Although tradition has its side that suppresses human perversion, it also has its delicate and profound side. The inheritance of tradition should take its essence and get rid of its dross, but this movie tells us that we may also give away the essence. "Farewell My Concubine" and "The Pianist at Sea" have the same fond nostalgia for the past. It would be superficial and insulting to the film to interpret Yu Ji's suicide as a drama and reality. Just like we can't interpret 1900 as stupid for preferring to stay on board and get blown up than disembark. Yu Ji and 1900 were disappointed when they faced the new world, which broke the original order and created a world that was absurd in their eyes. Therefore, they would rather not accept the world and remain themselves. On the other hand, the establishment of the new world is hugely destructive. While it subverts the decay, it also has a negative impact, subverting the essence as well. "The world of 1900 was an elegant culture, while the new world was a secular culture, a material world, and a world of desire. Therefore, he couldn't accept it, so he chose to be bombed with the ship. Yu Ji's world is the world of Peking Opera, the quintessence of the country, but when the Cultural Revolution overthrew the Kongjiadian, even Peking Opera was not spared, and they were overthrown together. Even if they were not directly knocked down, they were knocked down indirectly. Peking Opera has changed, and an improved modern Peking Opera has emerged. What Yu Ji represented with the national tradition and national spirit withered and disappeared here. Therefore, it can be said that after modern times, Peking Opera died, that is, Yu Ji died. The traditions that disappeared together, as well as the wit, simplicity, and kindness in the traditional culture represented by Juxian, disappeared after modern times. Therefore, Juxian also died in the end. Those who persevered and who had the backbone all died, and only one Overlord Duan Xiaolou survived. Why did he survive? There is a scene in the play that explains it. Cheng Dieyi criticized modern Peking Opera and offended Xiao Si. Xiao Si ran him away and played Yu Ji himself. Duan Xiaolou did not reject him and continued to play Overlord. Afterwards, Duan Xiaolou went to persuade Cheng Dieyi: "Little Douzi, listen to the words of your brother and obey. That's not my overlord, your concubine Yu." "Why did Concubine Yu die?" "Cheng Dieyi You really can't survive if you're not crazy! But that's a play!" Here, is Cheng Dieyi's acting in a daze? I don't think he has, he knows very well what is drama and what is reality. People who are stunned are called insane, but Cheng Dieyi is not. Cheng Dieyi is sticking to the old Beijing opera, that is, tradition and national spirit. Traditional Peking opera has been performed for hundreds of years, but it has been subverted as soon as the times have changed. To come up with a modern Peking opera is of course unacceptable for a person with integrity. Here, Cheng Dieyi insists, It is the same reason that Liang Sicheng advocated the protection of ancient buildings. We just talked about why Duan Xiaolou finally survived. It is not difficult to see here that Duan Xiaolou doesn't care about this kind of persistence. He has changed, or "feeling soft". Mr. Lu Xun's essays often mention a word, "gut", which refers to modern Chinese. Compared with soft kimono, Duan Xiaolou's clothes are soft, which can also be said to be "spineless". How many people in ancient and modern times have become such "spineless" people! Duan Xiaolou had no backbone, so he survived, and of course those with backbone died. Mr. Lao She was also criticized during the Cultural Revolution. Before the criticism, his children asked him to hide the "Four Olds" in the family. Lao She did not hide it. He said, "I'm going to die." Sure enough, he was criticized, just like in "Farewell My Concubine", people's self-esteem was trampled, and the body was tortured. After the criticism, Mr. Lao She was very calm, and he voted for Taiping Lake. Mr. Lao She is a person with backbone, the person who really sticks to it, he is not Duan Xiaolou, he is Cheng Dieyi. Of course, Duan Xiaolou who survived could still act in Beijing opera, but in Cheng Dieyi's eyes, it was no longer Beijing opera. Just like Cheng Dieyi scolded Xiao Si, it was something that was "indiscriminate". Now we often talk about national soft power, which cannot be exported and has no international influence. The main reason for this is the cause that was planted at that time. Those who adhere to soft power are all dead, the culture has not been passed down, and what has been passed down is not authentic. It was planted at that time. Those who adhere to soft power are all dead, the culture has not been passed down, and what has been passed down is not authentic. It was planted at that time. Those who adhere to soft power are all dead, the culture has not been passed down, and what has been passed down is not authentic.
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