"Nine Levels of Sesame Official" once again explains that the core of a good comedy must be the tone of tragedy.
""Nine Levels of Sesame Official" feels very real and realistic. I wonder if it's because I think too much?"
"It's not that you are overthinking, but everyone knows that in "The Nine-Level Sesame Official", did Bao Longxing really win with his strength? No, he relied on his backers!"
"To put it simply, if Bao Longxing has not met the emperor, then it will be useless no matter how powerful he is!"
"I told you, enough is enough. Originally I just wanted to watch a comedy movie in a relaxed way and have a good time. I was really happy while watching it, but after seeing everyone's interpretation, I suddenly felt really desperate!"
"Behind the comedy is suffocating despair!"
Zhou Qingquan wrote a long film review specifically for "The Nine-Rank Sesame Official".
The title is: "The reality behind comedy!"
"Li Yi's movies never disappoint! This is true of "Journey to the West", "The King of Comedy" is so true, and even more so "Nine Levels of Sesame Official"!
The story of the movie, in summary, is actually very simple, with nothing complicated at all.
This also applies to murder cases.
The whole movie tells the story of the county magistrate Bao Longxing, determined to clear the grievances of the Qi Qin family, and embarked on the road to Beijing to file a petition. On the way, he met the brothers and sisters of the acrobatic troupe - Mo Zaiti and Mo Zaijiang, and learned acrobatic kung fu.
.Later, because he had no money, he entered a brothel to work.
Ban Niang - San Gu learned the art of bickering. She also met the current emperor in a brothel. Because of his meritorious services, he was appointed as the Inspector of the Eight Prefectures and was granted permission to review the unjust case of Qi Qin. With his intelligence and eloquence, he tried his best to
The story of seeking justice for the Qi Qin family.
But the great thing about a good director is that he can tell the whole story very interestingly.
It is obviously a tragic and desperate story, but it makes everyone laugh.
Comedy is to break apart other people's pain points, crush them into pieces, and show them to everyone.
The movie is undoubtedly a benchmark nonsensical comedy, and it makes the audience very happy to watch it. But underneath this nonsensical comedy, its story alludes to reality, has strong practical significance, and causes the audience to reflect.
For this witty, nonsensical but ironic movie, I like three details very much. I think to a certain extent, they have great ironic significance.
First point, do you still remember that word?
"inexpensive"!
At the beginning of the movie, Bao BuTong gave Bao Longxing a piece of paper with the word "Lian" written on it, and Bao Longxing also gave his own opinion on the word "Lian", "No matter how I look at it, it clearly looks like
The word 'poor'. I personally think this detail is one of the most exciting parts of the whole movie. And does this contrast also set the tone of the movie? The gap between dreams and reality, the conflict between beauty and cruelty.
In the movie, what happened to Bao Longxing later also confirmed the connection between integrity and poverty. Fang Tangjing tried to use money to seduce Bao Longxing into collaborating with him, confusing right and wrong. As long as he chose to become a raccoon dog, he could harvest thirty thousand taels of silver.
.But,
Bao Longxing did not choose to be a corrupt official. On the contrary, he chose to become an honest and just official. However, he was framed by bureaucrats in collusion and was imprisoned. He started his escape journey. On the way, he was penniless and had some problems.
It's just the white radish.
The second point is Shang Fang’s sword!
Many people thought it was funny when they saw that part. The Shang Fang sword of the previous dynasty was used to kill officials of this dynasty!
But in fact, Shang Fang's sword itself is only symbolic!
Before Bao Longxing decided to go to Beijing to sue the emperor, Bao's mother gave him a "Sword of Shang Fang", saying it was a sword given by the emperor, but when he opened it, it turned out to be a salted fish. It undoubtedly added to the movie
A little interesting, at first glance, the role of this salted fish "sword" in the movie is not obvious, and there is not even a description.
But it's actually very ironic.
Why? Because sometimes, a precious sword is not as useful as a salted fish!
When this concept - "Shangfang Sword" appeared again, Bao Longxing was no longer a small ninth-grade county magistrate, but a first-grade and eight-prefecture patrol magistrate.
This time, Shang Fang's sword appears in its true image - a real sword. I think the contrast between the two images is obvious. What I feel after the comparison is that when you have no power and no share,
At that time, no matter how precious the sword, the equipment was as useless as salted fish. But when you are in a high position, you can truly play the role of the sword. Only in the hands of the right person can the weapon reach its full potential.
effect.
Let’s talk about the third most critical point, the way to win!
After watching the movie, many fans said that Bao Longxing learned so many things, including acrobatics and swearing, but in fact it was of no use at all. What really played a key role was that he found the strongest supporter!
But is that really the case?
Let's look at the movie. The protagonist's way of defeating the villain can be said to be ingenious. It's not about high-end skills and equipment, but low-level market skills.
Before going to Beijing, Bao's father helped Bao Longxing three times:
1. Arrange for Ruhua to enter the prison and use the excuse of borrowing seeds to help Bao Longxing get out of prison successfully;
2. Entrust "Blue Sky Secret Book" to Bao Longxing;
3. Use a piece of cake as a token and ask him to go to the capital to find an acquaintance for help.
Among these three things, the most useful, or the only one that achieves the desired effect is the most unethical "get out of jail" plan.
The low-level market skills mentioned earlier for defeating villains are:
1. Get to know the emperor and get help from the supreme ruler;
2. Use the curse skills learned from the brothel madam, San Gu;
3. Sword swallowing skills learned from the acrobatic troupe.
Perhaps many people still think that only the first one is the most critical.
We must admit this, but in fact, is what he learned from the madam and the acrobatic troupe really unimportant?
This goes back to what Bao Longxing's father, Bao Bubutong, said to Bao Longxing: "Corrupt officials want to rape, and honest officials want to rape even more!"
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Whether it's acrobatics or swearing, it actually has more of a symbolic meaning!
Although it seems absurd, in fact, Bao Longxing learned two important points.
The biggest part of acrobatics shown in movies is visual deception. This taught Bao Longxing that what he sees may not be true!
The acrobatics are like this, and the Qi family's tragedy is also like this.
As for swearing in brothels, what Bao Longxing learned the most was that he had a thick face and a dark heart!
Because when you scold others, you must overcome your sense of shame. If the madam even scolds himself and can even spit on himself, then the verbal attacks from the outside will be nothing to him.
It is these efforts that are not on the stage in the eyes of others that have defeated the dark forces and bureaucracy. And these also confirm what Bao's father said: "Corrupt officials must be raped, and honest officials must be raped even more. Otherwise, how can we deal with it?"
Where are the bad guys?"
There was a plot setting that made me sweat for the protagonist while watching the movie. When "Secrets of the Blue Sky" was burned by fire in the movie, I secretly felt nervous and couldn't help but worry for the protagonist. But after watching the movie
, when I carefully recalled the plot, I had a new feeling: "The Secret Book of Blue Sky" is equivalent to the experience left by my predecessor, it is a kind of academic knowledge, and burning the so-called secret book also means that the protagonist breaks out of the rules.
, win by cleverness.
Although this movie has achieved a mixture of sadness and joy, entertainment and reflection, its excellence is undoubted. However, this does not mean that this movie is perfect and impeccable. Its shortcomings in the plot are very obvious.
, the plot is far-fetched, the story is suspended, everything
The occurrences are all accidental, and it gives people the feeling that the protagonist accomplishes everything by virtue of his dazzling protagonist halo. I can’t determine how others will feel about watching the movie, but based on my feelings, I was watching this movie.
Sometimes, he gives people the feeling of reading online novels.
In fact, if you look carefully, everything is traceable, the same routine: the little guy's counterattack, gradually attracting various beauties (eventually marrying Ruyan and Mo Zaiti), and becoming friends with rich and powerful people (in the movie, he helps
to achieve his or her own goals), and finally achieve success (successfully achieve one's own goals, gain power and money).
After watching the whole movie carefully, I had a very strong feeling, which was depressing. I couldn't help but think about how many injustices from ancient times to the present can be washed away like what this movie shows. I think it is very difficult,
First of all, there must be an upright official like Bao Longxing who can ask for orders for the people, and this
Honest officials can resist the oppression of power and bureaucracy, and the most important thing is that I think the indispensable part of the entire injustice case is the emperor's intervention. I don't think every honest official who clears the grievances of the people is so lucky to meet
The emperor, communicate face to face with him and obtain legitimate rights and interests.
There are many movies that are also about fighting for legitimate rights and interests, but most of them are not as relaxed as those shown in "Nine Levels of Sesame Official". Of course, there may also be differences in genres. As a comedy, "Nine Levels of Sesame Official" must be more focused.
To show a positive and happy side to the audience.
There are good and bad aspects to this movie. Even if there are some unreasonable aspects in the plot, we cannot deny that it is an excellent comedy movie. The practical significance contained in it is worth pondering for every audience. Comedy movies should be like this, in
On the premise of entertaining the audience, we can convey to the audience some of the creators’ thoughts and reflections on real-life issues.”
Of course, not everyone is obsessed with in-depth interpretation of the tragedy and despair behind "Nine Levels of Sesame Official".
The movie is always a nonsensical comedy.
Similarly, some people interpret it purely from a comedy perspective.
"A lot of people are saying that "The Legend" is actually not that "comedy", but I want to evaluate this movie purely from the category of nonsensical comedy.
It can be said that Li Yi really made a benchmark nonsensical comedy movie for other directors. Nonsense is used to the fullest in this movie, because the real core of comedy is not "a drama that makes people laugh", but "humorously."
"Talk about the world", please note "talk about the world".
So what is the human world? I think the scope is very large. Human destiny, emotions, encounters, social reality, interpersonal dynamics, political ecology, abstract ideas, philosophical thoughts, ultimate settlement... are all elements of human life. These are
This movie actually talks about everything, and it talks about it very well, it’s very exaggerated, it’s very funny, it’s exaggerated to the point, and it’s very funny.
Let's analyze it in detail. When the Qi family was happy, Bao Longxing got a big red flower, and then watched the groom who "can't believe it at first glance" and the exciting bride enter the bridal chamber. At this time, Bao Longxing had a
The fantasy is that the bride turns around and says she wants to marry herself. From the following, it can be seen that Mrs. Qin did not marry as a bride in the end, but the heartbeat here is real, and Mr. Bao who upholds justice is a man who is shocked by beauty.
Beauty is the starting point, the end, and the highest point of everything - this point cannot be obtained by Bao Longxing, but it unfolds the whole play, and all the nonsense is attributed to the goal of justice for this beauty - this is any nonsense in any movie
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The big red flower in Long Xing's hand is a standard accessory of the groom - the groom may also have one on his chest, but it is not as big as the one in Bao Long
Long Xing is the bride's ideal husband.
But when I come back to my senses, the reality is not like this. This slight regret and melancholy are mixed with the secret "most beautiful" and "the most tainted beauty"... until the final happy ending - accompanied by beautiful women, which constitutes the entire story.
The basic emotional tone of the movie. Generally speaking, happiness in the world cannot be better than this.
Let’s talk about the scene of the final review. Bao Longxing and Fang Tangjing were transformed into two boxers who were about to fight. Here, let’s look at the two boxers who served them, gave them advice, and encouraged them. Bao Longxing was always on the side.
They are his "two dogs", and Fang Tangjing actually has two dogs
The two adults who were jointly tried, the Admiral and the Minister, were interesting. Before the trial, they had been standing on Fang Tangjing, that is, the "evil" side. They sat upright only after the trial. This kind of irony cannot be exaggerated without exaggeration.
Easy to express. Can reality be so exaggerated?
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So facing this group of people and this reality, even though Bao Longxing has the advantages of the emperor, the right location, and the people, can he win? It's still not easy.
, so Bao Longxing used his greatest skill - his sharp tongue, which he learned from the brothel proprietress.
Fundamentally speaking, this kind of rhetoric is a natural response to the "language turn" in philosophy. Modernity itself is an age of ideas, an age of enlightenment and an age of speculation made up of language. However, "language" in this
The film transcends the dialectical category, and we see that Bao Longxing's rhetorical combat effectiveness is actually not
It comes from the ability to "reverse things that have been reversed in black and white again", because this ability fundamentally does not surpass Fang Tang Jingfang - they have already had it from the beginning. Bao Longxing then transcended this stage and reached
The next stage: breaking up the formal debate with vulgar slang.
Why?
Because "any formal debate" can no longer achieve justice, let me ask you, how disappointing this is, and how critical it is!
Therefore, the kind of language that rots fish and shrimps, spitting stars flying straight away, constitutes the last habitat of justice here. It implies: the words of upholding justice and the words of obeying the wrong and promoting evil are two sides of the same coin, power and hypocrisy.
Melt the two sides and corrode the differences between them.
"Language" needs to jump out of its own prison and find a way out beyond the dialectics of positive and negative. When philosophy reaches the stage of "language", when society reaches modernity and post-modernity, truth, falsehood and ugliness will be in the existing social and political plans.
It's not obvious... The truly worthwhile path is to collect beauty along the way and use beauty to have children. If possible, you might as well open a pharmacy to help people have children.
"It's hard for me to explain it to you based on your wisdom." I tried my best."