The story has a good beginning: a slave who wears armor by mistake, a king who is killed by mistake, and a beautiful woman who falls in love with someone else by mistake.
But what could have been a good show ended up being smashed.
Many clues are not connected into a good-looking story. The battle between Guangming and Wuhuan, Qingcheng's love for men without many reasons (the object is still two), the fall of the Snow Country, the betrayal of Guangming by his subordinates... I feel a little dizzy, but I can't figure out a relatively clear context, although Everywhere I think I understand it. What I want to say is: you can make the soldiers fall off their masks when they see beautiful women, and you can make the heroine fly like a kite, but when the story is not told neatly enough and everything can't be wrapped up, use the death of other characters To complete the hero and heroine flying to the "Wuji" of nothingness is a bit insulting to the wisdom of the audience.
Some sources say that Chen Kaige's literary "cultivation" is extremely high, and he has read countless books. I can only say sorry, he may be deeply "nurtured", but he may not have substantial "cultivation", because as one of the screenwriters, he, Not even a single story can be told.
Not to slander Mr. Chen, I like many of his works, but a good director is not necessarily a good screenwriter. It can be considered that Chen's success is largely the result of his self-avoidance and the use of good literary works to make use of his strengths. "Farewell My Concubine" and "Fengyue" are all like this.
If you think about it further, it is inevitable that you will be deeply dissatisfied with the film writers in the mainland. Since the new era, how many of the good films that can withstand the baptism of time have nothing to do with good original literary works. "Red Sorghum", "Stubborn Lord" and "Alive" are all vivid examples.
Mainland screenwriters who lack at least professional quality make the film lose their imagination and lack of good raw materials, and their overwhelm is revealed. It's good to "Wuji", I have imagination, but when I get out of control, I think about it, and I don't know what to say.
Don't think that having a war is an epic, don't think that having a conflict is a contradiction, don't think that getting a sloppy black robe is a metaphor, and don't think that having a character say a few words "I am moved by you" is a philosophy. Learn how to tell a story first.
In front of the movie, don't be willing to be a "permanent second-rate character", go to see "Sweet Honey", "Infernal Affairs", "Yiyi", and see the endless gift of life to movies.
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