tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post8133562016467221501..comments2022-03-28T01:04:17.894+08:00Comments on Taipei Notes: Cheat sheet for Hou Hsiao-Hsien's 'The Assassin'Michael Faheyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057491107522344042noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-55799388271782869842021-12-29T15:53:39.076+08:002021-12-29T15:53:39.076+08:00This is very helpful, thanks.This is very helpful, thanks.JFarrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927591468841507310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-75999309174570774882020-10-02T20:50:41.355+08:002020-10-02T20:50:41.355+08:00The meeting of the Assassins is the pivotal point ...The meeting of the Assassins is the pivotal point of the film. It represents the choice of future paths made by Yinniang. The masked assassin (Ji-an's wife, Tian-Yuan) represents herself as what she may have been. Once betrothed to Tian Ji-an, Yinniang would have been his wife had she not been sent her to the Princess-Nun Jiaxing, where she is trained as a Taoist Assassin. Whichever her path was to be, she would have become an assassin. In that sense, the confrontation in the silver birch woodland is a confrontation between her two selves. Her realisation of that fact during the fight, causes both protagonists (the struggling parts of herself) to disengage and go their separate ways. The broken mask indicates that she has discarded the assassin's way which leads to emptiness (i.e. the outcome of being subservient to Kong Kong).Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669943537385973699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-20854430935624317572020-10-02T16:01:19.280+08:002020-10-02T16:01:19.280+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669943537385973699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-78355816240563761492020-10-02T15:39:20.366+08:002020-10-02T15:39:20.366+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669943537385973699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-47377172877559455002020-03-17T10:13:16.545+08:002020-03-17T10:13:16.545+08:00I love this movie, even though it is difficult at ...I love this movie, even though it is difficult at first to understand, I think I have most of it now, but someone please try to explain the fight with the masked lady, just not getting it, was the masked lady Lady Tian-Yuan, is lady tian-yuan Tian Ji-an wife, and what was the symbolism there, ???? not getting the sliced mask part????Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997681910908949264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-88344653840461945932020-01-21T08:31:41.259+08:002020-01-21T08:31:41.259+08:00This is a very useful aid to assist us lay people,...This is a very useful aid to assist us lay people, but I would personally advise every one to simply watch the movie over and over again. I have watched it just twice so far, and with the help of some timely stops to look over certain scenes again, as well as the subtitles' text, I think I grasped pretty much everything that was explained here (except the idendity and motives of the masked woman...I wasn't sure about that).<br /><br />Anyway, my point is that I found myself so raptured by the breathtaking beauty of this movie that I think the best way to understand it better is simply to watch it again (and I insist: from the first to the second viewing I felt a huge difference already). And it's not just to relish the beautiful images again...it's because once you understand what is going on and who is who and why they do what, you'll start to get the characters' motivations, all the restrained emotion will start to soak in, etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-21064841647799936132019-08-06T21:11:27.219+08:002019-08-06T21:11:27.219+08:00Very helpful in order to comprehend the who‘s who ...Very helpful in order to comprehend the who‘s who in the plot. Though the pictures are a great experience anyway, even without the details of the story, it is an additional benefit to know what‘s going on in detail. Thank you so much!clearicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046276529789127428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-88583847301418567242018-09-05T06:04:40.216+08:002018-09-05T06:04:40.216+08:00What happened after Yinniang fought with the maske...What happened after Yinniang fought with the masked assassin (Lady Tian Yuan)? Does the broken mask on the ground imply that Lady Tian Yuan was killed by Yinniang? It appeared that Yinniang was also injured by Lady Tian Yuan. It is very confusing all the way to the end when Yinniang left with the exiled group.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163136203112728484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-44037798097356752802018-06-16T18:02:26.344+08:002018-06-16T18:02:26.344+08:00Thank you so much! That clears up the masked assas...Thank you so much! That clears up the masked assassin plot point...Srinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12596615563260058139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-69141686731596883632017-11-23T04:32:51.846+08:002017-11-23T04:32:51.846+08:00nice blog!
Assassins Creednice blog!<br /><a href="https://assassinscreedorigins-ps4.blogspot.de/2017/11/assassins-creed-bayek-figur.html" rel="nofollow">Assassins Creed</a>Steffie-Celhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230325088302142301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-52571363807051557192017-05-19T20:52:56.019+08:002017-05-19T20:52:56.019+08:00Thanks for this. I was so confused : )Thanks for this. I was so confused : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436828444385796645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-63148452283472121112017-01-08T10:21:09.346+08:002017-01-08T10:21:09.346+08:00Thanks. Most informativt. Didn't find out who ...Thanks. Most informativt. Didn't find out who the masked assassin was on my own.Odinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982898104536364975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-63286243478774215662016-10-25T06:32:24.796+08:002016-10-25T06:32:24.796+08:00Snap. That's the bit I didn't get.
Beautif...Snap. That's the bit I didn't get.<br />Beautiful film without knowing anyway.deadstillstandinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359480966480276831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-29063882647294719842016-10-13T17:31:50.570+08:002016-10-13T17:31:50.570+08:00Brilliant! Thanks a lot for this explanation Micha...Brilliant! Thanks a lot for this explanation Michael! Borysenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14207216337291709436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-43328621220722591132016-09-01T03:21:33.917+08:002016-09-01T03:21:33.917+08:00Thank you- most useful. Thank you- most useful. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07732904846548698516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-83680709088240086562016-02-14T01:06:14.944+08:002016-02-14T01:06:14.944+08:00I caught most of the core plot on first watch, but...I caught most of the core plot on first watch, but I must admit, the identity of the masked assassin did confuse. I wasn't sure if it was Jiaxin, (come to punish Yinniang for bailing on her charge,) or Lady Tian Yuan. Thanks for clearing that up.ninemilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936712386506358072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-852983877464247367.post-87606680669290198082015-12-19T01:44:38.244+08:002015-12-19T01:44:38.244+08:00Thanks so much for clearing the plot up and giving...Thanks so much for clearing the plot up and giving a place to concretise my guesses and validating my assumptions by referring to the characters and plot of the movie directly. It's really difficult to find any English article over the internet that provides an in depth analysis of the events in the movie. I would love to know more about it! The political machinations behind the plots fascinates me! The wikipedia page on Tian Ji'an gave me a lot to chew on. These additional information makes me more eager to watch the movie again, now that I have some idea and knowledge of the basic background and setting of the story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594195113297951180noreply@blogger.com