Su Qier is an extremely important figure in the southern folk oral traditions, one of the "Ten Tigers in Guangdong", and is listed as a figure of the ancestral division. So there are indeed many films about him. Yuan Heping once filmed a film called "Su Qi'er" in 1992, starring Donnie Yen, but strictly speaking, Yuan Heping did not participate in the directing too much.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his father's death, Yuan Heping presented "Su Qi'er" directed by himself this time.
There hasn't been a kung fu film that has as many selling points as "Su Qi'er" for a long time, but whether it is Yuan Ba Ye's heavy directing or Zhao Wenzhuo's five-year comeback, it seems that it is not as loud as 3D Kung Fu. The first three-dimensional kung fu film, the slogan of this propaganda is quite amazing, especially when "Avatar" is creating miracles. With this east wind, the alternative kung fu of "Su Qi'er" will be on the silver screen.
1. Drunk eyes see that the universe is the universe
up and down, and it has been the universe throughout the ages.
It can be said that the universe is actually a concept of time and space. The reason why we talk about the concept of time and space is naturally related to the unique way of watching the film.
As the first 3D action film, "Su Qi'er" can be said to have made a bold and extremely meaningful attempt. Regardless of the audience's response, this attempt itself is quite worthy of encouragement. There is no Chinese kung fu film in the world that can compete with it, and this point does not need to be said more, but keeping pace with the times, 3D movie viewing will cause a major change in movies, which is similar to the transition from silent to sound. Therefore, it is quite necessary and timely to make such an attempt at this time.
From two-dimensional to three-dimensional, there is no doubt that this is a spatial change. There are several questions here. First, what kind of film is most suitable for using 3D technology? Why is 3D technology so appealing to audiences? For this film, another question is what kind of kung fu film is suitable for using 3D technology?
In fact, the answer to the first question and the second question is relatively close. The kind of dynamic film seems to be the most suitable for using 3D technology, so that the viewer can be in the fantasy, and have the feeling of being there, although the immersive film but the realism is not necessarily what the audience cares about. The movie is a dream, so let us be in the dream!
Films that do not require a strong visual impact, such as romance films, generally do not consider 3D shooting methods, at least I have not seen such a 3D work (it is said that some erotic films should be presented in 3D form, "Flesh Futon", Ding Du • Ballas, if it succeeds, the significance of this kind of film will not lie in the film itself, but in some ideological issues.)
There is no doubt that kung fu films are dynamic and emphasize the visual effect, so it In line with the production rules of 3D movies, what kind of kung fu movies are most suitable for using 3D technology? "Su Qi'er" made such an attempt, but it is not necessarily the final answer.
In the film "Su", there are two martial arts scenes in the bridge section that have been made into 3D effects. They are the duel between Su Qier and the god of war on the Wanfoya cliff and the duel between Su Qier and Yuan Lie. As far as I am concerned, these two martial arts scenes are The viewing experience is different.
In the section of Wanfoya, because it is a fantasy plot, the action design is quite elegant and exaggerated, and the background is very magical, but it is for this reason that the 3D viewing effect of this section does not make the author feel amazing. . In most of the pictures and shots, the characters are placed in the large panorama or in the close-up, so although it is three-dimensional, the audience does not have a strong sense of being there. The effect is not much different from the duel on the goddess in "Hua Hero", which is somewhat regrettable for the author.
In addition, the rhythm also affects the viewing effect. In the whole picture, the characters' fighting rhythm is quite fast, which to a certain extent strongly attracts the audience's attention, so the background of the characters does not seem so It's important, but we know that the 3D stereo is not only about the characters, but also about the background, or the visual sense of the whole picture. The success of "Avatar" is not about those flying things, but more about the background that slowly appears. . The so-called immersive experience will definitely reduce the effect if the background is omitted.
The 3D effect is not so obvious because of the speed of the characters fighting and the scenery of the characters. Of course, the fixation of the environment of Wanfoya is also one of the reasons for the effect. It does not give people a visual change in the depth of field. feel.
The second paragraph of the film uses 3D technology in the fight between Su Qier and Yuan Lie, which gives people a better feeling than the previous paragraph. This paragraph is in the storyline, so the design of the fight has a certain sense of reality, and the environment is also in a specific closed space. In this case, the characters are basically shown more in medium and close-up, and there are many more Close-up, the big panorama is almost invisible, so the audience can feel the danger of punches and legs. But objectively speaking, from the point of view of the production level, this section is not as delicate and careful as the Wanfoya section. This mistake is quite a pity, and even a little depressing.
There are two different viewing experiences in the two fights, which should be the biggest gain of trying 3D in this film.
In my opinion, if 3D technology is used, then in the case of close combat, I am afraid that Liu Jialiang's martial arts design will be better. With a hard bridge and a hard horse, the audience will feel the danger in a timely manner. Especially for the vicious and vicious moves, it will be more psychologically bearable, and the speed of the action can also be accelerated, and there is not much problem. But if it is a larger environment, the importance of depth of field will be manifested, and the sense of shape will be stronger, and the rate of action should also be slightly slower.
In fact, to put it more clearly, it is the audience's ability to accept the entire picture in a very short period of time. The amount of information in a large panorama should be more, so the action should not be too fast, and the overall color should be more inclined to bright colors, while medium The amount of information in the close-up is less, the action can be accelerated, and the color does not have to be bright, it just emphasizes a flashpoint.
After talking about space, let’s talk about time.
If the author is not mistaken, Director Yuan's handling of the action in this film basically adopts the downgraded shooting method, which makes the action of the characters in the play faster and more powerful. The electric light and flint are generally explosive. very nice.
But on the issue of combining with 3D technology, as mentioned earlier, too fast action will affect the viewing effect in some slightly larger scenes, such as the fight scene in Wanfoya.
Whether there is an inverse relationship between time and space, which involves more advanced technology, the author dare not argue, but in general, I personally feel that even if it is not a 3D work, the size of the scene and the speed of the action There is also a subtle relationship between them.
Of course, the above are all the author's personal viewing experience. Maybe everyone's feelings are different. After all, this is the first 3D kung fu movie. Its appearance has been of great significance to Chinese movies. many.
Another friend please remind: Although the video has a prompt on when to wear 3D lenses, it is not very obvious. If the audience finds double shadows, please wear glasses immediately!
2. In drunken words,
the universe, heaven and earth, is called Qiankun.
Thinking of the sentence in Jackie Chan's song "I know the world in wine best", the person who can say this sentence must have reached the realm of extraordinary people, so a generation of masters naturally emerged. Su Qier gave up the title of Wu Chi, and can be regarded as a great master of his own, but unfortunately, the film's narrative in this regard can be said to be a complete failure.
Everything is afraid of a stupid character. The film adopts a fairly modern interpretation of the stupid character, that is, the imaginary enemy of self-consciousness, but the author does not agree with such a script design.
In eastern culture, there is an epiphany, and it is said that self-awareness plays a very important role, but how to express it in literary and artistic works is a considerable difficulty. In the film, the imaginary character Wushen was introduced. Through the contest with this character, Su Qier not only improved his martial arts, but also founded the drunken fist.
In traditional kung fu movies, characters must have a process of learning and practicing, from failure to success, and many interesting elements have been added to make the movie look believable. Martial arts is a kind of striking skill, which requires accumulation to achieve a certain effect. Can it be perfected through self-awareness?
The self-awareness expression technique of "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" is quite brilliant. The film presents all Zhang Sanfeng's comprehension in front of the audience through realistic bits and pieces, which not only enriches the story itself, but also achieves the quality of the accumulation of this amount. The flyover is manifested.
In fact, the concept of the god of war can be introduced completely, but there is a big problem in the processing of the film, that is, the details are too simple. Except for the competition, we can't see Su Qier's other self-consciousness, and even the scars after self-beating There is no foreshadowing and progression, it is completely abrupt.
If the simple Wushen bridge is not laid out in detail, then he will not be credible at all, but it is not as convincing as the learning and practice in traditional martial arts. When Su Qi'er looked up to the sky and smiled to regain her sanity, we felt even more abrupt. Therefore, the stream of consciousness is only conscious but not flowing, and a simple point cannot show one-sided results. As a grandmaster of a generation, he needs to have a face to rely on.
In the second half of the film, a stream of consciousness in the restaurant is even more idiotic. It gives the impression that Su Qi'er is the god, I want Wushen, so Wushen has it, and I want drunken fist, so drunken fist also has. For Chinese audiences, this approach is simply not acceptable.
This is the biggest failure of the film's introduction of stream of consciousness. Without details and richness, this stream of consciousness would be meaningless. But being stupid and abrupt is the reason for the psychological changes of the characters, which involves Su Qier's inner world.
3. Obsessed with love and hatred
The film tells the story of a martial arts genius. It is divided into two clues. The first one is naturally Su Qier's martial arts. It was obvious that the imaginary guidance of the Martial God alone was unconvincing, so Su Qier's status as a grandmaster was completely unconvincing.
The second clue of the film lies in Su Qier's love and hatred. When it comes to love and hatred, it is completely stupid and abrupt.
Let’s talk about hatred first, the film is indeed telling a story, but the clues develop very quickly, making it impossible to appreciate the depth of hatred or love. Still take "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" as a comparison, the love between Qian Xiaohao and Jet Li is fully reflected in the first half of the film, so when Qian betrays Li, Li will really go crazy, but the hatred in this film is just there. , If there is no deep love, where can the hatred of hatred come from, and there is no hatred of hatred, how can there be revenge for the madness of learning martial arts?
Therefore, here we can see that Su Qier's obsession has not been effectively psychologically paved in the first half of the film, so we will naturally think that he is obsessed. In other words, if the literary drama does not serve the martial arts in place, the characters will appear too thin, and the transformation of the characters will of course become less credible.
Not only did the love and hatred between Su Qier and Yuan Lie change abruptly, but the love between Su Qier and his wife did not move the author. In the details below, the wife's encouragement is only expressed through words, which is the biggest taboo in the movie.
On the other hand, Su Qi'er's behavior towards his wife and children did not show too much, revenge and saving his son. This was originally the driving force of Su Qi'er's behavior, but it did not get any effective reinforcement. This force is clearly not enough.
His wife was making wine, and Su Qier saw Xianghan, so he fell in love with drinking. This detail is even more shocking. But other than that, we can't see other details of Su Qier's love for his wife.
After his wife's death, Su Qi'er was intoxicated and seemed to be in a bad mood, but when Brother Ma competed with foreigners, his son's actions made him participate. Although the script was arranged in this way to highlight Su Qi'er's concept of family, But it made the character Su's cold-blooded even more serious, so the drunken fist in the previous paragraph was not so powerful. A man without blood, how could he feel the coldness of the world, and how could he be crazy?
Throughout the character of Su Qier, he is neither sullen nor angry, and he is so tender. All idiots will become comical, abrupt and unconvincing. An unloved protagonist is the biggest failure of the film!
In fact, the overall routine of this film is very traditional, which is the easiest for the audience to accept. The script also tries to introduce a novel plot such as stream of consciousness, but there is no precision in the processing of details, so that the literary drama is insufficient. It directly led to the unreliability of martial arts, although Director Yuan's martial arts design was still very interesting. But from another point of view, the lack of literary drama is to a certain extent to better perform martial arts, or the film is more suspected of martial arts and martial arts, which leads to the separation of literary and martial arts, and the characters become very different. thin. The whole film gives the impression that the drunk is not enough!
Han
Xi2010-2-4 in Tongzhou
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