Today, let’s talk about the first episode of Chinese Tales, summer of the Goblins. I see a lot of people are arguing, the end of the pig demon was killed by Sun Waking, or not killed, saved, and gave him three lifesaving hairs. Some people say, killed, is a tragedy, give people a very sad feeling; not killed. It’s a drama or a comedy. That’s not true. Whether or not the Piggish were killed, this was a very sad end. We will not discuss whether it is a tragedy or a drama that is another topic, to say that even if the Piglet demon is saved by Sun Waking, it is still a very tragic story. But it’s not necessarily a tragedy. It’s a tragedy that reflects reality.
Why is it tragic that the Piggish weren’t killed? Because it’s not up to it whether it dies or not have you noticed that Sun Waking wants it to die, it has to die; Sun Waking wants it to live, it can live. It has nothing to do with its own behavior. It does not tell Sun Waking that there is a trap because it has done something good, so it can decide its own fate. This piglet, it’s never in control of its own destiny. Let’s pay attention to what Sun Waking finally said to the village head? All but the Piggish were killed. He was beaten to death by a pig.
If we think about it, are the vast majority, 99% of the other monsters like the Piggy Monster? Do they also have a mother, brothers and sisters, but also become the family of brothers and sisters the most promising person, ran to the mountains, with this gang of monsters to work. We can get the illusion that when you know someone’s background, you will understand him, sympathize with him; when you don’t know a person’s background, he is to you a symbol, an abstract concept. In this film, why should the Monkey King they come the day before, let the pig demon go back home, see his mother, let his mother told him, you want to drink more water, not so hard, hair all fell out. He also asked him to buy steamed buns for his brothers and sisters. This is to evoke emotion in the audience, and in this way, you know that he is a concrete person, has a mother and a father, and then you have a hard time emotionally accepting that an ordinary, good person has been beaten to death for no reason.
But have you ever thought about the other minions that Sun Waking and Zhu Basie killed, whether they also have mothers and fathers, whether they also come here to work. Because they have no name and no surname, the director does not point the camera at them, they are the supporting role, without the aura of the protagonist, they will not be concerned and discussed, let him die, he will die. And the audience thinks that as long as the pig doesn’t die, everyone is happy, because the ones that die are monsters. But if you think about it, aren’t the other monsters, 99% of them, innocent too? Even if we look at the monster bear, it is not a very kind person, but it is also very humble in front of the Wolf, is also an insulted and hurt role. He may be the smallest leader in this system. His simplicity and simplicity have begun to disappear, and he has begun to become less virtuous and less moral. The Piglet, if he had a chance to climb the ladder in this system, would sooner or later become a bear and a Wolf. Otherwise, he would have had no way up, and he would have died.
Let’s also note that a person’s rank is actually related to his species. You are a pig, crow, you can only be a small worker; you have the brutalism and violence of a bear, you can be a small leader; you have the Wolf’s cruelty and ferocity, and you can be a top leader. Why do companies promote Wolf sex? If you’re not a Wolf, you can’t get up. If you’re in the competition, they’ll kill you, and you’ll struggle at the bottom. So, whether your genes are pig genes, crow genes, bear genes, Wolf genes, in fact, this largely determines your future development and fate. So, it’s a big tragedy. It’s also a reality. The reality is not that a kind and intelligent person like Piglet can be the leader of a bear and a Wolf, but the other way around, who is unreasonable, who is ruthless, and who the leader is.
So, who’s the worst? It is not the King who has never come forward, but Sun Waking. Sun Waking is the most ruthless. Because it has the power to kill I’ll shoot you when I say shoot you. Even if I do kill you, I tell the village head that you are not dead, not only not dead, but also sent you three life-saving hairs, the village head and villagers, they will believe. Why do you believe it? Because Sun Waking said Sun Waking is the one who holds the power, Sun Waking said you are not dead, you are not dead, even if no one can see the Piggy monster from now on, but Sun Waking said the Piggy monster is not dead, many people will believe it, because he is the authority. What if, and I say what if, the Tang Monk takes the blame? Sun waking will say, pig eight Jibe killed well, it has nothing to do with me.
So we know that goblins don’t live in summer, they live in winter. But say it’s summer, it’s summer. Say you’re a goblin, you’re a goblin.
