published a text before watching "Shadow", specifically comparing the old classic "Shadow Warrior" with the expected "Shadow", and also listed a series of Kurosawa's influence on Zhang Yimou. After watching "Shadow",
realized that I had found the wrong comparison object. "Shadow" and "Shadow Warrior" have nothing in common except that the protagonist is a stand-in, and the title contains the word "Shadow". Speaking of common points, it would be better to fight against the masterpiece "Genius Ripley". It can even be said that Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" is a Chinese-style version of "Genius Ripley".
first give you a brief introduction to the plot of "Genius Ripley". "Genius Ripley" is directed by Anthony Minghella, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, etc. A noir crime movie starring co-stars of well-known big names. The film tells the story of the talented teenager Ripley being commissioned by a wealthy businessman to go to Italy to persuade Dickie's son Dickie to return to the United States, but he yearns for Dickie's life. Driven by desire, he loses his mind and kills Dickie and steals Dickie's life. s story. Through a simple comparison, we can find that
Ripley is the "shadow" Jingzhou
. They are all children of poor people who are skilled, unwilling to give in. "Shadow" Jingzhou used the martial arts learned in the governor's mansion, and "Ripley" used his superb imitating and social genius as his capital, and finally became the person he wanted to be.
Dickie is the "capital governor" Ziyu
. They are all born rich and nobles, with high qualifications and high spirits, and they are the objects of admiration for everyone. But while being arrogant, they all neglected to beware of the humble and petty people they most looked down upon.
Dickie’s girlfriend, Marge, is the "Madam Captain" Xiao Ai
. These two women stood on the weak side and treated the disadvantaged with sympathy and kindness. It was not until the shadow and substitute plan succeeded that they repented and felt their sinister intentions. Frightened, but it was too late, and there was nothing to do.
Meredith, the textile queen who believes in Ripley, and Peter, the gay man who sincerely favors Ripley, is Tian Zhan and the eldest princess Qingping used for the "shadow"
They may vaguely perceive the secret of the substitute and the shadow, But at the same time, he was attracted by the charm of the stand-in and the shadow, and was unable to resist their tricks. It is often paving stones for substitutes and shadows without knowing it.
saw through Ripley’s ambitions and tactics, the last killed Freddie was exactly the same as Wang’s fate.
really saw through the stand-in and the shadow conspiracy, and saw the truth. The same social experience is rich, deep enough, and smart enough to be extremely smart. Wang, their existence is the biggest hidden danger of the substitutes and shadows, and they must be eliminated.
And Dick's father is the same as Yang Cang and Yang Ping in "Shadow". Dick's father provided the basis for Ripley's behavior. The father and son of the Yang family provided a logical basis for the shadow's plot
In fact, in Zhang Yimou's "Shadow", the ultimate goal of the shadow's self-reliance as king is the same as the "Genius Ripley" Ripley wants to replace Dick Fu's second-generation son. identity of. In other words, the extended meaning of "shadow" is "substitute". And this creative inspiration based on "substitute" has been rewritten and reproduced in text and images from beginning to end, but it is not new at all.
You can rely on the elegance, such as the classic novel "Shadow" by Andersen and Akira Kurosawa's classic film "The Shadow Warrior". It can also be found in popular, routine, and suspenseful horror film routines, from "Master Key" to "Orphan's Resentment", from "Escape from the Deadly Town" to "Genetic Doom", everything will never leave its origins.
And why do we pay for this fear over and over again? Probably because what people fear is often not a concrete object, but a spiritual abstract concept. When the spirit remains the same, no matter whether the concrete object is a real body or a puppet, there is no difference. Once the spirit is destroyed, all figures will be disillusioned.
So in the final analysis, it still stems from our respect for each independent spiritual individual and the fear that everyone will be alive as a walking dead after humanity is annihilated.
