Reflections on the Drama Thunderstorm

When the red stage curtain slowly opened, Sifeng, wearing a pink coat and green pants, was greeted with excitement at that moment. Finally, I met the four phoenixes written by Cao Yu. Indeed, as Zhou Chong said, she is so simple, so lovely, so kind, so lovely. Therefore, not only Zhou Chong and his drought-striken fields are deeply in love with Sifeng, but all our audiences are also deeply in love with this lovely, smart and clever girl.

Looking away from Sifeng and looking closely at the layout of the residence last week, I have to admire Tianjin's professional arts, sofas, candlesticks, old but still expensive tables and chairs, and closed windows in dreary summer, which truly restored the Zhou residence in Cao Yu's novels. This is undoubtedly the Zhou Mansion in Cao Yu's heart! At that moment, time seemed to return to the era when people loved and hated each other.

When my eyes returned to Sifeng again, I saw Sifeng talking to her father Gui Lu. Gui Lu, if Sifeng didn't call him Dad, I would have forgotten this person. Unexpectedly, when I saw Mr. Wang Shiwen playing Gui Lou, the image of selfish, vulgar and cunning Gui Lu appeared in my mind. As it happens, the selfish father used himself to know the personal relationship between Sifeng and Mr. Zhou Ping and asked his daughter for money. Mr. Cao Yu's selfish father is really unique!

About ten minutes after the opening, the audience burst into laughter. When Guilou saw Master Zhou Puyuan, he immediately became serious, shook his clothes, bowed 90 degrees, crossed his hands forward, looked servile and looked like a "master", showing an image of grovelling in front of people who are weaker than himself and those with higher financial resources, which provoked the whole audience to laugh. Is it Gui Lu? No. Is the villain of that era. That's right!

Sometimes I think it is much more difficult to play the bad guy than the good guy. Because human nature is good, doing good is the choice and persistence of most people. If an actor can tell the bad guys that they are crazy and toothless, it is also a very challenging thing for acting. And Mr. Wang did. Gui Lu's glib and calculating appearance has indeed been firmly grasped.

I have seen Thunderstorm before, and my favorite role is Fan Yi, not only because of her beauty, but also because of her boldness. She dares to change, and she resists all kinds of injustices imposed by that era. Although her resistance seems so fragile, although she can only end up in a tragic end, she is alive, and waves are stirred up from the abyss of that lifeless era.

Therefore, the most anticipated is the emergence of Fan Yi. Closer, closer, and finally, when Fan Yi came down from the upstairs wearing a purple cheongsam, with a unique hairstyle of the Republic of China, delicate makeup, dragging her morbid body, holding the retro railing with the smell of the Republic of China and wearing black high heels, all eyes were attracted by this special woman. I stared at Fan Yi with my eyes wide open. Much like Fan Yi in the book!

The complex taste in her bones, the complex feelings in her eyes, and the complex gestures between her gestures are fascinating! I looked at her attentively, looked at the unspeakable eyes of her beloved Zhou Ping, looked at her slightly sickly weak body sitting on the sofa, looked at the pain that she was forced to drink the medicine by Zhou Puyuan, and then associated with her more tragic ending, which made me feel very sad for her.

At that moment, I didn't seem to hear the voices of other actors, as if she was the only one left on the stage; At that moment, I suddenly felt that she was so lonely and helpless that she fell in love with someone she shouldn't have loved. The incestuous relationship with Zhou Ping, the eldest son who is not her own, not only helped her find a lifeline in a stagnant pool, but also pushed her to another greater abyss. At that moment, I really wanted to hug her and give her comfort from a sincere person.

When the cicada in summer hits the closed window, the feud of 30 years is staged at this moment. When there is only harmony in the Zhou government, love and hate are intertwined.

Selfishness, self-reliance and ruthlessness are Zhou Puyuan. When he fought with his son Lu Dahai and saw Shi Ping, his vigilance was fully demonstrated. I don't know why, but I always feel that Zhou Puyuan is a slightly affectionate person to some extent. I don't know if it's because the layout of Zhou Mansion hasn't changed no matter where I moved in those 30 years, the location of the furniture that Shi Ping once loved, the habit of closing the window in summer, or the look in his eyes when he saw Shi Ping, I always feel that he still loves her. This may be different from what Mr. Cao Yu wants to express. Maybe I'm looking forward to seeing them again in 30 years. They can turn their enemies into friends, because there is still warmth between them.

The appearance of Zhou gentlemen can be said to represent the image of most eldest sons in that era, and "contradiction" is their most obvious sign. Wearing a blue robe with an antique look, I was so timid and awed when I saw Zhou Puyuan, and I could see that the era and his family had bound his thoughts. This is very similar to Mr. Qi Ruixuan in Lao She's Four Generations under One roof, who was very passive in Nuo Nuo and didn't dare to resist. However, Zhou Ping, who changed into a white shirt, dared to go to Sifeng's house to date Sifeng, insisted on taking Sifeng away, and finally ran to the study with a gun to commit suicide, full of rebellious consciousness and the idea of pursuing freedom and independence.

Therefore, watching the complete drama, I feel that Zhou Ping is the most tangled, confused, overwhelmed and contradictory. He is sorry for his stepmother Fan Yi, his beloved Sifeng, his younger brother who is close to his blind date, and his self-proclaimed most respected father. Perhaps because of this, he had to commit suicide.

In my opinion, this is the most tragic character in the whole play. Love is not as vigorous and honest as love. Resistance, under the pressure of a strong family and the times, tied behind one's back and trembling. Finally, there is no principle. The last shot may have exploded all his sadness. The thunderstorm in Zhou Ping's heart is the climax of the whole play. I deplore him and hate the society that cut off the wings of the oppressed youth.

Among the men in the play, Zhou Chong is the most lovely and free one. I always feel that he is like a child who has not grown up. Wearing a sweatshirt and sneakers, he said he wanted to drink soda and lay beside his mother, bringing a cool breeze to Zhou Mansion, which was tense and sultry and full of thunderstorms everywhere.

He is lively and cheerful, simple and kind, and his love for Sifeng is serious; He is warm and generous, kind and friendly, and wants to give half of his tuition to Sifeng. He saw the worker representative Lu Dahai bullied by Zhou Puyuan and bravely defended him. He is really distressing. When everyone has his own ideas, only he can express his innermost thoughts without reservation.

In the last scene, when he and Sifeng ran into the thunderstorm, I wanted to rush up and hug him. Don't! At that moment, my heart hurt inexplicably. I think Mr. Cao Yu must be very sad when he wrote here. Maybe many thunderstorm nights, he will dream of this brave boy like the wind.

The breeze in the thunderstorm has disappeared, and the dark clouds in the house next week are intertwined with purple electricity, much like the entanglement of love and hate in the past 30 years.

When the drama drew to a close and the actors made curtain calls side by side, I carefully looked at Fan Yi in the center of the stage, and Zhou Puyuan, Zhou Ping, Zhou Chong, Sifeng, Lu Shiping, Gui Lu and Lu Dahai on both sides applauded them from the heart. At that moment, we kept stirring our hands under the stage. Gratitude is beyond words. Tonight is different because of you.

An excellent drama, from the script, costumes, props, actors and other aspects, can let us truly feel what we think in the original. Its unique stage impact will give the audience a special shock. That kind of touch is still vivid in my mind after ten, twenty and thirty years. We are in the theater, in that time and space, we are with the actors. This may be the reason why some people prefer drama.

The moonlight is beautiful tonight, so are you, and the thunderstorm smells better.

Write at the end:

It is also a dream come true. I was thinking when I saw Lao She's Teahouse in Beijing Renyi earlier. If you have the opportunity to watch Cao Yu's Thunderstorm, you can see the elegance of two favorite dramas, which can be said to be worthwhile! Fortunately, "Teahouse" was shot by my 19 best colleague, and "Thunderstorm" was inadvertently discovered by my girlfriend before going to bed, which gave me a chance to see it. Thank you for these two plays, and thank you for knowing me and me. I love thunderstorms, I love teahouses, and I love you even more.

Text/Chu Muge

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