Green snake: subverting tradition and reflecting modern women's confusion and doubt about emotion?

It reflects modern women's persistence and pursuit of love. Xiaoqing's persistence in lust is more like the heart of most ordinary women, while White Snake, who always suppresses herself, is a woman struggling in the mainstream values of society.

Tsui Hark, director of the film Green Snake, believes that the creator should devote himself to the expression of literary works from three levels: instinct, ethics and philosophy. This is in line with Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs theory.

With the development of instinct, ethics and philosophy, the audience's demand for literary works will gradually "enter the play", resulting in a sense of satisfaction. The stage play Green Snake, with its final successful presentation, gave the audience this kind of singing and satisfaction.

The theme of the traditional story of Legend of the White Snake is the entanglement of emotion and value among the three realms of magic, man and Buddha, as well as the discussion of human characteristics. Xiaoqing, as a snake demon, pursues the satisfaction of love in ignorance. This pursuit, because of its boldness, enthusiasm and persistence, makes the audience understand and empathize, and the characters are set at the instinctive level.

The White Snake, who has been practicing for thousands of years, has a strong desire for "people under the window lamp of mortals" with her highest ideal of being a man and her pursuit of the world. And persistence, which made her and Xu Xian live in peace. It only takes a few scenes to show it, which can make people move.

On the ethical level, the work accurately grasps the network woven by human social values, and condenses the characters and audiences in a empathetic way. The background of Fahai is the author's philosophical expression intention. The author makes a comprehensive and in-depth discussion on Fahai's character, that is, how to choose between enlightenment and personal feelings, and between spontaneous sympathy and conscious sympathy. This is the independent and innovative thinking of the stage play Green Snake.

More than that. The stage play Green Snake also provides a new aesthetic element, that is, the expression of Oriental Zen. Whether it is the misty water town in the south of the Yangtze River or the breathtaking scenery, the design and application of multimedia dance beauty add a lot of color to it, creating a stage atmosphere that matches the plot; The gag lines in the play also reflect the atmosphere of China Opera House.

The works well realize the unity of drama and literariness, and bring the audience a sense of presence and long-term thinking. At the end of the script, the author introduces a brief modern encounter design in the form of "reincarnation", which extends this feeling and thinking to a more universal and eternal space. The story is no longer a "legend" in a specific historical and cultural background, but it can also glow with the power of modern life.