Fox versus Tiger He who treads softly will go far in his path.
Chinese Proverb
Trusting stupidity is ridiculed in this film. A trickster endowed with erroneous qualities in a two-hour fun. Obliging behavior is a comfortable existence for one and almost the collapse of the enterprise for shareholders. Diligence, abilities, knowledge, experience are reduced to nothing. The sycophants make history.
Like a Chinese gobbler, that same clay doll with a swaying head, the man in the frame. Smoothly combed, rather slicked hair. Glasses on the nose in a thin frame. The robe reminds me of a monk's sutana. The white tip of the sleeves shades the dark essence. He himself is somewhat baggy, but the hood hides the shapelessness of the body. He is polite and smiling, polite and cautious. At every moment I am ready to nod sweetly. Servant in servitude. Flattery light. And in front of the mirror, you practice the facial expressions of a shuffling impromptu. Master.
The manager of the country estate is him. The farm is entrusted with care. Prosperity is his destiny. Fruit gardens bear fruit, fields give a harvest of vegetables, chickens shower eggs ... But the trouble is, there's no profit. On the verge of ruin is such a blessed paradise. What's the reason? Where's the exit? What is the problem?
He who flees falls. Whoever crawls doesn't fall. (Pliny the Elder)
From frame to frame, the director introduces the viewer deeper and deeper into the vicissitudes of what is happening. At first, it is not clear what this is really about. What's the point? What exactly is the film focused on? And a few scenes in the style of Chinese theater clarify the meaning. Plastic movement, singing parties, dialogues shade the dryness of the monotony of the narrative of the plot. And then you put it in the right shape.
Ultimate clarity comes when Yao is called upon to replace Dean. This is where we have two different schools. And the first part of the picture itself begins to vibrate in memory, contrasting the newly emerging. And the whip technique is doomed to failure. When exactly that happens is only a matter of time. What is surprising here, because it is said: They have a mind of worms. They only care about food, drink and entertainment. They are the lowest creatures. The wheel of history must spin without pity. Strong message, what can I say? But how long can one stay “alone in the field”? Without any support. Confronting the stagnation of the mass. And how not to remember "Stalker": When a person is born, he is weak and flexible; when he dies, he is strong and stale. When a tree grows, it is tender and flexible, and when it is dry and rigid, it dies. Callousness and strength, the companions of death, flexibility and weakness express the freshness of being. Therefore, what has hardened, it will not win.
So what? Is the final set? Is it predestined?
He who blames others has a long way to go. The one who blames himself has already come halfway. He who does not blame anyone has come to the end. – Buddhist Wisdom
Behind the grayness of an unsightly plot at first, a very unusual tape.
There's nothing spectacular for young people.
For an adult, a lot of characters to think about.
8 out of 10
