Zhang Yimou's Artistic Choices
I think that Zhang Yimou chose to tell this contemporary story through the use of a fairy tale because of how it enhances the story. Fairy tales are very simple stories. That simplicity, though artistically complicated, enhances the storyline for the viewer because they see elements of real life and fantasy in one story. They can see an average story that can happen to anybody, while also seeing how true love like that exhibited in The Road Home is hard to find. In addition, this simplicity allows the viewers to something beyond themselves. This story creates a world that is not accessible to the viewers. They get a chance to see the emotional reality of Zhao Di in two different parts of her life: when she meets the love of her life, and when she has to bury him. Lastly, I think Zhang Yimou decided to tell this story through fairy tales because The Road Home and fairy tales exhibit a rite of passage for young women. Zhao Di falling in love with the teacher, waiting for him, and talking to her mother about it is a rite of passage for her. She has grown up. She has found out what true love feels like. Thus, she was able to marry the teacher, and enter married life, womanhood, and motherhood, evidently.
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