Jia Zhangke once put down his words at the premiere of Peking University, he just wanted to choose the same time to be released together with the Golden Armor. He wanted to see how many people still care about good people in this golden age. This result is self-evident. Jia Zhangke knew it for a long time, but he was still unwilling. So in a sense, Jia Zhangke made the same mistake as Dou Wei, and they both had too much expectations and requirements for the general public. Hope to resonate. I hope that a person who is busy with life all day can feel compassion for the world. How can it be! The office is depressing enough, interpersonal relationships are complicated enough, gas prices are expensive enough, food hygiene is worrying enough... With so many trivial matters in our lives that concern us, we are overwhelmed, how can we still have the energy to care about a remote area The joys, sorrows, sorrows, joys, life and death that happened in the small county town cried. Jia Zhangke himself said, in fact, every one of you and I struggling in the city is a good person in the Three Gorges, and it is difficult to find a way to survive. Well, since this is the case, when you let out a breath from the intrigue, you hide in the dark movie theater, look at Dabomei, look at Prince Jie, and look at the dazzling golden yellow, which is also a normal defense.
There are only two things that attract audiences to a movie, either with handsome guys and beauties, or with a gripping plot. But what is there in "The Good Man in Three Gorges"? Han Sanming is a miner himself, and Shen Hong is definitely not beautiful and sexy. As for the plot, it is even more oppressive and suffocating. Well, if I were Jia Zhangke, of course, this assumption would never be true, so I could just stand here and talk without pain. Then I wouldn't have any box office expectations for such an art film. Let alone compare him with the Golden Armor. To put it nicely, it will tell you to walk your Yangguan Road, and I will cross my single-plank bridge; to put it badly, I will think it is a blasphemy. Moreover, I would rather have a bleak box office, and I hope that everyone who walks into the theater will be sincere and caring, and can be shaken by my story. I also don't want everyone to be crowded to watch my movie, but just because of curiosity, because of the gorgeous set of dazzling stars. Golden Armor is adapted from Cao Yu's play "Thunderstorm", but among those who are rushing to it, several of them have actually seen this play, even if they only know the plot. Just as the audition for the Red Chamber led to the hot sale of "Dream of Red Chamber", there are probably many people who remembered to watch "Thunderstorm" because of a golden armor. Is this the sorrow of Cao Xueqin and Cao Yu, or ours?
It is said that Zhang Yimou is kind in disguise. So what happened. Grandpa Deng taught us that, no matter if the cat is black or white, if it catches a mouse, it is a good cat. Whether it is true kindness or false kindness, if you earn enough gold, you will achieve your goals. "People use the greatest courage to be brave just to explore the bottom line that it can achieve, in order to maximize the benefits. The pursuit of material things, without spiritual support, doesn't matter, face, chastity, public morality, honesty, kindness... ...all of which can be thrown into the clouds." Zhang Yimou doesn't care whether the 300 million box office is because of people's curiosity or because he likes his movie, just like the publishers don't care whether the popularity of "Dream of Red Mansions" is because people really love her or because of Arty. From beginning to end, we have been caught in the debate of "the process is more important or the result is more important". Don't forget that today's "renovation" Chen Kaige or Zhang Yimou also made art films like "Yellow Earth" and "Red Sorghum". What's even more dramatic is that those fifth Jia Zhangke is also one of the passionate young people moved by the acting director.
I guess Jia Zhangke's anger or provocation today is largely due to disappointment. A director who once touched him began to succumb to money and box office, give up sincerity, and rely on empty flamboyance to confuse people. The role model of the past has become the object of disgust today, how can it not make him sad. The mortals have vulgar pleasures, the wise have noble pains. Everyone has aspirations. No one should look down on anyone. Just as Xu Zhiyuan said, he also hoped that his book would sell as well as Jay Chou's records, but he knew there was no drama, so "My buddy recognized it." He could only admit it. So the same is true for Jia Zhangke. At least, Venice also gave him a supreme honor, which must be enough to encourage him to continue to move forward on the film path he chose, but it is not up to him to influence how many people he can infect in the end.
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