《花的战争》以朝鲜古代为时代背景,讲述了残酷的封建制度下女性的苦难史,并以全方位地描绘提供了一幅古代韩国社会的风情画。影片女主人公吉礼的一生大致分为四个历史阶段:没落官家的小姐、年轻寡妇、官宦之家的下女、官家媳妇。但无论那个身份,悲惨的命运是始终如一的。封建社会对吉礼的残酷压榨集中表现在对她肉体的摧残上。在传统封建社会,儒教思想将“贞节”的大帽子扣在女子的头上,令其没有翻身余地,她们的灵与肉被彻底受控,当她们脱离这种控制时又会遭遇死亡的威胁。吉礼在性方面的自由主要体现在充当社会最底层的长工的妻子时期,当她重新进入官家时肉体再次受到摧残,甚至被曾经挚爱的丈夫亲手杀死。《花的战争》用一个缜密的故事和强烈的色彩冲击营造了女主人公凄艳的一生,并控诉了压迫女子精神与肉体双向自由的儒教糟粕思想。影片的批判精神在今天看来仍是可圈可点,具有很强的指导意义。(BD)A cruel story that depicts the battles between concubines within the royal palace who turn to the dark side in their bid to gain love and power from the king. It will center around the beautiful but evil royal concubine Jo So Yong (Kim Hyun Joo) as she tries to gain the attention of King In Jo (Lee Duk Hwa) with her beauty and wit to control the power of the Joseon. When she succeeds, there is a bloody battle over the power she receives. By birth she was of a lower class, but used her extraordinary beauty to get the favor of King In Jo and managed come between King In Jo and Crown Prince So Hyun (Jung Sung Woon).