"Golden Armor", the end of costume martial arts genre films

Rico 2022-04-21 09:02:51

Looking forward to Zhang Yimou's movies is like traveling by train or plane and expecting that the person around you should be a beautiful little girl. This is the most unreasonable expectation.

I didn't have a chance to watch Impression West Lake and Impression Liu Sanjie, but I didn't miss any of his movies. According to my appreciation of film art, Zhang Yimou's films can be divided into the beautiful women who asked to have dinner when they broke up, the beautiful women who left their phone numbers when they broke up, the beautiful women who cherished each other when they broke up, and the beautiful women who never looked back when they broke up. . "Golden Armor" I classified it into the third category. When I came out of the movie theater, I seemed to hear Lao Mozi say to me: buddy, that's it, I'm going to the Oscars soon; I'll go back to Lao Mozi: OK, I have to catch a meal.

Beginning with Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Chinese films have for the first time a genre film in the true sense. The directors, especially the big-name directors, almost at the same time discovered that they have the same ancient costume martial arts complex as Ang Lee and expressed their desire to pay tribute to those virtual ancient heroes. Chen Kaige is still in a state of "promise" due to his excessive tribute; Feng Xiaogang was clever and put on a "Night Banquet" tribute, which turned out to be a late night snack; Zhang Yimou was the most experienced, leading the best actors in China to exert their strength three times in a row, respectively. The ancient emperors, chivalrous warriors, and court nobles paid tribute to all the themes of this type of film created by Ang Lee. The idea of ​​other directors wanting to make such films was completely terminated by Zhang Yimou. It can even be considered that the Chinese costume martial arts movies began with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and ended with "The Golden Armor in the City". From this perspective, it seems really necessary to spend money on a trip to the cinema.

Some well-known bloggers showed disdain for the director and the film after watching "The Golden Armor", seeming to laugh at Zhang Yimou to make him appear more thoughtful. I see it this way, as far as the movie itself is concerned, "Golden Armor" can be regarded as the most exquisite local production in 2006. Although it did not get the same praise as "Crazy Stone", at least it can still see the long-lost Fage and countless others. Unfathomable cleavage; as far as directors are concerned, we probably won't see Zhang Yimou's new films before the Beijing Olympics. As China's most internationally influential film director, "Golden Armor" is like a wine bureau saved by Zhang Yimou. He will only consider me coming, who might not come, who will come, and whether I still need to be present.

Supporting domestic films is not a matter of word of mouth. Watching them is one thing, criticizing them is another. It is not easy to make a master in the film circle, at least it is better than the literary circle. Not being able to tell stories is a common problem for Chinese directors. Except for Zhang Yimou, I have not seen anyone who has made a more complete story. You have denounced Zhang Yimou and made a stink, and the most likely ending is that you can't even enjoy the visual feast.

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Curse of the Golden Flower quotes

  • Emperor Ping: What I do not give, you must never take by force.

  • Emperor Ping: [while placing ingredients on a scale] This will cure your anemia.

    Empress Phoenix: I thank His Majesty for his concern.

    Emperor Ping: All good medicine tastes bitter.

    Emperor Ping: You have excess bile, poor digestion, Yin and Yang are out of balance. That is why you are so infractious, listless and lethargic, and capable of nothing but cutting remarks. These are all sympptoms of anemia.

    Empress Phoenix: It has been more than ten years. My so-called sickness is clearly not improving with Your Majesty's treatment.

    Emperor Ping: [angrily throws scale to the ground] If your father were not the King of Liang, I would scarely be speaking to you with such restraint.