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Pi Ge has been in the cinema since the 1980s and has read countless films, but still only has a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg in the movie world.
recently found a 1980 Taiwanese movie, which is older than Pico’s age. It was only attracted to him because he saw a picture of the heroine on the Internet. When he watched it with a curious mentality, he was surprised that it turned out to be a thought. A very deep fantasy film.
The title of this movie is "Hell and Heaven", which is based on the story of "Ji in the Mirror" in the strange story of the early Qing Dynasty, "Weird Grass on the Window". The book records all the strange stories of the late Ming Dynasty, which is a copy of "Liao Zhai". "The most accomplished one among the novels."
director Wang Jujin is a background in art engineering, and he is very particular about the use of the lens and the color of the scenery. Each picture is as heavy as an oil painting, which is impressive and unforgettable. Because of the novel and bold themes, the film was also described as "opening" when it was released. The meaning of "a brand new page". The
movie tells a sad ghost story, the rhythm is casual but poignant and moving, revealing the theme of life but it is thought-provoking.
1. The scholar strayed into the Peach Blossom Spring, and the beautiful wine and beauty did not want to return. The story of the
movie took place in the late Ming Dynasty.
has a scholar named Liu Shi'an. His family is so poor that he is only a savior, but in order to gain fame, he just studies sage books every day, relying on his wife and mother to work to earn money to support himself, and he lives a life of getting his hands out of his clothes to open his mouth.
His mother hopes that her son will one day be named on the Gold List, and will not let him do any housework at home. As a scholar, Liu Shian is looked down upon everywhere and has no friends. He stays at home and rarely goes out.
One day when Liu Shian was dizzy while reading, he suddenly found a beautiful woman spinning in the mirror, and then he was fainted with a breath of fairy air from the beautiful woman.
Liu Shian followed a dog to a place called Huangfengling, chased by a zombie carrying a scythe, he entered a village and found a family.
This family has an old man named Tao who lives with his daughter Yueniang. Pi Ge can see that Yueniang is the beauty in the mirror. It is obvious that she must be either a fox or a ghost.
And at this time Liu Shian was tortured by Old Man Tao's soul: "Where are you from? Where are you going?"
Although Liu Shian did not answer, he was taken in by the kind moon mother and slept in the kitchen wall of their home. late.
But Liu Shian is a restless person. He was discovered because of stealing Yueniang's bath. To hide his ugliness, Old Man Tao had to hire him to be his son-in-law.
Yueniang looks like a flower and is much more beautiful than Liu Shian's wife. Liu Shian is naturally willing, and she and Yueniang become pros after half-pushing.
Liu Shian learned that the village was called Taozhuang, but did not know the specific geographic location. There are only a few families in the village of
, but they live in harmony, like a paradise.
Liu Shian has learned to make umbrellas to make money to support his family, can wear gorgeous clothes, and is no longer a useless poor scholar, and has become full of confidence.
But Liu Shian soon discovered a strange place in the village.
One is that there is no mirror everywhere; the other is that the villagers do not know that there are books in this world, nor can they buy books to read.
Although Liu Shian is now living a prosperous lifeLive, but never forget to get fame, so I always want to leave this village.
Finally one day Liu Shian came back early and saw Yueniang take her head off and put her head on the dressing table to make up for herself; and the old man Tao also showed his original shape after he was drunk. It turned out that they were all ghosts.
Liu Shian fled the village in a panic, and finally woke up from his bed in sweat.
Second, the old monk fights to kill zombies, Liu Shian drugged the moon mother
Liu Shian wakes up, only to know that he has been in bed for more than three months, and his mother and wife found an old monk to exorcise him.
At this time, the zombie in Huang Fengling chased Liu Shian's house, roaring outside the door, wanting to break in.
The old monk carried a machete and went out to fight against the zombies, and finally beheaded it.
The old monk sealed Liu Shian's ears with mud again, reminding him that it should not be broken within three days, and gave him three pieces of medicine for him to take.
Liu Shian accidentally broke the mud in his left ear and was hooked away again. This time he knew that Old Man Tao was the zombie who was chasing him and had been killed by the monk.
Liu Shian also learned from Yueniang that the ghost world called Taozhuang was in the mirror of his home. Although there was no worries about food and clothing, he did not need to worry about his livelihood, but he still wanted to return to the real world. So finally Liu Shian poisoned Yueniang with the medicine given by the monk, turning her into a pile of bones.
3. Reality and illusion, heaven and hell, in fact, it is difficult to distinguish between
. Liu Shian who returned to the real world was not well. His mother was sick and had no money for treatment. He wanted to work and earn money, but was ridiculed by others. Back.
In this real world, Liu Shian is just a useless scholar who failed the exam.
He began to miss the world in the mirror, where he was able to live on his own, lead a prosperous life, face his wife Yueniang, no worries, just like heaven.
and returning to reality, he has to face a difficult life, see no hope, and find no way out.
It is difficult to distinguish what is heaven and hell, but the only certainty is that Yueniang has been poisoned by him, and he will never go back.
Although Liu Shian is a scholar who has studied sages and sages, he is a selfish, timid and frustrated person. His thinking is self-centered. The purpose of obtaining fame is only to be able to get promoted and make money, enjoy glory and wealth, and do what he can manage. Person person.
And he poisoned Yueniang, he also took the blame, and the rest of his life just lived in hardship.
director Wang Jujin criticized this old idea, pointing out that scholars should apply the world to the benefit of the people, and have a new understanding of their own responsibilities.
is more terrifying than the ghosts in the movie.
4. The film has a profound connotation and is awe-inspiring.
In fact, director Wang Jujin devoted his life to the creation of literary and artistic films, paying attention to pure artistic creation. From 1975 to 1980, he created many excellent film works.
"Hell and Heaven" is his more accomplished work, which obviously draws on the shooting methods of many Japanese ghost movies, and also refers to the horror elements of the chapters such as "Painted Skin" in "Liao Zhai". The pictures are exquisite and gorgeous, which is amazing.
It is a pity that in the 1980s, Taiwanese production companies generally only wanted to fish for gold, which went against the philosophy pursued by Wang Jujin.
After Wang Jujin launched the "Three-Headed Devil" in 1988, he was frustrated with that movie circle and finally decided to retire. Many of the old movies like "Hell Paradise" are only released on DVD, and the pictures have not been repaired, so that the pictures are rough.It is dim, and the embedded hard subtitles also affect the look and feel.
Piggy should confess that when he first watched it, he was only with a curious mentality, hoping to see a thrilling ghost film. It was only halfway through that I realized that this was a good movie with profound connotations, and I felt a sense of reverence.
I really hope that these old films can be restored one day, so that more people can understand the excellent works of director Wang Jujin.
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