In 2008, a tragic murder occurred in Hong Kong.
The 16-year-old girl Wang Jiamei was brutally killed while taking drugs and having sex with the criminal.
In order to conceal his guilt, the murderer peeled off Wang Jiamei's face, the dismembered body rushed into the sewer, and his head was thrown into the sea. It is rumored that some of the corpses also flowed into the market, and Hong Kong was panicked at that time.
The movie "Treading Blood to Seek Plums" is adapted from this real case.
Once the movie was broadcast, it caused a huge sensation and won a number of Golden Image Awards. Aaron Kwok won his first Golden Horse actor.
describes in detail the process of the murder, and guides the audience step by step closer to the truth. It is a common routine in Hong Kong crime movies, but the director Weng Ziguang has pioneered a unique approach.
"Treading Blood to Seek Plums" clearly explained the murderer and the whole story of the case from the beginning, puts emphasis on the dark side of society and human nature.
Sixteen-year-old girl Wang Jiamei immigrated to Hong Kong with her remarried mother.
Like ordinary girls, she is innocent, beautiful, and eager to blend into this bustling metropolis.
Wang Jiamei, who lives in a simple small room and works hard to learn the Hong Kong dialect, even has a star dream. She is eager to be accepted and admired.
Wang Jiamei’s mother wandered in the market all day and was grumpy; her stepfather was sick in bed and was very indifferent to her two daughters.
Only Wang Jiamei’s sister, occasionally talks to her sister, but she doesn’t understand what Wang Jiamei is thinking.
Wang Jiamei performed well in school, but as a foreigner, she could not smoothly integrate into the circle around her.
She committed suicide by cutting her wrists at the same table. The teacher blamed her for being too cold, and she would only reply: I don't know why she committed suicide.
Wang Jiamei, who dropped out of school at home, soon faced the problem of living in poverty.
At the most vain age, but there is no right to choose, this is a kind of sadness.
Wang Jiamei’s self-esteem was quickly overwhelmed by life.
Mom’s friend gave Wang Jiamei a pair of expensive earrings by mistake, but asked for it back afterwards.
When Wang Jiamei reluctantly took off her beloved earrings, realized how poor and humble her life is.
She started to work and earn money.
Under the scorching sun, she was handing out flyers over and over again in the street with her bare feet. She even worked hard to do two jobs.
Despite her hard work, her meager salary and illusory model dreams brought her back to reality.
I believe that at this moment, many of us can see Wang Jiamei's shadow in ourselves.
Wandering in the big city alone, struggling to support a poor salary, others only see your glamour, but can't know your hard work.
When the prosperity of the big city is unattainable, when we do not understand the topic of people around us, when we miss our hometown in the dead of night, weHow much empathize with Wang Jiamei's loneliness.
No matter how difficult life is, we must continue.
It is a pity that Wang Jiamei went on a wrong road, she became a compensated dating girl.
For the first time, the guest was a thin and strange man. In the process of doing it, Wang Jiamei kept looking away. She didn't like this kind of herself.
But when carefully took out the change and bought the beloved earrings, Wang Jiamei smiled helplessly.
How could a sixteen-year-old girl in the season not envy a sweet love.
Wang Jiamei fell in love with the "guest", and even regarded every transaction as a date. This "guest" filled the emptiness in her heart.
But in the end, the cruel reality gave her a loud slap. When the real girlfriend of "boyfriend" insulted her severely, she could only hold back tears.
When all the longing for life is turned into nothing, Wang Jiamei meets Ding Zicong, who is also sick and pitiful with her.
Ding Zicong's appearance is poor, he lives in poverty and lives in a simple rental house. His mother's death in a car accident made him introverted and lonely. He fell in love with Wang Jiamei, but she looked down on him.
This low-level figure, called "Fat Boy", is completely numb to life.
Ding Zicong, who is not good at words, and Wang Jiamei, who is so desperate about life, met on the Internet, and all the disguise was removed. Wang Jiamei was no longer afraid of speaking Mandarin, and Ding Zicong also began to learn to laugh at herself.
The two met, This is the beginning and end of the tragedy.
When the two were lingering, Ding Zicong turned over his mother's photo, and Wang Jiamei also took off her precious earrings, both of them with decisive courage.
almost ended, Wang Jiamei began to whisper "I want to die" and asked Ding Zicong to help him. When the last tear fell, Wang Jiamei's short and painful life ended.
Even if it lacks the dangerous link to solve the case, "Treading the Blood to Seek the Plum" is still worrying. The whole film is full of a deep sense of powerlessness and despair.
In order to fit the theme of "Stepping on Blood", the director used up to ten minutes to depict the process of Ding Zicong's dismemberment of the body. The picture is very bloody and makes people can't bear to look directly at it.
Born to be lonely. Everyone has their own unknown pain.
The policeman Zang sir who is struggling to pursue the truth in the film also has his own helplessness. The wife left, the colleagues were at odds and were not understood.
In life, he can only gain a sense of presence by taking pictures continuously.
Every day in the world, people die, but they will soon be forgotten. It's as silent as a drop of water thrown into the sea.
After Wang Jiamei died, Zang Sir visited her home, and her family had long been used to Wang Jiamei’s departure.
Stepfather submits Wang Jiamei’s deeds to the magazine for profit;
The mother has a small calculation and wants to find a picker for the pregnant daughter as soon as possible;
王佳梅’sThe sister has a big belly and continues to lead an ordinary and numb life.
No one will make a change for Wang Jiamei’s death.
In the setting of the characters, the director did not "garbage" the two protagonists, even with a little warmth.
Wang Jiamei has a difficult life, but she still misses her father far away, pays her father regularly, and sends congratulations to her father when his favorite team wins.
Is Ding Zicong a heinous villain? He was nostalgic for his deceased mother, was very polite to the landlord, and even kept the landlord’s kitten.
Then why did the two young lives choose to exile themselves and go toward destruction?
"Treading the Blood and Looking for the Plum" is not an ordinary restricted movie. Through the film's portrayal of the low-level people, we can think about the impact of the current economic environment on people's values.
When the gap between the rich and the poor in society is gradually widening, the ethical relationship is gradually alienated, and the entire society is showing a state of desertification.
People are constantly chasing endless materialistic life, feeling anxious and lost for all kinds of trivial matters, but their spirit becomes more empty, and the more they desire to be recognized, the more It will feel tired and disillusioned.
The alienation of Wang Jiamei and Ding Zicong's family relationship and the incompatible environment around her directly led to her hopelessness in life, in her mind. It is difficult to resist the temptation of the outside world when it is not yet mature, which eventually leads to tragedy.
hope that each of us can get a little thinking about life from this film.
