The overtones of eating dog meat

Iva 2022-03-19 09:01:09

It goes without saying that I was greedy for meat when I was young, so when I watched "Shaolin Temple", I was most impressed by the monks eating meat and drinking. Today, wine and meat are free, but rewatching old films is a different feeling.

(JL Bamboo Forest Roast Dog)
JL: I can smell the dog meat, and even the gods jumped over the wall! It's a pity that the master is a monk...
Master (voiceover): Little Tiger!
JL: Huh? ? Master...
Master: You are weak, this thing is good for you.
JL: I...
Master: Oh, you are a layman, not to mention outside the temple, the rules and regulations can't control you, eat it.
JL: Master, do you want to eat this?
Master: Oh, in my hometown, many people like to cook and eat with ginger, wolfberry fruit, and black beans, which are great tonic. This is the first time I have seen this way of eating!
JL: Master, for me, you are tired enough, and it's time to repair your body...
Master: I have taken refuge in the Buddha, and thinking of it is a sin. It is rare to have such a blessing.
JL: No one will come, let alone outside the temple. Eat it!
(Master looks around furtively, opening his mouth to bite)
Monks (voice-over): Master!
Master: Huh? ?
First monk: Master, in the past few years in Shaolin Temple, we have been doing heavy work and eating porridge and water... All
monks: Yes...
monk first: It's really exhausting, it's rare to have such a big supplement... Hehe...
(Master asks for meat) All the
monks: Come, come~ I'll take a piece too~
Seng B: You come with a piece.
Second monk: Master, have you tried it?
JL: Hehe...hehe...
Master: My apprentices are all evasive in times of crisis. Cramping for a while is naturally not so sincere.
Monks: It's delicious...Come on, eat this...good...
Monk Bing: Master, don't we all break the precepts?
Master: The wine and meat passed through the intestines, and the Buddha's heart remained. Buddhist monks have a Buddha in their hearts, do more good deeds, and don’t have to stick to a summary.
Monk Bing: Ah... Disciple understands!


This is not over yet, at the end of the film -
Li Core: Hahahahaha, this ring of wine and meat, I think, let's avoid it.
Abbot: Long live...


When I re-watched the film made in 1979 in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of reform and opening up, I couldn't help but sigh that the two screenwriters Lu Zhaozhang and Xue Hou had a keen intuition about the current situation and the state of the world.

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  • Bettie 2022-03-26 09:01:13

    Supplementary comment: There is no high-definition version of classic movies, so I had to take a dvdrip and glance at it. Now it seems that it is not well played in it, and it is very fake. Add: I received the high-definition version, haha

  • Zelda 2022-03-23 09:03:16

    Li Lianjie's first work, every move and every style is a drama. When there was no special effect rendering, the showdown from fist to flesh made the audience see the sincerity of the filmmakers. It has been 20 years since the first biography of Qu, and a good film will never go out of style.