War: More exciting than "Ink Attack"
When "Ink Attack" was released, I was delighted that a decent cold weapon war scene finally appeared in a Chinese-language film. However, after watching "The Name", I felt that the war scene in "Ink Attack" was a little stingy.
The wonderful thing about the war scenes in "The Name" is the capture of close-up shots.
The first battle in the film, and also the most tragically depicted Battle of Shucheng, is undoubtedly the one with the most R-rated shots in the film. In this war, there are many scenes of broken hands, broken legs, and people smashed, not to mention that the scenes of slashing to the bone almost run through this war. But if it is just a large number of these R-rated lenses, it will not be able to achieve a tragic cold weapon war. Chen Kexin used a lot of shaking shots in this episode, and the scenes of several people fighting took up most of the war scene, which made the audience immediately feel an immersive, tragic and bloody effect. It also exploded geometrically. And the fundamental purpose of this approach is to make the war specific to individuals, not just a fight between two phalanxes in our impression. If you don't take into account the director's purpose, the gold and silver war in Zhang Yimou's "Golden Armor in the City" is because it is not specific to the individual, which makes the battle scene more exciting, but not tragic. Although this specific way of depicting the war is not as spectacular as the rush of a bunch of digital people, it is undoubtedly more real. This shooting method is already relatively common in Hollywood's Cold Weapon War, but it is still relatively rare in our Chinese-language films. At the same time, it was this method that made the few big scenes in the Battle of Shucheng instantly become spectacular. Chen Kexin mainly uses close-up shots, supplemented by some long-range shots, which makes the war look relaxed and relaxed. The audience will not be able to distinguish between "enemy and self" due to the fighting between the two sides. On the contrary, in the film, the Qing army and the Taiping army alternately attacked Very "orderly", and even the tactics used by both sides in the film are very clearly seen. Therefore, Chen Kexin has broken through the seemingly absolute thinking that "a large number of people (or digital people) must be piled up to build a big scene."
The Battle of Shucheng, so far, can definitely be regarded as the most cold weapon war in Chinese movies!
Plot: More conflict than "Thorn Horse"
From now on, "Thorn Horse" is more like a film of grievances and grievances. In "Thorn Horse", Zhang Che didn't pay much attention to fighting the Taiping Army, and more focused on the grievances and grievances of the three people such as Ma Xinyi. At the same time, the film spends a lot of space on the martial arts section, which makes "Thorn Horse" still belong to the category of kung fu films in a sense. The success of "Thorn Horse" is not its plot, but Zhang Che's excellent creation of a sense of ceremony and the excellent performances of Dillon, Jiang David and others.
The story of "Putting Name" is adapted from "Thorn Horse", but it is more epic than "Thorn Horse". Chen Kexin has made it clear that this is not a kung fu film, so in addition to the tragic war scenes, dramatic conflicts are the focus of this film. In addition to the "uncle and sister-in-law becoming a traitor" that was retained from "Thorn Horse", the plot of official conflict was also added, which made the film develop from the original single plot of "Thorn Horse" to a dual-line development of "Famous Name". . The intersection of the two lines finally makes the role of Pang Qingyun more complicated than Ma Xinyi. In the film, he is no longer the "simple" guy who betrayed his brother in "Thorn Horse", but has become his own ambition and politics. Victims of the struggle, therefore, Pang Qingyun's death is more tragic than Ma Xinyi's death. At the same time, Erhu's death is also more complicated than Huang Zong's death in "Thorn Horse". Huang Zong's death in "Thorn Horse" is more inclined to betray his brother, while Pang Qingyun in "Famous Name" is more like a A knife used by others, so Erhu is still a political victim.
The addition of this line of officialdom has fundamentally changed the story of "Thorn Horse". The source of the tragedy of "Thorn Horse" is magnified in "Famous Name". This kind of tragedy of "Thorn Pang" based on the historical background is undoubtedly more thought-provoking than "Thorn Horse".
Actor: He is better at acting than "Huo Yuanjia".
Since "Huo Yuanjia", Jet Li has gradually shown a trend of transformation. If in "Huo Yuanjia" Jet Li still can't forget his "wusheng" identity to a certain extent, then in "Famous Name", Jet Li has completely put himself in the position of an actor, it can be said that this is Jet Li's role in the movie In so many years, this time is the most like an actor.
In the film, you can't feel that he will have more vigorous skills than Andy Lau and Takeshi Kaneshiro who are not "wusheng". The best thing about Jet Li in this film is not his kung fu (in fact, he didn't show kung fu), but It's his performance.
Pang Qingyun in the film is capable, ambitious, and equally loyal. It is this complex character that makes Pang Qingyun more three-dimensional than Ma Xinyi. And this kind of complex character also requires excellent acting skills to control. I am very happy that Jet Li did not disappoint. In the film, we gave Jet Li a close-up of his eyes many times. From the initial despair to the final coldness, we can all learn from Jet Li. In his eyes, he read Pang Qingyun's heart at the moment and his character tendencies at this moment. It can be said that Jet Li played Pang Qingyun alive.
There is a monologue scene at a wine table in the film. The most sensational part of this film was completed under the "cooperation" of Andy Lau and Jet Li, but with Andy Lau can use a lot of body language to express the misery of the character The difference is that Jet Li is always sitting, but Jet Li has completed his performance with monologues and expressions at this time, and the excellent montage of this bridge section makes the whole scene very emotional.
Of course, in addition to Jet Li, Andy Lau is also a highlight of the film. It's just that Andy Lau's temperament lacks a natural rambunctious air, which makes his Erhu not as "simple" as Chen Guantai's Huang Zong. But Andy Lau's acting skills are still impeccable in the film, and the scene of sudden tears while watching the play at the wine table is admirable.
And Takeshi Kaneshiro is the one with the least bright spot among the three. Although this film uses his narration to develop the plot, he is only a foil for Jet Li and Andy Lau most of the time except for the last "thorn Pang" scene in the film. . As for Xu Jinglei, she hardly even counts as a vase in the film because she is not pretty most of the time. For such a film dominated by men, I feel that Chen Kexin is controlling Xu Jinglei's role, so that the film will not be too immersed in the entanglement of love triangle.
In addition, I have to mention Wei Zongwan, Kui Rong and Gu Baoming, who play the three ministers including Chen Gong in the film. The performances of these three old actors are the absolute highlights of the film.
Epilogue
"Certificate of Names" is derived from "Thorn Horse", but it is not "Thorn Horse", but it will inevitably be compared with "Thorn Horse". "Thorn Horse" is a peak, but it is not insurmountable, or it is not impossible to create the same peak as "Thorn Horse". "Name" is at least close to the latter. In a sense, "Famous Name" is still a remake, and it is already a success to "remake" to this extent.
It can be seen that a lot of compromises have been made in the release of "Plagiarism". In the first version of the trailer, there were three people murdering and accepting the plot, but it was not seen in the film. It is estimated that this is mainly due to the electric trial. the meaning of. Everyone is familiar with the "name vote" because of the Water Margin, and there are also 108 people in the film, which is by no means an accident. This change not only makes the bandits and Liang Shanbo's heroes in the film not look like "underworld", but also makes the "name submission" lose its original meaning, which makes the title of the film lose its luster. Another interesting thing is that the night before the three people attacked Shucheng after joining the army, they shouted in the previous trailer, "Grab money! Grab food! Grab your mother!", full of bandits, but in the end A trailer is only left with "grab money! Grab food!", and in the film it becomes "yes" grab money! Grab food! Grab the turf! "Although this change is innocuous, it is less flavorful than the first.
Of course, "The Name" is still an excellent film in terms of lens, editing, music, etc., but without these compromises, it may be It's more flavorful.
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