Qin Shihuang is a character who cannot be bypassed in Chinese history, and he is also the most tragic character.
When he was a boy, he was taken hostage in the country of Zhao and suffered humiliation. After returning to China, his father died prematurely, relying on Lu Buwei to stabilize the court, and gradually seized power as an adult. Dominate the world, set up counties, cars on the same track, books with the same text, repairing the Great Wall and rejecting the Huns in the north.
On the other hand, killing fathers, prisoners and mothers, killing countless people, burning books to confuse scholars, expropriating violence, and harming the people. After the death of Qin Shihuang, Great Qin Empire II died, and Tyrannical Qin was scolded for thousands of years, but in fact, we are still inheriting the system and culture of Great Qin Empire until now.
In 1998, director Chen Kaige made a film "Jing Ke Assassinated the King of Qin", which is the closest plot to "Historical Records: Biography of the Assassin". Although there are many adaptations, the overall structure is still biased towards historical dramas, which is a true epic film.
Although the evaluation and reputation of the film were not good, after 20 years of precipitation, the artistic value of the film has also been widely recognized.
There is a feeling of nowhere to start talking about this movie, because there are too many versions, and there are many historical reasons for these multiple versions.
The film was completed in 1998 and premiered in the Great Hall of the People. It was immediately criticized and ordered to be revised.
Because this film was invested by Japan, it was released in Japan after some modifications, and it was titled "The Assassination of the First Emperor", but it was very popular in Japan. So the Japanese version and the premiere version of the Great Hall of the People are actually similar.
In 1999, he participated in the Cannes Film Festival and edited a version, which was nominated for the Palme d’Or and finally won the Technical Award. Later, some revisions were made to the domestic release version, which is now the popular version on major domestic media websites.
Taken together, the movie can be divided into two major versions, the Japanese version of "The Assassination of the First Emperor" and the domestic version of "Jing Ke Assassinated the King of Qin". The two versions are very different, and they are completely different movies. But both versions are excellent, one is verified by the box office in Japan, and the other is recognized by the Cannes Film Festival.
No matter which version, it was not welcomed in China at that time. Various criticisms and curses, 80 million investment in the domestic box office of less than 10 million. Many people thought that the film was a loss, but in fact the Japanese version was a big hit at the box office and made a lot of money.
The Japanese version has been hailed overseas, and Chen Kaige is hailed as "China's Akira Kurosawa", but this version is estimated to be rarely seen by domestic audiences.
After weighing it all together, we will choose the Japanese version to tell the story, and then compare the domestic version to see why the two versions of the same movie are so different.
The assassin Jing Ke was famous for his left-handed quick sword. Someone asked him to kill someone and kill a swordsmith's family. An assassin actually tied a lot of small bells to his hair, which shows that he has full confidence in martial arts. He killed all the people in the house with ease, and finally saw a blind woman, but he couldn't bear it. The blind girl said you killed all my family, then kill me too, otherwise I will kneel down and beg for food for the rest of my life. Jing Ke didn't kill, the blind woman committed suicide with a scabbard, tricking Jing Ke to get close, and suddenly stabbed Jing Ke with a sword, but she didn't expect that Jing Ke was left handed, and died in Jing Ke's arms with regret. This incident stimulated a generation of legendary assassins, and Jing Ke wandered about and abandoned martial arts. Zhao Nv is the kitchen girl of Qin Wang Yingzheng, but everyone knows that Qin Wang loves Zhao Nv and is called Mrs. Zhao. When Ying Zheng was a child, she was a hostage in Zhao Country. Zhao's daughter was Ying Zheng's cook. The two had long been married, but they had no status. At this time Ying Zheng was still young and called Prime Minister Lu Buwei his father. Qin's 250,000 army has surrounded the capital of South Korea. South Korea sent a great history to seek peace and is willing to surrender forever. On behalf of King Qin, the prime minister Lu Buwei agreed to the request of the Korean festival. I didn't know that Ying Zheng suddenly launched a trouble and was bound to annihilate Korea, and Prime Minister Lu Buwei walked away. Yingzheng dismissed Lu Buwei, and established a prestigious letter to Hou Lai in public, and the energetic young King Qin seized power. Prince Dan of the Kingdom of Yan was taking hostage in the State of Qin at the time. When he was a child, he had also taken hostage in the State of Zhao with Ying Zheng. He heard that Ying Zheng wanted to destroy Korea, fearing the fate of Yan Guo, and desperately looking for Ying Zheng theory. King Qin said frankly that the war has been fought for more than five hundred years, and the world must be unified. Either I, Yingzheng, or you, Yandan. Yan Dan held a long sword to face Ying Zheng, but never dared to start. Zhao Nu asked Yingzheng to let him return to the country of Zhao. She already felt that the current King of Qin Yingzheng was not the one, Zhao Zheng who had no guesses with her. Yingzheng led Zhao Nv to watch a picture of the return of the world, and expressed a great wish to dominate the world, and determined to be a king who loves the people of the world. Zhao Nv worshipped and no longer mentioned the matter of returning to the country. South Korea was destroyed, Ying Zheng was very happy, personally cooked meat in the kitchen to reward the three armies. Ying Zheng and Zhao Nu talked about their worries. The Kingdom of Yan is the key to strategy. If Yan Kingdom is destroyed, the land in the north can be connected together, and then Qichu can be attacked in the south. But Qin State could not find an excuse for destroying Yan. If the five Guanzhong nations come together to attack, Qin State will be outnumbered. Zhao Nv had a plan to make a living. As long as Yan Dan was released from the government, Yan Dan would definitely send someone to kill him. Then there would be an excuse. In order to help Yingzheng fulfill her great aspiration to dominate the world, Zhao Nu went to the cell to get a tattoo on her face in order to deceive Yan Dan's trust, and then fled to Yan country with Yan Dan. After Yan Dan returned to China, he immediately recruited assassins and vowed to kill Ying Zheng. At that time, Jing Ke was living on the streets of Yan State. have The child stealing rice cake was caught by the shop owner and hung on the steamer to torture him. Jing Ke suddenly had a kind heart to save the child's life. Zhao Nu saw all these things, rescued Jing Ke from the cell, and introduced Jing Ke to Yan Dan. Yan Dan had also heard of the name of the assassin Jing Ke and asked Jing Ke to kill Ying Zheng, but Jing Ke refused, saying that he would no longer kill. Yan Dan was annoyed and gave Zhao Nv three months to persuade Jing Ke. Zhao Nv sent Jing Ke back to her residence and asked Gao Jianli to heal Jing Ke's injuries. Jing Ke is not afraid of death, can't be mighty, can't be tuned, wealth can't be licentious, which makes Zhao Nv admire with admiration. Before the March deadline, Yan Dan saw that Zhao Nu and Jing Ke were cherishing each other, and they even took Zhao Nu into the prison. Jing Ke asked Yan Dan to release Zhao Nu and would like to join Yan Dan's assassin camp, but he never held a sword. Yan Dan sent people to bribe Changxin Hou Lai and encouraged him to initiate a coup. This woman was originally a guest of Lu Buwei's family, and she was given to the Queen Mother many years ago, but she did not cleanse herself. Lai Lu and the Queen Mother had two sons who were hiding in the palace. Lai 毐 is always frightened, and once something goes wrong, it will inevitably lead to a fatal disaster. Even if he did whatever he was afraid of, Ying Zheng was asking for peace in the queen dowager's palace one day, and the child of the maiden ran out to call him daddy. Ying Zheng's complexion changed drastically after seeing his mother, and he knew immediately, but after seeing that there was a shadow of a sword and light sword behind the account, Ying Zheng did not attack on the spot, got up and left. Knowing that she was not good, she simply didn't stop doing two things, seizing the opportunity to rebel, and led hundreds of people to attack the palace of the King of Qin. Fan Yuqi, the commander of the imperial army, had prepared early, and thousands of armored guards surrounded the anti-thief. Seeing that there is no way to escape, she begged Yingzheng to let go of his customers, and Yingzheng resolutely did not stay. Then tracked down the harem and threw the two illegitimate children to death. Lai Ming told the secret that shocked everyone when she died, saying that her mother was originally Lu Buwei's singer, and she was pregnant when she married Ying Zheng's father. Therefore, Ying Zheng was Lu Buwei's son and was not qualified to be the King of Qin. Ying Zheng thought of all the previous things, and he didn't want to believe it, but it was irrefutable. He ordered Fan Yuqi's car to split his wife, and after the mother was under house arrest, all the guards who heard the wife were slaughtered. Lu Buwei took the call of King Qin and went to Qin's ancestral temple to lead his death. Ying Zheng said that he did not want to kill Lu Buwei, as long as Lu Buwei declared the world, Ying Zheng and his son. And Lu Buwei said that only by killing him can the people of the world believe, because the son will not kill the father. Yingzheng struggled painfully, the ceremonial officer Shao Zongbo questioned Yingzheng, did he forget his great wish to rule the world? Lu Buwei committed suicide while Ying Zheng knelt at Lu Buwei's feet and called "father" softly. Immediately stood up and announced that Lu Buwei was rebellious, deprived of all titles, and banned the nine tribes. The young king suffered a sudden change, and his temperament changed drastically. Fan Yuqi, the commander-in-chief of the imperial army, saw the king of Qin killing innocents, taking the world’s best The big secret defected. Yingzheng ordered that Fan Yuqi's private possession was an enemy of Qin and he would kill Fan Yuqi's ten clan. Ying Zheng immediately sent troops to destroy Zhao, and the Qin army burned, killed and plundered wherever he went, but did not keep the chickens and dogs. King Qin was avenging his personal revenge. Zhao Guo retreats steadily, and Handan, the capital city, is besieged. Zhao Guoxinshi went to the country of Yan to ask for help, saying that King Zhao gathered all the children in the city in the ancestral temple. When the city was broken, they were martyred collectively. There will be no Zhao people decades later. At that time, Qin fled Fan Yuqi to the Kingdom of Yan. Zhao Nuv wanted to go to Handan to dissuade Yingzheng. Fan Yuqi said that the current King Qin was not the original Yingzheng. Zhao's daughter didn't believe it, she saw the miserable state of Zhao's people along the way, she was heartbroken, but she still held hope. Zhao Nu and Yingzheng met separately outside of Handan City, and tried to persuade Yingzheng to put aside their private feuds and save the children of Zhao State in Handan City. In this way, they are still the kings loved by the world, and Yingzheng fully agreed. Yan Dan sent troops to Handan to rescue. He could have taken advantage of the Qin army's unprepared attack on the base camp, but seeing the great power of the Qin army, Yan Dan didn't dare to fight and fled back to Yan in embarrassment. When the city of Handan was broken, the children of Zhao Kingdom jumped off the city wall and died for burial. The screams were heartbreaking. Ying Zheng entered the city of Handan, saw the surviving children of Zhao Guo, remembered Zhao's words, and ordered the children to be released. He handed the rattle in his hand to the child, but Zhao Tong spit on his face. Suddenly, Ying Zheng changed his face and changed his order forever. Wang Jiankeng killed all Zhao Guo children. Zhao Nv looked for Yan Dan's army to rescue Handan, found that Yan Dan had retreated, and then rushed to Handan, but found that all Zhao Guo children had been smashed. Zhao Nu was weeping in despair, screaming "Goddamn Yingzheng". Jing Ke rescued Zhao Nu who was in a coma, and took out the sword that had not been used for a long time. He was already intent on killing. Jing Ke asked Fan Yuqi that some of the Yan's assassins could kill King Qin. Fan Yuqi shook his head, full of joy and anger, and no one was worthy. Zhao Nu warned Jing Ke not to kill Ying Zheng, because it was originally a trap designed by her and Ying Zheng to send an assassin to kill King Qin, and Qin would definitely take precautions. Jing Ke frankly confessed that even if there is no return, Ying Zheng can no longer let Ying Zheng kill the children of Yan Guo, and the children of the world. He went to Xianyang not to kill, but to save. In Yan Dan's assassin contest, Jing Ke defeated everyone with only his right hand. Qin Wuyang forced him to use his left hand sword, but Jing Ke said that he had killed countless good people with his left hand and would never kill with his left hand again. Fan Yuqi understood Jing Ke's righteousness and told Jing Ke that there was a huge secret hidden in his head. Only with his head could he see King Qin Yingzheng. He committed suicide immediately and did not reveal King Qin's secret to his death. The wind is desolate and the water is cold, and the strong men are gone and never return. Jing Ke said goodbye to Zhao Nu in Yishui and went to Xianyang to kill Yingzheng. Jing Ke is the official history of the country of Yan, and he wears a red dress, like an actor, but with a self-assured expression. Qin Wuyangwei Fu Shi, when he entered the Great Hall of the State of Qin, he was already scared to sweat, and he shrank. Ying Zheng allowed Jing Ke to bring his sword to the temple alone. Jing Ke presented Fan Yuqi's first level. Seeing Ying Zheng was full of joy, he immediately pretended to be timid and admitted that he was an assassin sent by Yan Tai Zi Dan. Ying Zheng laughed a lot and gave an excuse to destroy the Yan. That's it. Ying Zheng laughed and asked Jing Ke whether the map was also fake? Jing Ke said that the picture was true, and then unfolded the map. Seeing the picture, Jing Ke held Ying Zheng’s sleeve in one hand and jabbed with a dagger in the other. Ying Zheng was frightened and broke his sleeve with all his strength. He fled in embarrassment. The long sword cannot be unsheathed. Jing Ke chased after him, but none of the officials in Manchuria came out to stop the assassin. Uncle Shao Zong drew out the sword with Ying Zheng. Jing Ke threw the dagger and hit the copper pillar. He drew the sword and prepared to stab again, but found that the sword had been broken, and King Qin stabbed Jing Ke with a sword. Jing Ke laughed, and Ying's political spirit became furious. He even stabbed Jing Ke to count his swords. Jing Ke fell on the hall, still smiling. Yingzheng was puzzled, Jing Ke said, Fan Yuqi brought him a message when he died, he didn't tell anyone about the secrets of the queen dowager's palace, he was more credible than you, Yingzheng. Ying Zheng once again talked about the great vows he had made when watching the Return of the World with Zhao Nv, but he was not so confident anymore. Zhao Nv came to the Four Seas Returned One Hall and requested that Jing Ke’s body be taken back to Yan’s country for burial. Yingzheng faced the Zhao Nv who was pregnant with Jing Ke’s child, but she still had an unforgettable old relationship. Uncle Shao Zong shouted: "The king, Yingzheng, you forgot to unify. Is the world's great wish?" Ying Zheng replied: "I don't dare to forget it for a while." In Bingxue Beiguo, Zhao Nu and Gao Jianli buried Jing Ke, and Gao Jianli sang tragic songs at the grave. But it's not so straightforward. Zhao Nv came to the Four Seas Returned One Hall and requested that Jing Ke’s body be taken back to Yan’s country for burial. Yingzheng faced the Zhao Nv who was pregnant with Jing Ke’s child, but she still had an unforgettable old relationship. Uncle Shao Zong shouted: "The king, Yingzheng, you forgot to unify. Is the world's great wish?" Ying Zheng replied: "I don't dare to forget it for a while." In Bingxue Beiguo, Zhao Nu and Gao Jianli buried Jing Ke, and Gao Jianli sang tragic songs at the grave. But it's not so straightforward. Zhao Nv came to the Four Seas Returned One Hall and requested that Jing Ke’s body be taken back to Yan’s country for burial. Yingzheng faced the Zhao Nv who was pregnant with Jing Ke’s child, but she still had an unforgettable old relationship. Uncle Shao Zong shouted: "The king, Yingzheng, you forgot to unify. Is the world's great wish?" Ying Zheng replied: "I don't dare to forget it for a while." In Bingxue Beiguo, Zhao Nu and Gao Jianli buried Jing Ke, and Gao Jianli sang tragic songs at the grave.
"History has no truth, only one truth remains."
Note that this is only a literary adaptation of the film, and there is no need to force a comparison with the history books. Moreover, "Historical Records" itself also has contradictions. Tai Shigong did not make it clear who was the son of Qin Wang Yingzheng.
The previous plot is based on the Japanese version of "The Assassination of the First Emperor", which may be quite different from the domestic "Jingke Assassin of Qin".
The domestic version is edited into 5 paragraphs, namely: King Qin/Assassin/Child/Zhao Nu/Jing Ke assassinating Qin. This version can be seen on mainstream media websites.
"The Assassination of the First Emperor" vs. "Jing Ke Assassinated the King of Qin"
The Japanese version started with the story of Jing Ke, while the domestic version was the ceremonial officer shouting, "Qin Wang Yingzheng, have you forgotten the great wish of the ancestors of the Qin Dynasty to dominate the world?". This has defined the difference between the two versions of the kernel.
The Japanese version highlights the emotional transformation of the characters, step by step to create reasons for the assassin to assassinate King Qin. However, we will find that Jingke still does not use his left hand in assassinating Qin. He did not do any means. He felt that he was to bring a message to the King of Qin. He must be creditable in his life, and he still does not want to kill the King of Qin. This may be in line with the Japanese loyalty to the emperor. The complex is very popular in Japan.
In the domestic version, the most prominent protagonist is Qin Wang Yingzheng. Jing Ke did not emphasize whether she was a left-handed assassin. In the end, Zhao Nv personally presented the dagger that Yingzheng gave her. It was also Zhao Nv's idea to hide the dagger on the map. She also did a very thorough rehearsal. She must kill Yingzheng. Most of the reason for Jing Ke's failure was Qin Wuyang, who was as timid as a mouse. The overall feeling is very clear about the critical consciousness of Bao Qin.
In the Japanese version, the story is driven by the inner emotions of the characters. There are a lot of monologues and the drama is very obvious. In particular, Ying Zheng's performance and Yan Dan's lines are basically the way of chanting in drama. And there are many transitional explanations that are not clear, and there is a lot of blank space, which is like a drama change. Most of the psychological changes of the characters need to be seen from the expressions and actions. I personally think this version is more artistic and beautiful, close to Kurosawa Akira's style, but it is difficult to watch the movie.
In the domestic version, the chapters are clearly divided, the layout is more atmospheric, and the transition of details is more skillful and reasonable, and a lot of effort has been made in editing. Considering the small amount of Chinese people watching movies, it can be said that it is painstaking, but the result is not welcomed by the Chinese people.
There are also some trade-offs in details, and the intentions are also very obvious.
For example, the domestic version increased the roles of Lai Lu and Lu Buwei, weakened the love scene between Zhao Nu and Yingzheng, strengthened the pattern of great history, and made Qin Wang Yingzheng's thought change more historically tragic.
Director Chen Kaige personally played Lu Buwei, only a few scenes, but his lines are very important. In the ancestral temple, in the face of Ying Zheng's doubts, Lu Buwei expressed with certainty that Ying Zheng is his son. Ying Zheng cried bitterly, saying that as long as Lu Buwei tells the world, King Qin is not his son, and everything is easy to say when the world is settled. Lu Buwei asked: "The world is uncertain, do you have no father?" This sentence is more direct than the accusation of Cheng Dieyi in "Farewell My Concubine".
It is said that Chen Kaige's father, Chen Huaiai, was criticized during the WG. Chen Kaige personally beat his father and was extremely guilty later. The plot of King Qin killing his father in the movie is probably Chen Kaige's confession to his father. And in that era, there were many people who drew a clear line between their parents and relatives, and even "righteously extinguished their relatives". What made it impossible for "the sons of the father to kill" to wave their fists at the father?
In the Japanese version, Uncle Shao Zong reminded King Qin that the character of King Qin was weakened at this moment, while the number of calls in the domestic version increased significantly. There was an old ceremonial officer at the beginning, indicating that the role of reminding King Qin was handed down from generation to generation, and the last sentence won Zheng said it again. There is a feeling that the character of Shao Zongbo is like the dramatic split of Qin Wang Yingzheng. He always reminds Yingzheng not to forget that it is his rational personality to dominate the world. The entanglement with Zhao's daughter and his parents is perceptual thinking.
As a "person", there are love and hatred, there are sorrows and joys, and there is a bit of loveliness; as the Qin King, he only has the great wish of unifying the world; the combination of these two personalities is the "Qin King Yingzheng" It's just a tragedy. Every time Yingzheng's emotions are strong, rationality will shout to remind King Qin, let go of the emotional burden, step by step, and become "the god-killing Yingzheng."
Weakened war scene
In the beginning, there is a scene where Ying Zheng pretends to be an ordinary soldier and kills the enemy on the battlefield. The filming is actually very artistic. But later, the war drama of killing Han and Zhao was a bit of a cutscene. Compared with the Hollywood blockbuster movies of the same period, it was not a bit worse. Lai Lu brought hundreds of guests to conspiracy, which is entirely a stage play, arranging a square formation, but not paying attention to details. Shooting at close range with bows and arrows without pulling the bows. Perfunctory, it can be regarded as the film's shortcomings.
Since the first war scene can be filmed well, then it should also be possible to film later. The director obviously adopted a bystander's perspective to make the audience calmly look at historical events. The martial arts scenes are all weakened, and only the emotions of the characters are strengthened. This is also a trade-off.
In the final analysis, there are two things about movies, one is content, and the other is form.
The content is something based on text, like reading a book, a novel with hundreds of thousands of words can be condensed into a two-hour movie, or it can be understood as storytelling, but it actually contains more.
The form is very complicated, color harmony, light and shadow levels, photographic composition, lens movement, architectural style, interior decoration, costume props, actor performance, script lines, music and sound effects, special effects production, editing and synthesis, all of which are professional activities.
Sometimes many people criticize the story of a movie for not telling it well, but they are actually confused by the form and fail to understand the meaning of the text.
Now it is obvious that there is a polarized movie watching situation, that is, many people watch movies repeatedly many times, two and three movies become the norm, and then online discussions are in full swing. And the other part is that I can't understand everything when I look at it, so I can only scold the director on the Internet.
Movies have never been a tool for storytelling, so why not read a book at home. Creation is always subjective, and any art form is an expression of the author's thoughts.
From the difference between the two versions of "Jing Ke Assassinated King of Qin", we can actually see that the film has a great degree of controllability in its creation. Sometimes a line can subvert the connotation of the entire film, and the audience always grabs a certain one. Pointing to criticize and curse is an act of lack of tolerance.
Drama and performance
The most praiseworthy part of this film is Ying Zheng played by Li Xuejian. At first, I saw an old man in his forties playing a young Ying Zheng. He jumped up and down very funny, like the supreme treasure of "A Westward Journey". Obsessed with it, the thickness of this role is not something young actor can do. The only drawback is that Li Xuejian's face is too big.
The domestic version has obviously weakened the love scene between Ying Zheng and Zhao Nu. If you want to see the acting skills of Juxian surpassing "Farewell My Concubine", you must watch the Japanese version. Gong Li has dominated the domestic film industry for many years. It is indeed because of the high appearance and high acting skills. Well, nothing compares.
Zhang Fengyi's Jing Ke, I feel more brilliant than Duan Xiaolou in "Farewell My Concubine", especially the final assassination scene, which is very exciting in the Qin State Hall.
Although there are not many roles in Lai Lu, Wang Zhiwen's performance is very tense. The rebellion of the scene almost whitewashed the dirty image of Lai Lu for thousands of years, and it appeared to be more justice than King Qin.
To talk about the villain, the one who has been degrading here is the Yan Guo Taizi Dan, a sturdy boy who is hard-working and strong in the outside world. He is a coward from start to finish, and he plays so well.
The blind girl Zhou Xun has only one scene, but it is also unforgettable. How to defeat the conscience of a top assassin, she did it.
Why do you keep talking about the acting skills of actors? It's really the form of this movie, it's a drama. Chinese drama has a history of thousands of years. For example, it's all "Drunken Concubine", Mei Lanfang sings differently, this is the acting skills of the actor.
However, even the best actor is acting within the framework of the script. Of course, the subtle lines are also the skill of the script. This movie can be regarded as Chen Kaige's self-written, directed and acted.
It is said that "Farewell My Concubine" is Chen Kaige's best movie. Many people are afraid that they have never seen this "Jing Ke Assassinated King". "Farewell My Concubine" is a series of decades of modern Chinese history from one side, while "Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin" is an epic film of extremely high specifications, a classic that can be recorded in the annals of history.
Tragedy of the times
The fifth-generation director was once considered a good time to catch up and was a vested interest in the Chinese film industry. But now we will find that the fifth generation turned out to be a collective joke, and most of their films are used to ridicule and ridicule. There are very complicated internal factors and very simple external factors.
From the 1980s to the 1990s, the whole country advocated literature and poetry. The publishing industry used to be very popular. It was an era of texts. The reason was that there was nothing to play with, and there was nothing you can play with.
Later, the popularization of TV, the popularization of the Internet, and the current mobile APP, people's acceptance of information is becoming more and more fragmented. The young people of the new generation simply cannot understand that the delicate language model of the text age is now the age of pictures and videos.
What it brings is the subversion of language structure.
For example, letting Zhao Benshan sing "The wind is cold and the water is cold" may be reasonable in Chen Kaige's eyes, but in the eyes of young people, it is a funny joke.
There are more delicate things, such as Zhao Nv's kneeling begging Yingzheng, "If you save Zhao's children, you will still get the love of Zhao people, the love of people in the world." This line will definitely laugh at the scene now. Nowadays, Chinese people never talk like that. People don't talk about love, but only talk about patriotism and dedication.
While there is love in history, Mencius said: "The benevolent loves others, and the courteous respects. The lover, the man always loves him; the respecter, the man always respects him." This is the difference between the texts. When did you really put people first? It is true harmony.
If "Jing Ke Assassinate King of Qin" is re-screened now, it is estimated that it will be defined as a spoof comedy, and all the lines and the way of reciting the lines are a joke. This dislocation of thinking was magnified to the extreme in the later "Promise", Chen Kaige really didn't find the lines funny, and the movie theaters laughed wildly.
Of course, the change of language is only the appearance, the real internal cause is still other, forgive me for not being able to develop it.
The fifth-generation directors are struggling to catch up with backward film formats. Without the support of the mature film industry, this kind of catching up is nothing but a drop in the bucket, and their carefully polished content is no one cares, but a joke. This dislocation created the illusion of a collective collapse. Some people concluded that the fifth-generation director was collectively degenerate.
The fifth generation is still your strongest uncle, but the little ones can’t understand their language structure, and they can’t understand the barrage and ghost animals that the little ones play. Is the real tragedy of the times
Finally give an egg
The American TV series "Game of Thrones" was a mess. The Great Wall of Ice and Snow, the Dispute of the Seven Kingdoms, the descendants of the dragon, how like our Warring States history. When watching a drama, there are many scenes that are familiar to me. I dare not say that "Quan You" pays tribute to Chinese films, it looks a bit like, and the two films have been separated for more than ten years . (Watching the video has a better feeling)
What I want to say is that it's not that we can't make good things, but that the Chinese don't take it.
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