Shadow Comments

  • Zack 2023-09-26 17:47:42

    1. Zhang Yimou has successfully created a world of classical China that is far better than the imagination of his previous works. Instead of blindly pursuing grandeur and glamour, he has made a complete breakthrough in himself. 2. The rewriting of the fusion of symbols and artistic conception of Chinese culture: black and white and gray ink images and clothing, blood stains in gray. The Taiji diagram in the hazy rain and fog, the confrontation between the umbrella and the knife, the synergy of...

  • Morgan 2023-09-11 18:19:12

    Who said that a young girl is a country girl? Watching my mother-in-law team writhing and twisting holding an umbrella, they wiped out a wolf warrior...

  • Ima 2023-09-04 01:45:51

    It's not an art film in essence, it's still a genre film, but it should be Zhang Yimou's best film since "Hero". I'm quite curious, why everyone pointed at Tsui Hark's Transformers-style stacking special effects and said "so imaginative", the design and use of the Pei Umbrella in this film is beautiful and paradoxical, is this the imagination?...

  • Daron 2023-09-03 03:25:53

    The blood in the film is a little uncomfortable, the black and white ink painting is beautiful, the story is quite simple, and the sense of proportion of several main characters is well received. I didn't expect Deng Chao to make himself green in the film. Young and beautiful is not bad, Zheng Kai praised it, but Wu Lue's lines are not good. Wang Qianyuan's lead dance is soft and weird, and wants to...

  • Stuart 2023-08-20 16:00:52

    The picture is so beautiful. I really like it so much. I really like the acting of the super brother. I have nothing to...

  • Morgan 2023-08-12 11:02:51

    Deng Chao, Sun Li, Guan Xiaotong and Zheng Kai, let's pack it together and subtract one star. movie is...

  • Cleora 2023-08-05 18:05:14

    Ink and Danqing is indeed beautiful, but it is overused, and the gossip diagrams, like rain, appear repeatedly, making people irritable. In the story, it can only be said that it is barely round, but all the reversals are expected by the audience, and the lines are straightforward and without charm. The theme is superficial, and it is said that it is good to excavate human nature, but nothing is excavated, and it is not even as good as "Hero". Deng Chao's performance is acceptable, and the two...

  • Maxwell 2023-08-04 13:24:06

    After watching Zhang Yimou's interview in "Thirteen Invitation", I admire Director Zhang very much, so I have a lot of expectations for "Shadow". But after watching it, I was really disappointed. At the beginning of the film, as soon as several actors appeared, my heart went cold. Zheng Kai struggled to say every line of dialogue, and felt that he himself was not sure whether he should act like this. All the plots of the movie are covered with lines, like watching a radio drama. If you close...

  • Edwin 2023-07-07 07:16:30

    Works with artistic attainments are generally reflected in two aspects: external audio-visual creation and reflection of the inner selfish side. Every scene, every shot is very delicate, and the composition, photography, lighting, etc. are all done with care, and the landscape is splashed with ink and has an ancient meaning. In this film, you can see many traditional stories and even the shadow of some of Zhang Yimou's previous works. The character relationships and the core of the story come...

  • Flo 2023-07-06 03:34:23

    It's just a joke, Zhang Yimou is undoubtedly engaged in decoration, and his understanding of traditional culture is on the same level as the director of the Provincial Department of Culture. If you want him to say it, he can say a lot, but it's all a set of superficial, conceptual and even prejudiced things. . The movie is full of various conceptual symbols but baseless, capitalized tricks, and bold disasters. Don't pay tribute, it's not worthy to carry shoes for Akira Kurosawa. In addition,...

Extended Reading

Shadow quotes

  • Zi Yu: Your mind's elsewhere, a distracted mind means shaky breathing. Shaky breathing means no firm steps. How will you survive without firm steps?

  • Zi Yu: They say a pup taken at birth can find its birthplace by tracing the scent.