rare movie

Daphnee 2022-03-24 09:03:36

It focuses on the stylized and symbolic features of Zhang Yimou's creation. The overhead shot of the eaves of the Qiao family's courtyard and the deep scene in the deep house are symbols of the feudal order, and are the landscapes of the oriental era that are rarely seen in the current film themes. Perverted depression, mysterious chill. The big red lanterns, the red lighting, and the huge and grotesque Peking Opera masks in the second wife's house are all symbolic, and later became Zhang Yimou's Chinese red label. In the film, red is a sexual metaphor and a symbol of inheritance. The fourth wife played by Gong Li has completely lost the revolutionary character of progressive women as soon as she entered the business marriage from a female student, and became a pawn in intrigue and favor. Two lives were indirectly killed by her, and she was involved in the murder of a feudal clan and an accomplice without blood. character, which eventually leads to madness. The chapters of the four seasons become a reincarnation at the end, which is now a common narrative technique. The emphasis is on the sense of ritual, and the overall strength is not as good as "Judou".

Rickey 2022-03-19 09:01:09

The pinnacle of Zhang Yimou's use of color.