introduces the movie "Old Fox", and most of them will mention " eliminates three evils in a week ". The two works are from the same period, and the stories are told in modern Taipei. They torture the world and people's hearts, and they meet on a narrow road at major awards. It is inevitable that they will be compared. "The Old Fox" is actually an out-and-out dark fairy tale: a little boy meets an old fox, just like Little Red Riding Hood meets Grandma Wolf. The lollipops are so sweet and the popcorn is so beautiful, they are enough to seduce inexperienced children astray. In Taipei at the end of the last century, some people became rich overnight, while others struggled at the bottom. Underneath the foundation of daily life were the turbulent waves of the times, which also gave this fable a realist quality.
After all, the boy from a poor family is mentally immature and has limited experience, so he can't help but sway when faced with temptation. His name is Liao Jie, which seems to represent that he is at the intersection of black, white, good and evil. In fact, this is a tug-of-war match between the old fox and the boy's parents. The child is the middle line of the tug-of-war rope, which moves either to the left or to the right. It is too binary to say that it is a struggle between truth, goodness, beauty and falsehood, evil and ugliness. In fact, the little boy We were also in a dilemma, and even entered a gray area at one point. The situation was quite critical and very worrying. The old fox made a fortune by cheating and manipulating people's hearts, but the boy's father, Liao Tailai, was a completely honest man who would swallow any hardships alive. The two of them can be said to be the polar opposites of good and evil. What confuses the little boy is that the evil man sympathizes with him, sometimes looks kind and sometimes gives him power, and almost becomes his spiritual godfather; the father is kind-hearted, but when it comes to a major choice, he still forbears and gives in, which is simply unreasonable. , it is not as good as a little boy who can kill decisively, causing the child to feel dissatisfied.
Liu Guanting, who plays the father, has long been regarded as a treasured actor. This time he played a white-faced scholar-like father in an affectionate and subtle way. Comparing the cunningness of the old fox and the agility of the little boy, the father caught in the middle is actually difficult to play. In the adult world of the jungle, he seems to be unable to demonstrate to his son what male power is, especially after the death of his mother, who has to shoulder the responsibility of being a father and a father. She has the double responsibility of being a mother, and she also does needlework and sews clothes for her children. Of course he is a good father according to the traditional Confucian cultural standards. He focuses on moral cultivation and education. What is commendable is that he never preaches with a straight face, but always practices it. For example, he always uses tape on discarded utility blades. Just throw the package into the trash. All these are virtues that the old fox spurns. "Those who care about other people's thoughts are destined to fail." When it comes to success or failure, the old fox adheres to the secular standards of success, and the emotional balance of the main creator is obviously tilted towards his father, and even for him. Arranging for the first love girlfriend and the snail girl to cast glances one after another, it seems to be a modern replica of the ancient literati's complex of red sleeves and fragrance.
But even more powerful is the little boy. At the crossroads of life, he finally made a serious choice and jumped out of this tug-of-war. That was to take advantage of the strengths of the two and avoid their weaknesses. In addition to benefiting himself at the expense of others and benefiting himself without harming others, there was another A choice that can benefit oneself without harming others - he surpassed the cultivation and skills of the old fox and his father. This is the wisdom and progress of the new generation, and it also shows that the times have turned. The new protagonist wants to be good but also wants to make a comeback. His father has paid the price, and he wants to seek justice from the world. When the little boy grew up and was nicknamed the "old fox", the connotation of the fox has been iteratively updated, and the pursuit of survival and truth have been perfectly unified.
