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allrightletsdivevedeepintowatermargin
todayforthoseofyoureadytogobeyondtheusualsurfacelevevelffwevegotsomethingspecialyeah
thistimewerebringingingingshingingtonaseventeencenturycritichiscommentarywellitkindofturnsthewholestoryonitsadyouknowabsolutelyweretalkingaboutanadditionofwatermarginpackedwithhisinsightsandtrustme
itgetsprettywhileitdoeswhatssocoolisgingshingtondoesntstrywelljustanotherlikeoutlawstoryright
hethatsrightuptherewithyouknowserioushistoricalworks
wow
hethinkswatermarginissayingsomethingprofoundaboutsociety
aboutwhatitmeanstobehumanandholdonbecausethisiswhereitsreallyinteresting
heactuallysaysthatsongjangyouknowtheleaderofthehundredandeightoutlawsnottherealprotagonist
no
iknowmybloodyeah
hisargumentthoughissupercompellingyeah
goonsohesaysthetrueheroisactuallywangjenhesacharactershowsupearlyonthemilitaryinstructurerunsfromcorruptofficialsinsteadoffightingyeah
jenshhingtonseesthatescapeassmartlikerealwisdomselfpreservation
是的 是不是
especiallywhenyouthinkaboutwhathappenstomostoftheoutlawsintheend
notsogoodmakesense
itsalmostlikehesying
sometimesthebestfightisthewhenyoudontstart
yougottasurvivetoseeanotherday
especiallywhenyouconsiderjinshhkansowntimerightyeah
latemingdynastytonsofappeavalrebellion
everywhereexactlyheprobablysawfirsthand
howmessianviolentthoseopprasingscouldgetyeah
ahhistoricalcontext
ithinkiswhyhereadswatermarginasawarning
youknowmakeacautionarytale
yeahaboutgettingseducedbyrebellion
andhowululmatelytelyitils
ilsitsnotjustaboutthebigpicture
eitherthisguyhegetsintothemiitygregreitydissectingcharactersceneslikeheshavingaconversationwithshunaiantheauthorandusthereadersallthesametime
yeah
andwhatssocoolashowwedivesintoonehundredeightoutlaws
oh yeah
praiesshshiionforcreatingsuchdifferentpersonaliality
yourealsodistinctrighteachonnsgottheirownstory
theirownmotives
jimshanetnsawthataspureartisticbrillionsassignthatgenionhewaswrandfrompassion
thiswasntsomepersonalofendatalikeyouseewithotherhistoricalwriters
atthetime
heevenhighlightsaspecificillustratededitionofwatermarginattributesittothatmingdynastyartistdusion
oh yeah
hesaysthoseillustrationsarecrucialforunderstandingthenovel
almostliketheygiveyouavisualmaptothecharactersinnerlives
youknowtoldagree
hewasntjustthrowingcomplimentsaroundeitherum
hegenuinelythoughtthoseillustrationsgottotheheartofthehundredandeightoutlawsshowedhowuniquecompplextheyweretohamitprovedhowgoodshenayanwasandmakingcharactersfeelreal
youknowfloodhuhumanoksogotatalkabouthistaketakeonloosintheflowermok
nowigotadmitimafan
thisguyisimpulsivelargerthanlifealwaysupproafijenshhingtonthoughnotsomuch
hewasntwhatsdeal
heseesthingsdifferentlyhesallaboutloosiciansimpulsiveness
hislackofselfawareness
hepointstoseemslikeyouknowthedrunkandramppagerunningafterthemonmonsterary
itslikelikessasalooklookwhatenswhenyoudontthinkthinkbeforeyouactnowidorememberhecompareslusiciantobooosongright
anotherhotheadfamousforbeingviolent
bothguysquittojumpintoaction
butjinshhingtonsays
theirmotivationstotallyreallyare
hewantsustoseebeyondthesurfacecomparedtheirmoralcompassesyouthinkthatcomparisondoesitmakeusthinkharderabouthowcomplexescharactersreallyaredefinitelyhewantsustogobeyondsimplelabelsdigintowhatmakesthemtick
yeahlikewhydotheyactthewaytheydowhatsreallydrivingthem
hesmakingusworkforit
thatsforsureheis
andthatsnotallitsnotjustaboutanalyzingcharactersformright
chanshingtownalsogetsintosheninianswritingtechniques
oh
interesting
howheusedastructurepassingevenspecificwordsrightlikemakethestoryreallyhithome
theresthatseemssuperdramatic
wherethetempleburnsdown
mostreadersmightjustseeitasacoolplotpointright
butjinchington
heinterpretsitasthesymbolicclenzinggettingridofthosecorruptmonths
itsaturningpointinthewholestory
exactly
hewantsustopayattentiontothesymbolism
yeah
thelittlehints
xenayondropsthroughoutthestoryum
buthedoesntjusttelluswhatthingsmean
buthewanantsustogureoutoutourselvesattocathisconconsationwith
withthetelike
likehesayingcommonusethosebrains
thisnovelspackedwithhiddentreasuuresgofindthem
exactly
anditsnotjustaboutsymbolism
eitherjinchingtonalsotalksabouthowshenineplacesacertainchapters
youtobuildtension
torevealhowcharacterischanging
andthentheresthoserecurrringtitifliketheprecioussword
oh
rightthatrepresentsambitionhowfleetingpowercanbe
yeah
hesgivingusamasterclassandstorytellingshowingushowaskilledauthorcanuselanguagetolikecreatethisspecificeffects
yeah
hesrevealingthecraftbehindtheartum
andthatmakesusappreciatethemarginevenmoreyeah
notjustanadventurestory
yeah
itsacarefullywillworkofhardart
itsahahah
andnotnotaboutappappciatinghowbeaubeautiful
itiseitherinenshhingtonuseshiscommentarytocritiquethosesocialinequalities
youknowlikewithyoungEEthatmilitaryofficerwhohastosellhispresureswordtosurvivejenshingingtonturnsthatintoastatementabouthowharditisforeverydayistofightacorruptsystem
itsincrediblehowheconnectsthoseindividualstoriestobiggersocialissues
yeah
rememberhiscommentaryonthebirthdayreviewconvoygettingstolenhedoesntblamethebanditits
heblamesthosecorruptofficials
whocaredmoreabouttheirwealththankeepingpeoplesafe
oh yeah
prettyboldforthetimeperiodwaswritingin
hewasfearlesscallingoutinjustice
evenifitmeantgoingagainstthepeopleincharge
likehessayinghey
rememberwhotherealbadguysarehereright
andhesalwayscontrastingwaywhoabusepopowerlikeruththlesssgrmarmartialgwkeywiththecharacterswhoshowtrueloyaltyrightessness
yeah yeah
itsasubtlewayofgettingustothe
whoshouldwereallyberootingforinthiscrazyworld
somethingelsethatstruckme
howjinshanecansawdreamsinthestory
hethoughttheywerelikeapowerfultoolforstorytellingheanalyzesdreamsliketowerguys
whichyouknowpredictsimportanteventslateronyeahforshadowingyeah
exactlyheusesthattoemphasizefate
howilusaryrealitycanbehesremindingusthateventhestuffthatseemsfantasticthere
theresdeepermeaningthere
oh
totallyhewantsustothinkaboutwhatdreamssymbolizehowtheygiveusglimpseshewhatthecharactersecretlywantwhattheyrescaredofitslikehesgivingusthesecretcodetounlockthehiddenmessagesandwater
exactlyhesgivingusthiswholenewwayofseeingthestoryonethatmakesusthinkcriticallyquestionwhatwebelieve
andyouknowconsiderthosesocialandpoliticalcurrentsthatshapepewhathappensthecharactersandgetthishedodoesntstopthere
heevenanalzesobjectslikethejadeunicornhorse
rightyeahheinterpretsitasasimilarofpowerambitionandhowintheendglorydoesntlikethejdetailmattersyouknoweveryobject
everydescription
italladdstohowrichinflex
thestoryissobasicallyreadingwatermarginwithginchingtensecommentary
itsnotjustaboutenjoyingagoodstory
rightitslikewereonthisguidedtourthinthemindofabrilliantcritic
likesomeoneletsunlockallthesehiddenlayer
andyoucouldseeitinaholylight
werenotjustpassivelytakingininformation
rightwereactivelyengagingingittochallengingourselvesyeahfiguringthingsoutdevelopingadeeperunderstandingofwatermargin
itslikesomeoneletsexplorethisworldtogether
theressomuchtodiscover
tothinkabouttoenjoyandtrustme
thisisjustthebeginning
weveonlyjusttouchedonwhatjenshingtonhastooffertheressomuchmoretoonepacksomanymorefascinatingdetailsinterpretations
thatarereallymakekingthing
yeah
ahisgoingtobegoodgoodininhingcanyouknowhewasreallyintohowxiNIannccturewatermargin
especiallythatprooguewherethehundredandeightdemononspiritsgetloose
oh yeah
thatsetsthewhoalfingemotion
yeah
exactlyitslikeothersgivingusthissupernaturaloriginstoryforallthechaoseitscomcomingjjinshhantonton
hethatwasbrilliantaperfectwaytointroducethosebigthemesfateambition
rebellion
theyreeverywhereinthenovelmakesense
andhepointsouthowthatprobelogifthatshadowswhathappenswhenambitionrunswild
likewiththatofficialwhoreleasesthedemonons
exactlyhecomparesthatguytosonjanwowreallyyeah
suggestingthatyouknowyythetheybothdrivenbyambition
evenifitlooksdifferentonthesurfaceummakesyouthinkaboutsongjangdifferentlyhesusuallyseenasthisreluctantleader
butmaybejenshhingtonsayingtheresmoretohim
somethingdarker
thatswhyloveabouthiscomcommentarymakesyouquestionedeverything
youthoughtyouknewaboutthesecharacterslookattheirmotivesfromallsides
hesnotjustthebigthemes
eieitherjenhingtonalsoandrealizeshowsheninyonintroduceseachofthehundredandeightoutlaws
hedoesntjustthrowhimallallatusatoncerightnonotatalleachonegivesthiscarefullycraftedentrancetheirstorywovenintothenarrative
oh yeah
rememberhowmuchjinshingttonadmisomeshenionspaslingfortheartiststytellingyeah
hesawthismoticularcharcharacterdevelomentmentproproofwater
marmarinwaslikelolovelycraftednotjustsomehistoricalrecord
itslikexenionspaintingtheseindividualportraits
itsandjinshhingtnareeartguy
yeahhelpingusseethebrushstrokesthosesubtledetailsthatmakeeachcharacterpop
ilikethatyeah
andheusesthosedetailstocreatetheseawesomecontrast
youvegotimposeoflucyshan
andthenstrategicwwyoungbothandupisoutlaws
yeah
buttheirwaysofsolvingproblemsleadingtotallydifferentrightnightindayyeitslikeshinaninyingying
noonerightwaytobeahero
youknowtimesyouneedbruteforce
sometimesyouneedacleverplan
exactlyandjinshankknpointouthowthoseclasashingpersonalities
theycausealotoffrictioninthegroupmakesense
theyrefightingacommonenemy
buttheyrestillindividualswiththeirownflaws
theirownambition
andrememberthatproogugwiththedemonsginshaningtenusesthattoexplainwhytheoutlawsareboundtoclash
wow
seriouslyhesaysthoseonehundrednatespirits
theyrepresentdifferentstarseachwithhisownastrologicalvibe
itsliketheirpersonalitiesarewritteninthestarsliterally
wow
hesmixingliteraryanalystswithwithastrology
whichmightseemalittleweird
nowbutbackthen
yeah
igetitshowshowdeeplyheisthinkingaboutthesecharacters
youknowwhatforcesshapedtheirdestinies
sohessayingdontjustbrushoffthesupernaturalstuffisfantasy
itactuallyhelpsyouunderstandthecharacters
andhowtheyrelatetoeachotherexactlyandspeakingofdestiny
wegottotalkaboutgeneshantstakeontheendingofwatermargin
嗯hewasntafanandhonestlygetititsabitofobamarightthatoutlawsacceptingamnestyfromthesamegovernment
theywererebellingagaagainyeahahallthatfightingmantnothingjinshingttensaghtismorethanjustabadending
thoughhethoughttheoutlawsgettingwipedoutevenaftertheamnesty
itwasadirectresultoftheirrebellion
likehessayingyoucantjustgoagainstthesystem
andexpectahappyending
thatsprettydark
especiallyforastartthatstartsoffwithsomuchadventurerebebellion
butyougottorememberginchankcanlivedinatime
whenrebellionusuallyledtobloodshedinstability
heprobablysawthehandhowbaditcouldgetexactlysohiscommentary
itsaproductofhistime
heswarningus
thatrebellionisntalwaysthisgloriousroadtofreedom
sometimesatleastatragedy
evenifyouwinafewbattlesalongtheway
soitmakesusthinkrightaboutthecostoffightingforjustice
canyoueverreallytoppleacorruptsystem
thesearequestionswerestillwststwithtoday
absolutelytelyallovertheworldarestillfightingforchangeitsamazing
howjinshhingtontakesthecenturiesoldstory
andmakesitfeelsorelevanttoourlives
thatsthepowerofgreatliteratureinabrilliantcritic
jinchingkenshowsusthattheseclassicstoriestheyrenotjustforentertainment
theyreaboutexploringwhatitmeanstobehuman
thosebigquestionsthatnevergoaway
theyhelpusunderstandourselvesalittlebetter
andhedoesitwithsuch
withitsuchinsightfeelslikeheshavingaconversationwithusnotjustgivingalecture
yeah
hesagreatguidemakingeventhemostcomplexstuff
feeleasytograspfun
tothinkaboutonethingthatreallybloommeawayaboutjenchingtenscommentary
hehisabtogusayinspecificscenes
andjustlikeuncovertheselayersofmeaning
iwouldtotallymissMMmyown
hewasamazingatthatdissectingthosescenes
pointingouttinydetailsthetechniquesshenineandusedstuffmostofuswouldntevennoticeitslikehessayingwakeupthereswaymoregoingonherethanyouthinkrightlikethatscenewithychchangthemarmartilartstsexper
oh yeah
whenhegetsframedandforcedintoexile
oh
remember
howtheytrickintothattemple
thehthatsriicktofallapart
oh
manthatsceneisintense
youcanpracticallyfeelthosewallsclosinginshiinshhingtonbreaksitdownpiecebypeace
hetalksabouthowsheeniton
usesthesevividimages
thepacingtoecreatethesenseofdoomlikeitsunavoidable
oh yeah
heevenanalyesthesoundeffectsliketheroofbeamscrackingastheyburnitslikeyourerighttherewaslynchonngitsnotjustroundofdetails
eitherthosesoundeffects
therecarefullychosentomakeusfeellinchongsfearhowdesperateheismakesense
butjinshantankgoesdeeperrightbutsaidthesceneitsaboutmorethanjustphysicaldangersaboutlinchonunglosinghisinnocence
hegoesfromthisloyalsoldiertoanoutlaw
itssymboliitslikethatoneeventchangeseverythingforhim
forceshimtoseehowcorruptthesystemis
hehastobecomesomeonenewexactlyandwhatcrazyisjinchingtendoesntjustfocusonthebigdramaticstuff
hefindsmeaningintheeverydaythings
toolikehowthecharacterseatdrinkkingreallyheanalyzeseatinganddrinking
yeah
hethoughtthoseeverydayactions
theyrevealalotaboutwhothesecharactersarewheretheyfitinsocietyforexample
hecomparestheway
theoutlawseatendrinkorrowdyincommunalwithhowthecorruptofficialsdyingallproperinformal
itsnotjustaboutfillingtheirstomachs
nopetheyreflectstheirvalues
theirrelationships
theirplaceintheworldlikeawindowintotheirculturebasic
yeah
thosesharedmealsfortheoutlaws
theybecomethissymboloftheirrebellion
rejectinghowsocietysaystheyshouldbeable
itsliketheyresayingscrewyourrulesweregoingtofeastinparty
howwewantandbycontrastingthatwiththeofficials
jenshhingtonshowshowdifferenttheirworldviewsaretheirlifestyles
itreallyreinforcesthatclashbetweentheoutlawsintherulingclass
hestellingustopayattentiontothelittlethings
rightevenamealcantellyoualotaboutwhohasthepowerabsolutely
anditgoesbeyondfoodginshingtenanalyzeseverythingclosehairstyles
howtheywalk
howtheytalk
hesconvincedthateverysingledetailaddstothestoriesmeaning
nomatterhowsmallsolikexiniANcreatesthisincrediblydetailedworld
noandjinshhingtonhandsusamagnifyingglasstoappreciateitallperfectanalogy
hewantsustoslowdownenjoythedetails
seehowskillfullythestoriestold
healsopointsouthowxeniayonuseslanguagetohintit
whatscomingcreatethatsuspeencerememberhowthewordwindkekepspoppy
oh yeah
itslikethisamandassignlikesomethingbadabouttohappenjimshankanoticedthathesaysxenyonuseswindtomakeusuneasyforshadowdanger
hewantsustobeacttoreaders
pickuponthoseclues
andthinkaboutwhattheymightmeanitslikeheturnedreadingwatermarginintodetestactivestory
andthatswhatmakeshiscommentarysogreat
hedoesntjustgiveusanswers
hegivesusthetoolstothinkforourselvesquestionwhatwebelieveandintheendfindourownmeaninginthisepictaleofoutlawsambitionthatfightforjustice
youknowgoingthroughwatermargin
thatjenshingingtonitsbeenarealeyeopner
ithoughtiknewthisstory
butnowiseehowmuchiwasmissinglikeiveonlyscratchchthesurface
thatswhatagreatcriditdoesrighttheilluminatepartsofastory
wemighthavemissedmakethefamiliarfeelnewnewandexciting
jinchingtonshowedme
watermarginisntjustafunadventure
itsthiscomplexmultilayredworkofartdealingwiththesetimelesssteamspowercorruption
loyaltybetrayal
icantwaittoreaditagainwithhisinsightsinmind
andforanyonelistening
ifyouwanttoareallydiveintowatermargin
findanadditionwithjenchingtonscommentarytrustmeitllchangehowyouseethewholestory
itslikehavingthisbrilliantwiittyguideonyourliteraryjourney
whoknowsitmighteveninspireyoutocheckoutotherclassicchineseliterature
thereswholeworldofamazingstoriesouttherejustwaitingtobediscovered
