Qianjia literati's fantasies about Tang style

Lacey 2022-03-24 09:03:20

This can't be regarded as a good movie watching experience, especially in such a gloomy and terrible season, in such a country where depression is high every autumn and winter.

It has long been known that it is human nature to kill each other, and it is the original sin buried deep in people's hearts. Even if there are still some seeds of kindness in the world, trying to eliminate the hatred between people and heal the wounded heart, it is nothing more than that. The moths fluttered into the fire, leaving only a few embers. After the heavy rain, even the feathers were nowhere to be found. Everything was nothing but an endless cycle of time. Only evil will be passed down from generation to generation and will never end, and some good thoughts, after being strangled, if there is anything left, I think apart from regret, there is nothing but hatred and revenge - only evil, There is power, and that power only brings destruction.

People are so boring and cruel, only blood is our timeless entertainment, as far away as the slaughter show in the Colosseum, as close as a turtle in a Macedonian mountain village. . . . . . I have nothing to say about all this.

If anyone thinks the above is the text of my film review, they must not know me very well. . . . . . Yes, that unfortunately is a routine opening gossip, but this time the opening is a bit heavy, due to the weather. . . . . .

All right, let's talk about it. . . . . .

About the plot, structure, metaphor, logical relationship, and the so-called "stalk" of Taiwanese children's shoes. . . . . . The people in front have said it over and over again, and no matter how swollen I say it, I can't get out of it, so let's not mention it. This is good, not only hides the clumsiness, but also avoids the trouble of textual research and exegesis, and you can trust Ma Youjing's nonsense. In fact, the most impatient thing to do in my life is to be dull and monotonous, so I hate these two kinds of learning the most, but these two are actually the essence of the so-called "Chinese learning" in China. . . I really don't know what those people who like to make fun of puppets with Chinese studies are thinking. . . . . . It looks like it's going too far. . . . . . Actually not. This is the main content of what I am going to say today-

There's one thing I can't figure out about this movie from beginning to end. In a nutshell, the director's selection of materials is sober, sharp, clean and pure, which is incomparably hypocritical in the language of the film. It doesn't seem like the same person did it. . . . . . Specifically, in such a film, Yangyang Daguan has to mention it, but it floats on the theme and is slightly detached, which is filled with all kinds of allusions, metaphors, imitations and tributes. Of course, due to the needs of the director's ideological expression, the structure has to use a ring structure similar to that of several films that have already been made. This is beyond reproach, but others are scattered everywhere to pay tribute to Shakespeare, to Polanski, and to "The Sharpshooter and the Wisdom Star" Salute, what is the salute to "Sunset Yellow Sand"? The metaphors in the film are even more outrageous, ranging from a fly, a turtle and a cat, to a photo, a mirror and a sheep, to a house, a funeral, and a moon. . . . . . Almost every shot has a metaphor, why is that? ——Of course Manchevsky is the director, and what he shoots is his freedom, as long as there is his reason, as I am writing this composition, what is written is my freedom, as long as there is my reason——In In my opinion, many of them are really unnecessary. Because firstly, if the viewer does not have enough knowledge background, many metaphors will be useless, and they are purely self-indulgent. In turn, the director may have a better choice by setting aside these metaphors and paying tribute to free creation; secondly, if there is sufficient knowledge background people, too many metaphors can spoil the flow and coherence of the film, causing their thoughts to be briefly pulled away. Of course, some people may praise "it's good to attract". . . . . . But I always feel that a person who would like to like this is much more interested in these "stalks" than the theme of the movie. - Just a personal opinion.

Of course, this movie is beyond reproach in terms of theme, structure, and expression. The above parts are nothing more than nitpicking, but for me, after watching this movie, there is always a feeling of being stuck in my throat. For example, it is like a literati in the Qianjia period who accidentally wrote a poem in the Tang style. Although the structure and brushwork are generally the same, he can’t escape the foundation of the exegesis of “no word and no source”. For fear of not doing so, It will be in sympathy with the pawns who lead the cart and sell the pulp, and will not show the identity of the saint's disciple. . . . . . But I always feel that, in fact, the expression of the essence is only between gestures and gestures, and does not need too gorgeous decoration. When you have accumulated to a certain level and dare to write words like "Laughing at the sky and going out", you need a kind of Pampering and not stunning, the eggs are set. . . . . .

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Before the Rain quotes

  • Father Marko: I wanted to take a vow of silence, like you. But this heavenly beauty merits words.

  • Aleksander: With a shriek, birds flee across the black sky, people are silent, my blood aches from waiting.