"Removing the Three Evils" released on March 1 surprised many people.
The movie tells the story of the wanted criminal Chen Guilin (played by Ruan Jingtian) who thinks that he has lung cancer and his life is about to end, so he is determined to follow Zhou's example and get rid of the two most wanted criminals on the wanted list before he dies, in order to make a name for himself. On the third day of the movie's release, the box office exceeded 100 million yuan, and the Douban score was 82。The plot full of details also attracted many netizens to "watch movies with a microscope".
What is the allusion to "Eliminate the Three Evils Around the Place", did Chen Guilin really succeed in imitating the Around? What are the meaningful details in the movie?
What is the circumference in the allusion
"Eliminate the Three Evils Everywhere" comes from the "Book of Jin" and "The New Language of the World".
According to the version of "Shishuo Xinyu", Zhou Ziyin, a native of Yangxian (now Yixing, Jiangsu), was a native of Yangxian (now Yixing, Jiangsu) after the death of Eastern Wu, went to the northwest to crusade against the Qiang rebellion, and finally died on the battlefield. When Zhou was young, he was fierce and domineering, willful and vigorous, and was considered a scourge by the villagers, and there was a dragon in the Yixing River and a lame tiger in the mountains, all of which often invaded the people, so the locals called it "three horizontals", among which the most harmful in the surrounding area.
Some people lobby to kill tigers and kill Jiaojiao everywhere, but in fact, they hope that the "three horizontals" can only be left with one horizontal around. He killed the tiger, and then went into the water to fight with the dragon, the dragon swam in the river for dozens of miles, and the dragon followed it closely, so that three days and three nights passed, and everyone thought that Zhou was also dead, so they celebrated each other.
I didn't expect that Zhou really killed Jiaolong and survived, I heard that the villagers were celebrating, only to know that they were also a scourge in the eyes of others, so they had the idea of reforming themselves, but they felt that the time had been wasted, and they were afraid that they would "never achieve anything", and finally a master pointed out to him: "The ancients said that if you learn the truth during the day, even if you die at night, you will not regret it, not to mention that your future is acceptable." Moreover, if you are afraid that you can't set your ambitions, why worry about not being able to show your good name? "Zhou Everywhere has changed his life and encouraged himself, "and finally became a loyal minister and a filial son".
The statement of "Book of Jin" is slightly different from "Shishuo Xinyu", and Zhou Chu in "Shishuo Xinyu" does not know how bad he is. According to the "Book of Jin", although Zhou Chu was also persuaded by others to kill the tiger and fight Jiao, he knew that he was evil and wanted to change, and before Zhou Chu went, he was clearly told by his father that "you are one of the three evils", only after fighting with Jiaolong and winning, Zhou Chu knew how resentful and afraid of the villagers were, and then found a master, and reformed himself under persuasion.
No matter which version it is, the male protagonist of the movie, Chen Guilin and Zhou Chu, are similar, but they are not exactly the same.
First of all, Chen Guilin himself ranks third on the list of wanted criminals, which shows that he is indeed a lot of evil, and it is okay to call the top three wanted criminals the three evils, which is similar to the "suffering from the township" and "mob people", which are all one of the three evils. However, Chen Guilin knew that he had done evil deeds and was still wanted, but the Zhou of "The World Speaks New Words" didn't seem to know how bad he was, but didn't realize it until the villagers celebrated his death.
Second, the motives of the two people are different. Chen Guilin killed the other two wanted criminals thinking that his life was short, coupled with the death of his grandmother, his behavior can be unscrupulous, in order to leave a name for others and let everyone remember himself, he chose to kill the other two wanted criminals, not so much that he was to punish evil and promote good, but to say that he was to leave a big name, and it seems that he was "fooled" by others to kill Tiger Bojiao everywhere.
Source: Screenshot of the movie.
Moreover, the backgrounds of the two are also different. The movie does not explain too much of Chen Guilin's family background, only showing Chen Guilin and his grandmother relying on each other, which can be imagined to be relatively ordinary.
Zhou's grandfather Zhou Bin was a member of the Three Kingdoms Dongwu Advisory Army, and later transferred to Guangping Taishou, Zhou's father Zhou Yi was a famous general of Eastern Wu, and he was appointed as Poyang Taishou and sealed the Inner Hou. It can be said that Zhou's family background is quite good, and the reason why he became one of the three evils when he was young, and can even be said to be the first of the three evils, is because of the lack of good guidance in his youth, and he was originally strong and strong, wielding knives and guns, so he became domineering.
In the end, the ending of the two is also very different. Chen Guilin was finally executed, and it is difficult to determine whether he really left his name as he wished. According to the "Book of Jin and the Biography of Zhou Chu", even though Zhou Chu was once a "mob criminal", he still had the opportunity to reform himself, and he did change after waking up, becoming "inspirational and studious, literate, righteous and martyrful, and faithful and self-denying", and finally died on the battlefield, and later generations still have a more positive evaluation of him.
Although Chen Guilin said that Zhou Zhi eliminated the three evils, there are still many differences between him and Zhou Chu.
Pigs, snakes and pigeons, obsessive and greedy
In the movie, in addition to the thought-provoking allusions around the area, the animals corresponding to the three wanted criminals are also very intriguing.
Aberdeen's tattoo is a snake, His Holiness is a pigeon, and Chen Guilin wears a piggy watch everywhere, and the English title of the movie is still "The Pig the Snake and the Pigeon". What is the significance of these three animals?
In Buddhism, pigs, snakes, and pigeons represent naivety, hatred, and greed, respectively, and these three are called the "three poisons", which poison people's physical life (body) and wisdom (mind), and are the root of all afflictions.
Source: "*Jizo Sutra".
Specifically, the snake on Aberdeen's body means anger. Anger (Sanskrit krodha) is also known as anger, which occurs when desires cannot be satisfied, which is manifested in the form of loss of patience, narrow-mindedness, resentment due to dissatisfaction with one's own situation, or hatred for others or society because of one's own misfortune or injustice. First, the ancients believed that snakes were short-tempered and easy to attack people, so they represented anger and venom.
In the movie, Aberdeen ** was violent, letting her stepdaughter Xiaomei's mother go to prison for herself, controlling and violating Xiaomei for a long time, and because when she molested Xiaomei, the little brother under her hand laughed, and even beat the little brother with seven beer bottles, which is indeed impatient and narrow-minded.
Source: The official Weibo of the Film Week to eliminate the three evils.
And the pigeon tattoo on His Holiness represents greed.
In Buddhism, the pigeon represents greed, greed (Sanskrit baga) refers to indulging in the five realms of color, sound, fragrance, taste, touch the five realms of **, so as to waste the Taoist karma, it can be said that greed is the excessive pursuit of the world of sound and lust and the strong possessiveness, which can be manifested in various means to obtain ill-gotten gains, or too stingy, unwilling to give their own property, knowledge to others, etc.
The Venerable One in the movie not only committed many ** cases, but also organized a group of people to deceive in the name of spirituality, falsifying people's illnesses, and defrauding them of their money and trust, which is greedy.
As for why the pigeon represents greed, there is a theory that it is related to the physiological structure of the pigeon, the pigeon has a short intestine, needs to forage and eat frequently, and looks very greedy, and it is also said that the pigeon is often related to wealth, luxury and other worldly pleasures.
Those who create karma because of greed will fall into the path of hungry ghosts after death, and will always be hungry and thirsty, which also corresponds to the characteristics of pigeons always foraging and eating.
Source: Screenshot of the movie.
Finally, there is Chen Guilin's corresponding pig.
Pigs correspond to ignorance (Sanskrit moha), also known as ignorance, which refers to confusion due to the darkness of the mind, becoming unreasonable, not distinguishing between right and wrong, and committing all kinds of evil deeds. In the movie, Chen Guilin has been wearing the pig watch left by his grandmother, and at the end he also embroidered a pig on his blazer, and the idiocy represented by the pig also describes him:
He once asked Emperor Guan Sheng if he needed to turn himself in, and he received three Holy Grails in a row to express his agreement, Chen Guilin received a total of nine Holy Grails, that is, Emperor Guan Sheng asked him to turn himself in, and he did go, but in the end he was blindly obsessed with removing the other two wanted criminals ranked before him, in order to make a name for himself, and then turn himself in.
Chen Guilin's piggy watch|Source: Screenshot of the movie.
After turning himself in and being handcuffed, he raised his hands and shouted "My name is Chen Guilin" before entering the police car — a fool of his name until he turned himself in.
Source: Screenshot of the movie.
In ignorance, greed, and hatred, ignorance can be said to be the root, "all troubles are born, and they must be caused by infatuation."
It should be noted that stupidity is not the same as stupidity, in fact, Chen Guilin, who is trapped by idiocy, is still very smart and decisive.
This is also evidenced by a lot of details in the movie:
He is third on the list of most wanted criminals, but he can hide from the police for four years without being caught; will untie the shoelaces by himself, bend down to tie the shoelaces, and then take the opportunity to observe the surroundings; Clip a peanut in the crack of the rental door to determine if anyone has visited; After being bewitched by His Holiness, he was still able to find doubts such as "the doctor showed the same chest X-ray to everyone", and he insisted on his own judgment and broke out of the puzzle.
Source: Screenshot of the movie.
It's just that he may not have expected that he really doesn't have lung cancer. Perhaps, fake lung cancer is just a catalyst or an introduction, as long as the idiocy is still there, he will still kill Aberdeen and His Holiness at the "right time", or use other methods to make his name.
References: 1] Liu Yiqing. The world speaks a new language.
2] Yin Xiaolin's proofreading. Jin Shu.
3] Shi Xintian. * Jizo Sutra.
4] Chinese Buddhist Culture Network: What is the difference between "body life" and "wisdom life"?
Author: Min Min.