Probably I am a person who pays special attention to details and cause and effect other than stories, so during the tense two and a half hours, the question that kept rolling in my head was:
why did Ang Lee choose such a title to shoot? What is the plot of the original Zhang? What kind of person should Mr. Yi, the spy chief in the play, be? Is it like Tony Leung? Why can Mr. Yi trust Wang Jiazhi? At the same time, there are even more questions about the role of Wang Jiazhi. What is the ins and outs of her? Why did she choose to follow the starring in such an assassination? What was she thinking about when she was at Yi's house? How can she win Yi's trust? Why did she never give up on this ridiculous assassination? Why can she face the final death calmly?
I have a lot of psychological problems, the answer the movie itself gave me is not satisfactory, but it still basically has a complete explanation. I'm so paranoid and constantly questioning the movie, why do you make me believe that you're telling me a believable story of a young girl who is not complicated and not necessarily politically ambitious in such turbulent times A spy act too hard for her to bear.
Ang Lee is a delicate director. The human emotion he pays attention to is the true temperament of people who have transcended the narrow moral constraints. The food men and women, the wedding banquet, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Broken Arm Mountain are all looking for real emotions and the changes of the times and society. Changes, conflicts of moral changes, and conflicts and contradictions in the historical background of Lust Caution cannot be compared with those. Shanghai in the era of Japanese occupation was the most complex area in the most complex era in Chinese history. Mr. Yi, the head of the spy, must be the most evil traitor in traditional patriotic education, and the bad can't be worse. The character Wang Jiazhi is a young girl who has no so-called national hatred and family hatred. Why did she try to seduce Mr. Yi under the eyes of Mrs. Yi in the dangerous Yi family and handle a series of hidden and playful spy activities? ? Think about it, Wang Jiazhi must first pretend to be Mrs. Mai, to convince the Yi family and many poker friends that she is a wealthy businessman whose economy is declining, and secondly, to convince Mr. Yi that she is not a spy sent by the enemy, and to convince Yi that she is not a spy sent by the enemy. She really liked Yi's willingness to give silently, and when she was constantly cheating with Yi, she was able to maintain a close friendship with Mrs. Yi, and she had to keep sending information to Kwong and other spy agents after all the drama. I think few people can withstand such a lot of pressure and mix their original self behind layers of masks.
Compared with the original work, Ang Lee gave Wang a lot of reasons to take such a road of no return, and also gave her a lot of spiritual depth and richness. At first, Wang was a simple schoolgirl. Although the family was unfortunate and her father's abandonment and remarriage made her sad, she still liked the handsome and enthusiastic classmate Kwong, and the satisfaction that the performance on the stage stirred up the audience. Every young man yearns for the urge to punish evil and hoe. At the same time, she is a brave person with strong endurance, and she can resist any pressure by herself. In the first seduction in Hong Kong, it was nominally the plan of 6 classmates, but the cowardice and childishness of the others did not help at all. When she went to the Yi family mansion alone to deal with a group of rich ladies playing mahjong, she She has always been on the road alone. Of course, in her performance at that time, she had not worried about her own life, nor did she have the determination to succeed. She could enter the role relatively easily. The Hong Kong operation failed. Kwong, who reappeared in Shanghai three years later, may not have had much influence on her persuasion, but she had changed herself. Her life was hopeless. Relief rice is creating an atmosphere, a deadly and hopeless atmosphere, so she would rather go on another exciting adventure, not to mention that Kwong's superiors have promised her that she can go to England after the incident. This time, when she entered the Yi family again, it was so different from 3 years ago. Her own experience has changed, her purpose has changed, and she is very clear about how dangerous she is doing. The wolf dog who guarded the door of the Yi family and the vigilant guards were reminding her where she was and what she was doing. The Wang under Ang Lee is a woman who knows what she does very well, and is very determined and assertive. She has made almost complete changes to the vain and vain Wang in Zhang's original work. Only in this way can it be explained that Wang's calmness before his death, but On the contrary, Wang's love for Yi is more difficult to pass up with simple lust, or she lives alone like duckweed. The only thing that can give her a little belonging is that this tortured her and gave her some sincere Mr. Yi.
Tang Wei's performance is excellent, naive 4 years ago, keen to deal with the environment in Yi's family, charming to seduce Yi, and perseverance to endure pain. All are in place. Probably because of the censorship, her feelings for Yi were not explained satisfactorily.
As for the character of Mr. Yi, Li An made him handsome, silent, and gave him emotions, which almost changed Mr. Yi, who was very clear about his weight in the relationship between men and women in the original book. The Yi in the movie is at least handsome, at least a gentleman, and he knows how to play with women. In the Hong Kong part, Yi and Wang were quite frank and sincere in their single date. This is a place that is not very convincing. With Yi's identity, he has experienced too many storms. Even if he thinks the woman in front of him is too simple, It's too simple, you don't need to be on guard, and you don't need to tell her so frankly about your pressure. If you interpret this as a pity for easy picking up girls, winning the love of young women will be weak and far-fetched. Yi is quite a strong person. He also needs to think twice about the Wang group government to lure him into the boat. He should be very clear about what he should do. If there is a weak point in such a strong person, he should reveal it to the person he trusts the most. The king at that time seemed to be far from this level. At the same time, in Shanghai, in the era of 1941 and 42 years, the Japanese occupation has gradually declined. The choice of the Wang government is by no means a 50% chance for victory or defeat in 38 years. The crisis of the Wang government is the crisis of Mr. Yi. , he should not be as confident as he was 3 or 4 years ago. The enemies he faces are getting more and more powerful, and he is getting more and more exhausted. Then the reappearance of the king at this time is more surly and vulnerable than before. , and also a good reason why Wang can enter into his heart. However, Yi is a spy no matter what, his identity, his work, his life are still far from the image created in the movie. Yi in the movie is too gentle and too restrained. In addition to being deep, Yi should be more powerful, not always grimacing. At the same time, it is easy to bear the pressure that ordinary people can't bear. People should be more sophisticated in the happy arena. After all, playing with women is the easiest and most stress-relieving for him. He can't drink or abuse sleeping pills. The best way is to laugh with women to relax. But in the movie, he seems to be very dedicated and affectionate.
Liang Chaowei's performance may not have many breakthroughs, or it may be that we are too familiar with him. In his taciturn silence, there is too little fierce killing.
One of my doubts is that after the assassination failed, Yi's secretary reported to Yi that he knew about the plans and actions of Kwong and other 6 people before, but didn't tell Yi. I don't understand this episode. Probably just to set off Yi's deep love for Wang? Even if Yi likes or even loves a woman, he should definitely give up her when the other party is in danger to him. How could his secretary do such a concealed thing? If there is a reason, it can only be that he either wants to usurp the throne or think that Yi is affectionate, but obviously returning to Yi's identity, both reasons are ridiculous. It's a huge question mark.
Wang Leehom's classmate Kwong, some people say it's a vase, I don't think so, I think he is very responsible for showing this innocent and enthusiastic young man, an ordinary and helpless ordinary person. That's what most people are like, he's trying to do more, but he can't change anything, he's just a supporting role.
Tang Wei's performance is very good, and now you can see her different expressions when you close your eyes, her thoughts are all in her face and eyes.
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