Talk to time

Rosella 2022-01-14 08:01:59

The fate of Miss Gong Er is the colorful chapter of "The Great Master". At the end, she lies in bed, smoky and unavoidably lost in memories. The history of martial arts is lingering and entangled. The camera flipped, and she dreamed of returning to the northeast, in the vast white world, gathering momentum and pushing her palms, disturbing the thick snow and clear air. Within the lens, all living things are not visible, only one person and one martial arts forest. She blends in with her surroundings, so beautiful. The first scene made me think that the movie scene labeled Wong Kar-wai was the first meeting between Ip Man and Miss Gong Er. In the Jinlou lined up to welcome guests, the sound of the opera floats, as if the heart is overwhelming, without words. The first time the movie surprised and touched me, it was the subtitle card after the farewell. There was a flower hidden in the bottom of the leaf, and there were a few times of snowing in my dream. An agreement is set, and Wanshan is hard to stop. A thousand words are better than a few short sentences. The most touching passage is the farewell remarks between Miss Gong Er and Ye Man, which is a breathtaking reflection. Ye Wen couldn't let go of the sixty-four hands of the palace family, and knew the promise that he hadn't fulfilled back then. In public and private, he has thoughts about Miss Gong Er. The subject of this martial arts past, it fell on the second lady Gong, who has a decisive personality and never admits defeat. Ye Wen began to talk about his life, but the movie left the good show to Miss Gong Er. In addition to the monologue, there are many aphorisms in the film, which are full of flavor. Some people say that it is not speaking human words. In fact, it is more that there is something in the words. It's better to think about progress than to stop. Never forget, there must be recollections. The meaning of the same sentence changes when different people say it. Even the song "When the Lord Comes Again" by Fei Mizhi in 1937, isn't it a pity that Ye Wen couldn't keep the appointment? Deborah's in "Once Upon a Time in America" In the theme soundtrack, Wong Kar-wai borrowed another movie to describe "The Grand Master" (other soundtracks were also from Mei Lin Mao’s "Then" or even Morricone’s "Teach Me How to Fall in Love with Her"), and the scene returned to Wong Kar-wai's standard 1960s Hong Kong style, sad mood that I don't want to hide. The vastness of the world has become a cloud, and people and martial arts can't help but disappear. At the end, he let Hong Kong rain a characteristic, humid rain. Ye Wen was smoking a cigarette, sitting or standing, with a solemn expression. He let Ye Wen walk through the palace courtyard with plum blossoms and snow falling, and then let the camera shake the temple's thousand-year-old Buddha statue, ending in a lonely blue lantern and a flowing shadow. "The Great Master" writes martial arts and martial artists in the original writing, and the hometown and old people in tunes. I didn't know whether I was a guest in the dream, and when I recalled the missing Miss Gong Er and the lost martial arts, Ye Wen was more like a witness of the era. It's like stopping and watching many times in the movie, from the Golden Tower in Foshan to the station in Fengtian, they walk through the misty glass, watching Wu Lin's grievances, you sing and I will appear on the stage. As far as I can see, the audience outside the screen and the people in the movie are watching the same legend. If you follow the clues of time, the seasons of life mentioned by Ye Wen don't make sense. In fact, he really became famous after the age of forty. According to historical records, after Ye Wen arrived in Hong Kong, for a long time, he dared not mention Foshan with others. The meaning of falling into winter couldn't be better understood. In addition to the Anti-Japanese War, there was also a civil war. His wife dispersed and took refuge in Hong Kong. Turning the page in the Republic of China era, he couldn't look back either. The value of "The Great Master" is not just to read a period of time, two styles, and a few genres. On the contrary, it also pointed out that the past in martial arts is over, the rules are no longer, the hometown is no longer, the newcomer has gone back then, and the old days cannot be followed. On the streets of Hong Kong, when the movie characters walked deep into the screen, a slightly deliberate stray dog ​​appeared on the screen-a dog that is a bereavement is also homesick. Ye Wen is here, Gong Er is also here, Yixiantian and Ding Lianshan are here, they bring their own unspeakable concealment, regardless of the year. Then, Hong Kong became a breeding ground for martial arts incense in the Republic of China. It survived in an extensive way of taking roots, and it was reproduced in the form of film. Wulin's rule was to form the Chinese Samurai Association, and it was also the old man's resignation and the abdication of the old man. It was also the three fights before Ye Wen joined hands. The rule of martial arts is to seek revenge for his father. It is the identity of a palace family, and it is repeatedly mentioned that "follow the Tao, three do not stay." In the eyes of viewers who are accustomed to the simplicity and rudeness, they are really red tape and self-binding, but then again, they are precisely the soul of martial arts. The dead are resurrected in the movie, but the living have actually been buried. Ye Wen narrated that he climbed the mountains in his life, and finally Found that life is no match for life, obviously, life here is also the current situation. The times created a hero, and the times brought him to Hong Kong. He can't go to the northeast, nor can he go back to Foshan. He seems to have been abandoned by time, waiting for the film writer who traveled there alone. The hero of "The Grand Master" is helpless. It is different from the previous martial arts movies. It is a lamp and a cigarette, which occupy a larger space with light and smoke. In the distance on the invisible screen, his loneliness is a martial art. 【"Modern Art Empire" 02/12】

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  • Leonor 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    It's rare to have good skills, but love can't get through

  • Kiana 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    There are too many truths, too little Zhang Zhen drama. Breaking up is always rainy and snowy. Wang Jiawei with Xu Haofeng is on a higher level. The most amazing line, "Fuck!" The most amazing soy sauce, Xiaoshenyang.

The Grandmaster quotes

  • Smoker: In the old days, if someone offered a smoke, the other had to accept even if he didn't smoke because otherwise, the man offering would lose face. Ip Man, please have a smoke.

    [Ip Man takes the cigarette...]

    Smoker: You have the gift. Had I been a few years younger, we would have sparred. It's been an honour...

    [walks off]

  • [Ip Man thrashes a goon who demands money allegedly for his mother's funeral]

    Ip Man: [gives money] This is prayer money. Sooner or later, you'll join your mother.

    Goon: Come to think of it, you remind me of my dad. Do you need a disciple?