elder brother

Clemmie 2022-03-27 09:01:15

Some people say that Dieyi Yu Xiaolou's relationship is a love affair, but I don't think so. Caring for each other since childhood and growing up with common wealth is indeed more important than friendship than love. "I want to sing with you for a lifetime. A good lifetime is a year, a month, a day, an hour. It's not a lifetime." pen. Dieyi, who was full of blood, Yu Ji, who had tears in her eyes, and Duan Xiaolou, who knelt down and begged for mercy, made Dieyi's expression colder. Yes, if people are always crazy, they can't live in this pile of mortals. Every time the Overlord dies, Concubine Yu will die with him. Dieyi, who lived in the play, followed the fate of Concubine Yu. He never betrayed the overlord, never bowed, but he truly committed suicide. He didn't wait for the overlord and left first. There is no mad little building, and persuading Dieyi not to be a mad little building will never become a real overlord. The time span of the entire film is very large, from the Beiyang government to the founding of New China. The changes in the identities and mentality of the two individuals reveal the historical changes of the entire society. Life is like a drama, drama is like life. People with ideals and perseverance are often tricked by fate, but those who do not know how to persevere are the saddest. Xiaolou, who didn't know how to stick to it, ended up being a loner, without a wife, no children, and no confidant, so he had to pretend to be an overlord to recall the past. Do not complain about history, do not forget the original intention. Those who know how to persevere, even if they fail to reach their hearts in the end, die well. I still want to be the Cheng Dieyi who can't survive without madness.

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  • Allison 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    The audience was moved not so much by the story of joys and sorrows, but by the history of the collective memory of the Chinese people behind the story. Without the ups and downs of the historical background, the truth of human nature cannot be set off, nor can it constitute a poignant story. Family and country feelings are Chen Kaige's deep sense of mission. He can't do pure love between children. [E-Bo] 20081129, the 3rd time. [Lecture Hall] 1211, 4th time, mainland version, no subtitles, no theme song.

  • Douglas 2022-03-23 09:02:51

    At the peak of Chen Kaige, some people say that this film was not made by him. Unofficial history is suspicious. It is also good to read his search. In view of the fact that Hong Kong took the initiative to ask him to shoot Li Bihua's novels at that time, and the male protagonists were chosen at random, I believe that Chen Kaige at that time had such strength. The movie is sad. I've watched it a few times, but I've forgotten more about the plot. The lethality is great, don't watch it if you are depressed, it will be even more uncomfortable.

Farewell My Concubine quotes

  • Master Yuan: A smile ushers in the spring.

    Master Yuan: A tear does darken all the world.

    Master Yuan: How truly does this befit you. To you... only you are possessed of such charm.