Think about it, how is this story different from the society we live in now? When a person goes against the will of the upper echelons, the network of relationships he has accumulated throughout his life becomes an obstacle to his progress. From the wife, to the second son, to the relatives, the whole family, to the best friend. . . It's like a clearance game, either being killed or the other party making sacrifices, the emotional entanglement in it makes people cry. The feudal lord is like someone who controls their destiny, playing card after card in his hand, making the original intention of doing all this and the reality of the situation gradually drift away... Is it to take back Shizi, or to justify Shizi's family identity. One survived? To live for loved ones, or to push them one by one to a death that cannot be turned back? Of course, no audience wants to see that although they survive, they succumb to the identity of Shizi's mother and watch his lover. This is also the significance of the film, from wide to narrow, trapping the audience in the desperate situation of this family in this era, unable to move. This predicament, like a falling elevator, is a portrayal of different societies in different eras. When we are in the "web of relationships" bounded by emotions and traditions, no matter how powerful you are, you will still encounter a situation where you are indecisive and unable to move.
When my father decided to fight his last stand, in the empty house, he said to his son, "This is the only time I'm really alive." A "selfish" doubt flashed through my mind. When the individual is truly unfettered, the organization may face the demise of the whole. And the implicated distant relatives, they may be clicked off in an ordinary sleepy night. How can this be judged morally?
Maybe death is not a pity. And the "spirit" that is loyal to the true value of life is what the loser really wins, and it is also something that lasts longer than human life. If there are no disobedient heroes, there will be more unscrupulous and intensified atrocities.
On the other hand, the film is in contrast to the society around us. If the three of them were forced to make life and death choices in front of the house, it was a breath of life for the sake of being human; and today’s “spirit” is the opposite That's the sigh of relief most of us have when faced with a choice.
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