What is a canon? It's something that stands the test of time. Rouge (胭脂扣 starring Mei Yanfang 梅艳芳and Zhang Guorong张国荣) is a 1987 canonical film directed by Gan Jinpeng, based on the novel of the same name by Li Bihua.
While I was busy working, an old friend asked me for a recommendation of a good movie. Rouge is second on my list. For no reason at all, I clicked Aiqiyi and started watching it myself. Again, I was moved to tears.
The first touching point was Shiershao（十二少）'s shocking and enamoured stare at Ruhua （如花）when he first saw her. That stare thrust my heart like a Cupid's arrow. After that, I just could not stop. Until now, I am still curious how love at first sight could be portrayed so vividly and felt deeply by the audience. If I were to bring it out, could I? Perhaps never. This is exactly why I fell in love with Brother Zhang one more time.
The second touching point is Brother Zhang's glamour，which is different from today's niangpao （娘炮）, or little fresh meat（小鲜肉）. He is a kind of magic mixture of maturity, femininity, seductiveness, kindness, sincerity and authenticity.
The third touching point is the conflict between romantic love and harsh reality. The strong opposition by Shiershao's family and his softness and inability as a man to fulfil his economic independence and his responsibility to his true love. It is Ruhua, a weak prostitute, who had to visit Shiershao's mother to ask for her permission. It is Ruhua who introduced Shiershao to a traditional opera teacher. When Shiershao tried to establish himself in society, he had no choice but to play an insignificant small role on stage, with Ruhua fully supporting him by working as his agent and assistant. To ensure daily survival, Ruhua had to work as a prostitute in the whorehouse, while Shiershao simply watched her depart sitting on the window sill. As beautiful as their romantic love was, there must also be a decent material bulwark to support it. In the end, they had no choice but to commit suicide together by swallowing opium.
The final touching point is Ruhua's perseverance in love. She died by suicide and waited in the underworld for 53 years in vain for Shiershao to join her. Finally, she returned to the mortal world in search of Shiershao. With the help of two journalists, Ruhua managed to see the old frail good-for-nothing Shiershao, who had survived suicide and married his cousin instead of following Ruhua. I do not blame Shiershao for not killing himself. Most people would make the same decision, not to mention his weak character. What touched me a lot was Ruhua's perseverance in waiting for love.
I think most women are just like Ruhua. For example, this morning my husband and I went jogging in the park. I was exhausted and could not go on. He asked me to stay somewhere and wait for him, which I did. However, for some mysterious reason, he later could not find me, so he went home and left me in the park. It was 40 minutes later when he reached home and made a phone call to me, I was still stupidly waiting for him in the park. Another example is my Xiangxiang cat, a female. She stays by my side around the clock every day. As long as I am at home, she just follows me everywhere, just like my shadow. However, my Heihei cat, a male, is a free spirit. Except for begging for food, fun or a massage, Heihei does not stick to me. So unlike men, women tend to be more patient, selfless, and live for others because we are mothers by nature.
No matter how wonderfully touching this film is. No matter how attractive Zhang Guorong is. Reality is harsh, cruel andfull of endless pressing tasks to be accomplished. I must put aside these unrealistic sentimentalities and face the true challenges of life.
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《胭脂扣》：创作35年后的回望
什么是经典？它是经得起时间考验的东西。《胭脂扣》由梅艳芳和张国荣主演，是1987年由关锦鹏执导的一部经典电影，改编自李碧华的同名小说。
当我正忙着工作，一位老朋友让我推荐一部好电影。《胭脂扣》是我推荐榜单上的第二部。莫名其妙，我点击了爱奇艺，自己开始看起来了。又一次，我被感动到哭。
第一个感人之处在于十二少在第一次见到如花时，向她投去的那震惊和迷恋的眼神。那个眼神居然像丘比特之箭一样直刺我心。从那以后，我就再也停不下来了。直到现在，我仍然很好奇一见钟情是如何被演绎得如此传神，并令观众深同身受。如果让我把这个动作演出来，我能吗？也许永远不会。这正是我再一次爱上了哥哥的原因。
第二个感人的地方是哥哥的魅力，与今天的娘炮，或小鲜肉不同。他的魅力是一种混合了成熟、阴柔、诱惑、善良、真诚和真实的魔咒般的蛊惑。
第三个感人的地方是浪漫爱情和残酷现实之间的冲突。十二少的家庭强烈反对他们的结合，以及他作为一个男人的软弱无能，无法实现经济独立和他对真爱的责任。致使如花，一个柔弱的妓女，不得不亲自去找十二少的母亲征求她的同意。如花把十二少介绍给一位戏曲老师，让他学艺。当十二少试图在社会上立足时，他别无选择，只能在舞台上扮演一个微不足道的跑堂角色，由如花做他的经纪人和助手，全力支持他。为了保证日常生存，如花不得不继续去妓院上班，而十二少则坐在窗台上看着她离去。他们的浪漫爱情固然美好，但也必须有一个体面的物质堡垒来支撑。最后，他们没有选择，只能一起吞鸦片自杀。
最后一个感人之处在于如花对爱情的坚守。她自杀身亡后，在阴间等了50年，都没能等到十二少。最后，她回到了凡间，寻找十二少。在两名记者的帮助下，如花设法见到了年老体衰、一事无成的十二少。他在自杀后幸存下来，没有继续跟随如花赴死，而是与他的表妹结婚。我并不责怪十二少放弃自杀。大多数人都会做出同样的决定，更不用说他生性软弱。让我非常感动的是如花在等待爱情方面的坚毅。我想大多数女人都和如花一样。例如，今天早上我和我丈夫去公园跑步。跑了六公里，我很疲惫，无法继续下去。他让我留在某个地方等他，我照做了。然而，出于某种神秘的原因，他后来找不到我了，等了一会儿就回家了，把我留在公园里。40分钟后，他到家了，给我打了个电话，我还在公园里傻傻地等他。另一个例子是我的香香猫，一只母猫。她每天24小时都呆在我身边。无论我在家里的什么地方，她就像我的影子一样守候我。然而，我的黑黑猫，一只雄性，是一个自由的灵魂。除了乞求食物、玩耍或按摩，他平时不会粘着我。所以与男性不同，女性往往更有耐心，而且无私，为他人而活，因为我们天生就是母亲。
不管这部电影有多么精彩感人。不管张国荣看起来多么有魅力。现实是严苛而残酷的，充满了没完没了的紧迫任务要完成。我必须放下这些不切实际的感伤，面对生活的真正挑战。
