In terms of the plot, Wong Kar-wai made some minor adjustments, such as using subtitles to type the names of solar terms such as Jing Zhe. There are major changes at the beginning and end, from the original flashback to a positive narrative. The subtitles at the beginning are scattered with thick ink, and the ending is quicksand with a yellow background. Deleted the flashback narration of "Many years later, I have a nickname called West Poison" and some fighting scenes of East and West Poison, and added empty mirrors of weather and scenery, as well as some close-up pictures of Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung, and the editing sequence of the shots was also added. has changed. And the most intuitive thing is that the titled "Lonely Shadow of Heaven and Earth" has been removed, and the aura and soul are missing.
A lot of narrations that played auxiliary functions and rendered emotions were removed, and pictures such as Brigitte Lin screaming in the sky were also cut off. Some unimportant small characters have also been adjusted, but the main body has not moved. For viewers who haven't watched "Evil and Poison in the West", the overall narration of the final version should be smoother and more compact (especially for Western audiences).
Everyone knows that the super-luxurious lineup of the film cannot be repeated, and the appearance of the ultimate version is more of an opportunity to reminisce. The crazy man and the woman in the play are still lonely and tangled. The past ten years have been turned into the ashes of time, which really fulfilled the finale of the original: the world has become a cloud of smoke.
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Compared with the original version, the obvious changes in the final version come from two aspects, color and soundtrack. The original version in 1994 was darker, showing the desolation and desolation of the desert. The new version has been re-colored and repaired, clear and bright, with yellow sand and bright red blood. From cold to warm, light from the trailer and poster images can feel a lot more gorgeous. In the soundtrack, Chen Xunqi's original sound for the movie was regarded as the best, and Wong Kar-Wai ignored this and pulled Yo-Yo Ma and his cello to realize the dream of cooperation. In addition, some music arrangements were added, which appeared at the beginning and end. The changes in the soundtrack of the new version may make many fans of Wong Kar Wai feel uncomfortable. For example, the passages such as Peach Blossom leaning on the back of a horse and Hong Qili's war horse thief are completely different from the original version. [Beijing News] □ Europa
=============With the difference comparison between IMDB netizens who have seen it three times in Cannes============
I have seen it 3 times in Cannes.
So:
- the redux version is 93 minutes, shorter than early editions; the
ultimate edition is shorter. This was compared last year.
- the whole movie is restored in digital and the colors are a bit sature; recolored digitally
. - the opening
images are a little different: Wong has inserted a big yellow moon (or sun?) in a storm and a lot of light on the battlefield of Leslie and Tony ; - Wong has removed the first two battle scenes!!! So we can't see the first appearence of the horse-thieves as the only battle sequence involving the character of Leslie...; West poison and horse thieves are gone - the opening titles & ending titles are different, there is no black but yellow stylized sand;
- the music is a lot different: Wong has removed the fantastic music from 3 important sequences;
the music is different, who did the sunglasses betray
- the editing is a little different in 2-3 scenes: for example, the flashback of the night of the marriage of Maggie Cheung is a bit longer;
clip. Sister-in-law's flashback has become longer.
- Brigitte Lin doesn't scream in the impressive lake scene;
the difference between loneliness and defeat in reflection and practicing swordsmanship...
- Wong has removed the (dead) cat hanged on the wall in the sequence of Huang and Yin. In the place of this one we find a shot of a lake or someone made of water;
the dead cat many pointed out, Dong Xie meets Murong Yan
- Wong has removed the shot where Tony jumps on the roof in the battle with the thieves;
Blind Swordsman Battle A horse thief, the camera changes
- the battle scene of Tony and the thieves is a lot different in the sound and in color-correction in fact sometimes the music turns to zero, the photo becomes darker and the sound distorces (as Tony becomes blind);
bigger all round Change, almost different
- the splitting blood of the poor Tony (sigh!) is a bit more detailed and realistic, probably digitally corrected;
I've heard people say before that if the knife is fast enough, the blood spews from the wound like the wind It's as good as it sounds, but the first time I heard it was my own blood... - Wong has removed one shot (of two!) where Hong Qi is helped by his wife
after he has lost his finger;
A little change
- Wong has inserted 2 short (and not very well cut) images of pink peach
blossoms ;
- the editing of the very final sequence is different: in this new one there is only Leslie Cheung with long hair. There is no place for Tony, Brigitte, Jacky and Maggie
.
- 2 shots rumor-corrected: the stop-frame of Tony Leung at sunset and the close-shot of Tony with blue sky in the background;
two shots of the blind swordsman
- Wong has added the 4 seasons didascalie on black background;
solar terms. The rain will go, and the shock will come.
- a shot of the White Camel Mountain covered by snow has been added;
White Camel Mountain. - there is non sign of Joey Wang that appeared for 2 seconds in the
original version (I think...) little by little
- there is some blood in the water where jump out Hong Qi, in the old version I didn't notice that...
Hong Qi and blood water-
the subtitles are sometimes a bit different. The
subtitles are adjusted differently-
I'm not sure of this, but the shot of Leslie on a little mountain watching Jacky and his wife leaving is changed a little. Sidu
watching Hong Qi leave is different (not sure)
and unfortunantly..... THE BEST PIECE OF MUSIC OF THE WHOLE MOVIE HAS BEEN REMOVED!!!!
Sure enough, the biggest objection was the music music music! ! !
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