The war between men and women has never stopped. When both of them have to win, both of them will lose. When one concedes defeat, everyone wins. The wonderful emotional game was shown through the hands of Wong Kar-wai. Put down the rivers and lakes and look at the rivers and lakes, are there less such things around us?
The original role arrangement of the film is not like it is now, but similar to "East and West", the main difference is: Dongxie is played by the elder brother, Liang Jiahui plays the Nandi, and Xidu is Liang Chaowei. Later, because Wong Kar-wai felt that his elder brother often played a romantic and suave role, the audience lacked freshness. In order to change, it was decided to let him play a wounded western poison. This trick really had a miraculous effect. The elder brother played the western poison, with an expression of contempt in his indifference, and a look of despair and helplessness in the vicissitudes of life, making him a classic character.
The color of the clothes of the characters is also very exciting. The golden color of Dongxie sets off his suave character very well. The armor on the blind swordsman suggests his attitude of protecting himself from harm. It is in sharp contrast with the black clothes of the later period, and of course it also shows the change of character. The simple clothes on Hong Qi's body not only show the character's humble background, but also reflect his character of pointing directly at the simplest desires of people's hearts. The art design of Zhang Shuping boldly used the ancient costume design that was not used in the past. The wrinkled and dirty clothes instead created a simple and low-key texture, which is highly unified with the temperament of the whole film.
The picture is mirrored by Du Kefeng, the blue sky, the yellow sand, the old house with withered vines, the lightning splitting the sky, the lonely moon rising, the indigo green lake, the peach blossoms, all of which are objects with far-reaching artistic conception. Unreal and gorgeous, people gradually enter the dream without knowing it. This film is a rare large-scale work by Wong Kar-wai. Although the emotional theme has not changed, the magnificent framing deepens its artistic conception. The combination of the two brings the audience a perfect spiritual enjoyment like hypnosis. Can't follow up!
The soundtracks can be called masterpieces. In fact, there may be nothing special about listening to them alone, but these songs are already closely related to the classic scenes of "Evil and Poison in the West", which are inseparable and inseparable. The desolation of the desert, the lingering caressing, the desolation of breaking through life, the helplessness of being incapable of love, the pure music and the theme of the film are integrated and inseparable. The martial arts drama directed by Sammo Hung is also known as the best work. People with different personalities fight in different ways. Hong Qi's directness, blind swordsman's hesitation, Xi Du's vicious indifference, and Dong Xie's magnificent beauty. It seems that the different fighting styles also reflect the characters' personalities.
This film caused a storm in Hong Kong critics at that time, and the distinctive personal style of Wong Kar-wai, which was originally established in "The True Story of Ah Fei", has been further improved in this film. But it also attracted a lot of saliva because of its complete subversion of the traditional martial arts film routine. Since then, Wong Kar-wai's films with distinctive personalities have also had a distinct audience. Those who love him will love him to death, and those who hate him will hate him to the point of itchiness. .
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