When I was a child, I watched "The Legend of the White Snake" and watched Bai Suzhen emerge from the tower and finally ascend to immortality together with Xu Xian, Xiao Qing and Fahai. I felt satisfied in my heart.
Looking at it now, I feel a sense of sadness in my heart. I suddenly understand that this ending is not actually a happy one.
Xu Xian finally hoped that Bai Suzhen would come out of the tower, but was told that the two had only three days left to live together, which meant that after three days, the two were no longer husband and wife. For Xu Xian, who sacrificed his life to become a monk just to save his wife from the pagoda, this was really not satisfactory, even if they were both in the immortal class. When Bai Suzhen was imprisoned in Leifeng Pagoda, her body was not free and her husband and wife were not allowed to see each other. At the end, they were not free mentally, they could meet each other, but they could not renew their relationship.
Bai Suzhen came out of the pagoda and regained her freedom, and her long-cherished wish came true. It seems complete. But if we think about it further, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing's original plan was to go back to Qingfeng Cave to practice and seek righteousness together after giving birth to Xu Shilin. He had already flown to the clouds, heard his son's cry, and resolutely returned home, only to be taken in by Fahai. It can be seen that Bai Suzhen has become less interested in cultivation. She is more greedy for the world and wants to stay with the officials and her son and be an ordinary person. However, Fahai refused and accepted her into the tower. You finally came out of the tower, but the superiors didn't agree. They gave you three days off to be husband and wife, and then you had to go to heaven to become a god. It can be seen that there are restrictions everywhere and no one can control anything.
Xu Shilin is even less satisfied. Seemingly winning the top prize, he was moved by Guanyin Bodhisattva, rescued his mother from the pagoda, and married his cousin Bilian. However, Xu Shilin's OS is: "I love Mei Niang! I want Mei Niang! Mei Niang ~ Jin Bo, you big devil! I hate you!"
Mother comes out of the tower, father After leaving the temple and reuniting his family, Xu Shilin never mentioned Mei Niang again. The once high-spirited and willful young man now knows how to be patient and understand his destiny. The marriage to his cousin was arranged by his father's generation, and his aunt was also very kind to him. Guanshiyin Bodhisattva thought of his filial piety and forgave his mother to leave the pagoda. He understood that he could no longer make unnecessary demands. In fact, ever since that day, when Guanyin Bodhisattva showed up to destroy Jin Bo after Dharma King Jin Bo killed Mei Niang, he already understood that Bodhisattva did not agree with him and Mei Niang's love affair with a human being. Even if he is the reincarnation of Wenquxing, even if he is the top scholar in a new subject, he cannot be willful. This was already tacitly understood by everyone, so he could only move forward according to everyone's expectations.
Xiao Qing seems to be perfect. From the moment she met Bai Suzhen, she was determined to achieve righteousness. And she did. But I will never forget Li Gongfu's words "Miss Qing, you have changed!" when Xiao Qing was protecting Fa Hai under the Lei Feng Tower.
Xiao Qing explained why she had changed. My sister and I did hurt a lot of lives when the water flooded the Jinshan Mountains, etc., etc., but I am not happy about this transformation. I still remember that after Bai Suzhen was imprisoned, Xiaoqing hid in Qingfeng Cave and practiced hard. After completing her training, she went to Leifeng Pagoda to visit Sister Bai. At that time, Bai Suzhen advised Xiaoqing not to do anything wrong. It can be seen that Xiaoqing always wanted to save her sister from the tower. It was only later that Xiaoqing himself understood that he was not strong enough and could not act rashly. If he wanted to gain some things, he would have to lose others. She finally knows how to compromise.
Looking at Mei Niang and Cai Yin, a pair of lawless goblins, the ending can be described as tragic. This pair of "Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing" is a low-end version of the little white rabbit. They don't have enough magic power, but they advocate freedom. One just wants to eat carrots in Phoenix Mountain happily with his sisters, and the other is a handsome young man who loves the world and wants to be a mandarin duck. As a result, Cai was skinned by King Jin Bo because of Mei Niang. Mei Niang was beaten to death by King Jin Bo because she wanted to protect Shi Lin. Whether it is the result of Cai Yin's final practice of Guanyin, or the result of Mei Niang's reincarnation as a human being, it is the second best, which is embarrassing.
Among them, there is one person who has truly achieved Consummation, and that is Fahai. This old bald donkey has been practicing hard for a long time, and Xiaobai stole the elixir, and he has always held a grudge. Now, after cleaning up Xiaobai once, the merits have been fulfilled, and everyone is happy, both publicly and privately.
But that doesn’t stop me from scolding him. You said that you are a monk, but you don't stay in Jinshan Temple knocking wooden fish, and you hold on to Xiaobai all day long.
There are so many fairies in the world, including toad spirits, centipede spirits, and golden cymbals, but you pretend not to see them. That's all. Although Fahai has intentions, his strength is obviously not enough to deal with Xiaobai. Xiaobai's strength is even black and white, and he can't stand it. But Fahai played a trick and hid Xu Xian in Jinshan Temple, forcing Xiaobaishui to flood Jinshan and make a big mistake, so that he could justifiably arrest him. Otherwise, look at the battle at Leifeng Pagoda. The god is personally guarding Xiaobai inside. How could a little bald donkey like Fa Hai do this? Leifeng Pagoda is not his family's property. It was clear that the superiors were angry and demanded that Xiaobai be imprisoned. Only then did Fahai get his way and pretended to be a public servant for personal gain.
In the finale, the four people stood in the air and slowly ascended. "Love, love, freedom, love, love, freedom~" was repeatedly sang in the background music. But look, among these people, who is free? Who of them does not pretend to be "happy to everyone", but in fact, their lives have been changed beyond recognition, and they have failed to live up to their original expectations?