I don't know if it is a bit old-fashioned to talk about the topic of "Journey to the West" now. , but for a classic, it is achieved through repeated analysis and demonstration. I think the movie "Journey to the West" has at least reached the realm of the classics to some extent, and this judgment is not to follow the mainstream discourse.
Do you need a reason to love a movie? Maybe not. Do you need a reason to call a movie a classic? The answer is yes. It's a pity that there are many posts on the Internet that say big words are classics but only quote some funny lines, and it is rare to see more in-depth analysis. But I firmly believe that the connotation carried by "Journey to the West" is far from being able to be summed up by "funny", and it is easier to see the beauty of essence without those flashy things. Here, I try to give the classic a reason through my own interpretation - a beautiful love.
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Many scholars take it as a representative work of post-modern culture when analyzing "Westward Journey to the West", and feel that it deconstructs the foundation of the existence of traditional culture, but most of them ignore the fact that the love in Journey to the West is not only not for the traditional The deconstruction of the concept of love is a return to and affirmation of tradition. As the core of the film, this traditional love laid the core values of Dahua Westward Journey. Some people regard Wukong's rebellion against Tang Seng as the theme of this film, but Sun Wukong, the representative of rebellion, still resolutely embarked on the road of taking the Western Classics, and the film's position on this is not critical but neutral. The director only used the camera to let us experience the growth, helplessness and sadness of Sun Wukong, who is burdened with learning from the past, but as a person, no matter who faces such a situation, it is probably impossible to escape such an emotional experience. Therefore, it cannot be said that Sun Wukong's rebellion is a deconstruction, but it should be understood as the inevitable after Wukong's deification from the original to the personification. Isn't "people-oriented" the loudest slogan right now? Ten years ago, "Journey to the West" contained this theme in the film. This time, we have to admit that "Journey to the West" is ahead of the times.
Of course, "Dahua" does deconstruct many sacred values in traditional culture, but the scope and depth of these deconstructions have yet to be tested by time, and it is still too early to draw any conclusions. So it's best to start our analysis with the film's romance, as this part is obviously the most tightly bound to tradition. )
Let’s go to the main topic:
If life is just like
the first appearance of the first day, compared with the fairies in many movies and TV series, Zhu Yin’s fairy is not amazing: the clothes are very ordinary, and the hairstyle is a little messy, more like the one from the next door. Some naive girls. However, accompanied by the classical music, the scene of holding a long pole and supporting a boat slowly walking among the reeds does make people feel elegant and casual. (For some reason, the director didn't make this scene aesthetically pleasing, which in my opinion should be easy.)
When the Supreme Treasure was at a loss outside the Pansi Cave due to the wrong transmission of the Moonlight Treasure Box, Zixia led the mule into the valley leisurely, looking left and right with some freshness in the mortal world.
Zixia: "Fairy?"
Supreme Treasure: (shakes his head)
Zixia: "Monster?"
Supreme Treasure: "..."
Zixia: "Thank you"
People who have read a lot of novels and movies may be amazed that the hero and heroine in love stories turn out to be Use this almost absurd dialogue to complete their first meeting - there is no love at first sight, no lightning, and even almost pass by. The reality is often like this. Before falling in love with each other, the other party is just an ordinary one among the countless passers-by in his life. At this time, the Supreme Treasure had just experienced repeated life and death with Bai Jingjing, plus the last unexpected transmission error, it was probably still in a state of blank power outage. Zixia had just defeated Erlangshen's pursuit and won her first victory in the mortal world. With that oath about the Ziqing sword, everything in the world seemed so fresh and beautiful: so she waved her hand just because it sounded good. The name of "Water Curtain Cave" was also changed. Just because of curiosity, he snatched the moonlight treasure box that was very important to him from the Supreme Treasure. It was a bit rude, but also a bit cute - and then the earth-shattering "I Now I solemnly declare that everything on this mountain belongs to me, including you!" It was that sentence, an expression, and a moment of innocence like a fairy tale soaked in crystal - but it's not, after all, otherwise Zixia She should have harvested this love perfectly and "lived a happy life from now on..." - The little princess who was first in the world thought she could decide a lot of things, but she didn't know that she couldn't decide anything, even her own. destiny. The story happened in an instant, the supreme treasure who lost the moonlight treasure box was cut off from the current lover Bai Jingjing, and Zixia who got the moonlight treasure box also got the key to open the door of their love. The pitiful Supreme Treasure is still struggling to return to that 500-year-old era of nothingness, but he doesn't know that the present 500 years ago is the real destination for him to find the Moonlight Treasure Box - the passengers who have reached the end still think that myself still on the road.
I only hope that your heart is like mine
(in the desert on the outskirts)
Supreme Treasure: "Don't say it, anyway, your sister hates you to the bones, I lied to him tonight and said that if you kill you, you will be safe in the future, so I will take it Show her a token on your body. What necklaces, jewelry, gold and silver jewelry, moonlight treasure box, etc. do you have..."
The Supreme Treasure, who was planning to get back the moonlight treasure box, played a small trick. , (It seems that being a robber also requires a little knowledge), but encountered a failure that seems to be doomed.
Zixia (accepting it readily): "But these are useless. You show her my Ziqing sword tonight, and she will definitely believe it."
Simple Zixia may not have noticed the trap of the supreme treasure, but He avoided it lightly, and then handed him his only sword. Maybe only real fairies have such a temperament! Avoiding the trap without any scheming, and easily handing over my most precious sword, even a token of love, to a person I didn’t know (or at least didn’t understand at all), this reminds me of the translated title of a foreign novel Undefended today".
The Supreme Treasure reluctantly accepted the failure, and when he took the sword, he shook his hand forcefully to see the frustration in his heart, because he didn't know that this was the turning point that was destined for him. He stepped aside, took out his sword, looked at it, and put it back into the scabbard. The sun jumped on the blade, and at that moment, love sprouted in the bottom of my heart. Draw swords to make love, and the fate of the two protagonists has been converging since then.
Is it really that easy to fall in love with someone? There is no need to consider the face of the car, house, ticket, just because he has drawn his sword! After seeing too many so-called "love" that seems to be simple but is actually full of calculations, such simplicity is the most heart-wrenching.
The ignorant Supreme Treasure was still thinking about Jingjing who went back to save her, but she didn't know that the woman beside her had already made a secret promise. The innocent Zixia resisted fate and escaped from the Buddha, but made an oath to surrender herself to fate unintentionally - fortunately, fate couldn't bear to be too cruel in the face of this innocent fairy, (that's for sure) , but brought her to the Supreme Treasure with Jingjing in her heart. Zixia stepped forward and said, "Take me to the market for a walk." It's "take", not "harmony" or "follow". One word is a declaration of love.
I think every couple
will be at a loss as to how to express their feelings to each other for the first time, but this is not a problem for a fairy who doesn't eat human fireworks.
Under the city gate
(Zixia looks around and pretends to be nervous)
Supreme Treasure: "What are you doing?"
Zixia: "My crush is nearby"
Supreme Treasure: "Ah, did you see him?"
Zixia: " No, because my Ziqing sword sends out a "beep" signal."
Supreme Treasure: "Where did the beep sound come from?"
Zixia: Beep-beep-beep-! right?
Supreme Treasure: You are tooting, but the sword is not beeping.
Zixia: Oh, I know you can't hear me, so I just "toot" it to you! It's over, I'm so scared, I won't lie to you, I'm really scared!
Supreme Treasure: What are you afraid of?
Zixia: This marriage was arranged by God, do you think I am afraid?
Supreme Treasure: Here again...
Zixia: Yes! My heart is beating, my sword is beeping, what should I do? How to tell him? How to tell him?
Supreme Treasure: Then—you tell him that this is such a marriage arranged by God.
Zixia: What if he doesn't like me? What if he has a wife?
Supreme Treasure: You care so much, God has arranged it the most!
Zixia: Really?
Supreme Treasure: God arranged it, is it not enough for you to be stinky?
Zixia: Yes, yes, yes!
(Wait for a while)
(Take a deep breath, try to be calm) Here he comes.
Supreme Treasure: It's not me, is it?
Zixia: Oh, it's you! How did you know? It's you! Do you know that I didn't even know how to tell you just now, you're so smart!
Supreme Treasure: But I have a wife...
Zixia: I know! But I can't do anything about it, this marriage is the biggest arrangement arranged by God! Hey, now you can only get rid of your wife and go with me.
Supreme Treasure: (crying face) Okay.
Zixia: (surprise) Okay?
Supreme Treasure: (reluctantly) It's very good.
Zixia: Then let's all start this relationship right away!
Supreme Treasure: Alright, let’s start right away!
Zixia: You kiss me first!
The reason for this long dialogue is just because I think it's the best part of the whole movie. The development of the story is as fast as Rose and Jake of the Titanic, but it does not lose the charm of classical Chinese. No pretense, no exaggeration, no rules, no scruples. Because simple, so romantic. (After reading Zixia's confession, I understood why the director didn't arrange amazing scenes for her when she appeared, perhaps because the director believed that a real fairy doesn't need external contrasts.) No gorgeous costumes, no nebulousness This fairyland does not need the indifference or the unapproachable arrogance, just next to the stall in the busy market, but we believe that this is the fairy.
The shock of the Supreme Treasure must be greater than ours, because he still doesn't know the origin of the woman around him, and he can't figure out her strange temperament. It's just because of a few times of inadvertent imagining and arrogance, it's like a car accident. a love. So he ran away in a panic, only to find that all the way back had been blocked. In order to get back the Moonlight Treasure Box and rescue Jingjing, after the previous abandonment and pretending to be a dog, he once again pretended to accept the humiliation and disobedience. love.
Zixia cheered for the successful implementation of her little conspiracy and bravely confessed, but did not notice the helplessness on the baby's face. When she pulled the Supreme Treasure's clothes in surprise and praised him for being "smart", I couldn't help but revel in her "happiness" - although as a bystander I understood that this was just her own wishful thinking. Naive, she thought that everyone could be as unrestrained and unscrupulous as herself. She just hasn't experienced love and doesn't know the difficulty of giving up. "Get rid of that wife and come with me", she really thought this sentence was as simple as the literal meaning.
Supreme Treasure bluntly refused Zixia's kiss. Zixia was very angry, and the consequences were serious, but she didn't know that one day, she would experience a similar predicament, and the choices she made were the same as today's Supreme Treasure. Fate played the game of time and space dislocation with her so cruelly. She still doesn't understand love, but she doesn't know, "I don't know that I don't know", so a love is interpreted as a moth to a flame.
Xiaobao used the classic trick "Should I show you my heart?", but unfortunately he forgot that Zixia is a fairy, this trick is useless to her. So Zixia flew to the heart of the Supreme Treasure and asked, "Are he and his wife very affectionate?" After getting the answer, she shed a tear. Perhaps it was to sigh about the life-and-death love between Xiaobao and Jingjing, or to sigh from time to time because of their meeting, but she didn't know that such a tear that was supposed to be parting was the seed of love sown in Supreme Treasure's heart. Back in the desert on the outskirts, Zixia, who was sitting by the bonfire, smiled with tears, and then left sadly. Under the setting sun, Supreme Treasure complained that "it's only a matter of luck" and silently watched Zixia's back go away, leaving only a series of shallow footprints behind her. Zixia has gone far and can't see it, but she just spared a circle and walked into the heart of the supreme treasure.
The meeting of the Bull Demon King's family, Zixia met Lao Niu, Xiaobao met Xiangxiang, the process is a bit far-fetched, but I don't want to go into it, the important thing is the identity change and reunion. Little Treasure has probably made it a business to get back the Moonlight Treasure Box and rescue Jingjing. For this reason, he even asked Zixia to sacrifice his own happiness to help him get back the treasure box, and actively jumped out to encourage the marriage of the two. . Looking at Zixia's resentful eyes, I suddenly remembered Tagore's sentence "You are right in front of me, but I don't know I love you". The moment the Ziqing sword fell to the ground, Xiaobao finally understood. At this time, he is like a piece of wood, but it is a little cute, because he still firmly believes that his true love is Jingjing!
I only envy Yuanyang but not Xianxian
"There was once a sincere love in front of me..." This scene in the backyard is a bridge that everyone on earth knows, and Zixia was moved to tears by her words. This passage comes from director Liu Zhenwei's ridicule of his friend Wong Kar Wai's "Chongqing Forest" (which is also one of my favorite films), but compared to Wang's original version, the Dahua version changed the theme from memory to love, and added There is a passage of "Unreachable Regret", which can arouse the inner resonance of the viewers. Who will not have one or two unforgettable loves in their entire life? Who hasn't missed the love around him once or twice because of some mistakes and regretted it? The brilliance of this passage is not in the mysterious and profound, but in the simplicity and sincerity. It can touch the hearts of the viewers even more without the nonsensical jokes.
The innocent Zixia was fooled again and volunteered to help the Supreme Treasure get back the Moonlight Treasure Box.
Supreme Treasure: Zixia, actually I...
Zixia: (without waiting for him to finish) I believe you!
Zixia, who is in love again, is more determined than the last time. A sentence "I believe in you" is actually the biggest trust, even heavier than "I love you". Then the two parted, Zixia raised her head to look at the sky, spun out of the camera, and the music sounded just right. At this moment, Zixia fell into happiness again. Love is involuntarily!
The melee outside the gate. There are two details in this paragraph worth mentioning. One is that Supreme Treasure asked Zixia for the Moonlight Treasure Box, Zixia pretended to have forgotten to bring it, and then naughtyly took it out from behind, "I lied to you". I firmly believe that every woman has such a lovely moment in front of the person she loves, and she still has a heart of romance even in the face of crisis - with him, with love, the rest of the world is superfluous , no matter how big the wind and waves are, it doesn't matter. (I would also like to praise Zhu Yin and Zhou Xingchi's acting skills. The coordination of expressions and actions is perfect, making Zixia, who is intoxicated in happiness, full of contagion.) In another place, Zixia was beaten aside by Princess Tie Fan, half lying on the ground. On the ground, and then saw Xiaobao being chased by the iron fan and fleeing, but he sighed, "I'm so happy to run so handsomely." Maybe the director's original intention was to make a funny part, but it implied the character of Zixia. Depiction: Every man will inevitably have a down time. At this time, what they need is often not stimulation and encouragement or even encouragement, but a warm harbor. There is no so-called dignity and face here, but only trust and open-mindedness. So you can put down the mask you work hard to maintain to truly face your real self and your real situation, and then smile calmly. Zixia is such a woman who has given her loved ones the greatest tolerance, and even the scene of her lover fleeing is just a form of happiness in her eyes.
I don't know
In the face of such a simple and a little silly woman, such a sincere and somewhat fiery love, after getting along with each other day and night, the Supreme Treasure should finally be tempted, the symbol is repeatedly shouting "Zixia" in the dream. Fortunately, this time, someone helped him count it, seven hundred and eighty-four times. The Supreme Treasure also understood that he was hopelessly in love with Zixia. From zero to seven hundred and eighty-four, it is definitely not a sudden change in one night. Before you know it, the love planted by Zixia has taken root, so that Supreme Treasure has to face such a dilemma: Zixia or Jing crystal? The question is already a bit cliché, but director Liu Zhenwei did not leave us any regrets. Bai Jingjing experienced a time travel journey in Xiaobao's description, and then entered Xiaobao's heart again, saw the tears left by Zixia, and chose to retreat.
It is also to complete the retreat of the other party, but Zixia and Jingjing are different. Perhaps because Zixia loves more deeply, although she chose to give up, she still couldn't help crying. Or, love is not something that can be compared, there is not much right or wrong, and the ending is always just a choice. The director of this film asked Zixia to choose the Supreme Treasure, while Jingjing chose to leave. But no matter what kind, the Supreme Treasure is actually very helpless, because he has no choice, and is pushed by fate from beginning to end. She chose Jingjing, but Jingjing left; she had already rejected Zixia, but she still accepted her love in a confused way. The subjective effort of finding the Moonlight Treasure Box to save Bai Jingjing seems more like an opportunity for God to arrange for him to meet Zixia and become Sun Wukong.
Looking at the simple wine and vegetables placed on the stone table on the wedding day, and the simple red cloth hanging on the wall of the cave, I suddenly felt that the happiness of the supreme treasure was actually very simple, and at that moment he was not far from his own happiness. You don't even need a perfect woman like Zixia to spend a lifetime together. If, although not, I still couldn't help but imagine that Bai Jingjing never left, and the two of them lived a dull little life together. With the dedication of the supreme treasure and the eagerness of Bai Jingjing, will happiness be far away from them? In the rolling red dust, we often can't help but want to find our "true love". Even if we hit our heads with blood, we forget to be grateful and satisfied in time - do we really need "true love"? I remember reading an article by Taiwanese writer Liu Yong that imagined a scenario: when a fake diamond needs tens of millions of sets of high-tech equipment and professional technicians to identify the authenticity, this fake diamond What is the difference between a drill and a real drill for ordinary people? Supreme Treasure is actually an ordinary person and is very satisfied with being an ordinary person. He does not think that he has the need to pursue real diamonds. The career he chooses is just to be a "promising bandit", and he chose love only because The love at first sight for Bai Jingjing is not based on any deep understanding. What is commendable for him is his perseverance after choosing, and even when he knew that he fell in love with another person, he insisted on marrying the one he identified. At this point, he is not Zixia's "unparalleled hero", but a qualified man.
On the other side, Lao Niu is forcing a marriage with the hopeful Zixia. Zixia's simplicity once again shocked me. "Since God has arranged for him to draw out my purple and green sword, he must be an extraordinary person, and I can't go wrong. I know that one day, he will appear in a highly anticipated situation, wearing golden armor and holy clothes and stepping on seven-colored clouds. Come and marry me." The phoenix crown is full of fantasy, beautiful and a little sad, how can such a woman be missed? Maybe every girl who has not been deeply involved in the world at the beginning of her entry into the WTO will appreciate or have such a dream, but they do not know that such a dream is destined to have a tragic ending from the beginning - "Hero, why don't you ask the hero? The price?"
We were speechless, and we could only cry.
The Supreme Treasure, who died under the sword of the Mother of God in the Spring 30s, faced his own conscience and began to understand something. After the guidance of Guanyin, he finally accepted the status of a hero and took on the important task of fetching the Western Classics. Abandoned the emotion of being an ordinary person. It seems to be a firm choice, but in fact it is still too much helplessness. Before putting on the hoop spell, he once again recalled his love with Zixia.
"Once there was a sincere love in front of me, I didn't cherish it, and I regretted it when I lost it. If God gives me another chance, I must say to that girl: I love you! If I must give This love adds a deadline, I hope it is 10,000 years."
This time there were no tears or even expressions in the monologue, but we know that this time, these words came from his heart.
The Supreme Treasure, who turned into Monkey King, was speechless in the face of Zixia's dream come true. Possessing boundless supernatural power, he seems to be infinitely beautiful, but his distorted expression and exaggerated actions tell us that he is not willing to be a hero like this wooden man, and his heart is crying. Watching the last part of the "fight" with the Bull Demon King, to be precise, it was a joke, I always felt sad, and I even wanted to compare him with Dongfang Invincible on the Blackwood Cliff, but the latter was actively castrated. his own body, while the former passively castrated his own soul - the same scenery, and the same sadness. But isn't there such a thing as that? "A real hero does not die recklessly for the so-called honor, but lives humbly for a great goal." At this point, while making this choice, the Supreme Treasure is already a hero.
Monkey King pretended to be aggressive to mock Zixia's inquiries, even with some sarcasm, in an attempt to alienate the love in his heart - since they can't help each other, let's just forget about each other. But the simple Zixia still identified this dreamy character and endured his deliberate cynicism. (One thing to remind us, when watching a movie, it is easy for us to get into that kind of subjective assumption, because we know that the Monkey King, who is walking on colorful clouds and wearing a golden armor, is the supreme treasure, but what about the Zixia Lai at that time? Said that she should be uncertain, she did not know the background of the scene in front of her, and the only reason she could insist on it was because the person in front of her was very much in line with her previous dreams.) Relying on an "unrealistic" The support of the dream, this is probably the "moth to the fire" type of love, even Zixia herself said "moths are so stupid"! But until the golden bell in the arms of the great sage fell out, Zixia was really convinced that this was the supreme treasure that she had been dreaming about, and she didn't know what kind of emotion was surging in her heart! Sun Wukong withstood the flying island that was about to be blown away by the Bull Demon King, Zixia rushed up desperately,
(Zixia caught up and hugged Sun Wukong.)
Zixia: Bastard!
Wukong: What do you think? bitch!
Zixia: Asshole!
Goku: You're an asshole!
Zixia: You are not human!
Wukong: You are not human!
Some people think that this kind of dialogue is poorly written, but I read it very interestingly: Zixia, who knows nothing, is ecstatic, and the Supreme Treasure who understands the truth is grief-stricken and wants to escape the situation in front of her, because he I really can't face the reality that two people clearly love each other but can't be together. The emotional surge overwhelmed the rationality, so the two of them were in a hurry, almost boring dialogue, but it was the best portrayal of the two people's inner emotions. In such a situation, instead, "there was once a sincere love in front of me..." The well-organized language seemed a bit abrupt.
In the end, Zixia stood up to block the steel fork of the bull's head for her lover.
"My crush is an unparalleled hero. One day he will walk on the seven-colored clouds to marry me. I guessed the first one, but I can't guess the ending."
A love that was mostly comedy ended in tragedy. Anyone who sees this episode will be saddened and shocked. Regarding Zixia's death, I can't bear to comment any more, so I can only borrow a passage from Su Shi's "Jiangchengzi":
"Ye Lai You Meng suddenly returned home,
Xiao Xuan window was dressing up. There was nothing to say
, only tears. It
is expected that the place where the heart is broken every year, the
moonlit night, and the short Songgang"
will always have such a painful memory!
This situation can be reminiscent
of Wukong, who came back from time and space, and saw the sunset samurai reincarnated by the Supreme Treasure and the reincarnated woman of Zixia on the city gate. This time, a sincere love is placed in front of the samurai, but will he cherish it? Wukong looked at the reincarnated Zixia's eyes, so familiar, because there was such a pair of resentful eyes looking at him, and the past was surging for a while, did he remember the promise he made? "If God gives me another chance, I will definitely say to that girl: I love you!" With the body of a samurai, Wukong was lucky enough to get another chance, but unfortunately, Zixia has completely forgotten about it. those past events. "That person looks so strange." The eager embrace seemed to have gone away with the strange back. The former hero, the golden armor, the seven-colored clouds, and of course the sacrifices he paid have all disappeared. It's the price of being a hero!
The last line of the whole movie
"He looks like a dog!"
Said by the sunset samurai, in fact, it has no deep meaning, because he is the reincarnation of the supreme treasure (also played by Zhou Xingchi), saying it here is a self-deprecating self-deprecation of the supreme treasure that has become Wukong. The person you love understands, what is the meaning of living, doing what you don't want to do, and carrying a seemingly sacred but heavy burden? Just like a dog. Helpless but had to do it, just laugh at yourself.
Looking back before leaving, Zixia happily nestled in the arms of the samurai under the sunset. Maybe they should understand that there was once a sincere love in front of them, but they didn't catch it, and don't let it slip away this time.
Wukong turned his head and embarked on the road to get the Western Sutra. He still had such a fiery love in his heart, but it was a pity that it had become a memory. But what about memories? At least once had, choose, no regrets!
"This relationship can be reminisced, but it was lost at the time." A
relationship, two people...
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