From the screenwriter's point of view, summarize the five places worth learning from "Hana"

Zoe 2022-03-20 09:02:27

Let’s try to summarize what screenwriters can learn:

First of all, in terms of character design, the police did what the gangsters should do; in terms of emotion, the tenderness of the iron man touched people's hearts; in terms of plot, a little bit of things happened behind him; in terms of story, after all the despair of love, family and friendship, the tragic to die.

There are many kinds of killers, and the challenge for the writers is to create a different one. "Pulp Fiction" is talkative, and "Leon the Killer" is a warm man, both of which can be regarded as innovations. The killer of "Hua Huo" is a person who is cruel and not innovative, followed by a killer who has changed from the police.

The second thing worth learning is telling stories without lines. The protagonist Xi Jiajing adds up to less than 20 lines, and the heroine has no lines at all. The protagonist has a total of three lines before entering the second half.

Third, it is worth learning about the delay and compression of time. In many literary dramas, the shot is very slow and long, and the time seems to be prolonged; but when it comes to martial arts, it ends without paying attention. The process of martial arts is really slow, like Gu Long's martial arts.

Fourth, the background music in many places is simply muted, leaving a lot of blank space, giving the audience room to fully mobilize their emotions.

Fifth, the use of imagery visual elements. Such as gorgeous fireworks, blizzard, waves, paintings, etc.

---Summary of the story

The film tells the story of a policeman who ends up committing suicide after a series of blows. The policeman Xi Jiajing first died of his son, then his wife was about to die from leukemia, then his colleague was disabled or died, and he was subjected to loan sharks and various debt collections... Under the heavy pressure, at the beginning of "The Endless Flower", he took the taxi Disguised as a police car, he swaggered to rob a bank, wounded and eventually killed the gang members who came to collect debts again and again, sent painting materials to a disabled colleague, sent a sum of money to a colleague's family, and finally and his wife who died soon. Suicide by the sea.

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Extended Reading
  • Colt 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    It is not difficult to see the continuation and development of "Fireworks" to "That Summer, Tranquil Sea", breaking out of love and dreams and moving towards gentleness in violence. The protagonist still lives in silence, and in the end, it is the sea that witnesses and bears death - from "Goodbye, hello" to "Thank you, I'm sorry", there is unshakable silence and kindness inside. The cool thing about Kitano Takeku is that he hardly uses facial expressions to convey the emotions of the characters. Instead, he relies on the unconventional editing of the first act, the stunning paintings in close-up, the soundtrack that makes the sadness and resentment by Hisaishi, and the short-lived fists and bullets. Perishable fireworks are juxtaposed with eternal patterns, and movement and stillness are designed to achieve a high balance. Although I know that he is only using his skills to make up for the defect of facial paralysis, his twitching face is really full of helpless resistance to the world.

  • Lourdes 2022-03-26 09:01:11

    The flower symbolizes life, and the fire with the intention of shooting a gun symbolizes death. Asi, played by Takeshi Kitano, has a civilian appearance and the most essential tough guy spirit. He looks at this chaotic world with indifference and detachment, and completes the moral trial and adjudication in his own way in the omissions of the system. This is a kind of Modern people, who survive in the cracks, refuse to be the concentrated embodiment of alienation. The film has various flashbacks, and the connection is rough and clumsy, which will make people feel that the narrative logic is chaotic

Fireworks quotes

  • Miyuki, Nishi's wife: Thank you - thank you for everything.

  • Yoshitaka Nishi: I told you I'd kill you next time.