Raise the Red Lantern (1991) directed by Zhang Yimou was based on a novel called Wives and Concubines by Su Tong. This film takes place in the early 1900s which tells the story of a woman named Songlian (played by Gong Li) who was struck by the harshness of reality. Her father died during the Chinese Civil War when she was nineteen. Facing the death of her father and the severity of the family financial situation‚ she was left with no choice but to marry the wealthy Chen family. Upon arrival to the
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RAISE THE RED LANTERN SCENE ANALYSIS Raise the Red Lantern directed by Zhang Yi Mou is a movie that is set in 1920’s china. It tells the tragic story of 19 year old University student Songlian who becomes the fourth mistress in the wealthy Chen family after her father’s death. The opening scene shows the process from Songlian’s marriage discussion with her mother to the moment she steps into the life of being the puppet of the Chen household. In the opening scene we are introduced to the protagonist;
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Impression of “Raise The Red Lantern” The film “Raise The Red Lantern”‚ directed by Zhang Yimou‚ is set in 1920s China during the Warlord Era. It takes me enter into the sealed world of an emblematical wealthy man’s house in China. Nineteen years old Songlian‚ whose father has recently died and left the family bankrupt‚ is betrayed by her stepmother and is sold as a concubine of the Chen family‚ becoming the Forth Mistress of the household. Arriving at the palatial abode‚ she is at first treated
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allowed the family to flourish as a group. In the movie Raise the Red Lantern‚ many types of customs and rituals were shown. For example‚ according to the master’s tradition‚ lanterns are lit outside the house of which the master chooses to join for the night. Each night the wives wait to be honored with his presence‚ bowing in resignation when they aren’t chosen‚ often scheming to be noticed next time. The women soon begin to compete for the lanterns. They are jealous of one another and double cross one
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Color Emphasis in Raise the Red Lantern Chen Ning (Jenny) Yen 58935107 ASIA 355 Professor Rui Wang 23/11/2012 Scholars and film critiques have often regarded the fifth-generation film Director‚ Zhang Yi Mou’s films as a visually sensual feast (Zhu 26). The predominant use of the color Red in his highly stylized films: Red Sorghum (1988)‚ Ju Dou and Raise the Red Lantern (1991) are evidence of his trademark visual style thus leading scholars to critically
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Romantic Orientalism during the Romantic period of writing is visible in "The Indian Serenade" by Percy Shelley‚ "The Little Black Boy" by William Blake‚ and "Lamia" by John Keats. The exaggerations‚ cultural expressions‚ references to African or Indian background‚ and fictional story lines and characters play as proof that Romantic Orientalism is pieced into these author ’s writings‚ considering these are characteristics of which Romantic Orientalism displays. Each author‚ Shelley‚ Blake‚ and Keats
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exactly defines Orientalism‚ and where is the Orient? Are all of these preconceived notions about the Orient true‚ or is civilization as a whole being duped to believe that this “place” is something it is not? In analyzing Edward Said’s writing‚ Orientalism‚ one can see why the Orient may have never had a chance to define itself; adversely‚ other historians such as Ian Buruma‚ Avishae Margalit and Bernard Lewis have ideas that may conflict with Said. Edward Said begins Orientalism by first describing
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landscapes full of tigers; these are obviously signs of the Orient. Any sign and symbol that is not Western can only be a representation of the East. The imitation of Middle Eastern and East Asian cultures by American and European writers is known as “Orientalism.” An example of an “Oriental” man is smaller‚ slightly more feminine‚ yet is somehow still mysterious and threatening to a white male; while an “Oriental” female exudes exoticism and lust from behind her veil. These assumptions about the East led
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1. Orientalism Western’ interest and motivation on the “Orient” or Eastern-based cultures regions is an unstated‚ and perhaps unrecognized motivation to exploit the region and in doing so‚ enrich the west. When we look around our daily life‚ no matter you live in which continent‚ there are Iphones‚ Cocacola‚ Nikes‚ Mcdonald’s‚ L’Oreal‚ English expressions or ads. Some might said these are just multinationals and advanced technological goods. They are changing our daily lives and shaping the
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ORIENTALISM Also by the author Joseph Conrad and the Fiction of Autobiography Beginnings: Intention and Method ORIENTALISM Edward W. Said Routledge & Kegan Paul London and Henley First published in 1978 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. 39 Store Street‚ London WCIE 7DD‚ and Broadway House‚ Newton Road‚ Henley-on-Thames‚ Oxon RG9 1EN Reprinted and first published as a paperback in 1980 Set in Times Roman and printed in Great Britain by Redwood Burn Limited Trowbridge & Esher
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