How to evaluate the movie Farewell My Concubine?

One of the few good movies I have seen in more than ten years.

Just say one thing, as an uncle born in 1992, I really haven't seen many movies about the Cultural Revolution, and it's rare that this movie dares to describe that crazy era in a short space.

Watching the whole movie, the most macroscopic feeling is the inheritance of traditional culture and personal persistence. Today, we know that the quintessence of China culture is Peking Opera, but we can only know it. Think about it. In these historical stages of the Anti-Japanese War in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, although the country was in turmoil, these ruling classes respected Peking Opera after all, even though respecting Peking Opera was not the same as respecting actors. In the film, the innovation and reform of Peking Opera began after liberation, that is, the new Peking Opera featuring working people. This phenomenon of political interference in art is deeply portrayed in the film, and it also leaves a big brain hole for the audience.

In the movie role, Miss Wang hates Xiao Si very much, thinking that he is ungrateful and harmful. In the author's opinion, I don't blame Xiao Si, because Xiao Si is the role set by the screenwriter to explain the problem and serve the expressive effect of the film.

As we all know, the transformation of Xiao Si took place during the period when JFJ entered Beijing. Do you remember how Xiao Jiro showed off in an ostentatious manner when he was carrying a schoolbag to school?

In fact, before this, this little role has always been very inconspicuous. The only thing a little apprentice remembers is the perseverance of Master Guan before he died. So how did it start to be calculating? Maybe times have changed. Think about how the master taught his disciples when Dieyi studied, and how the disciples were afraid of the master. Then compare the scene of Die Yi's quarrel with Xiao Si later, and you will probably find that Xiao Si is actually just a microcosm and a symbol. The group he represents said a word to the audience: "Boss Cheng, you should put this in the old society, I believe; In the new society, I don't believe it "(alas, it's not quite the same as turning over serfs to sing).

Therefore, the author thinks that the protagonist of this film is not actually a butterfly suit, a small building, a chrysanthemum fairy, or a grandpa four (hey? Whether the names of these two roles are meaningful. . . . ), but the times. Yes, the eighth set of broadcast gymnastics, the times are calling. It is the call of the times that makes the fate of the three protagonists (personally, the three protagonists) so legendary and life so dramatic.

Let's start with the movie title Farewell My Concubine, why not another name, such as The Story of Two Players and a Prostitute. In fact, when Master Guan told the young Dieyi and them about the play, he said that there was a university problem in the play, that is, "people should be self-sufficient." In the author's understanding, it is actually doing one line, loving one line and dying from beginning to end.

And this word is put into the whole movie to measure the character's life, and it is estimated that only Juxian has done it. However, how can this standard be used to evaluate the role of a film? Is director Chen still questioning his life, the era through which the film story passes, and even the era in which he lives? How do I know? I just want to ask a question, hee hee.

Then, look at the lives of the protagonists in the movie.

Juxian

Out of personal preference, I want to talk about Juxian (played by Gong Li) first. This character is so sad. It is said that the man is ruthless and the woman is ruthless, but in this movie, Juxian is definitely a strong woman with feelings, intentions, strategies and brains. However, her personal skills may be too perfect, so God always ignores her.

How did Juxian start to engage in flesh-and-blood trading? There is no explanation in the film. When she appeared, she was already the first in Baihua Building. Just think about Du Shiniang's face value and emotional intelligence. Therefore, Juxian's boyhood was very bitter. She must have suffered a lot in a brothel before she reached the top. Coming out, she is worried about money, but her body is not her own, and she has to deal with some playboys who don't understand amorous feelings from time to time, such as the scene before jumping off a building.

But that girl is not in love ... so we decided to seize the opportunity to be with Duan Xiaolou (even if it is a national idol, we should consider marrying a player and thinking about "big".