At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 24 Movie Review
Isn't writing a movie review just to criticize?

In fact, Shen Xudong doesn't have a good opinion of film critics...

The point of view of film critics has always been the result, not the process. They completely castrate the entire process of filming and only look at the results...

The result is axiomatic.

From the director’s point of view, the producers behind the scenes are operators, casting, themes, funds, and editing. They will all step in. The director is not only a master of storyboard design and a shaper of lens language, but also an action director and soundtrack. , semi-part-time clothing.

After the work is over, I have to find a financial backer to sell and ask for an investment.

And film critics will only look at the results to deny all the hard work of the director...

How to become a film critic?
Keep the following words in mind: restraint, absurdity, motif, sublimation, niche, sense of absurdity, critical, postmodern, stream of consciousness, immersion, long shot…

By the way, there are also humanistic care, social significance, microcosm of the times, advanced aesthetics, test of human nature, a large number of metaphors, etc...

If these words are mentioned in a paper, what you write is considered a film review!

Of course, the most important thing is the ass!

Are you ready for criticism or praise?

For example, in "Heroes", there is an "excellent essay" on "Suicide, Killer, Power Maniac, and Necrophilia".

Another example is "The Dangerous Way to Win the Treasure of Bad Movies", a group of big V film critics on Zhihu are all "like friends", "post-modern metaphor color"...

Why did "Bad Movie" get so many praises from critics?
Because the director of this movie is named Roden, I know the big V of the film critics!

You see, Douban movies with a score of 2.9 can give you an interpretation of the 'postmodern metaphor'...

So, film critics mainly look at the ass!
Criticism of "Heroes" is now the mainstream, and Shen Xudong must not follow the trend...

Criticism must be criticized!

"The most boring art is to say everything. This is how "Hero" feels to me!"

"It's embarrassing to say the word peace from Qin Shihuang's mouth! The king of Qin who beat and flogged the world suddenly became a virgin?"

"King Qin sweeps the Liuhe, and the tiger is watching He Xiongzai!"

"More than 2000 years ago, this land was divided into seven countries. Whether it was attacking each other or exchanging trade, they all used different clothes, characters, languages ​​and currencies. The world has been in chaos for more than [-] years, and people have already I'm used to it. If this situation continues, today's China is probably no different from Western European countries, and there is no longer a great country in this world where nine states and four seas coexist, and three mountains and five mountains coexist."

"Unifying China, does it count as a world-class feat? Unifying the text, does it count? The merits of Che Tonggui and Tongwen are greater than you and I imagined!"

"Can the first emperor sing praises? Of course he can. In 1964, when the teacher met with foreign guests, he commented that Qin Shihuang was a man of action: "In my opinion, Qin Shihuang is much greater than Confucius, and Confucius spoke empty words more than reality.Qin Shihuang was the first person to unify China, and some systems have been used all the time.China's past feudal monarchs have not surpassed him. ""

"What's wrong? You are allowed to sing the so-called prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong, but we are not allowed to film Qin Shihuang?"

"We don't talk about values, we only talk about movies. Is "Hero" a good movie?"

"3000 million US dollars, first-class stars, colors, soundtracks, and fighting effects, all of which are world-class;"

"From a narrative point of view, the narrative mode of "Hero" borrows from "Rashomon". In fact, this mode has been popular in the Western world since the 20s. Different angles of the same story portray the experiences and feelings of different characters in the same event..."

"The story of Heroes is simple..." -
More than 500 words omitted...

Then he wrote: "Actually, my first feeling after watching "Hero" was that it wasn't very exciting. Our generation born in the 80s all grew up in the golden age of Hong Kong movies. Martial arts and action movies are the signatures of Hong Kong movies. I haven’t watched it too much. When I saw Li Lianlian and Donnie Yen in "Heroes", I subconsciously thought of "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-Strengthening" Huang Feihong’s narrative to Lei Nalan Yuan..."

"However, the action scenes of the movie "Heroes" are elegant and soft, and the rhythm is greater than the rhythm. Its brilliance lies in the composition of the picture, the use of colors and other audio-visual languages. Although the Three Emperors and Two Empresses + Donnie Yen... Can't hide the empty and boring plot!"

"...If I were asked to give "Hero" a score of about 7, I think it is about the same as "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The link directly greatly helps it to win awards again and again, but it is precisely the weakest link in establishing its historical position.

Because... "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has no obvious shortcomings in these aspects, but it does not have any innovations. It can even be said that apart from the advantages in investment, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is no better than Hu Jinquan's "Chivalrous Woman". " goes even further. "

"As for the oppression of feudal ethics that everyone interprets, do you really think that foreigners watch movies for these things?"

"Let me post a few reviews of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", so that you don't say I'm empty-handed: 'This flying around can awaken the childlike innocence of the rigid and apathetic audience, and make people feel pleasing while being stunned.', 'This is light work, it's amazing!'”

"I personally think that the "Once Upon a Time" series is much better-looking than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The fighting in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is like acrobatics, light and soft, not as fast, accurate and ruthless as martial arts movies in the 90s. Feeling, but it’s useless, I’m not a foreigner, let alone a grand prize!”

"Too far away, a movie like "Hero" is aimed at the overseas market, otherwise, it would be impossible to make it for 3000 million US dollars... So, we won't comment on it, because it is not aimed at domestic audiences!"

After finishing writing, I call it a day and call my second brother, "Look at it first!"

After reading it, Liao Gaoxiang suggested: "Delete the part of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"!"

"why?"

"...If you scold "Hero", you can scold "Hero". It's better not to involve "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"... This movie is a lesson for our second-grade movie appreciation!"

"Damn..."

Shen Xudong cursed, and finally deleted the paragraph about "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but added "I read the report in Hong Kong that Jiang Zhiqiang tried his best to persuade Ah Mou to shoot "Hero", Jiang Zhiqiang is "Crouching Tiger" The producer of Hidden Dragon, he knew that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was selling well... He wanted to continue creating this genre, so he found Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Jet Li, Chen Daoming, Donnie Yen including Zhang Ziyi, all top superstars! '

"how about this?"

The second brother looked at it again: "Okay..."

"I really don't like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon..."

"I don't like it either...but the school loves it!"

"Praise what?"

Shen Xudong said casually: "Li Anbei, I didn't win the first prize of the Golden Horse Award... Hey, teacher!"

It's Teacher Huang...

Teacher Huang came here specifically to find Shen Xudong!

"Teacher, sit down..."

"Stop sitting, let me tell you something, "Martial Arts Edition" decided to start serializing your "No. [-] Under Heaven" next year..."

"...Really, thank you so much for the teacher's recommendation!"

"...you... what is this?"

"Oh, the editor asked me to write a review of "Hero"...I'm revising it!"

"Yo, let me see..."

(End of this chapter)