China's film history is not long, but the short-lived vitality has an incomparable texture, the box office in the first quarter of 2018 jumped to the first place in the world, and China has an unparalleled film market.
In front of the many scum films that clamor for the Renaissance, the really good movies are sometimes buried, which is called China's first rated 9. 0, black and white images, the whole process is breathless, the movie "Goddess" from the 1930s is worth watching repeatedly!
"Goddess" is a silent film directed by Wu Yonggang, the first generation of Chinese directors, starring Ruan Lingyu, a generation of silent film actresses, and Li Hao, the most famous child star of the 1930s.
When you hear the name "Goddess", people who have not seen this silent film must think that it tells a poignant myth, but the truth is that it tells the story of a J.I female murder. Isn't that a big surprise?! When you read the following narration, you will clap your thighs and exclaim, this name is simply amazing!
During the Warring States period, the Chu State Song Yu had the "Divine Daughter Endowment": "Fu He Divine Daughter's Jiao Li Xi, including yin and yang of Wo ornament", the goddess refers to the youngest daughter of the Heavenly Emperor Wushan Goddess. In the Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi noted in the "Notes on the Collection of Chu Ci": "Female, goddess, Gai Yibi Xianjunye." Because of the influence of "Chu Ci" and "Goddess Endowment", in literature, the goddess becomes a symbol of the ideal, and the pursuit of the goddess cannot be disillusioned as the ideal.
Therefore, the "goddess" naturally carries a beautiful aura, representing a holy, mysterious and desirable woman.
With the evolution of time and social thought, "goddess" has become the spiritual home of the spiritual prodigal son, and has become synonymous with prostitutes. The same is Song Yu, who has the words "concubine, the daughter of Wushan, for the guest of Gao Tang, wenjun travels to Gao Tang, and is willing to recommend the pillow table", where the daughter of Wushan is the meaning of prostitute j i.
Nowadays, the goddess has two interpretations in the dictionary, one refers to the goddess, and the other refers to the j i woman. Director Wu Yonggang named this mime "Goddess", which can be described as a pun.
In the movie, the heroine played by Ruan Lingyu is indeed a J I woman. At the beginning of the film, the heroine's residence is surrounded by walls, while the heroine is dressed in a fancy way, in stark contrast to the poor house; the heroine entrusts the child to the care of her neighbor, walks away from home in the most prosperous street, and then follows the man into the hotel. Although there is no only words
The lines of the film, but through this black and white image, the identity of the heroine gradually becomes clear - the female j i.
Exhausted, she returned home exhausted, and the child waiting to be fed gave her infinite comfort, in order to survive, in order to raise the child, she had to sell her flesh, although humble, but her real identity may be only a mother, no different from other mothers in the world.
One night, in order to evade the pursuit of the police, she mistakenly entered the residence of the rogue hooligan, and was forced to succumb to the rogue's threat, and has been manipulated by him ever since. The scoundrel is in the hostess's house, not only occupying the heroine's body, but also snatching away the money that the heroine has worked hard to exchange for her body.
Time passes day by day, the heroine's child Xiaobao slowly grows up, and the neighbors are very contemptuous of the identity of the heroine and Xiaobao, and do not let their children and Xiaobao play. The heroine thought that perhaps the child could change her current fate after receiving education, so she began to stand on the street to make money to provide Xiaobao with reading and school, and the gossip once again made the child discriminated against and almost out of school. The principal saw the goddess who had worked so hard and such a poor family, and finally agreed to let XiaoBao continue to study.
The days are getting better, and if it goes on like this, it will be a good ending. Coincidentally, the scoundrel discovered the goddess's private money, stole all her savings, and used it for gambling. That was the hard-earned blood and tears she used to prepare for her child's future, how could she bear it! Enraged, she killed the rogue and imprisoned herself.
When the principal found out, she decided to take in the goddess's child, and the goddess repeatedly begged the principal not to tell the child that she had such a mother. The principal agreed, but also told her that the child should be proud to have a mother like her.
The film was described as "the pinnacle of silent film", and its success was first and foremost a profound exposure of the social realities of the time, with a strong critical character. Through the story of a woman in the lower class who is humiliated and would rather swallow her anger and endure the physical and mental destruction of trying to raise her child as an adult, but is still unable to survive, she expresses the blood and tears of social injustice, moral loss and the ubiquity of dark oppression.
The tragedy is to destroy something of value to show people. The heroine was originally a holy mother figure, and she was forced to bear the disgraceful identity of J I for her livelihood. She is weak, but she is persecuted by bullies. She is strong and fights the devil to the end for her children.
But at the end of the film, she burst into tears in the barrage. She wants the child to think that she is dead, and she wants the child to live a normal child life without burden. In her hazy eyes, she clearly saw hope, while I saw despair.
What is greatness? "Mother" is a gift from Heaven, but "motherhood is rigid" is a woman's attitude of self-growth. The identity of "mother" is not given by nature, but a title given to her by women themselves.
After watching this silent film, you will really understand that "goddess" refers to the greatness of the mother, and the mother is the holiest and noblest title in the world! Not one of them!
About the author: Lan Manqing, a student of the Two Brush Writing Training Camp