Why can't so many people understand Big Fish and Begonia! Chinese Philosophy

Onie 2022-04-23 07:04:23

I like to read the comments for the films I appreciate and find like-minded people, but this movie alone has seen so many comments, so ridiculous and sad. I can't help but comment here, and help the idiots to analyze why you can't understand Big Fish and Begonia!

When watching this movie, you should know that in addition to the director's dreams and feelings 12 years ago, it is also from Zhuangzi's "Easy Journey". If you know "Xiaoyaoyou", you must know that this is a collection of art and philosophy. The article, aside from the refinement of the text, mainly expounds the outlook on life and values ​​of the pursuit of absolute freedom, which can be summed up in one sentence, that is, "the supreme man has no self, the gods and men have no merit, and the saints have no name."

In this film, Kun, Chun, and Qiu represent the three realms and levels of the spirit, just like its longevity, Kun is a hundred years, Chun is eight thousand years as spring, eight thousand years as autumn, and Qiu is the reincarnation in charge of eternity .

Kun. "There is a fish in Beiming, its name is Kun. Kun is so big, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is; when it turns into a bird, its name is Peng. The back of Peng, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is." , that is, the separation of the body and the soul has been achieved, and the self-absorption has been achieved. "Wandering" does not refer to the physical journey, but more importantly, it refers to the spiritual journey.
However, as the rat woman said, its purity must be a big fish. But "and if the accumulation of water is not thick, it will not be able to carry a large boat. If a cup of water is overlaid on the Au Hall, it will be a mustard boat; if a cup is placed, it will be glued, and the water will be shallow and the boat will be large. The accumulation of wind If it is not thick enough, it will not be able to carry the big wings. Therefore, if it is 90,000 miles away, the wind will be down.” This means that if the water is not deep enough to carry the boat, and the wind is not strong, then the wings with a huge load will not have the strength. It can be seen that the soul has limitations, so what is the key to breaking the limitations?

Chun. "There are ghosts in the south of Chu, with five hundred years old as spring and five hundred years old as autumn; in ancient times, there were great chuns, with eight thousand years old as spring and eight thousand years old as autumn." Counting the years, comparing the length and the short, the high and the low are self-evident. Zhuangzi's free wandering refers to "walking endlessly without waiting for anything", without any dependence on worldly things, becoming one with nature, and freely wandering in the world without any constraints . "Xiaoyao" in Zhuangzi here refers to the greatest spiritual freedom that people achieve by transcending the limitations of worldly concepts and their values.
Chun is the wind under Kun's wings. Just as grandpa said, "As long as your heart is kind, right or wrong is someone else's business." Here, let nature take its course, realize the true self, and a spiritually independent outlook on life begins to emerge , Chun represents the forgetting of honor and disgrace, praise and criticism are surpassed by people's ego, her no-self means that she doesn't care about the rules of the world, she doesn't remember Kun's original name, and she doesn't care about his original gender.
At this point, those who spray dog ​​blood love triangle can shut up.
However, Chun is not absolutely free, and her concern for her hometown and villagers determines that she will be bound by emotions.

Qiu. No life, no place, no worries, but "you know, I have no parents since I was a child, my grandma brought me up alone, and suffered a lot, and no one cares about me since I was a child, I am not afraid of the sky, do whatever I want to do. , but what I am most afraid of in the world is to make you suffer..." Qiu's help to Chun was never considered, never restricted, never self, just like the final sacrifice "I will turn into the spring rain of the world to accompany you by your side. ".
In "Xiaoyaoyou", "The mountain of Miaogushe is inhabited by gods and people. The skin is like ice and snow, and the skin is like a virgin. It does not eat five grains, breathes the wind and drinks the dew, rides the cloud gas, flies the dragon, and swims beyond the four seas. Its spirit is condensed, so that things are not flawed and the grains are ripe." It is Qiu, whose hair is as white as snow, the wind rides a dragon, its governance is like spring rain, moistening things without sound, and the way and practice are unified.
Qiu is the ultimate ideal personality, the mind is infinitely open, and it is in harmony with external things. Such a mind to rule the world is destined to be in charge of the reincarnation of the world. Lingpo knew everything early on. She was in charge of goodness. The rat woman also knows everything, so she is willing to act as the pusher. When the spirit woman said "there are too many dirty things below, it should be cleaned up", not referring to the rat generation, but the Taoist advocate of "governance by inaction", to lift the seal of the rat generation and release it. Rat woman is reborn.

Qiu’s first attempt to open the sky could not be successful, because the body, mind, and spirit must be united and sublimated at the end, which is true freedom. “Some fish can never be locked up, because they belong to the sky.” Such fish, It is an awakened soul, reaching a new realm in ideological understanding and spiritual connotation.

For the analysis of the gods representing the laws of heaven and the secular system, please refer to Greek mythology, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, the Lotus Lantern, the White-haired Witch, the Swordsman and other gods or leaders.

About Easter Eggs: Ling Po palms a cat, a rat claws a mouse, the rat violates the rules and is sealed, the Ling Po has been carrying an irredeemable debt, the Ling Po director opens the sky, the rat Po lifts the seal, and the Ling Po can eventually abdicate. What I'm trying to say, you know?

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Big Fish & Begonia quotes

  • Lingpo: What brings you to the Island of Souls?

    Chun: There's a soul I'm looking for: the soul of a human boy

    Lingpo: What time was it he died?

    Chun: It was two days before the wheat harvest.

    Lingpo: You need to be sure of the date. Otherwise you're searching for a needle in a haystack. So many die every day.

    Chun: I'm sure. It was my birthday.

    Lingpo: I know what you're trying to do, girl, and it goes against the laws of nature!

    Chun: I don't care. I've got to save him!

    Lingpo: The punishment is harsh for those who defy nature, no matter who you are, so you *should* care.

    Chun: But I owe him, for saving my life.

    Lingpo: How very touching. I've been stuck here for 800 years, and I'm still not done paying penance for my sin!

    Chun: But you didn't...!

    Lingpo: Don't interrupt! Let me tell you what real tragedy is. Meeting someone you care about so much you forget yourself and make a mistake. So then you go back and try to fix it and make things right again, and then you learn that fixing it's impossible.

    [chuckles]

    Lingpo: We can never undo the wrongs we've done. This I know.

    Chun: You're saying you won't help me?

    Lingpo: I'm saying I pity you. Besides, resurrecting someone from the dead doesn't come cheap.

    Chun: What would it cost?

    Lingpo: No less than a lovely girl's loveliest features: your eyes.

    Chun: [winces]

    Lingpo: [laughing] Now she's scared.

    [chuckles]

    Lingpo: Don't want to give up your pretty eyes, eh? All right, I'll take half your life instead.

    Chun: If that'll save him, take it.