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The movie I want to talk about today is a movie that has suddenly soared when I browsed station B recently. Although it received a lot of praise when it was released, after so long, it broke through Douban Score of 9 points, domestic films, Top 250 top 50, classics in the classics... No amount of adjectives are beyond words.
So when I clicked on and reloaded, a lot of thoughts poured out in my heart, of course, it was more of a treasure for this film. Because no matter how it is interpreted, it will not be "excessive", and no amount of honor will be "overwhelmed", even if it is "applicable to the World Heritage".
is such a domestic film. Twelve years later, looking back, it seems that there are not only miracles left, but also great truths that teach us across the centuries.
The movie is a classic, and the lines are also classics.
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to be fair
Its story is actually very simple.
During the Republic of China, Ma Bond ( Ge You), who donated money to the county magistrate, took office with his wife ( Carina Lau ) and his entourage. Passing through a place in the southern country, he was ambushed by a group of robbers Zhang Mazi ( Jiang Wen), and all his followers died. Only the husband and wife survived. In order to save his life, Ma lied that he was the county magistrate's Master Tang .
was moved by the wealth promised by Master Tang , Zhang Mazi transformed himself into a county magistrate, and rushed to Goose City with his subordinates to take office. There is a saying that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the Goose City is located in a remote place. The overlord Huang Shilang ( Zhou Runfa ) covers the sky with one hand, and does not take this new county magistrate in his eyes at all. Zhang Mazi beat Huang's martial arts teacher ( Jiang Wu, ), and Huang designed to kill Zhang's adopted son, Xiaoliu ( Zhang Mo, ). Ma Bond, who originally only wanted to make money, never imagined that he would be involved in this wrestling between bandits and bullies.
In the movie, everyone seems to be the protagonist, and everyone seems to be playing in a group; now, some lines have become the 'mouth substitution' for many young people today when they face life in society. Full marks for logic.
You have to act on the scene, you have to be able to resist provocation, or you have to know how to pretend to be confused. In
, in the clip of the unjust death of Liu Zi, they kept saying that they wanted to be fair, but what is fair, is the final truth important, or the result after the trick is successful?
But everyone's performances seem to have a purpose and no purpose. They don't seem to care who Zhang Mazi is. It doesn't matter who has a pock on his face.
Jiang Wen's " let the bullets fly " became a myth when it was released. Some people praised it: "This is the best Chinese movie in the past 30 years, and it can break the wrist with "Farewell My Concubine"."
I don't know when it started, it seems to be two years ago, "Let the Bullets Fly" re-'rise' at station B, repeatedly played, spoofed, and re-created by a group of young people:
"even formed a new "Let's learn". "Let the Bullets Fly" has become the online "Bible" pursued by contemporary young people, and it is also the "Tui Bei Tu" that people will always ponder."
mentioned Jiang Wen, many of his movies have been refreshed The box office record of domestic films, and the film shows his special personality: how can he be so domineering and so narcissistic, Is it so attractive?
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'Murder and Punishment'
still stems from his own character, which is very straightforward and direct, yet simple.
This movie is like flowing water. You may understand the story it tells, and the whole process is cheerful, chic, and festive; you may not understand, but there is a sense of comfort, because the lines are smooth and in one sentence.
Don't forget, this movie was released in 2010. At that time, its quality could be said to be one of the best, and it was a rare work in the domestic market at that time.
"Let the Bullets Fly" not only begins with the classic line that condenses the whole film, but also because the special environment ten years ago implies a lot of luck that need not be said. The domestic film and television market has been ups and downs in recent years, but it received a lot of praise at that time, and it is still the same now.
The whole story is cut a little bit because of the review, but it still surrenders to the dialogues of all the protagonists, which is large and provocative. Compared with Jiang Wen's other " The sun also rises " Deliberately suppressed irony, this film Jiang Wencai really 'shooting is cool'.
Because only in this way, the audience also sees "cool", and it is inevitable that it will be based on the commercialization of many films in the circle today.
You may like this movie a lot, but when you carefully study the script logic in it, you will know how important the dramatic conflict is; when stating the characters and background of the story, first tell the audience who it is about, The story about what can lead to the conflict of the whole story.
For example, the "building stage":
The movie begins by explaining the identities of the characters in the story, robbers, corrupt officials, bullies, etc., giving the main characters dramatic demands: the robbers want money, the corrupt officials want to live, the bullies want to drive away the robbers, etc. And through the incident of the train robbery, the biggest conflict in the movie story of the whole film is drawn: the struggle between robbers and bullies. This is the process of changing, developing, and advancing the entire storyline.
and thus reach the "story conflict stage":
continues to strengthen the dramatic conflict of the main movie characters through events such as Xiao Liu's tragic death, bravely attending a dinner party, assassinating his wife, distributing money, and kidnapping Huang Shilang, changing their power balance and promoting the development of the story. Finally lead to a life-and-death duel between robbers and bullies.
finally explained how it was "solved":
shaped the character and behavior of the characters through the previous story, and in the main contradiction of the story "robber VS bully", the robber finally resolved the conflict in the story, and then all the characters ended. All were rationalized and resolved, giving the audience a satisfying viewing experience of "This is the complete story of "Let the Bullets Fly".
So no matter where you put the film, whether it's studied from start to finish or from back to back, it's a scrutiny: it's an indefinable polyhedron where everyone can find their own interpretation.
"Some people say that this is Jiang Wen's fascination and eulogy for personal heroism;
Some people say that in the confrontation between Huang Shilang, Tang Shiye and Zhang Mazi, they saw several kinds of events that were repeatedly pushed to the stage by historical laws. Revolutionary camp;
also said that this is the Chinese version of "Game of Thrones". "
and it's a god at station B, the reason can be imagined, in addition to the ubiquitous details and metaphors, plus those "standing to make money" "sometimes dead people are more useful than living people" these The chattering lines are spoken through the mouths of the characters in the movie, and this is the effect that has been deserved after so many years. How amazing is it to put "Let the Bullets Fly" on the stage: the dance is called "Let the Bullets Fly for a while", and intercepts the two scenes of "Hongmen Banquet" and the midnight banquet in the film; when the show is broadcast, the dance is cool and condescending If it is properly restored, it can't hide the excitement and voice of the audience at all.
fans should know that Jiang Wen's filmmaking is notoriously expensive: he filmed " Sunny Days " in his early years, in order to make a satisfactory picture He took 100,000 negatives and more than 1,000 shots for Ning Jing, and finally selected one. He used 480,000 rolls of film and more than 4,000 shots for " Devil Comes to ".
"Jiang Wen said Movies care too much. The more you care, the more particular you are. The more you are particular, the less you shoot and the slower you shoot. It's like a girl who goes to bed too little, so she's always shaking. "
Perhaps, this is one of the few 'romantic feelings' in the 'cultural production industry'.
I dug deeper and guessed that today's young people frequently mention this movie and treat it like "The Legend of Zhen Huan" The reason for repeating it over and over again: Maybe Jiang Wen didn't even think that by 2022, it will become a "social record".
From the political field to the financial market; from the current situation of the Internet to the trivia of life, almost every line reflects one thing after another in the present and the future. The dialogue is not only a pun, but also highlights the ironic character language. The narrative techniques such as oxymoron, discourse, and repetition are appropriate. There is no nonsense.
all say that Jiang Wen is good at thinking and seeking change, and there is no "Jiang Lang's talents".
also heard: this has been the case for thousands of years, and there is nothing new under the sun.
What's the hurry, let the bullets fly for a while.
