FACE/OFF's comments on the film.

First, the plot record and plot analysis:

FACE/OFF tells the story of a Sichuan Jianghu artist's stunt during the Republic of China, which reflects many social problems and discusses the beauty and evil of human nature.

The film begins with a green fog, and the face-changing king paddles a gondola to Sichuan. "Brother, wherever I go, I will first meet Renyitang, the center-left Yishe, the scholar, the farmer, the businessman, the robe brother, and the Catholic Jesus." The street performer's lyrics immediately reflected the image of a * * * lake to the audience. If you want to make a living on other people's turf, you must curry favor with various social organizations in language. Although it can't be said that he is proficient in accidents and exquisite in all directions, he can also see that the old artists are sophisticated in running around the rivers and lakes, and there is a cautious helplessness in them. And its face-changing stunt is exquisite and eye-catching. The layman looks at the excitement, and the expert looks at the doorway. The local red man, Liang Sulan, who is known as the "living Guanyin", attaches great importance to the skill of the face-changing king. Please come to the teahouse to discuss with him and invite the master to join us. The face-changing king was straightforward and quickly interrupted boss Liang. "Beggars also have their own dog sticks." Boss Liang had to say, "General, don't get off the horse and go your separate ways." Boss Liang's words are sincere and respectful. As a celebrity, he has never bullied or despised Jianghu artists. I don't want to steal stunts, nor do I want to draw a troupe, but I'm worried that the master's stunts will be lost out of mutual appreciation for artists.

Here, the face-changing king came up with the idea of finding an heir to inherit the mantle. On the way back, the face-changing king wanted to ask you to send Guanyin, but he got Purdue Guanyin himself. This small bridge actually implies that the last wish of the face-changing king is difficult to realize. The worship of Buddha is shown many times in the film, and then the Leshan Giant Buddha and the fortune-telling of a godsend nun can be reflected. The face-changing king wanders around the rivers and lakes alone, and his inner spiritual sustenance is all on the Buddha. This shows that the face-changing king is weak and helpless about his own destiny.

In the trafficker's market, many girls are sold at extremely low prices, and some family members give them away directly because they can't support themselves. Because of the old rule that "men don't pass on women", King Bian decided to find a "teapot mouth". As soon as the dog baby said "grandpa", he easily hooked the heart of the face-changing king, took it to buy new clothes, and immediately teased the face-changing dog baby on the boat. At dinner, grandpa said, "It's all yours". Only this sentence shows that the face-changing king loves his offspring and is ready to dig out his heart. And the picture of the dog baby tickling grandpa on the boat for the first time, accompanied by soothing music, the beauty of that kind of family happiness was immediately displayed. This reminds me of the trip between a lonely grandfather and a lovely little girl in the French movie Butterfly. There is no need for too many restrictions on family happiness, whether in China or abroad, whether living in poverty or material wealth. These are completely unimportant in the happiness of young and old. Zhu Xu, an old opera bone, was over 70 years old when he starred in this film. Naturally, he showed his kindness, moved and warm.

However, when he was injured and asked the dog to soak in the boy's urine, he finally found himself cheated. I want to drive the dog away, but I can't bear it. From then on, Gao Wa was still Gao Wa, but Grandpa was the boss.

While performing arts, I met a soldier of fortune. Although he is also the robe brother of society, this soldier of fortune wants to make a makeover and show his stunts. The dog baby boldly rebuked the soldier of fate, and finally the face-changing king handled it tactfully. On the way back, I sang "Longyou shoal was beaten by shrimp, tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs" and ran around the rivers and lakes helplessly and sadly.

Unlike the "living Guanyin" expected by the hotel owner, Wang Bian said, "People are the heads on the dragon lanterns, and they are about to light up. Cherry in March is red. I'm just a beach runner. That's the tortoise climbing the mast. I can't climb it. " But he also said, "Live on your own and travel all over Dont Ask For Help." While lamenting the language art of this film, we also see the confidence and value of the face-changing king in his own skills. When the baby dog tickled the boss for the second time, he also taught the baby dog not to steal wine. "If you have the ability to travel around the world, you can't move." An artist values his skills, just as an official values his official title and a soldier values his gun handle. At that time, eating was a kind of pride.

The baby dog cooks good food for the boss on the boat. The face-changing king liked the little girl at this time, but also complained, "I wish you were a baby boy." The baby dog asked, "What am I worse than the baby boy?" Here's the basis for the face-changing king to gradually recognize dog dolls, and finally decided not to care about the old tradition, but to teach a girl who likes dog dolls.

However, the dog accidentally burned the boat while peeking at Facebook under the light, and finally left the face-changing king. Once again, he was taken away by traffickers and asked to take care of God. Seeing that Tianci is a "teapot mouth", the dog baby naively sent the child to the boat in order to repay the boss. The face-changing king learned from the lyrics that he was sent by his "sister" and immediately thought of the dog baby, standing by the river and calling her back. It can be seen that the face-changing king misses the dog doll. At this time, it can be seen that the prejudice of the face-changing king against girls has decreased again.

But God is the grandson of the local squire Wen. The police arrested the face-changing king as a trafficker and forced him to confess. He was about to be shot. The baby dog regretted it and went to the boss. The face-changing king is a little desperate. He tore his face and said with tears, "I owe you a broken head in my last life, and I will pay you back in this life." The helplessness of the face-changing king is once again displayed. As a Buddhist, he believes in the concept of reincarnation and admits that he is predestined friends with the dog baby. There is no prejudice against girls at this time.

Gao Wa was instructed by the hotel owner to ask the boss Liang, and then hanged himself on the stage to blackmail the teacher in the way he and the face-changing king learned when watching the Sichuan opera Guanyin. Being a girl at an early age, it is really admirable to have such courage. When the face-changing king was finally rescued and thanked the benefactor, Boss Liang said: "Although the world is cold, there is true love in the world."

The dog doll and the face-changing king recognized each other again and called "Grandpa". In the true feelings of the world, the face-changing king teaches the dog doll stunts and enjoys family happiness.

2. Movie theme: Praise the beauty of human nature, and the truth, goodness and beauty of human nature will eventually overcome the narrow and backward traditional concept.

3. Culture in the film: The artistic features of this film should benefit from the contribution of the screenwriter. Wei Minglun is known as "the genius of Bashu". As a Sichuanese, he naturally knows the local conditions and customs of Sichuan. Changing face is a very famous stunt in Sichuan. On this basis, the wine culture, Buddhism culture, teahouse culture, stage culture, language culture and so on in Sichuan are all displayed in detail. Students are lucky enough to visit places of interest in Sichuan many times. Sichuanese are simple, honest, interesting, playful and lazy, which are all shown in this film.

In addition, Sichuan Gelaohui has appeared many times in this film, and the face-changing king himself is Paoge. During the Republic of China, the nursing home has become an open social organization, and all kinds of people have joined it. There are five schools of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith. And Jianghu artists like the face-changing king are classified as "loyal" and are the lowest. In fact, the resolution of the contradictions in various dramas in this film is mainly based on the word "righteousness". The influence of the brothers' society on Sichuanese is deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and Sichuanese value "righteousness".

Four. Audio-visual analysis:

Painting: The film is dominated by cool colors from beginning to end. Green is the color of plants, and blue is the color of water, which conforms to the temperament of the south. The use of color is simple, harmonious and friendly. The dense fog has a sense of mystery, which creates the unique poetry of Bashu. Similar to the beauty of Xiangxi written by Shen Congwen. Ink painting is average.

Sound: The soundtrack of the film is soothing and moving, and the unique sound effects of Sichuan Opera make the picture and the plot harmonious.

Language: The language dialogue of this film is a major feature. Many proverbs in the film properly and accurately promote the development of the plot and reasonably and profoundly reflect the internal and external activities of the characters. However, there are some regrets. Although the language is full of flavor with the help of Wei Minglun's screenwriter, it will inevitably lose the idiom effect if it is explained mainly in Putonghua. Sichuanese tend to lengthen the last syllable very long, and like to use overlapping words, such as "awesome" when the face-changing king is released from prison. Very cute, emotional, emitting a lazy and leisurely temperament. Speaking of such proverbs is naturally more innovative.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) narrative clue:

The clue is the gradual disappearance of the prejudice of the face-changing king against the identity of a dog and a woman.

Analysis of the main figures of intransitive verbs;

Face-changing king: a determined, stubborn and helpless kind little person in the transitional era. The face-changing king lived to that age, was lonely all his life, was extremely obsessed with Buddhism, and was still a little person who entrusted the afterlife. Coupled with the happy spiritual atmosphere he needed when he was a street performer, he was optimistic and cheerful. Experienced a lot, it is a * * * lake, and I am cautious and sophisticated. However, the conservatism of some traditional concepts is a bit pedantic, insisting on "passing on women * * *, passing on men but not women". This matter is not melancholy, it is very stubborn. Although I live in poverty, I am determined, confident in my exquisite skills and have my own principles, so that I can be "poor and humble". The most important thing is his kind human nature core, which finally prompted him to give up the narrow and backward traditional concept.

Gouwa: Born in the age of son preference, her own fate forced her to bear too much, while other children enjoyed childlike interest. Living is her simplest wish. But after meeting the face-changing king, I enjoyed the beauty of life, longed for it, secretly rebelled, and consciously did everything well. When the boss complained, I also said, "What am I worse than boys?" This is a declaration of resistance. Also very kind, grateful, affectionate and righteous.

Boss Liang: Although he is a red man admired by thousands of people, he has an unfortunate past. Appreciate each other, be artists together, and naturally want to save folk stunts after meeting the face-changing king. Because I play the leading role, I know I have half a daughter. In the age of son preference, I naturally feel sympathy for the dog baby. As the name implies, Living Guanyin is a player, but it is chivalrous and soft-hearted, helping the weak and helping the poor. However, it is still necessary to rely on the power of the authorities to help, and it also has its sad side.