The domestic version, looking back now, is already a masterpiece.
But I watched the Japanese version today, and it is indeed better than the domestic version, at least 30% higher.
The matter of Jing Ke is directly advanced, giving him enough time to operate and sufficient understanding space for his character transformation, and with many details, he makes up for some defects in the narrative structure and logic of the domestic version.
No matter how important Ying Zheng's performance is, the key to the success or failure of this film is still Jing Ke, not Ying Zheng. Because this assassin is both a civilian and has to be connected from bottom to top, the authenticity of his character's logic is the most difficult to prove, but it is also related to the basis of the whole work. The Japanese version handles this quite well, while the domestic version doesn't quite hold up. ——The domestic version actually develops in the direction of the spiritual history of the first emperor, so the line of Jingke is deliberately weakened, which means that Jingke's stabbing of Qin will become a part of the first emperor's inner struggle; The vision and grand realm of Jing Ke can also be called a great version. However, Jing Ke's character logic still needs to be strictly demonstrated, otherwise the weakness of a small link will still destroy the overall strength.
This version, the pinnacle of Chinese film history, is well-deserved.
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