"Confucius", the secular society cannot tolerate Mr. Dao

Rosella 2022-04-23 07:04:55

In 2009, Chen Kexin said something very irritating to me, and every time I thought about it, it was like a stick in my throat. It is Sun Yat-sen's speech about the righteousness of the nation in "Besieged in October". In Hong Kong and Taiwan, it is a matter of course, but in the mainland, we often hear negative opinions. Generally speaking, these moral lectures will make people sound nauseous and feel very uncomfortable. Silly. Chen Kexin did not understand that decent values ​​are difficult to practice in the mainland, and I was extremely ashamed after hearing that. It is also the overkill of patriotic education and the youthful impetuousness of the film market. After the hypocritical theme fell apart, the new mainstream values ​​​​have not been established, and the filmmakers still do not know where to go. The more ideological work is done, the more innocent stories will be told.

Today's young people hate Mr. Daode and don't like preaching. A movie like "Confucius" seems very out of date. Just as the Zhou Li insisted by Confucius in the movie was ridiculed by the guards, "Confucius" walking on the "human" road between gods and non-gods encountered the same problem as Confucius who lived more than 2,000 years ago.

In my opinion, as a biographical film "Confucius", except for the poor handling of some bridges and the relatively watery special effects of large scenes, the plot setting and narrative techniques are all quite satisfactory, and the dialogue directly quotes the vernacular of "The Analects". Version, although the preaching flavor is strong, but Chow Yun-fat's performance is convincing enough, and the performances of other actors are also vivid. As the first screen of Confucius, it is really not bad.

For Confucius, each era has its own interpretation method, but as long as he is interpreted from the perspective of public interest, it will inevitably run counter to his original intention. As Nanzi said in the movie: "Everyone in the world knows the pain of the Master, but no one knows the realm that the Master has reached in the pain." Confucius is not a saint, nor a savior, nor a religious leader. He is just a frustrated politician who pursues ancient methods. , an excellent teacher who teaches by words and deeds. For me, the greatest thing about him is that he has summed up a strict moral system, and has become a moral model through personal practice, which regulates the values ​​of the Chinese nation. His ideal country is the Kingdom of Zhou Lizhi, and he is an idealist who advocates utopia. Only those who believe in utopia can practice his ideas. Without this context, the moral concepts he advocates are used by those in power as shackles to imprison culture. It is difficult for idealists to live in the world, and the secular society cannot tolerate Mr. Morality, but the words and deeds of Confucius have been passed down forever, and this set of values ​​still guides our words and deeds.

Confucius also talked about the mentality of conformity, to the effect that what everyone says is good may not necessarily be good, and what everyone says is evil may not necessarily be evil. To judge the opinions of the public, we often look at what the good people support and what the bad people oppose. , it is possible to draw correct conclusions. The minority obeys the majority, and how to protect the interests of the minority is a difficult problem to grasp. Regarding the online scoring system, I suggest to separate the netizens who have seen the film and those who have not seen the film. "Confucius", as the opening drama of 2010, may not be of high quality, but it must be added to the enthusiasm of "Avatar". It would be unfair to give a general 4 points for the emotional color of the people in power to resist.

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