silent carnival

Kiley 2022-04-20 09:02:34

The role of Takeshi Kaneshiro broke the stereotype of the character image in all Wong Kar Wai films.

Silence, joy, joy, loneliness,


silence

, standing in front of the height scale before entering prison and posing for photos, He Zhiwu started his troubles. Interestingly, this extremely funny character turned out to be a mute.

"I am a very cheerful person, and I like to talk since I was a child. But since I ate an expired can of pineapple when I was five years old, I have not spoken again."

This seemingly nonsensical short monologue is a condensed interpretation. The role of He Zhiwu. A cheerful person is dumb, and this setting is a contradiction in itself. How can a mute who cannot communicate with others in normal language be cheerful? If I were an ordinary person, I'm afraid I would also become an introverted and widowed person.


Rejoice

, but He Zhiwu easily broke this unreasonable contradiction with his exaggerated and grotesque behavior. Prying open other people's shops in the middle of the night, doing "business", massaging dead pigs, forcing others to eat ice cream, forcibly washing beggars' clothes, shaving Chen Huihong's beard on his own initiative, and forcibly buying and selling eggplants.

All of the above behaviors have one thing in common: they do not respect each other's opinions, and go their own way eccentrically and eccentrically.

Because the behavior is too outrageous, it is easy for people to have the illusion that this person is a lunatic. In contrast, this dumb inner monologue arranged by the director is extremely normal, warm, and even makes people feel pity.

"I know my ice cream may be more expensive than others. But I'm sure the family will find it worth
the money." He was very happy. Once, I asked my dad, why don't you drive the ice cream truck? He didn't answer me. Later I found out that my mother was killed by the ice cream truck." In fact, the


joy

can be explained from some details . It can be seen that He Zhiwu is actually a social person with normal qualities. In layman's terms, he is a normal person.

Dawn poured him wine, and he held the cup in both hands and bowed his thanks.
When Yang Cai Ni finds her ex, his hair will turn back to black.
Seeing Saito filming a video for his son, he remembered his father and made a video for his father.

But these kinds of normal behaviors can't stop him from intensifying abnormal behaviors and funny behaviors.

Lock my father in the toilet.
Beat up the golden retriever doll with Yang Caini.
...


Loneliness

In fact, none of Wong Kar Wai's characters is not lonely.

He Zhiwu is no exception.

As explained at the beginning, He Zhiwu has no friends.
Finally, I met Yang Caini who I liked, but left him again. In his heart, he stubbornly believed that it was his first love.
The nagging father, the silent family affection, and the last thing left is like the video tape He Zhiwu took away when he left the Chongqing Hotel. Filled with thoughts of my father.

Just as it is impossible to stop He Zhiwu from being funny, these loneliness and pain cannot stop He Zhiwu from continuing to seek relief and resolve the desolation in his heart.



"Every day, you pass a lot of people who might become your friends or confidants. So I never pass up the chance to pass anyone."

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Extended Reading

Fallen Angels quotes

  • He Zhiwu: I was very talkative when I was small. But at age five, I ate a can of pineapple that had expired, and I stopped talking. For that reason, I have very few friends.

    He Zhiwu: I found it very hard to find work too. I finally decided to be my own boss. Having no capital, the only thing I can do is sneak into other people's shops after hours and run my own business. I'm not a freeloader. I just think it makes sense, since the rent's already been paid, to run the business around the clock.

    He Zhiwu: Who says nobody buys pork at 3:00 a.m.? I came yesterday to buy some, didn't I? If you want to do business, you have to take each customer's needs into account.

    He Zhiwu: Buddha said, "If I don't descend into hell, who will?" When you're the boss, you have to be kind, caring and tolerant. You can't just look to your own gain. I know very well there's no such thing as a free lunch, so I always work very hard until the wee hours.

    He Zhiwu: I don't make a lot of money, but I'm happy.

  • He Zhiwu: I love ice cream. When I was little, an ice cream truck would stop by my house every day. I was always happy to see it. Once I asked my dad why he didn't drive an ice cream truck. He didn't answer. I later found out my mother had been run over by an ice cream truck.