The first scene of "Kung Fu" is a butterfly flying in the air. At the time, I didn’t know why a butterfly was used as the title sequence. At the climax of "Kung Fu", a butterfly emerges from its cocoon. At that time, I was very moved and remembered the scene when the Bodhisattva emerged from ignorance and ascended to the land of joy.
At the end of "Kung Fu", the "Tathagata Divine Palm" defeated the "Fire Cloud Evil God", took out a hidden weapon from the latter's body, and took out a needle from the bud-shaped hidden weapon. The original hidden weapon It opened into a beautiful golden lotus flower. Throw this flower into the air, and the flower will flutter in the air.
At this time, I firmly concluded that Stephen Chow, as the director and starring actor, must understand Buddhism.
The superficial martial arts is just a metaphor for inner strength, but behind the exaggeration and humor is a soft heart.
The protagonist in his childhood listened to the words of an old beggar and wanted to become a hero who punishes evil and promotes good. He did not hesitate to use all his property in exchange for a "martial arts secret book".
In order to save a little girl who was being bullied, the childhood protagonist used his "Tathagata Palm" for the first time. As a result, he was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his head was drenched in urine.
As an adult, the protagonist becomes a down-and-out street gangster. In order to join the underworld, he follows orders to rob a mute girl selling ice cream on the street. The mute woman held out a lollipop with tears in her eyes. It was her memory of the little boy who rescued her when she was a child. The protagonist knocked down the lollipop and ran away.
The protagonist finally joins the underworld and is watching a battle between justice and evil. The "Fire Cloud Evil God" was already defeated by the power of the "Lion's Roar Kung Fu", but he took advantage of the other party's forgiveness and secretly used the poisonous needle, and the two sides were locked in a stalemate. The situation is extremely critical, and as long as a bystander takes action, victory or defeat can be determined. The protagonist was ordered to lend a helping hand to the "Fire Cloud Evil God". However, at the last moment, his big stick hit the "Evil God" accurately on the head... He knew the consequences of doing so: that Just to pieces.
The protagonist's whole body is wrapped in bandages, like a cocoon. People asked him tearfully about his last wish. He drew a spiral and a handle with blood. No one knew that it was a lollipop.
At this time, the camera turned to a cocoon, and a beautiful butterfly was emerging from the cocoon gracefully and slowly.
The protagonist with the ability to self-recover, after being shattered to pieces, reorganized, "opened up the two channels of Ren and Du", and became an unparalleled martial arts master.
In the contest with the "Fire Cloud Evil God", he was punched into space, and the Tathagata's compassionate face appeared in the sky. He was so happy that he naturally put his palms together and used the "Tathagata Divine Palm" move Falling from the sky.
"Seeing the Buddha in bloom and realizing the existence of no life" is the dream state of many Buddhists!
At this time, the protagonist had a return to basics look on his face. Faced with "Fire Cloud Evil God"'s request for advice with ulterior motives, he only responded: "You want to learn? I will teach you." The latter Then he cried bitterly and repented.
He took the hidden weapon from the "Evil God" and pulled out a needle from the bud. That is a needle of "self-grasping". If you remove that needle, your heart will bloom like a lotus.
What a beautiful and poetic scene.
I don’t want to explain the meaning of each plot in too much detail. I just believe that this is a song dedicated to Buddha.
Naturally, Stephen Chow did not sing this hymn with a choir tone, and his usual exaggeration and humor ran through the whole play. In terms of artistic expression, he is close to perfection, with concise plots, compact structures, and myriad peaks and mountains. Extensive use of contrast and foil, the protagonist has little role, but gives people a finishing touch. It relies more on plot and action to express it and less on lines, which shows that it is vivid and vivid. Today I got confirmation from a colleague: Stephen Chow is indeed a devout Buddhist.