I read the novel first and then watched the movie, and I immediately felt that the film was well done.
The protagonist Songlian is a female college student. Due to the death of her father, her stepmother forced her to marry a rich man as a concubine. The opening scene of the film is a close-up of Songlian's face. There is no stepmother's face, only a relatively young voice. There is only Song Lian, the tears dripping down like water, making people feel pity.
In the original book, there is no old rule of the Chen family (where the lord goes to, which one lights up the lights), this was not added by the director on a whim. After careful analysis, it was mentioned in the original book that the part of sexual desire is a psychological activity, which cannot be directly expressed in the movie, and people in that period could not dare to express it, using women's desire for lighting and the sound of hammer feet. The intoxicated appearance expresses the desire for sex and existence. Whoever can hit the ground can order food, and the attitude of the servants will be different. Women will indulge in this system without knowing it, so that they can use it. Do everything possible to please the master, and even play tricks to make other wives fall from favor.
From the perspective of the setting, the old house in Beijing was chosen. The Chen Mansion is very large and the walls are very high. In the movie, when Song Lian enters the Chen Mansion, there is no scene outside the Chen Mansion. The walls are cool gray and black. , except for lanterns, no other colors can be found. In this environment, only to please the master and intrigue with other wives to gain a sense of existence. Naturally, human nature is imprisoned, personality is distorted, and even Songlian pretends to be pregnant to attract the master. , when the red lanterns were hung high, I was also intoxicated by this sense of being valued.
From the plot point of view, the foreshadowing was laid for Songlian's fake pregnancy a long time ago. His wife, Zhuo Yun, asked Dr. Gao to expose Song Lian), and he had to admire the director's arrangement.
In terms of style, the warm and cold tones in the movie are well handled. When Song Lian first entered the Chen Mansion, the wedding room was warm. In the middle of the night, Song Lian held the lantern and cried in front of the mirror. Although it was warm, it made Song Lian even more beautiful. The desolation in Lian's heart, the pain of being deprived of self-worth after the death of her father became a helpless person, marrying a rich man and relying on others. Every night, one house lights up the lights, while the other three are deserted. The strong contrast between cold and warm colors highlights the color of tragedy. Later, during the fake pregnancy, the red light was so bright that the master was so angry that he blocked the lights, and the lights were covered by a black cover. Song Lian All the warm colors around him disappeared. When the fifth wife came, Song Lian, who seemed to have a nervous breakdown, was wandering in front of the red light. The white school uniform was incompatible with the system that enclosed her and dehumanized her. Laomouzi handled it very well here. She doesn't want to admit that Song Lian has gone mad. This kind of ending can also be understood as Song Lian can't bear the persecution and pretend to be crazy.
In the movie, the master does not show his face. It represents a model of a man in the old society. Only his words are used to construct the image. In the eyes of men), women have no value other than relying on and serving men. Women are just tools for venting sexual desire, pursuing novelty and inheriting the lineage. The corresponding rights are determined by the grace of men.
After watching it for a long time, I realized that this movie has a lot of symbols. The high wall of the Chen family means the old society's blockade of human nature, so Mei Shan likes to sing on the roof. The old rules of the Chen family are the old society. Destruction of people, numbness like a big lady, etc.
It is recommended that you watch it after reading the original book, you will learn a lot from the movie.
//In fact, the solution is not deep enough, and will continue to be updated.
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