Regarding the film text, such a classic and deeply rooted film, there are too many interpretations. It is nothing more than the history of Taiwan's history from the Restoration to February 28 to 1949 when the Nationalist government moved to Taiwan.
The narrative is very restrained, leaving a large area of blank, long-lens objective observation perspective, not paying attention to the specific narrative of contradictions and conflicts, but trying to restore the current historical human environment, atmosphere, situation, dialogue state, life details, etc. Trying to restore objectively without participating is a respectful attitude towards history by the main creator. Of course, there is an attitude if there is observation and narrative, so the huge sense of sadness is like a few places in the film where the atmosphere of the sky goes down the mountains, rivers and boats, and thunder rolls in the bright and bright spring. , Earth-shattering, but the fog locks the building and cannot penetrate the fog of history.
Because the grainy performance of specific contradictions under the grand narrative is deliberately avoided, the calm narrative and the quiet observation perspective make the film heavy and dull, barren and profound. In fact, it is not very friendly to ordinary readers. But the careful reading is immersed in the historical process.
When the liberation was restored, a group of educated youths sang the trilogy in exile with pride. My home was on the Songhua River in the northeast. . . . Can't help but make people cry, the feelings of family and country and the so-called nostalgia are submerged in the blood of every Chinese descendant. 50 years of Japanese tradition has not changed.
However, it was the same group of local enthusiastic young people who rose up in the face of the tyranny of the Guotong represented by Chen Yi when they took over the management. On 2.28 large-scale conflicts, martial law and high pressure, they were also the ones who raised their arms and shouted for bloodshed in the conflict. At that time, every future Chinese son and daughter who watched the movie would sigh and regret in their hearts. Such a good start has turned into such a tearing situation, and it has been pervading until now, and my heart is difficult to solve.
Today's Taiwan seems to have reached such a historic turning point again. On the one hand, the mainland is full of enthusiasm for the reunification of the motherland, and the national sentiment is high; on the other hand, the DPP is betting on the United States with the fate of an island; Just like the Lin family in the Jiufen Mountains of Taiwan, who will really represent and care about their specific choices and judgments?
I have been to Taiwan many times in the past few years, and I have also brought my whole family to Taiwan for the Spring Festival. I have an extremely good impression of the public order and good customs that are common among Taiwanese living people, and I am deeply afraid of a bloody war infecting this pure land. But the basic sense of identity of the Chinese people makes me think that the return of Taiwan and the reunification of the two sides of the strait should be an unquestionable historical inevitability.
How to avoid the recurrence of tragedies like 2.28 is a good strategy for a big country. Ruthless manipulation is not advisable, and gentle connivance can easily lead to the chaos in Hong Kong today.
In the final analysis, we are all little people, our butt decides our head, our family and country feelings and the maintenance of blood and family love are all heavy hearts, and if we move, we can only splatter blood for five steps.
Don't fight, don't fight. When it really hits, take care of your own little family. Whoever moves my home will have to die. As for the vision of big history, that is the matter of great writers and directors. A boat in a small person's family cannot hold a grain of sand in a big era.
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