After the official release of "Nine Levels of Sesame Official", it also received rave reviews.
One side is about nonsensical comedy.
"As expected of Li Yi, he is probably the only one who can make good use of Zhou Xing, right?"
"It makes no sense. Other directors' exaggeration will leave people speechless, but the movie directed by Li Yi is obviously very exaggerated and outrageous, but I just feel that there is nothing wrong with it!"
"It's so fun to visualize swearing! Hahaha!"
"Why do I feel a deep sense of despair after finishing laughing in "Nine Levels of Sesame Official"?"
"Upstairs, you have told the truth. The core of comedy is tragedy!"
"There is a prototype, this is something I didn't expect!"
“It turns out that many years ago, someone told us a story about a successful petition!”
"So, it is really difficult. Bao Longxing became Bao Qingtian after a tortuous journey. If he had not been forced into a desperate situation, he would not have had such a situation and determination to rebound. He hung out with the lower class and learned how to do it.
Swallowing a sword in his mouth, and whoring
While he was quarreling with customers, he had great luck and met the emperor of the day in a brothel. Justice is not so easy to claim. Even if he is the protagonist and finally overthrows the corrupt officials, all he has learned in his life and his luck have been staked.
and courage.”
"This film can be said to be high-energy throughout, with frequent golden sentences. You can't stop laughing from the beginning to the end. The most rare thing is that there are tears in the laughter, and the emotions are sincere. If you look closely, you can see that even passers-by are in a state of drama."
"With nonsensical humor, "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" not only has a pungent ridicule of bureaucracy, but also contains the inspirational feelings of small people. The movie has truly made the jokes fit the plot, and it also has a good rhythm.
He has extraordinary control and control, and a suspenseful attempt to bring justice to an unjust, false and wrong case can make people laugh all the time, making people forever remember the absurd but upright ninth-grade Sesame Officer Bao Longxing."
"Actually, there is no need to think so much. Just be happy. Sometimes you feel unhappy. That's what movies are for!"
On Popular Film Critics Online, movie fans gave this movie surprisingly high ratings.
What's even more interesting is that the film critics also spoke highly of this movie, which is relatively rare among comedy movies.
However, it is not without reason that "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" has received unanimous praise from the literary and art circles and the public circle.
Du Xianghai wrote: "The movie "The Ninth Grade Sesame Official" is full of bitterness and despair behind the laughter, cursing, and nonsensical absurdity.
There are some details in the film that are worth recalling.
At the beginning of the film, the young Bao Longxing made a wish to the full moon, to be an upright official and to catch corrupt officials.
But after uncovering the scene of his corrupt official father accepting bribes, Bao Longxing tearfully made a new wish to Yuan Yue, to be a corrupt official like his father.
Turning the camera, the adult Bao Longxing is having a drink with his father. Although he donated his official position, his family is poor. Combined with the story of "Half a Piece of Cake", it can be seen that Bao Longxing's father was not in a prosperous situation in his early years, and his end was far from comfortable in his later years. This is
At that time, he advised his son to be "honest" and strive to be an upright official. But at this time, Bao Longxing may be facing the same situation as his young father: being honest means being poor, and he is forced by life, so what choice should he make?
The previous Bao Longxing was not a categorical figure, and his view of right and wrong was very unclear. After being involved in the Qi family case, after several hesitations, he finally made a different choice from his father: to insist on integrity. Then he went to Beijing.
The whole process of filing a petition was also about being in embarrassment and poverty, and it was once again hinted that integrity = poverty.
In the end, Bao Longxing succeeded in filing an imperial petition. It stands to reason that everyone is happy. Bao Longxing has a bright future. His ideal of being an upright official has been promoted and realized. His childhood words have come true today. It is gratifying to congratulate him. He should continue to work hard and take the lead.
Bao Qingtian's road to fame has been to support justice throughout his life.
But the scene changes to Bao Longxing, who is proud of his success. In front of the newly opened drug store, he laughs and says, "I won't be an official anymore." At this point, I see thunder in the silence, and the climax of the film continues, and it turns out that I have discovered a profitable business.
, can preserve complexity
The actor's wife is spared from homelessness, and the wife of the brothel's top wife has no worries about food and clothing. I secretly thought that this was the climax of this film with constant laughter, just like a chirping drama that ended abruptly when the burden was dropped.
Yes, Bao Longxing made the right choice when faced with the two paths of integrity and corruption. Bao Longxing encountered resistance after he decided to become an upright official. He showed endless perseverance and wisdom, but he turned the tide.
As a low-ranking official of the ninth rank, he brought down the son of the admiral of the Navy. But even for such a character, what he wanted in the end was only a well-off life and a happy family.
I find it extremely ironic and very reasonable. He is a man who has the courage to file a petition and wants to be an upright official. How come he ends up becoming a drug dealer who is greedy for money? But what if he does not look for a way to make money but chooses the way of poverty and integrity?
, how does he deal with the inner
How can I explain this to myself who longs for wealth? From this point of view, Bao Longxing must not continue to be an official, sell medicine, or sell anything. When his childhood ideal has been realized, the most important thing in the adult world is still
A decent and prosperous life.
I have always been curious about Bao Longxing.
In fact, if you look closely, the character Bao Longxing is quite similar to Ah Xing in "Kung Fu". Both of them are "little people". Although Bao Longxing is an official, he is only a ninth-grade sesame official.
And when they were children, they wanted to be "good guys" and "heroes"!
But they were all hit by reality! Their faith collapsed at that moment.
This is the difference between children and adults.
Ah Xing in "Kung Fu" appears as a small character who wants to do bad things, but often makes jokes, and wants to bully others, but is bullied instead.
Ah Xing in "The Ninth Grade Sesame Official" is the same. He wanted to be a corrupt official, but he was extremely frustrated. He didn't get the money, but instead got a bad reputation.
The same thing is that what you want does not match your own strength.
So why did this man who has always been greedy take the courage to help the weak Qi Qin? He struggled so much and looked so annoying, but he could say such confident words as "I believe there is justice in this world".
He still refused to give in and take food and money for the beggar. Maybe it was "I want to be a good official" that guided him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just like Ah Xing in "Kung Fu", he still has to hit him with a stick even if he dies. The same belief in a "hero" and "justice" guides him.
Returning to "Nine Levels of Sesame Official", Ah Xing is undoubtedly an eye-catching person. He accepted Fang Tangjing's money but did not agree immediately. Although he was frustrated and became a turtle man in a brothel, he worked hard to practice his quarrel skills in it, and he became more and more mature.
It's striking. I think it's because of his father's last words: "Corrupt officials are traitors; honest officials must be more traitorous, otherwise how can they defeat him."
Simply having faith is not enough to survive in the turbulent currents. You must also be alert enough.
But if he hadn't met the emperor by chance in the brothel, how far would he have gone? It's just that even the imperial complaint had to wait until the emperor went to the brothel before he could file the complaint. The upper beam was not straight and the lower beam was crooked. Even the king of a country was in trouble. It was hard to tell what was going on below.
How good the officer is.
A small person like Bao Longxing would probably be too lazy to worry about "I want to be a good official" now.
The movie explains that small people in the officialdom also need justice and mercy. But unfortunately, small people are destined to be miserable, and their sad journey may not necessarily lead to a satisfactory outcome.
The tragedy of Qi Qin. The young master of the Qi family also invited the ninth-grade sesame official Bao Longxing to his wedding. In the play, Bao Longxing imagined that Qi Qin would not marry a young master of the Qi family who was riddled with all kinds of diseases, but would marry
Mr. Bao, you can imagine why a woman under feudal rule would marry a relative who is seriously ill and coughs all the time.
Young Master, the reason is very simple. The Qi family is rich, and behind the Qi Qin family is a portrayal of countless poor people who are oppressed by feudalism. In fact, the concept of this drama is nothing more than expressing the Qi Qin family.
In fact, it also represents unwillingness and helplessness. Forced to make a living, you have no choice but to marry someone you don't like.
The tragedy of Bao Longxing. As the protagonist, Bao Longxing is a small ninth-grade sesame official. In the early stage, he was extremely greedy for money and did not hesitate to judge wrong cases. He was despised by others and was extremely selfish. In fact, I was a little suspicious of him in the early stage.
It’s hard to believe whether the purpose of promoting justice is to serve the loved ones or to truly want to be an upright official. He does it for his relatives.
Qin lost his official position and almost became a beggar. The tragedy will inevitably make people feel a little pity. Finally, he achieved his gorgeous turn in a brothel. Not every tragic little person has this kind of luck. If he hadn't met
Your Majesty, he may have spent his life in such a muddle-headed manner, and in fact he is equivalent to a beggar who is not a beggar.
The tragedy of the emperor. In fact, everyone knows that the emperor in the play is Tongzhi and Lafayette is Cixi. It is really not a big news that Tongzhi went to prostitutes. It really happened in history. In the end, he got smallpox (or lily disease) and died.
It was really big news at the time that the good emperor went out of the city gate to go whore. In fact, the emperor
Behind the emperor is his helplessness and venting of being restrained and constrained everywhere. Whoring is to vent his dissatisfaction and confront his mother who held the real power at that time. He uses his own way of whoring to fight back his dissatisfaction with his mother. In front of his own mother,
, isn’t he just a little person? A tragic and dramatic little person.
"Jiu Pin Zhi Zhi Guan" is really a rare masterpiece. The play embodies more of the tragic cry for the little people, but its deeper meaning requires us to understand it seriously. Jiu Pin Zhi Zhi Guan is also a small person.
A record of the appearance of officialdom.
Let's talk about "Kung Fu" again. In fact, both movies have one thing in common, and that is iconic objects!
In "Kung Fu", there is undoubtedly the lollipop that Ah Xing can't forget, but what about in "Nine Levels of Sesame Official"?
What is it?
It’s the plaque that says “Justice and Integrity”!
There are many scenes of plaques in the movie. The first "Just and Honest" official plaque appears in tatters, which forms a huge contrast with the gorgeous "Just and Honest" plaque that appears later in the story, which is in line with the plot development needs of the protagonist's promotion to the first rank.
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Secondly, many folk plaques appeared for the purpose of changing the scene, such as: "Yelai Inn", "Fenglai Tower", "Erlang Shen Ancient Temple", "Shang Shu Mansion". When changing the location, a close-up of the plaque first appeared, so as to
Foreshadowing; there is a need to praise the protagonist's ability, such as "Jiaojiaowang" to show the protagonist's ability.
The father's ability to quarrel; it also has the effect of inspiration and encouragement, such as "You Feng Lai Yi", which contrasts with the protagonist when he is down and makes people sigh that the protagonist must work hard to become stronger. The content described in the movie is almost completely absent, but it is cleverly arranged and used
The function and function of the plaque hint or foreshadow the development of the plot!
In my personal opinion, "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" is more meaningful than "Kung Fu" in some aspects.
What is the correct way to unfold a nonsensical comedy?
Li Yi taught other directors a good lesson with "Nine Levels of Sesame Official".
An originally very tragic story, the story of officials treating the people like rotten dogs, a story that often happened in ancient times and even in modern times, was used in extremely exaggerated and funny ways, such as using a fake dog for autopsy, being in jail and still thinking about the secret recipe for aphrodisiac, and falsely accusing someone.
Bao Longxing raped a sow, sold salted fish to Fang Baojian, brought a bunch of radishes to Beijing, and mixed them with vegetables.
A potted plant, a person sneaking in through a mouse hole, a noble and indifferent woman suddenly going through her baggage to steal things and violently beating people, straightening a bent iron rod, etc., etc., a story that was originally miserable until the snow fell in June
It is funny and playful, exposing the darkness of officialdom and society that should be dark and obscure in a straightforward and exaggerated way.
By comparison, it is not difficult to find that Li Yi's films about nonsensical comedies are accustomed to exaggerating and playfully exposing the sophistication of human relationships, whether it is the warmth and warmth of relationships between relatives and friends in the officialdom or workplace, especially the ugly side of human nature.
Like the appearance of Bao Lungxing and the lawyer, like the appearance of a boxer
; The two of them were like shrews scolding each other and fighting like children in a serious courtroom. Who stipulates that courtrooms must be serious? His movies are always rough-spoken, smiling but not smiling at all, using funny language and expressions and movements like jokes.
, explains the profound human feelings and sophistication. While making people laugh, it also makes people feel frightened when they think about it.
The truth expounded in the film, "Corrupt officials are traitors, honest officials will be even more traitorous" is really very realistic.
Moreover, in the film, Bao Longxing became a turtle man, so he got to know the emperor who visited the brothel, hugged him, and made him an imperial envoy. In the end, he killed the bad guy and settled the unjust case. I don’t know that the director planned such a final solution to the conflict.
Whether the plot is intentional or not, it makes me feel sad.
Such extremely absurd solutions to conflicts and extremely absurd vindication of injustice can naturally only exist in movies. So what about reality? What about the Dou E and Qi Qin family in reality? What should we do with their injustice and suffering?
Cracked? Uncrackable. The subtext of such absurd vindication is that reality has no solution.
If there is injustice and suffering, just suffer it. In your free time, you can daydream. In the dream, you will see the beauty of the sky and all your grievances will be vindicated. Isn’t the whole movie just a daydream? A ridiculous daydream!
Of course, the place where you want to see the beauty of heaven in your dream may not only be a brothel, but also a curb, a toilet pool...
The biggest tragedy is that we, the audience!
Yes, from God's perspective, we know that the process of what happened is actually very simple, that is, Chang Wei kills people and silences them.
But what was the result? Fortunately for Qi Qin's case, Bao Longxing, who was particularly good at quarreling, had a conscience, and was lucky enough to find the emperor as his backer, helped her redress her injustice. And with the blessing of countless buffs, she could get the so-called fairness and justice, and that's not all.
It also depends on whose backer is more reliable. The emperor personally gave him a first-class official position just to prevent Bao Longxing from telling anyone about his visit to a brothel.
The greatest despair is that restoring the truth requires so many mistakes."