From Half-personality to Independent Personality——Comment on the Movie "Peerless Enchantress"

Jaylan 2022-10-09 00:34:36

From Half-personality to Independent Personality——Comment on the Movie "Peerless Enchantress"

We often say: Look at these two people as good as one person. Can two people really be one person? Can two people share the same personality? The movie "Peerless Enchantress" is about the conflicts arising from the two brothers' shared personality. Before appreciating this movie, let’s first understand the common sense about castrat singers: castrato singers first appeared in the 16th century, when women were not allowed to participate in the choir in the church, and the soprano voice was played by boys. However, the boys have the problem of voice change, the singing age is limited, and later they are replaced by falsetto singers. However, falsetto singers have a special singing style, and the timbre is unnatural and difficult to coordinate. In order to adapt to singing complex counterpoint chant works, while obtaining a mature and stable soprano, coupled with the rise of orthodox opera, the Vatican's Sistine Chapel first introduced castrato singers, who picked out those who had a loud voice. Clear boys, before entering puberty, undergo cruel castration surgery to change their voices after development, so that their voices will not become thicker and lower in adulthood, but have a soprano-like clear and soft voice and a higher range, plus The large lung capacity of males in adulthood, they acquire unusual singing conditions. Through rigorous training, some castrat singers have mastered superb singing skills and reached an amazing singing level. Some of them walked out of the church and boarded the opera stage, becoming the sought after objects of the opera audience at that time. It should be said that these singers made a significant contribution to the development of the opera genre and bel canto in the Baroque period. The popularity of castrato singers in the 17th and 18th centuries has greatly developed various singing skills, so it is called the "Golden Age of Bel Canto" in the history of vocal music. It can be said that the ancestors of bel canto (bel canto is a customary term for Chinese people, and it is called Italian singing in the world) are these eunuch singers, and it is they who have shaped the brilliance of today's opera! From the beginning of the 17th century (the rise of opera) to the end of the 19th century, the castrato swept the whole of Europe and dominated the music scene for 250 years. The growth process of eunuch singers was cruel and inhuman. At that time, the medical conditions were very poor. Many boys were destroyed by unsuccessful operations or even lost their lives. Those who became outstanding singers had to endure physical pain and deformity for life. life, and most of them do not live long. However, they are Bel in the history of vocal music development. The pioneer of Canto (bel canto), and thus created the miracle of the vocal music world. The musicologist Herriot believes that by the 18th century, 70% of male opera actors were eunuchs; another scholar estimates that 4,000 boys were castrated every year in Italy at that time. This kind of amazing special group has a female body, a female mentality, and even a sweeter, more natural voice than female singers. Because the castrato's voice is flexible and radiant, it gives people a sense of beauty, so it is praised by the world. For "the voice closest to God". These are the cultural background and social atmosphere of the movie "Peerless Enchantress", castrato singers were a very common social existence at that time. With this common sense, the relationship between the characters in this film becomes easier to understand. The story begins at the beginning of the 18th century, when the castrato singer was in the ascendant. The protagonist Carlo had a very high singing talent since he was a child, but for a child from a poor family, his development direction can only be castrato, because Eunuch singers can have higher incomes to support their families, ordinary choir singers have no future.

But not every boy with talent for singing is willing to be a castrato, not every boy with talent for singing has the courage to be a castrat, not every boy with talent for singing can successfully perform surgery castrat. First of all, you have to accept the disability of your body, and you have lost the most basic dignity of being a human being. You may also fail the operation and even endanger your life. The film begins with a castrated boy jumping off a building and committing suicide.

He shouted: "Stop singing, Carlo, they won't let you go, you will die because of your voice." Carlo still couldn't understand why the handsome guy jumped off the building naked, and he couldn't understand why either. If you have a good voice, you will die. However, for a child, being a castrat is the destiny before him, and he has to make a choice, in fact, not a choice, but an acceptance. The older brother Riccardo was a pianist and composer, but he seemed to have little talent to let Master Popola interrupt him angrily: "Enough, Riccardo! This overture and I teach you The style is not commensurate." The younger brother is a genius, and the elder brother is a mediocre, and the contradiction seems to be doomed from the beginning. But who will take care of the genius brother? How does a mediocre older brother survive? This is the concern of the loving father. When the old Mr. Bosch gave his two sons to Master Popola to study art, he said: "These two people are interdependent." Master Popola must accept both brothers at the same time.

Then he told the terrified and bewildered younger son: "Don't refuse to sing for your brother, my sons will never be separated, I want you to swear for this."

Although Carlo shouted: "I don't want them to treat me like that, I don't want to die." However, for the sake of his brother, the little boy was willing to undergo castration, and it was his brother who castrated him himself, and deceived himself into believing that it was the injury caused by falling off a horse. Lies and opium to numb yourself. This is a fact that the two brothers dare not face and do not want to face, and this has always been the knot of the two brothers. From then on, the brothers became one person, or to put it another way, they both had one personality. The younger brother dedicates all his talents. He is the soul and dream of the elder brother, and the elder brother is the body and organs of the younger brother. The two brothers are responsible for the realization of art and the realization of the world. They advance and retreat together, sharing everything equally, even women. . Therefore, it can be said that the two brothers are only half-personal and must exist in dependence on each other. 17-year-old Carlo and his brother appeared at a street music competition in Naples, where a less talented eunuch singer was publicly teased and humiliated for failing to sing.

Seeing the disgrace of his colleagues, Carlo was inevitably saddened by the death of a rabbit and a fox. Out of the heart of the enemy, Carlo played the trumpet with the sound of the sound of nature. He became famous after singing, and took his stage name Farinelli. Xiao Xianrou, who quickly became popular, not only won a large number of fans, but also was inevitably invited by beautiful women.

This is true both in ancient and modern times at home and abroad. However, apart from flirting with friends, he didn't do anything further, not only because of the incompleteness of his organs, but also because he was just a post-adolescent boy with immature sexual psychology at this time, and the benefits of the affair belonged to his fully mature brother. . What followed was not only the woman, but also the invitation of the master, which meant a splendid future. Handel, the British royal court composer, is the most iconic figure in Baroque music. Anyone with a little knowledge of Western classical music is familiar with it, and he still has a great influence to this day. Master Handel will take him to perform in London, which is a great temptation for any castrato singer. Who doesn't look forward to this day? The episode where the brothers meet Handel is a detail that cannot be ignored, and the performances of the master and the pawn are in harmony. The shot of Handel crushing the bug with a cane is fantastic.

It has at least three meanings: 1. The attitude of the unknown person to visit the master is very respectful,

However, Master Handel was absent-minded, and the master had an absolute advantage in the power comparison of one versus two.

2. Handel was ruthless and cruel at heart. 3. The fate of the two brothers is like a bug. The master (potential psychology) can make you popular, and naturally he can easily kill you, just like crushing a bug. Because his crutches symbolize the scepter.

Such a disparity comparison did not make the two brothers give up their principles. When the master said "I only want your brother", the elder brother said: "I don't think you understand, master, it is fine to sign or not, Brother Bosch. There will be no separation." Handel: "Then I have to sign the two of you?" Brother: "I'm a composer, master. Farinelli sings my tune, composed for him It's true." How could his creations have caught the eye of the master? Handel said: "You don't see what he has, is it the attention you never have? (Seeing the dissatisfaction of the younger brother, it means to protect the elder brother) Do you respect music like this? You just waste your voice and sing those Boring songs? Without music, you don't exist, you're a testicleless monster, neither man nor woman, your singing voice is the only reason for your existence. Here, you just have a natural Just a good voice, put your stupid ideas aside." (hitting Farinelli's empty crotch with a cane) It's okay to insult himself, he's a eunuch, but insulting the two brothers is intolerable, Carl Luo fiercely spat at the master's face.

The reason why he dares to do this is that on the one hand he loves his brother too much, just like he loves himself, who is his other half personality, and on the other hand, he has enough confidence in his talent, and without you, he will still be popular. But the next episode directly negated the iron alliance of the two brothers. Riccardo spent ten years to complete the second act of his opera "Orpheus". The younger brother threw the score out of the car window with a few simple auditions. The masterpiece of the older brother was just a pile of waste paper. Although this episode takes place a few years after the conflict with Handel, the two details become a set of contrasts due to the fact that it is placed right after that episode. The director uses these two sets of shots to directly declare the potential crisis in the relationship between the two brothers: the younger brother agrees with Handel's judgment - the younger brother is valuable, but the older brother has no value, and he must depend on the younger brother to exist. This unequal talent and opportunity heralded the disintegration of the fraternal alliance. External causes cannot subvert their relationship, but the contradictions arise from within, and where the two brothers cannot see, cracks have crept up. Farinelli's brilliance deepened the fraternal divide. The younger brother has become a star. They went to a certain place to perform. Before they got off the carriage, they were surrounded by a large number of crazy fans. They were welcomed into the theater. Collapsed at the sight of Farinelli, and it was just admission. When he starts singing, he can control the emotions of the audience at any time. For him, this is not only his stage, but also his palace. In his domain, he is like a noble king. ,

It is a matter of course to accept the adoration of fans. He was so noble that someone made a slight strange noise in his singing,

He stopped singing immediately, and his fans were like a cautious courtier, for fear of angering the king's dragon face, even if she was a countess. When he sang to the climax, some in the audience wept and some fainted. The collaboration between the two brothers was a huge success. Countess Muir's maid went backstage to meet Farinelli, who presented the Countess's precious necklace of jewels, and she also presented her fresh and youthful body, and Farinelli's silk, satin, and velvet skin was enough to provoke The woman has enough fantasies and passion, and Farinelli has done enough foreplay with her, but he can only sit on the sofa and admire his brother's actions that he can't.

In his eyes, his brother is his substitute. Although he is artistic enough, he cannot do without his brother. Carlo, who has matured sexually and psychologically, must rely on his brother's body to achieve sexual intercourse with women. So although the crisis of brotherhood has been quite obvious and serious, they still can't get rid of each other, because they are more dependent on each other and parasitic on each other. Although he can't use his organs to bring physical pleasure to women, his singing can make women reach the blissful state of ecstasy. This feeling is similar to but far more than the madness of the body. Just like the feeling of love, this is a difficult Reproduce unattainable musical orgasms. Farinelli confidently replied to Countess Muir: "I can fully satisfy the women of the world." The singing became his phallus. Countess Muir sighed: "Carlo makes people climax, Riccardo sows the seeds and completes the task together. The Bosch brothers are so difficult, what a perfect combination. Sing for me again, castrat singer." "Sing for me one more time, castrat singer." That's the equivalent of saying: "Satisfy me one more time with your singing." If Carlo would agree, he would not only be a full-fledged actor, he would also be a prostitute , prostitution with his singing! The dignity of the artist cannot be violated, and the eunuch artist is more sensitive: "Go and ask your husband or lover, ma'am."

Invitations to performances have been sent from all over the world, and even Handel, who has been unhappy, has sent letters again. However, as an agent, the elder brother is in charge of the direction of the career development. The younger brother hopes to accept Handel's invitation. Good promotion, and the elder brother would rather join Master Popola because Popola has no intention of breaking up the two brothers. The younger brother happened to catch a cold, and he weakly expressed his dissatisfaction and resistance to his elder brother with "My voice is not good." The older brother feeding the sick younger brother is like Carlo when he was a child,

Deep down, he still treats his brother as a child.

The younger brother was obviously not so obedient, because he was no longer a child, and he began to rebel against his elder brother as a parent. When the younger brother said, "We must go to Dresden," the older brother reluctantly agreed. The younger brother longs to sing "Orpheus", but the older brother never seems to be able to finish the script. Handel appeared backstage at Farinelli's show, this time inviting Farinelli as an envoy of the King of England. Farinelli was eager to get Master Handel's affirmation: "Then what do you think, Master, do you need me?" Handel obviously came for him, but the master said coldly: "They say your voice is very good. Excellent, if you can use these jumbled notes to evoke even a little emotion in me, you must be a great singer, you still can't prove that you are better than a singing machine - I will answer your question , I don't need anyone, Farinelli, I don't need anyone."

Handel's contempt made Farinelli's self-confidence collapse, and he fell on the stage because he couldn't enter the play. How he longed for Handel's affirmation! He had always wanted to take refuge with Handel, but now he was rejected and humiliated in person by the other party, and his plan to get rid of his brother's dependence on Handel went bankrupt. Such a fragile red star is still a long way from a real artist, both in terms of mentality and ability. Handel smiled smugly,

In the psychological wrestling with Farinelli, he still had the absolute advantage, and he ran over another bug with a cane. Farinelli, who was "beaten" by Handel, was surrounded by frustration, he seemed to be thrown into hell, and at this moment, his angel, his savior, appeared. Alexandra Lielis

Be the envoy of Master Popola to invite the Bosch brothers to perform in London to fight Handel and save the ailing theatre. The sea was vast, the carriage was chaotic, and the two brothers came to the house of Miss Margaret Hunter, Master Popola's partner.

And met the hostess's physically disabled son Benedict.

Farinelli's first performance in London was a huge success, with all London cheering for him, but Handel's theatre was forced to cancel the show. At the end of the performance, the two brothers rarely got together. They haven't eaten together as affectionately as brothers for a long time. It seems that the estrangement has been long and deepened. The older brother was proud of his creation, while the younger brother smiled lightly: "That's rubbish." The older brother was obviously not convinced: "Then why are they applauding? Is everyone wrong? Then why are they applauding?" The younger brother's singing conquers. The elder brother blamed the younger brother a little: "You will never be satisfied, Europe is at our feet, what more do you want?" Are you deaf? You use inspiration instead of technology. Those ornaments, those vibrato, those remixes, you use too much in your songs." The younger brother found the Achilles heel of the older brother's creation. The elder brother said innocently: "I made it for your voice." This is a key line that cannot be ignored. Since it is made for a person's voice, it must be restricted by this person, and if you lose yourself, you will lose creativity. Brother: "Forget my voice." This sentence means, don't be limited by me, start from the music itself. Brother: "No, you know I can't do it, I promised Dad." The so-called "I promised Dad" means the two brothers are interdependent. Mr. Bosch told his youngest son: "Don't refuse to do it for you. Sing for your brother, my sons will never be separated, and I want you to swear by it." In the same way, his instructions to the eldest son should be this: "Don't refuse to write for your brother, my son. We'll never be separated, I think you swear by it." This bond means that neither brother has a separate personality and cannot see themselves, each other, and music as completely separate selves. This kind of personality defect will inevitably bring about the defect of creation. If the personality is incomplete, how can the thinking be complete, and how can the creation be complete? The younger brother first discovered the source of the problem with his own excellence, so he was eager to get rid of this interdependent semi-personality state, while the older brother was trapped in the oath to his father, unable to see how serious the crisis between the brothers was, not only did he not want to disintegrate, On the contrary, he is strengthening this bond, and even in his subconscious, he hopes to become a person with his younger brother, and he would rather be immersed in the shadow of his younger brother. It is therefore impossible for him to produce great works of independent quality. Brother: "Just think about music. It touches people's hearts, looking for real, essential feelings. I hope your music can evoke sleeping fragments in people. That's what I ask of you." Forget me, just think about music, you can see the problem clearly, you can make good music. The elder brother understands that the younger brother wants to abandon him and go solo: "You are really ungrateful, what about 'Orpheus'?" Brother: "'Orpheus' doesn't exist at all, you will never be able to complete it." In fact, what the elder brother lacks It's not inspiration, what he lacks is time, because his time is dedicated to his younger brother. The two brothers no longer had a tacit understanding, and it became difficult to even understand each other, but the younger brother soon found a new soulmate. When Carlos arrives in the salon drunk, the Prince of Wales and his scavengers insult Handel's creations, and he, Farinelli, knows best how great Handel is, even though he and Handel are at odds. At this point Alexandra said to the Prince: "I've heard them, and they're better than other operas."

Farinelli viciously insulted the arty Prince of Wales, who pretended not to understand. Although he offended the dignitaries, he also offended his partner, Master Popola, but he found a real bosom friend, Alexandra Has the same vision and interest as him, and this, Master Popola can't do it, Master Handel can't do it, even his brother Riccardo can't do it, so they can't accompany Farinelli to go further. far, so Carlo will get rid of them and go with Alexandra. Carlo is no longer tolerant of his partners, he is too superior to them, listen to their conversations as they play. Carlo won the card, and the hostess, Miss Hunter, scolded: "You're cheating, Carlo." The elder brother echoed: "He often cheats, and he can't accept failure." The subtext, while Master Popola is more direct, he brings out the identity of the teacher: "I taught you to sing, Carlo Bosch (calling his full name, obviously he is very familiar), don't forget, I am you. Teacher, don't be rude and ungrateful for your rudeness. (Plays cards hard)

Say something. (to brother) What is he thinking? He decided to shame us with contempt. The three of them became allies, and the older brother actually joined them against his younger brother. In this family, Farinelli had only one friend left - Benedict, the disabled child who was a diehard fan of Farinelli. Because he had no father since he was a child, and Farinelli could not have children, two disabled bodies and two lonely souls were looking for solace in each other,

In order to be his father without tarnishing his deceased father's name, Carlo proposed to his widowed mother, Miss Hunter, but was rejected on the spot. Because Farinelli craved better songs to match his voice, Alexandra stole Handel's latest score, fell in love with him because of his singing art,

Alexandra is willing to do anything for him, including sleeping with his brother, and Carlo is also influenced by her love, but the nature of love is exclusive, and Carlo, who has matured sexually and emotionally, is no longer willing Sharing a woman with my brother, although he has no sexual ability, his sexual demands and sexual energy are always there. So when he came back from the outdoor sound practice and saw Alexandra coming out of his brother's room, he was seriously jealous. Riccardo and Alexandra are both wearing bright red nightgowns, which are two burning fires,

With high and vigorous desire, and their affair without his participation! Carlo asked his brother coldly: "What is she doing here?" Alexandra: "We are waiting for you, Carlo, eagerly waiting for you to come back." Carlo lifted Alexandra's chin: "Your hair is messed up, miss." Tighten her loose chest strap as if it were her chastity belt. In his opinion, the red clothes of the "adulter and prostitute" were full of lust, and Carlo was jealous: "Has my brother satisfied you?" Alexandra left in embarrassment, and her brother came to reconcile the contradiction : "Calm down, Carlo, it's good for us to stay with her for one night." He also looked forward to sharing with his brother.

Brother: "I don't want to accompany her, take her home." Brother: "Let me accompany her." Brother tried to stop, brother said: "Don't break our agreement (sharing), let me go, I need her. The older brother ran downstairs, the younger brother shouted downstairs: "I advise you not to go!" The older brother shouted downstairs: "You are only good at two things, Carlo, betrayal and loneliness, we don't need each other anymore, You eunuch! Eunuch!!" The two brothers had major differences in the realization of art and the realization of the world. In terms of art, the younger brother has to choose a new career development path, and this path does not belong to the older brother; If he wants his own love and is unwilling to share women, he wants to exclude his brother from the threesome. Riccardo stopped Alexandra's carriage: "I beg you to stay." Alexandra said, "I'm sorry, I can't do it without him."

Because she loves her brother, and this is their triangle: Alexandra loves her brother, but her brother is incapable and doesn't want to depend on her anymore, her brother loves Alexandra, and Alexandra doesn't Love him, the relationship between the three has become a vicious circle. Carlos' proposal to Miss Hunter was rejected. He crushed the wine glass and hurt his hand. At this time, only Alexandra caredly bandaged him with "the softest hand in the world".

The two brothers have broken up, Carlo tried to make peace with Handel by returning the sheet music, he still wanted to cooperate with each other, that was the god in his heart, didn't Handel always want him instead of his brother? He has gone solo now, but the master despised the vulgar pop songs he sang: "What music? Just the music that makes the female fans faint and cry, do you think you can move me?" He replied better: "Use your Music, I can do it, master." Handel shouted: "Farinelli, for his own career, continue to torture the ears of the audience with the stupid characters of the opera." It seems that they have no chance to become Partner, Handel has been stuck in the mentality of "crushing you, the bug". Handel couldn't find his own sheet music, and suddenly heard a wonderful piece of music coming from outside. It turned out that Riccardo was playing the piano and composing. Handel interrupted his playing with a cane: "Where is the opera your brother stole from me? Go? Tell me and I'll leave and stop bothering you, you're all thieves like mice in the attic."

Riccardo didn't get up: "You stole my brother from me, master, your music separates the two of us." Handel's music was too high, which made the more talented Carlo unwilling In mediocrity, he is not willing to always depend on his brother. Riccardo's playing aroused Handel's interest: "Who composed the piece? Keep playing it, not too embellished, not too embellished (similar to what Carlo saw), it's not like your voice, it's It is pleading (this is the mentality of the elder brother being abandoned by the younger brother), it needs to change the harmony, change the pleading to the fifth degree. Get out of the way, get out of the way." Handel made comments and pointers while playing,

He didn't forget to scold, "Your brother is a devil. He ruined you, and he wants to ruin me too." Why do you say that? Because Farinelli is a genius, no one can be equal to him, and if he cooperates with him, his independent personality will be crushed by him and become his shadow and foil, thus losing himself. Farinelli is too powerful, so powerful that he is close to God, covering the dignity and intelligence of others, but he cannot be God, so he can only be a "devil". And the elder brother relies too much on the existence of the younger brother, as Handel said, "You have no reason to complete it now, he no longer needs you, you need him, you have lost the source of power, Mr. Bosch, you are like Siseth, there is no reflection, like Orpheus, there is no lute.----Without him, your music no longer exists, without him, you are dead." Riccardo had to admit : "You are right, Master----Music brings us together, more intimate than lovers." Now the different understandings of music have divided the "brother lovers", Riccardo's love for his brother has changed Becoming a "unrequited love", his self is rooted in his younger brother's life, and he will inevitably need his younger brother's irrigation, so he cannot live alone without his younger brother in spirit, but his younger brother is no longer willing to be his farmer because of his pursuit of independence. It turns out that Riccardo is also a genius. He just didn't get the guidance of a famous teacher. He was just covered by the light of his younger brother. The reason was that he castrated his younger brother in order to keep the sound like that day, and the guilt he felt made him have to The younger brother sacrificed and had to take the initiative to give up himself and give up his independent personality. Only by becoming a part of the younger brother, and only by becoming the younger brother's body, could he forget his sins, and he could atone for his sins and compensate the younger brother by losing his shadow of becoming a younger brother. The inertia of his thinking. Compared with his younger brother who had his organs castrated, Ricardo was castrated as a genius and the most precious independent personality! On the surface, it seems that the elder brother is selfish and dependent on the younger brother, but in fact it is the younger brother who is selfish, but he is not selfish in the true sense, but his independent personality awakens earlier, and the parasitic half-personality has become an obstacle to the growth of the younger brother. Deprivation of excellence. An excellent and creative life will always try to get rid of any form of bondage, so that he can go further and get closer to immortality. He will not stay for a long time for any mediocre people and things. This is the evolution of human spiritual life. The most fundamental source of power, this is the instinct of an excellent life. The younger brother is growing vigorously, and the older brother who is dependent, entangled, and never lets go has become a burden for him to run. The unsynchronized spiritual growth of the two brothers determines that they can only find their own way. And Handel discovered the secret of Farinelli's castration, which gave him Opportunity to run over the nasty bug Farinelli again as self-inflicted revenge. Because there is no better partner, Carlo has to continue to work with Master Popola. The performance is in progress, Handel and Riccardo are eavesdropping on the stage, the purpose of the elder brother is to reconcile with his younger brother, and Handel To humiliate star Farinelli. Handel revealed to him the fact that he had been unable to face, "For your brother, you were willing to be castrated, you gave all your talents, and that was the reason for the agreement between your brothers. Last time you turned to me in the face. Spit, now I finally have retribution." It is painful to be unable to escape, but one has to accept the truth.

And thus crossed this psychological threshold, Farinelli not only did not get run over like a worm, but he had more energy. The performance continued, and Farinelli sang to the high-pitched part of the splendid stage.

Now it's his turn to run over the bug Handel! He didn't need Handel anymore, he completely surpassed the opponent, Master Handel was no longer his opponent, and he was no longer able to match. When a person's soul is not strong enough to fully grasp himself, he often needs to rely on another person who is stronger than himself. And the value of obstacles is to be crossed. Before, Carlo had to rely on his brother, and he wanted to rely on Handel after surpassing his brother. That was because of the independence of his personality. Now he is strong enough and independent enough that even Master Handel has surpassed him and is completely independent of anyone. In the end, he was in the Spanish royal family, seemingly attached to the monarch, no! It was the king who depended on him, it was he who became the dependant of others. At the eclipse, the king said, "Bring the sun back, Farinelli."

He called back the sun with his heavenly singing. This passage is simply the act of the high priest on the ancient altar asking for divine powers.

And the high priest is the interpreter of God's will, which means that he has become a god-like state. Because of the separation of the two brothers, Riccardo was forced to be independent and got rid of the light of his younger brother, he finally completed the impossible mission - the perfect opera "Orpheus" came out. It took him three years to find his younger brother in the Spanish royal family. He thought that with capital, he could restore his younger brother's heart. He thought that "Orpheus" could reunite the two into one person. He was hysterical outside the palace. Shouting: "Come out, Carlo, come out quickly, you have no right not to let me see you, I've been looking for you for three years, I've searched all over the place, Carlo, answer me. Your name is Bosch, yes Like me, you can't forget, you can't forget, Carlo, come out, our opera, I've finished it, I made it for you."

Carlo subconsciously put his hand on his lower body. What kind of Bosch is he who can't inherit the family without a penis?

"I know you're there, Alexandra, don't take him away from me. - Do you want to kill me? That's what you think, you're worthless without me, I made you, Farinelli, I made you. You eunuch!" Alessandra stole his script from under the pillow of Riccardo sleeping in the stable, and the score was gone, Riccardo went mad,

Alexandra had to persuade Farinelli: "Carlo, please, he's going crazy, tell him you still love him, go, your brother needs you, so do I, I need you, you Hear? I sacrificed everything for this love, and I know it would be silly, but I love you and I don't want to lose you." Alexandra even gave up to love his soul, to love his art After sex, those who really love him understand him better. The brothers finally met, the older brother smiled, he stroked the younger brother's chest,

He stroked his brother's face,

This is the face of his favorite younger brother, this is the other half of himself, "Three years, Carlo." He loves his younger brother so much, he wants to be with him so much, and his subconscious pursuit is to be with his younger brother. Alone, but the younger brother is an indifferent expression that refuses to be thousands of miles away. My brother's score is wonderful, his best work, and the perfect work that my brother has been looking forward to. "If you sing it, everyone will fall in love with it." But he no longer sings, except for the king, because spiritually he has become the king's priest. Seeing his brother call back the sun with his singing, Riccardo was completely desperate for his brother's reconciliation. He knew that his brother would never depend on him again, just as he depended on him, because his brother was not "you are worthless without me", Instead, to leave him is to be transcendent. What's the point of being a half-human being? The desperate brother cut his wrists and tried to commit suicide. When he woke up, he saw that his brother and Alexandra were fake Phoenix,

He joined the three-player game, a game that the two brothers used to play, a game that the two brothers stopped playing a long time ago, and this is the last three-player game between the two brothers,

Alexandra's body belongs to Riccardo, but her soul belongs to Carlo, she communicates with her brother with her senses, but her eyes are on him,

What the elder brother gave her was bodily fluids, and what the younger brother gave her was the soul. The elder brother's bodily fluids and the younger brother's soul entered Alexandra's body together. The two brothers created a life together. In the future, in the ideal, the soul and body of the two brothers will finally be united into one person.

However, the elder brother still had to leave here and go to a far away place. In his farewell letter to his younger brother, he said: "Carlo, I am very sad to leave you, and I will return to you what I have taken (belonging to Carlos). independent personality), your contribution to humanity. I burned our opera, that music and the past, it doesn't matter now, but what I left to you (child), Carlo, wasn't the one we both created together Works?" Without a brother, the younger brother could not have children with perfect Bosch family genes, and the huge confidence that the older brother had when he said "the works created by the two of us" allowed him to complete his rivalry with his younger brother. Psychologically, the two brothers are now completely equal, and the elder brother is no longer in a weak position, because he has to leave his younger brother to find his own life,

It means that he has finally achieved independence in personality, regained his long-lost self, and began to have a healthy soul. After all, "Peerless Demon Girl" is about the issue of independent personalities. Two brothers who love each other and depend on each other are both pathological personalities and must rely on each other to exist, but no matter how they love each other, two people cannot always be the same person, impossible. It is completely coordinated and synchronized like a person, so this kind of interdependence hides a huge crisis. Once there is a difference in the outlook on life (love) and values ​​(career), there will be many conflicts, and finally break up decisively. The two brothers finally found an independent Own. Whether it is found actively or passively, they are finally independent. The two "half-humans" who are entangled in pain and love and hate split apart and grow into two independent and complete individuals. Who can say that this is not the new life of the two brothers? Although they both still love each other deeply, they still have to break up, because the value of independent personality exceeds family affection and love. Without independent personality, it is not love, but parasitism and dependence, and parasitism and dependence are the source of pain. This is a beautiful film. The director has keenly caught a very unique subject. We will never encounter the life of a castrato singer, but the theme revealed by this film is universal and lacks independent personality. Phenomenon exists everywhere, and there are widespread inequalities, imbalances and non-independence in personality in a variety of bilateral relations, whether this bilateral relationship is called "monarchy, ministers and virtuousness", or "husband and wife chastity", whether Is it "mother kindness and filial piety" or "brother and brother respect". The Chinese people beautify these kinds of ethical relationships as "loyalty, filial piety and justice", but why is "loyalty, filial piety and justice" criticized as feudal ethics? Because it is often the possession, control and domination of one party over the other, which is obviously a brutal trampling of independent personality, which is a kind of selfishness that cannot be concealed! Personal attachment means slavery, whether it is unilateral attachment or mutual attachment, and this kind of personal possession and attachment is often the source of all contradictions and even all tragedies in bilateral relations. People often glorify the attachment of parasitic love as "true love". In fact, it is just "the desire for love", or even just servility and cowardice, which has nothing to do with "true love". In social activities, we often follow the AA system, which allows us to maintain a decent and appropriate distance from everyone. In fact, what we need more is the AA system in personality, which allows each of us to maintain dignity and autonomy. , without being held back by a false life. No one is anyone's private property and personal slave. You belong to yourself first, and you can only talk about true affection, true filial piety, and true love. How much true affection will slave owners and slaves have? Even if there are some points, the purity will not be high, because the personalities are not equal. give one The best love for a person is to give him an independent personality first. The relationship between superiors and subordinates, the relationship between husband and wife, the relationship between husband and wife, the relationship between father and son, the relationship between brothers and friends, the relationship between confidants, etc., must be established on the basis of independent personality. A high-level, benign, developing and growing bilateral relationship can last forever because of equality of personality, otherwise it is just parasitic and dependent. You have me and I have you is not the most ideal bilateral relationship, independent personality is, intimacy without independent personality is just vulgar and superficial entanglement and helpless energy consumption, because independent personality is the most basic human right, and there is no independent personality. It will only bring about contradictions and disputes, and the end is often collapse. In life, almost all couples break up, husbands and wives are separated, children are unfilial, siblings are not filial, apart from the apparent conflict of interests, more is the pursuit of personality independence and energy self-sufficiency. Of course, there is also a relatively good ending, that is, a common move towards mediocrity. Ordinary life is beyond reproach, as long as it is the life you want, different outlooks on life bring different quality of life. But if you strive for excellence, then you cannot find a way out in a parasitic relationship, because the personality is distorted and incomplete, and the ending must be banal and tragic. So when you're stuck in some kind of bilateral relationship, finding an independent personality is your way out of your new life. Only when you find an independent personality can you find the first basis of a correct life and an excellent life, and only then can you be qualified to find the second basis of life—faith. These two points determine the breadth of a person’s life, because independent personality and faith are The ultimate soul dependence of each of us. To the way out, because the personality is distorted and incomplete, the ending must be a banal tragedy. So when you're stuck in some kind of bilateral relationship, finding an independent personality is your way out of your new life. Only when you find an independent personality can you find the first basis of a correct life and an excellent life, and only then can you be qualified to find the second basis of life—faith. These two points determine the breadth of a person’s life, because independent personality and faith are The ultimate soul dependence of each of us. To the way out, because the personality is distorted and incomplete, the ending must be a banal tragedy. So when you're stuck in some kind of bilateral relationship, finding an independent personality is your way out of your new life. Only when you find an independent personality can you find the first basis of a correct life and an excellent life, and only then can you be qualified to find the second basis of life—faith. These two points determine the breadth of a person’s life, because independent personality and faith are The ultimate soul dependence of each of us.

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  • Carlo Broschi: I admire your nerve, madame, in daring to defy Handel.

    Countess Mauer: Women are very strong, signor Farinelli. Men's weaknesses make it necessary.

  • Carlo Broschi: [on Riccardo's opera "Orpheo"] You'll never finish it!