Recently, the posthumous work " Snow Leopard " directed by Wanma Tseden will be released in theaters on April 3. This minority-themed film won the Best Film Award at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival last year, and therefore received greater attention. Wanma Tseden is a famous Tibetan director in my country, who has brought real Tibetan images to the Chinese film industry.
His sudden death is indeed a pity. At present, it is rare to see a movie in the film market with the theme of human-animal conflict, especially when it involves topics such as modern civilization and religious beliefs. Therefore, this film is quite unique among this year's Qingming movies, both in terms of subject matter and content.
1. A famous Tibetan director directs the conflict between humans and snow leopards.
Wanma Caidan is a literary writer. He has successively put his Tibetan-themed works on the screen, dedicated to showing the original Tibetan area and the lives of the Tibetan people. true state. "Snow Leopard" tells the story between snow leopards and people.
Although the snow leopard, known as the "King of Snow Mountains", looks very naive, in fact, in the eyes of local herders, the frequent appearance of snow leopards will affect their normal life. Not only will it threaten human safety, but it will also harm the flocks raised by herdsmen, causing certain economic losses.
The movie "Snow Leopard" shows this kind of conflict between herders and snow leopards. A snow leopard broke into a herdsman's sheep pen and killed many Jie sheep. The issue of how to deal with the snow leopard caused a disagreement between the herdsmen and his son.
The young son was very dissatisfied with the snow leopard and insisted on killing it, while the father stuck to his beliefs and hoped to let it go. The kind-hearted lama is very interested in snow leopards. How should the conflict between humans and animals be resolved? On the surface, Wanma Tseden explores the issue of the snow leopard's life, but in fact it also shows the connection between humans and animals and how they ultimately get along with each other.
2. Present the original Tibetan scenery and depict the group portraits with flesh and blood.
"The Quiet Mani Stone" shot by Wanma Tseden is the beginning of the new wave of Tibetan films. Since then, more and more Tibetan directors have begun to enter the creative field, showing the real side of Tibet’s natural landscape, religious beliefs, humanistic customs, etc., instead of over-symbolizing Tibet.
The movie "Snow Leopard" continues Wanma Caidan's documentary aesthetic style as always and restores the local ecological appearance. Through this film, viewers can appreciate the natural scenery such as snow-capped mountains, lakes, and grasslands from the snow-covered plateau, satisfying their visual imagination of the Tibetan landscape. The film uses a large number of Tibetan actors, who are simple and natural, making it more authentic and appealing.
Tibetan people's piety is always quite pure. The presence of journalists and police also added a modern touch. Everyone has their own position and ideas, and they are all portrayed with flesh and blood in the movie. In the objective image presentation, surrounding a snow leopard, the film gradually reveals the fusion of opposites between man and nature.
3. The background setting is complex, revealing true human nature
The overall film involves various backgrounds such as religious tradition and real society, people and wild animals, which shows Wanma Tseden's ambition in setting the story. The snow leopard in the film is no longer just a vicious animal. It also has its own concerns. It survives in a harsh natural environment and kills goats for its own cubs. On the one hand, this spiritual animal is protected by national laws, and on the other hand, it also symbolizes a pure existence. The lama character on the
poster has deep feelings for the snow leopard. There seems to be a telepathic connection between him and such a beast, which is shocking. People's reverence for nature is often a manifestation of respect for nature. The snow leopard is like a mirror. Their reaction and attitude towards the snow leopard reflects their personality characteristics. Therefore, this "mirror" also reflects the depth of everyone's heart and reflects their true humanity.
The film "Snow Leopard" had already won numerous awards before it was officially released, embodying the director's hard work during his lifetime.As the world's first high-definition digital snow leopard image, it uses a lot of CG technology. It can be said that Wanma Caidan has made an appropriate breakthrough based on the original realistic style. So how can we not let people look forward to it?
