First of all, this is a film with the theme of eroticism. Wong Kar-wai chose to express his lust with his hands, which is very "Chinese" in itself. When it comes to desire, we probably don't think of the hand most directly, because it is not the most directly progressive organ. In mainland China, we always avoid talking about sex, so Wong Kar-wai chose to use his hands to express his desires. The hand is the organ that touches the lover and gives you a sense of touch. It is an indirect desire, which is very much in line with the subtle and tactful way of expression in China. Including the sex and when Miss Hua gave Xiao Zhang masturbation in the film, she did not use direct nude scenes to express it, but through voice. When Xiao Zhang came to Miss Hua for the first time, Miss Hua was having sex with Mr. Zhao. The director chose to use Miss Hua's moans to express it; when Miss Hua was masturbating to Xiao Zhang, she chose to use Xiao Zhang's moans to express. Secondly, in the selection of props, the director chooses cheongsam. Wong Kar-wai seems to have a unique love for cheongsam. Cheongsam, the English translation of The Chinese dress, is a traditional clothing that represents Chinese women. It has a high straight collar, and the tailoring can fully bring out the curvaceous beauty of women, and it has a unique sense of sensuality. This is the embodiment of the Chinese logo. In the end, a flashback was adopted in the story structure of the film, echoing the beginning and the end, but there was no scene of the heroine in the first paragraph of the film. The heroine expressed it in a voice-over manner, and the heroine did not show the first side until 6 minutes and 03 seconds. , fully maintaining the mystery of the heroine and arousing the curiosity of the audience. Speaking of which, I have to mention the little white-faced Mr. Zhao in this film. Although he appears 6 times in the whole film, he does not have a clear face. This is reminiscent of the old man in "The Big Red Lantern Hanging High". Although he also has a certain "status", he does not have a face-to-face shot.
At the beginning of the film, it took more than 1 minute and 40 seconds to show some animations, such as a picture book that was opened page by page. The picture book showed some intimate actions of couples, kissing and hugging. But Miss Hua and Xiao Zhang in the film will never have the opportunity to do this like a normal couple. The first time the two met, Miss Hua completed the sexual enlightenment for Xiao Zhang with her hands in a flirtatious way, opened the door to Xiao Zhang's sex, and also opened the door to their ambiguous relationship. The second time I think it is the climax of the erotic expression in this film, Xiao Zhang is in the tailor's room, laying the cheongsam for Miss Hua on the table, his hands penetrated from the bottom of the skirt little by little, groping little by little, as if stroking the woman's The ketone body, at the same time Xiao Zhang's restrained moaning sound, completely opened the door of imagination, although there is not even a woman, just a man and a cheongsam, but the expression of eroticism is vividly displayed. The third time, when Miss Hua was about to die, when Xiao Zhang went to visit her, she couldn't repay Xiao Zhang's love for her, and used her only remaining hand to complete the second and last masturbation for Xiao Zhang. . This time, instead of being as nervous and restrained as the first time, it is full of sadness and love is impossible. Although I love Miss Hua like that, I just silently pay for her behind my back and make beautiful clothes for her to please other men. For so many years, he never really got her body once, not even the two of them were together when she was dying, so the last masturbation was full of sadness and helplessness. At the end of the film, Lao Jin asked about Miss Zhang Hua's situation. Xiao Zhang said that she had left by plane. She was very beautiful and very happy. In fact, Miss Hua was already dead. But Xiao Zhang didn't say that, because Miss Hua has a goddess-like status in her heart. Although she is just the most humble person selling her body in this city, he still loves her like a goddess.
Finally, I would like to talk about some details in this film. The first is the mirror. Mirrors can play a certain role in the spatial structure. In the film, the mirror in the heroine's room is like a witness, witnessing all this, and the camera often uses the mirror to show the hero and heroine. There are two scenes that impress people. In the first scene, the heroine was abandoned by Xiaobai, and when her hair was messy, she looked up at herself in the mirror, raised her hand to straighten her hair, and sang in the background music. "Don't waste a good spring", that kind of arrogance in his bones is undoubtedly revealed. In the second scene, before the heroine moves, Xiao Zhang and the heroine are sitting at the heroine's house drinking. Their relationship, although the actual distance is not far, can never be together, everything is just a mirror. The second is the cheongsam. In addition to embodying the curvaceous beauty of women in the play, the cheongsam hints at the woman's body, and it also hints at the character's identity. In the beginning, when Miss Hua was a courtesan, her cheongsam was quite gorgeous, all of which were exquisite satin, beautiful colors, and it was different every time she appeared, but when she became a prostitute, she wore a dark cotton cheongsam all the way. . It rained at the end. It rained twice throughout the film. The first time was before Miss Hua moved, and the two were drinking at Miss Hua's house. This was the most dialogue between the two since the development of the story, but at the same time, Xiao Zhang also "lost" she is. The rain vented the emotions of the two of them. When I mentioned this clip, I would like to mention the last scene of this clip. Miss Hua was leaning against the wall and drinking alone, listening to the same music as before, her eyes were full of confusion, and she talked about herself. The button of the straight collar of the cheongsam was unbuttoned with a snap, and this towering straight collar, and the only remaining pride and self-esteem she had left before, gave up in a moment. The second time, when Xiao Zhang went to find Miss Hua, when she heard that she was having sex with another man, when she ran back to the tailor's room to lust after her cheongsam, it seemed that the only way to vent her emotions was through the rain.
Although there is no large-scale nudity in the whole film, it expresses eroticism vividly through the theme, plot, details and other aspects. And various elements also show Chinese characteristics, things of China's own style, and unique expressions.
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