About Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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The reason why "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is exquisite is that it only tells the second half of the story. The first half of the story goes like this:
Geng Liuniang, the later "Blue-eyed Fox", is the daughter of a big thief in Jianghu. Her father was arrested by the government a long time ago, and the Blue-eyed Fox had no support. After learning a little bit of kung fu, she became a thief following her father's business. She should have been very beautiful when she was young, otherwise she would not have fallen into this seductive title. Her beauty made Jiang Nanhe, the head of the Wudang sect with a high morality, also broke the lust ring. The blue-eyed fox thought that Jiang Nanhe was willing to teach her martial arts determination after he had an affair with her. However, Jiang Nanhe did not agree to this exchange, so the blue-eyed fox killed Jiang Nanhe, stole "Wudang Determination", and planned to become a self-taught.
At this time, Li Mubai, Jiang Nanhe's beloved disciple, was cultivating in Jiuhua Mountain. When he left the customs, he learned that his master was killed and "Wudang Swordsmanship" was stolen, and revenge for his master became his lifelong knot. And although the blue-eyed fox grabbed the "Determination", she was illiterate and could not understand the profound formulas in the book. She could only practice according to the illustrations. In the past ten years, the blue-eyed fox has been hiding in the home of an official in Xinjiang, and secretly took the young lady Yu Jiaolong he served as his apprentice. Yu Jiaolong, who has been learning "Determination" from the blue-eyed fox at the age of eight, not only understood the pictures in the book, but also wrote down the words that her master could not understand. Her martial arts soon surpassed the blue-eyed fox, but she was deeply Hidden, did not let the master know. These secrets did not come to light until the night when the blue-eyed fox fought against Li Mubai in Huangtugang, and this was the second half of the story.
That night, the blue-eyed fox invited a Shaanxi-Gansu police officer who had been chasing her to Huangtugang in the suburbs. After Li Mubai learned about it from Yu Xiulian, he didn't want to let go of this opportunity for revenge that he had been waiting for ten years. I think Li Mubai is about ready to fight to the death at this time. He has never played against the blue-eyed fox, but it is reasonable to assume that the other party has been practicing "Determination" for ten years, and it is possible that his skills are higher than Li Mubai. But Li Mubai never expected that all the kung fu the blue-eyed fox used were superficial and nasty tricks, and after only two rounds, Li Mubai couldn't hide his contempt (and he must have breathed a sigh of relief) mocking her: "I have practiced for ten years. , can only practice the evil trick of getting into the devil." At this moment, Yu Jiaolong appeared, and she rescued the master, the blue-eyed fox. The blue-eyed fox who was slumped on the side looked at the changes in Yu Jiaolong and Li Mubai's moves, and was so shocked that she couldn't keep her mouth shut. She had no idea that her apprentice's martial arts had reached this level. Also surprised was Li Mubai. The appearance of Yu Jiaolong greatly shifted his focus of revenge.
Regarding the killing of Master, Li Mubai only gave a very basic statement: "The blue-eyed fox killed my master and stole "Wudang's Determination"." But the blue-eyed fox's martial arts are not Jiang Nanhe's opponent at all. What kind of occasion did the means kill his master? If he described it truthfully, the reputation of Jiang Nanhe I would definitely be gone. Jiang Nanhe's greed for beauty caused the theft of the lifeblood of his division, "Determination". This is not so much a "big hatred" as it is a "big mistake". Li Mubai said that he wanted to avenge his master, but he actually wanted to make up for it. Only by killing the blue-eyed fox could he stop the harm of "Determination of the Heart" in time. At this time, he discovered Yu Jiaolong, who was extremely talented, and she gave Li Mubai hope: the rumor of "Determination", not all the consequences were sown. If Yu Jiaolong can be introduced into the "right way", then Jiang Nanhe's fault can be truly made up for. This also explains why Li Mubai was chasing the blue-eyed fox at first, but after seeing Yu Jiaolong, he became chasing after Yu Jiaolong. Not for anything else, but for his master.
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After Li Mubai and Yu Jiaolong fought on Huangtugang, he was determined to take this apprentice away from the evil ways of the blue-eyed fox. The night Yu Jiaolong came to return the sword, Li Mubai wanted to seize the opportunity to let Yu Jiaolong see who was more capable of being her master. Yu Jiaolong had not yet started, and was already pinned by the sword on his neck. At this time, he asked something arrogant: "Why do you want to teach me? Are you not afraid that I will learn to kill you?" It means, I want to learn If you do, it will soon surpass you, aren't you afraid?
Li Mubai replied: "Since we are master and apprentice, we must meet with our lives." Li Mubai has taken the initiative to let go of his guard and told her that as long as you are willing to learn, I will have no reservations, and I can give you life. To be honest, Li Mubai had no life to give to Yu Jiaolong. His concept of master and apprentice was very deep, and he had already given his life to his master. All this is still for his master.
Yu Jiaolong was moved by Li Mubai's invitation, but she also had another master, the blue-eyed fox. That night, the blue-eyed fox was in Yu Jiaolong's boudoir. Yu Jiaolong categorically refused, for the simple reason that the blue-eyed fox could no longer teach her anything. This is the only time she exposes her vulnerability and fear in the movie: "You gave me the dream of Jianghu, but one day, I found that I can defeat you, you don't know how scared I am. I can't see the world Side, I don't know where to go, who I can follow." At this time, when you look at Yu Jiaolong's question to Li Mubai, "Will you not be afraid when I surpass you?" I think she is very cute, because that is actually her own fear.
I also take the two sentences of Yu Jiaolong as the title of the movie. Compared with "men and women", this movie has a more dominant relationship. It is "teacher and apprentice", or in a cheesy literary tone, it is the anxiety of influence . This kind of "fear" is what Li Mubai and Yu Jiaolong really have in common in their hearts. It is more hidden in Li Mubai's place. He only confided it to Yu Xiulian. Unfortunately, Yu Xiulian has never really understood what Li Mubai's difficulties are.
At the beginning of the movie, Li Mubai came to the security bureau to find Yu Xiulian. He came because he failed in the latest retreat, which was very important to him. He broke the precept and left the customs ahead of schedule. As for the reason for his exit, the most obvious explanation is that he could not let go of his feelings for Yu Xiulian, and could not enter the highest realm of Wudang's determination, so he simply gave up the last practice, handed over the Qingming sword, and prepared to have a fight with Yu Xiulian. For the plain human lovers. I don't think that's the case. The reason for his exit, he himself has made it very clear:
"During this retreat, I fell into a deep silence for a while. There was only light around me. Time and space seemed to no longer exist. I seemed to have touched a situation that Master never pointed out. But I didn't have any Joy." This is a very important sentence. Li Mubai continued the master's will to cultivate with great concentration, and he was about to surpass the master and reach a completely unfamiliar realm. He had already reached the final step of his cultivation, but Li Mubai was at this time. When he stopped, he went out and found Yu Xiulian, trying to find some solace in the world. For him, "transcending the master" means losing him for the second time, falling into Yu Jiaolong's fear of not knowing where to go, not knowing who to follow, this is his real hurdle.
Li Mubai's breathing and nourishing before his death was his second and last chance to become an immortal. Several times he reached that position that the master had never directed. At that time, he interrupted himself and opened his eyes. Yu Xiulian almost begged him: "Using this breath, it's vain to practice the spirit. Liberation and eternity have always been the wish of Wudang practice. Improve this breath and reach the realm you have been pursuing in your life." Can Li Mubai surpass him? Master, it's just a breath away. But he is not willing, he would rather use this breath to say to Yu Xiulian that I have always loved you deeply. But from a deeper level of choice, Li Mubai chose his master, not Yu Xiulian.
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Li Mubai is the most unrestrained person in this story. He is immobilized by the ethics of mentorship, friendship, and love. Yu Jiaolong is the most ruthless, and has no attachment to his parents, masters, lovers, and even his own life. She is not like a real person, but more like a divine beast. She has no true feelings, only a rush of vitality. If this vitality was really domesticated by Li Mubai, it would dissipate and disappear. But Yu Jiaolong urgently needs a "Master". She has the most common "wilderness fear" among women, "I don't know where I should go, I don't know who I can follow", refuses to be domesticated, and needs a much more powerful and broad Many people came to lead her, so her way of receiving is destined to be antagonistic. This confrontation can generate many intense emotions. It's a pity that Li Mubai is dead, and I can't see how their master-apprentice relationship can be. evolution.
Li Mubai's feelings for his master should be difficult for modern people to understand. I can understand a little bit. Thinking of one time in the teacher's office, when she firmly said to me, "You will definitely be better than me", my first reaction was unwilling to accept it. I felt that this day was too far away. kind of conflict. As for what Li Mubai said, "As master and apprentice, we must meet with our lives", I don't think it's too much. In the face of that unreserved sincerity, what I really think about is how to repay.
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