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Director Tsui Hark's works have a distinct feature: there is a threshold for watching movies. Once this topic is raised, many people will be very disgusted. The four words "threshold for watching movies" are almost sprayed out by the audience. What about people who engage in artistic creation want both, pretentious, self-righteous, and strong self-esteem, etc. But Tsui Hark is not a noble and arrogant person. He has his own unique requirements for artistic creation. He likes to hide what he wants to express inadvertently in the details. The plot extension of "grass snakes and gray lines, hidden veins for thousands of miles" seems to be plain, but it actually contains foreshadowing. Just like the windmills that turn from time to time in the movie, any inconspicuous object may be transformed into clues that can be traced.
A deep movie does not have the malice of setting a threshold. It just wants the audience to concentrate and calm down in the limited two and a half hours, become a part of the story, and immerse themselves in the plot to experience, feel, and gain, and then claps hands with the creative team in the depths of their hearts, and finally achieve mutual understanding. Besides, the creative team of The Legend of the Condor Heroes never complained about the audience who did not resonate with it, and allowed the audience to be picky after consumption. Such a polite threshold is very respectful, and I think it is acceptable. I would rather filmmakers be more attentive and professional, even if it tests my IQ. What I need to do is to improve my appreciation, so that the director's hard work will not become "a wink to the blind, and the connotation must resonate with fools." The above may be the reason why Tsui Hark's works are always criticized first and then affirmed. What Tsui wants to express is always one step ahead of others. Those who can keep up are amazed, and those who can't keep up will one day be nailed to the pillar of shame of self-cognition by the arrow shot by Tsui Hark today.
Let's first evaluate Tsui Hark's top aesthetics.
Tsui Hark's control of the picture is unparalleled. Every frame is both sassy and beautiful, bold and graceful, and both killing and romance. Every clip is a high-definition wallpaper. Color, light and shadow, composition, artistic conception... wonderful and unmatched. Even if I just think about it briefly, I can still recall the dreams of frozen time... In the rolling wind and smoke, Guo Jing raised his palms and responded to the cheers of his brothers on the grassland. The young hero was bright and shining; Huang Rong finally found the mark left by Guo Jing by the stream, and she cried with joy. Behind her was a bright golden color full of warmth, the leaves rustled, and the windmills swayed happily on the trees; Hua Zheng bravely rescued Huang Rong and glared at the West Poison. The sharpness and pressure of the grassland princess was a different kind of beauty; there was also a man and a woman running on the grassland, with two huge white eagles circling above their heads, and the echo of the horse's hooves tapping the ground seemed to express the joy of reunion... The picture of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes - The Greatest Hero" is vast, lofty, grand, and natural. It seems that the crew laid off countless set designers and pulled thousands of people into nature to sway, fight, run, chase, and immerse in the confrontation. They really walked through the rivers and lakes and experienced war.
About the cast:
The main plot of The Legend of the Condor Heroes has two main plots. One is the career plot, which is divided into two control groups, namely the chivalrous dispute between the West Poison and Guo Jing and the heroic dispute between the Khan and Guo Jing. The other is the love plot, namely the heavenly descent of Huang Rong and Guo Jing, and the childhood sweetheart of Hua Zheng and Guo Jing. After understanding these two main plots, I feel more and more that this movie is really centered around Guo Jing. Needless to say, the West Poison, Hong Kong's veteran actor Tony Leung Ka Fai can endure hardships, withstand fighting scenes, and control exaggerated shapes. He portrays the character to the core and interprets the West Poison's spirit of "everyone is dust, only I have high martial arts skills" vividly. This character is responsible for at least 40% of the laughs in the play. In terms of character setting, in addition to the viciousness and unscrupulousness in the original work, it also keeps pace with the times and incorporates the character characteristics of anti-PUA, hard-mouthed, and resolute not to waste internal energy, which is very interesting.
Not to mention the Khan, whose makeup and costumes are perfectly restored, and whose image and temperament are perfectly in line with Genghis Khan, a prototype character straight out of a textbook. The passionate and majestic background music made my hair stand on end. I suggest checking the actor's pedigree, wondering if the actor has any connection with Genghis Khan? Many people think that the movie version of Huang Rong is not playful and smart enough. This feeling should be compared with the TV version of Huang Rong, but such a comparison is unfair. The movie version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes selects the ending of the original novel. At this time, Huang Rong has experienced major life events such as the loss of her mother, serious injuries, and taking over as the leader of the gang. She has long lost her youthfulness and has become mature and tough. She has a sense of responsibility and the courage to take on responsibilities. At this time, Huang Rong should be the way the actor interprets her. Xiaozhuang performed very well, especially the scene where she accidentally discovered the windmill mark left by Guo Jing. She showed the audience the state of having traveled thousands of miles to find it. You can feel the sadness and pain that cannot be fully described in the plot from her tears and smile. This scene is very touching and it is the only time that made my eyes red.
In addition to the leading role, Hua Zheng is the character that surprised me the most. Tsui Hark did not continue the understanding of Princess Hua Zheng in several versions of the TV series, but based on her growth environment, the only daughter of the Khan, and the princess respected by everyone on the grassland, he inferred that Hua Zheng could not be as weak and unable to take care of herself as a Han princess, crying and crying when encountering things, and always needing protection. The vast land cannot produce narrow love. Princess Hua Zheng should be as heroic and majestic as the movie version, with a little bit of savagery but not narrow-minded, and a little willful but not shallow. Zhang Wenxin plays a female role very handsomely. She is so cool and unrestrained that even men can't compare. Her love is very impressive, and even her decision not to love is also firm.
Finally, let's talk about Guo Jing. This version of Guo Jing best fits my understanding of Guo Jing. How can a man who is recognized by Princess Huazheng and the Khan at the same time be a fool? The golden sword prince consort of the grassland is to lead troops to fight and dominate one side. Moreover, when Huang Rong and Guo Jing first met, it is impossible for her to stick to Guo Jing just because of his wealth. A handsome and rich man is called an elite man, and a man who looks ordinary and rich is called a local tycoon. Local tycoons can't catch the eye of the daughter of the East Evil. Everything makes sense when Xiao Zhan plays Guo Jing, and the plot of two women fighting for one man is reasonable. Guo Jing should be like this, with a hint of ignorance and dullness, a bit of clear determination, a face of righteousness, magnanimity and grace, and a model of "power cannot bend, wealth cannot be corrupted, poverty cannot be moved". Xiao Zhan himself has many similarities with Guo Jing in Jin Yong's works, and their hearts are pure enough. Only a soul without impurities can practice superior martial arts without distractions. Only the strong and fierce hatred of evil is easy to break, and only the character of unyielding until death is rigid. Only with inner purity and openness can the weak defeat the strong, and the softness against the fierceness. The mind is wide and the internal energy is formed. The similarities between the two people are also... big. Guo Jing was later called Guo Juxia, and Xiao Zhan has not reached that level. Saying that the similarity is "huge" is a bit of flattery to Xiao Zhan. But he deserves the word big. Big, just from the appearance, Xiao Zhan is big enough, with the style of Guo Jing described in the book. The prefixes of "great knight" and "great hero" all refer to being strong, upright, broad-minded, calm, mighty, and tolerant, and Xiao Zhan also possesses these excellent qualities of Guo Jing. A true knight in the world is not a man of courage, nor is he a man of sudden rise and fall, moody, and powerful but without depth. The beauty of a hero lies in the strength of his martial arts, but also in the depth of his spirit, and inexhaustible inner strength.
Xiao Zhan's version of Guo Jing can be said to be a charming version of Guo Jing. In a scene where he tilted his head to take the sleeves handed over by Hua Zheng, he was a little helpless and doting. Although it was the perspective of a brother to his sister, which sister who was not related by blood could bear this look? And Hua Zheng jumped onto Guo Jing's back and entangled him there, and Guo Jing actually stood up with her on his back. Compared with those kidney-deficient young men in the domestic entertainment industry who couldn't even hold up 80-pound girls, I just want to say: "Great hero Guo is mighty! Xiao Zhan has a good waist!". Xiao Zhan's performance is almost invisible, and the layers are gradually deepened. He has some ease, and his eyebrows are more delicate. Just the slight twitching of the muscles on his left face behind the bronze tripod shows Guo Jing's strength and confidence. As for the crying scene... it was the second scene that made my eyes red. It was so tearful. Xiao Zhan is not only a character actor stamped by CCTV, but also a very contagious crying actor. This skill should be innate. The joy, anger, sorrow and happiness of this actor can easily affect the emotions of the audience. Seeing him cry so sadly, I couldn't help but feel distressed. I felt sorry for Li Ping and Guo Jing. Suddenly I remembered that I was also a child without a mother. I felt sorry for myself, which made me miss my mother.
The casting of the actors in this play is really amazing. The sharp movie faces look so good on the big screen. They don't have gorgeous and flawless makeup, nor do they have gorgeous and elegant clothes. What they have is awe and dedication to the movie camera. I believe that the reason why these new faces in the film industry performed so well must be due to Tsui Hark's meticulous guidance and demonstration. To be fair, The Legend of the Condor Heroes is the most delicate and attentive play in which director Tsui Hark portrays characters.
The more I write, the longer it gets. Why am I so long-winded?
Finally, I have to praise Tsui Hark's control of the camera language. Accurate camera language allows the audience to see the plot and hear the narration. Just to give a few examples, I am about to write it away.
1. Guo Jing's growth process is realized by the camera looking down, looking straight, and looking up at Guo Jing.
2. The scenes in the grassland are bright, while the scenes in the Central Plains are dim, showing that the grassland is in the rising period of national strength, and the Central Plains is on the downward road of internal chaos.
3. The camera swept through the crowd, which was mainly composed of women and children, and the list of names of people who had joined the army was filled with people, suggesting that although the court was corrupt, young and middle-aged people were still willing to serve, and their patriotism would never die.
4. The guards, who were defending the city and killing the enemy, watched the excitement seriously on the top of the city, while Guo Jing and Huang Rong, who were watching the excitement as an excuse, were seriously thinking about how to defend the enemy.
5. It was the first time I saw the editing method of Guo Jing thinking and waiting in the same frame with Guo's mother. It showed the mother's longing for her son while presenting Guo Jing's inner imagination of this scene, which was very novel.
I can't write anymore, I'm going crazy because of the words. I know that passers-by can't read such a long article at all. I wrote it to communicate my feelings with people who resonate with it. Besides, Xiao Zhan paid too much for this play, and the final effect was too good. This answer sheet is enough to move everyone who loves his work. The number of words I output is my attitude, and my love for The Legend of the Condor Heroes is my score.
