I read this book while sitting on the wooden bed in the dormitory, and I was very impressed. It was dark in the dormitory at that time. I started to cry when I saw the last few pages. After I closed the book, I cried for a while before it stopped.
Therefore, after learning that Zhang Yimou was put on the screen, of course, he was very happy and rushed to the cinema.
The low-camera shooting at the beginning of the movie, with a row of lively thighs, instantly reminds the row of jumping breasts in "Golden Armor". Coupled with the new generation of seekers who still have the iconic "Little Gong Li face", as well as the retro and subtle soundtrack in the film, the details of this film still have a strong Zhang Yimou style.
But the film is mediocre like a sketch, the story has only one main line, whether it is the "escape" in the first half or the "amnesia" in the second half, they are all trying to express the deep love between Lu Yanshi and Feng Wanyu. Whether it is Gong Li's trembling chin or Chen Daoming's full of tears, they are conveying their pain to us.
but! I would love to say But again! Where does this affection come from? A literary film can focus on expressing a certain emotion, but if the context of this emotion is lacking, the audience will not be able to find the point of entry, and the sense of substitution is poor. Therefore, only people who are familiar with the original work can rely on their brains to find a sense of familiarity. Try to experience the complex emotions of the characters in the play.
Movies need resonance. Many times when we watch a movie, we expect to experience more of a life, or find our own answers in other people's stories. The emotion in the movie should flow naturally with the plot, not to put an existing emotion in front of you and point it to you to see, say, look, this is love.
As a reader of the original book, it is impossible to judge this film completely and fairly. The censorship of the film is stricter than the text. The difficulties in the Northwest period and the rumination and review of feelings in the original work are the reasons for sticking to the amnesia partner in the latter part. But none of these can be shown in the film. The ups and downs of this relationship are suppressed in Gong Li's trembling chin and forbearance back.
Xiao Dandan's ballet dances well, and her spirit is decent, but after saying goodbye to Girls' Generation, Zhang Huiwen is really a schoolgirl who is too schoolgirl, a middle-aged woman who is too frivolous. In the last scene, she takes her parents to the station and pushes a car. The gait and posture of walking always feel unfinished. The overly focused description of the main line made Dandan a helper in the love between Zhang Lu and Lu. force.
In short, this is another work that tries to describe a story in a specific context, but has to throw away the historical background and pick out a touching ending for lyrical lyricism. However, the reason why that love is shocking is precisely because it happened at that time and place. Only giving the result, regardless of the reason, the love that has been pulled from the root system and the soil has changed from a story to a picture.
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