Su Tong's original work is a gloomy Southern Gothic novel, and the movie version of the scene comes to the north, which is less humid and blurred, and more "dry" belonging to Shanxi - although, this is exactly "criticism of the old society", reflecting required by the state of man in the old society.
But the "play" performance was also a little dry. Even following the context of the original work, it shaped the fateful tragedy of how Song Lian, who received a new education, was alienated and reduced to madness in the house that epitomized the feudal society.
Just like some orientalist show-off scene designs (the third wife's exaggerated mask house), it is a bit blunt, and the slow narrative with such a still water and deep flow still does not enter the hearts of the characters.
Rather than saying that the national teacher is restrained, it is better to say that he has not been able to penetrate into the heart of people, so he relies on art design and architectural space to assist the spiritual portrayal of the characters, and is obsessed with eye-catching colors.
Overall, it deserves the title of a classic. Not to mention that the form is greater than the content, the visual form is brilliant, and the content is based on Su Tong's masterpiece.
Its form is fundamentally visual. As far as the language of the film is concerned, it still exists purely for the sake of narration, and it lacks some of the agility of pure imagery. Beauty is beautiful.
Photography and art, as well as the performances of the four concubines, are all first-class. Especially He Saifei. I remembered her after watching "Blood Setting Sun". That kind of woman's dignity and sullenness, she has always grasped it in place.
Gong Li is good, but she is a bit "King Kong Barbie", she is strong and arrogant when she comes out, and it is difficult to empathize with her innocence and weakness.
Compare it to the original. Su Tong is basically a female incarnation, and experiencing this story is highly emotional and emotional (so much so that he once thought he was GAY). The national teacher is still staring.
In the original book, the setting that the eldest young master can't like women and has a male partner has been erased, which is a pity.
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