Unexpectedly, after being ridiculed by the crowd, "Flowers" would eventually become the first hit drama this year.
Douban score is 8.2. The popularity of
site exceeded 30,000.
even caused Shanghai’s tourism popularity to increase by 12% month-on-month in the past week.
However, even so, controversy continues. Some people question its Shanghai dialect, and some question its storytelling. Among them, the most interesting theory is:
"Flowers" is the middle-aged version of "Little Times".
received a lot of likes and was even passed on to others, which shows that there is some truth to the senses.
But upon closer inspection, has Wong Kar-wai really become Guo Jingming at the end?
sir may have to say something rude:
classifies Wong Kar-wai as the same category as Guo Jingming, which is not a step back from Wong Kar-wai.
is precisely the "consumption downgrade" of today's aesthetics and comments.
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sir is not a die-hard fan of Wong Kar-wai.
But it is too outrageous to regard "Flowers" as a one-star negative review for "Tiny Times". Intuitive similarities between
.
has.
is the simplest, both are Shanghai .
Then, everyone is obsessed with and .
As soon as Mr. Bao appeared, a box of 300,000 yuan was scattered in the air after being hit by a car.
However, "Little Times" is about snow, fur, and sisters in need.
For example, slow motion is shown every moment:
There is a scene of "taking money and running away" in "Flowers".
The same goes for "Tiny Times", slow motion, horizontal movement, and running.
Also, after Mr. Bao was hit by a car, the episode was actually "Auld Lang Syne".
"Tiny Times" is a real hit hahaha.
If you only look at the surface.
is similar, indeed a bit similar.
But what is it that Guo Jingming’s works are often criticized for? is superficial and flashy.
In other words, glitz is superficial. The real difference between
is to compare and . The similar scenes at the beginning of
also have obvious differences.
Take the most criticized car accident scene above as an example.
Yes, on the surface it is the same as "Tiny Times" in that they both rotate the camera to reflect the protagonist's psychological state.
But even if you don’t talk about lighting, performance, or the quality of the lens itself, most intuitively speaking, do you really think the two are comparable?
Not all similar operations can be compared.
Otherwise, a large number of fixed shots of domestic dramas from the 1980s and 1990s can compete with Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Or shots that show the "good looks" of men.
Guo Jingming is also known as a director who "can shoot actors", but when you really compare:
For example, the following "The Boss Dresses".
One is to depict Po's arrogance of "flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix" after arriving at Mr. Bao. The other is to depict the double-door refrigerator running away from home. There are differences between
.
Guo Jingming has a fetishistic aesthetic. He displays characters like figures, with the purpose of satisfying "me" to watch and play with.
So you often see naked men with wet chests appearing at every turn.
What about Wong Kar-wai?
His character doesn't like to take off his clothes, he likes to "pretend".
Hu Ge’s Mr. Bao wears his suit meticulously.
The more famous incident was "Tony Leung won the Best Supporting Actor by combing his hair in the mirror without saying a word".
Why do you think it’s worth combing your hair for three minutes?
In Wong Kar-wai's view, how a person combs his hair or dresses has a hidden story, which is the code to interpret a person.
Tony Leung was originally a character in the sequel. This appearance was to set the tone for his character as a gambler. However, due to the box office failure of "Days of Wild", the sequel was shelved.
However, in the short three minutes that Tony Leung appeared, he fell into this person's state without saying anything.
The detail of quickly manicuring his nails before going out shows that this person is a professional gambler and has great self-cultivation to protect his fingers.
He even packed the coins on the table one by one, and checked the playing cards several times. Finally, in order to disguise his identity as a rich man, he folded the handkerchief and put it in his coat pocket. There is one more detail about
.
He finished packing and wanted to throw away the cigarette butt before leaving. The ashtray was obviously on the table, but he would not take a few more steps to put the cigarette there. Instead, he popped it out the window.
It is the nature of a gambler to seek quick profits.
So, Wong Kar-Wai and Guo Jingming.
If you only see the surface "image".
then you may have ignored the deeper content.
again.
Let's talk about drama.
Coincidentally, both "Flowers" and "Tiny Times" have scenes of "the domineering president protects me".
In "Little Times", Nan Xiang scolded Gu Yuan, and Gu Yuan came over to tear Nan Xiang apart. Then, Xicheng came over to beat Gu Yuan, and Gu Li and Nan Xiang were torn together...
The editing was confusing, and the shots Youyou, before you could figure out who was fighting whom, they were already fighting, and even divided into two waves.
are fighting, and watching the excitement with the audience.
It's like a big fight.
As for "Flowers", there is a scene where Po stood up for Miss Wang and was slapped in public.
Look at Wong Kar Wai’s shooting style.
Everyone was shocked at first.
After that, Abao went from being sad to apologizing to Miss Wang, and then shook his head, meaning that it was okay.
After that, it was Miss Wang who jumped up and cried bitterly: Nong Da Yi is having sex?
exploded the atmosphere of the scene like water dripping into a frying pan.
A good director knows how to relax the rhythm. If you press it when it is most intense, the effect after the rebound will be stronger.
Yes. It would be easy for
to just cut out every shot of "Flowers", match it with "Tiny Times", and say that Lian Po is old and has no more innovations.
and has strong dissemination.
But after making fun of it, maybe we should look back and think about it, is this really accurate? Is it fair to even single out a single clip and lose its emotional value?
is a bit of a joke.
Don’t just say it and believe it yourself.
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Wong Kar-wai is certainly not Guo Jingming, and even to a certain extent, Wong Kar-wai is actually the opposite of Guo Jingming (although Wong Kar-wai will definitely not like this comparison).
This is why we like Wong Kar-wai instead of Guo Jingming.
What are the characteristics of Guo Jingming?
Emotionally exposed.
and the most superficial satisfaction.
This is also the reason why after so many years, words such as "Lin Xiaoyou" and "rotten and smelly" can become Internet buzzwords.
as an example.
In "Little Times", the fight is definitely the highlight, from the fight to the reconciliation, then to the fight and then to the reconciliation, and finally, they sing together as sisters of the times.
Look at this shot. In anger,
's first reaction was to point the red wine at the other person's head and pour it down.
is here to let everyone understand the drama here.
And what about Wong Kar-wai?
One word: Hide.
Implicitness and ambiguity are his golden signatures, so even if he is "tearing", he will tear it apart.
Take "The Grandmaster" as an example.
There is a scene in which Ip Man, who went to Hong Kong, met Ding Lianshan by chance, and the two competed with each other.
Just look at this shot.
Ding Lianshan lit a match for Ip Man and slowly stretched it out in front of him.
Is this really helping someone light a cigarette?
no.
This is actually a provocation.
Slowly reach out to the other person. On the surface, it is a courtesy, but in fact, it is to highlight the strength of the hand.
went straight into the opponent's empty goal.
depends on how you connect.
Ip Man's response is that when he is catching fire and lighting a cigarette, he also hides his strength in the palm of his hand to protect the main gate of life, and his elbows form an offensive, which can advance or retreat.
After the discussion between the two parties, it is obvious to the experts how deep their skills are.
A provocation and counterattack were filmed calmly.
This is his implicitness.
And ambiguous?
There was a scene in "Flowers" last night that made countless people "ready to move":
Mr. Bao and Li Li's "racing scene".
After Li Li got into Mr. Bao’s car, he said he just wanted to have a good sleep, and then Mr. Bao stepped on the accelerator and raced around the corner.
The footage at this time is very ambiguous.
In the small space, Wong Kar-wai started to slap Li Li's legs in stockings. The car was bumping. In line with the bright atmosphere in the car, Li Li kept changing his posture, and even raised his head like after releasing desire.
After adding Mr. Bao, he closed the car door softly.
smoked a cigarette.
Many people think that this may be evidence of the release of their passion.
is like Carina Lau touching the horse in "Ashes of Time".
To be honest, Sir doesn't think there is any actual possibility here, but I have to admit that Wong Kar-wai is really a master at shooting this kind of ambiguous atmosphere. You can have many reveries about such charming pictures. His hidden... Only then can there be a wider space for interpretation.
Yes.
For Wong Kar-wai, superficial satisfaction is of no value, and those parts that are unwilling to communicate with outsiders are more important.
So you may only see a ripple, but with experience, you can also feel the turbulence under the water.
Just like in episode 14, Miss Wang and Po parted ways.
The camera didn't show how heartbroken Abao was.
instead shoot "laugh".
After letting Ms. Wang off the plane, Po seemed to be playing a game with others covering his eyes, but this implied that his sadness was also hidden by himself.
seems to be joking with friends, but this laughter is no different from crying.
or episode 17, I took a picture of Teacher Shi, a Peking Opera enthusiast downstairs from Reiko. With just a few strokes, he sketched a woman waiting for an unknown visitor.
There is no explanation of who he is.
However, at this moment, "The Drunken Concubine" revealed her thoughts: Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty went to Concubine Mei's place, while Concubine Yang was left alone to stay in the empty concubine. In the end, although she was in a shy and drunken state like "the first turning of the ice wheel on the island" , but my heart is infinitely lonely.
I still remember Xin Zhilei telling such a story some time ago.
She said that when she first acted opposite Hu Ge, Wong Kar-wai was very dissatisfied, "Can the scenes between you two be less affectionate? Your eyes become stringy every day. I don't want you two to have such eyes."
Why?
In the novel, aren't they a couple?
But Wong Kar-wai asked them to only talk about money and interests: "I don't care what you have, just bury it for me. I don't want to show anything in front of the camera."
This is Wong Kar-wai.
The emotions are buried and allowed to be experienced by those who are interested.
It's like a line in "The Grandmaster":
There are flowers hidden under the leaves once, and I step on the snow several times in my dreams.
is obviously passionate, but he doesn't show it at all.
This is completely contrary to Guo Jingming’s glass of red wine spilled on his head.
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Of course, Sir also understands why many people really think that Wong Kar-wai is equivalent to Guo Jingming.
because of the environment we are in.
Guo Jingming’s shadow is everywhere.
A few months ago, when "Cloud Feather" was on the air, sir also talked about similar topics.
For example, Guo Jingming's "Little Times" was said to be suspended.
is a domestic urban drama today, but it also has an average per capita of 985, large flat floors, and luxury bags.
Back then, Guo Jingming was said to be too middle-class and too pretentious.
But today’s domestic dramas, Changheng, Ling Buyi, Xuanxuan... are also in full bloom.
Even those superficial and straightforward scenes we mentioned earlier.
When you watch current domestic movies, why don’t they try to put the most eye-catching and exciting pictures into your mouth and incite your emotions?
So in the final analysis, when we are surrounded by Guo Jingming, we will be surprised and not used to it when we encounter a "counterexample".
After all, this is an era of fast food where traffic is king.
Everyone wants to quickly judge the direction of the incident, fearing that they will be left behind by the tide of public opinion.
So when people see the "bloody" and "tearing", which are common characteristics of domestic bad dramas, they will inevitably shoot "Flowers" "indiscriminately".
However, what sir wants to say here is that in the era of making great strides forward without looking back, more space can be given to some works that are not so popular.
is like "Flowers".
Yes, as far as the work is concerned, it is not perfect. Even in the same episode, it will be good and bad, leaving people wandering at the two ends of surprise and disappointment.
But overall, it is still a rare work in domestic dramas.
For example, it is too "luxurious":
This does not refer to the luxury of the camera, nor does it mean Guo Jingming's dazzling famous brands, but that it records many memories of Shanghai very luxuriously.
is like those old objects collected from everywhere.
and this scene:
The two paintings in the private room on the top floor of Li Li are from the works of Chen Yifei, a representative Chinese oil painting painter in the 1990s. It is said that they are authentic works borrowed by the crew from private collectors.
Or the living beings of that era:
You can see the giant crocodiles fighting in the stock market, and you can also see the retail investors who are wandering on the edge of "turning over" and "getting rich";
You can see the Huanghe Road where people are in a state of revelry and wealth, but You can also see people buying breakfast and walking around in the streets;
you can see those glamorous and charming Shanghai fashionable women, but you can also see the sadness and heartbreak behind them.
We get together and part ways, there are sorrows and joys, the flowers fall away, and in the end, no one is left.
retains these memories to the greatest extent possible.
For example, it is also professional enough:
To be honest, the shots of domestic dramas have not been so professional in a long time.
an example.
Many people would joke that wherever Wong Kar-Wai exists, there will be frame-drawing scenes, as if this is just an author tag that has no effect.
But the purpose of drawing frames is to express the character’s current emotions.
This kind of incoherence can be seen as the character's anxious and dissociated mood at this time. The more broken the character's heart is, the more obvious this frame-smoothing effect will be.
Just like after Abao met his first love girlfriend, he learned that the other party was no longer in the spotlight and became a waiter at the Peninsula Hotel. Xuezhi also had a lover at this time, and Abao agreed to see her again in 1997.
When the beautiful woman turned around and left, Abao was left with infinite loneliness.
Then, it switched to the mirror effect, and a ghosting effect appeared.
At this time, he was Mr. Bao, and in his heart, the man Bao who loved his first girlfriend suddenly came out.
So much so that some people directly said: Thank you Wong Kar-wai for letting us have a good meal at the beginning of the new year.
Nowadays, people are gradually beginning to accept this drama. From the group ridicule at the beginning to the current score of 8.2, we can see the changes in the audience's mentality along the way.
is just looking at the problem superficially and impatiently.
Whether Wong Kar-wai and Guo Jingming are comparable has actually become a question.
sir actually needs to write so much to demonstrate.
Do you think it’s boring?
The pictures in this article come from the Internet
