Taoist Ideal in Hero

The main character of Zhang Yimou is a rare work in the history of Chinese movies. In addition to the status of the big hit film of Chinese movie management in the west, it has also been very successful in China. Nonetheless, as with many other popular movies, Hero is always subject to various interpretations. Critics seem to be unable to determine the traditional Chinese philosophy behind the hero. Some people think that it is typical of Confucian faithful doctrine (Louie), others say that "it chooses a legal story to judge the moral health of the country ... and I will challenge Confucian social morality "Ensley)

But, besides the Taoism philosophy behind her work (which is increasingly important for me), please imagine how surprised I was about the hero (Well, as she is not really a hero Let's do it) The main character "The Sea Elf" is a young man with brown skin close to my age! Lightning seems to have hit me. The inspirational lightning came from her (other children who have never seen a color in the fantasy world). This racial (and gender) problem is becoming very important in her work, and her work often focuses on women and color people. Readers and publishers who "get inside" in books published in 1968 will not notice the rest of this book until they are fascinated. , Only white heroes

The Taoist gods include animals such as natural soul, ancient legendary hero, humanized planet and star, immortal man by Taoist customs, and dragons, tigers and snakes. All human activities - even events such as drunkenness and robbery - are also represented by the gods. The supreme god, Emperor Emperor (Emperor Emperor) has relationship with ancient Chinese gods. Another central figure in Taoism myth is eight immortal humans.

Wu Wei is doing something he can not do. Tao believes that deep harmony with reality will allow skilled individuals to change the world with minimal action. Taoist hero finds the limit point of the lever and applies a minimum amount of force to achieve maximum effect. During the war, Wu Wei was very effective. In peacetime it is not clear what the real threat is. The real danger is hidden. There are many problems, but there is no threat. There may be many changes and a lot of anxiety, but the main cause of anxiety is actually the main cause of anxiety. We feel deeply that war is coming. But our enemies have not appeared yet. So we will do our best to prepare. But I do not know what to prepare. It is not exactly