Have watched "The Wind" and comment on this movie.

Ambiguous After reading the story, I always wonder, what would happen if it were more ambiguous? Poor Xiaobai was the first to be tortured to death. He was originally a fair and tender young man, but he died miserably in the turbid sewage. The day before, he was sharpening his nails and singing a little tune, but suddenly he turned into a corpse covered with bruises. How sad... But what is even more cruel is that Commander Zhang, who was protecting Xiaobai, chose to save himself at the critical moment of life and death and put Xiaobai to death. Inside. Xiaobai was tortured until he was reduced to human form. He lay miserably by the pool and begged Commander Zhang, but got a severe beating in exchange... I almost cried at that scene. But maybe I'm a bit of a rotten girl. I always feel that Commander Zhang should be younger and more handsome in appearance? Or would it be more worrying if I lingered a little longer and struggled a little longer before taking action? If it were a little more ambiguous, in the context of that era, would the pain of abandoning feelings in order to protect oneself be more profound? The perverted secret service chief commits violence against people every day and uses disgusting and cruel criminal laws to extract confessions. He is simply worse than a beast. But this man stood at Gu Xiaomeng's door in the middle of the night and handed her a box of Japanese snacks. And when she was tortured, she unexpectedly showed a little kindness. When Gu Xiaomeng was subjected to the terrible 'rope torture', he actually turned his face away and even shouted stop. In the end, Director Wang shot Gu Xiaomeng to death, which can be regarded as a relief for her! I did some math and found that there are about 7 places in the film that show some ambiguity between Secret Service Chief Wang Tianxiang and Gu Xiaomeng. When everyone first entered Qiuzhuang, Gu Xiaomeng was the last to enter, and Wang's eyes paused at her. During the first separate interrogation, there was a small interaction between Gu Xiaomeng and Wang, with a lie to me (in the episode about the Korean ambassador) style questioning. Later, there was a scene where Wang used a telescope to look at the movement, and ended up staying on Gu Xiaomeng for a long time. When Gu Xiaomeng went to expose Team Wu, the two also had separate contact. But overall, the performance is still very restrained, and this ambiguity has not become a factor that drives the plot. What would happen if it were a little more ambiguous? Can it make the layers richer? Also strengthen the role of Wang? Tony Leung Chiu-wai is a similar character in "Lust, Caution", but he does not make a fuss about torture to extract confessions, but advances through his repression. No matter how vicious people are, there is love in their hearts, but that era promoted cruelty and suppressed feelings. "Lust, Caution" uses the contradiction between individuals and the times to express the complexity and helplessness of emotions, earning enough tears. But after all, "The Wind" is not "Lust, Caution". The theme is to catch ghosts, and every character involved must have a role. If you put too much effort into the relationship between a couple, it will inevitably destroy the balance and deviate from the theme of great love, which is indeed difficult to handle. Takeda played by Huang Xiaoming is very handsome and seems to have some interest in the two heroines in the film. When he saw Li Ningyu, he had a long-standing admiration, and later he took her to a secret room and took off her clothes. But to be honest, I really didn’t understand that scene. Could it be that the secret can be determined by comparing measurements with feet? Can you destroy a person's will by taking off his clothes? Takeda was holding an English anatomy book and a set of exquisite surgical tools in his hand. He must have done some research in his spare time! Indeed, most Japanese people have strong personalities and tend to have side hobbies. But he judged Li Ningyu's personality from his face. This should be in the category of phrenology, or maybe he has done research on reading faces? At the subsequent outdoor dinner, Li Ningyu drunkenly said that she was a top student at the University of Pennsylvania, not a prostitute. Could it be that besides taking body measurements, something else happened that night? Then, she poured the leftover food on Takeda, but Takeda didn't do anything to her. At the same time, Takeda also said that she only has the drama actor in her mind, and ruled out the possibility that she is an old ghost, which is a bit far-fetched. As for Takeda, his attitude toward Gu Xiaomeng was somewhat ambiguous, as he just put some clothes on her after she was tortured, and then took her away. I was thinking that the director actually gave Takeda a very deep personal background. There were deserters on the battlefield in his family, so he always felt that others looked at him strangely. And in such a special era, he must be somewhat mentally ill! If it were a little more ambiguous, would Takeda's image be fuller? What if he has a special understanding of violence and sadism, but also has a fondness for beautiful women? No matter what, maybe it will become a cult film. Maybe the above-mentioned ambiguities are just fine as they are, and anything more or less would be biased. But I personally always feel that the ambiguity between Gu Xiaomeng and Li Ningyu is not yet in place. I'm not saying that I want to make the two of them a bit awkward, but I always feel that the two of them need a little emotional communication. Maybe Li Ningyu was only thinking about his arrested boyfriend and was not interested in Gu Xiaomeng's enthusiasm. Gu Xiaomeng looked at Li Ningyu and said affectionately, Sister Yu, I just think you are very close to me, but it's a pity that Sister Yu didn't pay much attention to her. In the film, Gu Xiaomeng is affectionate towards Li Ningyu, and Zhou Xun plays the role very delicately, often giving warm and smart eyes, but barely interacts with her. Gu Xiaomeng, who seems to drink and have fun every day, is actually silently shouldering huge responsibilities and pressure, but no one talks to him. Maybe the inexplicable and extremely intimate relationship between a woman and a woman is her only outlet! Gu Xiaomeng kept sewing the cheongsam, embroidering the words she wanted to say but dared not say into a code, revealing her feelings for Li Ningyu every word. Just like Gu Xiaomeng said, I have always regarded you as my sister... In fact, in "The Wind", I always expected some true feelings to shine through the cruel punishment, because what is truly moving is never things, but love.

Since other ambiguities seem to be unable to develop, I always wonder why there isn't more affection between the two heroines? In that case, would it be more emotionally grounding for Li Ningyu to know that she was being used all the time but still didn't want to expose Gu Xiaomeng? 2. Sacrifice There is no doubt that Gu Xiaomeng is the biggest victim in "The Wind". A rich girl whose family is related to Wang Jingwei can obviously live a comfortable life, but she chooses to become an underground party member. She gave up the enjoyment a young girl deserved and took on danger and pressure just for justice. Although that era was cruel, there were many comrades like Gu Xiaomeng who sacrificed themselves for the nation. Maybe because he is an underground party, I always feel that Gu Xiaomeng in the film is also very underground. In the part in the bar, Gu Xiaomeng was dancing in the background, laughing and shouting, and was being held and doing somersaults. Everything she did created a happy atmosphere and further highlighted Li Ningyu's loneliness and sadness. She sat alone at the bar and shed tears for her little love, which was in sharp contrast to Gu Xiaomeng's dynamics. During the secret meeting with Team Wu, Li Ningyu was also caught in the middle. Gu Xiaomeng said playfully in the shadows, "When we get out, I'll treat everyone to a big drink." In the scene where Li Ningyu said she was going to expose Gu Xiaomeng, she couldn't always see Gu's face clearly. Either the camera pans back and forth between the two people's faces, or it's in a dark area and it feels like they can't see their expressions clearly. Fortunately, Comrade Gu Xiaomeng is also very good at acting with her hands. From the relationship between cigarettes and hands, I can also read her psychological activities. The most terrible thing is that after Gu Xiaomeng's touching monologue, Li Ningyu looked back under the moon. After the Gone with the Wind-like appearance was stabilized, the scene of Gu Xiaomeng sewing a skirt under the lamp appeared. Alas, the underground party will always be the hero behind the scenes... Then again, I always feel that the photographer didn't take a good look at Zhou Xun. Remember how beautiful she was in "Painted Skin"! Coupled with her vivid acting skills, she portrayed a demon with a mixture of love and hate. In "The Wind", she still acted naturally and without losing details. Some actors rely on technical skills to act, but she is absolutely devoted to the role. Maybe the photographer fell in love with it. The various close-ups are beautiful and moving, and the push and pull are also full of emotions. Then again, Gu Xiaomeng is an underground party member. Maybe the director's setting is not to shoot too beautifully and hide it a little for the sake of the whole movie. Moreover, "The Wind" talks about the relationship between big love and little love. Gu Xiaomeng represents big love. If you understand it, you won't mind the small gains and losses... Of course, in addition, Chinese medicine also made sacrifices. After watching this movie, many people may not dare to get acupuncture! But I hope people who read this article will listen to me and say that as long as the doctor is okay, acupuncture does not hurt. I think it's good to create a unique punishment for the movie, but it's just a bit unfair to the Chinese medicine practitioners. Teacher Wu Gang's performance was so wonderful. In just two appearances, he played a kind of person. The Sixth Master he plays is dressed as a Chinese but has no sense of nationality and uses traditional Chinese medicine methods to torture his compatriots. He had a fake smile on his face, nodded and bowed when he saw others, and looked like a typical slave. What Liu Ye represents is an out-and-out Chinese scum. Therefore, Teacher Wu Gang also sacrificed his life. These days, few people play bad guys so selflessly. Also, I have some issues with a few parts of the film. 1. The correct pronunciation of 女红 should be, nǚ gōng. You can know this in a hundred degrees. How could she pronounce Li Ningyu wrong? This is undoubtedly a somewhat regrettable flaw. 2. In addition, the biggest question is about cigarettes: During the flashback, Captain Wu handed Gu Xiaomeng one of his own San Paotai cigarettes as evidence of reporting. I remember that Gu Xiaomeng took the cigarette with her muddy hands and pinched it black. But when it was handed over to the king, it was clean. When Li Ningyu went to report Gu Xiaomeng, she held a three-fort cigarette case in her hand. Captain Wu obviously only gave Gu a cigarette at that time! After that, Wu was taken to be tortured and had no chance to give Gu the cigarette box again. The plan to report cigarette use should have been decided at that time, and there was no preparation before. Where did the cigarette packs come from? 3. Also, when Gu Xiaomeng was tortured, she wore a white nightgown, but when she was interrogated alone by Takeda, she changed into a cheongsam. Takeda also put some clothes on her? The needle that Gu used to open the handcuffs was taken out of the cheongsam. I wonder if the reason for wearing the cheongsam is for the needle? 4. The part where Wu conveys information through humming is a bit confusing. First, how did he know that there would be comrades who could understand? The password is still very complicated. Even if it is made like that and you can still figure it out, is it really not a mortal? Gu Xiaomeng embroidered the password on her underwear and wished to die in order to use the corpse to convey information. But with people made up like that, can their underwear still be intact? You have to register and go through the procedures before the corpse is released. Wouldn't that mean you've missed time? And even if we go out on time, will our party comrades be able to respond? They must be busy preparing for the assassination! 5. Many years later, Captain Wu told Li Ningyu that there were words left for her by Gu Xiaomeng on that cheongsam. And that day after he and Gu made gestures on their palms, Gu started to say, you dropped the cigarette that day... Then the two of them were still talking, Lao Wang came in and snatched Captain Wu away. He had no time to talk about the cheongsam. Thing. Besides, Li Ningyu specializes in ciphers. She embroidered some codes on her cheongsam. Didn't she notice it all these years ago? 6． Li Ningyu's cheongsam was being sewn, but before it was finished, she was called by Takeda in the middle of the night. She was still wearing the cheongsam. She was taken directly to Qiuzhuang with nothing. Could it be that her mouth was still open and penetrated? Did you put it on just by inserting the needle? 7． The lame man was very clever. He posted notices and was able to sneak into Qiuzhuang without being arrested.

Takeda refused to arrest him, saying that he would take a long-term approach because he might not directly know the "old ghost". But then the old ghosts were all rounded up, so why were they still not caught? 8． Xiaobai died, Commander Zhang said. When Xiaobai was dying, he said that he was framed for the crime. Does this mean that Xiaobai was wrongly accused? What if he would rather die than surrender? 9． Jin got angry and swallowed the gun! How could such a timid and fearful person suddenly swallow a gun? Coming here was a bit sudden, and besides, shouldn't we have put away our guns when we entered Qiuzhuang? 10. In 1972, my country’s name for Ceylon was changed to Sri Lanka. The historical background of “The Wind” is 1942, but the director of the secret service in the film said: “…This is a spice from Sri Lanka. I like it..." Then the big dog pounces... The above content is not to say that this movie is not good, but because I think it is very good, I studied it carefully and picked a few thorns. I watched "The Wind" twice, once with my friends and once with my family. There were lively discussions after every scene. It seemed that I hadn't had such an atmosphere in a long time. I'm secretly happy that I can finally see a powerful movie in domestic theaters.