When Shang Yechu climbed out of the warehouse, he realized it was already dusk outside.
Grandma Hu was telling fortunes on the table. The tools she used were very simple: a deck of playing cards with a blue-and-white background. It's hard to imagine what she could possibly deduce with that.
The bookstore was lit up. Shang Yechu walked over to Old Mrs. Hu and sat down, staring at her as she prepared her strategy.
Grandma Hu snorted through her nose: "You've figured it out?"
I've figured it out.
What are you planning to do now?
"Memorize the script. Understand it thoroughly. Prepare for the interview."
Grandma Hu threw down a playing card. A King of Spades.
"Then go ahead. If there's anything you don't understand, I'll help you out," the old lady said with a smile.
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What are some chilling details in the movie "The Mute Woman"?
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I wouldn't call it terrifying upon closer inspection, but I'll just mention a few things that left the deepest impression on me.
First, the earplugs Pinghua bought for Xiaoyue were pink, but later they turned into blue ones of the same style. Many people say this is a continuity error. Actually, no. This plot design might fool a fool, but it won't fool a smart viewer.
The blue earplug was a bit dirty, while the pink one was very clean. Anyone who has used earplugs knows that they get a little dirty after a while. Furthermore, Xiaoyue used the pink earplug very skillfully, which means that Xiaoyue had already bought earplugs herself long before Pinghua gave them to her, and had been using them for a long time.
With Xiaoyue's allowance, it's impossible for her to spend over a hundred yuan on a pair of earplugs. In other words, Pinghua was scammed. I forget whether it was her third aunt or her great-aunt who sold the earplugs, but she knew Pinghua was poor and still cheated this simple-minded woman out of her money.
Second, after Pinghua gave the earplugs, the mute old woman sang, and when Xiaoyue was doing her homework, there was a half-second close-up of her homework.
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Look for yourself, the workbook in the picture doesn't have any answers or calculations written on it; it's just a copy of the original problem from the workbook. This means Xiaoyue was too flustered to solve the problem, but afraid Pinghua would find out, she just copied it to pretend she was studying. What a clever little girl! Even her scribbling will be noticed, but copying problems won't.
Third, when Yongfu died, Xiaoyue suddenly ran out to start a fire. Some people say that the smoke from the fire brought tears to her eyes. But that's not the case. I wonder if any of you noticed the later plot: when the villagers were talking, they said, "Yongfu committed suicide while Xiaoyue was cooking." Anyone who has seen the movie knows that Xiaoyue wasn't cooking at all; she had simply disappeared.
Why would the villagers think that way? It's probably because that's how Xiaoyue explained it to them. When Xiaoyue explained it, he probably used the outdoor stove that had been used for cooking as evidence to convince the villagers.
If Xiaoyue used the stove inside the house to cook, and the front and back houses were so close together, there was no way she wouldn't have heard Yongfu's death. But there was a perfectly good reason why she wouldn't have heard it coming from the open stove outside.
As for where Xiaoyue went when Yongfu committed suicide, and why Xiaoyue used cooking over a fire to cover up her true whereabouts... let everyone use their own judgment.
The character Xiao Yue is worth exploring in depth. The mute woman is the main character on the surface, but Xiao Yue is the true protagonist in the backstory.
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The skincare products Xiaoyue was applying to her face were a gift from Yongjuan, and they were expired.
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[At Pinghua's funeral, there was a dish that tasted quite good, but it was all eaten, leaving only the broth. The mute old woman licked the plate as she carried it; I captured that moment in the background.]
Current recommended question:
How would you rate the film "The Mute Woman"?
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In conclusion: It fills a gap in the history of Chinese cinema regarding the portrayal of contemporary teenagers.
In recent years, the portrayal of teenagers in movies and TV series seems to have stagnated.
My girlfriend and I have watched a few teen movies, and they always make me laugh.
Pregnancy and abortion, innocent crushes, breaking up today and getting together tomorrow, scheming and backstabbing, outsmarting teachers and principals, going against the dean of students—who was like that in school? Skipping class and fighting might seem cool, but when parents come to school, they get a beating with big leather shoes and belts, and they all get a good thrashing.
The only redeeming aspect of this school bullying drama is that it avoids focusing on the actual victims. The main characters are all handsome men and beautiful women, impeccably dressed, and top-ten students academically. You're telling me these people are victims of school bullying? Anyone who didn't know better would think the school administration has lost their minds. It's incredibly unrealistic.
Excessive hormones and misplaced storylines have become the main themes in the portrayal of teenagers in Chinese films in recent years.
It's been ten years since "Wulin Alliance" in 2006. There hasn't been a youth character as vivid and lively as Bei Xiaomo.
Of course, from the perspective of the production company, I can understand this design. Whether it's a TV series or a movie, it's ultimately for an audience. If a show is filled with scenes of classes, homework, and exams, and the protagonist doesn't call their girlfriend before bed but instead dates trigonometric functions, and the protagonist, a bullied student, is shown as a buck-toothed girl or a chubby, unattractive guy filling the screen for two hours—who would watch that?
Why do I say that "The Mute Woman" fills this void?
It presents a harsh reality in the film. What is youth like? What is your youth like when you have no family background, no birth advantages?
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