When watching "Flowers", many people have a question, why doesn't Fang Mei show her face?
Many times, I only heard her menacing voice, but I couldn't see her face, and when I brushed it for the second time, I found that we all misunderstood, and Fang Mei showed her face three times in total.
Wong Kar-wai didn't let her show her face in the middle, which was a deliberate technique for another reason.
Fang Mei is Tao Tao's wife, and her biggest feature is that she is strict with her husband, requiring Tao Tao to study every day and pay public food every night.
Tao Tao was scared at the thought of going home, in order to escape Fang Mei's control, his feelings changed, and he secretly sent Qiu Bo to the gentle little sister-in-law, and also sent fresh hairy crabs to the other party.
In order to let the little sister-in-law integrate into her circle, she even brought the other party to Night Tokyo, the purpose of which was to test the reaction of her friend Reiko.
If everyone around him acquiesces, then Tao Tao will fall to the little sister-in-law, and the righteous Lingzi splashed him with cold water, and let Tao Tao take the key of the little sister-in-law and dare not open the other party's door.
Speaking of which, we have to talk about Tao Tao's character.
Tao Tao is handsome and affectionate, in order to help Bao start a business, he can take out all his savings.
But he also has an Achilles' heel, which is the love of face.
What he wants is to live a glamorous life that everyone admires like Mr. Bao, but unfortunately, when he is a son-in-law, he lacks dignity, and Fang Mei is too strict with him, which makes him very faceless in the circle of friends.
Seeing this, you can understand why Tao Tao wants to betray emotionally, he is close to the little sister-in-law, just to take revenge on Fang Mei.
Fang Mei is a diligent and thrifty housekeeper, and she is also very able to endure hardships, and she is a woman who lives at home.
She is a native of Shanghai and has a seafood stall, although she can't be rich and expensive, but she has no problem living a well-off life without worrying about food and clothing.
Falling in love with Tao Tao, Fang Mei can give everything.
The first time she appeared in "Flowers" was when she got married, and the relationship between the two was still very good at that time, and Fang Mei smiled brightly.
The second appearance was the breakdown of the relationship with Tao Tao, she went to the hospital due to a miscarriage, and cried bitterly in the ward, Tao Tao then examined his heart, realized the debt to Fang Mei, and made up his mind to manage the marriage well, Fang Mei cried and beat him, and the side face of tears was distressing.
Many people didn't notice that Fang Mei actually showed up again, that is, the time when she accidentally injured Reiko.
Remember Reiko's words?
"Bao, I'm the woman who blocked the knife for you. ”
Once Tao Tao didn't return late at night, Fang Mei thought he was in Tokyo at night, so she rushed into the store with a knife, shouting: "Baby, where are you, you come out for me!"
Reiko is not used to her, in the two of them pushing, the knife in Fang Mei's hand accidentally injured Reiko, and from then on, no matter how anxious Fang Mei was, she didn't dare to go to Night Tokyo again, just because she was afraid of Reiko.
For her recklessness, Reiko didn't pursue it, if she had changed to someone else, according to Reiko's character, it is estimated that she would have found the other party's house a long time ago, and she had to be compensated.
However, Fang Mei's accidental injury also made Lingzi find an excuse, saying that she blocked the knife for Ah Bao, and Ah Bao argued: "She is calling Bao, not Ah Bao." ”
It can be seen that both of them know that this person is Fang Mei, and they didn't puncture it.
The question is, why didn't Wong Kar-wai let Fang Mei show her face?
The reason is very simple, the role needs to have a priority, Fang Mei is too strong, it is easy to cover Tao Tao's character, only by letting Fang Mei behind can Tao Tao's care about brotherhood be brought out.
In addition, there is another very important reason, the characters invited by Wong Kar-wai are too powerful.
There's a detail, I don't know if you've noticed?
When Tao Tao took the money to Bao, the scene was a mess, and a woman beside him walked by with a smile, although it was just a fleeting figure, but some sharp-eyed netizens recognized that this woman was Hu Ge's wife.
You think, Hu Ge's wife only has a shot of less than a second inside, and Fang Mei can show her face three times, which is already very good.
Fang Mei is played by Chen Miao, who has acted in "Old Lady's Uncle" with the landlord Mr. Ge, and is also one of the on-site directors of Fanhua.
Every shot of Wong Kar-wai has been shot many times, and a small supporting role in it has invited well-known celebrities.
For example, Dr. Wu is played by Qiu Bichang, and his father Qiu Yuefeng is an outstanding voice artist.
Mr. Wei's uncle is the real owner of Haining Tannery.
Jin Xiu, the owner of the store on the Yellow River Road, is the co-director of Fanhua, knowing his identity, you will understand why he has first-hand inside information, what he sells is never news, but human sophistication.
and Mrs. Lin's actor is the well-known actress Lin Xilei, whose family conditions are very good, and she has not come forward for many years, and only Wong Kar-wai can invite her.
"Flowers" is a work worth brushing more, every detail in it is worth scrutinizing, Fang Mei does not come forward, the effect is better than her appearance, at least everyone is looking for her, this is the value.