Before watching the movie, I had received countless comments and spoof messages, and even watched a "rule of law online" cut from the film footage. But fortunately, the information did not affect me. I watched the film calmly and got some conclusions, either praise or derogation.
In general, this film can be categorized as Zhang Yimou’s "Heroes" and "Ambush on Ten Sides". Based on their huge investment, gorgeous packaging, and simple and crude plot, this type of film can be called "First Commercial Films". ". The government has long declared that the cultural stage is full of flowers and a hundred schools of thought contend. However, everyone knows that mainland Chinese genre films are starting his first step. "Hero", "Ambush on Ten Sides", "Promise", etc., even though they have many shortcomings in one, even if they seem naive and crude, but after all, they are the first batch of large investment and large production in Mainland China, bringing together many international superstars, adopting various A kind of industrialized promotion method for publicity and hype videos. Why don’t we give some tolerance and encouragement to these hard-working attempts, but do the utmost sarcasm and humiliation, exhaust vocabulary and creativity to attack it, the story of "Promise" is simple and the clues are single, it is not difficult for me to understand , I am puzzled, when did the Chinese culture and people, who have always claimed to be tolerant, profound, and broad, become like this?
The story tells the story of the love of the duke, the general Guangming, the slave Kunlun and the allure of the woman, and the struggle, exploitation, deception, and betrayal caused by this. There is also the ghost wolf, a cold and ugly snow countryman, who chooses to survive. He became a slave, but finally realized that sometimes dignity is better than survival, so he made the choice of putting on flower armor for Kunming, who was also a Snowman, and turning himself into an invisible choice. Chen Kaige interprets each character in a simple and conceptual way, and completes the narration of each paragraph with a gorgeous and symbolic setting. He discarded the complexity and grandeur of "Farewell My Concubine". He thought this simplicity would please audiences who didn't use their brains much. But he has forgotten that he will also face the self-righteous Chinese netizens on the Internet who use sarcasm to make fun of others.
The shortcomings of "Promise" are obvious, the story is simple, the characters are thin, and the character "Man of God" comes out to declare fate. However, online insults have far surpassed these aspects. They ridicule Chen Kaige's personal level, ridicule the spoken language of the actors, and ridicule any point of the plot that can be used as a joke. In terms of science and technology, we always watch foreigners run past like Snowmen, leaving us far behind, while in terms of humiliation and criticism, the Chinese always show unparalleled creativity and imagination. They grasped every detail to criticize "Wuji". As the first batch of commercial films in mainland China, "Promise" is just a graffiti of a child. Even if you read the works of all the masters in the world, do you have reason to make fun of it? "The Promise" is flawed, but we are just beginning. Even if you are already an expert who has read many books and watched the best movies in the world, should you show great disdain for the local compatriots' first walk? The ugly ghost wolf even knows to protect his own clan, don't you know how to apply even a little nourishment to this growing seedling? In the future cultural history, this period may become the enlightenment period of Chinese film culture, and you, the one who grabs every detail to make fun of, sneers and humiliates the director, actors and other personnel, and hides behind the computer screen to enjoy the pleasure People, are you willing to be one of the obstacles to the development of Chinese film?
Chen Kaige was a little impetuous. He abandoned his weight and stability, and finally inevitably devoted himself to business. However, when those who accused him of insulting Chen Kaige's kitsch but pretending to be elegant, aren't you also a fool Are you living? Isn't it also living in the pursuit of fame and fortune? Wasn't it also swayed by the commercial tide of this society? What capital do you have to ask others to ignore the world and become the Kafka of the times? The reason why many people criticize "The Promise" is not because of the distressed votes. Since you asked Chen Kaige to continue to be his noble person, why are you reluctant to invest this amount of money to contribute to China's cultural undertakings?
In fact, cultural development, like social development, has its own laws and trajectories. China is undergoing social transformation and economic development, and cultural development must be based on economy. I have vaguely felt that the generation of people born in the 1980s has seen a colorful situation in the thinking and outlook of life of this generation due to the guarantee of material life and the improvement of economic background. Both free thinking and open thinking are needed when the economy has developed to a certain level. The Chinese economy has just emerged from hunger, and Chinese cultural undertakings have just broken free from the shadow of the Cultural Revolution. Although there is a heavy traditional culture, many art forms are starting to be explored under the influence of material scarcity and social environment. Literature, film, and music are all seeming immature. In many cases, only a little experience can be gained through imitation. And grades. Many directors are experiencing inner struggles like Chen Kaige. What is gratifying is that although they are struggling, they still stick to their beliefs and work hard to do practical things for their allegiance to the film industry. Why don't we be more tolerant to these people who seem immature, impetuous, and contradictory but still do real things? Why can't you encourage them, sincerely give more suggestions and opinions, and at the same time make them calmer and calmer in order to achieve greater success.
Hard work, Chen Kaige. Even though "Promise" is crude and immature, it is your attempt, and I still believe in your strength. Just like Zhang Yimou, who was insulted by the crowd, his "Riding A Thousand Miles Alone" did not prove that he still had the strength, he hadn't fallen yet. Those commercial films that are not successful are just his attempts. As long as it is an attempt, as long as it is to create, as long as it is serious and sincere to complete the work, we will give encouragement and trust, and be proud of it.
Be more tolerant, Chinese netizens.
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