Speaking of which, I have to mention by the way, "Meet Hate Early", the English name "A lot like love", is really a romantic movie. The male protagonist is named Ashton Kutcher, who also starred in "The Butterfly Effect". In real life, he is married to the famous movie star Demi Moore, who is sixteen years older than him.
At this time, "New Shaolin Temple" was playing on the big screen in the cabin. It was strange that when I typed it just now, it was "New Journey to the West" by mistake. It was an inexplicable jump in thinking. I think this may be because there have been too many "new XX" dramas in the past ten years. From "New Shanghai Beach" to "New Three Kingdoms", to "New Dream of Red Mansions" and "New Meteor Garden", various The list goes on and on. I don't know if it's because I'm getting old too fast or the world has been confusing. In short, I've been numb to the beginning of "new" to a certain extent, and only the ending song in "The Legend of the New White Lady" is still in my mind. Impressive.
A few days ago in Beijing, a friend said that she was going to major in screenwriting at the Film Academy, because the market for screenwriting is so bullish now that it is no longer difficult for a series to earn 1.8 million yuan. I deeply agree with this, because obviously this industry is in the stage of "more money, stupid people, and quick arrivals". In an era where "Three Guns and Shooting the Case" can make hundreds of millions at the box office, we must not underestimate it. The masochism index of the broad masses of the people cannot ignore the possibility of a new type of film - battered brain fragments, which is rising in mainland China. It's like the famous "Stockholm" Syndrome (simply explained that a normal person is influenced by the outside and eventually becomes a masochist of his own accord), maybe in the near future we will never look forward to it again It is an aesthetic, smooth, and basically reasonable movie mode, but it has turned into a new era movie concept that spontaneously pursues deep inner destruction, severe collapse, and reaches the ultimate climax at the end of the film. Undoubtedly, this is absolutely good news for the screenwriting industry.
Therefore, I sincerely feel that there are no movies in China at all, especially those that can be released on the big screen, let alone movies. A few stars go up and put on a few poses, walk a few steps, add a bunch of implanted advertisements and a few shit stories, this is a movie? No wonder the movie was called "Picture" when it first appeared a hundred years ago, not "Movie" later, I guess that's why. What we're doing now is Picture, not Movie.
But I deeply understand this situation, because unlike all countries (except North Korea), we have a place called "relevant departments", and its responsibility is to make you never live comfortably, Movies are no exception. Everyone knows that Feng Xiaogang is good at comedy, but in fact, most of his films were heavy and dark at first. There is a film called "Living a Miserable Life", which was his hard work, but after years of censorship, it was never released. . The reason for the ban is even more hilarious and interesting - the reviewers only said that the film needs to be changed, but never said how or where to change it. They just stood there and said: Change! The smug Feng Xiaogang was instantly killed. The young director was lucky at first, but after tossing around like a riddle for a long time, he finally chose to collapse. After a few years of rest, he came out and filmed the "Party A and B", which was successfully transformed. But according to the current parlance, this should be called "gorgeous turn".
So up to now, we can no longer see the kind of movies of the 1980s and 1990s that are full of some thinking and conscience. Like "Stubborn Lord", "Going Home for New Year", "New Year", "Lost My Love Forever", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit", "Xiao Wu", etc., will never appear in front of us again. Utilitarian values have been nurtured into the mainstream of society, swallowing up the consciences of businessmen and officials, and the last few filmmakers. So at this time, I don't believe that the "New XX" drama can produce anything new at all, and the biggest possibility of filming the "new" drama is that the screenwriters are very poor, and it is safer to shoot this kind of thing. It saves the publicity and guarantees passing the censorship, so why not do it.
Seeing the two old faces of Jackie Chan and Andy Lau on the screen, like hot-blooded youths, I would rather close my eyes and imagine the next plot in a dream. I grew up watching their movies since I was a child, but I didn’t expect to see it now, but I was the one who transformed first. When I think of Jeff Bridges playing the golden man who finally won the Oscar for Best Actor with "Crazy Heart" at the age of 60, I can't help feeling emotional. Even the commercial-oriented film kingdom of Hollywood is, in the final analysis, supported by those serious filmmakers who work tirelessly, and art films that are well-crafted and well-plotted. Jackie Chan and Andy Lau may have their difficulties, but unfortunately, they never really had the soil to achieve artistic achievements.
"New Shaolin Temple" slowly came to a close in a cloud of confusion, and the screen stopped for a short time. When it was broadcast again, I was surprised to find the four big characters "Let the Bullets Fly". Well, it seems that this is destined to be an extraordinary journey. Chinese movies are demonstrating to people all over the world at an altitude of 10,000 meters. To commemorate, I have to take a photo, otherwise, what else can I do.
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