After Zhao Guangming and Li Yi chatted about the new martial arts movie, the conversation suddenly changed: "There is a foreign language film that is very popular on the Internet recently, and this film comes from a director from a Zhongdong country. Do you know about it?" ?”
Li Yi was stunned for a moment and asked: "You mean the movie called "No Home"?"
Zhao Guangming nodded.
"It seems you know."
"The film that won the Best Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival was adapted from real events and took five years to produce. It used real people who lived in the background of the film as actors, restored the current situation of the lower class society in Li country, and made the audience cry. Continuously. The filming is indeed very good, and of course I understand it."
Li Yi has indeed watched this movie, what should I say? For ordinary viewers, this kind of movie is really hard to say exciting, and it is not particularly high-tech in terms of technique. However, this kind of movie is adapted from real events, and for well-known reasons, so, This kind of anti-war film is actually of great significance.
In fact, over the years, there have been an endless stream of good movies from the Chungdong region.
Chungdong is also the birthplace of the earliest human civilization and the origin of human faith. Today it is both a place of suffering and a place of taboo. Countless wars and unclear religious constraints.
Difficulties may not necessarily make a country prosperous, but it can produce good movies.
This sentence can be said to be interpreted vividly.
"Have you ever thought about making a movie of this type?" Zhao Guangming suddenly said.
Li Yi was a little surprised. Of course he knew what Zhao Guangming meant. In fact, this is also a trend in the domestic director circle.
It can almost be said that all directors who can be called big directors in China have made this type of movie, and this is also recognized as the most difficult kind of movie to make in China.
Without him, it would be too heavy!
There are many domestic directors who have tried to shoot this type of film, and even approached the war from different angles, the eye-popping catastrophe that is still unforgettable to this day. Unfortunately, the results are often... Unexpected.
"There is a saying on the Internet, that is, why can't we make XXX type movies? What do you think?" Seeing Li Yi's delay in answering, Zhao Guangming asked again.
Li Yi couldn't help but smile when he heard this.
"Actually, most of the questions raised about formats like "Why don't our XX produce XX like XXX" have some or all of the following characteristics:
First, it is actually a product of inferiority complex and full of malice towards oneself or not thinking of oneself.
Just like movies of the same type, many people just think that foreign movies are better than domestic movies. This is also a product of ideological inferiority. Of course, this is understandable. After all, movies are imported. How long have we developed? ? So it’s normal to not have confidence in this area.
In fact, looking back, are many domestic movies really inferior to foreign movies of the same type? Definitely not, so why do people still think so?
It seems that domestic films have always been in a lower position. In fact, it is entirely psychological.
Second, the comparison is ambiguous and the standards are unclear.
We all know that the same movie, such as "Infernal Affairs", is considered good-looking by many domestic audiences, and the rooftop showdown scene is considered a classic, but in fact?
When we come to Hollywood, people are simply not used to it. Things we regard as classics are simply strange to them.
Similarly, "Infernal Affairs" was adapted into an American version. What was the result? How many domestic viewers will find it interesting? Because the fundamental reason actually does not lie in the movie, but in the background and environment.
When oranges grow in Huainan, they become oranges; when they grow in northern Huaibei, they become oranges! Don’t everyone understand this truth? You must understand, but why do you still think I am inferior?
Because the American version of "Infernal Affairs" won an Oscar, while the Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs" only won the Hong Kong Island Film Award, I feel that the Hong Kong version is not as good as the American version. However, this method of comparison is simply not advisable. , because there is no clear standard for this!
Even if the same movie is made by different directors, the influence will definitely be different. So how to compare the advantages and disadvantages between the two?
There has never been a clear standard for movies. Just like art, it has always been the subjective thinking of a minority.
Third, when many of us make comparisons, we never ask whether it is true or not, we just ask why.
Instead of asking whether our movies are actually not that bad, just ask why we don’t have movies like that? What's the point? Why do we have movies like that? Different cultures and different histories may give everyone similar feelings to some extent, but in fact they are still completely different.
So, if the movies made by others are good, do we have to have the same movies? At least I don't think so.
In fact, the degree of excellence of a reference object in a certain range cannot be easily achieved by all human beings.
If the meaning of "such" refers to the overall artistic achievement, there have always been many domestic films that have won awards at the three major European film festivals. How can this be said? Do you have to say that you are not as good as others? So why did our film win awards?
Then some people will say that awards cannot be used as a criterion for judging. For people with double standards, you will never be able to tell.
Take anti-war movies as an example. If "such" means the cruelty of war, redemption in darkness, and the glory of human nature, then do we have such excellent movies? The answer is yes!
But why doesn’t anyone think our movies are better? "
Li Yi talks eloquently, but actually he doesn't say it out loud. There are some things that he can't convince so many people, and by the same token, those people can't convince him either.
So this in itself is an impossible question. Even if you make a great movie, even if many people around the world agree with it, there will still be people who disagree. What can you do?
Zhao Guangming couldn't help but laugh. Is what Li Yi said reasonable? Of course it makes sense, but don’t many people understand this? It’s impossible to understand, but you can never wake up someone who is pretending to sleep.
Suddenly he smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly. Isn't he the same?
Isn’t that true for many great directors?
They approached that history and that catastrophe from different angles. Although some people's entry points were a little crooked, it is undeniable that their courage is commendable.
However, when it comes to the entry point, two movies suddenly appeared in Li Yi's mind, both foreign movies. In his memory, it can be said that they are both movies with huge influence.
An animated film from an island country, it has a good reputation and is very controversial.
A movie from Hollywood about the Holocaust of the Jews is also one of the "such movies" that domestic movie fans are asking nowadays: "Can such a movie be made?"
One is called "Grave of the Fireflies" and the other is called "Schindler's List"!
Li Yi suddenly fell into doubt.
In this world, there are actually many movies like the latter in Hollywood. Although they are not up to the level of "Schindler's List", there are still many excellent works.
And we movie fans often say that movies like that can't be made, which means this type of movie.
In fact, the answer is very simple, because movies like "Schindler's List", to put it bluntly, do movie fans really recognize it so much when watching such movies?
Li Yi thinks it is definitely impossible, because for example, the "Once Upon a Time" series has been seen by domestic audiences, such as the "Treaty of Shimonoseki", the Revolution of 1911, etc., and it can be said that they can easily understand it.
But if you let foreigners watch it, will they understand?
In the same way, no matter how good "Schindler's List" is, it is not about our nation.
The reason why Li Yi is confused is that he feels that many domestic directors actually learned their filmmaking techniques, ideas, and thinking patterns from foreign films.
After all, movies are imported, but what Li Yi doesn't understand is that whether it is a controversial movie like "Grave of the Fireflies" or "Schindler's List" which is regarded as a classic "movie like that" "No matter what, in fact, their entry points are placed in very obvious positions.
But why haven’t any of the major domestic directors tried to imitate this?
Domestic movies about that catastrophe were made from various angles.
Some people tell it from a foreigner's perspective, perhaps because they think it is more objective, but they ignore one problem, that is, it is difficult for you to be truly objective as a filmmaker.
It is told from the perspective of those who experienced it at the time, but the problem is that the movie is a product of artistic processing, and the person who experienced it is just an individual.
This historical catastrophe is also told from the perspective of the female branch girls at that time. Perhaps the director’s original intention was to show the glory of human nature?
There are even ones told from the perspective of the perpetrator, sitting with his butt typically crooked.
Wait, wait, but what puzzles Li Yi is that looking at the island country movie "Grave of the Fireflies", it is clear that the other party is the invader, but he portrays himself as a victim of the war as well, but what is the result? ?
The movie is controversial, but it is almost only controversial in China. Many foreign media and film critics have praised it.
This work can be said to have touched many people, and also offended many people. Those who are moved are mostly based on their understanding of the content of the film and sympathy for the protagonist; those who are angry are mostly based on their own historical views.
And I’m talking about Chinese people here!
Because from a historical perspective, the content of the movie from our perspective is completely about catching the thief.
No matter how good a work is, no matter how high the box office is, there will be criticism. This is a very common thing. However, when "Fireflies" is criticized, it is often not because of the quality of its production. Some people argue that the theme of "Fireflies" is to fight against war, rather than to "redress the grievances" of militarism. Its original intention is to think about war from the standpoint of civilians, which makes people feel that this It was a successful anti-war film, but in Li Yi's opinion, it was wrong. It was a failed anti-war film.
Because there is nothing wrong with calling for peace, there is nothing wrong with looking at things from the eyes of ordinary people, and it is also appropriate to praise love and justice. However, it is also important to reflect on and accuse the causes of war. Any war work can not mention the cause of the incident, but works about World War II cannot, at least in our time, because World War II is not only the closest war to our time, but also the largest, with the heaviest casualties and the most losses. The largest number of World War I. Because of this particularity, an excellent World War II work must include reflection on the causes of the war, even if it is related to politics. If this work succumbs to politics, then it is not a good work, and it is not a work that truly stands from a civilian standpoint.
"Firefly" is a film that does not consider the political environment. It is based on civilians. However, this film is connected to World War II and inevitably touches political factors, especially the victim countries of World War II. It is impossible not to think of certain Sensitive historical context. Just because something is touching, doesn't mean it's successful. Smiling is flattering, but can you "smile" at a funeral?
But it is undeniable that this movie has its merits. Why can it move people? It even makes some people ignore the real history?
Because the entry point of the movie is not adults, but children!
No matter the reason, people are always tolerant and more compassionate towards children.
In fact, the same entry point, or the biggest highlight, of "Schindler's List" has become a classic. It is not difficult to find that the brightest touch of red in the movie is also a child!
So this is what Li Yi doesn't understand. You see, directors have tried to approach this kind of works from different angles, but why not approach it from the perspective of children?
For example, in "Grave of the Fireflies", what if the background was changed to China?
Does it mean that the controversial point no longer exists?
Because we are the victims, then there is no mistake in the starting point, and the prototype of the story?
To put it bluntly, at that time, even adults in the country experienced such catastrophes, let alone children?
You must know that many historical materials mentioned the children in that catastrophe, but Li Yi really didn't understand why these directors never considered telling it from this aspect?
In fact, when shooting this kind of movie, the authenticity of the story is not that important.
The important thing is to show this history through this story!
Therefore, if Li Yi is asked to film, he will choose to directly adapt "Grave of the Fireflies". In fact, in Li Yi's opinion, the biggest highlight, or the smartest thing, is that it is told from a child's perspective, or mainly tells the story The story of a child in the midst of disaster, catastrophe.
Of course, although "Grave of the Fireflies" puts aside its stance, the movie is indeed touching, but it does not mean that it has no flaws. Li Yi feels that there are indeed many flaws.
You can tell from the comments made by netizens in my memory.
"It should be renamed: How I raised my sister to death!"
Yes, in Li Yi's opinion, the same is true. Although you can't say that it is just a child, there are indeed many puzzling things.
(End of chapter)
