What kind of skill does it take to tell such a complex story in such detail, so persuasive, and so many times. What kind of insight can it take to portray so many characters in just two hours, each person's character, agenda, desire, defect are captured so accurately, each person's image is so vivid and moving, each person's The scenes where people confront each other are so real, accurate and meaningful. Not to mention that Ang Lee has so accurately grasped the political atmosphere and background of the 1970s in the United States as a foreigner.
The captivating atmosphere, the touching and heartbreaking scene descriptions, and the slightly bizarre but very appropriate Zen music are intertwined with the whole story, making the story seem like a calm but hidden turbulent undercurrent, slowly flowing from the audience. flow over. Until the end, you will find that you are overwhelmed by the rich and heavy human material of this film, but you are extremely happy to see such a good film.
Thanks Ang Lee. He was so sharp and so compassionate. He has such an astonishing insight into the deepest secrets of human nature, where the camera sweeps away our deepest desires and fears. Yet he only shows, he does not judge. Zhang Ailing said: "Because I understand, I am compassionate." This understanding is not a false understanding, and it is not just understanding yourself and the people around you, but understanding what we are as a group of people. In fact, the more books and movies I read and the more experience I have, the more I feel that life doesn't really make much sense. If I see any truth from this movie (I don't think Ang Lee is arguing, if Ang Lee does, I think my understanding is close to correct), it is that character is very important , the relationship between people is important, and chance is important (those uncontrollable things in fate, Woody Allen's "Match Point" is about this thing). Opportunities cannot be controlled by people, and most of the characters are innate. The only thing people can control is daily self-cultivation. So life is a practice.
BTW only after the fact that this movie is Ang Lee's favorite movie of his own. What a happy coincidence!
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