Chapter 804 Chapter 104 Great!
Qin Wei is very powerful.
In fact, at the level of Li Qian, after graduating from the film academy, although he did not take classes honestly in the four years of university, he still did not dare to fall behind in the courses he should learn. This is a mess of movies, good and bad, so when it comes to the level of art appreciation, although I can't say it is outstanding, it is definitely much higher than ordinary people.
But movies are such an art that they are only liked by those who are knowledgeable and have a high level of art appreciation, which is not acceptable-especially commercial movies, which are out-and-out art for the general public.
A good commercial film, like a storytelling, or a cross talk, although the art categories are different and the forms of expression are different, but the essence is all popular and commercial storytelling.
Whoever plays deep in commercial movies dies fast!
Li Qian has watched all of Qin Wei's past movies.
His films are famous all over the world for their textured and impactful lens language, the actor's refined "no trace" performance, and his ability to capture the joys and sorrows of small people.
It is his forte to use the joys and sorrows of small people to reflect the big era and reflect various social phenomena - especially he likes to set off and exaggerate the atmosphere through a large number of fragmented details of life, and portray the situation of characters in a special social background .
In short, he is a director who firmly believes that "details are the devil".
A "Red Light District" made him famous internationally and completely confirmed his status as an international film master.
However, is it possible for such a person to switch to making commercial films and making blockbuster blockbusters?
In this regard, not only Li Qian, but in fact, there have been quite a few doubts both inside and outside the industry before - once a director with a delicate style and artistic style, once he transforms into a commercial film, it is often difficult to get out of the previous small frame.
What does a commercial film need?
A good-looking, refreshing, and best, a good story that can be logically justified!
This is the most fundamental!
Then, a smooth narrative is the basic requirement to keep the audience's attention on the screen within 90 minutes or even 120 minutes!
On this basis, if there are still a few vivid and bright characters to be created, then you will be awesome--by doing this, you can basically be regarded as a famous person, and the box office is hard to get low One hundred million!
Although the male protagonists in Zhao Meicheng's urban comedy are easy to be the same, and the male protagonists in the two films before and after are largely homogeneous, you have to admit that his characters are both down-to-earth and vivid!
Then, of course, the male and female protagonists of "My Sassy Girlfriend" are all successful characterizations! And in the latest movie "Once Upon a Time", Li Qian tried his best to create the demeanor of Huang Feihong's generation of masters, for the sake of character creation! For this reason, to be honest, whether it is the original version in my mind or Li Qian's version, there is really no room for more pen and ink and space for the heroine, so I can only choose a beautiful girl to play the vase!
Anyway, in this kind of commercial movie, even if the heroine is complained about as a vase, as long as she is beautiful enough, it is enough to cover up all the shortcomings - the movie has only been released for a little over a week, and Lu Lingxi's popularity is no worse than Zhou Baoshan! Wherever he goes, he is the focus of the most attention!
When it comes to character creation, Qin Wei claims to be second, and Du Weiyun probably claims to be the first in China. Anyway, the two of them have always disliked each other-but Qin Wei's character creation and mastery skills are something that Du Weiyun has to obey. Although if you asked him that question, he'd probably avoid it.
Therefore, whether Qin Wei can make a good commercial blockbuster depends on whether he can fluently tell the story of a commercial hero and beauty!
You know, the same skill is profound. Although Du Weiyun's "The Assassin of the Qin Dynasty" performed quite well at the box office, overall, it can be regarded as a good story with clear ideas, but his narration is difficult to be called "" In many places, his plots seem too procrastinated—this is a cliché that is difficult for him to pick out as an art genre director.
However, after watching "The Gate of Life and Death" for thirty minutes, Li Qian had no choice but to admire it.
The story is very simple, and it can be summed up in two sentences: "A chivalrous man breaks the law with martial arts" and "Father's hatred is irreconcilable"!
A generation of chivalrous men was arrested suddenly, and then died in a strange way in the palace. His wife wanted to seek justice from the government, but then she also died in a strange way, leaving only an infant son—well, to put it bluntly , This is a typical way of Prince's Revenge!
Their son is naturally the leading actor.
The male protagonist was adopted by his father's best friend, and he was recognized as an adopted son, raised him, and taught him martial arts, but this child did not seem to have inherited his parents' martial arts talent at all, until he was eighteen years old, he still had nothing to learn , and was tainted with prodigal habits, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, but his adoptive father has always been very kind to him, and it seems that he is going to make a fuss to marry him a wife. The girl is another famous big brother in the world. Xia's daughter, but unfortunately, he seems to like his righteous sister more! And his adopted sister also has a soft spot for him.
But the order of his parents made him have to follow his adoptive father on the road to propose marriage to the other party's house.
Then, at the home of his future father-in-law, by accident, he suddenly learned his true identity, and began to embark on the road of seeking revenge...
Thirty minutes, only thirty minutes, the story is smooth, the rhythm is extremely fast, and everything is clearly laid out but silently - although compared with his previous movies, the characters are a bit rough, But under the premise of such a fast pace, he still clearly outlined the hero's romantic but righteous and kind-hearted character through several details. The two heroines, his adoptive father and biological parents, also They all have their own styles, and it is really impossible to ask him to do better!
Even though Guo Yulong has always been known for being good at playing handsome, but really, this is the first time Li Qian discovered that Guo Yulong's eyes and wicked smile can be so seductive!
The three main heroines are Ming Xiaojing, a chivalrous woman who asks for her husband's explanation, portrayed with arrogance and tenderness;
Just watching these 30 minutes, Li Qian can only give three words - praise! Thumbs up! Thumbs up!
Then look again, although the routine of the story is very old, but under Qin Wei's control, it is like a river flowing eastward, traveling thousands of miles, and never turning back! You don't have time to think about how old this story is!
And in fact, although the old story is an old story, he still tells a lot of new ideas!
By chance, he broke the "death barrier" that he couldn't practice. His martial arts improved by leaps and bounds. After finding out the truth, he went thousands of miles away to take revenge. But from the mouth of his dying enemy, he suddenly learned: The person who united with the imperial court and even persuaded the imperial court at the beginning was a generation of heroes who are no longer second-guessed in the arena—his foster father!
A meme that is quite satisfactory, but it was buried deep before, and now it is very beautiful when it is reversed!
Then, the story came to a tragic end.
The male protagonist contacted all possible forces to launch the ultimate revenge.
The righteous sister played by He Yingyu finally lost her arm and chose to become a nun. The fiancée played by Fu Hongxue finally married the hero. As for the enemy, of course he is dead...
At the end of the story, outside the thatched hut at the foot of the mountain, when the male protagonist carried his bride back with a horse, the sister-in-law played by He Yingyu stood on the mountain and looked down from the sky, looking at the clean and tidy human courtyard, There was a relieved but remote smile on his face—many people sighed at this scene.
The big screen went dark, and soon, subtitles began to appear.
There was a moment of silence in the projection hall, and then, the applause gradually began to ring out, and soon developed into a grand occasion of hundreds of people applauding together.
People in front of them stood up one after another, and Li Qian also stood up, sincerely giving his applause for such a blockbuster film—the only regret is that although He Yingyu's acting is quite good, she feels that she is not as good as Fu Hongxue. Brilliant!
Or you can say, this is the character positioning relationship in the script?
In short, no matter from the perspective of a director or a pure movie audience, Li Qian felt that He Yingyu was suppressed by Fu Hongxue!
At the very least, Fu Hongxue will be more likely to attract attention and become more popular!
However, if you want to say that He Yingyu's acting is not good, it is obviously not true!
That's why it's so regrettable.
It's not that "Sassy Girl" is not good enough, it's that "Su Daji" is too powerful.
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Amid the applause, the headlights in the auditorium were turned on.
Just like the premiere of "Huang Feihong", they also have an interactive interview session.
Taking advantage of the dwindling applause, Bai Yujing came over again through Cheng Suping, and said, "Master Qin is very powerful! Can you stand it?"
Cheng Suping also half turned around, looking at Li Qian with pretty eyes.
Li Qian shrugged, "Let's touch it!"
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Qin Wei received much higher praise than Li Qian on the day of the premiere of "Once Upon a Time".
However, as far as the quality of the 110 minutes of "The Gate of Life and Death" is concerned, this kind of praise makes people have nothing to say-a film critic who was invited to appear on the stage, I don't know if Hu Fei found it. Put "The Gate of Life and Death" on the altar!
He said: "The Gate of Life and Death" is the culmination and the highest peak of Chinese martial arts movies for more than 30 years!
Qin Wei himself is very modest, saying that during the transition period, he just hopes to tell a good story.
When the host asked about the doomed box office battle between "The Gate of Life and Death" and "Once Upon a Time", Qin Wei smiled and said, "Let's just let it go, it won't affect each other."