Throughout the major literature and film and television works, there is a phenomenon that is always very common - the use of religious elements to metaphorize sexual elements, or the ingenious combination of religious elements that have nothing to do with sex.
This is an interesting point. Religion is artificially created, and in a certain sense, it can be seen as a barrier built by human beings to fight the weakness of human nature. The "weakness" here sometimes includes "sex"; and "sex" is the most primitive instinct of human beings. It is also the basic condition for biological reproduction - in other words, if sex does not come first, where does religion come?
This is the point of human conflict. On the one hand, you are afraid of your own weakness and want to resist or overcome it, on the other hand, you are indulged in it, or you are consciously indulging in pleasure, or you give up on yourself and fall forever.
"Sex" is one of the most difficult points in human nature, and it means different things to everyone.
For the principal, "sex" is an old wine with old memories.
When they were young, they had incest with their elder brother. The two disregarded moral restraints and released their own desires recklessly. Whether it was a rendezvous with a window in the middle of the night, or a skirt wave that turned up in the field during the day, it all implied that this old woman used to be a A "plain" girl who leaves the so-called rules behind and enjoys "sex" freely. The girl's thoughts are not restricted by any rules and regulations, just follow the human nature to enjoy the joy, which is both innocent and dangerous.
It's a pity that the good times are gone forever. My brother coveted the body of the female black slave. First, he sold the male black slave who was in love with the female black slave, and then tried to overlord the king. In a panic, he was copied by the female black slave. Killed by a pitchfork. No one knows about this except the female slave, so in the eyes of the principal, my brother is missing, and the freedom brought by the love in the past is gone. The girl gradually became a well-behaved school teacher, teaching those girls how to be a lady, how to comply with the norms in every move, and teaching them to completely distance themselves from their past selves.
"I believe you will let the academy pass on my reputation and maintain my standards."
After the male protagonist appeared and put on his brother's clothes, the principal's closed heart began to loosen slowly. Although she didn't have a good face for the male protagonist on the surface, those beautiful memories kept appearing in her mind. She longed for love and the return of the free girl from the past.
After reluctantly using a tough attitude to drive away the malicious Southern soldiers, she also realized that she was always just a woman. So she opened the bottle of old wine, opened the door of her heart that had been silent for many years, and after some sips and whispers, she also opened the door of the male protagonist.
In the dream, she was even turned upside down with Edwin, a pure woman who had been taught by her with all kinds of rules. The "Mourning Christ" that accompanied and restrained her, representing her status and belief, turned out to be a success. scene from her dream. This implies that the "sex" that she has suppressed for so many years has been completely released.
Unfortunately, the male protagonist did not open her door, but went upstairs. After seeing the male protagonist fall into serious injuries, she made a decisive decision - amputation. On the one hand, this move brought the dark side of human nature such as jealousy, revenge, and possessiveness on the stage. On the other hand, it also implied castration. Without a male penis, women can be equal to him.
The atmosphere of the amputation is almost the most depressing in the whole film. The camera moves repeatedly on the faces of several women. It is clear what should be seen.
After the male protagonist woke up, she could not accept the fact that her leg was amputated, and she vented all her anger in a broken heart. The principal was stabbed in the heart, but she still chose to tolerate it. She hoped that the male protagonist would stay after the injury. After all, she really I really need this man. However, after the male protagonist was drunk, she exposed her desire for "sex", selfishness, and even incest in front of everyone, which not only broke her psychological defense, but also made her a long-established lady image. Total collapse.
From this moment on, all her desires for the male lead turned into hatred and fear. Hate him for revealing his unbearable past, and fear that he will spread his past and ruin his reputation.
Therefore, she must keep this man, even if it is to let him die here.
For Edwin, "sex" is pure love and responsibility.
As a woman who grew up in a girls' school and grew up under the rules and regulations, Edwin had never experienced much freedom.
When she was young, her father always used rhetoric to deceive her mother. She witnessed her mother fall into love but became bruised and bruised. In this environment, her mood was bipolar. On the one hand, he is reluctant to believe in men, and on the other hand, he longs for a sincere love to come to him.
The encounter with the male protagonist made her fall in love like a mother, knowing that the other party was eloquent, but she was as willing and irresistible as her mother. So she could both angrily scold Kai Ruo as a little slut for driving her away, and she could be kissed by the male protagonist almost without resistance. There were two extremes in her heart. Of course, only with kisses.
This extreme mentality made her make a choice - she chose to live with the male protagonist for the rest of her life. Even if she caught rape on the spot, she still regretted the harm caused to the male protagonist by the wrong hand and felt ashamed. to his lover. Therefore, when everyone was afraid of the drunk and unconscious male protagonist, she could decisively throw off the headmaster's hand, block the door with the sofa, and say "I love you" to him, giving the male protagonist what he always wanted, own body.
She knew this man's fiery guts, but she couldn't control her love for him, and was willing to suffer for him in exchange for the true love she wanted.
For Caro, "sex" is a kiss, or "sex" itself.
Even though this little slut was educated by a dignified lady, she couldn't change her lustful nature in her bones. It's fair to say that Caro is more free-spirited—and more dangerous—than the headmaster in his youth.
She can make out with you and have sex with you at will, but if you make her jealous a little bit, she can make you die incomprehensible; if she seduces you, she will beat you back in the end, biting you back and pretending to be innocent. This kind of woman doesn't care about others, only herself - "sex" is herself.
For Emilia, there is no "sex", only "love".
Amy is the purest of all people, she has no unbearable past, she doesn't play tricks, and she doesn't even know how to be afraid of being hurt.
The only thing she has is Randolph the turtle.
After being kissed by the male protagonist at the beginning, she developed a hazy affection for the male protagonist. She has no concept of age, nor any view of being an adult or conservative or dissolute. She just likes the male protagonist very much and falls in love with this feeling, so she sneaked into the male protagonist's room with a pure face and kissed him again. That is the purest love.
It's a pity that when she heard that the male protagonist was not wearing clothes in Kai Ruo's room, the hurt she suffered in her heart was indescribable, "I thought you loved me." It was like a fairy tale castle for a little girl. It was broken in the evening, and there was not much left of her beautiful expectations for love.
Then when the male protagonist broke down after drinking, she tried to change the subject to calm things down, but the male protagonist killed her only remaining, her favorite Randolph, and at that moment her world completely collapsed. It seems like a simple blow, but for a little girl with no scheming, this will make her have a vicious and terrifying dark side of humanity that she doesn't even realize.
A white and innocent girl, once she begins to degenerate, will be more thorough than anyone else.
So when the principal asked her to pick mushrooms, she was not constrained by adult morality, but simply felt that this person made me too sad, so sad that I wanted him to die.
And for the male protagonist, what is "sex"? No need to elaborate.
Women have given up "sex" and are still a whole, so killing the male protagonist has no effect, and life can go on. This is also the reason why in the end, except for Edwin, all women can finish dinner in silence - it is not difficult for them to share the enemy. And what about Edwin? But he silently cried to the male protagonist's body, said "I love you", buried him again, and continued to live the life of women.
The male protagonist relies too much on "sex", but ignores the simplest and most important things, so he deserves to die.
It is people who produce human nature, because human nature produces joy, anger, sorrow and joy, spiritual sustenance such as religion, good and evil, and it is also human who is hurt by human nature in the end. After all, religion is just a part of human nature, and it has different meanings for everyone. It seems reasonable to combine it with another part of "nature".
Of course, "sex" and human nature are only a point in the film. There are many branches and leaves. It's better to take a slice and chew it carefully. It's like drinking espresso, only one cup at a time is enough.
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