In my opinion, the movie could be interpreted as a version of China's modern history: how the Chinese Communist Party seized the power. In fact the history of modern China could be regarded as a combined development of traditional Chinese association-culture (such as mafia gangs) and immigrated thoughts (such as Marxism). Therefore, it is easy to understand that the various political forces appearing in the history all had kind of triad background. The so-called "people" or "public", was all the time the object made use of. Indeed, people, as a group of rabble, helped who won. History was not like what we expected (He who won the people would win the world); but was more like the opposite (He who won the world would win the people). Having used the people to overthrow the old regime, and dominating and exploiting the people after coming to power by the legal status, which is probably we see in the Mainland China since the foundation of the new regime.
Jiang Wen the director was really talented, but Ge You was more superior in acting.
本片真是华语片中难得的一部好片。时间虽长，但毫无繁冗之意。导演姜文非常善于利用镜头语言，不断地推出一个接一个的小高潮，始终调动着观众的情绪，直到影片结束。
我觉得这个故事其实可看作是对中国现代历史的一种隐喻：中国共产党是如何夺取政权的。其实就我看来中国近现代的历史，其实是中国传统的结社文化（例如江湖帮派）与外来思潮（例如马克思主义）相互结合发展的历史。所以，不难理解，在历史舞台上出现的各种政治力量，在本质上都有一种黑社会的背景；而所谓的“人民”或者“民众”，从来都只是被利用的对象。民众也确实如同乌合之众，“谁赢，他们帮谁”。历史并不是像我们期望的那样：得民心者得天下。而是相反：得天下者得民心。利用民众推翻旧有政权，再利用上台后的合法地位统治和剥削民众，——这大概就是建国后在大陆我们看到的景象。
本片导演姜文，着实才华横溢，不过从表演上来说，葛优的演技更胜一筹。
演职员印象/Performance impression：
导演：姜文
演员：姜文，周润发，葛优，刘嘉玲
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