I have been looking forward to the new work of the national teacher Zhang Yimou for a long time. At the beginning, I thought it was just another tribute to Akira Kurosawa. When the trailer was released, the color of ink painting became more attractive to me. After watching it finally, the movie even felt Better than expected, but there are still some things to be desired. First of all, we must exaggerate the style of the film. The film has the existence of traditional Chinese culture everywhere: the overall ink color of the film and the landscape ink paintings in the background of most of the shots, the neatly arranged ink screens in the characters' rooms, the battlefield of the Eight Diagrams, China The traditional relationship between monarch and ministers, the use of the music of Qin and Sexiao, etc., are organically combined with the plot of the film, which not only represents the relationship between the characters and the opposition of personalities, but also increases the mystery of the plot of the film, and each frame looks very artistic. Like an ink painting. This point Laomouzi inherited the previous style, but did not use it as much as before, this time it is very elegant. Secondly, let's talk about the script. The movie succeeds and the script fails. The script has a strong Shakespearean flavor. The characters in the movie yearn for power very much like "Macbeth", intrigue and revenge. The plot is very smooth, and the beginnings and turns are well done, but it is still very thin, the layout is small, and the shaping of the characters makes people feel ordinary and a little empty. If the actors' performances far exceeded expectations, it may be difficult for the characters to touch the audience. All kinds of foreshadowing are lacking, so it feels a little empty at the end, but this abrupt end adds a lot of readability to the film. I have always believed that Zhang Yimou is a movie that requires a good script to have a good work. This time, the regret in the play proves this point again. If the movie is longer, the character and transformation of the characters will be more three-dimensional. The plot is more epic, so this work can be said to be the pinnacle of Chinese ancient costumes. Let's talk about the performance, what amazes me the most is not Deng Chao (who has been amazing in some of his previous works), but Zheng Kai who plays the protagonist, every look and every action of King Pei shows the atmosphere of an emperor. Maintain a sense of being on top. The second is Deng Chao, who grasps the two characters very well, especially Zi Yu, who expresses the sense of urgency very well. Even the little brother sitting next to him asked his girlfriend whether it was Jin Shijie who played Zi Yu (laughs). ), it can be seen that Deng Chao's acting skills are particularly good in this film, but the character changes lack the foreshadowing, resulting in empty characters. I would also like to talk about Guan Xiaotong, his acting skills have indeed improved a lot, but the martial arts drama doesn't feel good, and it is a bit embarrassing to fight with Wu Lei. Finally, I would like to talk about my personal understanding of the ending. After reading it, I also checked the understanding of netizens on the Internet, and discussed it with a few friends. Finally, I concluded my understanding: Xiao Ai (Sun Li) Decoration) may have realized something, facing the shadow of successful revenge and possible seizure of the throne, thinking of the ambition of the husband, perhaps at this moment, I feel the yearning of human beings for power and the upper class. This explanation is not only a good blank space, but also just confirms the theme of the film: no matter what kind of character, what kind of class will have a desire for power, human greed is the nature. Although there are various deficiencies and regrets, this is still a good work of art anyway. Laomouzi once again stands in the forefront of art and makes an attempt. This is the most worthy of every practitioner in the film industry. A place to learn, looking forward to Zhang Yimou's new work "One Second". Recommended for movie learners, movie lovers, costume movie lovers, and Chinese movie lovers.
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