Zhang Mazi was at first persuaded by his master not to kill Hu Wan on the spot to avenge the sixth son. Later, he took the initiative to ask the brothers to withdraw from the watchtower. The character Jiang Wen played in it became more and more restrained. This is actually Jiang Wen learning to restrain himself. Perhaps it can be understood as Jiang Wen's reflection and introspection after the failure of "The Sun".
But after maturity, it can no longer be so happy and grudge. Therefore, after suppressing the bandits, Jiang Wen's back riding on a horse was disappointed.
Political metaphor
After the death of the master played by Ge You, the plot suddenly departed from the rhythm of commercial films that were barely keeping one's own feet, and entered a kind of madness, telling a fable about the revolution. Here is the story I read.
The money was spread out on the street, but no one dared to take it. It was taken secretly at night. During the day, Huang Shilang drove a carriage to collect it and returned it all. Zhang Mazi spread the bullets on the street again, and also took them secretly at night. The next day, Huang Shilang drove a carriage to collect them, and Zhang Mazi beat the horse to death. But when Zhang Mazi raised his arms on the street and called on everyone to attack Huang Shilang, no one responded, and they waited to see who could win. Until Zhang Mazi captured Huang Shilang and came back, they swarmed up again and ran to Huang's house to grab something, and Shunmin turned into a mob in an instant. Wu Juren usually helped Huang Shilang to oppress the people, but at this time he rushed the most fiercely. He is also the most ruthless when it comes to rectifying Huang Shilang.
Some people criticize Jiang Wen for still promoting the set of values of "fighting the local tyrants and dividing the land". In fact, even if Jiang Wen, like Zhang Mazi, believes in fair results and encourages the masses to make revolution, he also reflects the real situation of all parties in this incident. So different people can read different viewpoints from his works. This is Jiang Wen's brilliant point about politics.
Just like the devil is here, many people say that they are criticizing the inferiority of the people, but when I read it, I almost cried for my nation.
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