While watching the film, I had a question: Is the fornication and incest in "Judou" the liberation of human nature? I think it is, because the "marriage" relationship between Judou and Yang Jinshan is not based on voluntary equality. Judou is an old thing and is bought with money like livestock, let alone a wife. It is a tool to work for him, give birth to children for him, and let him vent his anger... Every night Judou is beaten and abused by old things, and he has suffered all grievances and injuries. The possession and humiliation of the weak by the weak. When Judou and Tianqing were together, Judou only smiled, and Tianqing also experienced the happiness of being born as a human being. Based on this background, the so-called illusory "relationship" is actually a curse that binds and oppresses people.
In terms of expressing the character of the film, at the beginning of the film, when the old man asked Yang Tianqing to ask Judou to come down, Yang Tianqing climbed the stairs and made eye contact with Judou for the first time. First, he used Yang Tianqing's subjective lens to look up at Judou. When Dou looked back at Yang Tianqing, Yang turned his head to one side, and the camera no longer used Tianqing's perspective to watch Judou. The two returning shots showed Tianqing's timid, cowardly, and simple character, who lived in Tianqing all his life. In the intimidation of the authority of the elders, it is subtle and forbearance. Likewise, it is this kind of stubbornness and conservatism that pushes Judou and his own life into the abyss.
My favorite character in the film is definitely Judou, who is also a woman who suffered under feudal ethics, but she has more courage, courage and wisdom to resist than Tianqing, and is good at using Tianqing to resist the oppression of old things. Judou begged Tianqing to take her away again and again, but the cowardly Tianqing was always reluctant to take risks. It can be seen that even though the brave Judou had to rely on men all the time at that time, he could not escape the oppression of men. In front of the old thing's mourning hall, the conflict with Tian Qing was intensified again, and Tian Qing slapped her.
The most impressive scene in the film is the scene of holding the coffin and mourning. Obviously, it is the two people who think about the death of the old thing the most, but they have to show the saddest emotion, that is "filial piety". What to do when feelings cannot be quantified? The wise old ancestor came up with such absurd behavior as blocking the coffin. He had to block the coffin seven, seven or forty-nine times to be considered a virtuous, virtuous and filial son in the eyes of his neighbors. The tragic situation of the two being crushed by the coffin, and the blood was broken after seven, seven and forty-nine times. This is the absurdity and feudal nature of the feudal etiquette.
In addition, I cannot but ignore the role of Yang Tianbai in the film. While watching the film, I kept thinking about why Yang Tianbai hated his biological father Yang Tianqing so much? Yang Tianbai grew up in a deformed family ethical relationship. In a village with such a strong feudal ideology, the inferiority complex and even the resentment caused by the criticism of outsiders were all vented to Tian Qing. In other words, when Yang Tianbai knocked out his biological father with a wooden stick, he also became a puppet who was tethered by feudal morality. The hatred of the family and the humiliation of outsiders caused Yang Tianbai to lose his innocence and loveliness since he was a child, and he was mature beyond his own age. When he called Yang Jinshan "father", how much he wanted his parents to be in line with the rules, yes not discussed. Yang Tianbai had a heartfelt identification with Yang Jinshan. When the funeral, Tianbai sat on Jinshan's coffin, as if he had become a whole.
At the end of the film, a fire burned down the entire dye house, but what could it be? Before long, a new dyeing workshop will be established, just like the old thing is dead, Yang Tianbai is still there, and the cycle goes back and forth. Life is too short, I hope this society has less so-called "relationships" and more real happiness, even if it is like the wedding of Judou and Tianqing, it is still happy.
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