The last time the story of a son saving his mother appeared in a domestic movie was probably in the cartoon " Lotus Lantern ". Seeing little Agarwood crossing mountains and ridges to save the Three Holy Mothers, people can't help but ask: Where did the father of this family go? It turns out that he is just a scholar, unable to have the courage and supernatural power to split Huashan Mountain or destroy Leifeng Pagoda, so he can only watch his son go through fire and water. The family relationship setting in the new theatrical film "" is similar to this. The father is absent and the mother goes astray. It is also the son who shoulders the heavy responsibility of saving his mother. The story takes place in modern society. The disappearance of the father requires more convincing reasons. Judging from the release version, it is somewhat unclear, although this is not very important.
"The World of Plants and Trees" was born out of another legend "Mu Lian saved his mother". The story is not as family-friendly as "The Lotus Lantern". A big reason is that Mulian's mother was not a kind person. She was stingy and greedy during her lifetime, but became a wealthy person after her death. Hell, but the son did not give up on this imperfect mother, and the story has the dual meaning of admonishing people to be filial and to be good. This story has also been changed into some local operas. There is a piece of folk Mulian opera called "Little Reunion". Scholar Feng Xiqian also verified that this is the origin of the title of Zhang Ailing's novel of the same name. It means the reunion of flesh and blood, and also indicates that the main line of the novel is written. mother and daughter. Correspondingly, the main plot of "The World of Grass and Trees" is the mother and son of Wu Taihua and He Mulian. The mother mistakenly enters a pyramid scheme, and the son goes undercover to rescue them, and finally the mother and son are reunited.
Logically speaking, the film narrative should proceed from the son's perspective, and he must look back on the past and look forward to the future. The missing father, the crazy mother, and his growing up form a human family together. But now it seems that the creators of the film were once hesitant between "The Passion of My Mother", "Mu Lian Saves His Mother" and "My Father's Secret". The release version chose the former and downplayed or abandoned the latter two. The father's scene was almost invisible. It can be seen that the scene of the son saving his mother is also a bit lacking. The most criticized second act, the depiction of the mother's involvement in a pyramid scheme, can be said to be tireless and closely bombarded. Showing the scene of hell in a large space is to show the suffering that the mother endured. She even became obsessed and contributed the most brilliant performance of the film. There is nothing wrong with showing this process. The madness and depravity are nothing more than a gradual increase. As long as the character still has a His tone could even push her to the brink of death, but he still accused MLM of the evils of turning people into ghosts.
Obviously, "Mu Lian saves his mother" seems weak. This is the core of the story and the more important part of the drama. As for the missing father, it can be seen from the deleted clips that the father also has a history that is unacceptable in the world. It can be said that "no one is unjust, and everyone is guilty." This also makes people wonder about the choice of the release version. With the husband's line hidden, Wu Taihua's gritted teeth and resentment seemed somewhat paranoid, and she later became crazy, so she lacked a clearer motivation and boost.
All of these have led to different perceptions of the film by the audience. Whether it is one of the "Trilogy of Landscape Pictures" or a "MLM version" of " or " as mentioned in the movie marketing does not seem to be that important. The focus of the controversy may be more that a creator adheres to one style and pursues his own path. How difficult is it to get to the dark side? In " Dream of Red Mansions ", when Lin Daiyu confessed her feelings, she said, "I am just a person of grass and trees." This is actually the highest praise for these characters in "The World of Grass and Trees". Each one of them is worthy of careful consideration. At the end of the film, the son had a chance to see his father, but he chose to turn around and leave. Although it is expected, such a clip is still very touching, and it makes people feel like returning to certain moments in "Spring River Water Warm".
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