There is a film of the same name, which is a western film directed by John Woo. Compared with this film, the film revolves around the traditional Chinese folk culture "Face-changing of Sichuan Opera". The story is set in the Sichuan famine in the 1920s. The families who were hit by the disaster at that time were in dire straits. In order to keep their children alive, they had to reluctantly sell the children in the market. However, because the boys had to keep them for generations, girls were mostly sold in the market. At that time, the concept of valuing sons over women was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and almost all traditional cultural skills were only passed on to men and not women. The male protagonist of the story is such an old man who has the stunt of Sichuan Opera's face-changing skills but prefers sons to women, commonly known as the face-changing king; the female protagonist is a little girl named Gouwa who was sold to the face-changing king; another important role is commonly known as the living Guanyin. The male actress Liang Sulan. This is how the emotional story between the three began.
Face-changing Wang's wife passed away, and his son died when he was 10 years old. There was only one monkey left to accompany him. The face-changing king was talking funny things on the street, shaking his sophisticated posture, and when he saw one hand in front of his face, his face changed instantly, and everyone present was stunned. Living Guanyin Liang Sulan happened to see the wonderful performance of the face-changing king, and was quite amazed, so Liang Sulan asked the face-changing king to drink tea, and wanted him to join the Liyuan, but the face-changing king said, "It is passed on from the inside, not from the outside, and from men to women." Wan refused, and when Liang Sulan mentioned whether there was a legacy, the face-changing king's face sank. Liang Sulan's words pierced the face-changing king's heart, so the face-changing king went to the market for selling children to find heirs, but found that almost all of them were girls. When he was about to leave in disappointment, a grandfather came from behind, and the face-changing king saw that the man disguised himself as a woman and was smart. The clever dog baby was happy and bought it decisively. The face-changing king is very kind to the dog, and he shows off his "grandson" to others everywhere. Once the dog had a fever, the face-changing king pawned the ancestral sword to treat the dog. When the face-changing king saw the bruises on the dog's body, he was even more I feel sorry for this child from the bottom of my heart. He holds the dog baby and plans to nurture him well. The dog baby snuggles up in the arms of his grandfather and gets the warmth that he has never had before, and the thoughtfulness of the dog baby also warms the face-changing king.
The face-changing king went to the street with the dog baby. Once when he was splitting sugar cane with a knife, someone knocked the knife down with a slingshot, causing the face-changing king to be cut in the foot. As an old Jianghu, he let the dog baby on the wound. With a splash of urine, the dog baby has since exposed his daughter. The concept of valuing sons over women has long been ingrained in the face-changing king. The disappointed face-changing king planned to give Gouwa a package of money so that she could make a living. At this time, Gouwa confided what happened to her. She said that she had been sold 7 times. They all disliked her for being a daughter and being treated as an animal. She was chasing her grandfather while crying, and even jumped into the water and almost died. This made the face-changing king completely soft-hearted, and he promised to let the dog stay with him. The dog can't call him grandpa, only boss. The face-changing king makes the dog dolls practice acrobatics to make a living by performing arts. Gouwa is very interested in face-changing. Once on the boat, he looked at the face-changing face of the face-changing king, accidentally caught fire, and finally set the boat on fire. The guilt dog left the face-changing king, and was caught by a trafficker on the street. The dog helped the trafficker take care of another boy who was picked up. At this time, the smart dog thought that his grandfather needed a boy, so he tried his best to get this The boy was sent to the grandfather's boat, but he left. When the face-changing king saw the boy on the bow, he was very happy, and he was grateful and missed the dog baby from the bottom of his heart. However, it was either a blessing or a disaster. The face-changing king was eventually imprisoned for the crime of abducting and selling children. The government saw that he was alone and was detained, so they pinned more than a dozen cases of missing children on the face-changing king. calamity. The dog baby learned the news that the face-changing king was arrested, and came to the cell to find her with the face-changing king's most important mask, and poured out his original intention and guilt. The face-changing king looked at the crying dog baby, thinking that he had no hope of finding a mantle. It was a great pain in his heart, and he finally left the little monkey to the dog as a souvenir.
Although Gouwa is just a little girl, she is determined to rescue her grandfather. Gouwa found Liang Sulan, a living Guanyin, and wanted to intercede with the teacher through his prestige and status. Liang Sulan was moved by Gouwa's sincerity, and at the same time admired a person with unique skills such as the face-changing king, so he agreed. However, the officialdom is dark, and the teacher is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The teacher does not want to oppose the officialdom because of a wronged commoner. Liang Sulan's pleas fail, and Gouwa once again fell into despair. Gouwa was so anxious that she decided to fight for her life in order to save her grandfather. After Liang Sulan sang a play, the teacher who had finished watching the play was about to leave. At this time, the dog suddenly fell from the roof. He saw a rope tied to his feet, a knife in his hand, and he kept shouting injustice. She also said that if the teacher did not agree to save her grandfather, she would cut the rope, and the teacher walked forward without paying attention. Liang Sulan was very worried about the dog when she saw this situation. When the dog cut the rope, Liang Sulan desperately caught the dog. He walked to the teacher with the fainted dog baby in his arms, saying that even if the teacher didn't care, he would help the dog to sue and seek justice for the face-changing king. The teacher admired Liang Sulan's integrity and the courage of the dog very much, and was completely moved, so he helped rescue the face-changing king. After the face-changing king was released from prison, he directly thanked Liang Sulan. After understanding, he realized that it was the dog who saved him. His stubborn thought of "passing on men and not women" suddenly collapsed. When he saw the dog waiting for him on the boat, he choked up. Say "call it grandpa, call it grandpa...". The face-changing king and the dog baby have been dependent on each other since then, and they broke the ancestral training and taught the face-changing stunt to the dog baby.
The face-changing king changed his inner concept from letting the dog call his grandfather to the boss, and then to his grandfather, from passing on males but not females to teaching the dog the stunt of changing faces. He broke the shackles of thousands of years of feudal ideology. The dog baby is smart, courageous, and considerate, and it is even better than countless boys. Although our country has a long history and a broad and profound culture, the concept of patriarchal preference reflects the pedantic traditional thinking and has become a barrier to the further development of traditional culture. In order to preserve the essence of our culture, we need to break the rules and treat men and women equally. Women have their own unique wisdom. As long as women are given enough opportunities, they will be no worse than men. Therefore, each of us should respect women and eliminate prejudice against women.
Notes:
The actor of the face-changing king is Zhu Xu. He is an old actor. His enthusiasm and seriousness in acting are worthy of our pondering and learning. The actor of the dog is Zhou Renying. This is her only work. The story in the film is very similar to her real experience. She left her parents at the age of 4 and was introduced to the acrobat Zhou Zhili to study and live together. It can be said that I have tasted the pain of life since I was a child. She was only 8 years old when she was filming this drama. She had no acting experience before, but her every action and every expression in the play was so amazing. Her acting skills were even better than the old actor Zhu Xu. , is much stronger than some of the current popular stars, so she was nominated for the 16th Golden Rooster Award. However, before Zhou Renying accepted the award, she was taken away by her mother who was a frequent drug addict. So far, there is no news of her, which is really embarrassing.
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