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Aryanna 2022-11-15 06:28:42

In the movie, every character is very distinct. Judou was kind at the beginning, but gradually became numb because of her husband's abuse. Her life was like a pool of stagnant water, until she found out that someone secretly had a crush on her. I believe that Judou didn't kill Yang Jinshan at first, and didn't love Yang Tianqing at all. It was forced by the environment, and this environment was feudal ethics. Yang Tianqing is a cowardly and selfish person. If he abandons the family property and goes with Judou, maybe no one can stop him, but he dares not. Yang Jinshan was deeply poisoned by the feudal ideology of "prioritizing sons and daughters", and his ecstatic appearance when someone else's son called him "Daddy" was really "perverted", and finally died at the hands of that child. In the end, the whole family was killed by their children. Here is a metaphor: the products of feudal ideology are also freaks, which will poison generations after generations. Turn

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  • Tre 2022-03-16 09:01:07

    Replay. Gong Li is so beautiful~ The acting is also good. None of the male actors followed her. This film is also invested by the Japanese. Well-known Chinese directors really borrowed a lot from Japan. SM, voyeurism, incest, Oedipus, child murder... is indeed of interest to the Japanese. It is said that Director Zhang watched 50 abnormal movies in a row before making them. The story is just right in the dyeing house in the south, which enhances the aesthetics. "Lie down, just lie down, just lie down like this for the rest of your life"

  • Deondre 2022-03-20 09:02:48

    The shot is too beautiful: peeping, rejoicing, birthday, funeral, two deaths, fire, every scene is so delicate; the red dye pond is not only the impulsive lust and the beginning of life, but also the suppressed anger and the coming of death; backlighting Hit Gong Li, it seemed so charming, so the ending looked even more bleak and crazy.