Chapter 1,764 A meaningful movie filled with jokes
Li Yi himself can't put it down for the movie "Nine Levels of Sesame Official".
If "Westward Journey" is famous in the world in memory, it is praised as a classic and widely circulated, but to a certain extent, "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" is not as famous as "Westward Journey" at all.
, but Li Yi felt that this movie lacked more of Journey to the West, Monkey King, the Monkey King, and the context of the times.
"Nine Levels of Sesame Official" is not like "Westward Journey" or "The King of Comedy", which shows that the core of comedy is tragedy.
"Nine Levels of Sesame Official" buries the tragic side deeper.
Maybe people who watch this movie for the first time will not be able to understand the sadness of the little character, but over time, they can easily understand it.
The tragedy of the movie is that it is difficult for you to completely distinguish which is reality and which is fiction. Many people say that the collusion between major officials in the film, corruption and bending the law reflects social reality. But if Li Yi is to say it, if this can reflect society
To be honest, you really think society is too beautiful.
Yes, the reality is too beautiful.
First of all, Bao BuTong used to be a corrupt official. He was nicknamed "If you don't get the red envelope, you will lose your life." Because he did too many immoral things, none of Bao Longxing's twelve brothers could support him, so every year Bao BuTong died.
He wanted the white-haired man to give the black-haired man away. In the end, he had no choice but to retire and return home, and donate all his family property to do good deeds. In this way, Bao Longxing could save his life.
But what about reality? Everyone knows it!
Secondly, when Bao Longxing and Ruhua walked out of the Yamen, they were drowned by vegetables thrown by the people. As the people were throwing them, they said: "Throw that dog official to death...throw him to death!"
The reality is: ordinary people generally never see corrupt officials at all. Even if they do, they usually kneel down. Occasionally they meet someone who is not afraid of death. Usually they will be pushed down by temporary workers or external personnel around the corrupt officials before they start throwing vegetables.
After a violent beating, only
Only those who are determined to kill corrupt officials with instruments or weapons may see corrupt officials, and these people will basically not have any good ending. However, in "Nine Levels of Sesame Official", ordinary people can escape unscathed or say no.
will suffer any retaliation.
Once again, Bao Longxing and Bao Youwei had no choice but to put on makeup and walked to the street. Along the street, there were people selling fried stinky tofu called "Master Bao, delicious fried buns, fried Bao Longxing". There were storytellers specializing in
It was said that Bao Longxing "was dragged into the mud by a dozen big men and beaten, and they also made him eat shit. He ate, ate, and ate so happily" and everyone watched and applauded.
The reality is: in accordance with relevant laws, regulations and policies, some products for sale are not displayed; in accordance with relevant laws, regulations and policies, some storytelling contents are not displayed.
Then, when the associate minister wanted to overpower Ruyan, he was stopped by Bao Longxing. Then, in order to prevent Bao Longxing from spreading rumors, he gave him 4 banknotes as hush money.
The reality is: women like Ruyan will no longer stay in brothels, but will be provided with daily living materials by certain officials. The powerful ones can stay and live together, while the small ones can only stay and fly. So.
There is absolutely no chance that he will be discovered by others and then blackmailed. Even if it does happen, it can only be said that the man behind Ruyan is by no means an ordinary person.
Besides, Chang Wei, his father, the naval admiral, his godfather Li Lianying, Eunuch Li, the Minister of Punishment, Fang Tangjing and the magistrate of Chen County failed to defeat Bao Longxing, Bao Youwei and Leopard Head. In the end, Chang Wei was killed.
He was executed in court, and the admiral of the navy, the minister of punishment, and the county magistrate Chen were all taken down and sentenced to serious crimes.
The reality is: Chang Wei may be found to be suffering from mental illness or emergency mental disorder and be acquitted, or he may be convicted of passionate homicide and given a lighter punishment. As for the Navy Admiral, the Minister of Punishment and the County Magistrate Chen, they should all be safe and sound.
The worst thing is to continue to be employed in another department or place due to a liability accident. The only similarity may be Li Lianying and Eunuch Li who have never been involved in the case.
Having said that, there are quite a few things in the movie that are similar or exactly the same as in real life. The most exciting of them are two things. The first one is that Bao BuTong wrote the word "Lian" and hung it in the middle hall.
To remind Bao Longxing to be honest, but in Bao Longxing's view, "integrity"
The word actually looks more like the word "poor"; the second thing is that at the end, when Mrs. Qi Qin congratulated Bao Longxing on his business success, Bao Longxing said that he no longer was an official. At this time, don't ask him again why he has an official.
Instead of doing it, he went to open a pharmacy. Bao Longxing said: "With your wisdom, it is difficult for me to explain to you."
Therefore, when many people say that the movies starring Xingye are always comedies, Li Yi can only say, with your wisdom, it is difficult for me to explain to you.
Therefore, "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" can even be said to entertain the public in a way that the public likes to hear and see.
Even a lot of things have been beautified.
Of course, another reason why I like this movie is that it highlights the warmth that still exists among the people at the bottom.
Under the iron curtain of power, it is always suffocating. Perhaps for some people, the opportunity cost of justice and nobility is too high! When Bao Longxing was slandered by the Minister in front of the emperor, the madam of the brothel was summoned.
Holy man, you should be able to guess at this time that the madam will definitely speak for Bao Longxing, even if Bao Longxing had talked to her before
After tit-for-tat confrontation, the sympathy between the lower class people is touching. The reason why this plot can be predicted is that it has been foreshadowed before. The friendly treatment of two Miao brothers and sisters who have never met each other is very warm. Her love for Bao Longxing
To say that his petitioning deeds have become famous far and wide is to let people see the demands of the people at the bottom for justice.
In any case, Bao Longxing's ultimate success and the happy ending were too accidental. After all, there were very few emperors who visited brothels in ancient times. If the director's deliberate comedy elements were eliminated, the chances of redressing the injustice would be greater.
But obviously, this is not what the audience likes to see.
Of course, a good movie cannot be separated from good actors and good directors.
In Li Yi's opinion, "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" is still a very excellent work even today.
It's just that this movie is really scary. At the beginning, Bao Longxing's father gave his son a picture of "Poverty", but no matter how you look at it, it looks like a word of "Poverty". Beautiful and innocent wishes and cruel reality
The huge gap started the movie's thoughtful and frightening tone.
The script is very complete, and every reversal in the plot is paved with details. For example, the old woman mistakenly took the salted fish for Shang Fang's sword, which was clearly explained in the scene of mistaken identity at the beginning; Bao Long in his childhood at the beginning of the movie
The star made a wish to the moon to be an official, but after saying it, he was immediately beaten by the outsider, and then he compromised and simply became a corrupt official; the father appeared with a moldy half cake hanging around his neck, the first key prop of the film...such as
This is really a conscientious script.
The actors' performances are also very good, and every passerby is in the play. For example, Qi Qin's family was killed, and he was insulted, not counting being falsely accused. When the first lawsuit was over, he bit Bao Longxing's hand and refused to let go for a long time.
Open. At this moment, her heart was filled with despair, and her pursuit of life and death seemed false and artificial.
, it is more appropriate to express it with an emotional look. Just such a small clip shows her silent anger and helplessness. A simple movement and look can convey the emotion to the audience, without unnecessary lines.
The poignancy is left to the audience to figure out for themselves.
Therefore, a good movie really does not depend on the performance of one or two actors, but that red flowers really need green leaves to match.
The ending is also a stroke of genius. The reason why Bao Longxing was able to overturn the verdict is that in the environment where officials protect each other, the process of justice is no longer reliable. The only two magic weapons he can rely on are his own superhuman eloquence and the largest official in the world, the pinnacle of official power - the emperor.
Only with blessings can the verdict be reversed.
As a result, in the finale, the emperor, the biggest and only backer, collapsed. Bao Longxing had already offended many officials in the court during the Qi Qin family case. Any one of the Chang family and his father-in-law could give the Bao family a drink.
Bao Longxing abandoned his official position and went into business and became a commoner. It was difficult for him to fight against these forces. At first glance, this ending seems to be enjoyable, but if you look closely, there is such a realistic tragic ending hidden at the end of a comedy. I really admire it.
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"Nine Levels of Sesame Official" is actually, to a certain extent, a commercial comedy that caters to the audience's taste.
Why do you say that? The so-called ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny.
The gap between ideal and reality is huge. Most of us had a dream to be a hero and a good person when we were children, just like the little Bao Longxing - to be an upright official and catch all the corrupt officials and bad guys.
But in the movie, when Bao Longxing enters the society, he will find that being a good person requires paying a lot of price. If you condense it into one sentence to describe a good person, it would be to dare to suffer losses, be willing to contribute, and not afraid of sacrifice.
But what if you are a good person but not a bad person? Or what if you are a little bad person?
And the most interesting thing, and also the most sad thing, is that we always sneer at a certain type of bad people and say that they are embarrassed. But if we change the angle and think of ourselves as that embarrassed person, we will find that
, there is a certain rationality in Yan’s choice.
If you were a wolf, would you choose to cooperate with a wolf or a sheep?
Sheep are cowardly and selfish. They can run faster than you in trouble. They can't help you except applaud you when watching the fun and curse you a few times when the wolf is not around.
Wolves are powerful and finicky. They won't be stingy about giving you some bones after eating a lot of meat. Besides not treating you as a wolf, there are still benefits.
The power of wolves lies in the fact that not only are there a pack of wolves to protect each other, but they will also make you do something bad, so that you will not be so "embarrassed". Just like what the master said when he enlightened the young Bao Longxing: Mr. Chang just hopes to be able to
When meeting his son, he would never embarrass Bao Longxing.
Look! This reason is so natural. It's just a favor, and it won't make you feel that your reputation has been tarnished. If you were the bad guy, how would you choose?
If you want to say what is the most prominent theme of "Nine Levels of Sesame Official", then maybe it is: to be a good person, you must have the ability to be worse than the bad people!
It is difficult for many young people who are not deeply involved in the world to understand this truth. To move with emotion and understand with reason, these lofty words are all written on the merits after the fact, and have no use in solving practical problems.
Just like in the first half of the movie, Bao Longxing, who was obviously inexperienced, was too weak against Master Fang. He only wanted to save people, but had no strategy to save them.
Bao Longxing went to the scene in the middle of the night to investigate secretly, but was caught by Mr. Chang's lackeys who had been waiting there, and was falsely accused of sabotaging the scene.
If you want to defend justice, you have to know the evil in Master Fang's belly, and then you will know how to deal with it.
It is not easy to be a corrupt official, but to be an honest official, you need strong support!
Facing a pack of wolves and wolves protecting each other, if you want to be a reincarnated Bao Gong with Confucian ideals, you need the support of tigers. You may ask, if wolves eat sheep, how can tigers care about the life and death of sheep?
The tiger is the king of beasts that maintains the balance of the ecological chain. Sheep are not scary, but a large group of sheep, led by an ambitious wolf, will burst out with amazing power. This is what the tiger is scrupulous about, so out of its own interests, the tiger will
When appropriate, protect the victim sheep.
This was the necessary condition for being an upright official in ancient times—getting the top support from the capital.
In fact, in Li Yi's view, "Nine-Rank Sesame Official" itself is also the charm of Eastern culture.
Yes, this is the charm of Eastern culture, which is something that Western culture, which is founded on commerce, cannot appreciate. In Western culture, people are naturally profit-seeking, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and carrying the seven deadly sins, so
, you need to use methods to limit, various methods to limit.
But Eastern culture is different. Confucianism talks about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. This is a spirit, a spirit of selflessness. It is the existence of such a spiritual core that has allowed batch after batch of achievements in the long history.
Confucian scholars came one after another to defend the Tao.
This is also the reason why the Great Hermit is never pessimistic. If we follow the thinking of Western culture, then the feudal history is too dark. They are all profit-seeking people, and there is no justice at all.
In the view of the Great Hermit, it is precisely the simple Taoist thought of Tai Chi that creates two rites, combined with the spread of Confucianism, that has made some people pursue lizi in the millennium of history, and many people live their lives as face. The conflict between black and white has created brilliance.
of Eastern culture.
Li Yi quickly wrote the script of "The Nine-Rank Sesame Official".
To be honest, if you look at this movie from the director's point of view, and if you look at this movie as an audience sitting in the auditorium, there will be huge differences in perspective.
Li Yi also had to admire the high standard of the screenwriter of this drama. The dialogues in it may seem nonsensical, full of laughter and curses, but in fact, they are not word for word, but they are definitely of a very high level.
The biggest difference between "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" and "The King of Comedy" and "Westward Journey" is that this drama really does not have any "deep play". It can be said that it can best satisfy the audience's most primitive needs: appreciation.