A movie, a life. Speaking of actor Stephen Chow, the vocabulary that comes to our minds is the king of comedy, even if Stephen Chow reluctantly said to the camera that he has been filming a serious drama, I don't know why everyone thinks it is a comedy. In fact, when you look carefully at Zhou Xingchi's movie, you will find that many plots are tragic, such as the "Nine Grade Sesame Officials" mentioned today, which is adapted from the re-creation of the folk tale "Yang Naiwu and Xiao Bai Cai".
First, let’s take a look at Bao Longxing, the actor played by Stephen Chow, a nine-rank alternate magistrate. Only when the magistrate is ill, can he stand out with dignity. From the follow-up plot, we can see that Zhengpai County is not an upright official. He and Chang Wei and his son secretly colluded to transfer the culprit of the Miemen tragedy to the Qi Qin clan. However, the magistrate of Zhengpai has been in office for many years. Although he has not won the reputation of being an official and honest, he will not end up with the same situation as Bao Longxing's early days.
Next, let’s take a look at Bao Longxing’s promotion channels. He was not a regular imperial examination, but relatives pooled money to donate him a sesame-sized official position. As a descendant of Bao Zheng, Bao Longxing has been determined since his childhood. To be an upright official. After finally waiting for the opportunity to sit down and shoot the case, I found that being an official was not as simple as it seemed. Juren Fang Tang Jing's eloquent words and inverted black and white sophistry theory speaks well. Bao Longxing, whose self-esteem and self-confidence suffered a double blow, could not talk about Fang Tang Jing, and he was unwilling to close the case. Finally, holding a couple of silvers handed by Fang Tang Jing, he endured conscience's condemnation and photographed an unjust case.
Look at Bao Longxing, who was discovered by conscience. He wanted to be a good official who loves the people like a child, but was framed as a corrupt official who accepted bribes and was imprisoned indiscriminately. Assuming this is not a movie, whether Bao Longxing will die in prison unjustly, we don't know. With the dramatic plot, Bao Longxing successfully escaped from prison and boarded the journey to Beijing to sue the imperial court. The ironic scene came again, how did Bao Longxing approach the emperor and gain trust? Instead of going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to beat drums to redress grievances, he hid under the bed of the woman in the brothel, half begging and half threatening to inform the emperor of the purpose of his trip.
Yijie Caomin was instantly promoted to the governor of the Eighth House, a high-ranking member of the first grade. This is the fourth impractical point of the movie. When you are serious, you will find that the movie is a movie after all, and every act of "Nine Grade Sesame Officials" is tragic. Will be changed through fantasy plots. This is my experience of watching movies. Zhou Xingchi said that very well. He never thought he was making a comedy, but a normal movie, but everyone saw it differently.
