Xuanbeizhai's Daughter —— Creative Strange Girl

Recently, I have been immersed in some niche movies, but I am not very interested in cinema blockbusters. By chance, I saw the opening title of Hyun: The Daughter of Beizhai, and it got out of hand at last, and I was deeply moved. The film, adapted from the novel Xuan, shows the later life of Ah Rong, the daughter of the famous Japanese painter "Yuebai" during the Tokugawa shogunate. At the same time, it also vividly shows the audience the white creation path of famous painters, the ill-fated practice mode of painters in the Edo era and the development course of "Ukiyo-e painting".

Ukiyo-e painting is a Japanese genre painting, which rose in the Edo period of Japan (1603 ~ 1867), mainly depicting people's daily life, scenery and performances. Ge Shibeizhai was one of the most popular ukiyo-e painters at that time. His third daughter, Arong, was influenced by the North House since childhood and was good at painting. However, because of her bohemian and informal personality, she was driven back to her family by her husband soon after marriage, so she settled down in the studio and concentrated on her creation.

The latest animated film Hundred Days Red by Keiichi Hara, the director of Crayon Shinchan, is also based on the story of A Rong, the daughter of Xiaoxibei Zhai. Compared with animation, Aoi Miyazaki, the actor of the movie version of Ah Rong, is definitely the biggest highlight of the film. Ah Rong, the protagonist after the divorce, looks unkempt without makeup, almost like a poor young woman. Aoi Miyazaki's role as Ah Rong, whether in the posture of smoking half-lying, or laughing, or sleepy before getting drunk, or devoted himself to painting in a messy studio, adds a lot of color to the film. As she grew older, Aoi Miyazaki gained her life experience. She was not a girl when she appeared in Nana. It is also easy to control the role of Aron. On the one hand, she is stubborn and loves freedom all her life, on the other hand, she is relaxed and free. The perfect combination of the two does not lose the pure and lovely state of the girl. This natural and simple beauty is really pleasing to the eye.

Arong has been obsessed with painting all his life. Her greatest wish is to improve her painting skills and eventually surpass her father, Ge Shibei Zhai. This can be seen from her mumbling on the bridge: "I really want to draw better ... better." But like many "second generation", as a "painting second generation", Aaron has never surpassed his father in realm and painting skills, and has always lived in his shadow. Especially when 90-year-old Gu Northwest Zhai left his masterpiece "Fuji Flying Over the Dragon", he said with regret: "If God gives me 10 years, no, 5 years, I will definitely become a real painter." Arong can have a clearer understanding of the definition of "painter". Over 90 years old, with exquisite painting skills and lofty artistic conception, Gaozhi Beizhai, who has already become famous and married, still dares not call himself a "painter", not to mention Ah Rong at this time. For Ah Rong, the small northwest house is a lamp worth pursuing all his life, but for Zenjiro, Ah Rong is not a dazzling lamp.

"The sky seems to be burning, and the color is neither sunrise nor sunset." -This is the narration when Ah Rong looks at the sky dyed red by fire, which seems to imply Ah Rong's accomplishments in light and shadow painting in the future. However, it was Zenjiro who took Ah Rong to see the bustling kabuki performance in the night, which became the direct reason for Ah Rong to understand the love and loneliness of the world after his youth passed away. After Arong's mother died, Zenjiro and the geisha dragon lived alone, and they met by chance by the river. Ah Rong could not help but stretch out his hand to touch Zenjiro's face, and Zenjiro also stretched out his hand to touch Ah Rong's cheek. They looked at each other for a long time, and Ah Rong burst into tears, and the affection in his eyes was vividly portrayed. They are of the same age and grew up together, respecting and appreciating each other. At this time, there are too many emotions mixed together, not pure love between men and women. It seems that you can only understand, but not state.

Zenjiro disappeared into the sea of fire, and after revealing a moment of panic and worry, Ah Rong immediately lingered in the beauty of the flame-it was a color different from the morning glow and the sunset glow! The reunion after many years is so dull that it seems that we have never been apart. Zenjiro always took the initiative to find Aron, and Aron only went to Zenjiro when her father told her that Zenjiro was going to have a funeral. Without knowing it, she was driven by a great sense of sadness and rushed to Zenjiro's residence, but in the end she simply said: Farewell, kindness. Ah Rong showed great restraint when all her relatives passed away, but when she saw 90-year-old Xiao Xibeizhai draw the amazing Fuji Dragon Crossing, she trembled all over, her forehead suddenly turned blue, and tears could not help but flow down, without restraint or restraint. Loyalty to art, yearning for painting skills and infinite pursuit of artistic conception are the love of Arong's life, right? This reminds people of the classic line in To Youth-"We should all be ashamed, and we all love ourselves more than love." No wonder Kitano Takeshi said: All artists are selfish ghosts. They don't care about the lives of people around them.

I really want to paint better-this is Ge Shibeizhai's last words and a true portrayal of a craftsman's spirit of Excellence. With the death of her loved ones, Arong was able to concentrate on her creation, and her painting skills and artistic conception improved day by day, which also made her gradually accept an imperfect self-after all, a master cannot be copied, and only by following her heart and releasing her nature can she find her own way of painting. In the end, Aaron indulged in the world of light and shadow and formed his own style in a unique way, which also made his classic paintings widely circulated.