And the biggest flaw in the play is to portray Confucius as a flawless sage. Such a Confucius has no humanity, how can it cause The audience's resonance? Not to mention touching. For example, after Confucius was not appointed by Lu Dinggong, he packed his luggage and traveled around the world. When he went out, he said to his wife and family to take care of himself, and then left his wife and children. Compared with the next work [October Siege], some characters have their own destiny before participating in the task. Let the audience participate in the play, so as to highlight the greatness of the final characters when they make decisions. Similar types of works, Martin Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" is much better than [Confucius]. Because Martin Scorsese made Jesus like an ordinary person, he can't handle the temptations of the world like ordinary people. The greatness lies in being able to sacrifice oneself and become a benefactor in the end. Such a Jesus is unforgettable.
Confucius had many disciples in his life, and there were countless people who listened to his lectures. For such a popular teacher, I think his lectures and speeches must be unforgettable. It will be pedantic and sleepy. It will be both solemn and harmonious, with subtle metaphors, and can be appreciated by both the refined and the popular. The various stories about Confucius that have been circulated can also show that Confucius is a teacher who is good at teaching according to his aptitude. But from this From the perspective of the play, it should be smearing Confucius and making him a scholar who is most hated by students.
There are many disciples of Confucius, and some of them are very personal. For example, Yan Hui in the play is a very interesting character. Once Lu Dinggong asked Yan Hui: "Have you heard of Dongguo Bi who is good at horses?" Yan replied : "The good is good, the horse will be lost." Said that Dongguo's horse will run away. After hearing this, Duke Ding of Lu said, "I never imagined that a gentleman would slander others." Later, the horse ran away, and Duke Lu Ding was greatly surprised. Zhao Yan came back and asked, Yan Hui said: "The ancients used horses and people, so that they would not be overly tired, so the horses and the people were given orders safely. The horse is overwhelmed and must run away." What a dramatic story, but unfortunately Yan Hui died without any premise in the play. In that scene, apart from the thunderous sound, I didn't feel any touch.
Another example is Zilu, 'You want to be brave, and Confucius is violent. 'Zi Lu bullied Confucius with force, but was subdued by Confucius. After becoming a disciple of Confucius, "Zilu has heard it, but he can't do it before, I'm afraid to hear it." When he heard a truth, he couldn't wait to put it into practice. What a vivid character description. With these narrations, Zilu heard about the civil strife in Wei, and rushed to immediately. On the way, he heard the news that the master had retreated. He had a chance to escape, but because of the righteousness, he resolutely moved forward, and Luo Ying died. This touching story was also trampled to pieces in the [Confucius] play, so what about Zilu? No one will remember after leaving the theater.
There is also a disciple, I think the one who should describe it is Ziyu. When the sage is also wrong, Ziyu is ugly and Confucius despises him. Only such a Confucius has human nature. And Confucius should show his extraordinary character in the process of getting along with his disciples. Instead of blindly pursuing the mysterious and mysterious sage stories, and that kind of boilerplate, boring Confucius, don't even read it!
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