is not the 30th anniversary of " era " recently, so I revisited it by the way. (PS: We dismantled the character Ding Crab in detail last year, click to read) This review of
is incredible. Many years ago, the emotional line that I couldn’t recover from abuse for half a year, now I feel like a jerk after watching a few episodes pimple.
If you watch the drama according to the netizens' view on marriage and love, this drama is too "politically incorrect", and the two heroines are almost all " love brain " that everyone spurns.
"Little Jew" Ruan Mei has a face like Zhou Huimin , and she washes and cooks behind the hero all day long, even if she wants to save his life; Accompanying the male protagonist through ups and downs, but he was ruined by him.
The key is the 40 episodes of the whole drama. The male lead spends at least half of his time being a poor diaosi who has nothing to do. His only hobby is stock speculation.
take a step back, the main male is to replace Andy Lau , Tony Leung , Liming, Aaron Kwok or any of the popular male idols that year, that's all.
But he is Liu Qingyun who just came out of the charcoal furnace.
Really, aside from filters such as "Hong Kong drama number one", Liu Qingyun in his early 20s was loved to death on the big screen by Zhou Huimin and Guo Aiming, who were also in their early 20s... Eason Chen wanted to ask a question after watching it:
It's as puzzling as the real Bai Fumei Guo Aiming actually likes the poor boy Liu Qingyun.
Of course, no one would say that Guo Aiming was a lover at the time, but would only praise her as "prosperous", "wise" and "fairly courteous", all because Liu Qingyun's career is booming and he is recognized as a good gentleman.
is also a street photo without makeup. If Liu Qingyun's career is bleak now, no matter how close the two in-laws are, they will only be ridiculed by the Hong Kong media, "Guo Aiming's makeup is unremarkable, and the poor and lowly couples have a bleak night." The same is true for
, if "The Big Time" were to be broadcast now, the two girls would definitely be scolded for being in a pure love affair, a classic case where they would be forklifted a hundred times a day by a forklift. .
, but it is a man and two women who seem to be so incompatible, creating a fairly classic love triangle in the history of Hong Kong dramas.
The two female characters "Little Jude" and Long Jiwen are goddesses that are difficult to replicate in the hearts of audiences. They have also become the most classic and well-known screen images of Zhou Huimin and Guo Aiming respectively.
Although when I rewatched it this time, I couldn't help but look critically at the screenwriter's portrayal of these two female characters -
They don't have their own jobs, they always follow and help the male protagonist without any regrets, and Without asking for anything in return, she looks like a heroine who is very masculine, and obviously does not meet the expectations of a modern woman in today's society.
But at the end, I was still moved.
They are the products of that era. They can go through fire and water for love, and they silently accept it even knowing that the other party is a little macho.
They are not the "independent women" that are popular now, nor do they have super-era significance like ding crab .
, but their (including Lan Jieying, 's sister Ling), , know the word "love" better than most of the men in the play.
In the process of watching the show, my feelings for these female characters changed repeatedly, and finally I found that really good characterization always breaks some single judgment standard.
's flat gender perspective can only mass-produce falsely suspended "big heroines".
Only when they are rooted in the era and the relationship between characters can they be cute and vividpeople.
So I really want to talk to you about the women in "The Big Times" who seem to be "politically incorrect" today, but are full of vitality. Today is the first issue of
. First, let’s talk about the most popular little Jewish on the Internet, who is called “the ideal of the world” by many people (if you like this article, please click on the triple, and the Longji article will be arranged soon) .
Due to the long history of the play, here is a little explanation of the relationship between the characters. In
, the hero Fang Zhanbo (played by Liu Qingyun) , and the "little Jewish" Ruan Mei (played by Zhou Huimin) and Long Jiwen (played by Guo Aiming) formed a classic triangular relationship of "two women chasing one man" .
The hardest thing to do is often the simplest truth
Now it seems that the Jewish people are more than good wives and mothers.
Not only is she sweet looking, she is frugal, kind and dedicated, and she can also cook well. After falling in love with Fang Zhanbo, she devoted herself to taking care of the housework for him.
Zhanbo was in trouble. She came from a poor family and asked for help. In the end, she conquered the homesick Taiwanese boss with Hangzhou cuisine and saved Zhanbo's life.
Little Jew is almost perfect, the only downside is that he is stingy, but most of the money people have saved from eating leftovers and complimenting garbage is all given to Fang Zhanbo to invest in stocks.
In the eyes of men, this is a disadvantage, this is simply the birth of the Virgin.
To this day, I still see all kinds of fans of Little Jew on major social platforms, most of them are men. On the platform that mainly focuses on dating and courtship, there are also many people who say "love Hong Kong dramas" on the label, and they will chat with me.
But when I meet a man who talks to me about Jew being his dream lover, I usually avoid him immediately. Because most of them can't have Fang Zhanbo's good life, but they confidently dream that their partner can be a full-time nanny like a little Jew.
There are also some speeches that reveal the "virgin complex" implicitly or implicitly. Pursuing love is a human instinct. If all women who love life, are single-minded, and yearn for love are all labeled as "love brains", isn't that the theory of "victims are guilty"?
is like the " Wang Baochuan digging wild vegetables" stalk that suddenly became popular during this period. Netizens have used Wang Baochuan to dig wild vegetables for 18 years and have already married other people. .
Wang Baochuan insisted on his promise of love, which turned out to be a negative label that was ridiculed by the entire Internet group hundreds of years later, attracting tens of millions of girls to retweet, running around in the girlfriend group to tell each other, and reminding each other not to be in love. How come
doesn't see emotional bloggers tagging Xue Pinggui's actions as "scumbags", causing millions of boys to retweet and tell each other in the brother group, reminding each other not to be scumbags.
Since ancient times, there have been poems of exhortation to persuade women to keep their eyes open for the target object, but there are very few exhortations to men not to be heartless. The reason is not that women are more infatuated than men, so they must be more persuasive, but feudalism Women in society are almost unable to survive independently in society, and one wrong step will ruin their lives, while men, many are Xue Pinggui, who have been awarded officials and nobility, and have not received any retribution in their lives.
Now that women have the freedom to earn money to support themselves. Girls "dissuade each other from falling in love", often because they feel that the man does not match the conditions of the woman in all aspects. Once a woman enters the marriage and is confined to the family, it is difficult to realize her personal ambition.
This reflects the contradiction between love and self-realization, and it has a strong modernity.
And the era in which "Big Times" took place happened to be caught in the middle of the above two concepts.
In Hong Kong at the turn of the 1980s and 1990s, there was a myth of transcending classes, but it was more of a desire for aA daydream of getting rich at night. The same goes for
love.
A rich family daughter like Long Jiwen does not seek money or fame, but just wants Fang Zhanbo to be a friend, is there any love?
definitely has.
But obviously, with the little Jewish, it is more in line with reality.
Many people only remember that the little Jew never gave up on Zhanbo in the later period, so they thought about it and hated that they could not find such a selfless confidante.
Because the little Jew in the later period is the kind of woman the patriarchal society loves most. Although she was born soft and charming, she was not hypocritical or materialistic at all. When she struggled, she suffered hardships.
blames the screenwriter for being too old and hiding the era factor in this love story too deeply. The audience patronized and watched their young couple flirting, thinking that the relationship between the two was logical, but they forgot that the relationship between the two gradually warmed up. what. What is
?
stocks.
Strictly speaking, it is not called stock trading at all, because Fang Zhanbo does not know stock trading at all, but it is called gambling.
The little Jew cherished his money like his life, not because he was born stingy, but because he was afraid that he would have no money for treatment after a heart attack in his family.
But all she saves is hard-earned money, because her education is not high, her health is not good, and she is an immigrant from the mainland, so she can only live by odd jobs such as folding clothes racks.
Urban poor like Little Jew were the backbone of Hong Kong's horse betting industry and the stock market at that time.
is a bit harsh to say, without the blessing of the protagonist's halo, Fang Zhanbo and Xiao Jude are just two of the leeks.
The little Jew has been a typical retail investor from the very beginning. When he approached Zhanbo, he was fooled by him to make a lot of money.
Zhanbo was an ordinary neighbor at the time, and boasted in front of her with the money she had won from betting on horses.
There are many misfortunes on the road to investment. One of them is arrogant and arrogant. On the surface,
looks like a pair of happy friends, but only if you look closely can you see the sorrow of the common people.
Betting on horses and losing all the money, reluctant to take the car home Formal development of the relationship line.
But the writers have spent many episodes talking about the two of them pulling on the "casino".
This scene is not only a profile of the investment psychology of ordinary Hong Kong citizens at that time, but also an in-depth portrayal of the love psychology of little Jewish people.
We will see from this that the reason why the little Jew loves Fang Zhanbo is not only moved, but also very practical.
That is, after following Fang Zhanbo's experience in stock speculation a few times, the little Jew believes in his heart that Fang Zhanbo has extraordinary talents and can stand out.
Little Jew's very pragmatic side is in stark contrast to her soft and boneless appearance.
This is probably due to her upbringing. Since childhood, relatives have died one after another due to family genetic diseases, and can only rely on grandmother for life, and living expenses are squeezed out of the teeth.
Of course she knew that she was born beautiful, but she never thought of relying on her beauty to gain a sense of security. On the contrary, because she didn't want to implicate others, she rejected many boys' courtships since she was a child. Therefore, she also broke the heart of looking for a long-term meal ticket, appointed as soon as possible, and prepared for a lifetime of being alone and widowed, and wished she had prepared the coffin book.
Although she spent a lot of money in the hospital, she was very reluctant, but when she left the hospital, she still insisted on returning the money to Zhan Bo-don't look at her stingy, but she was stingy with principles and backbone.
she didn't like it at firstThis poor boy who was hanging around, until Fang Zhanbo taught her the horse scriptures, her eyes began to light up when he saw Zhanbo.
Maybe it was out of gratitude, or maybe it was because she had a good impression, but it was more likely that she wanted to make quick money, so she began to lend money to Zhanbo to bet on horses.
But judging from her attitude that every time she goes back on her promises, promising to bring 2,000 yuan but only willing to give 200 yuan in the end, the little flame of love is far from burning the huge stingy god in her heart.
After Zhanbo lost all his money, she was so angry that she would never lend him money again.
Then there was a turning point in their relationship.
Zhanbo took her to the stock exchange , and let her see with her own eyes that the stock that was hand-picked by the mysterious master and she refused to pay for it soared wildly until it reached the daily limit.
Little Jew completely fell at this moment.
But maybe even she doesn't know whether it is the power of love or the power of capital that makes her fall. In other words, at that moment, Zhanbo became her god, the one who could take her out of poverty, embarrassment and low-rent housing. Love and money, along with the string of red numbers, magically merged into one.
This is the "era" of the great era in the love line.
readers may think I am exaggerating. It's just a gamble, why does the little Jew take it so seriously?
That's right, maybe Long Jiwen is standing there, she won't take it so seriously. After all, the money the stock exchange makes a day may not be more than one-tenth of what her father gave her when she separated.
But to the little Jew, it is unreasonable that money falls from the sky in vain like rain. But Zhanbo helped her open the door called class, telling her that as long as you pass the stock, you can step into this door.
This temptation is too tempting. If I hadn’t lived in 2022, I was used to seeing subprime mortgage crisis , financial turmoil , U.S. stock market meltdown, and funds plummeted, I would definitely kneel on the spot to apprentice, oh no, I would kneel to propose to Fang Zhanbo.
Of course, even though the three views of the little Jew were shattered, she was still very self-respecting. She just put the money that she refused to lend to Zhanbo that day in an envelope, and asked someone to bring it to Zhanbo, and even apologized, it should not delay him making money .
This envelope still belongs to love. Because she didn't see the money, she began to curry favor with Zhanbo, and she didn't mean to ask the old driver to take him. She only apologized, even though she had no responsibility.
Some people may be unhappy and think how I describe the little Jew as such a utilitarian person.
But the charm of the little Jew lies between the utilitarian on the surface and the altruism on the inside.
She lived such an ascetic life for the first twenty years of her life, her only purpose was not to drag others down.
In an era when people's livelihood cannot catch up with capital inflation, a young woman struggling at the bottom who wants to live with dignity has no choice at all.
So, Little Jew closed her heart, she has no right to have more expectations for this world. She even planned the funeral for herself, and when her ancestral heart attack occurred, she would take the hard-earned money and find a place to die silently.
Little Jew is doing almost all his self-esteem and self-love. You can see that she has already fallen in love with Fang Zhanbo, but she still wisely chooses to return to the mainland to join her relatives, because "the money saved there should be able to support me until I get sick".
A life that was set the main tone early, suddenly broke into this person named Fang Zhanbo, accompanied her carelessly when she had cholera and no one dared to see her, and led her to look up when she only dared to stare at her feet starry sky. Everyone just laughs at her for being stingy and stingy and rejecting people thousands of miles away. Only Fang Zhanbo knows that she loves beauty and gives her a headband, and naively praised Haikou: If you have money in the future, it will be better for you.
is as dull and naive as Fang Zhanbo. I don't know, the "later" said casually, the little Jew has never owned it.
As soon as these words come out, let alone Fang Zhanbo is a man, even if he is a woman, even if he is a dog, the little Jew is willing to go through fire and water.
Because Fang Zhanbo first gave her a choice in life.
With choice comes hope.
said earlier that Zhanbo took her to invest in stocks, and she felt the crazy people behind the soaring numbers.
Those red numbers are not the price of this love, they only create an illusion, making the little Jew think that in this hopeless life, he also has the right to open his arms and kiss the world, which includes her most desire Also the most feared love.
Why is "The Big Time" so well shot?
Because every clue in the play and everyone is fabricated by the big era.
Whether they praise the little Jewish good wife and mother IKEA, or think that she is humble and has no self, it is a misunderstanding of her.
For Little Jew, the fulfillment of life only needs an opportunity, an opportunity to drive away despair with true love.
can overcome this despair, is only born in this crazy era, the crazy Fang Zhanbo.
(friends who like Long Jiwen, remember to pay attention to the next issue of "The Big Times Characters"~)
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