All-rounder Artist-Chapter 815 772: Heart of a Fierce Tiger, Gently Smelling the Rose

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The answer to this question still cannot be unified.

Just as it is impossible for a movie to be liked by everyone, amidst countless positive reviews, some negative ones are inevitably interspersed, which are all too normal.

For instance, some people are repulsed by metaphors about cannibalism.

The discomfort further intensifies upon learning that it was a family who boarded the ship.

Others have drawn comparisons to "The Truman Show" to argue that it is the film that truly has a profound impact on life…

All right.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Either way, it's Xian Yu's movie.

Anyhow, "Life of Pi" really became a hit.

The myriad interpretations and discussions broadly drove box-office sales, drawing countless viewers to the theaters.

The next day.

Lin Yuan logged onto Blue Star net to scroll through movie reviews, reading netizens' interpretations, including Long Yang's.

He was astounded to discover:

Everything that could be said had been said; the film had been thoroughly dissected.

"What a pity,"

Lin Yuan shook his head in the studio.

Jin Mu, who saw Lin Yuan reading reviews of "Life of Pi", curiously leaned in and asked, "What's a pity?"

Lin Yuan did not answer.

What he regretted was that Yi An had no chance to make an appearance.

Lin Yuan had three big online personas: Xian Yu, Chu Kuang, and Shadow.

Besides these, he actually had another lesser-known persona named "Yi An."

This persona was the least conspicuous, created initially to fill in the gaps for the three main personas and draw attention to some of the derivative works besides the main pieces produced by the three main personas, thereby generating more buzz for the original works.

Like "The Legend of Wukong" was related to "Journey to the West."

This time, Lin Yuan wanted Yi An to write a movie review for "Life of Pi", to uncover the hidden depths of Xian Yu's movie that had not been discovered and further fan the flames of its popularity.

However, he embarrassingly found:

The netizens had already interpreted it very comprehensively, even the powerful "third version" and its hidden foreshadowing had been deciphered and unearthed by the screenwriter Long Yang!

There were still many GOATs on Blue Star.

Long Yang's interpretation, in particular, made Lin Yuan hold him in even higher esteem.

This was a very impressive screenwriter who had managed to study the film so thoroughly in such a short amount of time.

"That's right!"

An idea suddenly flashed through Lin Yuan's mind—Yi An wasn't entirely without something to contribute!

That poem could perhaps be used here!

Yes.

Lin Yuan thought of a poem.

The poem was called "To Me, Past, Present, and Future," a representative work by the English poet Siegfried Sassoon.

While many may not know this poem, there's a certain line within it that most will find memorable.

That line is:

In me the tiger sniffs the rose.

If the phrase still doesn't ring a bell, or if you have returned all the English you learned back to your English teacher, then poet Yu Guangzhong's translation will surely sound familiar to everyone:

[There is a fierce tiger in my heart, sniffing the rose delicately!]

How many people have quoted this line, even using it as a motto without really understanding its meaning?

The essence of the phrase is actually to emphasize the duality of human nature.

"Pi" too, has two sides.

One represents humanity, and the other, the animalistic instincts transformed into the fierceness of a tiger.

Accordingly.

Back in my previous life, when this movie was released, countless people were reminded of this poem; Pi's journey perfectly matched the verse—

The human heart embodies both the fierce tiger and the rose.

Lacking the rose, one becomes impulsive, descending into vulgarity;

Lacking the tiger, one becomes timid, thus losing boldness.

With this in mind.

Lin Yuan exchanged a work with the System and logged into Yi An's blog account to post the poem in the form of a movie review on Blue Star net.

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Although the interpretations of "Life of Pi" were becoming increasingly profound, the enthusiasm of netizens for discussing the film had not waned.

Online.

There were still countless people discussing various aspects of this movie.

At this moment.

Someone noticed this special movie review.

The movie review's title was: "To Me, Past, Present, and Future."

When they initially scrolled past this review, most people didn't pay attention, ignoring it until someone recognized the author.

Yi An!

Yi An actually wrote a review for "Life of Pi"?

Some recognized Yi An, but clearly his fame was limited, and not everyone was familiar with him. To be precise, the majority of people were unaware of Yi An.

"Who is Yi An?" someone asked.

"Haven't you read 'The Legend of Wukong'? The classic 'Journey to the West' fanfiction was written by Yi An, who has a deep understanding of 'Journey to the West'" someone replied.

"Oh, it's 'The Legend of Wukong's' author!"

"I have read 'The Legend of Wukong', Yi An's level of analysis is really impressive, I am a bit curious to see how he evaluates the story of 'Life of Pi'."

"Let's check it out!"

"This title seems pretty interesting, past, present, and future are likely referencing the protagonist, could it be that Yi An has an even more fascinating insight into the movie?"

"..."

While people may not be familiar with Yi An, 'The Legend of Wukong' is much better known among netizens.

Almost everyone who likes 'Journey to the West' has read that fanfiction!

For a time.

Quite a few netizens, curious about the title, clicked on it, and came across the special movie review published by Yi An—

"Debating at the gathering, everyone sticks to their guns, endlessly arguing

The plethora of desires snatches at my present

Strangling rationality upon its throne

My love surmounts the fences of the future

Freeing dreams to dance on their feet

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For me, the cave dwellers have seized the prophet,

The god adorned with garlands sings laments to our ancestors' deaf ears

There's a fierce tiger in my heart, I sniff the roses gently

Examine my heart, dear friend, you should tremble

For that is your true face

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Wow!

This isn't a film review.

It's clearly a poem!

That line "There's a fierce tiger in my heart, I sniff the roses gently" instantly attracted countless people's attention!

"This guy named Yi An is pretty awesome!"

"There's a fierce tiger in my heart, I sniff the roses gently; this sentence has such a high level of swagger!"

"It's the first time I've seen a film review written with poetry; it's very precise."

"There's a fierce tiger in my heart, I sniff the roses gently, got it, I'll copy this as the Tribe's personal signature!"

"This sentence is really cool; is the human side depicted by that rose?"

"The whole poem is full of charm; this review is not inferior to Long Yang's, even higher in artistic standard, Yi An's understanding of literary works is indeed deeper than most!"

"Such impressive literary talent!"

"..."

Classic lines that have been passed down for countless years indeed have such charm.

Just as the netizen said.

The swag of "There's a fierce tiger in my heart, I sniff the roses gently" is indeed very high!

But after all, it is a poem.

Not everyone can understand the obscure verses.

While numerous praises and compliments sprung up, a lot of questions emerged in the comment section.

"I'm totally confused after reading this, what's it all about?"

"Could any GOAT explain what this poem means?"

"Poets love to be obscure, afraid others might understand."

"Actually, it's not that hard to understand; wasn't it said in the review that Pi has both human and tiger aspects? If the tiger represents Pi's animal nature, then the rose would represent the beauty of humanity, both inseparable from each other."

"So that's what it is!"

"To examine the heart, to feel the tremor, that is your true face, the concluding part talks about the tiger, the hidden beastliness of humans!"

"The beginning feels like our current state, the endless discussions and debates around the movie?"

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"Let love kill reason to attain redemption, just like Pi finally came to his senses when he tasted teeth?"

"So that's what it is!"

"Such an apt description, such brilliant lines!"

"Alright, worthy of the author of 'The Legend of Wukong', instantly a fan, going to follow them right away!"

"This Yi An reads Chu Kuang's novels and watches Xian Yu's movies; seems to be a fan of the Three Bros, even a GOAT-level fan, both the poetry and the fanfics are top-notch!"

"..."

The poem was not as obscure as imagined.

As people started to explain and add their interpretations, confused netizens gradually began to understand the meaning of the poem.

Mainly because this poem could be connected to the plot of the movie.

With corresponding interpretations, it's not difficult to understand, with each line having targeted implications.

Of course.

In different contexts, the verse could represent different expressions.

Everyone's explanation might not perfectly match the expression of the poem, but for the movie 'Life of Pi', the poem illuminates the meaning of each line.

It's as if the poem was entirely based on the movie!

This is a wonderful coincidence.

Also, it's because of this coincidence, the poem became famous!

You know.

It's precisely when everyone's passionately discussing 'Life of Pi', and suddenly such a poem emerges, how could it not attract widespread attention?

Swipe, swipe, swipe!

The poem quickly spread far and wide, more and more people conquered by the line "There's a fierce tiger in my heart, I sniff the roses gently".

The most badass part of the entire poem is this line.

Without it, the poem wouldn't become one of Siegfried Sassoon's signature works.

In fact, all famous poems are known because of some particularly awesome lines within them.

If a poem has more than one mind-blowing line, then it's a timeless masterpiece.

Like Su Immortal's 'Song of Water'.

For a time.

The line "There's a fierce tiger in my heart, I sniff the roses gently" became the tool for many artsy hipsters to show off, appearing in countless personal signatures swiftly!

Don't be fooled by the harmless exterior I wear.

In fact, I've got a man-eating tiger inside!

Anyway, many who hadn't carefully figured out the meaning, only attracted by that sentence, understood it this way.

Soon.

Lin Yuan noticed that Yi An's blog subscriber count started ticking up, marking the second massive increase in followers since 'The Legend of Wukong'.

The comment section was also bustling with activity.

"So this is the author of 'The Legend of Wukong'!"

"Yi An's writing style and swagger are so high-end; while you all are hyping up 'There's a fierce tiger', I'm reminded of the classic lines from 'The Legend of Wukong', like 'I want the skies to no longer hide my eyes, I want the earth to no longer bury my heart...'"

"I know this line, is it from Yi An's 'The Legend of Wukong'?"

"Yes, 'The Legend of Wukong' contains many awesome classic lines, I strongly recommend you read it. After seeing Yi An's review, I'm planning to reread that fanfiction."

"Okay, I've started liking this big shot, their words match my aesthetic perfectly, so domineering!"

"Fans of showing off will absolutely adore Yi An's style!"

"Even writing a film review is freaking different from others, full of swagger, that's very 'The Legend of Wukong'!"

"When literati show off their talent, it really leaves one with no resentment but to look up to these big shots!"

"..."

The effect of this poem was better than Lin Yuan had imagined.

No wonder that in his previous life, many web novel authors including Fenhua loved using this line; the effect was as terrifying as the early days of "My fate is mine, not heaven's!", truly fearsome!

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ps: Thanks to the GOAT 'Swallow 523' for another Alliance Hierarch tribute, offering my knees to the big shot ▄█▀█●, remember Swallow also recommended a Polluted White's English song 'here with you', thank you very much, Polluted White will keep writing.