Suona has always been called a "rogue instrument"
Although it does not have the temperament of a king, it has the strength of a king. Other instruments enter the brain from the ear, but the suona is different. Its sound enters the brain directly and does not pass. The ears, so the sound of suona will be covered up no matter what kind of sound, "Three years of flute and five years of failure, an erhu breaks the waist, only the suona rushes into the sky!"
2017 in the movie "Flash Girl" Many people feel the "rogue temperament" of Suona, , but in the movie "Hundred Birds Chaofeng" , Suona gives people a deep and steady feeling. This should be the charm of traditional culture.
"Hundred Birds in the Phoenix"
"Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" is the posthumous work of the famous director Wu Tianming, which tells how to maintain a "craftsman's heart" in the era of impetuous people. In fact, the old generation of Suona artist Jiao Sanye is an old man with cold outside and hot inside. Although he looks serious and old-fashioned, he has passion in his heart. The whole movie is based on Tianming’s growth as the main line. He learned art from a teacher and continuously practiced to get a master. Recognized by him, he eventually grew into an outstanding Suona artist. The seemingly plain plot of can make people excited, because the film not only focuses on the feelings and inheritance between the master and the apprentice, but also shows the tragedy of the times under the social background of the time.
As an art film released in 2016, "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" has caused enough controversy and attention. Today's mainstream movie viewers may not know the director Wu Tianming, but he was in the 1989 The films known in the ten's like "Life", "Old Well", "Change Face" and other works all show deep thinking about social and contemporary issues.
Wu Tianming’s support for young directors has created the achievements of the fifth generation of Chinese directors represented by Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou . Therefore, after the death of director Wu Tianming in 2014, he shocked the entire Chinese film scene. and this film "Chaofeng" was a work he completed in 2013, and it was delayed until 2016 because he could not find a release.
The suona in "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" is the suona in the memory of many people, and it also blows out the simplicity of people's homesickness, blows out the embers of the change of times new and old , and blows out the annihilation of traditional skills. The subtle thing about is that the content of the film seems to be a preview of its own destiny. When "Hundred Birds Chaofeng" was released in 2016, it coincided with the release of "Captain America 3" at the same time as . Large theaters have very low film schedules, and many well-known filmmakers are fighting for more film schedules for the film, but art films are still such unpopular art films that are not of interest to young people.
is like the question raised by this film:
"Is the continuation of tradition necessary? At what level can its value continue to play a role?" The
era mourning
The story of "Hundred Birds and Phoenix" took place In 1982, this special time point can be said to be a hint to show the grand pattern of social and historical changes after China's reform and opening up through the rise and fall of suona. In the movie, the words "shimen" and "ancestral" appear very frequently. This is to promote the traditional family ethics and also laid a foundation for the film. The combination of
one old and one small also implies the succession of the old and the new, using a child’s perspective to metaphorically represent the beginning of a new era. However, this story still has a prelude, that is, the era before 1982. Although it was not shown to the audience in the film, Through the retelling of the characters, we can also understand what the era when "disappeared" was like.
For example, when You Tianming was practicing lung capacity by the river, the director deliberately arranged a dialogue with a villager:
-"I am not a suona maker, shaved, sing, and funeral, what's the future!"
— -"You are all the old society's saying!"
We know from their dialogue that Suona belongs to 's "three no products" in traditional society: no status, no wealth, and no face. another person said "old society" tells the discourse system of New China, implying that the new China refutes the backward thinking before, director Wu Tianming uses thisTell the audience in this way: the respect and love that "Suona Craftsman" received in Wushuang Town is not from ancient times, but from the "new society"...
traditional fractures
Suona craftsman once had a brilliant, Jiao San When the master was drunk, he played a piece to his apprentice, saying as if he was talking to himself: "Suona is not for others, but for myself."
"Hundred Birds Chaofeng" The problem revealed by the film lies in the rupture of tradition and the pain and lack of Chinese society in the process of modernization and transformation. In 2006, the art of Suona was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list . More than ten years later, the promotion of Suona is still imminent. It is true that a movie can not save traditional culture.
and "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" is only a fragment in the long history and culture, but it has made a deafening cry in this impetuous age. The roots of traditional culture cannot be forgotten, and the heritage of the nation cannot be lost. Now young What people can do is to protect and inherit. What does rely on to inherit traditional culture? What relies on is the leadership of the government and the innovation and perseverance of traditional artists. With the addition of capitalists and the irrigation of the new generation, the movie is worth watching. is definitely not for "literary and artistic" and "feelings." It should be seen behind the movie about the passage and rupture of traditional culture.
Cultural inheritance
can be seen in the film "Change Face" (1996) as early as , director Wu Tianming is very firm in the dissemination of traditional culture, and his film has a profound and unforgettable cultural imprint. "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" , he also said that he was not shooting for the current audience, but for the future audience.
He has a clear positioning of himself, "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" should be a pure film, it is more of a kind of feeling, is a work with the imprint of the times. The director uses the characters in the movie to interpret the inheritance. Talent is not important. What is important is the character and persistence of beliefs. He said: "Nowadays, it has become a trend for Chinese directors not to care about reality."
But he knows himself. In what kind of environment, insisting on making such films is a kind of persistence in inheritance. Although "Hundred Birds Chaofeng" has only one percent of the film output per day, its reputation is very good. With a Douban score of 8.1, added the film’s 63-year-old producer Fang Li and spared no effort to promote the film. In fact, they don’t expect to make money with this film, they just hope that more audiences can see this work. Fang Li once said to a cinema manager: "As long as you can arrange a golden field for us this weekend, my old party is willing to kneel for you."
Fang Li's action was not wasted, but gained. Supported by many theaters, the film schedule of all major theaters in has leapt from one percent to 7.4%.
In fact, Fang Li is very similar to Tianming in the film. On the day he took over Suona from his master, he vowed that "Suo Na will not leave his mouth." After , the Western band's "invaded" , and Suona became unattended. , But facing the behavior of others introducing him to the business, Tianming repeatedly said "I swear to Master!"
's adherence to the oath is a kind of inheritance.
Conclusion
“You can use it from birth to the first seven.” The traditional instrument of , suona, can always give people different surprises. After watching "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" , I no longer dare to listen to the suona, but those Confident, loud, and determined suona can awaken the blood in the hearts of Chinese people. The magic of
Suona lies in the mood of the person blowing it, what kind of sound it can make, like a barometer of mood, and Wu Tianming used "Hundred Birds in the Phoenix" to play a song for traditional culture Elegy , the expectation and inheritance in his heart needs more people to guard, I believe that many people have been inspired by the movie and started to act.
