I have always wanted to plead guilty for this movie. What I want to say is very simple. The plot is important, but in this movie the story is just a foil. What Zhang Yimou shows in the film is his understanding and ability to control art. For example, the only criterion for people who don’t understand painting is to look at works of art, just as the only criterion for people who don’t understand movies is whether the story is fun or not. If you only use this kind of vision, then Picasso’s paintings should be What do you think? When art achieves a certain height, it is not just superficial things. Artists pay more attention to the expression of psychology and emotions, and the way of expression is the key. The lines in this movie are very concise, because one more nonsense will affect the artistic expression. I wonder if everyone has noticed that the reason why the photography of House of Flying Daggers is so good has a lot to do with its choice of plot. The director I didn’t want to tell such a profound and moving story. If you say more than one sentence, you need to insert one more shot, which may seem procrastinated. Wuji is the best proof. A lot of panning shots will greatly affect the expressiveness of photography, and the shots in Zhang Yimou’s films have always been Concise, lively and never sloppy, every shot is as beautiful as a painting. He has brought the comprehensive expression of color, photography, light, and music to the extreme in the film. I have to say that he is really a genius!
Interested friends go back and watch this movie again. It is no exaggeration to say that I have watched it at least 20 times, and I can memorize the lines. Friends look at the combination of photography and background music, and the sense of rhythm they show when they come together, it's really impeccable. After watching it so many times, I feel that there are no shots that can be deleted, and even if one shot or one more shot is deleted, I feel that it is not perfect. The film can achieve a level that ten Avatars can't reach, and no one can compare. We are not flattering Zhang Yimou, who knows me, but I am truly amazed and gratified by Zhang Yimou's film. If one day he doesn't make movies, I won't go to the cinema again.
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