A central theme in the movie, inherited from the novel, is the inevitable consequence of excess. The film posits that Ximen Qing's sexual prowess is both his greatest asset and his fatal flaw. The "forbidden" aspect of the title alludes to the transgressive nature of his affairs—adultery, incestuous undertones within the household, and the breaking of social taboos.
To understand The Forbidden Legend- Sex And Chopsticks -2008 , one must first look back to the Ming Dynasty. The film is a loose, aggressively modernized adaptation of the classic Chinese erotic novel The Plum in the Golden Vase (金瓶梅), specifically the illicit adventures of the hedonistic merchant Ximen Qing. The Forbidden Legend- Sex And Chopsticks -2008