When the pictures you saw in magazines, newspapers, and reports when you were a child finally appeared in front of your eyes as you wished, there was an unreal illusion, like drinking sweets.
There will never be such a masterpiece again, showing such a real, so restored, so mysterious China.
Now we all talk about big-handedness. There will definitely be more magnificent productions and palaces in the future, but there will never be so many faces with that era and style in the picture. Every female character and every palace maid is like the people in the photos of that era, and even the white face makeup has been restored. No matter how gorgeous it is built and rebuilt one by one, it is no longer the real Forbidden City. The original inexplicable charm and sacredness cannot be reproduced.
I have always progressed with the times, and people's faces have begun to be similar, even aesthetically unified, and feel dull, even boring.
It's hard to see a handsome face in this era. Therefore, I have a soft spot for ugly stars. It's not easy. In this era, there are still ugly people who have the courage to come out.
I won't go into details about the plot, about editing, about music, and about photography, because every beauty is unparalleled and irreplaceable.
Thanks to Bertolucci, and even more to every actor, including the extras, for letting me see the unique faces of that era.
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