In the context of film globalization, commercial films have become a favorite type of film. Many directors have followed commercial films. also tried to transform Jia Zhangke , which is famous for its literary films, but it was not successful.
The limitations of characterization
The sixth-generation films mostly express "the universal theme of redemption from the ruins" in the form of marginal discourses (sex, corruption, unemployment, drug addiction, etc.).
The themes of their films tend to focus on people at the bottom of the society, and strive to restore the social reality. Based on the creative concept of seeing the big from the small, triggers the thinking of the people at the bottom of the society by paying attention to the lives of the little people.
However, Beekweig has argued: "The sixth generation of directors' preoccupation with the self and the world (especially in the capitalist world) and the lack of national consciousness, is in contrast to the ingenious dynamics of self-censorship, globalization and commercialization. There is a close relationship between the role and the internal factors.”
Jia Zhangke's films, from " Hill Home " to " Mountains and Rivers Old People ", each film is about people (peasants, migrant workers, laid-off workers, social youth, etc.) and places (village, small town, etc.) , medium-sized city, metropolis, Three Gorges ) life landscape; characters struggle, compromise, adapt and resist in the change of space, and the limitation of character modeling in Jia Zhangke's films has made him unable to escape the shackles of literary films.
Since the reform and opening up, China has entered a rapid development track, especially in the 21st century, China's development and progress has made the world astonished.
China is no longer the era of poverty and backwardness. The Chinese people have also achieved a comprehensive well-off under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The Chinese people have become richer and happier.
The sixth generation of films was made at a time when China was embroiled in globalization and the West entered a stage of late capitalism. Most of 's early exported films presented Chinese characters in the images of farmers and unemployed youths at the bottom of society, satisfying Westerners' curiosity about Chinese characters.
Nowadays, in the state of aesthetic fatigue of Western audiences, blindly describing the lives of marginal characters and sticking to their own lines will make the audience lack freshness, and to a certain extent, weaken the attention of Western audiences and the effect of communication.
The lack of characters' emotions
When creating these films, the directors mostly injected real emotions, showing the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the relationship between the characters vividly, recording the love-hate entanglement between men and women, and the interpersonal relationship between friends and colleagues. There is also a strong father-son or mother-son relationship.
Looking at the films since the new era, especially the films of the sixth-generation directors, while recording the real life status of the underlying characters, it is not difficult to find that most of the films are tragic characters, and the directors are good at portraying the characters as displaced, Lonely and helpless, or a pitiful image of people suffering from natural disasters or accidents. Although
can win the audience's tears, it is also a little monotonous and boring.
The same tragic characters will make the audience feel visually tired, and even before watching the film, they can predict the characters' characters, character events, and the plot of joys and sorrows.
However, on the other hand, the American drama film " is not the same as the sky " starring Johnny and Leonardo , this film also tells the story of the little people at the bottom of society.
The story takes place in a small town called Ndola, which is relatively remote, sparsely populated and mainly agricultural. The film tells the ordinary life of a poor mother and four children.
film by LeonArnie Grape played by Nadeau is a young son with congenital mental retardation. His father committed suicide when he was young. His mother was deeply depressed because she could not accept the sudden family accident and became an obese patient. Bedridden and unable to take care of herself.
Due to the poverty of the family, a family of five huddled in a small house, such an extremely sad and low-level family with no social status showed the audience a wealth of character emotions. Among these five people,
, the director has created five different characters. They are lively or melancholy, docile or rebellious. They also move the audience with their true feelings. Similar storylines move us. The difference is that while we are moved to tears by the characters in the film, we are also amused by the characters' witty and humorous characters, and we can't help laughing when we are sad.
, for example, the character of Arnie in the film, he is not only a troublemaker, a family burden with unclear mind, but also climbed a few hundred meters of generator platform by accident. Such a troublesome and even disgusting character is also lively. Cute and funny side.
has a naive expression like Arnie, a cute image that teases his brother like a child, makes his mother happy, and climbs a tree to avoid punishment every time he makes a mistake.
is the character who makes people cry, laugh, love and hate, which left a deep impression on the audience.
These three-dimensional and vivid images show different emotions, which not only enrich the characters, but also show the ups and downs in life vividly.
Similarly, the audience's viewing experience is also very different, and they can feel more empathy while watching, and the emotions conveyed by the film are fuller and unforgettable.
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