The overtones of eating dog meat

Iva 2022-03-19 09:01:09

It goes without saying that I was greedy for meat when I was young, so when I watched "Shaolin Temple", I was most impressed by the monks eating meat and drinking. Today, wine and meat are free, but rewatching old films is a different feeling.

(JL Bamboo Forest Roast Dog)
JL: I can smell the dog meat, and even the gods jumped over the wall! It's a pity that the master is a monk...
Master (voiceover): Little Tiger!
JL: Huh? ? Master...
Master: You are weak, this thing is good for you.
JL: I...
Master: Oh, you are a layman, not to mention outside the temple, the rules and regulations can't control you, eat it.
JL: Master, do you want to eat this?
Master: Oh, in my hometown, many people like to cook and eat with ginger, wolfberry fruit, and black beans, which are great tonic. This is the first time I have seen this way of eating!
JL: Master, for me, you are tired enough, and it's time to repair your body...
Master: I have taken refuge in the Buddha, and thinking of it is a sin. It is rare to have such a blessing.
JL: No one will come, let alone outside the temple. Eat it!
(Master looks around furtively, opening his mouth to bite)
Monks (voice-over): Master!
Master: Huh? ?
First monk: Master, in the past few years in Shaolin Temple, we have been doing heavy work and eating porridge and water... All
monks: Yes...
monk first: It's really exhausting, it's rare to have such a big supplement... Hehe...
(Master asks for meat) All the
monks: Come, come~ I'll take a piece too~
Seng B: You come with a piece.
Second monk: Master, have you tried it?
JL: Hehe...hehe...
Master: My apprentices are all evasive in times of crisis. Cramping for a while is naturally not so sincere.
Monks: It's delicious...Come on, eat this...good...
Monk Bing: Master, don't we all break the precepts?
Master: The wine and meat passed through the intestines, and the Buddha's heart remained. Buddhist monks have a Buddha in their hearts, do more good deeds, and don’t have to stick to a summary.
Monk Bing: Ah... Disciple understands!


This is not over yet, at the end of the film -
Li Core: Hahahahaha, this ring of wine and meat, I think, let's avoid it.
Abbot: Long live...


When I re-watched the film made in 1979 in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of reform and opening up, I couldn't help but sigh that the two screenwriters Lu Zhaozhang and Xue Hou had a keen intuition about the current situation and the state of the world.

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  • Salma 2022-04-22 07:01:53

    It's still a bit silly. Although all the leading actors have a background in martial arts, the sparring part is tedious and tedious. This is indeed not as good as the martial arts in Hong Kong. They are better at using plots and emotions to promote fights, making the audience look forward to it. This Shaolin Temple's most famous promotional film, unlike other similar films, takes Shaolin Chun as an endorsement of "rules", but makes the monks break all other IOUs in addition to lust, and even leave behind "wine and meat through the intestines". However, the golden sentence left in the heart of the Buddha actually makes people feel more respectful to Shaolin Temple. After all, the bad guys have been killed, and they are too stubborn to abide by the dogma. A more cosmopolitan view of chivalry

  • Helmer 2022-03-27 09:01:20

    Back then, the crowd was empty, but now it's boring and empty. You can do other things in the middle of the two hours, because no matter when you watch it again, it's always the monks fighting. The rhythm of the whole film is - ah, ah, ah, ah, hey, ah, ah! Rippy! Price!