"Painted Skin 2" received 300 million yuan in four days after its release. Such a high box office first stemmed from the success of "Painted Skin 1". If the "Painted Skin 1", the dark horse at the box office that year, was the "speed of wind", then "Painted Skin 2" was definitely the "speed of light". The plot of "Painted Skin 1" is relatively complete. It uses an old story to insinuate the social hotspots at that time, the madness of the mistress, the helpless retreat of the original partner, and the loss of social morality, which resonates with many female audiences and has a lot of emotions in their hearts. And "Painted Skin 2" continues this line, "if you want face or heart" also alludes to love and even value choices in a rapidly developing society. In a more fashionable way, the story and theme of "Painted Skin 2" are "grounded" enough.
In many cases, superficially shaping characters and expressing life-and-death love is an effective dramatic means. "Painted Skin 2" is like this. Huo Xin's redemptive heart, Princess Jing's inferiority complex, and Fox Xian Xiao Wei's viciousness are all expressed simply and directly. In addition, the film also implicitly expresses the homosexual love between Xiao Wei and Princess Jing. This is an "overjoyed" episode, because such a plot setting adds depth and humanity to the characters' characters - or a sense of "demon nature".
