Everyone is drunk, but triumphant song wakes up alone——Revisit "Promise"

Jeffery 2022-01-22 08:03:18

After 7 years, I saw this play on the movie channel again. I can use the words "deeply touched" to describe it. Although the last scene still inevitably recalls the public's bad comments and ridicules, it is difficult to deny its artistic and spiritual value. Yes, this is a rare and good film, but it's like a mellow wine brewed by the years, only after years of us, we deserve to come and taste it quietly.

"As human beings, can we live beyond our destiny according to our own will and according to our own will, or can we only be puppets controlled by destiny? This is a big problem. We always face all of us in one way or another. Yes, sometimes it even appears in unexpected ways. In a sense, I do believe that man’s fate is destined. However, the paradox is that I don’t think this will save us from trying to develop ourselves in a better direction. Responsibility, do not believe that destiny is the ultimate determinant, and we can even say that we are the co-authors of our own destiny masterpiece." In the brochure of the English version of "The Promise", Chen Kaige explained his mental journey in filming "The Promise" in this way.

Obviously, this passage is enough to explain the reason why Chen Kaige filmed. Give a proposition about destiny and mankind, and then let it extend into a story infinitely.

The little girl played by Cecilia Cheung, the allure, experienced "human fate is doomed".

But Xuenu Kunlun, played by Zhang Dongjian, has experienced "following one's life."

Naturally, their lives became two trains in different directions. Because of Qingcheng's own choice, Man Shen had predicted very early that she would not be able to get true love in her lifetime. But in fact, she didn’t think there was anything at all, until she realized that she was in love with someone, and she yearned for that person to be with her, and finally realized that fate was entwined with her all the time, and became a bondage to her. The cruelest shackles.

At this time, the word "destiny" has a real meaning. Since ancient times, when human beings comply with the destiny of heaven, they have never felt that the benefits given by heaven are "yoke." And only when the self-consciousness is truly awakened, will you question, feel pain, realize that "destiny" is so cruel, and will appear all kinds of "against the sky" thoughts and behaviors.

Kunlun's life is even more miserable. At first, his wish was to find a master who would want him all his life. In his opinion, this was a great gift. As a slave, he was even willing to give up his life for the sake of his master. And his answer was nothing more than "I was born a slave."

Similarly, such fate recognition is no longer a new thing. To him, life and death are nothing but what the slave should deliver, but what about feelings?

No one can in any way force another person to use feelings as an accessory to surrender at the same time, even if it is destiny. In Kunlun, he saw the past and the injuries suffered by his relatives, and he was helpless. And this kind of powerlessness caused him to endure a thousand times more painful than complying with the destiny-the torture of the soul.

Therefore, in him, another turning point in "destiny" has gradually emerged. Strong resentment and deep hatred. You know, any emotion that is chasing too much is something that "destiny" doesn't want to see.

In fact, in the history of mankind, all themes advertised as "destiny" have been replaced by another type of "destiny". Whether it is the change of dynasties or the changes of people’s beliefs, it is just a "should" in the eyes of everyone... If "destiny" really has such great power, first of all, the destiny it bestows on mankind is: timely Think about its true meaning, rest your mind, make the right choice, and then do whatever it takes.

Among the many characters in "The Promise", each has a distinct meaning. The persistent and poor "no joy", the cowardly and kind "ghost wolf", the conceited and affectionate "bright". Each one is a character who magnifies our strengths and weaknesses in real life. A few years ago, we didn't understand, or thought this was a turbulent turmoil, probably because we were in it and didn't know it.

"A bloody murder caused by a steamed bun" was a joke that almost triggered a court case. And now, "the murder caused by an air gun", "the murder caused by a video", "the murder caused by a joke"...numerous "blood crimes" are still happening. "Bantou" is just one of many reasons. It seems that a child's obsession with it is not difficult to understand now. You know, many adults still make a lot of money for trivial things. The world is drunk, who is qualified to judge the "attachment" of others?

Finally, we still have to affirm the meaning of "destiny". Affirming that it is in good times, let us sigh the beauty and open-mindedness of the world; in the same way, we must also affirm that it is in adversity, let us reflect on our problems and true desires. Perhaps this is the word "destiny", the most accurate meaning...

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  • Goddess Manshen: Once you have accepted your destiny, nothing can alter it unless time flows backwards, snow falls in the spring, and the dead come back to life.