Yunxiang's new film "The Thirteen Apostles" is also called "Platonic Death", in contrast, the latter is more relevant, because the film is indeed a metaphysical exploration of death by . The film
tells the story of a well-known scholar recruiting 12 "disciples" to a sanctuary in Japan to discuss the philosophy of death and the play of erotic flow. They are models, stage actors, insurance salesmen, construction workers, photographers, diplomats, psychology students, ballet dancers, etiquette, etc. in real life, but in this manor they are equal of. They seek the ultimate answer to the dialectics of Plato and other classical theories, but the process gradually becomes bizarre and out of control...
The film premiered at the Taiwan International Queer Film Festival last month, and the pre-sale set a record in seconds, and the scene was full. When recommending this film, the film festival said: The film has the consistent and maverick style of director Yunxiang, and the elements of unfettered nudity, masculinity, sexual tension, group P and other elements are even higher than previous works; Yunxiang continues to insert The previous seven works and the new work "Dead House Vegetables" wonderful clips that have not yet been released, let the audience guess the purpose of these clips here, thinks about the human nature through the behavior of breaking taboos and moral values.
Yunxiang himself was unable to attend the premiere in person because he was in Hong Kong to shoot his final film "Hong Kong Tribe" .
Not surprisingly, the premiere of the movie caused a lot of controversy. such as Yunxiang's specialty is shooting gay eroticism, but from "You" has exposed a not-so-good tendency, that is, director 's obsession with death is far greater than his sexual interest in the male body. "Thirteen Disciples" embodies this point particularly clearly. A group of young people in their 20s and 30s clearly know nothing about death, but they practice life and death meditation like Ye Gong loves dragons. "a feeling of.
The casting of the actors also influenced the expression of the film's theme. Because "Thirteen Disciples" often needs to appear naked, only a few professional actors agree to appear, and most of them are amateurs from all walks of life, such as singers, air clerks, engineers, etc., which leads to reading lines like sleepwalking. When Yunxiang dispatched amateurs, he only encouraged them to have a good time, but did not give more guidance on the performance, which greatly affected the quality of the film.
What's more surprising is that the film uses the "Broken Man" composed by American classical composer Kerry Muz and performed by the Royal Symphony Orchestra of London many times. .
In a sense, "Thirteen Disciples" is a continuation of "You". If "You" is like a ghost, wandering in different corners of the world, telling about the hesitation of leaving home and not being able to return home, "Thirteen Disciples" is a soul torture after a painful recollection: what if returned home? What about life and death? What about a wisp of ghost or human evaporation? Maybe Yunxiang, who is drifting around the world, is really tired, so under the guise of filming, he summoned all the handsome guys who have worked with him in the past, and gathered new and old faces into a willful carnival.
In fact, no matter the story of one person's adventures, the interlacing of a group of people, the end of a love affair, the joys and sorrows of multiple couples, or even the life and death of yin and yang, Yunxiang is always Yunxiang . A large number of sensual nudity irrelevant to the plot, and all kinds of spectacle scenes ranging from congestive blood spraying to cutting saws and splashing blood, are all Yunxiang showing off with the most arrogant senses, and sharing his loneliness, fears and desires with the audience.
Whether the audience pays the bill or not, he has been there. Mandarin and erotica should not be mutually exclusive.
Source: QAF Chinese website
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