Stephen Chow once said: I have filmed a lot of tragedies, but when I shoot them, you all think it is a comedy.
Yes, we all think that clowns are born funny, but who would be willing to speculate too much about the expression hidden under the clown's mask?
The King of Comedy is one of Star Ye's earliest classic films, and was once considered an unsurpassable pinnacle.
However, although there are many people watching, too few people really understand it.
The inseparable core of the movie is the story of the little people, there are not so many princes and princesses in reality, and the male and female protagonists in the film are the lowest characters in society.
The male protagonist dreams of becoming a movie star, but for many years he has struggled and suffered a lot of grievances in many roles of running dragon suits. The heroine is forced by life and can only be reduced to a despised dust girl.
At this point, the story seems to be far from the definition of comedy. But the cleverness of Star Ye is that he can always show us the tragic and happy life of small people through funny and witty ways.
Yeah, life is already so bad anyway. Since you have laughed and cried, why should you hang your head down all day? So, you think it's a tragic setting, but Star Ye is going against the tide and insisting on turning it into a comedy that doesn't accept defeat.
In addition, the reason why "The King of Comedy" is regarded as a classic is that under the shell of comedy, it hides too many profound truths and the true meaning of life.
About dreams.
When I was young, I always thought that "The King of Comedy" was a simple comedy.
It wasn't until I grew up that I understood that this was a movie with tears in its eyes.
Star Ye uses his special performance method to tell us that in this materialistic society, it is sometimes a ridiculous thing for small people to have dreams.
But as ridiculous as it is, we still have to work hard to achieve it. Even if you want to give up in the middle, even if the process is full of too much powerless heartache and grievances. This is what Star Ye wants to tell us, about the persistence of dreams.
About love.
The love in "The King of Comedy" seems absurd, a dragon runner falling in love with a prostitute? But overnight, the male protagonist can say such a bold thing to the female protagonist, "I raise you"?
In fact, isn't love such a sudden fate? A man, at the height of his own powerlessness, suddenly seems to be in love with a woman and is willing to give everything he can to tell her out loud that he is willing to raise her!
Although he didn't even know what he would do in the future, what often touched people's hearts the most was this blurted out, heartfelt impulse.
And in our real society, how many men have suppressed their feelings because of poverty. Obviously I love it, but I don't dare to say it, if I don't even have the courage to say it, how can I talk about giving happiness to others?
I think The King of Comedy wants to express much more than that, and watching this movie at every age will get you thinking differently. A good movie is like this, no matter how many years have passed, it is still a good work worthy of infinite scrutiny.