1. The style is very distinctive and very shocking!
Still images and narration are clever enough to keep long dialogues and black-and-white images from being boring; Noh adds a lot of tension, heaviness, and sadness. The showdown in the blast is so amazing, the sky and the earth change color, and the grass and trees are sad; the whole way before the showdown fills the sense of form, and the emotion is patiently paved; in the close-up, the faces of the characters occupy the entire screen, just like the fear and fortitude in the picture. fill my heart.
2. The spirit of Bushido
- "What we call Bushido is just a facade"
Qiu Nv has decided to cut the abdomen as a samurai, and her appeal has not been questioned in the slightest, which means that the spirit of Bushido is not in the consideration of Ii retainers. For retainers who are also samurai, it is indeed absurd. A samurai should not be forced to cut his belly; if he admits that a woman is a samurai, he should at least ask about this pre-cut appeal - "If a samurai is willing to risk shame and ridicule to ask for grace for a day or two, there must be a reason "), this kind of absurdity has been put on a veil because of the many fraudulent behaviors of the ronin in the early stage; and these self-proclaimed warriors, respected for their courage and sense of honor, after being cut off their hair buns Claiming to be sick at home to cover up is enough to directly lift the veil and reveal the hypocrisy of these so-called samurai. [personal hypocrisy]
The majestic general's armor seems to endorse the reputation of the Jingyi family, and the story of such a big family is so biased that when the story recorded in the family history book is about to be rewritten, the family elder, who wants to keep his appearance, does not hesitate to give up. The Bushido spirit, giving up the samurai sword in exchange for a musket, the family beliefs and Bushido spirit are like a shattered general's armor, but it's just an appearance. 【Family Hypocrisy】
——“He may be a warrior, but he is also a man of flesh and blood, and he cannot only drink the northwest wind”; “The fate of others today is a portrayal of yourself tomorrow”
The meaning and value of the Bushido spirit to the samurai himself can only be manifested when his reputation is damaged; society created a social role like samurai, but they did not have the inevitable trend of losing power (as ronin) by the family masters also created by society. The law of survival; wives and daughters have no shelter, life cannot be maintained, crazy for the family, basic human nature and Bushido spirit contradict. What is the meaning of such a Bushido spirit, and what kind of normal person can practice such a spirit?
The beggar's experience was even more tragic. The Bushido spirit not only destroyed his reputation, but also took his life and caused him to die in pain. If he himself is a rogue, that's not to mention, the key is to ask the woman herself to be affectionate, righteous, and strong-minded. It is indeed against the spirit of Bushido to seek money under the guise of belly-cutting. Does this mean that begging for a woman needs to be sacrificed, and does it mean that the so-called "victim" Ii family can stand on the moral high ground and be extremely humiliated? This is a non-equivalent "deal" at all. How can the Ii family be immune to the humiliation and murder in the name of Bushido spirit? What's more, a group of people without the spirit of Bushido, a family without the spirit of Bushido, how can they talk about this nihilistic spirit?
3. The delay effect of the plot and the plot is more impressive.
(1) The scene of begging for a woman to cut her abdomen was too tragic. The sense of cruelty, pain and shame was infiltrated with the unfolding of the plot, and I was completely knocked down in the cry of Meibao;
(2) Jin Yun hesitated for many times, and the owner interrupted impatiently many times, alternating in the plot changes. In Jin Yun's rhetorical question at the end, "Is it troublesome to ask one more question?" The flesh-and-blood samurai The conflict with the indifferent samurai spirit (the false facade) finally broke out, and the feeling of depression and pain also reached its peak here, so after the final appeal was broken, the three buns thrown by Jin Yun let the emotions temporarily vent, and then the end of the road was like a dead end. The first battle was a matter of course, the lonely family had nothing to ask for, and the spirit of Bushido collapsed.
20210515. Xiaoxitian Film Archive
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