Special feature of 1905 film network Perhaps Chen Kaige himself didn’t expect that he once again became the focus of the network. This film 16 years ago has now become his inverse scale.
In the variety show, Jing M.Guo directed three actors to reproduce the clip of The Promise. When Dapeng, the host, asked for comments, Li Chengru honestly replied that he didn’t read it that year, because he was influenced by the comments and liked it too much, and he never read the later works.
Although there was Tung shing Yee’s intention to clear the way, Chen Kaige’s later words seemed impolite. He said that Li Chengru, a son of the Liyuan, came from a closed world, was conservative and didn’t care about the progress of the world. As soon as xipi and erhuang rang and his eyes closed, the play came.Chen Kaige admits that he hasn’t let go of the evaluation and events that "The Promise" received in that year. In his mind, "The Promise" is about love and freedom.
This fatalistic theme, he probably won’t accept being used as a joke.Chen Kaige is very romantic. In an age when everything is deconstructed, she is too romantic.
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In 2019, Chen Kaige finished filming a new film, entitled "Blooming in the Dust", which was his boyhood. People have already passed middle age, but they still cling to their boyhood. Even in his recent feature film, the characters that make people shine at the moment are still two white crane teenagers wearing white feather clothes, such as squeezing the words of love, freedom and agreement that he insists on into concrete images.
"We have various definitions of the word juvenile. For example, the juvenile is strong and China is strong." In Chen Kaige’s mind, he has always reiterated his boyhood and reshaped the teenager. It is not the feeling of getting old, not the kind of sadness that waits for no man, but the romance in his heart, which must be shown through the teenager:
"Then I feel that the reason why I want to describe my boyhood is because my boyhood is indomitable, my boyhood is indifferent, and my boyhood is arbitrary. These things are some important elements that make up the middle of this film, so what we see is the beauty of these teenagers and the light they have bloomed in the middle of this era. "
He selected a group of post-00 actors and held a special training class for a long time. To learn to ride a bicycle, you should learn to "spread the handle". When riding a bicycle, you can’t grasp the handlebar with your hands. Learn how to wear pull-back sneakers and a hat. How can learning be like Gregory peck? Learning to read and Chen Kaige’s great literary heritage.
In his eyes, these little actors performed very well, and what was restored to Chen Kaige was the deepest impression he had in that era: innocence, which is very rare today.
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Chen Kaige doesn’t believe in audition. He likes to chat with actors about their daily life and growth background: "Actually, I think the director needs a pair of good eyes. You can see clearly what the actor in front of you can do." Some actors were puzzled by his way of auditioning, and they were surprised after talking. Is this the end of the audition? Chen Kaige said the test was over, that’s all.
He also commented on the actors in the program. After Hu Xinger’s performance, Chen Kaige said that she was thinking about what kind of person she was, and then summed her up as "ice and fire". Bing thinks that she should be very rational in her life, and she will repeat the silent play before the performance; Fire is the state of performance.
Chen Youwei is another kind of person in Chen Kaige’s eyes. He was bashed head-on, but he can not only review that he didn’t play well, but also feel that he can move on:
"I think there will be a future with such a studious heart. If he is beaten, or he is full of grievances, I don’t think it is a good state, so I think he is quite good at this point. Of course, he is still on such a difficult road. "
For Wang Qiang, Chen Kaige’s evaluation is also based on his observation of this person: "This person is silent. You have never seen him play any particularly big plays. It seems that he is just like that, but in my opinion, I think he is promising."
Hu Xinger compared TVB to Shaolin Temple, and Chen Kaige immediately understood what she meant: "She was a monk in Shaolin Temple and suffered many crimes, and finally she became what she is today." Such an interpretation has the meaning of smiling and patting the head.This is the place where Chen Kaige knows a little. But these tiny things converge into a torrent, but they become indescribable.
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Wang Anyi said that to write a script for Chen Kaige, you must first learn to listen. Don’t be bewitched by his language. There is a way to form conflict and confusion in his words: the expression of Chinese language. That seduced him unconsciously and sometimes made him lose his way.In short, Chen Kaige is very romantic, immersed in a magnificent expression.
For example, Blooming in the Dust, which he described as "my deep breath to that era", is a bit like an obscure poem. Chen Kaige’s answer to what the film really wants to express is also very metaphysical: "It has a high-spirited temperament, but it also has a poetic tenderness, which is expressed in the middle of this film."
Such an answer, let’s find a contrast in his films: for example, the short film "Meteor in the Day", in the complete landscape of the desert, Haoran Liu and Chen Feiyu are two teenagers riding horses. With this picture, do you understand his words a little?
This is probably the scene that young directors will no longer shoot today. Or, you may be determined to shoot a shot with a completely changed taste.just asThe "Blissful Banquet" that was repeatedly read in the movie actually incited a teenager’s obsession with the embodiment of beauty. All the hidden lines arranged in the first half of the movie became the simplest expression of love and beauty after the Blissful Banquet.
The same is true of The Promise. The grand theme of love and freedom is carried by idealized and romantic characters. There is a real meaning in the film, but the director wants to distinguish but forgets what he said. Times have changed, and the audience still can’t digest it, so Chen Kaige can only use The Legend of the Demon Cat as a simplified version, so that the public can better accept his expression.
In Chen Kaige’s idealized world, it is clean and simple, and there is no entanglement of material and desire. Shooting movies with the same theme again and again is actually serious about this ideal and romance. He said that "a long life is a disgrace", but a long life is more likely to attract criticism. It seems that he is secretly giving a laugh. There are fewer and fewer serious people who understand him.
Even he himself is quoting the words in Mencius Gongsun Chou: "Although there are thousands of people, I will go." In the era of rapid change, Chen Kaige’s choice remains unchanged.