just thinking

Haylie 2022-03-24 09:03:50

A proposition suddenly popped into my head today---if a person stops thinking about problems, then the meaning of his existence may have stopped along with the stopped thinking. The meaning of existence I am talking about is only the meaning of his contribution to society, and the meaning of survival should be ignored. After all, there are so many you, me and me in this world, so why should I be afraid of so many people.

I set the tone first and just wanted everyone to sit down quietly and think about some issues, not about patriotism, not about the nation, but about thinking. Today is also one of the traditional festivals in China. In July and a half, maybe it is this heavy festival that made me sit on the sofa and talk about the heavy TV screen on CCAV6, which broadcasts "Heroes of Jingwu". , an old movie that doesn't work, and I chose to sit down and watch this movie carefully, not for memory, but for quiet thinking.

I don't need to say much about the plot of the movie. As a movie of the era when Hong Kong movies were prosperous, people of our generation almost grew up watching such movies. Fortunately, this drama is a Hong Kong film. Although it is a long time ago (the film in 1994), although director Chen Jiashang also mainly shoots commercial films, the depth of thinking about this film is still worth thinking about by mainlanders almost 20 years later. .

Let’s talk about Jet Li first. I don’t care whether this gentleman is patriotic or not, whether this gentleman is a Singaporean now, but Jet Li’s dedication to his work and his care for the cultural values ​​he carries are obvious to all. I don't want to talk about patriotism, I just want to talk about culture (although I don't understand culture), I still remember that when Jet Li was taunted by Yankees, he also kicked the opponent's podium witty. A joke that wasn't funny at all was turned into a real joke by a joke that wasn't funny at all. I also don't talk about his marriage and his character, but compared to Jackie Chan, I feel that he is still very real. Maybe Jackie Chan is too real, telling the truth has become a reality. isn't it? When the big brother Jackie Chan was still in Hong Kong, the mainland, he was still spreading beans and forming soldiers, but Jet Li did not know where to apply for a "1" for those who needed it, so that the concept of "one" penetrated into the hearts of more people. He didn't have a real grandstanding, he just did something that he could do, and it was just a "one", a "one" that could arouse your conscience.

Let's talk about the love-hate relationship in the movie. Love and hate are always in the existence of dialectics, there is no eternal love, and there is no eternal hate, neither will hate be born out of love, nor will love be born out of hate. Huo Zhenting's resentment due to jealousy, Chen Zhen's steadfast guarding of love despite the secular world, the confrontation with the real Japanese martial arts experts, and the final cancellation of one death for one death are all excellent footnotes to these love and hatred. I appreciate the director's thinking on historical issues. What exactly do we hate now? What exactly do we want to get? Speaking of this issue today, when the issue of the Diaoyu Islands is extremely deteriorating, it is estimated that others will be dubbed the title of "traitor". No matter, no matter, since you just want to think quietly, let’s think deeply.

The East Asian cultural circle, we may call it a pan-Confucian cultural circle, but are we really worthy of the legacy that our own ancestors left us? It's not as good as Japan, it's not as good as Korea, and it's not even as good as a small Singapore. I also recalled the incident of buying the Book of Tea back then. I searched for the video and audio version of the Book of Tea for a long time, but I couldn’t find any results. Finally, I found two copies in an old bookstore. The traditional photocopies were published by Japanese. Now I feel ashamed to say that the little Japan in our mouths protected our culture for us. It was not someone who protected our culture, it was someone who carried forward our culture, and we didn't know how to throw our old money in Where have you gone. Let's talk about Korea's squatting on our Dragon Boat Festival as an international intangible cultural heritage. We all call Koreans shameless and cover everything on our heads. But why have you thought about it? People pay attention to it. If they don't apply, you don't pay attention. As soon as they apply, our brick house will come out and scold people to trace the source. What did you brick houses do to eat? At this point, do we really want to thank the Koreans for giving our Chinese a vaccination? I feel that this is indeed necessary. The island consciousness of small countries has indeed brought a sense of crisis to Japan and South Korea. Now people really know how to cherish and protect them. Maybe on the road of cultural protection and inheritance, we really should Learn from Japan and Korea.

Let's talk about the Diaoyu Islands issue again. Yesterday, I saw a report that the so-called Japanese right-wingers showed evidence that they said the Diaoyu Islands are Japanese territory. It was indeed a letter of thanks from a consulate of the Republic of China in Japan to a local government in Japan. Express gratitude to Japan for rescuing the Chinese fishermen on the Diaoyu Islands. The time is 1920. Well, this is another slap. Our nature of not knowing how to cherish and not know how to protect has existed for a long time. This problem existed as early as the beginning of the century. It's your own thing, why don't you keep it well, and leave a handle for others to talk about. We developed and utilized this island in the Ming Dynasty. Well, according to this logic, we are still only a territory of Mongolia. Not to mention that the Yuan Dynasty was China, I really feel a little shabby. The question is here, or we do not cherish it ourselves. But I also express my position, don't lose an inch of land, don't put it in your mouth, but put it into action, we really have to be worthy of our ancestors.

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  • Allan 2022-03-16 08:01:02

    1994 was the pinnacle of film history, producing countless outstanding films, this is one of them. Li Lianjie's best and most successful kung fu movie, with concise stories, tight rhythms, sharp editing, and exciting fights. It is said that Quentin is an avid fan of the film. He has watched it no less than a hundred times, and once watched the fighting scenes in the film frame by frame.

  • Rhiannon 2022-03-26 09:01:14

    The 1990s should really be the era of Jet Li. At that time, he was upright and handsome. The action is quick and neat, chic and sharp. Gives a sense of authenticity and justice. . It's a pity that such a lovely photon, I don't know if I can wait until Chen Zhen returns. . Hehe~~ Fist is afraid of young and strong. Looking at it now, Jet Li is really old, and an era has passed. I don't know if anyone else can take this gun. Cultivation, Cultivation, Cultivation, there must be

Fist of Legend quotes

  • Chen Zhen: The object of matching is to beat down the opponent.

    Fumio Funakoshi: Wrong kid, the best way to beat the opponent is to use a gun.

  • Fumio Funakoshi: Why don't you show me what you've learned

    Chen Zhen: [Picks up rock and breaks it into pieces] It's about the energy. About focusing on a single point in time.

    Fumio Funakoshi: So, it's about energy. But tell me something, does a rock have as much energy as an opponent would?

    [Slices a leaf floating in air with hand]

    Fumio Funakoshi: You need a more powerful stroke when you're fighting a human being.

    Chen Zhen: Let's see how I can put it into action.