Chinese movies now use special effects more or less. Even if there are no special effects, there will be sound effects to complete the plot of a movie, but the tension of the drama has not been magnified much because of the mediocre plot and vulgar acting skills. It becomes like a joke that makes people unable to laugh. It can actually make people think that cold humor is also a failure of the movie, but the cold humor is not this kind of real bad acting, but a delicately arranged "acting bad". ” Therefore, many Chinese films are really like primary school students looking at pictures and talking, but at most they are only at the level of composition in the third grade of primary school. No amount of special effects produced by such screenwriters and directors can actually save the film.
The birth of Takeshi Kitano's talented actor determines the style of his movies. It's not his intention to be funny. Many times you will find one or two scenes in his movies, and you can probably guess what he thinks: Well, this paragraph is good , hey, wouldn't it be better to add rakugo or mancai jokes. Always inadvertently put some of my own accumulation into my own works, not deliberately but instinctively, this is a threshold for good film creation. Of course, the classic shooting method, such as Spielberg, makes the most accurate arrangement and arrangement within the framework, which is also an artistic direction, but it also goes against the essence of art. It's a model he created himself, but if someone else uses it, no matter how good it is, it's someone else's thing. I watched an episode of "The Round Table" recently and the guest was my favorite old actor He Bing. When he talked about Peking Opera performances, he mentioned that the reason why a maestro is an art maestro is not by sticking to the rules, but by always To innovate at a certain point within the rules, and this will become the style of his own art. It is the constraints that force the actors to innovate, so at a certain node, art will inevitably break through. The paradox is real. Practice makes perfect, it has been said for hundreds of years, in fact, this is an example. Takeshi Kitano's films are of a very high standard, and the level of manga talent is also very high. When the two can become perfect, they can combine the two to form their own film art style. This is the innovation caused by regulation. It's not that innovation is discouraged. Do you have the level of practice that makes perfect? Talking about innovation when the basic skills are not solid? You are just a hermit crab on the bottom of the sea. You put shells and gravel bodies on your body. In fact, you are still a crab in essence. It's just that hermit crabs are just for survival, and many Chinese are just performing in the name of "innovation". One of the tensions of the film is the "self-contained family" that comes from the director's "sudden flash", which is by no means a performance in the name of innovation. You are a director, not an actor.
There are basically no special effects in the film of Takeshi Kitano. The only special effect is "blood spray". The plasma spray in Japan or stage plays has been changed into special effects. What is the function of this special effect? From today's point of view, this special effect is still relatively rough, the time is short, and the effect can only be said to be able to support the plot without any sense of violation. But the whole film is still full of tension, where does it come from?
First, the acting skills of the actors and the acting styles of the old-school Japanese actors are actually similar. I define this interpretation method as "traceless acting". In this film, no matter the age, even a child , you can't find his shadow in reality, to be able to achieve "no self", first of all, you have to grasp the character absolutely in place, and then you can truly realize that every gesture and action is the character himself. Of course, Japan's protection and preservation of traditional culture is also the reason why it can support this acting to a greater extent. The preservation of traditional culture is not about architecture. If there are people who understand it this way, it is China's tragedy. The preservation of traditional culture is the absolute influence of values and cultural identity on people's words, deeds and thoughts. It can be said that maybe only Japan in the world has achieved this level. So even though the West, in terms of art, has a far greater sense of identity with Japanese art style than with China, ninja can be used as a standard symbol in Hollywood, but kongfu is just a way to "try". Because first of all, China does not have its own style! ! ! That's the tragic thing.
Second, the design of the characters, such as the "sisters" of wandering prostitutes, it seems that the sisters are actually brothers and sisters. It seems that it does not conform to reality, but it is cruel in reality. In ancient society, women actually had a higher chance of survival than men. Why? Male thieves and female prostitutes is not a curse word, but it also reveals the ultimate choice at the end of the road between men and women in ancient times. Sex can be a consumer product in ancient times. Just take two wandering prostitute sisters and brothers, if this sister really raises her brother as a boy, what will happen? For example, when my elder sister is selling herself and doing sleazy things, what does it feel like if her younger brother is watching? How long can this younger brother endure, and even if he does, what are the chances that the prostitute will not hurt this younger brother? Prostitution is not something that exists today. So let the younger brother pretend to be a woman, and also sell himself as a showman, and finally achieve the purpose of revenge. Even if it is not a wise choice, it is a safe choice. Are you going to criticize the elder sister or the younger brother? In fact, what should be criticized is you, a petty citizen who understands the "suffering" of ordinary people and shoots guns everywhere from the commanding heights of morality! ! ! In this case, you can't stand on either side to criticize the other side, this is the reality! ! ! Cruel but true! ! ! This kind of entanglement caused dramatic tension. When these two brothers and sisters have fully adapted and accepted this life, the torture of human nature is the value of a real work of art.
Third, the exquisite plot and good script are unexpected and reasonable. As the boss of the gang, why he can control the overall situation of a city is not because of his extraordinary ability, because he is the owner of an izakaya! ! ! Every night, customers come to his counter, buy a pot of wine, order a bowl of Oden, eat boiled radishes with them, and drink unpleasant sake. There are always people complaining, and even more people. I don't know why, get carried away, and say that they have leaked their secrets, there will always be some foreign businessmen who inadvertently leak their wealth, and there will always be samurai who want to drink two drinks and leak their own means. All this cannot escape a pair of eyes that are good at observing and discovering. It not only conforms to the introverted "bad" of the Japanese nation, but also explains why he is so "good" when he is bad? The tension of this kind of plot will make people stunned when you understand it, but this is not Kitano's own creation, but the ingenious reference brought by the stories accumulated in ancient Japan. Sadly, there are many rakugo jokes. It can be seen in Chinese cross talk storytelling, even more sophisticated than it. Through the interpretation and improvement of some storytelling, many books have even more meaning than themselves, and you may be able to get rid of popular literature. Towards serious literature, but ask how many Chinese people really integrate it into their own culture and life? What you throw away is not just the baggage, but the cornerstone of your future.
Still entangled in political and ideological issues, deleting a comment and response in order to report a sensitive topic, this kind of open-mindedness will only make China go further and further on the road of backwardness. What is the regulation? I dare not say it, but regulating speech and thoughts will only shoot yourself in the foot
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