Thanks to Hi-Tech, for the first time, we can clearly see Brother Hao's wrinkles, the unruly smile of the pony, and Applejack's demeanor... those faces that appear in the dreams of teenagers are unforgettable. And the teenagers who were in the video hall back then had already passed their thirties. If the teenagers of that year were inspired by the blood of heroes, today's audience may see more in this movie. At this year's Pingyao International Film Festival, the 4k restored version of "The True Color of Heroes" met the audience for the first time. Then, the film was officially released for the first time in mainland theaters. Thirty-one years later, when the theme song of the movie, "The Love of the Year" sung by Leslie Cheung, sounded, "Today, I will try to be side by side with you again, and the love of the year has been added again." The audience in front of the screen seemed to wear Over time, to achieve some kind of empathy. Thanks to high technology, this popular culture, which originally lived in the last century, can be traversed to today through the restoration of film art. For the first time, we can see clearly the wrinkles of Brother Hao, the unruly smile of the pony, and the demeanor of Applejack... those faces that appear in the dreams of teenagers are unforgettable. And the teenagers who were in the video hall back then had already passed their thirties. If the teenagers of that year were inspired by the blood of heroes, today's audience may see more in this movie. "The True Color of a Hero", as the best and first-ranked film in Hong Kong's 100-year-old film critics' vote, was very popular when it was released that year, and it was also the Hong Kong film box office champion in the year it was released. It is also this movie that made John Woo, who was frustrated and hidden at the time, win the Golden Horse Award for Best Director and the Best Film at the Film Awards, and let Di Lung and "box office poison" Chow Yun-fat each win a Best Actor trophy. The classic line "I waited for three years for an opportunity" may be the extension of the main creator's voice. The True Color of Heroes was born in the mid-1980s, an era when old and new values coexisted. In Hong Kong and in the Mainland, it is the era of the rise of popular culture. After this film, the imitators were like clouds, and John Woo had to make the second and third films one after another. The sequel did not hesitate to let the character of Little Ma "resurrect", but it was impossible to replace the status of this film. . For mainland audiences, the film has a deeper cultural significance. At least three generations have reviewed and reviewed the modern-day Jianghu dream over and over again in video halls, pirated DVDs, and on the Internet through different means. It is a tradition written in the bones of the Chinese people that a scholar dies for his confidant, and it is also a myth in modern society. Although the ending of the movie is tragic, but through the rendering of John Woo's "violent aesthetics", death becomes a ritual of hero transforming into a god. "The True Color of Heroes" is not only the sustenance of the main creator's personal feelings, but also the manifestation of Hong Kong's urban spirit. do Hong Kong's pop culture is grassroots culture to a certain extent, for a booming city that believes in hard work and rewards. The positive characters portrayed in this film, whether they are the protagonists or supporting roles, are all ordinary people of the ordinary class. This is absolutely different from the heroic epics or superheroes in Hollywood. The civilian heroes created by this film dare to fight against the powers that are obviously several times stronger than themselves, and fight with their own bodies, which greatly stimulates the audience's respect for the protagonist, and may also It is the reason why John Woo was able to create a world in Hollywood later. In the movie, there is also the main creator's love and concern for the city of Hong Kong. Brother Xiao Ma stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the bustling night scene, but said: It is so brilliant, will it be gone all of a sudden. In the film, the innocent girlfriend of Ajie is arranged to guide the children to sing "Tomorrow Will Be Better", which is like a hope for the characters in the play and Hong Kong. That was probably the best time for Hong Kong movies, when the filmmakers swayed their pride and blood on the screen. The cultural significance of "The True Color of Heroes" is far beyond the film. At that time, mainland youths who lacked cultural life and entertainment life grew up under the nourishment of a batch of Hong Kong movies. Why do we need to restore the classics? When we use modern technology to see the resurrection of heroes from thirty years ago on the screen, this is a kind of "out of place" resurrection of heroism, and its significance is not comparable to the re-screening of some old movies that make money. Even, this is not a reappearance of old feelings, but a yearning for a certain value in our hearts. On the screen, it's a revival of "out of place" heroism, the meaning of which is not comparable to the re-releases of some old-fashioned films. Even, this is not a reappearance of old feelings, but a yearning for a certain value in our hearts. On the screen, it's a revival of "out of place" heroism, the meaning of which is not comparable to the re-releases of some old-fashioned films. Even, this is not a reappearance of old feelings, but a yearning for a certain value in our hearts.
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