The end is particularly wonderful. At first you thought it was just a more interesting story of the Cultural Revolution, but at the end, the topic suddenly changed and the theme became prominent. Jiang Wen or Wang Shuo said a cruel thing in a witty tone. Just like a sugar-coated tablet, although sweet in appearance, it is still bitter in nature, but fortunately it is useful to eat. There must be shadows of their lives in it, otherwise it won't be so realistic. People who have experienced that era probably resonate with it.
I think the essence of this film is a particularly cruel thing. A child sees a piece of candy, wants it but can't get it, and later is isolated for the candy, but in fact the candy may not be as sweet as he imagined
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