After supplementing the knowledge points of India, I didn't think it was weird to open and hang up.
I went to see the premiere of "Baahubali 2" because I heard that the distinctive evaluation of this film is not "dance if you don't agree", but "open and hang if you don't agree". I am really curious about how to open it.
Warning first:
1. The long article below is a serious spoiler.
2. Although the opening of "Baahubali 2" also basically introduces the key shots in "Ba 1" (that is, those sculptures), it is still recommended to find an opportunity to fill in "Ba 1", otherwise it will be easy. The details of "who is this person" appear in the scene.
3. The estimate written today should be considered as a movie review of 1 and 2 together. It is really very split to say 2 alone.
I have really watched a lot of Indian movies in recent years, and I have become more and more fond of movies from this country.
Amir Khan's "3 Silly", "My God" and "Wrestle!" "Dad", "Mystery Superstar", "Stars on Earth" and so on are remarkable, and each film has a huge conflict of Indian cultural background.
For example, "Wrestling Daddy", which has been relatively popular in the past two years, talked about the social status of Indian women.
Another film that also reflects women’s social status is worth recommending, which is "Toilet: A Love Story", in which people use large-screen mobile phones, but women are not allowed to go to the bathroom at home and can only hold a small In the wee hours of the morning, we went to the fields to solve the problem. Just once a day.
Women have no right to say anything from big matters to marriages to going to the bathroom at home. The coexistence of backwardness and advancedness is also one of the incredible places in India.
In China where men and women are equal, when we watch Indian films, it is sometimes difficult to understand the subtle relationship between the low status of women and traditional Indian culture.
Regardless of whether it is 1 or 2, the heroines of "Baahubali" go up to the princess and down to the civilian female warriors. Obviously, they are capable of riding and shooting, and are brave and good at fighting.
For example, the girlfriend of the son in No. 1,
At first, it means killing people without blinking, but the charm of this brave image is far higher than that of a girl with a beautiful face when men and women are in love.
There is also a scene that is often used as a poster in this 2, the princess who shoots arrows together
1 The old witch and princess who didn't have a face in it
It was finally rehabilitated in 2. It turns out that the actor's true face is that the princess was so beautiful when she was young.
And this beautiful princess can ride a horse and shoot wild boars, or she can bravely say "no" to others!
And against the men who insulted themselves (the picture below is the scene where the princess cut the fingers of the man who tried to put her hands on her, and was dragged to the lobby to ask for crimes)
Of course, there is also the Queen’s sentence "What I say is the law" and the Queen can kill two chasing soldiers while holding a baby in one hand.
It can be seen that the status of Indian women in this film is not low, but rather high!
There is a considerable gap with most other Indian films we have seen!
Since China is a world where men and women are equal, when we watched it, we didn't realize how high the status of women in this film is, but compare it with "Wrestling!" "Dad", you can imagine that people living in the "Wrestling" movie, if you go to the cinema to watch "Bar 1" and "Bar 2", then this epic movie is completely about the story of a dream in another world! So the characters inside are not surprising!
Come on, talk about the historical background of the Baahubali king,
There are several theories on the Internet:
One is that there is no such person at all. This is adapted from a story in "Maha Bharata".
(The specific story has omitted 10,000 characters. The names of the gods and people in India are too long to say. In fact, stories like Hamlet are recorded in many cultures in the East and the West. The so-called "the hatred of killing the father is not shared by the sky") ,
And this "Mahabharata" is one of India's two epic poems, dating back more than 800 years from the 4th century BC. At that time, there was no person like Sima Qian in India who wrote the "Historical Records" to leave a definite history. It's an ever-expanding story spread by word of mouth. Many of the stories in this chapter are stories between gods and gods. The Indian gods are a bit like the Greek gods, they can get hurt and die, and they can fall in love with human beings and give birth to babies. If the religious meaning is stripped away, the gods of India are more like the superheroes of Marvel, with certain superpowers but also the fatal wounds of helplessness. It is completely different from the story of the gods in the history of our country.
If it has to be put in China, an inappropriate example is like the story of the Fengshen Bang, from Nezha to Nuwa, from Tuxing Sun to Su Daji. Apart from King Zhou, they are basically not gods but also possessed by fairies. The body is infinitely powerful.
It is also like "The Legend of the White Lady", "Painted Skin" and other movies and TV shows. Everyone in China knows what they are talking about. The opening of the fairy and monster is not against the laws of nature, and I still watch it with relish.
So on the other hand, those of us who don’t know much about Indian culture and history, look at this "Bah", whether father or son, whether he comes to hang up the boulder, or try to fly through the sky, it feels incompatible with physics. Regular.
In addition, the second argument on the Internet is that there really is such a person. This is a piece of information found on a domestic website.
Whether it is credible or not, it probably reflects from the side that King Baahubali is a man or god with great wisdom.
This can also explain that when the two princes are fighting with the enemy in 1, the prince has an absolute advantage in force, but the male protagonist can use the tent cloth to attack a large number of enemies.
In 2, the son faced his mother and was arrested again, and when he entered the city to no avail, the old general warned his son "You have to think like your father, think like a Baahubali". That's why there is a clever plan to use coconut trees to eject everyone into the city.
Although this skill really amused me who was watching a movie at the time, after all, even if the gods can't die, the soldiers who are mortal corpses fly around in the sky and fall into the city wall to break their legs, right?
Speaking of his son, his name is Shiva. In fact, the Indian god Shiva is also called Shiva. Therefore, the Lord Shiva was shrouded before and after his son's revenge. Whether in "Bar 1" or "Bar 2", the Lord Shiva has appeared repeatedly. Therefore, it is estimated that the cultural knowledge about Lord Shiva must be supplemented.
There are many gods in India, and Shiva is quite different. I found a typical picture, this is it.
Shiva has several major characteristics, the biggest being "destroy" and "rebirth". It is said that Shiva once ate poisons that can destroy the world (according to modern understanding, it is probably nuclear missiles), and then The neck burned to blue and black, so when you saw this blue Buddha statue, it was Shiva in all likelihood.
Unlike other gods and buddhas, Shiva likes to do asceticism, and generally dresses simply, and is more popular among the people.
Look carefully, Shiva has 3 eyes and 4 hands. This is a bit like the Avalokitesvara in China. It can help all living beings to satisfy the wishes of the people. Therefore, there are scenes like Shiva making a wish in the movie.
From the very beginning, the grandmother and queen dowager rescued her grandson to make a wish, to the rear son’s adoptive mother who washed the wish with water, and made a wish with the brazier behind.
One more sentence here, in fact, the meaning of Shiva appears everywhere in the movie.
The patterns on the foreheads of various supporting actors also represent Shiva.
By the way, when it comes to making a wish to Shiva, I suddenly remembered to talk about a representative part of Shiva, the male root.
Also called Linga (Sanskrit: लliṅgaṃ)
On the poster in "Ba 1", the male protagonist is carrying something like a hot pot, which is a typical Linga.
In other words, the cylinder above is Shiva's little brother, and the one below is called Yoni, which is a female genitalia, symbolizing Shiva's wife. Putting it together represents: the two sexes of yin and yang will never be separated, and the union of yin and yang is the totality of all things.
The Indian epic said that when Shiva had sex with his wife, it lasted 100 years without interruption, and the semen was sprayed into the Ganges, which gave birth to Indian civilization. In other words, for Indian culture, the Ganges, the mother river, is full of the male power of Shiva, bringing vitality to life.
This photo is of India in real life. The water level of the river is falling, and there are countless lingas on the rocks.
It can be seen how significant this Lord Shiva is in Indian culture.
When the princess in "Ba 2" was pregnant, the yellow "hot pot" that the gift-giver moved in was also a symbol of Shiva.
Of course, Linga is indispensable for the last moment of turning defeat into winning.
Finally, back to the movie itself,
If you watch "Bar 1" and "Bar 2" in one go, there is not much sense of separation in the plot.
To a certain extent, it seems quite joyful to understand the cultural background of India.
Although I have seen many people complain about the 50 cents special effects, the dynamic special effects of the war part really have some flaws, but the special effects of the love chapter are really beautiful and beautiful!
Maybe this part is not very clear. The swan boat ran wildly in the clouds with the horses formed by a group of clouds. It was so beautiful and intoxicating. Anyway, as an illustrator, whether it is composition, tone or imagination, I have made a lot of pictures of this scene by myself for learning reference.
Okay, probably so much to write. If you watch it as an entertainment blockbuster, just let it go. If you watch it as an epic film, it’s better to know a lot about the Indian cultural background in advance.
Anyway, I am also a bit of a slap, if the above writing is not complete, welcome to add!
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