Almost 14 years ago, because of the strong recommendation of your sister and the bewitchment of a large area of blue on the poster, you watched "Evil in the East and Poison in the West" at the Wuyi Cinema next to Wucheng Road in Kunming. At that time, the fare was only in the single digits, four or five yuan. There were few audiences that day, and at the end of the film, you were able to slowly leave your seat, recalling the anamorphic shots, the light and shadow of the land, the pitching images, the narrative clues linking solar terms and fate, and the long monologues of several characters.
Needless to say, the audiovisual language of this film definitely gives you a new experience. What kind of martial arts film is it? It originated from Jin Yong and arrived in Gulong. There were only a few killing scenes. It also used quick camera switching and framed shooting. The effect also controlled the spread of bloody violence, and even the scene "overrides" the killing scene: the killer in the sword, light and sword shadow was hesitant, tired, and returned to a flesh and blood body. 14 years later, you see fights that have been dripping with time delay, you see the blushing of blind swordsmen's necks, and you can't figure out why they come from other than to create a visual spectacle.
In addition, the vivid colors of the 2008 version have eliminated the primitive simplicity of the natural blue and yellow colors in the past; the noise reduction of the picture has weakened the sadness of the harsh environment and the desolation of people's hearts.
Not to mention, there are two other failures:
One is a peach tree. The "Peach Blossom" in the original film only undertakes the indicated task. It is the name of the blind swordsman's missing wife; it is the scenery of Ouyang Feng's hometown, where there is his beloved; it is Huang Yaoshi's timetable, because every year Only when the flowers are blooming does he have a reason to visit his crush. As a synonym for beauty and youth, "Peach Blossom" especially contrasts the cruel lives of several women who are in their youth but have unfortunate fates. In the 2008 version, that blush came to the face, turning the false into reality, depriving the audience of the opportunity to appreciate a certain kind of "ash of time".
Second, women and horses shrink. I remember a section of the blind swordsman's wife lying on the horse's back in the original version, and the wave of light reflected on the legs and feet, smooth and white, slowly rubbing the horse's body, lingering with it, it was even longer than the 2008 version, plus the earlier version The longing and charming electronic soundtrack has also been replaced by the sound of Xiao.
However, more than 10 years are enough to alter a lot. Even the incurable hypocrisy that you hated when you were young, you can calmly accept the reality of your timely suffering, why should you treat the director so harshly to conform to the current aesthetic trend of visual priority, theme plane, and clear plot. What about the adjustment for a new bottle of wine? What's more, apart from the technical component, this adjustment is really limited.
In the past, after listening to the babbling of the characters and their hypocritical lines, not only did you not feel disgusted, but you still had a relationship. Thinking about it, it is because although the appearance of all beings in the film has nothing to do with positive adjectives such as clarity and warmth, it shows the life The dull texture of the other side hits you. If it is said that they in the past coincided with your age when you hated yourself for not having enough vicissitudes of life and your dark and dark heart, then, in the future, you will be too lazy to take stock of the beliefs, feelings you believed in, and upholding. How many of his ideals have died down, and he can only sigh with emotion that the dust of other people's hearts that fluttered on the screen in the past has already demonstrated some possible landing points.
So, you finally did not type "The original '2008 version' was just a joke made by Wong Kar Wai" as the title of this article.
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