How to use a tiger to tell the story of anti-Japanese?

Kristofer 2022-03-18 09:01:09


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A friend left a message before, saying that Xiaoyi introduced that he likes to play mystery in movies. Can't he just go straight to the topic and get straight to the point?

Xiaoyi's answer is: of course!

Next is the time recommended by "Yi Jian" on the weekend.

It is said that on August 29, 1910, Korea became a Japanese colony and accepted Japanese rule.
The movie Xiaoyi recommended today, "Big Tiger", is exactly the story that happened during this period.

In fact, you should be able to guess some of the story outlines of "Big Tiger" by looking at the title.
And I can slowly add: the protagonist of the movie is the last tiger in North Korea, originally this tiger just wanted to live peacefully and happily with his family in Jirisan Mountain.

But you know that all movies are not what they are, so this is where a quirky Japanese high-ranking official appears.
The officer has a hobby of collecting animals, and his office is literally an animal world. Only one teacher, Zhao Zhongxiang, was needed to explain.

So when the Japanese officer heard that there was a tiger called the mountain god in Jirisan Mountain, he suddenly felt that he had only animals and no world.
So he immediately ordered his men to round up, and he hoped to bring the tiger back to Japan. It is worthy of the title of the general mobilization of the King of the King of Animals, the Thunderbolt Little King Kong Bodhisattva.

But after rounding up for a period of time, even Shanshen Mao was not caught, and many of his subordinates died. So he began to force the use of local catchers to catch tigers together.
Among them is the famous catcher, Qian Mande.

At this time, Xiaoyi must forcibly insert, a story.
Remember a video we saw online a few years ago?

Two young people adopt a lion and treat it like a family member. A year later, they had to release the lions into the wild because of high food costs.
A few years later, many people said that the lions had returned to the wild, but they insisted on coming to the place where they were released. The lion quickly recognized them, and then the scene of their warm embrace moved everyone.


The core of the story of "Big Tiger" is somewhat similar to the story of this lion.
The catcher Qian Mande saved Dahu's life many years ago. Therefore, when the Japanese officers asked Qianmande to hunt the tiger, Qianmande naturally refused.
It is worth mentioning that Dahu was named the god of Jirisan Mountain by the villagers. With it, the wild wolves in the mountains will not cause trouble.
Although "Big Tiger" is not as touching as the lion's story, it also makes use of the emotional interspersed between animals and people.

When the Japanese army used firearms, traps, poisons, serial explosions and other brutal methods to destroy the forest, just to capture the mountain god. The mountain gods appeared bravely and bit the Japanese devils in various ways, which made people addicted.
Then I felt deeply sad.


Facing the former benefactor Qian Mande, the mountain god showed a docile side again. It seems to have changed back to the little tiger from many years ago.
Of course, if that's what the movie is, it's a good educational film about people and nature.

Would a Korean director do this?
of course not!

In "Big Tiger", the tiger called the mountain god is symbolic.
As mentioned earlier, the Korean people during the Japanese occupation period lived in dire straits.
Especially during World War II, Japan plundered a large number of North Korean labor force and recruited a large number of comfort women to serve the war of aggression. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to describe the hatred of the Koreans towards the Japanese by gnashing their teeth.

The tiger in the movie symbolizes the stubbornly resisting North Koreans. The process of the tiger's death of his wife and children can be fully substituted into the personal experience of the North Koreans.
The identity between Qianmande and the mountain god is also a metaphor in the film, which can reflect each other. They also all want to live a quiet life, but they are always offended by malicious intent, and finally lose their relatives, resist with their lives, and sing with blood.


The mountain god in "Big Tiger" is made by computer, but its fidelity is impeccable.
The powerful actor Cui Minzhi has a lot of scenes, but not many lines, mainly changes in expressions and body language. The performance is difficult and shows the true character of the actor. Xiao Yi expects him to win the award.

Xiaoyi feels that the only problem with "Big Tiger" is that the first half is a little procrastinated and the bedding is a little long. Perhaps the director wanted too much to tell the story successfully, and instead became unable to choose.

Overall, I recommend you watch it.

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  • Sammy 2022-04-24 07:01:25

    Not an anti-Japanese movie! The themes are multi-layered. The Japanese army is not for tigers, but for conquering Korean spiritual beliefs (mountain gods); there is a spirit of resistance for the homeland, and there are people and nature in the style of Princess Mononoke; there are also emotions between the protagonist and the tiger... The tiger special effects are very good , that is, the tiger's opening and hanging are relatively fierce. Choi Min-sik's acting definitely deserves an extra star.

  • Carol 2022-04-23 07:05:10

    Tiger robbed everyone, including Choi Min-sik.