For this film, director Zhang Yimou's use of color is far more famous than the film itself.
That was in 2002. The use of such a large area of color and the accumulation of ancient costume giants with crowd tactics undoubtedly started the trend of high-cost commercial films in China . It seems to be the first domestic film with a box office of over 100 million after the millennium.
color in film
The main body of the Qin state, whether it is the army or the palace, is black and chilling;
Zhao Guo's clothes and interior decoration are all red;
The section of Flying Snow Killing Ruyue is a bleak yellow like fallen leaves and a dazzling blood red after computer processing;
And the landscape without swords and swordsmen is boundless green.
There are several impressive uses of color in the film.
When Feixue killed Ruyue, after Ruyue laughed, the yellow leaves in the surrounding environment gradually turned blood red. The red environment suggests that Fei Xue regrets her actions and feels heartache for her actions and Kisaragi's hatred for Fei Xue.
During the duel between Canjian and King Qin in the Qin State Hall, the chilling Qin Palace hung a green curtain uncharacteristically, similar to the peaceful life of the Shanshui hermit whom Canjian and Feixue yearned for before. Changes in the mood of the Qin Palace and the King of Qin.
Can Jian realized that the peace he longed for actually existed in this solemn and solemn Qin Palace. Just as he later wrote the word "world", the king of Qin exchanged the suffering of a few people for the common peace of the world. Compared with the suffering that oneself suffers, in front of the world, it is not suffering.
Form over substance
Director Zhang Yimou's combination of literary films and commercial films is also just right. It has the depth of literary films, such as the 19 ways of writing swords and the third realm, and the trade-off and choice between personal suffering and world suffering.
Of course, there is also the discussion of the title "Hero". What is a hero? What is a hero?
A hero who trusts others for his ambition and is willing to sacrifice himself like snow in the sky?
Are those who are loyal to their masters at the risk of exchanging their lives for trust such as the moon like a hero?
Let go of hatred for the sake of the world and think like a broken sword. Is the nameless a hero?
Are those who are willing to suffer infamy and misunderstanding but seek to end the war and the world and be peaceful like winning the government?
In the end, Wuming gave up the assassination, and the two swords and Feixue died in love. At the beginning, they may have their own hatred and hardships, but in the end, their goals are the same, and they are willing to give up themselves for the world.
The bridge connecting commerce and literature and art is still the use of color, which is not only a visual feast, but also can be interpreted and experienced.
From a commercial point of view, not only does it constantly overturn the former's storytelling, but the film's duel scenes can also make the audience feel hearty
The sound of the piano under the pavilion accompanies the rain, and the long spear against the sword outside the pavilion; the people in the heart of the lake have passed away, and the lake surface has no traces of waves.
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