The good thing is that he died "as he wanted".
In my understanding, this is an ode to death with "sincerity". The death of each fresh life is all linked to the revolutionary leader Sun Wen. However, being a revolutionary leader is not necessarily a revolution. Some of them have indeed awakened, seeing that the future of China lies in the success of this revolution, and the success of the revolution depends on Sun Wen alone. But some people don't even know who Sun Wen is, let alone the fate of the motherland. However, listen to what Chen Shaobai said to Li Yutang: "From the first penny you paid for the revolution, you are a revolutionist." Then, these three religions and nine elites gathered together and finally died for Sun Wen, they naturally all is a revolutionary. They don't give money, but their lives. And this film is a duet of revolution and death.
"Some people are alive, and he is dead; some people are dead, but he is still alive."
Does this mean that human life is high and low, and its value is high? The so-called "heavier than Mount Tai, lighter than a feather" is to temper the world in such a judgmental way of life.
Yes and no. The so-called yes, because we really can and should view life in terms of high and low. The so-called no, because our life ultimately depends on ourselves, and also comes down to ourselves, and has nothing to do with the judgment of others.
In the eyes of some people, those who protect Sun Wen (or kill Sun Wen) are all cannon fodder. Revolutionaries are the cannon fodder of the revolution, and counter-revolutionaries are the cannon fodder of the counter-revolution. Li Chongguang took a small life because of the illusory future of the motherland, Xiao Si took a small life because of the good intentions of the master, Liu Yubai took a small life because of his gratitude, and the giant Wang Fuming and all the younger brothers who carried rice, They took a small life without knowing anything. This kind of complaint sometimes seems very "humanitarian": every life is unique, why should the revolutionary younger brother pave the way for the big man, and the innocent people should sacrifice for the revolution? At the same time, since the prospect of revolution is only a pie that promises to satisfy hunger, revolution may not achieve democracy, revolution may not make the people happy, and revolution only drives people to die, then what is the rationality of revolution? Is it worth taking a small life for the revolution?
Is it worth it? This is the core topic of the midnight drink between Li Yutang and Liu Yubai. This game is the highlight of the whole film, and it is the key move that determines the outcome of a game of chess. It seems that the peak duel of the masters has been fought thousands of times in their respective positions, and only one move was issued in the end, and then they each hit the move. Their blood is the tears from the corners of their eyes. "Are you worth it for a woman?" "Is what you did for the revolution worth it?" The
answer, of course, is: this is absolutely necessary, or, this is our respective destiny. So their hearts were relieved and their confidence increased, as if they suddenly understood many things about death. In this world, we could have talked about death less feebly, even though it was breathing against our necks.
Is it worth it? No, we should ask instead: what's not worth it? Death is more painful than human suffering, or human happiness is more joyful than death. At the beginning of the film, Yang Quyun, who talked about "the etymology of democracy comes from the ancient Greek demo", fell to the ground abruptly after a gunshot. How can this death not be heart-wrenching? But for himself, is death painful?
The pain is rather that I live, but I can't live as I want. And all revolutionaries are happy, they finally do something for what they want and live for it. Speaking of which, saying that those who escorted Sun Wen were cannon fodder, those "cannon fodder" would not agree. This is only the most superficial appearance that the careless "spectators" have seen, and this is also the most hypocritical and inhumane humanitarianism, because when they pity these people as "cannon fodder", they are actually They are not regarded as human beings, but as general living things, for which they think the best thing is to keep them alive, and as for the rest, is incalculable.
However, the "cannon fodder" themselves do not think so. Oh, what I'm saying is that everyone is a thinking being, not just, a living being. They use their love and hatred to create random sparks of life, regardless of what history says about them. As mentioned earlier, these people who died were not awakened revolutionaries with revolutionary consciousness. They just gave their lives for the revolution for their own reasons. Not even "for the revolution", they have their own selfish consolation. And this consolation is the bargaining chip for them to bear their own death. It was not someone who drove them to die, as if the Shang Zhou army drove 700,000 slaves to die, but they themselves were ready to meet their own death. Everyone here has their own fulfilling life fortunes, it's just this accidental meeting point, and they're ready to let the same thing affect their lives. Needless to say, how vivid the righteous people who accepted the mission were. We should rejoice for them—because, accepting this great event, Li Yutang has fulfilled the friendship of friends, and gained the sincere respect of his son, Xiaosi has his own sweet marriage, Shen Shenyang knows that he is fighting for his daughter, and Liu Yubai I want it but this endless mortal sorrow. Even the big man Wang Fuming told a very interesting joke: I escaped from the Shaolin Temple and went all the way to the south, to Guangzhou, and then to Hong Kong. There is no escape, and if you come forward, there may be no need to escape. Fang Hong, who wanted to avenge her father, wasn't that what her father taught her? Starting from their own life experiences, they devoted themselves to this great event wholeheartedly. No one expressed rhetoric, but everyone did it more seriously than issuing a military order.
Not pain, but hope; not hesitation, but persistence. They hope for themselves, they are persistent for themselves. In this sense, this group of those who went to the death calmly was a group of those who were not kidnapped by the great ideals, and a group of freedom fighters who were not stunned by the great leaders. In this way, they should be real revolutionaries, revolutionizing for themselves, and reforming the new; instead of exterminating others' lives and condemning the people.
The advantage of this film is that it tells about a group of revolutionaries who are not very "revolutionary". They open the way with their true temperament, but they have achieved the righteousness of the revolution. As far as I am concerned, it is not because they protect Sun Wen (a revolutionary dog-legged son) that they deserve to be written about, but because they use real human emotions and break through the barriers of life and death to become the freedom for themselves and even human beings. And happy and dedicated human warriors are worthy of great admiration. This is probably the purpose of the film. It does something that truly respects the revolutionaries and seeks a model of living people for the ideal of the revolution. Such a "revolutionary" ideal can transcend a concrete revolutionary standpoint. The revolutionary and counter-revolutionary debate between Chen Shaobai and Yan Xiaoguo did not seem to be intended to determine the winner. A person with a Western-style education, in turn, prepares to be loyal to the imperial court and eliminate those intellectuals who instigated revolution and weakened the Celestial Dynasty, and his thinking seems to be a splendid one. However, I regret this way of thinking, just as I regret the self-construction of today's people who prefer to talk about comprehensive national strength and neglect human nature. However, as far as the person Yan Xiaoguo in the film is concerned, he is a complex villain, and even he is an idealist who is dedicated to serving the country, but he casts his heart on the Qing government and the imperial power system, then we may It can be said that he is a revolutionary who stands in the ranks of the counter-revolutionary.
I say this because the meaning of the revolution itself was so rich. Revolution is not just about changing dynasties. Revolution is not about standing in a team to find a position. Revolution is not about hanging on to dogmatic ideals. Revolution is actually everyone’s inner event. It is about saying goodbye to the past and getting closer to the future. A personal struggle, but at the end of the day, a revolution is a game of life kissing death.
Just imagine how exciting a revolution is! It is innovation, a message of death to all the old, the old, the stubborn, the stabilisers, the authoritarians, and the revolutionaries themselves laugh at their own death.
Isn't the revolution more exciting than skateboarding, bungee jumping, mountaineering, surfing, extreme sports?
Think about how handsome you are, and if you are slack off in front of a table of corrupt officials - if you ask them again where the money for these things comes from, it will be even more handsome.
Revolutionaries are not afraid of death; while counter-revolutionaries are terribly afraid of death, and they think that everyone is afraid of death, so they always use terror, intimidation, coercion, etc., to force people to submit.
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