Both are stories of the turbulent times of war, about the feelings of the three people, and both tell the twists and turns of the story from the perspective of a bystander (in Japan, General Yevgraf, the brother of the writer doctor, Yunli It is Wang Biyun's adopted daughter Chen Xiaorui), and even followed by the hospital where true love was born in the battlefield, until the theme of the story (I don't know if this is the right way to summarize it), "waiting and tenderness", are consistent. I don't know if Yun's director or the original work was inspired by "Doctor Zhivago", but in my opinion there is a relationship of inheritance. Of course, this is not a problem. "8 and a half" was deliberately used by later films. Inadvertently borrowed countless times, some of which have become classics, "Yun Shui Yao" also showed vigorous vitality under new scenarios and narratives.
"Doctor Zhivago" is not only a love tragedy, Pasternak's original ambition is to write a revolution that sweeps everything to the impact of intellectual encoding is character encoding. Therefore, it will be banned. David Lian turned the movie into a romantic drama to cater to Hollywood's appetite, but in the 4-hour film, he did his best to preserve the imprints of the original's huge period background, such as the laborers singing the Internationale at the gate of the noble club. In that passage, the injustice and misfortune of the old Russia were strongly expressed.
In contrast, "The Ballad of Clouds and Water" is a simple love drama. Although there are also complex regional and era transitions, they are all fragmentary and set up to promote the story. Especially going to Tibet, I have to say that the place was deliberately chosen to connect the tension of the previous plot. In the final analysis, the scene is not much different between Tibet and Xinjiang, because the fate of the characters is not tossed by the hand of fate. It's up to oneself, but one's own choice, liberation-korean war-leap forward-xxx, China's unfortunate fate just isolated Wang Biyun in Taiwan for the sake of the story, but did not have any influence on Wang Jindi and Xu Qiuyun, these two people just lived in in their own ideals and love.
The drama of "The Ballad of Clouds and Water" is a bit too intense. The director is engrossed in the love between the three people, and the characters are too persistent and brave, too selfless and fearless, and too facial. This is also a common problem in Chinese movies. One of my personal criteria for evaluating the quality of a movie is that it should not be too dramatic and staged. After all, the elements and degrees of freedom available to a movie are far greater than that of a stage play. The stage play has to rely on strong dramatic conflicts and artificial scene changes to express the theme. , the movie would be a bit of a failure if it was made like this.
The story line of "Doctor Zhivago" is very light, and the characters seem to be at ease, but Yuri went to the cabin where Lala used to live when he was desperate, and found that Lala still lived there. Whether it is deliberate waiting or the helplessness of life, this kind of sympathy in troubled times is much more convincing.
The gap at the end is also very large. "Yun Shui Yao" artificially created an avalanche, because the director could not reconcile the expanding plot tension in front of it. This is a common move for a rookie like me when making stories. The ending of "Doctor Zhivago" is always one of the most beautiful.
Doctor Zhivago's heart is as fragile as paper. He just returned to Moscow, sitting on a bus, passing a street corner, and seeing a young woman walking by the road Thought it was the beloved Lara. He struggled to get out of the car. Sick and out of breath, he loosened his tie, stumbled onto the sidewalk, took only two steps, fell to the ground, and died like this. Death chases love, and love is what we seek with death. With the perfect "Lala theme song", this ending cannot be forgotten.
Writing it down, it seems that I was a bit mean to "Yun Shui Yao", who made it so similar to "Doctor Zhivago". "Doctor Zhivago" is still a personal feeling for me. I watched this black and white film for more than 4 hours with an old friend who likes movies a long time ago. After I patiently watched this lengthy movie, the footage was fixed in one place for a long time, then I must marry her. Haha, it's a pity that I haven't found such a girl yet, and I don't know how my old friend I haven't seen for a long time is doing~~~
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