A simple "folk song" in the history of world cinema, reflecting the lower-level figures in Vietnamese society.
lotus image
There are images of lotus flowers everywhere in the movie, which are white, simple, and natural. The flower girl is kind and sincere, and her heart is as pure and clear as a lotus. Both men in the movie bought lotus flowers from her and gave them to women who were very important to them. Before his death, Mr. Du also asked her to sing the simple folk song and gave her the beautiful poems he wrote when he was young. , which reflects people's inner yearning for "lotus-like" beautiful things. Several main characters in the film are all at the bottom of Vietnamese society, their bodies are humble to dust, but their hearts can produce lotus flowers. Their thoughts are like the opening and falling of lotus flowers, quiet, secluded, and long, exuding a faint fragrance with moistness. - The same goes for the whole artistic atmosphere of the film.
story level
The story of the coachman and the prostitute is very similar to the classic Chinese novel "The Oil Seller dominates the oiran". The male protagonists are all small businesses, one sells oil and the other pulls a car. They all impress the woman with a kind of stupid kindness, sincerity, thoughtfulness, and persistence. They have no sex with the heroine on the first night. In the novel, because the oiran is drunk, The oil seller sat next to her and waited all night. In the movie, she watched her sleep all night. In the novel, the oiran was chased off the boat by the son, barefoot, and the oil seller carried her back to the brothel. In the movie, the heroine was driven out of the taxi by Gao Fushuai, and the driver went to help in time. 10 taels per night in the novel and $50 per night in the movie. The life ideals of the two heroines are the same: Congliang, the difference is that the oiran in the novel sells her body to a brothel, and Congliang needs money to redeem herself when she marries, while the heroine in the movie is a modern prostitute, free to come and go.
The last thing is the same: both men and women are walking together.
More importantly: such stories rarely happen in reality, and the pick-up man is not a good one.
I wish you and I, who are watching the movie, have a beautiful heart like a lotus flower.
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