i’ve been thinking about the meaning of that detail that seemed a bit odd to me
like why is this chicken here? and why is mo stepping on it so clearly? and mostly on the chicken’s d!ck?
first of, i think we can all agree to the fact that this chicken symbolises he tian (chicken d!ck being his nickname given by mo)
now why is mo stepping on he tian?? We can start by noticing that this event takes place after the reunion and the christmas proposal
the ring hanging on mo’s neck proving it
so is it overinterpreting to say that mo stepping on that goofy a$$ chicken is a sign of ownership towards he tian? since the “stepping on something” symbolism is pretty much attached to a conquest meaning
and we know that mo accepted the proposal since he’s literally wearing that ring he tian gave him (this being mutual means that they both have influence over each other)
also, they are doing shopping
with who’s money do you ask?? pretty clear to me as well — he tian’s of course (poor mo can’t even afford a liveable studio)
he tian being devoted to mo like that also makes it that mo has power over him
just look at his face and tell me he’s not giving everything he owns to mo without a second of hesitation (his little juice i can’t)
aaand well i still don’t know why that chicken is here but i’d say that it only has a “narrative” purpose? idk if that’s really the word i’m looking for but you get the idea
lastly in terms of composition, mo and that chicken are clearly centred while he tian is squeezed on the right of the picture, proving that mo is the main “topic” here (the chicken may also symbolise he tian’s feelings now that i think of it)
or it could just be a chicken hanging over here i guess
anyway that was pretty messy but i just wanted to clear my thoughts and share it with you guys since i didn’t see any analysis about that? or have i just missed them?
(english isn’t my first language so i hope it’s readable??)
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