When Jiang Wen’s "The Devil Is Coming" was blocked because of its historical stance, in the same year, South Korea’s Park Chan-wook’s "Common Security Area" was Hong Guoguo’s sensitive political touch and a positive expression of the friendship between the divided North and South soldiers. It is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough for these two countries that have been in a state of hostility. I think the film gap between my country and South Korea is no longer just the gap between a few streets, and there is no comparability.
I always feel that the reason for the rapid development of Korean movies is not technical or directorial. But in South Korea, there is the Film Promotion Committee, which is like a sharp spear, piercing the shackles and shackles. Give directors free and open space for development and creation. On the other hand, in our country, how many movies fail even the minimum review, forcing the director to delete and cut, and finally the film that has been transformed has long lost its original original intention. How many good movies have been blocked, and how many excellent filmmakers have been buried. The rigor of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is like a shield. What stands in the way is not only the authenticity and purity of the film, but also limits the freedom of vision. Holding a heavy shield in your hand will only move forward with a heavy load, and the speed of its development can be imagined.
"Common Security Area" is not full of jokes and absurdity like "Welcome to Dongmo Village", but full of suspense and cruelty. It is more exciting than the movies of the same type, "Schindler's List" and "The Pianist".
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