Since I have given five stars, I have to write a few reasons.
When I watched "Hero" for the first time, I also found it to be incomprehensible, but I always remember the shocking scene at the end. Above the dark palace gate filled with sharp arrows, only the outline of a human figure was left. It was the same scene, so I decided to watch it again after more than ten years. I have to marvel at Zhang Yimou's skill. Even if you can't understand the meaning of the movie, he can still use a certain freeze-frame moment to tell you what Chinese artistic conception is.
Before the second brush, I went to listen to the "Hero" composed by Tan Dun. The melody of the cello continues the sunset glow in the desert of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The cut melody becomes the magnificent background of the afterglow of the Qin Palace and the ancient battlefield, like a magnificent and long-distance swaying soul. Drums and yaoqin extend the spirit of the arena to the world. In the battle formation, the black armored Qin soldiers slammed their shields, held up the halberd, and shouted an unbearably cold aura: "Wind, wind, wind... Guard the four directions!" I think of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses buried underground. In fact, after the initial painting faded with the erosion of the years, it was closer to their real appearance on the battlefield. It was also a battlefield baptized by yellow sand waiting to shock the majesty in the universe.
Music, like poetry, requires gifted spirituality, skilled skills, and luck for good fortune. If Tan Dun's "Heroes" is full of breath, then Zhang Yimou's "Heroes" is a poem. The reason why we didn't understand it was that we judged a poem from a narrative perspective. The kung fu of "Hero" incorporates the cultural elements of ancient Chinese piano, chess, calligraphy, and calligraphy. It is no longer a purely fighting skill, but shows a person's spiritual realm, ideas and beliefs, which is a kind of art. If you can't understand the meaning of kung fu in the movie, you can't understand the duel in meditation, the use of sleeves to resist ten thousand arrows, and other scenarios that are beyond natural sense. In fact, thinking about it carefully, these exaggerated expressions are not without Chinese concepts. In ancient poems and ancient novels, how do people praise a person's will, how do they express their strong desire and decisive attitude? In the "Book of Songs", there is "the mountain has no edges, the heaven and the earth are in harmony, but you dare to be the king." In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms," it is said that Zhang Fei stood on the Dangyang Bridge across his horse, shouted, and the river flowed backwards. These irrational natural phenomena just highlight the lofty spiritual pursuits of the Chinese people.
There is no country in the world like China that pays attention to a set of mysticisms that transform reincarnation into mutual growth and restraint such as "blessings and misfortunes are dependent on each other" and "failure to be extremely peaceful". For example, the highest state of the art of war is a soldier who can defeat others without fighting. King Qin realized that the best sword technique is that there is no sword in his hand and no sword in his heart, which is called peace. The general trend of the world will be divided for a long time, and will be combined for a long time. Wuming went to death with his body, but fulfilled his mission, he died well, even though he died. The great knight has a heart for the world.
Compared with the world, a person’s suffering is no longer suffering. The hatred between Zhao and Qin is no longer hatred when placed in the world.
With this sword, the minister must stab. Stabbed with this sword, many people will die, but the king will live. Those who die ask the king to remember the highest realm.
The nameless sword of the thorn, in exchange for King Qin's awakening, the world is not that no one can kill you, but the human nature is greedy, killing a Yingzheng, there will still be more Yingzheng to replace, so, there will be no peace in the world. Therefore, this sword hopes that you will restrain your violent arrogance and bring peace to the world. "King", three vertical and one horizontal, why? Whoever sees through the world is king. This sword also moved King Qin. As a lonely king, he didn't expect that the one who knew him best was the swordsman who assassinated himself. King Qin cherishes the hero, but for the sake of the world, he has to bear the pain to make him completely nameless.
There are many other ways to express this kind of retreat in the movie. For example, Changkong, Remnant Sword, and Feixue have all admired Wuming: such a fast sword. However, it is not the nameless Jiankuai, it is the three who put the spirit of chivalry on the nameless, willing to sacrifice their lives to help him assassinate Qin. Another example is Can Jian Feixue breaking into the Qin Palace together. At the critical moment, Can Jian knew that he was capable of killing King Qin, but only made a shallow cut in King Qin's neck like a dragonfly. This is what the Chinese call degree and measure. If you want to kill you, you just need to do your best and be angry. This is a very simple matter. And I don't kill you, but I have to grasp the right energy and strength, and give you more shocking power than death. A gentleman has something to do, what he can do and what he can do, and the choice between them shows the realm of a person.
And what makes me most emotional is the comparison sword between Can Jian and Wuming on the Huxin Pavilion. The layers of forests are all dyed, and the scenery of long autumn waters shows a serene and distant Chinese Zen. Can Jian’s swordsmanship is comparable to Wuming, and the two are fighting, because a drop of water accidentally splashed on Feixue’s cheek, Can Jian withdrew, guarding her lover’s side, and stroking the water stains on her face. . At this time Wuming's offensive was still there, but seeing Can Jian Wuxin's love for war, at a critical moment, Wuming tried his best to withdraw the sword that had been ready to pierce Can Jian directly. What makes a person able to win but not willing to win is the realm of the opponent's affection, life and death.
"Hero" shows the love, homeland and world of Chinese people with a story about Assassin Qin. There is a lover's zhenxin, a man with lofty ideals, and a chivalrous man's righteousness. Zhang Yimou presents an extreme world with his beautiful poetry, gorgeous pictures, and majestic momentum. And what I have to say is that Feixue stabbed the sword of Can Jian. Someone even counted them, one sword in red, one sword in blue, and three swords in white. There are five swords in total. In any case, Remnant Sword could not avoid Feixue's sword.
The first sword is pure love killing. Because of the emotional entanglement with Can Jian, Feixue stabbed Can Jian to death because of love and hatred. This sword did not deceive King Qin, because it was just an ordinary person's state of love, and it was definitely not the kind of open-minded and lofty conduct such as Can Jian Feixue. And the love is so strong, like the yellow leaves on the ground in the frosty sky of the west wind, soaked with bright red blood, even death has become so pitiful. Ru Yue went to find Feixue for revenge, and Feixue was ashamed of death, like these withered autumn leaves, shaking everywhere, unavoidable. But Ruyue was full of grief and anger, chasing after her, but she was unwilling to give up, she could no longer chase her lost lover. The soft and slow female voice rises in response to the drum, like endless love silk in the long sorrow, and like the last wisp of smoke in the censer.
The second sword is the choice Feixue made between homeland and love. If someone among us must make sacrifices, I hope that person is me. I stabbed you with this sword to make you promise me to live well. Blue symbolizes the noble and broad-minded family and country feelings, and green represents the indifferent and tranquil state of love. If you decide to sacrifice for your family and country, I will never leave and follow you. Remnant Jian Feixue, life and death stand together, people do not leave people, the sword does not leave the sword. Feixue said, when Assassin Qin succeeds, we will go home. There are no swords and no swordsmen there. There is only one man and one woman. Only when we have retired all social attributes and family roles can we see each other truly. We say every day, go home, go home. Did you really return to the home in your heart? Why do we feel so warm when we see old people walking by the side of the road holding hands? It's because when life comes to that time, they finally only have each other.
The last sword is the choice made by Can Jian between the world and love. White is the mourning for pure love, and also the last memory of the war era that is about to end. I began to wonder why Feixue couldn't understand the world in his lover's heart, perfect him, and then go home together. This is so peaceful, without the contradictory effects of drama. Although he knew this was the case, Feixue would still cry when he stabbed that sword.
"You only have the world in your heart!"
"And you!"
It turns out that women's world is much narrower than the world in the hearts of men. This kind of dialogue seems very familiar, and it is in many movies and TV series. Only this time, it sounds so touching, so real, what the hell? When there is no need to make a choice, such a statement becomes ambiguous in the ambiguity, and the hypocrisy with the fluke of both is certainly not believed.
"How do you believe it?"
"Draw the sword!"
"When we met, you wanted me to draw the sword."
"How do you believe it?"
"I just want you to draw the sword."
"Why don't you block my sword?"
"So you believe it."
That sword was not only loyal to the world in his heart, but also fulfilled their mutual love. Death is a ritual of the sublimation of love, and we will go home together. I don’t know if it’s my turn to understand the world, but fortunately, it won’t be my turn. It’s just a story. However, I still want to say, either sincerely or vainly, that the word "sword" of Can Jian is really good, and Feixue's eyes are really beautiful.
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