It seems that as long as these two words are mentioned, they are associated with filth and harmful.
To put it simply, what Zhang Ailing wrote is imaginary, and what Ang Lee wrote is real, which is real. In the eyes of many conservative people, this concrete product is really a big violation.
I don't agree with conservatives, but I can't accept Ang Lee's adaptation. He is out of proportion in dealing with the confrontation with mr. yi.
In the novel, their feelings are hidden in daily life, which is a secret. For example, there is a description that mr. yi accompanied her to buy a ring. They were sitting in the car, and mr. yi just habitually leaned his elbow on his chest.
This is already the biggest description in the novel, and it is more about borrowing other people's perspectives.
Ang Lee relies too much on what he learned from the West, as if the repressed Mr. Yi could only be "violent" emotionally.
The feelings built on it are like castles in the air, not so real. He ignored the subtle feelings in Zhang Ailing's life.
Women's love for men is not derived from material things. You won't believe that mr. yi is true love just because of a ring, which makes people's feelings naive.
Wang Jiazhi's love for mr. yi stems from small details in daily life.
In the novel, mr. yi doesn't dare to give anything to Wang Jiazhi when she gets along, for fear that Wang Jiazhi will think he looks down on her. So in a humble jewelry store, when the high-grade diamond ring was taken out, Wang Jiazhi's psychology was satisfied, not material satisfaction, but self-esteem.
Ang Lee, who doesn't understand women, just ignores this point.
As for the handling of the ending, it is even more immature, far less than the novel.
After Zhang Ailing ordered the execution in mr. yi, she went home to watch her wife play cards, talked for a few words, and returned disappointed. And Ang Lee left him alone in Wang Jiazhi's room, feeling flooded, which was obviously mean.
Ang Lee, after all, is kind, far less ruthless than Zhang Ailing. She washed mr. yi white.
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