09:01:12

    Then I learned how comfortable it is to press my...

  • Misty 2022-03-28 09:01:12

    Extremely depressing, the atmosphere of ghosts and spirits is rendered, the use of Chinese elements is consummate, and the intentional expression is poignant and desperate. Better than "Alive", but not as good as "Farewell My Concubine" overall. Laomouzi, looking forward to your Jinling 13 hairpins this...

  • Keven 2022-03-25 09:01:21

    Su Tong's wives and concubines are in groups. This photographic composition is really...

  • Trevor 2022-03-25 09:01:21

    Su Tong's wives and concubines are in groups. This photographic composition is really...

  • Letitia 2022-03-25 09:01:21

    It focuses on the stylized and symbolic features of Zhang Yimou's creation. The overhead shot of the eaves of the Qiao family's courtyard and the deep scene in the deep house are symbols of the feudal order, and are the landscapes of the oriental era that are rarely seen in the current film themes. Perverted depression, mysterious chill. The big red lanterns, the red lighting, and the huge and grotesque Peking Opera masks in the second wife's house are all symbolic, and later became Zhang...

  • Tiffany 2022-03-24 09:03:36

    5+ is too powerful... Who would have thought that a person who is so good at using up, so good at composition, and so understanding of the logic of power will eventually be captured and alienated by power... The stylization of rituals is actually not new, but the routine of rituals is One effort, Zhang Yimou did it, if he can continue in this way, he may become China's Ozu! The face of male power is completely absent in the whole film. On the one hand, it shows that the camera is aimed at the...

  • Daphnee 2022-03-24 09:03:36

    It focuses on the stylized and symbolic features of Zhang Yimou's creation. The overhead shot of the eaves of the Qiao family's courtyard and the deep scene in the deep house are symbols of the feudal order, and are the landscapes of the oriental era that are rarely seen in the current film themes. Perverted depression, mysterious chill. The big red lanterns, the red lighting, and the huge and grotesque Peking Opera masks in the second wife's house are all symbolic, and later became Zhang...

  • Pink 2022-03-24 09:03:36

    Let me write the ending, which will add another layer to this depression and dullness as a climax. To make the fourth wife crazy and the third wife die, the physical expression is not enough for nothingness, not enough to digest nothingness with nothingness, not empty enough, and not charming enough. I will re-light the lights of the fourth wife, normalize the distortions in an upright manner, and support the fog. I don't like it, it's too real. I saw the ending when I saw the foot...

  • Osvaldo 2022-03-24 09:03:36

    【A+】Finally found a masterpiece in Zhang Yimou's film sequence that can be regarded as a special favorite. The title of "National Teacher" is well-deserved. This film is definitely the pinnacle of Zhang Yimou's expression of personal formalism: the colors are full and bright as always, but under the extremely dazzling red light, there is a hint of coolness. The composition of the picture is also extremely elegant, with symmetrical shots appearing many times, and Zhang Yimou also makes the...

  • Leanna 2022-03-23 09:03:16

    Men have groups of wives and concubines, but women don’t want their husbands to group in...

Extended Reading

Raise the Red Lantern quotes

  • The Third Concubine: Good or bad, it's all playacting. If you act well, you can fool other people; if you do it badly, you can only fool yourself, and when you can't even fool yourself, you just can fool the ghosts.

  • Yan'er: Who are you?

    Housekeeper: Fourth mistress, please come inside.

    Yan'er: [losing her cool] So you're the fourth mistress!

    [Yan'er rudely pulls the water bowl away from Songlian and puts clothes in it]

    Songlian: Yes! I am the fourth mistress. Bring my suitcase inside please.