The Wall - The film "Raise the Red Lantern" analyzes Song Lian, a girl in white who once wandered in the wall, Mei Shan with a charming smile and a spirit of resistance, Zhuo Yun who used all her means to surrender under the wall, and the The eldest wife, who symbolizes the years, has long been dead, sinking her whole life as the lanterns are lit again and again. The maid Yan'er is probably the person who can best represent the women in the fence. eager. Yan'er's longing runs through the whole film. She longs to be a concubine and to have the life of a high-class person. In the end, she took her own life in her desire to interrupt. Isn't that the case with other women? Indulging in this ridiculous and pathetic longing, in the end, is nothing but the loss of oneself and one's life. "Rule" is synonymous with this mansion. When Song Lian first entered the mansion, several servants walked in and said "the rules of the mansion". Their faces were expressionless, the echoes of every movement resounded in the empty mansion. The alternation of black, white, red, and blue colors makes this absurd rule even put on a solemn but extremely desolate coat. The closed composition and a series of long shots accentuate the emptiness of the house, which sets off the loneliness of the people in the courtyard. No one is willing to be immersed in the endless cold eyes and darkness. Even if they are as greedy as a big wife, they just want to smooth the edges and lose hope in the endless competition and struggle for favor. At first, Song Lian hated this old man without waves. At that time, she didn't know that the best way to survive in this yard was to die in the center of loneliness. The filming of this film was limited to the cold and pale four walls, and the only vivid figure was Mei Shan. She is flamboyant, sharp and angular, and has preserved a very precious innocence in the house. She would sing on the empty terrace, the closest to the sky, the closest to freedom. When Song Lian came over, she did not stop, but continued to sing her own play sonorously. "You want to listen, but I don't want to sing", this is also Mei Shan's attitude towards life. In the end, her wanton life ended in the dead man's house on the rooftop. "What is a person in this yard?" A lot of symbolism in the film constantly renders a depressing atmosphere. The courtyard is like a cage, trapping people in it, trapped in rules and desires. The final fate of all those who are eager to escape will be to accompany the courtyard completely until it is destroyed. For them, freedom is just a luxury. Like the house of the dead on the rooftop, it is the closest place to freedom and the closest place to death. A courtyard, surrounded by walls. Surrounded by young girls who are not familiar with the world, and trapped countless youth.
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