The expert seminar on the film " departs from " sponsored by the Film Art Center of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and hosted by the Film and Literature Creation Committee of the China Filmmakers Association was recently held in Beijing. Many experts and scholars discussed creative techniques, narrative methods, characterization, artistic expression, and imaging. The film was discussed in many aspects such as style, and it was believed that "Departure" tells the story of a hero's growth in a unique way with its profound historical themes, unique artistic style and superb production level.
Stills from the movie "Departure".
The background of the movie "Departure" is on the eve of the Russian October Revolution in 1917. The world is raging with war and Chinese warlords are fighting. Mao Zedong, a student who is about to graduate from the normal school, walks thousands of miles with his senior Xiao Zisheng and roams among the people. They see everything in the world and the people's livelihood. Through personal experience Come explore the truth of the world and the meaning of life. These experiences profoundly affected their thinking and future life paths.
Stills from the movie "Departure".
Song Zhiqin, executive deputy director of the Film Art Center of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, believes that the film breaks through the traditional narrative method and deeply shows the growth process of young Mao Zedong from confusion to awakening after experiencing setbacks and recognizing reality. The film dynamically displays the transformation and gradual maturity of the characters' thoughts, awakens the audience's emotional and value identification, and creates a more three-dimensional and vivid image of young Mao Zedong. "Departure" not only has profound historical connotations and excellent visual artistic effects, but also serves as a spiritual inspiration to the majority of young people today.
Stills from the movie "Departure".
Jin Yibin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Professor of the China Academy of Art, mentioned that the movie "Departure" shows the style of the new youth with a unique perspective and narrative technique. The film team explored a unique way of expression in the artistic style and broke through the traditional theme of the film. Transformation, injecting the growth path of great men into human nature. The movie "Departure" uses very distinctive artistic techniques to achieve its unique aesthetic style, continues and deepens the poetic style, and tells the special growth path of a great man under the oriental aesthetic system. The film improves the narrative aesthetic style through a large amount of blank space and strong subjective will. It has obvious innovation and reform characteristics. Its profound artistic quality and innovative spirit also reflect very high social significance and value.
Zhang Hong, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, former member of the Party Leadership Group and Secretary of the Secretariat of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, former Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Chairman of the China Film Association, talked about his experience of this movie based on three sets of keywords. The first point: survival and people. The film depicts the survival plight of the Chinese people under the oppression of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism in 1917, and shows the difficult life of the people in the old society. The women who took their children on the boat to join their husbands who were soldiers, the monastery where many villagers gathered to tell their sufferings, and the people who needed passports to escape famine all reveal the tragic reality of society at that time. The gray tone of the film profoundly indicts the oppression of the old society. The second point: searching and asking. The film explores the influence of the magazine sponsored by Chen Duxiu in 1916 on the young Mao Zedong, and raises the century-old question of where China is headed. Through Mao Zedong's observations and actions, it demonstrates his thinking on the old and new conflicts and the future of the country. It uses extremely real film language to create a lovely and credible image of young Mao Zedong, leaving profound educational and practical significance for contemporary youth. The third point: thinking and inspiration. The film shows Mao Zedong's process of self-training through reading and practice during his journey, emphasizing his pursuit of self-cultivation and social cognition. Through plots such as rescuing women in distress and facing a hail of bullets, it uses a romantic technique to show sculpture-like group portraits of working people, which is a profound expression that fits the theme of the times. The film is unique in its artistic style, showing historical scenes through a romantic approach.
Stills from the movie "Departure".
Yin Hong, vice chairman of the Chinese Filmmakers Association, vice chairman of the Chinese Literary Critics Association, and professor of Tsinghua University, extracted three key points from the film. First of all, the subject matter is innovative and shows his growth process from the perspective of young Mao Zedong, which is a rare and unique perspective.Although the original materials are limited, by collecting the letters of Mao Zedong and Xiao Zisheng, combined with the historical background and historical facts at that time, we have achieved a re-creation based on history on the basis of respecting history. Secondly, the theme is consistent with contemporary society. Chairman Mao's spiritual and physical cultivation was demonstrated through specific events such as sleeping in a water tank at night, lighting a fire in the wild, and crossing a river to rescue people. At the same time, through what he saw and heard along the way, young Mao Zedong also broadened his understanding of the current situation of society and even China as a whole. Finally, the film shows Mao Zedong's thinking on deep-seated issues such as where China is going, how China can stand in this world, how civilization should continue, and explores his process of finding a way to save the country and the people. These three main lines are intertwined and resonate with contemporary society, inspiring young people to explore the world and perceive society. From the beginning of the ink painting to the long woodcut-style scroll, the film shows a unique artistic technique and a distinctive author's style.
Zhong Chengxiang, a literary theorist and librarian of the Central Museum of Literature and History, believes that the important contribution of this film is to give full play to the creative advantages and resources of Hunan Xiaoxiang Film Factory and the China Academy of Art. Through the powerful alliance, the theme of Mao Zedong's study tour was successfully realized unique presentation. With its unique aesthetic style and profound thoughts, the film has injected new vitality and value into Chinese films. This film effectively combines the successful experience of Western films with the inheritance of aesthetic spirit with Chinese characteristics. Through in-depth exploration of the essence of film language, it creates a unique style of work with a high degree of historical intuition and cultural confidence.
Stills from the movie "Departure".
It is reported that the movie "Departure" is jointly produced by Xiaoxiang Film Group, China Academy of Art, and Hunan Dangran Pictures, and has been officially released nationwide on July 1.
Author: Peng Dan
Text: Beijing correspondent Peng Dan Picture: Photo provided by the organizer Editor: Li Yang Editor: Jiang Shengxin
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