Wang Jiazhi, come up

Sabrina 2022-01-08 08:03:49

I watched "Lust Caution" twice today, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. There are a lot of analyses on Lust and Caution, and there are more discussions. It was this topic that was noisy everywhere the other day. It seems that the temperature has cooled a little over the past two days. Writing about the film now is a bit outdated. But I don't care, I have always been a dull person. Moreover, this is a good movie.

"Lust Caution" has nothing to do with national justice, it only concerns people and human nature. From the very beginning, its starting point was not to conduct patriotic education. The first is the original work. Zhang Ailing’s legendary experience and untimely personality determine that her work that has been painstakingly written and revised for thirty years will not be a patriotic anthem. Then it is more obvious that the glamorous plot hidden in the text in the original work has become a living picture. By the way, in the United States, the unabridged version of Lust Caution is rated as the top NC-17 (it is absolutely forbidden to watch under the age of 17), and the edited version is also rated as R (minors must be accompanied by an adult to watch); In Hong Kong, the well-known is classified into three levels (minors are prohibited from watching). Although the edited version is allowed to be released on the mainland, such grading results will still greatly affect the box office performance of the film, especially the NC-17 in the United States. The ban on minors means that the box office of the film will be greatly reduced. Teenagers are a very important audience for movies, and this result also shuts the door for family group viewing. These two points will affect the attitude of movie theaters, limiting the number of shows and leaving time for more income-generating movies. In other countries and regions, the rating of this movie has also received similar treatment. Although it was released in mainland China, it was because China only had two levels of prohibition and incontinence, and there was also a ** (a number of malicious adjectives omitted) of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. In filming the occasion, the director Ang Lee certainly can take this into consideration, but "Lust, Caution" was presented in such a face view of
the presence of all, it is believed, Ang Lee to shoot this movie is very pursuit of .

Of course, the pursuit of this film does not just stop at the well-made. It is true that the movie is very exciting in the grasp of the plot, the use of the shots, and the creation of the atmosphere for the scheduling of the scenes. But what the movie focuses on is human nature, which is also the saying on the movie poster, "Less is easy to restrain, and love is hard to keep."

There is a super NB technical post on the Internet, which divides the audience of Lust Caution into three categories. These three categories regard Lust Caution as patriotic attention education films or spy films (this group of people often swear traitors movies as shameless); Emotional movies , That is, the degree that Bucai thinks; the third view is the suspense film, and it is accompanied by complex and sufficient lens evidence. I believe that I have not yet reached the level of superb preoccupation in the third group of people when I watched movies. Of course, that NB post is still very helpful for understanding the movie. At least Secretary Zhang is definitely a not-so-simple character. Mr. Yi, who is infinitely beautiful, is likely to be a puppet (this is particularly prominent in the signing of the murder scene). Of course, as a puppet, it is also unforgivable to mutilate his compatriots. Wang Jingwei is also a puppet in history, but he cannot be blamed. It’s a long way off. I won’t talk about state affairs here. I will just talk about the anti-Japanese background of the film. If a movie is only a suspense, no matter how subtle its details are, it can only be said that the director or screenwriter is very strong in storytelling. As the center point of the film is also a foothold, and it should be its spiritual core. Just like the Sherlock Holmes, it can make countless audiences around the world obsessed and worshipped, but the novel itself can only be regarded as a second-rate work in the history of literature; "Waiting for Godot" has nothing to say, but it is recognized as first-rate. . I don't mean to despise that kind of NB's technical posts, the author's super observation and plot analysis ability is what I admire and will never have. I just said timidly, if you take into account the characteristics of the production and appreciation of the film, it would be astray if you look at it that way.

I thought that the key to unlocking "Lust Caution" was not with Secretary Zhang, let alone the driver and the little people like Zhang Ma, and a shot of Wang Jiazhi flashing back in front of the blockade was also the one that I thought was the most shocking of this movie. Montage: Wang Jiazhi walked on the stage with fake trees, and lingered here, a voice came from "Wang Jiazhi", like the judge of the doomsday trial reading his name. When the camera turned, her classmate stood tall in clean clothes, and said with an unpredictable expression, "Come on." Wang Jiazhi looked confused. This flashback is not a simple repetition of the previous shots, it gives more detailed information. Perhaps Wang Jiazhi’s previous doubts were simply not knowing how they all got there, but the hidden content of this lens is especially important when understanding this movie.

Wang Jiazhi's act of letting go of Mr. Yi puzzled many viewers. How could a person who participated in the revolutionary assassination of traitors killed so many people at a critical moment because of their children's personal relationship? In fact, Wang Jiazhi's attitude towards revolution is questionable. To understand this character, the mystery Zhang Ailing can't be avoided. Due to a period of turmoil with Hu Lancheng, the novel "Lust Caution" brought her shadow to the heroine to some extent, at least it was greatly influenced by her attitude. The film retains this influence because of its adaptation characteristics. And what kind of person is Zhang Ailing? This question is hard to say, but from the gossip between her and Hu Lancheng, she is a romantic and incomprehensible person. In the face of love, she is an idiot. There is only love in her heart and she doesn’t care about anything. Although in her works, she It's so thorough. In fact, this attitude also makes the heroine in the novel surpass the era. She does not represent a patriotic spy in it, but only represents the abstract individual woman, who came from the Dream of Red Mansions and from Duras. From "Jane
Eyre". Of course, this may also be one of the reasons Li Ang fancy this novel. But as a woman, can she sell the sacred revolutionary action for her own selfish desires? Of course not.

Wang Jiazhi's action is the result of comprehensive influence from all aspects. In fact, she has no particular enthusiasm for revolution, even in such an age when revolutionary enthusiasm is in full swing among young people. We know from the movie that her family is unhappy. Her background and father's indifference to her must have a bad influence on the formation of her character, making her personality actually not very healthy. And the inner shadow formed by her can only deepen in that turbulent era. And when the story happened, she was young, just freshman in college, even in a normal environment, she couldn't be said to be mature. It can be said that Wang Jiazhi's heart is lonely and has no sense of belonging. In reality, she has no friends who can talk about her concerns, and can only cry in the cinema alone. The classmates of the Repertory Theatre were actually cruel to her. Under the impact of patriotic enthusiasm, she decided to sacrifice her body without her participation, and first gave them the most wretched one.
people. He has a good impression of Kwong Yumin, but "You could do it three years ago, why didn't you do it?" The technical post also has a very convincing analysis of the candidate for the break. Anyway, the reason for showing up on the table is just an insult to her. Her mind is very lonely and empty, even undefended. This is also a basis for Mr. Yi to get in. Her attitude towards assassination is also more obvious in the movie. When the drama club decided to take action in the summer, she was almost forced to participate, similar to the line "Wang Jiazhi, come up." As for the second active participation, I think it has a lot to do with Kwong Yumin. Until this time, she still had a good impression of Kwong, and Kwong was also very fond of her, and from the movie, she knew each other. Wang Jiazhi's participation is also closely related to Kwong's attitude and deeds three years ago. I think this kind of heart is very complicated, some are born of love, and some are angry. Or, she may feel it, and she can't refuse (this idea is very evil, very evil, and very evil). I think in this place, the theme of the film has appeared for the first time, and the emotion here is very ignorant. As for Mr. Yi, although the identities of the two are very different, they still have many similarities deep in their hearts. This point reached the culmination in the performance of the last "Singer of the End".

Mr. Yi in the film is of course a traitor who harms the national compatriots. Many critics say that this movie is beautifying traitors. These comments are biased, but Mr. Yi in the film does show a pitiful side. The film didn't directly show that he killed his compatriots, the last signature also showed the meaning of being a puppet, and finally Wang Jiazhi's sadness at home after his death. Mr. Yi's heart is equally empty and lonely. "You know, I haven't believed in other people's words for many years." His personality is also twisted and perverted. He is unforgivable but makes all the people watching the movie not hate him. On the one hand, it has something to do with the party platform of the glamorous man Liang Yingdi. On the other hand, this setting also allows the audience and Wang Jiazhi to experience the "color" and "caution" in this process, so as to highlight the theme more. Obviously, the so-called sex in movies does not only refer to female sex. Those who curse and beautify the traitors, unfortunately, they were really seduced by Emperor Liang, and they were unable to see the characters through the superficial lens. This setting is inappropriate from the perspective of politics and history, but it is reasonable to put it here. It serves the theme. The real protagonist is Wang Jiazhi. The theme is expressed through her. Of course, the Emperor Liang also has expression in this aspect. But more is just to create conditions for the heroine's performance to be concentrated. Here I think it is necessary to explain again that the film does not intend to focus on national justice, otherwise there will be better themes.

Many people said that the film slandered patriotic young people and forced them to extract confessions under torture, so that they did not show their righteous and awe-inspiring heroism before the execution. They should understand that these people are just students, and they have been trained by Chongqing Organization for three years at most. What can they hope for? After all, the Anti-Japanese War has been officially fought for eight years. If every ardent young man can fight like a martyr, and show a fearless heroic spirit in front of torture like a martyr, this
How can a war last until eight years before it ends? History is not as exciting as the red classics. Their performance may be closer to the original appearance. Moreover, what they did is actually worthy of the title of revolutionary. Working hard for it, showing life for it, how can you force that you don't have any nostalgia for this world before you die? In fact, the more important thing is the sentence at the end of the previous paragraph. This setting also serves the theme. In fact, the attitude of these people around to patriotic actions also greatly influenced Wang Jiazhi's decision. Wang Jiazhi is a smart person, but she may not have noticed this subtle influence. Wang Jiazhi's expression before leaving is worthy of fun. Facing her former classmates and current comrades-in-arms, her expression was a bit guilty at first, but after Kwong Yumin's smile, she was as firm as a martyr. This movie is about "love", the "love" of this place is intriguing. Her feelings for these people are too complicated. The so-called "difficult love" is not just love. As for the background of the War of Resistance Against Japan, here is also the author's understanding. It just creates a typical environment, so that the typical characters of the characters have a better stage for performance, so as to better express the theme. Similarly, it is only about people, about human nature, and has nothing to do with national justice.

The last thing to mention is the clipped shot. I didn't watch the edited version, but obviously I knew that the sex scene must have been cut out. In addition, it is said that the process in which the adjutant was killed by the patriotic youth was also harmonized. The violent scenes show the psychological shaking and struggle of patriotic youths when facing a living traitor. This is reasonable and helps to understand these immature patriotic youths, especially Kwong Yumin's awe-inspiring rebuke for lack of confidence. They are only children after all. This lens is very important to the understanding of these young people, and it is a pity to be harmonized. Then there is the sex scene. A few sex scenes are really important to the understanding of the movie. Without it, the story is so endless that many people think that the final failure is "a tragedy caused by a super diamond ring", which completely deviates from the theme. No wonder so many people came back from the theater and cursed Li An for bad intentions. Regarding sex scenes, there are more detailed and reasonable analyses on the Internet, so I won’t repeat them here. Many people wearing Taoist masks are afraid or unwilling to face this camera, covering their eyes and seeing only pornography in their fingers.
Cursing the director is offensive, the camera is unsightly and detrimental to the image of the Chinese, and Tang Wei and Tony Leung have no sense of shame. These people regret that their viewing attitude has affected their true appreciation of the film. Or they are really pure, really afraid or unwilling to face the naked body, although it is not terrifying, nor ugly, but it is sad and lonely in the depression.

It’s another big story. If you finish reading it, thank you for your time and energy.

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Extended Reading
  • Pearlie 2022-03-28 09:01:07

    Subtlety is sublime. Students suffer because they are too stupid and risk their lives, thinking that they can create more value than life in troubled times. Traitors suffer because they are too refined and too cherished for their lives, and they feel that preserving their lives in troubled times is the greatest value.

  • Kathryne 2022-03-19 09:01:06

    You acted in a drama, loved two men, smoked three times, played four mahjong games, shed tears six times, and changed sixteen cheongsams. But why didn't you laugh anymore? I like to watch people laugh.

Lust, Caution quotes

  • Mr. Yee: The people I associate with are those with high reputations.