Most of the shots are the back of the male protagonist walking alone in the wilderness, until he draws his sword, there is light and shadow. And the bravest student of the male bishop in the play is a little boy named Yang. When grandpa left, he only left one sentence: You are an adult now. From then on, Yang just practiced fencing silently, without saying a word. Afterwards, in the national fencing competition of the teenagers, the whole dull and dull movie sounded the shocking music to the rhythm of fencing, and the teenagers in the remote town on the stage enjoyed the only light in the play. There are no gorgeous words, no boasting salute with swords, only the courage taught by the teacher and the honor of their own hard work.
There is only another scene in the film, when the male protagonist and his beloved woman are riding a bicycle in the wild, cheerful music and bright colors appear. There are two sunny places in the play, one is the male protagonist dancing a sword in front of the window, and the other is the female protagonist changing the floral curtains for the male protagonist. In the desolate and cold Soviet Union, hiding incognito to avoid the government's pursuit, I am afraid that only the beloved and the sword in their hands are the only consolation! But one day, the male protagonist's students wanted to go to Leningrad to compete, but the male protagonist couldn't go because he was on the run. The lover's emotional dissuasion and the coach's repeated warnings were no match for the male protagonist's sentence: I'm tired of running away, the children want to go! Can a man defend his honor in a world of violent terror that seems far away? It is better to die than to live, this is the true nature of a swordsman, at least his sacrifice can give the young people a chance to cultivate honor, at least he can give up everything he has to love those young people. Similarly, in the desolate cold of the whole world, if a woman can't keep the man she loves, what should she do? She can say goodbye at the train station and kiss her passionately. Waiting silently without saying a word.
This film is a beautiful symbol for today's China, where the dignity of teachers and Taoism has become a problem. Aristotle said that the best life is contemplation, and the next best is honor for others. And for a swordsman, to be precise, a fencer in the stylistic distinction, honor is the best life. Even if he is impatient with children, even if he is tired of the desolate town, the swordsman in the most turbulent times, the most desolate Soviet town, uses love to teach young people the best life. The so-called heroes inspire heroes, and great men call upon great men. Only teachers like this can teach first-class students. And only fencing for honor meets the sole essence of the centuries-old duel in Europe. The so-called country can be broken, the family can perish, and no one can take away their ambitions! With the sword in his hand, the swordsman erected a sword that pierced the sky in the young man's heart. With this honor in the heart, the warriors are not afraid of death, and the civil servants are not greedy for money, only then can a nation have the spirit of independence and unyielding!
(Although the swordsman in the article was only caught in the German army. But this spirit of honor is precisely the first point of the training of the German army for a hundred years (Ehr und Freiheit)
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