Re-interpretation of B&W
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| 金坡 於 2002/08/27 21:48 | |
| Re-interpretation of B&W | |
Ive just come up with one idea of writing something on the Black-and-white Wagonman (黑白郎君) in the Taiwanese glove puppet show. It seems that he is not a figure created by accident or out of imagination. Rather, he is a significant role tailored by the puppet show play writer. While Su-yen-wen (史豔文, it can also be 六和善士) is the embodiment of justice (well, so far merely on the earth), B&W; appears as a villain (not quite a suitable word here for him, though.) that tries to confound or mock at the established order. Though the story doesnt tell of the background of B&W;, I believe he has come of a well-cultured family. Hmm..probably a Marxist one. Well, this could be a good approach to re-interpret the whole story. I guess B&W; has even excelled Su-yen-wen in knowledge and developed a genuine love for the people. The fact is that he is not well-equipped with decent weapons (in this case, lets say kung-fu). From this point of view, Su-yen-wens 純陽掌 (or 六和s 神功) then could be seen as the devastating nuclear weapons of modern days. In this case, I never saw the crime syndicate (those bad guys in the eyes of Su-yen-wen) kill people in such a large scale in the show. Most of the time, what they can do is just carrying out sabotage missions. Costume is another element to be examined. Handsome, well-educated, gentleman-like are what we know about Su-yen-wen. Always handsomely dressed and quoting Confucian sayings, Su-yen-wen is the ideal boyfriend for all women. But he has done much traveling. He might have been fucking around with whores while doing his business in mainland (erh...modern-day China) or some foreign countries on the borders. Who knows? The story doesnt tell. Then, most bad guys in the show dont have nice clothes. They are poor and have very limited resources. And when a relatively small quantity of lethal weapons (what we would call biochemical weapons in the modern days) fall into the hands of the poor bad guys, posing a threat to the hegemony, they call it evil. Take it easy, just trying to have some fun... |
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| 金坡 於 2002/09/01 23:27 | |
| Re:Re-interpretation of B&W | |
無善無惡是聖人 |
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| 金坡 於 2002/09/05 11:46 | |
| Re:Re-interpretation of B&W | |
[美國人的傲慢不在支配的意志, 而是遂行善的意志... 對世界秩序的堅持, 更恐怖的是, 如果秩序遭破壞, 便必須予以恢復... 不先確立惡, 善就無法專斷存在, ... 只因為善存在, 由此, 美國便臻至一個善行獲勝的和諧社會... 美國人感受灰色地帶的能力很差, 不是因為它們不能 - 美國的真相便充滿陰影色調 - 而是這會使他們困擾. 接受灰色地帶便是接受判斷上的曖昧, 辯證與猶疑; 這種複雜情境迫使人思考. 他們希望以幾何學而非 智慧來引領生活... 唯有前者才能給予良知者所需的確定性. 所以, 美國人選擇相信幾何世界, 在那世界裡, 事事相互支撐, 建構正確角度...] --西蒙波娃的美國紀行-- |
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