Recently, I was at home in Beijing. I watched a lot of movies and rarely wrote film reviews. Saw one today, it's not bad. Pick up the pen again.
The new issue of "Girlfriend" introduced Penang. It mentioned that some movies were shot in Penang, so I looked for it. Love this "Anna and the King" very much.
Penang is an ancient Nanyang island city on the narrow strip of Malaysia close to Thailand. It was once colonized by the British. There are many Chinese who migrated in the old days. Chinese houses, arcades and shops in traditional characters abound on the streets, but people are fluent. English. Some people say it is like Haikou, but I don't think it is. Although the buildings are similar, the taste is different.
Although "Anna and the King" tells the story of Siam (the old name in Thailand), it was filmed in Penang. The same goes for Lust and Caution.
"Anna and the King" is a shallow tragedy. The new British widow came to Siam with her only son and served as the prince’s teacher. She developed love during the fierce dispute with the king and getting along day and night. The king could not marry her because of the country, and she could not marry the king as a British citizen. In the end, The dance is over.
"Does he love his wife? Like you love your father?"
"Let's count love."
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"Life here is very different, even love is different."
Thailand in the 1860s, There is still a big cultural difference with Britain at that time. Even love is different.
I feel that if Anna really becomes the princess of Siam, it would really be a tragedy. Even if there is true love between the king and the princess, it probably won't last long. The king has too many wives and too many state affairs. Every king is sad. They want any woman or whatever. They have never had the experience of "pursuing", so they don't know how to cherish. Anna was attracted to the king because she was strong, intelligent, intelligent, and had many fresh opinions and insights.
If she really becomes a princess, in time, these views of her will not be so new to the king, and the original "strongness" will be wiped out because of the dependence. Everything she has done for him and his children will be lost. It's just a "duty" without gratitude. After he has her in the flesh, he is no longer interested in appreciation. All sorts of things, she was just an ordinary woman in his eyes—oh no, it was a little different—she was also an English woman who waltzed.
Maybe my thinking is too pessimistic, but the facts are almost the same. According to legend, Concubine Yang Gui died in Maweipo, Xi Shi was sunk in the river, and if it were not for the Queen's dystocia and premature death, there would be no Taj Mahal in the world.
The real beneficiaries in "Anna and the King" are two boys.
The prince said,
"She is the first British woman I have met in my life. I think she knows more about the world than anyone else. But Siam is afraid of the invasion of world civilization.
"For weeks, the rainy season seems to be coming. The storm has been whispering her coming. Some welcome the coming rain, while others are afraid of flooding.
"But she came anyway. I don't know how suspicious she was.
"After many years, I realized that she was so brave and so lonely.
"An English woman... the first one I met in my life..." The
prince later became a great king.
Anna's son also had an interesting childhood in Siam.
Only the protagonist himself became a victim.
The night before leaving, Anna took the music box for the children and said goodbye quietly to the king.
"In essence...Music is also a mathematical concept..."
"...Since science can reveal the mystery of something as beautiful as music...Why can't it be counted for the family teacher and the king?" Anna was unwilling and unwilling to do so. She said, as if telling it to himself, and as if asking the king.
"You know... In Siam, everything has to be done slowly..." the king replied helplessly, "Even if it is the king who is anxious, there is no way..."
It's probably the greatest sorrow to be in estrus and only to be courteous.
It would be better for Si Tatian and her lover to die together, and the long-awaited wish has been fulfilled, and they have reached bliss. Or like the little princess or Anna's husband, dying in the arms of the lover. They can all be reborn from reincarnation, and maybe they will be husband and wife and family in the next life.
Life is not as good as you wish. The shortcomings are nothing more than memories after a meal.
The film is still very good, nearly three hours long, but it is not at all bored. Has a strong Thai flavor. Those who are about to go to Thailand or have been to Thailand can check it out. There is also a Thai film, "Little Lover", in which the children are very cute and recommended~
"It is always surprising that meaningful time always only accounts for a small part of life. Often, not yet At the beginning, it has already passed.
"Even if it illuminates the future and makes it impossible to forget the protagonist.
"Anna, this is how Siam is illuminated."
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