Like "Reincarnation", it is the work of Ron Frick, both in terms of the form of expression and the theme of expression, the two are relatively close. The biggest difference is the filming time of the two. "Tian Di Xuan Huang" was filmed in 1992, while "Reincarnation" was filmed in 2011, a difference of nearly 20 years.
I watched "Reincarnation" first, and then went back to read "Xuan Huang of Heaven and Earth", so the difference in time is still quite obvious. In a single film, although the director uses a lot of contrast, it is basically a horizontal contrast, because as a documentary, it records the current scene after all. But when you look at the two films 20 years apart, this longitudinal contrast becomes especially apparent. What you can see has changed beyond recognition and what has remained the same. I especially like this kind of contrast, whether it is vertical or horizontal, the contrast can make people think.
Documentaries come in many forms, and I think this is a very advanced one. Needless to say, to convey the author's intentions purely through the lens, even let the audience's mind go farther than the creator. The biggest difference between documentaries and feature films is that they are recorded as objectively as possible. Many records are habitual and even meaningless now, but they can become very precious materials in the future, and their value also depends on time. Growing slowly as it goes by.
The meaning of record is to record.
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