This film, which was once complained as "a bloody case caused by a steamed bun", looks like today in 2018, except for the not-so-sophisticated special effects (compared with "The Legend of the Demon Cat" in 2017), it can definitely be called the director's painstaking efforts. work of conscience. From "The Promise" to "The Legend of the Demon Cat", it is not difficult to see that Chen Kaige is a person who is full of awe of love.
We don't know when love will come.
Zhang Ailing concluded in "Love in a Fallen City", I don't know whether it was because of the fall of Hong Kong that Bai Liusu's love was achieved, or whether God ruined the city for them to fall in love. (Not the original words, I wrote it based on impressions)
The name of the heroine Qingcheng in "Wuji" does not know whether it has this meaning, whether it is after all thoughts have been quiet that they understand love, or to let all beings understand that love destroys everything.
Manshen - a symbol of destiny, she controls everything and provides countless choices, but she does not tell right or wrong, and she cannot go back on it, unless time is reversed, the river flows back, and people come back to life.
Allure---- a symbol of ordinary people. Suffering lost her and materialized her. In order to survive, Qingcheng gave up being loved.
Manshen said that if Qingcheng chose Ronghua, no one would really love her again, and even if there was, it would disappear immediately.
In the end, the three men who really loved her died almost at the same time beside Qingcheng.
Bright ---- a symbol of bravery. He is a victorious general who does not admit defeat. He thought that he would never be trapped by love, he just wanted to be a hero of the world in flower armor, and he just wanted to win. At first, he only possessed Qingcheng, but at some point, Guangming discovered that he fell in love with Qingcheng. He didn't want Qingcheng to be disappointed to know that he was not the first man who was willing to go through fire and water for her. He didn't want Qingcheng to think that he loved the wrong person. He would rather be charged with killing the king and be willing to be executed. Light is a warrior, he can be brave for victory, but also brave for love.
No joy ---- on behalf of cowardice. He is the opposite of light. Because he was deceived by Xiao Qingcheng as a child, he no longer dares to trust and love, but only believes in possession. He buried his longing in the bottom of his heart, plundered Qingcheng through despicable means, and robbed slaves through cruel methods. He imprisoned the beauties as caged birds; he dressed the slaves in black feather robes, hoping that they would never betray. But when he knew that his life was going to die soon, he first struggled to cut the rope that bound Qingcheng. When a person needs something, he will think that others also need it. The sentence "they are dying, go see them" reveals his kind nature and his sincere desire for love. In fact, he really hoped that his lover could comfort his dying self by his side, but his conscience forced him to let his lover give love to others.
Ghost wolf----represents selfish desires. Facing the difficulty of exterminating the family, Guilang chose to commit himself to living alone, and has always used "I never hurt anyone" as an excuse to comfort himself, but the inexplicable sense of guilt still made him extremely painful. Finally, he reunited with another clan, Kunlun, who taught him to "desire". Ghost Wolf realized the source of his pain: in order to live and imprisoned himself, he longed to be recognized and to obtain the meaning of life. At the critical moment, he bravely took off the robe that imprisoned him, disappeared without regret, and sacrificed himself for Kunlun (compatriots).
Running----Throughout the whole film, I understand that running means perseverance, and perseverance means almost all possibilities (since ancient times, there is nothing that persevering people can't do). People in Snow Country are all able to run, which means that they all have the quality of persistence. Wuhuan saw that their quality was both loyal and could help him achieve fame, so he forced the people of the Snow Kingdom to wear black robes as his slaves.
Therefore, Kunlun, who is good at running, represents the infinite dedication to faith.
When he was a slave, he regarded his master as his belief; when he was infatuated with Qingcheng, he regarded his master and his lover as his belief; when all things were disillusioned, he chose to return to Wuji to rebuild his belief.
The belief that Kunlun wants to rebuild is love.
This is exactly what Chen Kaige wants to convey.
No matter how life deceives you and abuses you, don't give up on loving, being loved, and loving yourself.
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