Director Tian Zhuangzhuang told the camera about his film life.
One of them mentioned his new film "Birds Singing".
This highly regarded film is adapted from the novel Tree King by the famous writer Acheng.
The film was finished in June 5438 +2020 10.
Now, more than two years have passed, but there is no news released.
Tian Zhuangzhuang said:
Disappointed with the movie again.
This 80-minute video also made Uncle Fish feel a lot.
Looking back on these years, more than "Birds Singing" disappeared.
Roughly speaking, there may be more than endless, English, rock solid, god trilogy, in the raging sea. ...
Once, we were delighted with the rapid expansion of the mainland film market; I am full of confidence in the future of China films.
Nowadays, we are full of worries about the word "domestic".
Film seems to have become one of the most dangerous industries in China.
The younger generation may not be familiar with Tian Zhuangzhuang.
Tian Zhuangzhuang is the flag figure of the fifth generation directors.
Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige and I are classmates.
Compared with the last two, his starting point is much higher.
Tian Zhuangzhuang was born into a film family.
Father Tian Fang was the first director of Beijing Film Studio.
Is also the hero's children starring, a generation of * * * also have the same memory.
Mom Yu Lan, the actor of Jie Jiang.
One of the 22 movie stars in New China.
The screen goddess who influenced a generation of viewers.
Among the fifth generation directors, Tian Zhuangzhuang is an absolute resource.
Zhang Yimou once said, "At that time, Tian Zhuangzhuang had the final say." .
However, he also has one of the biggest labels-the director of banned films.
Tian Zhuangzhuang was full of ambition when he was young.
1986, made a controversial horse thief.
The camera was aimed at Tibetans and filmed the hard life of herders who stole horses for a living.
The fate of this film is very bumpy.
It was cut a lot before it was released and became fragmented.
Even the most important celestial burial scene.
Even though Tian Zhuangzhuang explained it repeatedly, it didn't help.
Before he left, Tian Zhuangzhuang left a malicious remark.
"How do I feel you here like a celestial burial platform. 」
"I this movie how like being dismembered by you. 」
Not only was it dismembered, but it was not understood.
After the film was officially released, cinemas were reluctant to release it, and countless viewers said they could not understand it.
In the face of doubt, Tian Zhuangzhuang boldly said:
"My film is for people in the next century. 」
Facts have proved that this is not Tian Zhuangzhuang's exaggeration.
Horse thief, which is controversial at home, has aroused strong repercussions internationally.
Its bold creativity and unique image charm have been praised by countless international film critics.
The famous director martin scorsese even listed it as his favorite movie in the 1990s.
However, the deletion is only the first time.
He was soon punished more severely-banned.
1993, he made the film Blue Kite and was banned for ten years.
The reason is that it involves a special period.
As for the punishment, he had expected it.
But those years were an important part of his childhood growth.
The original intention of shooting "Blue Kite" is to trace back my young memories and reflect on the scars of the times.
So, he made an effort to make this film about childhood memories.
"Even if I don't make a movie in the future, I must make this movie. 」
That year, Tian Zhuangzhuang was forty years old, at the peak of his writing.
After being banned, I had to put down my guide tube and suspend my creation.
Since then, he has begun a transformation.
As a producer, producer and planner, support some young people to launch their own works.
Sometimes, I become an actor.
Met in other people's movies.
The growth of Lu Xuechang
He put his posture very low.
Will accompany the team to run roadshows and stand on the stage with a loyal face.
Self-introduction only says that I am an actor Tian Zhuangzhuang, who plays XXX in the movie.
It was not until the lifting of the ban in 2002 that he resumed filming.
Making feature films, such as Spring in Wu Qingyuan Town and the documentary Dram.
He still has his own dreams about movies.
This dream is Acheng's novel The King of Trees.
"Tree King" tells the story of the "contest" between young intellectuals who went to the countryside and local farmers in the 1960s.
Tian Zhuangzhuang wanted to shoot for more than ten years.
It was not until 20 19 mastered the mature special effects technology that he started the machine in Yunnan.
Movies are still difficult to shoot.
After investigating the scene n times, I thought about how to shoot a tree and how to shoot a good tree without cutting it down.
Through various means, a lot of preparations have been made.
However, after the film was finished, I was faced with "I can't read it back."
Bird singing is not an isolated case.
There are too many "disappearing" China movies.
In the 1980s and 1990s, mainland directors were more or less punished.
For example, Zhang Yimou's "Alive", Jiang Wen's "The Devil Comes" and so on.
Today, movies with similar themes are still limited.
Recently, English directed by Chen Chong caused a sensation.
This is a feature film directed again after 17, which brings together powerful actors such as Wang, Yolanda, Huo Siyan, etc.
However, since the film was released at the end of 20 17, there has been no news.
In addition to the special times, we should also carefully focus on the current realistic themes.
For example, Zhang Yimou's anti-corruption blockbuster "Rock Solid" was finished as early as 20 19.
The film depicts an undercurrent contest between police, officials and wealthy businessmen.
The scale is quite large, involving hiding corpses in cracks in the wall, beating people with wrenches, and taking bribes of nearly 10 billion yuan.
The preview of the movie premiere says "Waiting for release in 2020".
However, there is still no news.
And "non-stop".
The film is directed by Jia, and the cast includes Song Yang.
The film is based on real events.
From the perspective of a reporter, the truth of the "hepatitis B examination" industry in 2003 was revealed.
His article "The Anti-discrimination Proposition of 65.438+0.2 billion people in China" was published in China Newsweek that year, which changed the fate of hundreds of millions of people.
This film was shortlisted for the 77th Venice Film Festival and received a lot of praise.
Praised by many people, it is another version of the narrow escape.
However, after the first notice was issued in 2020, there was no news.
Be cautious about realistic themes, and large-scale crime themes are almost extinct.
Some will be released soon, or they can be suddenly deleted from the file.
For example, Twenty Years of the Past in Northeast China, which is mainly about underworld.
Originally, it was the most anticipated movie on May 1 ST, 20 19.
However, a "market reason" before the release made the film into thin air.
Cao Baoping's Trilogy of Burning Heart is also regrettable.
The only thing that stands out is the burning heart under the scorching sun.
And the other two, so far no news.
One is "She killed".
2065438+2008.
What a coincidence! I met a tax evasion scandal in Fan Bingbing.
Today, the film disappeared.
The other is "The Boundless Sea" starring Bo Huang and Zhou Xun.
This film was rated as the most anticipated film of 202 1.
There is no update message at present.
It is also difficult to remake.
The Wandering Blade is adapted from Keigo Higashino's novel of the same name.
The first edition was shot in Japan in 2009, and the second edition was shot in Korea on 20 14.
Domestic adaptation, starring Wang Qianyuan and Wang Jingchun.
In August 2020, no news has been released so far.
More obviously, the supernatural theme has "disappeared".
You can't just knock down one ghost.
China Evil is considered as the most horrible horror film in Chinese mainland in recent ten years.
The film premiered at the first film festival on 20 16, and was once scheduled for Qingming on 20 18.
Finally, it was withdrawn for "technical reasons" and there was no news.
The above list is not complete.
In addition, there are Flames on the Plain, My Youth by Chen Kaige, 749 innings by Lu Chuan and Guns and Waists by Seimi Zhang.
In the Douban discussion forum of these films, fans will ask about the release schedule every three or five times.
Year after year until people forget.
Some people may say that only a few movies have disappeared.
It has little influence on China films as a whole.
Actually, it's not.
First of all, the disappearance of some movies will bring direct economic losses.
The Trilogy of Gods directed by Wu Ershan invested 3 billion yuan.
The exact amount remains to be seen, but the investment is real.
The crew set up 500 acres of location in Qingdao, which is equivalent to 47 standard football fields.
Including Chao Ge City, Jiuchi Meat Forest, Juxian Pavilion and other important scenes.
And these are just early shooting materials.
A lot of picture details have to be added to the scene later, which is also a huge expense.
Wu Ershan spent eight years directing The Gods Trilogy.
Five years of preparation and three years of production.
How many eight years are there in a person's life?
How can we make up for these eight years' resources?
Nobody knows, and nobody dares to ask.
Secondly, the homogenization of domestic films is serious.
The difficulty of film release led to the timid and conservative producers behind it.
Because once the film is banned, there is no turning back, which means a waste of time.
Therefore, investment no longer comes to innovators, who dare not explore new themes and types.
We can only follow the existing road to success and keep following the trend.
Finally, film creation became more and more narrow and old-fashioned.
As a result, the content of the whole film is seriously lacking in diversity.
Finally, the enthusiasm of domestic film creation gradually died out.
In fact, even if a movie like "Birds Singing" is released, it may not sell at the box office.
Too literary, very small.
Other films mentioned above may not be very good at the box office.
However, the judgment of the quality of the film should still be handed over to the audience, to the market and to history.
But now, the audience no longer has this right, and history cannot be watched.
Making a movie disappear is more than just losing a movie.
But also destroyed the exploration spirit and enthusiasm of countless China filmmakers.
Compared with 20 or 30 years ago, the scale of China's film industry has expanded unprecedentedly.
The market has quadrupled, ranking second in the world.
But in the film content, it has become more and more single and shallow.
Homogeneous films are scrambling, but breakthrough masterpieces cannot be published.
In the long run, movies will also decline in self-imitation.
China movies always want to "benchmark" Europe and America in terms of scale and volume.
However, it ignores that the core that really promotes the progress of the film industry is more diversified and ambitious film creation.
As Professor Dai Jinhua said.
"Not only do we have no ambition, but on the contrary. 」
Contrary to us, the film industry of Asian neighbors is also constantly advancing with the times.
Needless to say, the rise of Korean movies.
They didn't start with international awards and Hollywood recognition.
However, with the introduction of a series of measures such as encouraging innovation and ensuring quotas, Korean films have formed a very mature, inclusive and exploratory industrial system.
It can not only let the public enjoy all kinds of entertainment blockbusters full of commercial gimmicks.
It can also make Li Cangdong, who has great artistic exploration, and Hong Shangxiu, who has great personality expression, stand out in the eyes of fans.
At the same time, Bong Joon ho and Park Chan-wook, which have both entertainment elements, realistic concern and artistic pursuit, have reached a perfect balance.
Also rising, there are Indian movies.
This year alone, outstanding works focusing on same-sex topics such as Old Enemy (Douban 8.6), Jielun Liang (Douban 8.7) and Blessing have appeared.
Dare to shoot, but also promote the progress of the entire industry.
long-time enemy
At the same time, Japanese films have formed their own characteristics in the exploration of the new era.
The new wave represented by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi (the director of Drive My Car) is quietly changing the pattern of Japanese movies.
Also let the world see a brand-new Japanese movie.
Drive my car.
Movies are not terrible.
Movies, don't be afraid.
Killing a few movies won't kill you.
However, the way of eliminating movies will never be conducive to the progress of movies.
It will only make the film more weak and half-dead.
Let our life, less a dream field.
give up
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