Speaking of Stephen Chow, many people often say: One actor in a year means Stephen Chow in a hundred years. A hundred years later, many people may forget it, but after seeing someone’s work, they will remember the beauty of the past. This may be the most successful. There are very few tragedies in Stephen Chow’s films. If there is, this tragedy film is the most brilliant one in Stephen Chow’s career. This is "Journey to the West". The budget for "Journey to the West" is 45 million, which was later said to be added to 60 million. In those days, it was definitely the top-ranking production, but unfortunately it can no longer be described as a fiasco. The collective box office of the two sides of the strait and the three places rushed to the street. Before this, it was once regarded as a case of release failure. In Beijing, in February 1996, "Moonlight Treasure Box" was released as a winter holiday film, and "The Great Sage Marries" debuted in May. Both films ended with only about 200,000 box office.
The film of 1995, although it has now been rehabilitated, but after it was released that year, bad reviews and dismal box office, it was once regarded as a negative teaching material for failure. After the filming, Stephen Chow's Playmate Company went bankrupt. Since then, the highest box office of the movie has nothing to do with Stephen Chow. No matter how much the box office income is, it will fall into the hands of West Film Studio. The only thing I can remember is this movie. Later, the film was regarded as a postmodernist masterpiece. The audience did not understand postmodernism, and Stephen Chow did not understand postmodernism. But the audience can understand Zhou Xingchi, that's enough.
"A Westward Journey" is divided into two parts, "Moonlight Treasure Box" and "Cinderella". Although the framework of the story borrows the Westward Journey system, it is essentially a tragedy in Zhou style. The upper and lower two may be understood as : Past life, this life, the next life. The tragedy comes from the unalterable destiny. This is the core of Stephen Chow’s movie tragedy. The little people’s joys and sorrows, joy, anger, sorrow, and joy are all mocking the times. Every little character and little character’s mockery of the times can only turn into He laughed at himself: He looks like a dog! Isn't it just yourself?
The plot of reality and the story of Journey to the West can be said to be exactly the same. "Moonlight Treasure Box" is in this life. In this movie, the outstanding performance is a lot of group performances, as a foreshadowing of the early stage, but Karen Mok played Jingjing although not many plays , Appearances are all comedy, but this feeling is the most true. Bai Jingjing waited for Monkey King for five hundred years, instead of Zhi Zun Bao, Zhi Zun Bao wished to change his fate, just as Tang Seng believed that Monkey King would change his mind. The opposite is the second master and the thirteen mothers, although they do not believe in fate, but also accept fate.
However, some of the group performances in the first half are really impressive, such as the blind man: I am a blind man in my life, and the most foreseeable thing I have is to follow the helper.
Wu Mengda's second master is also one of the most exciting scenes. The upper part focuses on the foreshadowing and the description of the small characters, the joys, sorrows and joys of ordinary people, the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, the small characters in Stephen Chow’s movies often have no names, but whenever you think of a passage, Always smile at this character, this is the charm of Stephen Chow's movies. If
was temporarily brought to the rescue, Tang Seng Tang.
The Bull Demon King did not expect Lu Shuming to play the role, the one who played Guan Yunchang.
"Cinderella" may be the past life, the afterlife, in which Zhu Yin and Zhi Zun Bao’s love has been talked about so far. In the face of love, men can’t see clearly, and women are too hard. In fact, the sum is: as long as you are too hard, who Can't see clearly! This time the love was replaced by Zixia's wishful thinking, even if she gave her life. The love of the three is like an endless cycle, the only difference is that Supreme Treasure finally understands, but also lost love forever, lost Zixia.
Zixia Yizhong is a hero of the world, and one day he finally became the hero of the world, he became Monkey King. There are many interpretations of "Cinderella", but I prefer Stephen Chow to adapt this paragraph based on his real experience, and Imagine a tragedy. Movies are movies. There are more people watching, and everyone has different opinions.
Sun Wukong followed the master to learn the scriptures, the sunset samurai kissed the unknown woman, the love and hatred of the world, the separation of joys and sorrows, joys, angers, sorrows, and joys have nothing to do with it. Cherishing the people in front of you may be the most important thing.
Past life, this life, and the next life are just a dream.
