After all, nothing but nothing

Theodora 2022-01-23 08:02:51

If you want to ask Stephen Chow's best movie, I think everyone will have a ranking list in their minds. As a "well-known" Zhou Xingchi fan, I have also been asked countless times. The answer is "Journey to the West", but if it weren't for the inexplicably terrible ending, I would definitely give "The King of Comedy" a two-percent mark.
There is no need to say more about the inspirational elements of this autobiographical movie by Stephen Chow. The cry of "work hard, struggle" at the opening not only shouted the unwilling gloom of the small person, but also showed the protagonist's persistent belief that he will never give up when facing difficulties. I like Zhou Xingchi last year because of his obsession with ideals in his movies and himself. The repeatedly chanting "I'm actually an actor", the director's professionalism that he can't move unless he shouts "card", and his desire to try even a completely invisible character, teaches people countless times with tears in laughter The harvest is sentimental. He used that brand-style laugh time and time again to bring us joy, but behind the seemingly unruly, sadness is the introverted spirit.
He said that when he was Song Bingyi in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, he asked the director if he could block it before being killed by Mei Chaofeng. The answer is no, so there is the priest who can't die in "The King of Comedy". Is it funny? After laughing, is there still a little bitterness?
The part that saddens me the most is that after Yin Tianchou and Liu Piaopiao lingered all night, they woke up in the morning and called to ask Miss Hong's overnight quotes. Then, he took out all the belongings in the broken tin box, flattened the small paper tickets respectfully, put a handful of coins, and finally put on a watch. The embarrassment and dignity of this man are so sad. But this is the love in Stephen Chow's movies. The appearance of men and women is right. If this is the case, what's the point? We saw Zhou Xingchi trying to uglify the beauties who played opponents with him again and again, such as Karen Mok in "The God of Cookery", Zhao Wei in "Shaolin Football", and Cecilia Cheung, who was originally pure and pleasant, also appeared in "The King of Comedy". Was overwhelmed by heavy makeup. I used to think why? Why would he deliberately abuse others like this? Later, when I saw him being asked about his emotional problems when he was speaking at the university, he said: "I have experienced a lot of life and death emotionally." It suddenly dawned on me. Hidden in Zhou Xingchi's heart is a love that is too pure, a love song that completely transcends the secular. Whether it’s fairies or mortals, ordinarily a dancer like Liu Piaopiao, she will also endure humiliation and beatings for the person she loves in her heart, so that she can sit on the beach and wait for her to support her every day. Her man went home for dinner, whether this man is a protagonist with boundless beauty, or just a silly sly. Although Yin Tianchou is very poor, he is well-educated, takes his career and love very seriously, and will stick to every promise he has said. You are responsible for being beautiful and coquettish, and I am responsible for working hard to make money. When he said desperately, "I raise you", a simple sentence touched so many people, although he was still a poor pauper when he said this. But after success, facing Liu Piaopiao's questioning, he still answered without hesitation: "I have been waiting for you."
Unfortunately, such love can only exist in movies. In reality, neither the first lover, Zhu Yin nor Karen Mok can comfort Stephen Chow's increasingly desolate state of mind. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that Zhou Xingchi's loneliness needs to rely on such methods time and time again to express regrets about reality. In the movie, two people are sitting on the beach late at night. Liu Piaopiao said it was dark and could not see anything. Yin Tianchou said, no, it will be beautiful at dawn. It's a pity that life is not a movie, and the sea is very dirty at dawn. Even if he can arrange a happy ending for his story time and time again, as long as he is obsessed with pure love, I think no matter how much life and death he experiences, the ending will be the same for him. Just like the name of that nice episode in the film, "After all, it's nothing but nothing."

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