Thoughts after watching the movie Farewell My Concubine
The film "Farewell My Concubine" integrates the fate and historical background of the three protagonists through the contradiction between homosexuality and heterosexuality. Show their emotional entanglement and entanglement. Cheng Dieyi has relied on his senior brother Duan Xiaolou since he was a child. This dependence has slowly evolved from a brotherhood at the beginning into a kind of love. However, Duan Xiaolou's feelings towards him seem ambiguous and vague. The heterosexual relationship between Duan Xiaolou and Juxian is even more obvious in Juxian. Duan Xiaolou was always in a vague state, perhaps because of fear, but this contradiction still gave a tragic color to the end of his life.
It is said that Leslie Cheung’s Cheng Dieyi is a homosexual who falls in love with his senior brother, but I don’t think so. He is a Yu Ji who falls in love with the King of Chu. Relatively speaking, Cheng Dieyi's senior brother Duan Xiaolou is far less devoted than Cheng Dieyi. Although he plays the role of King Chu, and there are shadows of King Chu in his daily life, he is weak at heart. The Overlord of Chu only got his form but not his spirit. Therefore, Cheng Dieyi's relationship is destined to be fruitless. He has become a real Yu Ji, but the Chu Overlord he met is not the real Chu Overlord. In his personal world, the boundaries between ideal and reality, stage and life, men and women, life and death, are all merged. When he played Yu Ji, he truly achieved the level of "no life without madness". To such an extent, regardless of whether she is in or out of the play, she is crazy and attached to Overlord, Yu Ji, and Peking Opera. Obsessed in the play, obsessed outside of reality. Although he seemed to be famous for a while because he was a character, and he was also highly regarded by Eunuch Zhang, Fourth Master Yuan, Qingmu and others, but because of his love for the play Excessive obsession, decadence to the point of forgetting the real self, creating a poignant and beautiful life that is erratic, dissociated, and helpless.
I know that the more graceful and charming Dieyi sings on the stage, the more lonely and miserable she becomes off the stage. No one has tried to get into his dry heart, and no one can get into his obsessed heart. Falling down was not Cheng Dieyi's original intention. In order to anesthetize his broken heart, he once relied on smoking. When the smoke was filled, he burned the letters home to his mother. He smoked and burned, and he couldn't tell which one was a play. It was life, and his life was ruined anyway.
The Yu Ji in the play is going to die. This is a historical fact. As a character in the play, Yu Ji, he had to love and die. Because he regards himself as Yu Ji, he wants to die for the Overlord and die for him. It was destined to be this way from the beginning. Yu Ji's identity is his name, his fate, and his ending.
I saw history in this film. In that turbulent era, people had to adapt to the next life as soon as they adapted to one kind of life. Those people lived passionately and thought broadly. They have suffered too much. Unlike us now, we think that it is difficult to find a job, buy a house, and get married. Maybe it is just because we have not struggled on the line of life. I saw art. If you are not crazy, you will not survive. I recall that I really worked hard when practicing my writing and eloquence. No matter how much time writing took up from my preparation, no matter how much my family objected, I persisted. No matter how many troubles my eloquence brings me, I refuse to be a taciturn and pensive person. I like to talk. If I talk too much, I will make mistakes. If I talk too much, I will make mistakes. I live to speak out loudly about my dissatisfaction with life. I live. Just to show his point of view, Cheng Dieyi insisted in court that Aoki knew opera, and insisted that modern Peking Opera was not Peking Opera during the founding of the People's Republic of China. I know that art makes people noble. A Zhongshan Wolf like Xiao Si is better than someone like Ju Xian. The role of a righteous prostitute is too far off, so how can she be worthy of playing the role of Concubine Yu? I have seen the secular world. The secular world will always give the greatest benefits to those who follow the crowd and the greatest restrictions to those who are exceptional.
I personally believe that flattery is not shameful and snobbishness can be forgiven. What I cannot tolerate are people who do not have the spirit of independent thinking. The secular world is often easily manipulated by those who deceive the world and steal their reputation. The secular world often puts to death those who truly care about them and want to save them.
But even so, I still feel that I am an unbelieving person who strives to climb up in order to change my destiny. I always firmly believe that my life is different and superior, no matter whether the other party is disgusted or not. I firmly believe that I am born with responsibilities and obligations to care for people who have nothing to do with me, regardless of whether the other party accepts it or not. I firmly believe that when the country is in danger, we must stand up to defend those sentient beings that we do not know and may never know, and fight for our lives, regardless of whether the other party knows or understands it. I firmly believe that no matter how much darkness and suffering we go through, the peaceful and prosperous age that has been rumored countless times and deceived countless times but never seen will eventually come. I see heroes.
Duan Xiaolou was heroic when he was young. I saw a hero betraying his faith. From then on, he could only appear as a cowardly old man. In my opinion, Yuan Shiqing is a true hero. His deterrence against the secular world, his persistence in art, and his calmness in death are shocking. In that era when everyone was in danger, many upright men suddenly turned into cowards, but if Fourth Master Yuan lived until then, he would still be a true overlord who insisted on his own pace. A true hero will be afraid and will not do what he should do because of fear, but he will not do what he shouldn't do out of fear.
This scene not only pushes the story to a climax, but also digs out the most essential inner parts of the three characters and exposes them to the audience. The originally arrogant overlord not only knelt down in front of everyone to beg for mercy, but also exposed Cheng Dieyi and shouted to draw a clear line with Juxian. The most ironic thing is that he is also acting like a performer, and those vicious revelations seem to pour out of his mouth. For Dieyi and Juxian, this is really like a nightmare. They were betrayed by the man they loved the same! Juxian committed suicide because something he had always insisted on was subverted. What caused this tragedy was the sophisticated and weak personality that Duan Xiaolou later developed.
In the torrent of history, individuals are really too small. Facing the ravages of fate, there is no room for resistance. Cheng Dieyi is like this, Duan Xiaolou is like this, Juxian is like this, even The same is true for the shrewd Yuan Shiqing. When the ten years of catastrophe finally passed, Duan and Cheng once again performed "Farewell My Concubine" on the same stage. However, they eventually aged and lost their former charm. Dieyi pursues art all his life and has nothing to do with the world, but he has no choice but to be manipulated by nature, which makes him sigh. The overlord is old and the play has come to an end. Yu Ji draws her sword and commits suicide in the play, and Die Yi's life also disappears. It's pitiful that a weak man suffered all kinds of suffering, but his final scene was so decisive and pitiful.
Sample review of Farewell My Concubine
"Farewell My Concubine" is an emotionally intense film with twists and turns, full of dramatic conflicts of life and death, and several big stars have been invited to star in it. It has sufficient commercial elements, but at the same time, it also contains profound cultural connotations, and is considered to be "beautiful in the ordinary, high-pitched and harmonious". The judges of the International Federation of Film Critics believed: "Farewell My Concubine" has a profound exploration of Chinese culture, history and human nature, with gorgeous images and delicate plot. The film uses the art of Peking Opera, which has the deepest cultural heritage in China, and the lives of its artists, to express thoughts on human nature and the state of human existence. It also reflects a philosophical thinking of traditional Chinese culture through decades of current events. The life experiences of the characters in the film are like "dream life". Through the contradiction between homosexuality and heterosexuality of the three protagonists, this film integrates their fate and historical background to show their emotional entanglement and interaction. Dieyi has relied on her senior brother Xiaolou since she was a child, and this dependence evolved into a kind of love, but Xiaolou's feelings towards him seemed ambiguous and vague. As for the heterosexuality between Xiaolou and Juxian, Juxian is more obvious. Xiaolou is always in a vague state, maybe because of fear, but this contradiction still paints a tragic color with the end of life.
Judging from the film, Duan's love for Cheng is at best an ordinary friendship between brothers in the same discipline, and there is nothing special about it.
I think, human beings are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? Duan and Cheng have been together for so many years, even if Duan doesn't have the slightest bit of homosexuality, he should have the compassion to constantly cut things off and deal with chaos. My heart! What's more, a slap can't make a difference. If he never showed the slightest hint of admiration for Cheng, and it was always just Cheng who was sentimental, then the play might have stopped long ago. Taking a step back, even if it is about homosexuality, if the film can show more colorful characters, the dramatic conflicts will definitely be more diverse, and have stronger vitality and appeal.
"Farewell My Concubine" reflects a disaster-ridden era in Chinese history. Perhaps because the time span is too large, some things seem to be unable to be written down in depth, and many important plots cannot be explored in depth, just like a dragonfly skimming over water. This is a common problem with this type of subject matter, but it is not inevitable. If it is handled well, it can also achieve unique effects.
Sample review of Farewell My Concubine
"Farewell My Concubine" shows a film with a relatively large time span and about the promotion of human nature in a certain environment. . The task of art criticism is to discover and name such concepts of human nature in works. The artistic success of "Farewell My Concubine" lies in its unique grasp of the confusing human nature. Does anyone know what human nature is? Confucius said that human nature is similar and acknowledged human nature, but did not say what human nature is. Mencius said that human nature is good, Xunzi said that human nature is evil, Gaozi said that there is no such thing as good or evil, and also talked about the nature of food and sex, etc.
Most of China’s sages and sages elucidated human nature from the perspective of social ethics. The European bourgeoisie after the Renaissance regarded human nature as perceptual desire, rationality, freedom, equality, fraternity, etc. Most of them interpreted human nature from the perspective of human essential existence, natural rights, etc. The reason was to oppose the feudal system's influence on individuality. bondage. In movies, human nature is the most primitive character that emerges from the mud and is untainted, and society often achieves a certain kind of human nature for some reason, even though we often say that It's just art, but art comes from life. The original Xiaodouzi became Cheng Dieyi because he had an identity with his current identity. Xiaodouzi was originally a manly boy, but in the play he had to be a naughty girl. This distortion of character and behavior created a unique Cheng Dieyi.
In the play & ldquo; she & rdquo; is delicate and delicate, just like a girl. The infinite charm in every frown, smile, word and deed all reveals the true temperament of a fake Yu Ji . The so-called "you can't live without becoming a devil" outside the play is the root of his play in human nature. He has not forgotten his identity as Yu Ji, and at the same time, he has deeply attached to the elder brother who he has relied on since childhood. The current Duan Xiaolou is truly likened to an Overlord. It can be said that in Cheng Dieyi's view, life is drama, and drama is life. Therefore, we can see many of Cheng Dieyi's absurd behaviors and behaviors, because he is not just too deeply involved in the drama. In his bones, there is a reinterpretation of human nature. The misunderstandings of this interpretation are not only the existence of It’s not about him, but more about the society’s misinterpretation of his humanity. So in the end, when Cheng Dieyi felt that he could no longer be his Yu Ji, the film chose a more artistic one for Cheng Dieyi. The ending is to maintain his innocence and let his life come to an abrupt end.
Life is like a play. Once we have a feeling, we will cherish it more.
Sample review of Farewell My Concubine
The movie "Farewell My Concubine" depicts the protagonist Dieyi's inner growth and emotional changes in an extremely delicate manner. While I lamented Dieyi's fate, I also discovered the inevitability of him being teased by that era. He is not only the illegitimate son of a prostitute, but also a "freak" born with six fingers. He was mercilessly cut off by his mother and abandoned.
He received inhumane training in the theater troupe, lived a hard life, and watched his fellow disciples commit suicide. Except for his senior brother, there was almost no warmth in his childhood. Until he was a teenager, Dieyi still couldn't let go of his manly dignity and step into the role of a woman in the play. This put him under heavy pressure from his master and brothers. He finally ran away, but felt the true charm of Peking Opera in the outside world. His return after running away from the troupe was a transition from passive learning to active learning. The senior brother used a cigarette rod to open his mouth, which was the catalyst for him to completely let go of his manly dignity. His love for the story "Farewell My Concubine", his enthusiasm for the role of Yu Ji and his attachment to his senior brother made him gradually integrate into the role of Yu Ji, and he couldn't tell the difference between the inside and outside of the play. Is it male or female.
It was fate that made him fall in love with his senior brother; it was fate that made this love destined to be tragic. Senior brother has a woman he likes. Dieyi felt sad and angry as a man. But he found that he was not even qualified to be sad and angry because he was a man. He is lonely, he is degenerate, he takes drugs, and he hates his senior brother; he sings opera for the Japanese to save his senior brother, and he works hard to quit drug addiction for singing opera. Even in the most prosperous period of his life, he still lived in this emotional entanglement and this boundless loneliness in his heart. I remember that when he was detoxifying, he murmured "Mom, I'm cold". This word "cold" exactly expresses the coldness of the world and the indifference of human relationships; it expresses his desire for warmth and his desire for love. His senior brother exposed him, and he also exposed his senior brother. I was angry at first, angry that they were so disrespectful to brotherhood and hurt each other and even killed my senior brother’s wife. But after I was angry, I sighed at their helplessness. If they don't expose each other, will others let them go? They were found guilty by that era. Their mutual revelation may be to protect themselves, or it may be their compromise on life and ridicule of themselves.
Thoughts after watching Farewell My Concubine
Don’t mention the past anymore, life has been full of ups and downs.
The son of a brothel girl was destined not to grow up by his mother's side. At a young age, his mother sent him to a troupe master to learn how to sing and make a living. But how can a six-fingered child be accommodated in a place like the stage that requires such high physical and mental requirements? In order for him to survive, his mother cut off his little finger.
The boy named Xiaodouzi started a new life. The training life in the theater troupe was hard and boring, especially in the war-torn years. The appearance and care of his senior brother gave the newcomer Xiaodouzi great comfort and warmth. Gradually, he also made many good friends. Little Shitou's dream is to become a "jiao'er" - and then eat lots and lots of candied haws. Such a seemingly ridiculous dream, coming from the mouth of a child in such a closed, turbulent and underfed environment, left only bitterness. In the end, Little Shitou took Little Douzi and ran out secretly to eat candied haws and listen to "Jiao'er" singing. However, the consequences of violating discipline are tragic. After being caught by the master, Xiao Douzi took the initiative to stand up and accept the punishment, but Xiao Shitou stuffed a bunch of candied haws in his arms into his mouth with tears on his face, and then chose to hang himself.
The atmosphere is heavy wherever the dead person is placed, even in the theater troupe. However, in the era of war and chaos, it was a profession that was despised in that era. Who will always remember this incident? This can be regarded as a foreshadowing. Xiaodouzi turned into Cheng Dieyi and sold candied haws on the street before the performance. The glance that the person cast seems to be unintentional, but is actually full of memories and unspeakable emotions, echoing here. More than ten years have passed, so much has changed, and that child has not survived until now.
Xiaodouzi was pretty and was assigned to play a leading role. Men are afraid of running at night, and women are afraid of thinking about the ordinary. A song, an unexpected but inevitable turn, has a profound impact on Xiaodouzi's life.
From "I am originally a man, but I am not a man" to "I am a woman, but I am not a man", it is not so much that I have finally sung the right lyrics, but it is more a change of mentality and a duet. Put it all in. There is no distinction between people and play.
Later, Xiaodouzi became the famous actor Cheng Dieyi, and his "Farewell My Concubine" with his senior brother Duan Xiaolou became the most famous venue in the capital.
No matter when it was, Cheng Dieyi loved his senior brother, and the childhood attachment and sense of security slowly evolved into a subtle and extremely deep feeling.
"The promised life, a year, a month, a day, an hour, is not a lifetime!"
However, Duan Xiaolou and the brothel girl Juxian fell in love and got married. . Cheng Dieyi's emotions went through a complex process from anger to resistance to helplessness. The Japanese invaders' aggression further deepened and students demonstrated, making the situation even more turbulent.
Later, Duan Xiaolou was captured by the Japanese, and Juxian came to find Cheng Dieyi to save Duan Xiaolou. On the one hand, even though he had been disappointed and angry, Cheng Dieyi had always loved Duan Xiaolou deeply in his heart. On the other hand, Cheng Dieyi only saw drama in his eyes, so when the Japanese military officer invited him to sing Kunqu opera When visiting the Peony Pavilion, he happily kept the appointment.
Yu Ji is the real Yu Ji, but Duan Xiaolou is obviously not the overlord in the play. When Duan Xiaolou was rescued, Dieyi rushed to greet him, but what he got in exchange was Duan Xiaolou's rejection. Duan Xiaolou picked up Juxian and left, leaving Dieyi alone to face the roaring whistle of the Japanese army.
Times create destiny, and this story is probably destined to end in tragedy. During the large-scale movement after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Duan Xiaolou was no longer the daring brother who took the lead when he was a child. In order to survive, he used his unique skills of slapping his head with bricks in the theater troupe to confess, "exposing "Cheng Dieyi, who was persistently applying Overlord makeup on him just a second ago, is the "enemy". In the end, the brothers turned against each other and Juxian hanged himself. The abandoned baby "Xiaosi" Dieyi picked up when he was a child grew up and became one of the main force in criticizing Dieyi.
At dusk, the east wind sings the birds, and the falling flowers look like people who have fallen from a building.