But generally speaking, I think the Confucius in this film is quite credible, and there is not too much spoof and joke about the rancid smell. I also learned a lot from it. In order to respect public opinion, the film strives to show him as Kong Sheng, and Chow Yun-fat's performance is also very good. But in the film, Confucius also has a pitiful, cute and even ridiculous side, such as what he said, "don't live in a chaotic state", which is also his more realistic and more humane side. In his life, his pursuit of self-denial and self-recovery, and applying what he has learned to practice, is described in the film a lot. The director focuses on the entanglement of grievances between Confucius and politics, but unfortunately, Confucius' achievements in education and ideology have basically passed by. As a story, this is also quite metaphorical, and it also expresses the entanglement between the intellectuals and the ruling class after Confucius. At the end of the film, it is said that after Confucius wandered for 19 years as a "returnee", he only wanted to teach and educate people, and he did not want to go into politics again. I really hope that this film can be seen by Mr. Chen Gang of Hegong University, and maybe it will inspire him, and he will not commit suicide for failing to get promoted.
After Confucius left the state of Lu for more than ten years, he hoped to influence the society at that time with his own thoughts, but he was not able to do so, but became frustrated. In today's parlance, this is an ideal disillusionment. So why did the later generations not defeat the king and defeat the pirates, denying his thoughts, but letting his thoughts continue to thrive? A giant of thought, his thoughts and thoughts are often "inconvenient truths". People think that he is noisy, and that his descriptions impact the reality that they are powerless to change. The philistines often have to wait for him to die before they take him seriously. Out of ignorance or powerlessness, people like to use the status quo to interpret ideals, rather than using ideals to transform reality. A prophet, in his own homeland, in his own time, is not necessarily welcome. Jesus said, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head" (Matthew 8:20).
However, in different times, idealists are always alive and well. The insights of Confucius, in different times, must be shared by others. "Do not do to others what you do not want to do to yourself", is an expression for human beings to get along in an ideal situation. Almost all religious beliefs in the world have similar expressions, which are the so-called "golden rules". No matter in the era of Confucius or in today's era, ritual collapse and mourning are all because of the evil side of human nature. People began to pursue the maximization of personal interests, and no longer "do not do to others what they want to do to themselves", thus causing "The quality of the masses is low." To solve this problem, America's solution is to respect faith, so that there are more churches than restaurants in American society. People go to church every week, they are re-indoctrinated, they use a Bible to repeat the original teaching of Jesus, and they constantly reflect. A person who accepts this kind of education, even if he pretends to listen at the beginning, or even listens to it for ulterior motives, may end up being false for a long time. ", transforming a person's life. In the transformation of society, heroes can naturally raise their arms, but we also found that even if Confucius is alive, his power is limited, and he will become a bereaved dog. Soldier, let people see his ability alive.
Nowadays, Confucius Institutes are blooming everywhere. Can the person in charge of the Confucius Institute really promote Confucius' thoughts? What is the thought of Confucius? What's advisable or not? Perhaps use this film as a starting point for a discussion. I hope there will be more films like this. In addition to "Confucius", I will also shoot "Laozi", "Zhuangzi", "Han Feizi"... As an introduction, to stimulate thinking and discussion. For the reflection of historical figures, it is unwise to block. If the top is not in a hurry and the bottom is in a hurry, if you hold your thoughts firmly, then the 3D and 4D "Flesh Futons" will inevitably float out one by one like water hyacinths.
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