From the very first shot, I felt that the film was made with care, solemnity, and respect. While watching the movie, the first thing that popped into my mind was the sentence in the title - in troubled times, be like Confucius. Now I ask myself, what would I have been like if I had been born in that era? I don't know, and I can't imagine it, but I saw Confucius' words and deeds, full of respect.
When Confucius was disappointed in the state of Lu, his friend cried and said it was miserable. But I was thinking, this is probably the path Confucius chose to take. This path was destined to be difficult from the very beginning. He was so smart, how could he not know it? Understand, but still have to go, that is righteousness!
When Confucius recalled asking Laozi on the mountain, I couldn't help but think that Confucius back then was young and energetic after all. What will happen when he reaches the age of Lao Tzu? Later, when Confucius reached that age, he looked like Lao Tzu in style. In the end, what did he think of? Probably as peaceful and quiet as the scenery outside the window, this is beauty.
I was also impressed by the shot of Confucius' wife tying his belt. The habit of the ancients - the hug of a wife tying a belt for her husband is far warmer and sweeter than the camera of modern people hugging from behind. I still remember when Confucius said goodbye silently to his wife when he was about to leave, that grip, grab, and pump, so reluctant to part, yet so powerful, with such a touching implicit affection.
When Confucius fell into the muddy water and laughed loudly, his friend said, "It's so miserable, it's like a chess piece that was thrown away when it was useless. But I thought, if so, who is not a pawn? Who are these unfree people who are not enslaved by anything? Duke Lu, so powerless, could only quietly look back with a concerned look when he heard that the Ji family would not let Confucius offer sacrifice meat; Ji family seemed to have won, but he was only driven by his own desires... Confucius The grief and anger in his heart at that time was probably the same as the sadness of a person who was underappreciated when he found that everything was empty. He could not forget what he said to Kong Li, (the crown) is now an external thing. Without the heart, what is the use of things? What hurts him most is probably that Duke Lu said that benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom are nothing more than rhetoric.
When Zi sees Nanzi, he is a bosom friend. Nanzi is so smart, but she has her own choices. When Nanzi bowed, it was Confucius and herself; when Confucius bowed, the same was true. I still remember that when Nanzi thought of Confucius before his death, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth. I thought, that is the life of a confidant without regrets.
Yan Hui's death left me almost speechless. In fact, he died beautifully in the water. Confucius on the ice screamed helplessly, but Yan Hui did not hesitate. Later, the pale face of Yan Hui in Confucius' arms reminded me of the prince dancing in a mask in "The Banquet". Yan Hui was expressionless, but imprinted the most beautiful dance in my heart, so solemn and decisive.
Zilu also died. I think he should have known the ending when he started his career. His choice reminds me of what Confucius said to his disciples when he decided to destroy the city wall, "Scholars must be courageous and have a long way to go." So decisive and generous. Even if he died, he had to be upright, just like when he was a child, when he saw Ji Hongchang, when he died, he asked for a stool and said, don't come down even if you die. This shock has continued from then to now.
Ji died, as in the beginning, his father died. Life and death, life and death. In this kind of reincarnation, one after another is a body full of desires. But I have seen the righteousness in the etiquette practiced by Confucius all his life.
I am good at nourishing my vast qi", "It is also qi, the greatest and most rigid, and it is harmless to nourish it directly, and it is stuffed between heaven and earth.
View more about Confucius reviews
