Yesterday I spent the whole afternoon in the cinema. Continue to watch "Full of Golden Armor in the City" and "Injured City".
Half-price tickets on Tuesday. Plus the coke given with the ticket. The attendance rate in the theater is extremely high.
The first thing I watched is "Full of Golden Armor in the City". Let's talk about it first. "Injured City" will be written tomorrow.
First, "Hero" and "Ambush on Ten Sides". Then there was Chen Kaige's "Promise". Feng Xiaogang "Night Banquet".
These three top directors in China use increasingly higher amounts of human, material and financial resources in turn. For the movie paved with gorgeous satin and empty content.
But speaking of Zhang Yimou. I have always had a soft spot. Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang. Definitely not comparable to him.
From "Hero" to "Promise". Attitudes towards these films. I can still be objective and tolerant.
Until "The Banquet". It's unbearable.
to be honest. Before entering the theater. I am about "full". Prepared for the brilliance of the scene and the boring content of the content to a new level.
However. When walking out of the theater. I admit. This film can be said to have brought surprises.
Just the name of the movie. It was a decisive rebellion.
Until autumn comes on September 8. After my flowers bloom, a hundred flowers will be killed.
The soaring fragrance penetrates Chang'an. The city is full of golden armor.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty. Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. A chaotic period in history.
Because of its chaos. So it is easy to bring associations. Easy to make up a story.
"The Banquet" also puts the historical background in this section. But the background only becomes the background. It has nothing to do with the plot.
However, "Man" merged this historical period into the court political chaos. The chaos in the palace led to the chaos of the political situation. It is named after the last line of the poem "Chrysanthemum" by Huang Chao, a general of the uprising of the late Tang Dynasty. It can be said to complement each other.
Someone accused Zhang Yimou of imitating "Thunderstorm". This is justified. But it doesn't make sense.
Precisely because in accordance with the plot of the thunderstorm. So there are no ridiculous scenes made up. Will not be full of loopholes. After the screening of the first few blockbusters. The whole people doubt the mind and IQ of the screenwriter.
on the contrary. The ups and downs are very tight and full. Even if you haven't seen a thunderstorm. It also feels narrative.
The thunderstorm originally described the superficial beauty and the ugliness of the big family. And "Man" puts the ugliness of a family into the royal house. Put the chaos of the family into the chaos of the regime.
The big environment makes this story more tension. Thicker.
Instead, look at "The Banquet". The same is to imitate the plot of "Hamlet". It's nondescript. Awkward and blunt.
Wang is the one who sets the rules.
He said. Tianyuan place. It is the rules. Take medicine if you are sick. It is also a rule.
I gave you. You can only want it. I will not give. You can't grab it.
Everything seems to be taken for granted. But he has the power to set the rules. It was also snatched.
Even chrysanthemum stand side. Round dining table. Even in front of the Manchu dynasty civil and military, holding the queen's hand, they all inscribed "loyalty, righteousness, moral integrity".
It's also because the rules were unruly at the beginning. So later. Everyone has no rules.
The queen had incest with the elder prince. The second prince led his troops to attack the city. The third prince killed his eldest brother to seize the throne.
The king is the root. The queen is the fuse.
Has always been in troubled times. There is always a woman who pushes things forward.
They are too lonely. But not reconciled. Struggling. So it was earth-shattering.
Gong Li got the spot.
The extravagance when Chao Ye wears a phoenix crown. The sharp eyes and the forbearance of expressions when patience. Facing the respect on Wang Shi's face and the hatred in his eyes. The anger in his heart and tears in his eyes when he caught the eldest prince and Jiang Chan. The motherly heart when looking at the second prince.
Not one more point. Not a lot of points.
That's it. Zhang Ziyi is far beyond reach.
When she dangled her hair. There was a bleak smile at the corner of his mouth. Say. The chrysanthemums are all embroidered. Must drive once.
Lives in the harem. The loneliness is deep but unspeakable. Knowing that there may be no results. But there is no choice. There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes. Such a woman. It just appeared on the screen.
Later. The second prince failed miserably. She stood under the chrysanthemum stage and looked at him.
Distressed. Gratified. bitter. All turned into two lines of tears. As if to say. The chrysanthemum has bloomed. Lose again. It's worth it too.
Use three points into the wood. It is far from enough to describe the proficiency of acting.
Chow Yun-fat is even better.
Mandarin is the more standard. The word is round.
Slowly and slightly with a little Hong Kong accent, the sentence came out of his mouth. Throwing sound. Very powerful.
When he laughed. It seems to be laughing. Even a fake smile. Also kind-eyed.
When he was angry. Majestic and harsh. King style. All gestures are full of domineering.
The eldest son who loves him most. Even if he commits adultery with his wife. He still looked at his eyes with affection and love.
To the queen who betrayed her. He respected each other. Contempt in the eyes.
When facing the portrait of his ex-wife, he looked ashamed. But he shows no mercy to me. Hurry up and kill.
When the third prince killed the prince and forced him to give up power. He screamed tremblingly. He is your brother. That kind of unbelievable. Sad but too late to be angry. Incisively and vividly.
Let's look at Ge You's king in "The Banquet". Can't bear to comment again.
Jay Chou was the biggest surprise. This is a compliment from the heart.
I have seen his most natural interpretation in "Initial D". Look at "Full" again. It really makes me compliment it.
He pays respect to his father. Love for mother. The initial hesitation of the rebellion turned to the later resoluteness. Acting very well.
The most brilliant is definitely the long shot of the last scene.
He is sitting. Messy hair. There are residual blood stains on his face. The king asked him to persuade the queen to take medicine.
The queen was already disheartened and discouraged. He looked at his mother. Hide your heart completely.
His expression. His eyes. In that long shot. Can't see the slightest clue.
I've been thinking about it all the time. Whether he persuades or not. I really can't guess at all.
One knows the plot. People who know what lines to say. This can be done in close-up shots during acting. I really admire it.
At the moment of speaking. Suddenly there was determination in his eyes. It's the kind of resoluteness. Resolute and resolute.
At that moment. I know the ending. I once again admire Jay Chou.
From no clue to an instant decision. Such a short time. Such a rapid conversion. But it's so in place.
I can only say. Zhang Yimou can tap Jay Chou's acting potential. Really awesome.
Chen Jin, who played the ex-wife. I have to mention it.
The drama is not too much. But the scenes are wonderful. Fame is not big. But the acting is superb.
Carrying an unbearable past. The words of indelible sin are engraved on his face. It's like a hate that never fades from the bottom of my heart.
When she was riding a horse. Witnessing the tragic death of Doctor Jiang with his body blocking an arrow. She must hurry up. But the husband died in vain. She looked back frequently on horseback.
That "Yiru". Screaming heartbroken. There is a desolation that is forever separated by heaven and man.
In the palace, Chan Jiang rushed out almost madly. After being killed by soldiers. She chased all the way. Called heartbreakingly all the way.
At that moment, he was incredibly helpless to his own children. The grief for the death of her husband and daughter. All played to the extreme.
Qin Junjie, who played the three princes, and Li Man, who played Jiang Chan, were only fifteen and seventeen years old respectively.
But the former made a good comparison between the innocence and innocence of the third prince in front of others and the gloomy and indifferent expression on his face when he turned his back.
The latter's role is not more or less. Played to no avail. For a seventeen-year-old girl. It's not easy.
Instead, it was Liu Ye. This actor-level figure. It feels much inferior.
Regardless of "What can I do to save you." "My Lover" is still "Lan Yu". He is very suitable for that kind of repressive role.
certainly. A corner of the prince. It is not unsuitable either.
But always feel. He is acting throughout the film. The acting was too much. The depression is too much. The outbreak was also overdone.
And his face. It feels more suitable for modern dramas.
Scenes and colors. In Zhang Yimou's movie. I really can't help but say.
gold. Liuli. Extremely luxurious.
Only in such a luxurious palace. human nature. that power. Desire can be entangled to the extreme.
Of course I admit. Even without real gold. No need for real colored glaze. It is not impossible to achieve such an effect.
These financial and material resources are wasted. Chinese people are not very wealthy. This is a fact.
Did not watch the movie before. I have seen countless so-called comments with the title of the woman's breast in the film.
Let’s not say that this style of dressing is a custom in the Tang Dynasty.
And what does media propaganda do. Everyone understands. Those who are not eye-catching will not write.
But countless people swarmed with the chest to make fuss. Follow the trend and talk about the breasts. Beautifully called. criticism.
Could it be that only the woman's breasts were seen in the whole film for more than 100 minutes?
Some people even shouted and cursed that it was clearly a pornographic film. Dare to love that he didn't watch the overnight banquet.
If you look at it completely, your eyes will only stay on these levels. Then this can only explain. Their eyes are on this level.
Of course I admit it. If only one-third of those breasts are exposed. Instead of revealing half. I will feel more beautiful.
I also admit it. At the end of the film Chongyangzi. When the fireworks bloom. The palace and crowds shot down from a high altitude. It really reminded me of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.
But the flaws of this one. It will not affect my affirmation of Zhang Yimou's grasp of colors and scenes.
It was the scene of the rebel defeat. Soldiers' bodies in yellow shirts were everywhere. Falling horizontally on top of large chrysanthemums.
Blood flows into a river. Look down from a height. Like golden chrysanthemums all over the floor soaked in blood. Ruined all over the place.
That kind of sad beauty. Strong to extreme visual effects. Zhang Yimou is the best and best at it.
Whose country. The sound of horse hooves was frantic.
My uniform. Howling vicissitudes.
The sky was slightly bright. You sigh softly.
I felt melancholy all night. So tactful.
A large swath of clean water instantly washed the blood stains all over the floor. The large blooming chrysanthemum instantly replaced the broken petals of the ruined place.
The sub-clock sounded. Everything is like a new carpet. Cover the past.
The fireworks are in full bloom. The scene is prosperous. Everyone has a calm expression. As if nothing happened.
Such a grand scene is majestic. Feng Xiaogang can't control it.
Since the beginning of "Hero". Every domestic blockbuster is released. It triggered a wave of scolding.
to be honest. It's sad.
Everyone scolds. The more you scold, the more you seem to have "level". If you don't scold you, you don't seem to have an IQ.
certainly. Some people will say. I paid for it. It's my business to scold and praise.
But scolding and scolding. These are the repetitions. Go anywhere. It became a new criticism.
But not many people scold foreign films. There are foreign bad movies. You just scolded. Not many people echoed. Can not reflect their own "level".
Jia Zhangke's "The Good Man in Three Gorges" is a good film. But before it won the Golden Lion Award. How many people have cared about it?
I was stunned to compare pure literary films to commercial films. It doesn't make much sense.
Just put it in a sentence. Jia Zhangke's literary films are good. But it is also true that the box office exceeds 50 million.
certainly. If you are used to scolding every domestic blockbuster, from the screenwriter and the director to the story. Please feel free.
According to the heart. The film "Full". It is the best one of the domestic blockbusters in recent years. Zhang Yimou also surpassed the new heights of "Hero" and "Ten Faces".
Even if it is defined as a commercial film. But behind the business. It still has substance. There is content.
It is a pleasant surprise. This is after I watched "Full of Golden Armor in the City". The most direct first reaction.
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