It is not easy to make a story that everyone is familiar with, and it is not easy. This time John Woo paid a lot of money to reproduce the story of the Three Kingdoms, which is undoubtedly an adventure in the director's career. After watching the last episode of "Red Cliff", I was shocked and regretful. In terms of the grandeur of the scene and the authenticity of the details, Wu Yusen has worked very hard, but there are also many flaws and loopholes, and it is difficult to satisfy those audiences who are not tired of finesse. The first episode alone is over two hours long, which is already a long time, but I think it's at least three minutes less.
first minute. In the battle of Xinye, Sun Liu's coalition forces set up a nine-square gossip formation, and used a small force to lead the enemy to the front of the formation. The enemy entered the formation without hesitation. , General Cao Jun can not be so ignorant of war common sense. The normal procedure is: Cao Jun came to the front of the formation, stopped his horse and waited and watched. At this time, a general flashed from Sun Liu's army, and he immediately shouted: The general name is the general name, and the general will not kill the unknown person under the sword. As is customary, Cao Jun will urge the horse to come forward and shout: Your grandfather is. . . . . . After exchanging greetings with each other, General Sun Liujun said again: I have a nine palace gossip array here, do you have the courage to come in? As usual, General Cao Jun replied proudly: "What's so difficult about the Jiugong Bagua Formation? After I break the formation, I will take your head." The two clasped their fists together: Please, return to the formation separately. The generals of Cao Jun shouted: Line up, break the line!
Second minute. Zhou Yu's appearance. Zhou Yu was proficient in music and rhythm, and was good at governing the army. John Woo used a flute to point out his musical attainment, and he used the trial of the buffalo theft to show his military approach. This way of handling is too cutting corners. These can only be regarded as two small jokes in a series. For a blockbuster, the layout is really pitiful, and it is difficult to accurately and vividly highlight Zhou Yu's famous hero. To express Zhou Yu's charismatic style, I'm afraid I have to add another minute: thirty seconds of rhythm. Scene: Zhou Yu took a chariot through the downtown to attend a banquet. Crazy fans flocked, threw flowers, fruits, sachets, etc. at his car, screaming and following him all the way. At the banquet, the beautiful woman playing the piano deliberately played the wrong scale to attract the attention of the jade-faced gentleman. If the beautiful woman playing the piano was scalded by Zhou Yu's electric eyes, she fainted happily and added to the comedy effect that Wu's deliberately pursued. Every woman is responsible" is much more natural and smooth. The song is wrong, Zhou Lang Gu, in order to get Zhou Lang Gu, he often misses the strings, the sudden shock of the famous general and beauty is naturally more gorgeous and dazzling than the piccolo of the shepherd boy, and it is more suitable for the temperament of a blockbuster. Rule the army for thirty seconds. Scene: When the buffalo case happened, the men came to the banquet, reported to Zhou Yu, and asked for instructions on how to deal with it. Zhou Yu did not leave the seat. For a genius general who has 100,000 armored soldiers in his chest, he does not need to be heavily armored every day, to train troops and solve some trivial matters, but to be calm and calm in the middle of the army tent, talking and laughing. , This is the image that the young man who established the Chibi victory should have.
The third minute. scene settings. Of course, a blockbuster must have a big scene. Wu Yusen used a lot of overhead and aerial shots to show the grand scene of the battle between the two armies, which really has a visual impact. People are embarrassed. John Woo has always had a church complex. The bloody heroes in the movie like to settle their grievances in the church. This time, the church did not appear, but a long hall appeared. The boat still seemed cramped, and the scene was not a big deal. Cao Cao's so-called 800,000-strong army has shrunk into a pocket-sized battle in Japan's Warring States period under such a lens. The minute it deserves: Cao's army is spread out, no side can be seen from left and right, flags and flags cover the sky, battle formations are linked to clouds, whips are thrown to block the river, and the battleships extend all the way to the distant horizon. From the perspective of Sun and Liu's coalition, it is overwhelming. The enemy of the enemy has a sense of crisis that the black cloud is pressing the city and the city is about to be destroyed. From Cao Jun's point of view, it is the wolves staring at the delicious meal that is about to arrive.
It is said that Wu Yusen himself has not read the Three Kingdoms. He invited six screenwriters to write the script. It seems that the large number of people does not guarantee a high-quality product. The story of the Three Kingdoms is of course not a historical fact, but it can't be fabricated indiscriminately, regardless of common sense. Judging from the many flaws in "Red Cliff", the basic skills such as reading the original novel thoroughly are still indispensable. The mountains give birth and give birth to mice, which is a sigh.
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