happiness because of love

Isac 2022-03-02 08:01:28

Legend has it that one out of four Koreans watched the film, and one of them was the president of South Korea. So I couldn't help but want to find it out of curiosity. After watching it, I can't help but think of "Farewell My Concubine", because of the same actor status and the same same-sex admiration. But it can't be said that this is the Korean version of "Farewell My Concubine".
Li Junji's feminine appearance is indeed very beautiful, more beautiful than women, but because the folk dramas in the play are relatively vulgar, it feels more appropriate to describe him as enchanting and enchanting, not as elegant and dignified as Dieyi's. Gongji on the stage is coquettish and open, but off the stage he is so pure and lovely, a beautiful young man who can't help but feel weak, I really feel pity! He is kind and simple, that's why he sympathizes with the king and wants to help him free from his suppressed emotions. That's why he asked his senior brother to leave the palace after playing Wang's mother, because he wanted to comfort the poor child who lost his mother in his own way. This is the brilliance of motherhood!
As for Changsheng, he is smart, introverted, and has a backbone, which is better than Duan Xiaolou. All I can say is, to fall in love with such a man, I would be willing to die for him! Duan Xiaolou is a vulgar person. The older he grows, the more vulgar he becomes. He is not worthy of Dieyi's love, and he has let down Juxian even more. And Changsheng won't. For Gongji, he almost lost his legs, but he has no complaints, so what about wandering? Just go with Gongji. If you stole two pieces of stinky tofu, you must give Gongji one. Gongji was in danger, and he desperately went to save him, to stand up for his sins and prevent him from dying. Such deep love is truly moving! There is no sorrow in life, no pain in death, as long as I am with you, I am willing to live and die with you! So he is happier than Dieyi, because the person he loves also loves him, and they are in love with each other with their whole lives.
Abandoning the vulgarity of folk dramas, the tone of the whole film is still beautiful, with a touch of sadness, and it is worth watching.

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The King and the Clown quotes

  • Archer: [From subtitles] By selfless sacrifice ministers have built this kingdom, yet you invite gutter rats to mock us.

  • Jang-sang: [From subtitles] From up here, even the palace looks no better than a hovel! In a world full of scoundrels, only here did I meet the nastiest of them all. Ho! And the foul things he would do! Will you hear this tale then? As the gods kill us for their sport, so would he. He killed more souls than there are tiles on these roofs. His lust insatiable, even 2000 virgins were not enough. Why, his pecker was this big. No, THIS big! With it he skewered clam after virgin clam. And when he got tired of girls, he wasted no time mounting a boy. Whoever pleased his one-eyed snake was given delicacies and silk robes - and a title to boot!