Zhang Yimou, 7 1 year-old, has always maintained such an unchanging lifestyle: eating Shaanxi noodles and drinking several cups of tea every day.
Noodles in Zhang Yimou's mind are not only memories of childhood taste, but also homesickness and feelings.
And no matter how late you work every day, you must insist on walking 5 kilometers!
These habits have not changed for many years.
202 1 In late April, Zhang Yimou was laughing and laughing at the premiere of Above the Cliff.
At 7 1 year-old, he wore 17-year-old boy's feet pants and the same sneakers as Liu Haocun when he was 23 years old, except that he wore a red background and Liu Haocun wore a black background.
Zhang Yimou, who is full of spirit and fashion sense, brought an innovative film "Above the Cliff" this time.
In the pursuit of art, Zhang Yimou never stopped. This time, "Above the Cliff" entered the May 1 golden file with confidence!
Zhang Yimou, in a brave state, took it out from the cliff and told the world that Lian Po is not old!
How does this commercial spy film contain the originality of director Zhang Yimou?
Facing the new changes in Zhang Yimou's film market, what elements did Above the Cliff use to close the distance with the audience?
He wants "Above the Cliff" to be a favorite movie for young audiences. Did the film achieve this goal?
The "cliff" itself has the symbolic meaning of "disaster". In my opinion, the film named "Above the Cliff" strengthens the sense of space, which is more imposing and full of language tension than the short word "cliff".
Zhang Yimou, who pursues perfection, must have exhausted her mind on the title of the film.
Since it is positioned as a commercial spy film, it is somewhat imposing and makes people talk about the name change color. Obviously, Above the Cliff has some impact, cold and mysterious.
Yong Xianquan's classic spy war TV series Cliff was a great success, but Yong Xianquan, who deeply loves the spy war theme, was not satisfied. He also took out part of the original TV script and wrote it with Zhang Yimou, which led to Over the Cliff.
The author noticed that in June 2065438+June 2009+June 2065438 +2009 10, Zhang Yimou announced the filming of On the Cliff, and it officially started shooting on February 65438+March 65438.
This time, Zhang Yimou chose to shoot in the northeast, and the editor Yongxian was all from Heilongjiang.
Actors also boldly use Northeast actors.
Zhang Yi is a native of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. The central street in Harbin, the shooting center, is the place where he played when he was a child. Liu Haocun is from Changchun, Jilin; Yu Hewei is from Fushun, Liaoning; Teacher Dahongni is also from Harbin, and his father is the spy chief who plays the old movie "The Fire of the National Security Bureau". Amanda is from Yingkou, Liaoning; Sha Yi is also from Changchun, Jilin; "Rebel" Lei Jiayin is from Anshan, Liaoning.
The screenwriter and more than half of the main creators are from the northeast, and they present a pot of "Northeast cuisine" in coordination with the northeast scene of the film shooting.
The author thinks that in the summer of 2020, director Kong Sheng began to shoot TV series, and Ningmin Town used a large number of "Northwest Gang" actors such as Zhang Jiayi, You Yongzhi, Huang Xuan, Rayza and Hong Tao to star in western poverty alleviation dramas, perhaps inspired by Zhang Yimou.
Of course, this is only the author's speculation. In fact, excellent directors are empathetic.
Why did Zhang Yimou use Northeast actors to play it?
A spy war film that embodies the regional characteristics of Northeast China, the actors who enable the northeast characteristics will have a temperament that conforms to the regional characteristics, so that the film is full of northeast flavor, which is consistent with the cold weather, cold people and cold heart created by the film.
In fact, the careful audience found that the actors who played spies, such as Zhu Xi, Zhu Xi and Zhou Xi, were all distinguished between good and evil, and it was difficult for the audience to judge whether they were good or bad.
This is the pursuit of Excellence by excellent directors, and it is the pursuit of all aspects.
Many articles on the Internet analyze this point, but I don't think these points are mentioned:
Zhang Yimou made use of the natural environment characteristics of "heavy snow" and obviously borrowed the traditional plot of Lin Xueshan Temple in Water Margin.
In the classic segment of Water Margin, heavy snow plays a role in setting off the atmosphere and promoting the development of the plot.
Director Zhang Yimou likes to use the overhead lens to express the snow scene. On the one hand, he used the heavy snow to create a tense atmosphere and a depressed and cold atmosphere for the spy war drama.
On the other hand, white snow is not only a natural environmental feature, but also a metaphor of "white terror", which is in line with the social environment in Northeast China in the 1930 s.
Zhang Yimou endowed this "snow scene" with multiple meanings.
As for the strong aesthetic contrast between black and white colors, I won't go into details.
Zhang Yimou, who studied photography, knew the importance of scene factors.
In order to create a real atmosphere, Zhang Yimou team specially built Harbin Central Street at 1930 according to historical data.
Zhang Yimou said that now the network information is so developed that movies can't stop the audience from spoiling it.
Although Yu Hewei appealed to the audience not to ruin the story on the social platform before the screening of 5: 0 1, many viewers shared the story.
Spoiler, this is the biggest challenge to the suspense spy war drama!
Team Zhang Yimou simply changed the plot subversive. He chose Yu Hewei to play Zhouyi as undercover, because he took a fancy to his temperament with both good and evil, so he used this actor to "confuse the audience". Halfway through the plot, Zhang Yimou simply tells you that Yu Hewei is undercover.
Then let Zhang Yi, played by Zhang Yi, go offline and let Zhou Yi, played by Zhang Yi, go online.
Let the audience know about villains and decency, and then let everyone see the process of fighting each other through tense plot settings. This is Zhang Yimou, who made a subversive change to the plot.
A spy war suspense drama can tell you the key information of suspense early and attract the audience to watch it for two hours. This is the effect of the change in Zhang Yimou!
The key is to make the audience laugh when they are nervous. Jin Zhide, played by actor Yu Ailei, took all the laughter.
At this point, the author really admires director Zhang Yimou, which is very touching: this is a real concern for the audience, and everyone can't stand the tension for two hours, so I add a little joke.
It's not easy.
In my opinion, this is the place where director Zhang Yimou is profound and most praised!
Did Zhou Yi, played by Yu Hewei, use pen and ink in the preview of "Cinema News" to check whether it was exposed?
Although he is preconceived and fooled Jin Zhide, can the wily red mud fool him?
In fact, in this plot, the audience thinks that it is reasonable for Zhouyi not to be exposed; But in this way, revealing your identity makes sense.
Zhang Yimou obviously knows that this treatment will leave controversy for the audience, and I think this is the director's original intention.
Of course, this is also the need of the plot. In order to protect Liu Haocun, Yu Hewei must take risks.
While giving the audience an ambiguous interpretation, Zhang Yimou used Jin Zhide's stupidity to free Zhou Yi.
I managed to plant a secret book in Jin Zhide's car.
But, on the other hand, doesn't the wily red mud know that this is cheating?
In fact, maybe Dahongni will play a bigger game.
Finally, Dahongni gave Jin Zhide a pension. What did he notice?
Although he has no direct evidence to prove that Zhou Yi played by Yu Hewei is undercover.
This place gives the audience a polysemous interpretation.
Zhang Yimou's team must have polished the plot repeatedly, fully considering the rigor of logic, but there were some "flaws" in some key plots that could be discussed, which led to the fermentation of the film in the public opinion field.
I believe that Zhang Yimou will have such considerations.
Dahongni finally gave Jin Zhide a pension, and according to this plot, he made up a series of suspense movies. According to this rich plot logic, he completely left enough room.
After all, among the actors, Xiaolan, played by the youngest Liu Haocun, was "retained" with dignity; Amanda's Wang Yu also managed to escape.
In the film, two male agents died and two female agents survived.
The director showed the concern of the fearless unsung hero for women in the cruel times.
How about the Zhouyi played by Yu Hewei?
Yu Hewei made the above remarks with a smile in an interview.
Indeed, when Zhou Yi told Zhang Yi that Zhang had "defected", judging from Zhang Yi's frightened expression, his level was very high.
His defection brought great losses.
In the scene of Yu Hewei and Lei Jiayin in the Egg, the traitor is killed shamefully, and Lei Jiayin steps on the window glass. Director Zhang Yimou borrowed scenes from the classic film The Godfather.
It is reported that Chaplin's pantomime film The Gold Rush, which was watched in Liu Hao Cinema, was bought by Zhang Yimou. This pantomime was directed by Chaplin 1925, and it also shows the story of several people fighting with each other on a cliff.
This is Zhang Yimou, who has achieved perfection in all details.
On the cliff, we saw a 7 1 year-old, powerful director.
In fact, every film of his has been pursuing change. This time on the cliff, his greatest wish is to make young people love to watch this movie, because he knows in his heart that the current audience has undergone fundamental changes.
So he made many changes in this play: visual impact, atmosphere rendering, plot reversal, humorous elements, all elements that "please" young audiences.
But for Zhang Yimou, what is more commendable is that his profound humanistic accumulation has once again played a role, making this film a commercial spy film with literary temperament.
The rich body language of several powerful actors combined with Zhang Yimou's unique lens aesthetics presented us with a wonderful "Above the Cliff".
Zhang Yimou's change: In the pursuit of art, we will always pursue innovation and change, and pursue rationality and abnormality.
His "invariability" is to always maintain the ultimate pursuit of art and a humble initial heart.
Zhang Yimou disclosed such a detail. Many actors have heard that they will participate in his films, and the performance price is favorable, so they respect him very much.
People value themselves so much that he has no reason to make this play well. He is very grateful to these actors.
So we saw a "workaholic" Zhang Yimou, an old man of 7 1 year-old. He worked so hard and the actors cooperated with him, so this masterpiece "Above the Cliff" came into being.
Above the Cliff finally topped the May Day box office list, which proved his success. He really made a movie that young people like.
Thanks to the hustle and bustle of this era, the miracle of Zhang Yimou is still on, comforting our hearts.
Above the Cliff is not the acting skills of Yu Hewei and Zhang Yi, but the "change" and "unchanging" of Zhang Yimou. These two points are the most critical!
Did you see it on the cliff? What do you think of this film?
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