"Xi Bao" - film review

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I have not seen the original book, nor have I seen the early version of the movie, I have watched the 2020 version of the movie, which is written from a female perspective and female inner feelings.

01

Whether to watch the movie itself, or to watch your own version of the movie

Looked at the ratings and it was low. The reasons for the low rating are roughly:

First of all, explain the background of the story: Xibao rent arrears, tuition arrears, father wants money, on the day of the mother's burial, she received a clever banquet invitation, the heroine felt the difference between the upper and lower levels in the venue, how ironic it is...

In such a situation, you may want to see that the choice of the heroine is:

1, even in such a bad situation, the heroine chose to use her own strength and courage to overcome suffering, such as making money, graduating from a prestigious school, and living an ideal life, which is one of the inspirational versions that everyone expects to see.

2. The heroine can choose to borrow money from her classmates, temporarily survive the crisis, successfully graduate, and then think about the road to survival.

3, almost, you can choose to be with the son of the male protagonist, and then you can find Congshu to borrow money, and then in the case of no choice, at least not too bad.

4, the worst choice is to give up school, find a job, first let yourself survive, and then live an ordinary life.

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However, these are not, there is no blood and passion of youth, the heroine does not have the ability to survive in a desperate situation, there is no scene where suffering and dreams coexist... Some are just the despair and compromise of reality in the current situation of the heroine...

For the viewer, the viewer may be disappointed to watch this film, because they have not seen the storyline they want to see.

02

Authenticity and new perspectives

Looking at this film from another angle, it is true to describe the inner emotional changes of the heroine. Because the truth of the heroine, as a viewer, is unacceptable. Because the viewer will substitute for the character and imagine his own version of the story.

The truth can be very scary, as a viewer will find resonance in the movie, and in real life, people face their true emotions, how many people are not cowards!

Rather than hating such a story setting, it is better to say that people are influenced by secular ideas and cannot find new perspectives in secular ideas to appreciate this movie.

Probably the point of view that everyone can't accept is also the classic line of this movie: I want a lot of love, if not, I want a lot of money.

Money is the source of all evil, and marrying a character who can be your grandfather, coupled with being super rich, these two condition factors add up to a very dramatic. Under the background of universal values, this character setting and plot arrangement are disliked and rejected by many people.

03

About the heroine XiBao

The original family of the heroine is not good, and the mother is foolishly waiting for a man who will not love him to return home. As an intellectual, the heroine naturally understands the truth of the facts, but her mother is still living in fantasy.

The heroine grew up so old that she had never seen her father, but she returned on the day her mother died. As a father, he did not assume the responsibilities and obligations he had, but in such a bad situation, he chose to find the female main money.

The heroine did not deal with the emotions of her mother's death, and faced such a father, the heroine collapsed.

At the invitation of her classmates, she attended the banquet, wore the most beautiful dress, and went to the dance.

Seeing the brilliance of the upper-class people at the banquet, but she is so humble, what can the heroine say! That is the reality. Some people are born with everything, while others have nothing.

When he met the male protagonist in the garden, he mistakenly thought that he was a gardener, and confided his heart to the male protagonist without any psychological defense.

When the male protagonist officially debuted, the female protagonist was very embarrassed, and it can also be said that his self-esteem was seriously frustrated and he left the scene early.

In the face of the gemstone ring sent by the male protagonist, the female protagonist was tearful, she was not a commodity, so she left the scene in anger, which was her pride and self-esteem. On the way back, thinking about the current situation (Xibao rent arrears, tuition arrears, father asking for money), he has nothing, what to take to face life... The female protagonist returned to the male protagonist.

The heroine chose what she chose, since there is no love, then choose money, at least money can allow herself to complete her studies, there is a chance to choose her own work, you can have the opportunity to live the life you want.

In the process of interacting with the female protagonist, the male protagonist gives everything that he dreams of as a girl. The heroine actually felt unprecedented warmth and love. Here it may be fatherly love, it may be the love of men and women, it may also be the friendship between friends, it may also be the friendship between teachers and friends... The emotions here are complex...

When Smart accuses the heroine of being a prostitute, the heroine is naturally unwilling, because from the world's gaze, she can neither say that I truly love the male protagonist, nor can I do that I am forced to choose, perhaps for the heroine, she is not clear about her heart.

It is not how ugly the clever words are, but the heroine's self-esteem has been seriously hurt. So angrily said that if I were a prostitute, then your father would be a client... The male protagonist left the scene angrily after hearing it...

The loss that the heroine showed at this time is that there is one less person in this world who understands her.

After Jiaming's death, she could not face the male protagonist. But when the male protagonist died of a heart attack, the female protagonist chose to forgive. It can be seen here that the female protagonist actually loves the male protagonist, not so much love, but rather that the male protagonist is an important existence in her life...

The male protagonist mentioned before, he wants to know the ending of the novel he read before, the female protagonist found that someone has the original author's manuscript, ready to give the male protagonist a surprise, the male protagonist probably knows that he does not have much time, call the female protagonist to stay, and the female protagonist said that she will soon return, just need to wait a little, because the female protagonist happily wants to give the male protagonist a surprise, but the result is that the female protagonist returns home, the male protagonist has died.

The female protagonist left the male protagonist's home, did not take the male protagonist's inheritance, but chose to leave alone.

In the dialogue between the heroine and the wise, it can be seen that the heroine is actually confused about her life. There may be a hole in her heart, a hole in dissatisfaction, and the love she wants to get has been had, but now there is none. So she didn't know what her future would look like.

Money, what is it! Money can solve problems on the level of money, but money cannot buy people's hearts and feelings.... So money for the heroine, from having nothing to having thousands of wealth, and then to letting go of all the wealth. The heroine has always followed her own heart.

04

About the male protagonist and intelligence

About the male protagonist

For the male protagonist, he needs someone to accompany him. Whether the male protagonist loves the female protagonist, perhaps he wants to find someone to accompany her, a person who is sincere and honest with him to accompany him, a person who really loves him, here love is not necessarily the love of men and women...

About intelligence

Smart can't understand why the heroine decides and chooses like this, but in the process of getting along, she also slowly understands the heroine, and Smart makes a bold choice, leaving the original family and doing the work she wants to do. From the beginning of leaving the original family to working independently, the wisdom has its own growth.

end:

No one teaches us how to follow the path of life, and each choice has the potential to lead to different outcomes and lead to different lives. But there are a few people who can really face themselves. Living truly and calmly, may be confused, may not be able to see the direction, but in the end is a living self, can feel their own existence of their own...