The role played by Xing Ye himself is usually a ridiculous and sad male image. He often jokes about himself in movies, and his extremely off-line, extremely exaggerated performances and lines have created a lot of jokes.
However, no matter how funny and off-line Xingye's movies are, there is one good point, that is, it never demonizes the image of women. Either they are beautiful and beautiful, or they can earn money to support their families, they are affectionate and righteous, and they are firm-willed. Moreover, what Star Master satirizes in the movie is always a certain type of person, a certain social phenomenon, and never involves any low-level personal attacks. In this way, no matter how many nonsensical jokes, no matter how far away from the so-called elegance of the lines and pictures, the comedy movies of Xing Ye will not be tacky while being down-to-earth.
In the God of Cookery, Star Master deconstructed the worrisome status quo of the catering industry, profitable operators, flashy marketing methods, and the merchants’ vulgarity circle money scheming with the ups and downs of the magical plot and other extreme characters. And in this movie that takes "I can get back what I lost" as the inspirational direction and uses food as the carrier, the most delicious thing is a bowl of ordinary char siu rice.
This bowl of char siu rice is the only concern for Stephen Zhou, who is on the street and has no family or friends. From the prestigious God of Cookery to the little gangster who was thrown on the street and ate for nothing, Stephen Zhou experienced a huge setback from the peak to the bottom.
Even though Star Master likes to express the most tragic and desolate situation in a comical way, it seems that the most bitter medicine is coated with sugar, but after savoring it, it is still bitter and bitter that is difficult to swallow.
At the beginning of despair, the kindness given by others is very annoying; despair is approaching to the extreme, and any bit of true feelings is nothing more beautiful.
The bowl of char siu rice was delivered by the hand of the chicken woman, carrying a deep infatuation, but it implied the best true feelings and compassion from the heart in the world. Even if the one who fell here is a worthless bastard who has just found you, you can't be as indifferent as the world and let him fend for himself hungry.
Xingye’s movies never over-exaggerate bitterness, without tears and regret at the beginning, without the right background music evokes the sourness of your heart like snow and loneliness, the most desperate moments are only a few shots and a back figure lying motionless on the ground.
Without this bowl of char siu rice, would this person be as if he fell on the ground, could never turn over and accept all the humiliation?
But fortunately, there is this bowl of char siew rice, which is not contemptuous or indifferent, which gives warmth to those in desperate situation and light to those in the dark. It not only fills the stomach, but also fills the empty heart. Those who are icing on the cake are like clouds, and those who give charcoal in the snow are like the moon. However, this little moonlight is enough to illuminate you bravely at night.
There is also a love scene in the God of Cookery. The contribution of the chicken woman involves a great sacrifice, which is not in line with the equality of love that we are now advocating. The story seems to have to be a woman who loves to the extreme and is willing to give everything, in order to use her heart to save a seemingly hopeless delinquent. However, I believe that Stephen Zhou’s final rise was due to some kind of power beyond love.
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