The story of "Fang Hua" took place in the 1960s, during the turbulent period of Chinese society, and the stories that happened under that background naturally evaded. But we should look back at the past, whether it is historical glories or mistakes, we must dare to face it squarely. The concealment may be forgotten for a while, but this is just a fear of escape, without vigilance and reflection, the tragedy will come back at any time.
Feng Xiaogang is well-known by the Chinese because of his "Feng's comedy". He and Uncle Ge can be described as a classic partner for the Lunar New Year. As China’s not-so-spirited director, the title of "Little Steel Cannon" is as straightforward and hard as his people.
He dared to directly criticize and satirize the contemporary era in his works in comic style. In the shell of absurd humor, he is insinuating and reflecting on reality.
From "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" to "Fang Hua", we have seen that Director Feng Xiaogang is constantly breaking through himself, whether it is genre style, film composition or photography technique, he is constantly trying to break the norm. As he himself said, "If others are shooting at the bottom of the building, I will go to the top of the building, and when others are shooting at the top of the building, I will go outside." At a time when capitalism is constantly kidnapped, Liu Ye's persistence is not easy.
"Fang Hua" tells the youth story of a group of young girls from the military cultural and industrial troupe during the Cultural Revolution.
First of all, in terms of filming, it is really very meticulous. Because it is the story of the art troupe in the 1960s, the director used a large number of warm tones and bright colors as the environment for the choice of colors, and a large number of backlit scenes and soft light treatments. The dreamlike images reflect the beauty of the youth in the memory. . In particular, the large backlight used by the female soldiers of the cultural troupe shows the physical beauty of the female soldiers vividly.
In the latter part of the film, in order to express the turmoil of the current situation, the tragedy of the protagonist's running away from each other, and the cruelty of war, the director used blue-gray and other cooler and darker treatments, especially in the Vietnam Defense In the clip, the blue-gray tone is a good contrast to the crisis of the situation and the inner anxiety of the characters.
In the processing of lens movement, a large number of hand-held lenses give the film a real texture and shorten the distance with the audience. For example, the scene of Xiaoping’s performance on the plateau is accompanied by the shift of the camera and the position of the actors. The audience is more likely to be brought into the scene, feeling the emotional tension and subtle changes in the relationship between the characters at that moment, making the whole paragraph more Dramatic and Zhang Heli.
What I have to say in this film is a long shot of Liu Feng and his teammates going to the front line to send supplies to Vietnam in a self-defense counterattack. The director called the difficulty of this scene "the first war film in the world that uses one lens to shoot all battles on the battlefield".
From the ease and joy of seeing a butterfly from the marching troops, to the first gunshot, the soldiers were blown into flesh and blood. The camera always closely followed Liu Feng's movement, crossing the grass, rolling, and forward, the audience and Liu Feng together Being placed in a crisis-ridden battlefield, feel the thrill and cruelty of war.
In "Fang Hua", we saw bright and rich colors and highly designed scenes, and we also saw the director's hard work on audition skills. But in the final analysis, the audition ultimately serves the story. Why the story of "Fang Hua" cannot support such a rich audition is a question we have to think about.
I think the most important thing is the shaping of the characters. The film starts with Xiao Suizi's narration,
and runs through it until the end of the film. In most movies, narration is more used to introduce history and story background. The relationship and encounters of the characters are expressed in story lines and pictures. In this film, several passages that can shape the theme of character expression are rushed through with a few pale narrations.
For example, the process of Liu Feng's interrogation, the reasons why Xiaoping on the plateau did not want to perform, and the advance notice of Xiaoping's narration when he stole clothes, all made the conflict happen but not touching. The audience can't feel the atmosphere of the protagonist, and the narration is not convincing.
In fact, every character in "Fang Hua" has something to dig into and a personality charm. Unfortunately, the redundant lines and broken details make the characters a narrative tool instead of a flesh and blood character.
For example, Liu Feng is indeed very enthusiastic, but it is not as advertised. When he is portrayed as a perfect character who is absolutely passionate about justice, he loses the charm of the character's human nature. So in the part where the director expresses Liu Feng's selfish desires, his feelings for Ding Ding touched Ding Ding only because of listening to Teresa Teng's songs, which is too sloppy and unacceptable.
portrays the character's image too justice and single, onceThe characters do things that are not in line with the personality, but they will make the viewer feel disgusted. The author believes that the director should describe his inner part more. When the honor brought to him by the outside world collides with his inner desires, he presents his entanglement and struggle to the audience, but it is more realistic to get closer to the audience.
is like Xiaoping again. The relationship between her and her father is only two short letters, two monologues, and no other displays. And Xiaoping was diagnosed with mental illness and was sent to the hospital. Only Liu Feng went to the hospital to find the results. There was nothing in the middle to explain what Xiaoping had gone through. A large number of unnecessary plot lines made the film lose many opportunities to portray characters and could not make the audience. How can empathy and substitution move people?
Incidentally, the scene that the author moved the most was the crazy Xiaoping who went to the lawn alone to dance to the music in the moonlight while watching the play. Xiaoping’s days in the art troupe were not considered comfortable and happy, and she was excluded everywhere. Bullying, but in the end, in Xiaoping's heart, maybe there was no war in that period, and only the days of music and dancing were the most beautiful years.
"Fanghua" can only be the youth of a generation. No matter what age you are in, everyone has a period of youth. Those ignorant youth will always resonate. Whether it is beautiful or painful, it is an indelible moment in the torrent of time, because it is those moments that are intimate and empathetic and empathize with us that are our beauty.
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