There is a country when there is a family, and the various systems and evils of this country can be reflected from a single family. The characters in the film are each representative: the master, the most powerful figure in the whole film, his portrayal in the film is mostly brushed or blurred, and there is no clear frontal close-up from the beginning to the end. "A strong position in society, not allowing anyone to approach? The eldest wife, the master's main room, most of the performances in the film are "forbearance". Seeing that the master keeps taking concubines, he can only endure it. Watching the concubines fight openly and secretly, there is nothing to do, because she is only a symbol with the master, an empty space. It's just a shell. In the entire film, she is never lit by a lantern once, and is undoubtedly a tragic character. The second wife, Zhuo Yun, is a ruthless character who is kind on the surface but extremely sinister at heart. On the surface, she cares and takes care of the fourth sister played by Gong Li, but in fact she keeps calculating against her secretly. The most typical scene in the film is when the fourth sister cuts her ear and says in front of the master that the fourth sister intends to harm her and almost cut her artery, but in front of the fourth sister it is a fake, this person is all sinister, For the sake of profit, he can do anything, and he never misses an opportunity that he can take advantage of. In the film, he learns from Song Lian that the third wife is cheating on her, and she immediately takes someone to catch the traitor. The most hidden and most ruthless people in the film are the epitome of those who are fighting for power and profit in society. The third wife is an actress, but she has a strong personality, dares to speak, and has a deep observation of the whole society, but she can keep her composure. In the film, she tells the fourth sister that she was poisoned by the second wife when she was pregnant, but she survived in the end. All of them imply the strength of such people, that is, the tenacious fighting spirit and unyielding spirit. The adultery between myself and Dr. Gao implies that these people are greedy and dissatisfied with reality, and finally being executed implies that their fate cannot escape after all. In the hands of others, in the hands of others. The fourth sister played by Gong Li is a young woman who is not familiar with the world. She doesn't understand the sinister. At first, she thought that the second wife was friendly to her, while the fourth wife was hostile to her, but as the plot developed, she gradually found herself The fourth wife has some acquaintances, and the second wife is a scorpion woman. Songlian's inexperience in the world shows that she will not please the master. She uses a fake pregnancy to deceive the master, but she is eventually betrayed by Yan'er. A little clever but still a weakling in the sinister arena. Another person in the film who is closely related to Song Lian is the more tragic character Yan'er, who always hopes to be a concubine. From the first day the fourth wife said to her, "You are the fourth wife, it shows. He was dissatisfied, thinking that she had robbed him of his position, and then turned against Songlian everywhere, spitting on Songlian's clothes every time before washing clothes. Being able to get the real favor of the master, lighting up lanterns in his room all showed his greedy desire, but was exposed by Song Lian, and finally refused to admit defeat. Finally, due to illness and inner dissatisfaction, he could not swallow this Breath, just die. It represents some people in the society who want to do something but have no ability but no duty, and want to achieve their goals through shortcuts. Such people will not end well in the end.
There is also a hint in the film that the hut on the top of the building where people have died. From the very beginning when Song Lian learned that there were several women who died there, it implied that the "Master" is sacred and inviolable. In the end, the third wife was killed in There, it is revealed that the master's will cannot be violated, and whoever violates it will not end well!
What will be the fate of the fifth wife at the end of the film? Its fate is worth pondering.
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