The reason why this romantic film can get 7.6 points in Douban is mainly due to its unique three narrative techniques, which also makes the whole film the most distinctive.
(1) First of all, there is a comparison before and after the change of the character's arc.
As a film with the theme of love and sadism, the ups and downs of emotional lines must be the most important thing in the development of the plot. If we analyze the arc changes of the characters, it is not difficult to find that A Jiu, the heroine, is undoubtedly the character with the biggest emotional span and the biggest emotional contrast. Based on this change, the screenwriter also connected the whole story in series, and A Jiu's emotions pushed the story forward until the final "ghost encounter", which pushed the love between man and ghost to a climax.
A Jiu obeyed his brother's orders and went up the mountain to seduce Amin, so the first meeting between A Jiu and Amin was a deliberate conspiracy. At first, she was afraid to look straight at Amin, who was attentive to her, because of hatred and disgust. Later, A Jiu was moved by Amin's sincerity, and A Jiu's evasive eyes can be seen from several close-ups.
The same sentence is "The tea is cold, I'll refill it for you". The first few times because of indifference, the last few times because of fear of temptation, deliberately avoided. The hatred between them is too deep. She is afraid of falling in love with Amin and falling into it, because she knows very well that this is a love that can't have a result.
However, when Amin became disheartened and became a monk, A Jiu changed her attitude. She put down her hatred and really fell in love with Amin. She just wants to live in a thatched cottage next to the temple, bring water to Amin every day, stay away from the hatred and fighting at the foot of the mountain, and accompany Amin in this life.
Secondly, the application of flashback combining reality with reality is "old school"
Although both of them are people and ghosts who have traveled through past lives, the narrative mode in Forever Beloved is different from the mainstream through drama writing, but an ancient flashback mode is chosen. Taking the events of this life as the real scene, the events of past lives as the virtual scene, and Amin as the connection, telling the people of this life about the events of 50 years ago in his tone, this ancient "recalling" technique is widely used in serial stories, and it is naturally full of the hazy romantic atmosphere unique to ancient China love stories.
After the "crossing" technique became popular in recent years, this traditional narrative method is rare. Through this film, the audience can relive this ancient emotional experience and interpret a love in a retro way, which is difficult to see in other similar films.
③ In terms of expression, the third is to compare the emotions of previous lives with each other.
The main body of the story is divided into two parts: past lives. In these two parts, in addition to closely connecting each other's love and hate, there is also a positive contrast between two people's treatment of this relationship. The same relationship, past lives, two people, exchanged identities,
In his previous life, A Jiu was dressed in red, sitting on the hill, playing the flute and singing the songs of other lovers. After the afterlife, Amin's lonely soul wandered for fifty years, waiting for your return under the ginkgo tree. Passive to active, active to passive. One is waiting for hatred, the other is looking forward to love. In the process of coming and going, both of them understand what love is, but they are already loved forever, and their love is endless.
To sum up, this is a typical Chinese love. The persistence of the male host and the love of the female host all give the audience a sad and romantic viewing experience. Sincerity in vain, untimely and hard to let go, life and death grievances are excuses, and only love is the truth. It's also a ghost film and a erotic film. I'm afraid only China can make it so romantic!
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