"Legend of the White Snake" is a "red" movie before it was released, and the war of words around it began when it participated in the Venice Film Festival. A review written by a Chinese-language film critic who was present characterized it as "a ruthless and unremarkable film", causing "the entire row of Western media reporters to get up and leave." So when I watched "Legend of the White Snake", I didn't have any expectations for the film, but I don't know if it was because my expectations were too low, but I didn't feel like I was raped by aesthetic taste. Maybe I watched the movie in the Venice Palace. Audiences instinctively raised the standard of appreciation to Lord of the Rings levels.
For a folklore with a solid mass foundation, if you don't make a big subversion, it's hard to see something new from the characters in the story, but it's also hard to tell the story badly. movie? It's like a fan watching Peking Opera. You already know that, even if you walk a few steps out of the gate, you're only watching a corner, just to shout when you hear the most familiar singing voice. Good or have a drink. Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian knew with a pair of eyes that there was adultery underneath. As soon as they saw the realgar wine, they knew that the white snake was about to transform. The emotional branch with Xiaoqing digs a little deeper into Fahai's inner battle about reason and law, but it has little impact on the main plot. The loyalty of the adaptation is still relatively high, at least not in Fahai, Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen. Engage in a love triangle. I think the story is generally smooth, with some Hong Kong-style jokes interspersed in the style of rake grass and rabbits. It's up to you to laugh or not, anyway, I mean it. The flaw is that the relationship between Bai Snake and Xu Xian is still lacking. Xu Xian is still loyal even though he knows that his wife is a goblin. The reason here is not very convincing. So in the end, Leifeng Pagoda said goodbye to the scene. It took half a song to tear up, all kinds of heavy taste and sensationalism, and the shallow eye sockets must have burst into tears. It was a forced expression of emotions.
For "Legend of the White Snake", none of the above is the most important selling point. The film claims a production cost of 180 million. Where did the money go? One is Jet Li's remuneration, and the other is special effects production. It is precisely because of these two points that most audiences pay for the movie. Li Lianjie and Cheng Xiaodong are from "Unbeaten East", "Adventure King", "Hero", and "Famous Name". There must be a tacit understanding, and there is no need to expect too many surprises. The key is that Li Lianjie is also old. . The special effects are indeed a bit rough. It is said that there is also a reason for insufficient rendering due to the rush to participate in the Venice Film Festival. It is not comparable to the American blockbuster, but it is considered to be a relatively high level in China, and the visual impact in the theater is still there. It's just that the shapes of the two beautiful snakes are relatively unsuccessful. Here, I think Chinese filmmakers need to solve the problem of how to organically integrate action and CG special effects, because when these two elements appear at the same time, it always seems to be indifferent to the other. The wall actually has this problem.
In essence, "Legend of the White Snake" is a movie that was smashed with money and let the audience see where the money went. It has many flaws, but in the current domestic film market, it is not a bad movie. After all Are the producers sincere about making this movie? Otherwise, I wouldn't have smashed so much real money. From this point of view, I don't think "Legend of the White Snake" is a bad movie. Compared with some shoddy movies, regardless of the level, at least this production attitude It is what the current Chinese film needs. There are shortcomings to criticize, but there is no need to insult it. Including some of the big and criticized public relations measures in the promotion stage of "Legend of the White Snake", I can express my understanding. For a film of such investment scale, the pressure to recover the cost is quite large, and it may not be possible for someone else to do this. As long as he spends his own publicity expenses, he can spend as much as he likes, and spend as much as he wants. All the audience can do is to maintain a clear ability to analyze and judge these true and false bluffs, and don't be fooled by those false rumors. Words bewitching, whether it is positive or negative, after all, it is not easy to make money from filming, and it is not easy to make money from watching movies. 【Hebei Youth Daily】
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