Revisiting "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" from the Color Perspective of Photography

Anita 2022-03-21 09:01:27

Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a light-colored Chinese ink painting, an artistic conception. From the escort office to the Baylor House, the art design has removed almost all unnecessary furniture and furnishings, and the empty scene has opened up the overall atmosphere. Pattern; through the viewing window, the medium and long-range views give off an air of emptiness, allowing the audience to watch the play as if they were watching a painting.
Use of color. Extremely gorgeous colors to highlight the fruit of the drama. The colors used in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" have four sets of designs to match the development of the plot. The first half emphasizes halo yellow and purple, and several action night scenes in the gray moonlight are too cold. Yes, but the drama of capturing the sword in the middle of the night is full of fiery, mixed with heat and cold, so as not to add fuel to the fire in the shadow of the sword, light and sword, making people restless.
Secondly, it is the rich red and yellow color of Xinjiang. This scene is a sweet past that Yu Jiaolong never forgets. It is precisely because she never forgets that her memory is vivid. Therefore, she should use strong colors to highlight her willfulness and show Luo Xiaohu in her mind. The important position of her, can point out the intensity of this love affair, and can also bring out her determination to resolutely repent of marriage and betray her family, and to disguise herself as Jianghu. Compared with the halo yellow and slightly purple in the first half, the rich red and bright yellow here is already a declaration of action.
The third layer color is Jiangnan green. From Huangshan Mountain to Bamboo Forest, the greenery is full of greenery and vitality, which not only reflects the change in the geographical environment of the drama, but also hints that there may be a turning point for each other. Li Mubai said unspeakable things to Yu Xiulian in front of the green bamboo window. Ye Shaoding caught a glimpse of Yu Jiaolong's unwillingness to retaliate the girl's mind that he had never faced and was unwilling to solve.
In the final cave scene, whether it is fainting, incense, poisoning, ecstasy, farewell or weeping, the colors are all gray and blue, the relationship is difficult, the people are already piled up, gray and blue, which exactly corresponds to Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian's unbearable love in the world .
Light color, fade out charm.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon quotes

  • Yu Shu Lien: [to Mrs. Yu] This particular thief... is very unusual. And most likely smarter than a mere killer.

  • Li Mu Bai: [to the Sword Thief] Give yourself up and find yourself again.