?◎Behind-the-scenes footage The production company once asked Ang Lee to be the director, but Ang Lee declined. Hong Kong director Yu Rentai also declined because he was worried that he would not be able to surpass the classics. In the end, Yuan Heping stepped up and agreed to direct the film. Michelle Yeoh insisted on martial arts training before filming, and practiced for an hour every morning to fully prepare for the filming. Producer Harvey Weinstein approached Yuan Heping, who was dissatisfied with the script because it was too Western. This is the first time that Donnie Yen has performed a costume film in pure English. A fire broke out in the filming crew of the film in New Zealand. Two studios were burned, and a very gorgeous main scene was built in one of the studios that were burned down. Actor Liu Chengyu is a black belt in taekwondo and has a kung fu foundation, but she still spends 4 weeks training in martial arts before filming.
?◎The behind-the-scenes production of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" was filmed for 13 weeks in New Zealand and 4 weeks in Beijing. One of the key scenes was filmed more than 70 times. The Chinese antiques used in the filming in New Zealand were all made in China. Most of the people behind the scenes are foreign teams. More than 700 people from more than 20 countries participated in the filming of the film, 3 tons of props, the film took 2 years to complete, and the script took 7 years The manuscript was revised 10 times, the original material was 1800 minutes long, the stills were shot up to 4 T, a total of 3400 pieces of props were made, and 1,000 pieces of clothing were sewn. The entire team of the film from screenwriting, photography, editing, visual effects to soundtrack, art direction, costume design, the behind-the-scenes production staff of each link are international staff, and in the work photos, the process of film shooting and prop production is also displayed, from small to each. A piece of weapon and clothing, as large as the entire palace, ice lake, snow peaks, and pagodas. The ice lake is an artificially constructed 30-meter-long frozen lake, while the Baylor mansion in the film is a professional team sent to measure the palace of Prince Kung in Beijing. .
?◎Pre-production and distribution promotion On September 14, 2015, the Spring Festival press conference for the Year of the Monkey was released in Beijing. On December 8, 2015, the film first announced the US version of the trailer and released a poster. On December 15, 2015, the film held a press conference in Beijing, and distributed the "New Year's Day, long-awaited reunion" version of the poster. On December 29, 2015, the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" released a character poster of "One Sword Sets the Rivers and Lakes". This ink-and-wash style poster reflects the movie's oriental martial arts love to the greatest extent. On January 6, 2016, the filmmaker released the trailer for the "Swordsman" version and changed the file. On January 7, 2016, the film released the "Origin of Qingming" version of the posters of the 4 protagonists. In the poster, the core reason for the gathering of the 4 protagonists with swords, the sword of Qingming, was revealed. On January 19, 2016, the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" released the "Qingming Double Array" version of the posters of the four righteous and four evil characters and the character special of "Return to the Jianghu". In the wind, the four villains in the film also appeared for the first time. On January 25, 2016, the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" released a set of stills of "Sword Lake Love", which reflected the love concept of two generations in Jianghu. On January 27, 2016, the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" released the final trailer and poster with the theme "Return for Love". On February 1, 2016, the world premiere of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" was held in Beijing. Lang Lang played the original soundtrack of the movie, and Coco Li and Xiao Jingteng performed the theme song "If there is one second left in time". Shang Wenjie also brought a promotional song to help the premiere. On February 16, 2016, the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" held a meeting in Beijing, director Yuan Heping and starring Michelle Yeoh appeared. On February 17, 2016, the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" held a "Thousands Meeting" in Shanghai. The atmosphere of the event was warm, and Michelle Yeoh sent New Year's greetings to everyone in Shanghai dialect. On February 18, 2016, the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" held a meeting in Guangzhou, and Michelle Yeoh attended.
?◎Comments on the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" is very conventional. A treasure triggers disputes in the rivers and lakes. Two camps of chivalry and evil form a struggle. The small embellishments strictly follow the three-act drama structure: at the beginning, the heroes gather and show their magical powers, the middle part faces shocks, there are death, injury and love debt, and the climax is the prodigal son's return and the Jedi counterattack, but the typical disadvantage is that there are no surprises . The most commendable part of the film is the fight scenes. The pub field battles, the late-night treasure stealing, the ice fight, the duel between the two women in the dark, etc. are all remarkable, but they lack novelty. Chinese martial arts movies have been pushed to the road of spectacle. From then on, there are no more rivers and lakes in Chinese martial arts movies, no more legends, only naked and dry action scenes. It has made Chinese martial arts a very oriental type of film, but it has also caused the audience's aesthetic fatigue and loss of confidence. (Beijing Times Review) "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" borrowed the original character structure, and managed to reconnect with the Chinese people's martial arts feelings after more than ten years, and re-immersed in the original chivalrous world of green bamboo and green. However, the design of a large number of action scenes in the film lacks aesthetics and is too direct. The fatal sword is not what the artistic conception martial arts pursues. This kind of chivalry is not very obvious. Many things were said with the help of Yu Xiulian's narration, which is straightforward and has no charm. There will be an inexplicable gothic dark style, and even inexplicably playing fantasy, lacking some personalized character characteristics, no matter in terms of shape or performance, it is suddenly reminiscent of those dark characters in Hollywood movies, and cannot be compared with Oriental martial arts. The martial arts in China are marked as equals, and they are in the cracks between the East and the West, and they have never been able to close this cultural gap. (1905 Internet Review) The story of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Qingming" continues the relationship between the characters of the previous work. The story is simple and clear, and many of the "old events" in the original work no longer exist. The new story is monotonous, and it only uses fists and kicks to compete. The picture style of the film is also completely different from the previous work. Compared with the dazzling colors before, this time the whole movie has a dark tone, and the costumes of the leading actors are basically black and white. , gray and dark red are the main ones, there is no conspiracy or flirtation, only the righteousness of martial arts and the beauty of martial arts are neatly displayed, not dazzling but simple and vast. There are more than ten large and small martial arts dramas in the whole film, which are connected with a story of entanglement in life experience and the birth of artifacts. There is no interference and the play is hearty. (Golden Sheep Review)
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