Historical drama advances and retreats so inconvenient

Margarita 2022-01-22 08:01:31

Making historical films is a thankless task. Without a solid foundation of textual research, and without a broad historical perspective, it is easy to criticize people. But having these is far from enough. There is no magnificent plot ups and downs, no detailed description of the situation, and it will be abused.
This can't help but reminiscent of a metaphor in "Han Feizi". King Qi asked the painter, what is the most difficult to paint and what is the easiest to paint? The painter said that dogs and horses are the hardest to draw, and ghosts are the easiest to draw. Dogs and horses are the easiest for ordinary people to see, and you can tell at a glance whether they are good or not. But no one has ever seen a ghost with his own eyes, and no one can say that the image you painted is still not like it.
History can’t bear to look closely. If it looks like a picture, it will be said to be lackluster, but if it is not like it, it will be said to be fake. In short, it is a chore. The director of "Mingliang", Kim Hanmin, is having fun. The previous work "The Final Weapon: Bow" is also a historical drama, which is well received. After three years, the filming is still a historical drama. Of course, this work is no longer the same, the appeal is bigger, the scene is more spectacular, and the sentiment has risen from "home hatred" to "national hatred."
Uncle Cui Minzhi's acting skills have been fully reflected in "Old Boy". From then on, the label of the middle-aged uncle waste material has been affixed to his face forever. The role of the national hero Yi Sun-sin in this film inevitably makes people distracted from time to time. This is also impossible. Although Yi Sun-sin has a lot of roles, his emotions are relatively single. It is nothing more than calmness, awe-inspiring, and clear distinction between good and evil. This made the dark temperament permeating Uncle Cui's body useless.
The opponent's number one character "One Piece" came to the island to show his savage domineering temperament. Of course, half of the credit is due to the prop master. The aura brought by his murderous pomp is too shocking (although it is almost copied from Takeda Shingen). Teng Tang Gaohu's facial expression was stiff, while Jia Teng Qingzheng's complexion was a little swollen, fearing that it might be because of his inadequacy. No wonder, who told them to cheat too hard?
How to repel more than 300 enemy ships with 12 Panya boats and create a miracle in the history of world naval warfare is the focus of the film. The script has a very high level of explanation, from the first echelon to the second echelon, and then to the launch of the general offensive. The general offensive was able to approach the main ship for a close encirclement and suppression. It was blown away by Yi Sun-sin's guns from the whole ship, and then the two sides launched a sniper around the flag raising. war. The masked, beautiful young male marksman who came to the island made no mistakes and made a hit. It was almost a shot that caused Yi Sun-sin to die. At the very moment of the shot, a cold arrow pierced his head and fell into the sea to his death. The rendering was excellent. In the end, the main ship fell into a whirlpool, watching the deaths of all the people on the ship...The people on both sides of the strait who had been watching for a long time drove the small fishing boats and worked together to pull the main ship back to escape the catastrophe.
At the end, Lai Dao Tong was frantic and committed suicide on the Panwu Boat, but Yi Sun-sin's Owl showed it to the public for the first time, which was very pleasant. There is a faint smell of "Red Cliff". The same is describing naval battles. Wu Yusen’s historical masterpieces are not inferior in terms of shooting techniques and lens language. Unfortunately, Director Wu’s appetite is too big. , The values ​​and aesthetics are not neutral and foreign, losing the simple charm endowed by the Three Kingdoms era. Let’s compare the “Da Ming Jie” which was the most popular in China last year. It has a magnificent national sentiment and a big scene of artillery fire. It is a pity that the scene scheduling and the language of the scenes are still at the level of the TV series, which can not help but sigh.

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  • Katrine 2022-03-31 09:01:08

    Facial blindness means that the first half is really confusing, and the characters don't match up. The naval battle part is actually quite good, the most touching is when the people are twisted together. The most impressive line is "what should I do with such deep hatred". PS: I just found out today that I thought Park Bo Gum was Lee Hyun Woo? ! ! ! !

  • Mortimer 2022-03-31 09:01:08

    Watching Choi Min-sik and Yoo Seung-ryong each play a one-man show, I kept thinking, when will the two face off?