The Story of the White-Haired Witch of "Modern Colors" (Written in 2005.07)

Among the Hong Kong directors developed in Hollywood, Yu Rentai is probably the best "mixed" one. Although he did not shoot any earth-shattering works, he was steady and steady, shooting one after another, and the calmness made him sit very firmly in the director's seat. Yu Rentai's latest Hollywood work "Freddy vs. Jason" also sold well. And although John Woo shot super-selling "Mission Impossible 2", "Face Change" and other works in Hollywood, but after "The Wind Whisperer", Lao Wu began to depreciate significantly, and now he can't even "mix" in Hollywood anymore. I am planning to return to China to direct the big production "Battle of Chibi".
According to Yu Rentai, "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" is an out-and-out "studio movie", and almost all scenes were completed in the studio. Indeed, the shots of the film are very small, and there are not many panoramas, let alone a large panorama with a wide field of view. But for a studio movie, "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" was actually shot in a style that had to be admirable. Of course, photographer Bao Dexi's superb lens movements played a big role.
If you are a loyal fan of the novel "The White-Haired Witch", it may be difficult for you to be satisfied with the changes in this film to the original. It can even be said that this is no longer an ordinary adaptation, but a concept is extracted from the novel and then re-created. Yu Rentai also said that he wanted to make a story of a white-haired witch with a "modern color". He did it, and even went too far - very close to "postmodern".
Although many fans regard the film as a "classic", I think the pace is too fast and the story is a little thin. What I like is the director's creative concept - "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" can actually be shot like this!
This film is a French Region 2 version. The French who are rich in art films actually like Hong Kong movies. At least recently, the French have released a lot of Hong Kong movie DVDs. Besides this film, there are also Zhang Che's "Five Poisons" and Lin Lingdong's "New Burning Red Lotus Temple". The French are very serious, and these DVDs contain a lot of precious tidbits. When will the disc dealers in Hong Kong, Taiwan or the mainland learn from the French, that is the good news for the vast number of movie fans such as me.
The fact that the French like Hong Kong films can also be seen in "The Vampire" directed by Assayas. In the film, the director who starred in "Little Antoine" in "400 Down" watched "Three Heroes of the East" starring Maggie Cheung, and got inspiration, so he invited Maggie Cheung to France to perform a movie called "Vampire". Movie. As we all know, Maggie Cheung's ex-husband Assayas was born in the well-known "Cinema Manual", and he has the true biography of the new wave of cadres. He can be described as a banner figure of a new generation of French art films. .
Hong Kong films are unique and imaginative, and sooner or later it will gain more respect.

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