As a standard post-80s generation, the old man is also a person with a complex of white snakes - from Zhao Yazhi's TV series "The Legend of the New White Snake" to Wang Zuxian and Maggie Cheung's "Green Snake", the childhood classics are still vivid in my mind~ It is
undeniable These two works have an unshakable position in the hearts of the Chinese people. But as the saying goes, "there are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand people", in the old man's heart, there are some regrets in these two films - in "New White", Zhao Yazhi's interpretation of the white lady is perfect, but as a snake demon , She is a little too unworldly (no wonder that the white snake has repeatedly cos Guanshiyin no one doubts~); and Xu Xian is always looking for the soft girl Ye Tong to do the opposite. The tail lacks enough sense of substitution; although Wang Zuxian in "Green Snake" is charming enough, he is a bit "excessive", so that people feel that Xu Xian's love for Bai Niangzi is more based on the beauty of Bai Niangzi , they not only lack sufficient emotional communication, but more often deceive each other. . . Although this is just a personal opinion, the flaws do not hide the truth, but it has always made the old man difficult to let go.
The 2011 version of the white snake this time has largely made up for the regret of the old man for the story of the white snake for many years.
In the process of watching the movie, although there are still many logical loopholes in the plot setting, most of the flaws are concentrated in the first third, and the story after that is getting better. . . Cheng Xiaodong, who is a martial arts instructor, has always been lacking in storytelling ability. In the past few years, he has made a lot of bad films with beginnings and endings. This time, he can tell a love story in a round and complete way, which is a kind of progress.
Fa Hai's image is fuller and more three-dimensional than ever. Compared with Zhao Wenzhuo, who had only one expression in everything he encountered in the past, Jet Li's version of Fa Hai's character is really comprehensive - there is a humorous side and a serious side, There is a vulnerable side, and a more reasonable side! The article cooperates with "Dad" for the second time after Ocean Paradise, and it also seems to be familiar and harmonious: laugh when it's time to joke, and say goodbye when it's time to say goodbye. The heart of every audience is aching, and the master-disciple relationship is natural.
Lin Feng's Xu Xian is no longer as unmanly or lustful as the previous versions: in daily life, he likes to joke with Susu and make affectionate confessions to Susu, although these are the clichés of romance films, But it was something that the Xu Xians in the past had never done. . . And the courageous performance of desperately stealing medicine to save his wife and even self-immolating makes people feel that this version of Xu Xian is indeed a good man with a deep love.
Next, I have to mention several actresses in this film, their hard-working performances are really Impressed the old man.
Let's talk about Xu Ruoxuan who appeared first - although there are not many scenes, but the old man felt that the appearance of Snow Maiden, who was amazing in all directions, was a pity that she didn't play the new version of A Chinese Ghost Story~ (at least
she is stronger than Liu Yifei...laughs) and then Ah Sa - Although her performance of Qingqing cannot be compared with Maggie Cheung's Qingshen, the overall performance of the whole play is also in place. Especially the last sentence: "I can't love someone like my sister, and you can't learn how to be a real demon." The infinite sadness and sadness in the words can't help but make people sigh. . .
Finally, let's talk about Huang Shengyi who plays the white snake - the old man hated her in the past and felt that most of the actresses who were full of scandals had no interest in acting, but her performance this time really did her homework - she did not follow Zhao Yazhi's "perfect lady" route , and did not follow Wang Zuxian's "enchanting young woman" route, but appeared in front of the audience in a new way as "the eldest sister next door who has just opened up in love", which feels quite cordial~ Although the love with Xu Xian lacks enough emotional foreshadowing (and indeed It's a bit like what everyone calls "throwing arms"), but it makes sense to understand it as "love at first sight". It is especially worth mentioning that the dazzling smile after her kiss with Xu Xianshui really made people fall in love at first sight. It is estimated that "beautiful and fresh" and "Wang Zuxian possessed" naturally appeared in the hearts of most audiences at that time. Something like that~w-
In the paragraphs after marrying Xu Xian, Bai Snake's various life details and emotional transitions are basically handled in a relaxed, natural and natural way. In this film, the decision of the white snake to flood the golden mountains has been described as unreasonable by many people, but everyone has ignored a most basic reality - women and banshees in love are irrational. What's more, Fahai asked her to leave Xu Xian three times and five times, saying, "Humans are in love with others, harm themselves!" Would you be obedient if you were replaced? After all, the snake demon is not Avalokitesvara. Even if it has been cultivated for thousands of years, it will probably not be easily fettered by the justice and morality of the world. (Even if she once used up infuriating energy to help the people, her starting point was nothing but the primitive and simple wish of "don't want Xu Xian to work too hard"...) Therefore, from the "restore the essence of a banshee\a woman in love" From this point of view, this version of White Snake is simpler and more thorough than her predecessors.
In the end, the farewell scene between White Snake and Xu Xian can be said to be the most touching scene of the several versions of White Snake so far. The white snake's expression full of pain, regret and reluctance, combined with the poignant slow motion and soul-stirring soundtrack, is enough to make every girl in the cinema cry. . .
By the way, the martial arts and computer special effects in the film are really remarkable - especially the climax part of the water, the effect of which is almost like "2012". . . With this in mind, the audience who bought tickets to the cinema should also be satisfied~
———————————Gorgeous dividing line —————————————
Two points of thought:
1. [Gossip] Although the film was released in early October, the old man never watched it. . . In addition to feeling that the actors in the stills are terrifying, not having a good impression of the heroine's candidate is also an important reason for preventing the old man from entering the cinema. Now it seems that although Huang Shengyi's behavior in real life may be criticized, judging from the performance of this film, she is still a dutiful actor after all. Actors' scandals are always a double-edged sword-for a bad movie that is purely deceitful and has no sincerity, this kind of disguised propaganda may be a fairly useful life-saving straw; For the sincerity of the actors' performances, the "public negative emotions" caused by "gossip that easily causes the audience's emotional rebound" has undoubtedly become a chronic poison that shortens the life of the film (or even an actor's acting career). . . "Warring States" at the beginning of the year is a bloody example.
2. [Vicious competition] Not long ago, there were various noises about "White Snake" and "Painted Wall" attacking each other and suppressing each other on the Internet during the publicity, which has not yet dissipated. . . In all fairness, "White Snake" is indeed much better than "Painted Wall" of PK in the same period, but if we can really help each other and help each other for a win-win situation, it is not a bad thing. As a result, because of their mutual attacks, insults, five cents, and slapsticks, the vast crowd of onlookers who did not know the truth slowly lost their appetite for watching movies in the air of bad comments and saliva. . . The result is, of course, a lose-lose situation. Sometimes, instead of wasting time arguing, it's better to spend more energy on studying the story and script, and try to reduce the various deficiencies and loopholes in logic as much as possible - we, the audience, don't really ask for much, as long as the story is exciting and reasonable, even if the special effects are good. Rough and small scenes are also acceptable. There are many well-made domestic films that finally miss the "classic", not because of time, money or opponents, but because of themselves and the impetuous mentality of the entertainment industry.
I sincerely hope that all the "blockbuster" producers in China who have encountered Waterloo can calm down and reflect on it and think about the future of Chinese movies. . . Of course, it also includes all the navy and the five cents who take pleasure in spitting.
View more about The Sorcerer and the White Snake reviews
