The first time I heard Jiang Wen talk about his movie "The Sun Also Rises" was at the Kunlun Japanese Dinner, and Wang Wei was also present. It was his first draft of the script, and it was enough to read it. He had to tell it, and it was really vivid. Lao Jiang described the picture as a unique experience, like experiencing the scenery. I was immediately infected and praised it badly. ,agreed. I don't think there is such a movie in China. After reading the script, it still feels good. It is a kind of extravagant beauty projected by a mind, not a reality of common concern; to put it sloppily, it can also be called poetry.
However, he refused to stop at this kind of good, and still grabbed Shuping and continued to change it again and again. Every time I see Shu Ping at Jiang Wen's place, I always feel that the two brothers are like a couple who do life-long affairs for their children. They are not afraid of trouble and must do things beautifully. . It was a great pleasure for me to sow discord between the two of them. In the second and third drafts, you can see Lao Jiang's hesitation, swaying between his own understanding and the audience's understanding. It's no wonder that before any film is shot, there is a powerful voice that takes care of the audience, even if it is a type of film that caters to the audience - this is the most plausible word for a layman. At that time - the year before last, Chinese films pretended to be out of a road of commercial expansion, and the market theory was the most clamorous.
Jiang Wen seems to have three principles of chastity in making films: first, he must maintain the greatest incomparability with his previous works, and the basic idea is completely different; second, there must be a certain scale of investment, he does not look down on low-cost movies, and believes that movies are luxury goods , to ensure the production, "no money to make any movies", I always hear him say this, and I don't agree with his point of view; third, it is not suitable, from personnel to cycle, try to strive for the best interests for your staff - because this leads to Article 2. This made it difficult for him to make films. From 1992 to 2007, he only made three films in 15 years. With his status and fame, the financing barrier should have been passed (other factors aside).
This third film has many similarities with his first two films. The preparation time is very long, and the filming has many twists and turns and even has to pay some money to go in. Over the years, I have seen him tirelessly talk to all kinds of people for this film, persuading, explaining, applying pressure, using his charisma and tricks; always smiling, courteous, persuasive and reasonable, appearing to have Very patient, good temper and a lot of time.
Therefore, a reporter friend carefully asked me a few days ago if he was very domineering, and everyone said that it was very painful especially for the new media beginners. I can only answer: I don't think so. Maybe because of the efficiency of the shooting - it can only be simple and crude. I usually feel that he cares about other people's feelings and takes care of other people's emotions very much (this is better than me), and I even randomly found a family reason for him: he is the eldest in the family. Others said: Maybe he has changed, and when he is old, he has a son and is gentle. I said maybe, but I don't believe he tolerates idiots.
Sometimes unprovoked feel some guilt towards him. There was something about him that made many people who knew him willing to do something for him. When talking about him, no matter what everyone thinks of one of his films, or how well his films won awards or box office, there is a general consensus: China needs such a person. This evaluation is very high, I think - no matter how successful genre film directors are, they can be replaced, and Lao Jiang is a person with his own attitude and a clear-cut stand. With him, we can say that the films of this big country are not all work. Son.
In fact, I haven't seen the finished film yet, I have only seen the rough cuts of three of the stories, last year. But his movies really didn't let me down past experience.
Sometimes I feel pessimistic. We have seen the fall of opera and literature. Will we also see the fall of film? But it doesn't affect the rotation of the earth.
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