's movie " eliminates three evils in one week " adapted from the allusion of the same name was released in the mainland on March 1, and its cumulative box office has exceeded 400 million. The movie "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" actually does a very good job of giving a modern interpretation of historical allusions, although the story in the film has nothing to do with historical allusions.
No, the mainland version of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" is here. Starting from April 3, the movie " Grass and Trees in the World " starring Wu Lei Jiang Qinqin will be officially released.
"The World of Grass and Trees" is a drama film that exposes the inside story of pyramid schemes. Chen Caiyun serves as the chief producer, directed by Gu Xiaogang, and starring Wu Lei, Jiang Qinqin, Chen Jianbin, and Wang Jiajia.
The film tells the story of Tai Hua, who makes a living by picking tea in Hangzhou, but unfortunately strays into a fraud organization. Her son Mu Lian, who is about to graduate from college, tries every means to save his mother.
In order to find his father who left home for Hangzhou and had been missing for ten years, his son Mu Lian came to Hangzhou to study alone; in order to take care of his son who was about to graduate from college, his mother Taihua came to Hangzhou to make a living by picking tea.
The originally peaceful days gradually became turbulent due to the emotional change between Taihua and the tea-picking owner. Taihua accidentally fell into a fraud organization, and Mu Lian tried to rescue her. The storm seemed to have calmed down, but mother and son fell into a more desperate situation.
A confused son, a mother whose faith has collapsed, and a father who has lost all news. In the city of Hangzhou, by the West Lake, and in the tea mountains, the modern version of the story of "Mu Lian saves his mother" will take place in this corner of the human world.
Historical Allusion Mulian Saves His Mother, commonly called Mulian Saves His Mother, is a Buddhist story that was first seen in the "Buddha Speaks of the Ullambana Sutra" introduced to my country from India in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. The story tells the story of Buddha's disciple Maud Lian who rescued his deceased mother from hell. This story is widely circulated in our country and has been adapted into various pictures and operas.
Mulian's mother, Mrs. Qingti, was very rich in her family, but Mrs. Qingti was stingy and greedy. She often took advantage of her son's absence to slaughter livestock and feast on them. In addition to having no thoughts about children, Qingti never practiced good deeds, so after death, he fell into the realm of hungry ghosts due to his karma.
After Mu Lian became enlightened and became a Venerable, he used his supernatural power to see his mother suffering all kinds of sufferings. So he used his supernatural powers to deliver food to his mother. Unexpectedly, the food turned into charcoal as soon as it entered the mother's mouth.
Mu Lian had no choice but to miss his mother, so he prayed to the Buddha. The Buddha taught Maud Leya to build the Ullambana Assembly on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month to feed his mother with the help of monks from all over the world.
Mu Lian obeyed the Buddha's instructions, so there is a Buddhist allusion that on July 15th, Yulan was set up to make offerings to the monks in the ten directions to save the dead. Mulian's mother passed away after eating, but was reborn as a dog.
Mulian recited Buddhist sutras for seven days and seven nights, causing his mother to escape from the dog body and ascend to heaven.
This allusion began in the Western Jin Dynasty and has been passed down through word of mouth to modern times. It is mainly used to persuade people to do good and to encourage children to practice filial piety.
The allusion of Mulian saving his mother has also given rise to festivals such as Obon Festival, Ghost Festival, Day of the Dead, and Ghost Festival. In many areas, worshiping ancestors on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month every year, making paper boats for the deceased, offering fruits, and burning paper money and clothing are all inherited from this Buddhist scripture.
In the movie "The Three Evils", Ethan Juan played by Chen Guilin single-handedly destroyed the evil gang of the Venerable played by Chen Yiwen, which looked very happy.
In "The World of Grass and Trees", Mu Lian wants to save her mother, Moss Flower, and wipe out pyramid schemes and fraud organizations. She will definitely not use a gun to call names one by one. In the end, the police will be involved.
Wu Lei plays his son Mu Lian in "The World of Grass and Trees". Wu Lei used to mainly act in costume dramas and urban dramas. In 2021, Wu Lei played Ma Chengfeng in the period drama " Me and My Fathers ", which grossed 1.2 billion at the box office.
Wu Lei's character and self-cultivation have always been recognized by everyone. He is very dedicated, humble and cautious. We look forward to his wonderful performance in "The World of Grass and Trees".
Jiang Qinqin plays the mother Moss Flower in "The World of Grass and Trees".Jiang Qinqin was once hailed as a Qiong Yao girl by viewers and netizens. She has a pure and charming appearance, and is also known as the most beautiful Xi Tzu. Although there have been some scandals about her on the Internet before, Jiang Qinqin has been working hard and has gained everything she should.
On March 9th and 10th this year, the movie "The World" appeared at the 17th Asian Film Awards and was nominated for Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Music. Leading star Jiang Qinqin won the Best Actress Award. .
Chen Jianbin plays Lao Qian in "The World of Grass and Trees". He should be the tea-picking owner of Moss Flower in the film. They are a couple outside the movie, and there is an emotional line inside the movie. If this is really the case, it would be interesting.
Wang Jiajia plays Wan Qing in "The World of Grass and Trees". The role of Wan Qing is the "tour guide" of the MLM organization. Wan Qing, played by Wang Jiajia, is very beautiful, but she does such harmful things, which is a pity. Wang Jiajia played Wang Dayong's lover Li Hongxia in the TV series " brigade ". I believe everyone still has an impression of her.
In addition to the above four leading actors, there is another one that needs to be mentioned. Wu Bai plays the role of Police Officer Hang in "The World of Grass and Trees". Wubai is a screenwriter and director, and has directed many crime films. This time he personally appears as a police officer. The message "The World of Grass and Trees" wants to convey can be imagined.
Director Gu Xiaogang of "The World of Grass and Trees" has previously filmed anti-MLM documentaries and has a deep understanding of the social issue of MLM.
Speaking of "The World of Grass and Trees", in addition to "The Three Evils", there is another movie to talk about, which is " All-or-Nothing " which was broadcast last year. Before and after the release of "All or Nothing", many netizens expressed doubts about the effect of the movie by making fun of Wolf Warrior. The results of it? In about half a year, most of the telecom fraud leaders in northern Myanmar were arrested.
The era is developing. Although there are still many difficulties and challenges on the way forward, although the task is arduous, in the days to come, the sun will shine everywhere.
