But what I want to talk to you about today is qigong. Many film critics think that the qigong imagined by foreigners is a misunderstanding of our qigong culture.
I would suggest that you don't get angry, because qigong is indeed a characteristic content of Chinese culture, but as a Chinese, not everyone understands the same thing.
First, let's take a look at how it is presented in the movie:
1. Acupuncture,
everyone remember that Taro in Kung Fu Panda 1 can do acupuncture, Master Turtle can do acupuncture, Master Tanuki can do acupuncture too, and Po has no teacher when he defeats Taro Self-made one-yang finger (that is, the move that finally made Taro explode and disappear). This has something to do with Qigong. In this episode, it's still useful.
2. Spirit World
In Panda 3, a spiritual world is created, that is, a purely spiritual world. Dead people still exist in the spiritual world. Of course, people who have been destroyed by the body can also exist in the spiritual world. Many people understand it as "hell". But I personally think the translation of the spiritual world is very good, because it is not the underworld originally, but a purely spiritual world.
3. Absorbing vitality On the
surface, the typical star-absorbing Dafa originates from the Beiming magic and Huagong Dafa of Mr. Jin Yong. But it's not entirely, because the person who has been sucked out of vitality has become an emerald zombie (like one, the emerald zombie is so cute, where can I sell it, it is worth collecting), and can become a puppet and be attacked by remote control. Therefore, the so-called energy-sucking exercises in the movie are hypnotism and mental confinement, which are already out of the category of conventional martial arts and belong to the category of psychology.
4. Qigong
In Panda 3, the civet cat master told Po that to defeat the gods, he must learn qigong. And the civet cat claims to only have a little fur, that is, the fur that makes the flowers bloom. As for the qigong to defeat the gods, the civet cat also does not know. But the turtle master Tuo Meng said that the pandas in the past would use qigong to heal the turtle's internal injuries. So be sure to find the base camp of pandas, only they will have unparalleled qigong. (Speaking of this, my heart is chilled. Although we understand that pandas represent Chinese people, is this kind of blatant flattering really good?)
Coincidentally, the father of pandas appeared just right, and he came from the base camp of pandas. Naturally, our Po is about to leave Heping Valley to find his own kind.
But Panda's father finally had to tell Bao that the secret of qigong had long since been lost, and qigong was just a legend. To trick him into coming to the panda base camp is just a kind of family affection.
At this point, the story is rounded up. In fact, no one knows qigong at all. What Tiansha knows is hypnotism and mental imprisonment, not qigong. Master Turtle is a dream, it is just a dream, and Master Turtle does not know qigong. Don't talk about qigong, the pandas don't even know how to do ordinary martial arts. To train the pandas to defeat the Jade Zombie Army, it is impossible for Po to face the challenge again.
5. Since no one knows qigong in the battle of the spiritual world
, who can defeat Tiansha? Still Abby.
When A Bao was training red pandas, he once again used the true meaning of the civet cat master to be the best you can be. Kung fu is not about moves and routines, but about unleashing one's greatest potential. So against the Emerald Zombie Army, the red pandas had a great time. But to deal with the big BOSS, Po is also required. One yang finger, die together, I don't go to hell, who goes to hell. The Buddha's great compassion and self-sacrifice are the highest level of kung fu, so A Bao happily sent the celestial beings back to the spiritual world. There is naturally a fierce battle in the spiritual world. When life and death were on the line, the pandas outside the spiritual world made great efforts to support A Bao. With the "external qi" obtained, A Bao finally won the victory and returned to the real world. The Emerald Legion was also liberated. The world has finally returned to peace.
Well, here comes the problem. The accusations are mainly due to the battle in the spiritual world. Since qigong is just a legend, why did the pandas learn to exert their own skills without a teacher during the battle of the spiritual world, to heal the sick and save people.
We must go back to the beginning of the question: what is qigong?
According to the introduction of Chinese qigong books: the practice of qigong comes from the self-control of the mind, and the highest level of qigong can realize the influence of the mind on the real world. Therefore, there will be popular legends in the society, such as external power to cure diseases, beating cattle across mountains, taking objects from the air, killing people thousands of miles away, and so on. The relationship between qigong and acupuncture, because the meridians and breath flow in our body have regularity, so master acupuncture, you can move thousands of pounds and hurt people invisible. Anyone who knows Qigong or not can learn to point acupuncture points, but Qigong is so powerful that you can do whatever you want and manipulate your life by pointing acupuncture points with your mind.
Let's take a look at the language hidden behind the screen in Panda 3.
The spiritual world, the pure spiritual world. The masters in the spiritual world, that is, the masters in the pure spiritual world, their abilities are not in their hands, but in their heads.
God, the big stupid cow's shape should be coaxed to play with children. His true face is closer to Satan in the background of Western culture. He is the number one expert in the spiritual world, and he is best at brainwashing and manipulating other people's lives.
Emerald zombies are walking dead. After being hypnotized, all living beings have been brainwashed by the gods. Whether they are Kung Fu masters or ordinary people, once they are brainwashed, they will look nothing more than walking dead, but that Jade Zombie so cute.
Master Turtle, although Master Turtle has passed away, his spirit still lives in the spirit world of Tiansha, Tanuki and Po, because Master Turtle's spiritual power is still alive in the world of these friends and enemies.
Tiansha and Abao, the contest in the spiritual world, this is not a qigong contest in the traditional sense, it is a contest in the pure spiritual world, a contest between truth, love, hatred and hatred, and between beliefs, Tiansha, or Satan In fact, there is only one thing that will never be understood, that is, what is love? This is an eternal theme. Because they don't know how to love, pay and sacrifice, Tiansha and Satan will always subvert the world, hoping to create their own evil country; because they know how to love, pay and sacrifice, Turtle, Po and many red pandas, they learn To use thoughts to change the real world, this is the greatest qigong, because they understand that only the thoughts of love can save people and bring peace.
Although Panda 3 gives a very westernized interpretation of Qigong, I really like it and think the interpretation is great.
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