In the past 26 years, Zhang Yimou has lost more than one second

“If you say no, no,

Yes or no.”

— Liang Zuo, Crosstalk writer

“Died 19 May 2001”

From: Thieves, Inc.

01.
With the release of “One Second,” several films that were originally scheduled for last year will soon be completed. According to the current public praise, after the deletion or change of file, a few works that the broad masses of people eagerly look forward to, more or less bad tone. “Champion” has an unbalanced rhythm, “Eight Hundred” is overly sentimental, and “Jiang Ziya” has flat characters.

Although lauded as Zhang’s original work, “One Second” is billed as one of the top 10 works of the year, it has its drawbacks.

Where is the missing tone? Many movie numbers have mentioned it. In the public version, the crucial plot line that zhang Yi’s daughter is dead was deleted. In the original version, the daughter takes a hostile attitude towards Zhang Yi, and in order to get rid of her father’s influence, she fights for the advanced position and loses her life as a result. So Zhang ran the risk of crossing the desert to meet her daughter for “one second”. If you miss this second, you will never see it again in your life.

With this premise, zhang yi’s various actions in the story become more tenable, and the emotional density and tragic color become heavier. Without this plot, the motivation of the characters was weakened, and the theme of “individuals and times”, which these directors are best at, became a little vague. Of course, this is not enough, because Zhang Yi why work change, how daughter hostile, this past life, old mou son can not say in detail. It’s like cutting half the book for Coming Home. All we can say is:

“Mr. Zhang, 70, has done his best.”

“One Second” is not the first time Mr. Zhang has suffered a cut, nor is it the first time he has pulled out of a foreign film festival. The reason to say delete delete, said to withdraw, is that “to live” scared him. When “To Live” was punished, the sixth generation of directors engaged in a collective affair, causing a “seven gentleman incident” that Lao Zhang didn’t even dare to go to Cannes. There was only one empty seat at the film festival with his name on it. Think of the scenery of Chen Kaige the year before, estimate old mou son to watch videotape, in the mind is grass mud horse had run.

According to reed recall, when “alive” came out, someone called teng at that time director, buckle a big hat, said this can be shown, and can’t be shown? He was shot. But then deputy director Liu did not say so, said that although the outside world at the beginning of all kinds of criticism of Zhang, the bureau for Zhang Yimou, has been very supportive, “to live” script has also been examined, as for the punishment, is entirely because of the unauthorized entry.

Then Deputy director Liu added:

“If there is a problem, it is Farewell my Concubine.”

02.
Lao Tou was not a rebel either.

In special times, Zhang Yimou has learned to be a man with his tail between his legs. Because of his father’s Kuomintang background, he was classified as one of the “black five”. If it were not for his ability to play basketball, lucky enough to pass the political examination, he would not even be a cotton mill worker. At that time workshop meeting, let league member, party member stay, factory director blunt he:

“Zhang Yimou, you can go out now!”

This kind of frequent passive “out” of the encounter, caused Lao Zhang depression, inferiority personality. Entered the Nortel, still dare not make public. Unlike Chen Kaige from No. 4 Middle School in Beijing, Kanye Was everywhere. Because be “puppy son”, Zhang Yimou learned patience, cannot offend wrong person, dare not say wrong words. When people scolded him, he kept silent and never came out to defend himself. Lao Zhang said he admired Feng Xiaogang’s personality very much.

“If you don’t jump out of your shell when people say things are wrong, many things will be wrongly informed and become final.”

From cotton textile factory workers to Nortel, from Nortel to Guangxi film factory, from Guangxi film factory to Shaanxi to shoot “Red Sorghum” shocked the world, the old plot son step by step, a challenge, grow up in the voice of abuse. Before “To Live” came out, although it had won many international awards, it was scolded almost every time. “Red Sorghum” was accused of lacking sublimity and praising bandits, “Ju Dou” was accused of voyeurism, and “Raise the Red Lantern” said he did it for foreigners… For two years the intellectuals were on the point of scolding him. But the old man has been endure but not hair, immerse oneself in a film.

The most ruthless that a few years, what is zhu Dake we say?

“Selling out the nation, the people, pleasing the foreign judges, the audience.”

A hat with such a big buckle is a big deal.

Those critics who criticize the poison of history, will you put your tongue out before you speak? Fortunately, the official did not make a clear statement, deputy director Liu also said that in those two years to organize a meeting, never said to use Lao Zhang’s film to attack. Until “To Live” was exhausted, Lao Zhang was really scared. After all, it is related to the career of art, dare not make mistakes ah.

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In 1994, “To Live” as a film submitted for trial, public opinion has not been down. Zhang didn’t want to clash with the authorities, so he decided not to take part in the competition, just like this one. The Taiwanese producers sent the copy to Cannes. Before long, punishment suggestions were sent to Lao Zhang’s door. In March of that year, seven directors, led by Zhang Yuan and Wang Xiaoshuai, were banned. Among the seven is Mou’s comrade-in-arms tian Zhuangzhuang, director of the blue prefix. Tian Director his father, that is the old director of The North film factory ah.

Do you say he has a quiver in his liver?

Later director Tian’s artistic career is obvious to all.

When he went to Pingyao, he told Mr. Jia exactly what he said:

“And then I didn’t fit in.”

Zhang Yimou, who was “frequently eliminated” as a teenager, was not on the list; the ban was just a slap in the face. Zhang clearly doesn’t want to be out of step with the world. So, later, the president of the Cannes judges said that he did not like “No one Less” and said it was like propaganda. Lao Mou wrote an open letter saying that if you do not like it, you can leave it alone. Lao Tzu did not participate. This letter is certainly not for the bad foreigners in Cannes. They don’t understand this sophisticated art.

From “To Live” to “Not less”, the intellectuals turned their praise of Lao Zhang into curses and changed their faces faster than anyone else. But Lao Zhang can’t take care of your grandchildren. He doesn’t have to stand up to talk. Since then, the art of hard – working film, never played the world. Especially for commercial films where investors throw money at them, he would avoid the reality he paid attention to in the past in costume and fiction. Even if he touched it, he would cut half of the book “Coming Home” and delete “One Second” for more than one second.

When “Coming Home” was released, intellectuals jumped in again, saying Leng had turned The Era Scar into an old man’s version of “50 First Dates.” A reporter from Southern Metropolis Weekly asked, “To Live” won the Jury Prize in Cannes for 20 years in 1994, and did not win any prize in the middle, do you feel lost? Old Mou son said:

“I haven’t been to Cannes for a long time. The environment has changed, and I don’t have the strength to break new ground.”

03.

About farewell My Concubine, Liu added:

“The situation was not as complicated as the legend suggests.”

In those years, the script has been reviewed, the need to designate a signatory responsible. “Alive” the play is sent up, the playwright former liu deputy director general is very appreciative, internal unanimous approval. “Overlord” sent up, different opinions came out. Against all odds, Liu said the film would be a hit in Chinese film history, so he signed it.

Never thought, the public screening has not passed, copy went to Cannes first. Took the palm, investor Xu Feng everywhere through the relationship, after two on two, only a small range of public.

Chen guide is not the first time to encounter revision.

As early as 1983, Chen kaige worked with Huang jianzhong on the film “twenty-six Girls,” when Chen was still a newcomer and an assistant director. After a long struggle, “twenty-six” also failed to pass. In 1985’s Parade, which explored the relationship between the individual and the collective, Wang Xueqi said “many good plays have been cut and changed”, and the background of sensitive characters has been weakened.

Tian Zhuangzhuang, a good gay friend, was probably shocked after he was banned. Then the song also honest.

When shooting “search”, I handed in 15 scripts to 15 people to see, because the subject matter involved TV stations, media, Internet violence, more sensitive, a lot of units have to see. The original color is dark and dark, and many human warmth is added when shooting. When Taoist Priest comes Down the Mountain, a key emotional scene of Wang Baoqiang was deleted. The narrator of the film was originally “his son”, but that identity was later removed. The lines have changed a lot.

Nevertheless, when the film was released, a Taoist priest wrote: “Pursue.” Chen Kaige, who has always been proud, said:

“There are a lot of changes like this, and it’s hard to help, and I’m sorry about that.”

Chen daohuang fan those two years, also learned to escape from reality, must go to shoot “Lu Bu and Sable Cicada” such false historical drama. Director Chen ah director Chen, you think escapism is useful? Chen was dazzled by his comments on the script. After four major revisions, the show changed its name to “Butterfly Dance tianya”, and was scolded after it aired. Now, if you look at the cast, you can’t believe it was shot by Chen Kaige.

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In 1983, Chen kaige went to Chongqing with Huang to shoot “twenty-six” and ran into Zhou Dawei, Wang shuo’s comrade in arms, on a train. On the same day, triumphant song was in high spirit, holding the Hollywood Film Journal and Louis Henry Morgan’s Ancient Society in his hand, talking eloquently and asking Zhou a very sharp question.

This made a deep impression on Mr. Zhou. The book “The Song of Triumph in Youth” was published, and Zhou immediately bought it and made a quick judgment:

In China, no one can film the “ten Years theme” better than Chen Kaige.

In 1966, at the age of 14, Chen kaige gave his father a hard push during a criticism activity, which elicited malicious laughter from others. It had a great effect on him. So you see Cheng Dieyi in front of the fire to complain about duan xiaolou, he shot how profound. The experience and meditation of the special era have been leading Chen to the height of gravity. Teacher Zhou’s assertion is based on at least eighty percent.

However, when asked about farewell my Concubine, Mr. Chen smiled and said, ‘It has been so many years since you saw the original film. I don’t want to say it anymore. You always think about it.’

Finally, Chen’s attitude is:

“I can only say that the power of The Times is greater than that of the individual.”

For fear of saying too much, he hurriedly added:

“Let’s get over the ‘industry’ first, so that we can have a better choice of subject matter. We will get the chance in the future.”

So, Hong Kong’s Xu Feng also want to blind heart, how can director Chen to shoot “Yan ‘an last Lipstick”? At that time, the news also said That Xu Feng is looking for Faye Wong as a heroine, also do not know the reporter who wrote this report, is that Faye Wong IQ is not enough, or we read the newspaper brain good fool.

I heard that Yan Geling’s “White Snake” was also in the hands of Director Chen.

I think director Chen better pass the “industrial pass” first.

04.
Don’t look at the song of triumph against Li Chenru, the others are leng Leng, with the bad example of Director Tian, he did not dare to shoot everywhere. When the new film was released that year, referring to the revision, Chen director has been expressing affirmation of the leaders’ concern, saying that he has never been sorry for himself, but just came a sentence in the end like dissatisfied housewife:

“It’s painful not being able to present my film 100 percent, but I can’t help it.”

Don’t mention the song of triumph, known as “standing to earn money” jiang teacher how? When yangcan was released as a pre-screening film, he was nervous and wandered around the yard with an axe in hand. The revision made him delete the Internationale from the fight, which made his head jump. And then he stuck to it.

Before “Let the Bullets Fly” was released, Dong Ping said it was Jiang Wen’s first male debut, the first time he had actually slept with the market despite all the movies he had made. Boss Dong must have forgotten how Jiang Wen sent the copy to Cannes without even saying hello after he finished filming Devil Comes. In the end, “Devils on the Door” was not allowed, so Dong had to sell it to a Dutch company.

At that time, Jiang Wen did not think how to stand to make money, he just wanted to stand to receive the award. The front ban pats seven, he leng is not to heart. Consciousness ah, courtyard children compared to old plan son this is to want to differ too much. Later, I gave enough reasons to say that the historical position was not right. Instead of expressing the hatred of the little devils, the film depicted their ignorance. Relevant review opinions somehow leaked online, still can see.

After reading the comments, the comments were:

“Jiang Wen’s little cleverness has been seen through by the censors. Do you really think people can’t understand the film?”

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After five years of prohibition, Jiang Wen lost his wits. Yu Hua of “Xu Sanguan sells blood record” be bought by Korean invite him to shoot, after all also did not take, left river zhengyu finally. “Gone with the Bullets” has been cancelled temporarily. Later the reporter asked about the reform, always love to teach reporters Jiang teacher said:

“Don’t stab me, will you? I think you are kind, don’t stab my bleeding wound, this is my weakest point, I have no ability.”

“Let the Bullets Fly” too much discussion, Jiang Wen said you think too much.

In the movie, Zhang Pocko says this:

“A bandit meets a bully, and what a mess you’ve made!”

For those of you who think too much.

05.
Since their first audition, the “fifth generation” directors have had a rough time. At the beginning zhang junzhao and zhang yimou and others set written pledge to fulfill a military order film “one and eight”, scared the film circle a jump. The result encounters “spirit pollution theory”, by the key criticism. Fortunately, it was stopped by Hu Yaobang in time and changed 107 times before it was released.

Wu Zineu was so aware of the situation that he misjudged the situation after making two films and insisted on making Pigeon Tree. The film, which depicts a certain war, was shown in cinemas, but ended up with no copies and locked in the national film warehouse in Shaanxi province. From then on, Wu Ziniu also lost, then shot “Evening Bell” for fear of making another mistake. 81 factory audit outside the double – post cloth, make him fidgety.

At least it has been approved, but there are more than 100 changes that need to be made, and one change will take a year. This year, Red Sorghum beat us to the punch with a golden bear. The following year, “Evening Bell” won the silver bear.

Zhang Li was trained as a photographer, but he made films as soon as he graduated. Unfortunately, uncle Li, a fan of deep history, failed to make two films, Escape from The Evil World and The Fake Hero. Zhang Li stopped for a while and went back to photography. It was not until 2003 that it turned itself around with “Towards the Republic”.

As for the sensitive ending of the work, Uncle Li said later:

“When I was younger, I didn’t know any better. If I had a chance to remake it, I would make it more acceptable.”

People have to grow up.

  • He didn’t grow up without torture and exercise. * *

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You see the same attitude relaxed, aware of the young frivolous, there is Director Huang Jianxin. In those days “black cannon incident” if not for Wu Tianming force to change more than 60 places, estimate enough to hang. He shot Face to Face, which has a high score of 9.4 on Douban so far, only 0.2 lower than Overlord and 0.1 higher than Alive. After by Han Sanye appreciation, the yellow guide after growing up most take hands of the works, is the stars pile tribute film.

Zhou Xiaowen’s in the mind certainly still has the hatred to read. Otherwise, I would not go on Weibo to state the “Ode to Qin” in those days. “Ode to Qin” screened four world line, was taken abroad to participate in the competition, he did not dare to attend. Exactly what went wrong, Director Zhou is also unclear. The next year, the film About Love was made through gritted teeth. A film was suddenly changed to 43 minutes. Zhou Xiaowen asked for help everywhere, and was finally choked by a famous boss.

Estimate week guide see the students take prize, in the heart injustice, think oneself ability did not match enough honor. So when filming “Day dragon eight Ministry”, personally played the “sweeping monk”.

In any case, the fifth generation, having experienced the special era, experienced the darkness of human nature and the great historical turning point, has far more thoughts about the fate of the individual and the collective than other intergenerational creators. History gives them heritage and opportunity, but also gives them a burst of talent. However, after being photographed, everyone became cautious and cautious up, in order to second after second, the use of the old nose, dare not stretch out their hands and feet, but also suffer intellectual scold.

It’s all about The Times.

06.
Let’s not say the sixth generation doesn’t look up to them.

This is not the way it should be when this group comes to power.

In 1990, Zhang Yuan shot “Mother”, without approval, privately raised 200,000 yuan, after the completion of the thought of going to the West film factory to buy factory label. Eventually, Hong Kong film critic Shu Qi sent Wong Kar-wai to help smuggle the film to foreign film festivals, releasing several copies all over the world and returning with a pile of praise. After three years of waiting for a chance to direct, Wang wrote “calm down” on the wall. Later, I could not calm down, and learned from Zhang Yuan to raise money to film the days of Winter and Spring. Without authorization, I participated in the exhibition and was selected into the top 100 films since the birth of the film by BBC.

Lou Ye, Guan Hu, Zhang Ming, etc., can’t wait to start independent film. The sixth generation’s artistic orientation and disregard for the authorities eventually led to the “Seven Gentlemen incident” in 1994. Zhang Yuan film that day, 81 factory heard the news on the equipment he borrowed away. He went to the leader, but the leader could not see him.

The script was not handed in for review, the film was privately attended various film festivals, the film was released without even saying hello. In terms of style, the rebellious bad children were much more presuming than the fifth generation, and did not take the official view at all. I don’t blame someone else for treating seven at a time, but I’m also afraid that the opening of the hole will become bigger and bigger.

Jia section chief more unlucky, shoot “small force” of time, muddleheaded underground. At that time, he was working as a student. So before making “Platform”, he had the intention to return to the system, safe heart and other screening eligibility.

Take what he had in mind:

“There’s no point in not releasing this movie.”

After getting the investment, Jia section chief north film, film are looking for people. Mr. Tian helped, too. The script was described as “artistically rare, politically correct”. The result before and after two years, check also write a lot, afterwards still say not to shoot.

Chief Jia wrote an article titled “Lost In Memory”, saying that he was called to talk in 1999 and met a fifth-generation literary planner who told his superiors that such films as “Xiao Wu” should not be allowed to flow out to hinder the development of Chinese films. After netizen surmise, this gentleman is none other than the one who planned “to live” for Lao Zhang. No wonder Jia zhangke had a quarrel with Zhang Weiping when Curse of the Golden Flower was released. He was the last man to look down his nose at the fifth generation.

“Platform” finally did not get the permission, jia Section chief a gritted teeth, or underground. “I only feel pain and emptiness,” Mr. Jia said to cheers at the film’s French screening.

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In 2003, the sixth generation was lifted. Two years later, the world premiered, and Mr. Jia was moved to tears. And when they reconciled, one of the leaders said,

“Today we are lifting the ban on you, but you have to understand that you will soon become an underground movie in the market economy.”

In the end, it must be said that the leadership vision.

Later, the sixth generation of the film, the box office is always hovering around a few million, pit many investors.

Jia section chief is not short of money, when shooting “Small Arms” earned 5 million, later do business, sell the copyright, every year have income. He himself said, if the business, it may be Ma Yun. He wanted the film to be shown. The words on Wentao are, this film, is also October pregnancy, who do not want their son to have a good destination ah? When mountains May Depart came out, the whole theater was applauding when they saw the opening dragon logo. Asked what he thought of the incident, He said:

“Anyone can watch the movie, anyone can watch it.”

You see this saying, or like a angry child.

Not only like a child, but also like a diva. When Jia Zhangke went to temple fairs with his mother as a child, he saw three girls with different eyes, but his mother could not see them. Jia zhangke thinks he has a supernatural constitution. He had a hunch before “A Touch of Sin” was ever tried. After passing the exam, Chief Jia spoke confidently to the media.

“You see, if I said it would, it will?”

Too early to rejoice.

At the end of the 2014 biopic, “The Boy of Fenyang,” directed by Brazilian director Walter Walter, a smoke-filled, silent Chief Jia was suddenly unsure of himself.

You young men, a picture is a bird.

The elders have finished feeling the stones for you.

In front of the homework, copy will not copy.

07.
Writer acheng asked his father, a famous film aesthetic theorists, literary critics call Fei master, why trouble, every year there are always some movies and books have relatively good points?

The Don replied:

“Film is the only art that can enter Zhongnanhai, only it can enter, so trouble.”

As early as the 1950s, Cheng Yin, who made The honor belongs to, had this trouble. The film was made with satisfaction, consciously following the official footsteps. Unfortunately, it involves the undercurrent of Sino-Soviet relations. Make the director into shade check more and more confused. Later, “Wu Xun biography” shot out, the parties praised, halfway the supreme leader personally after criticism, direct poison grass. In the aftermath of the holocaust, the film was found to have allusions, with the apostrophe at the end being labeled “the six malevolent cannons”.

After “Wu” was approved, the director Sun Yu was exhausted physically and mentally, and never made any satisfactory works in the second half of his life. Lead actor Zhao Dan has always felt that the film acting is the peak of their art, but in the face of all aspects of pressure, had to deny themselves. Until the end of his life, Zhao Dan was still very upset and sighed:

“It was the best part of my life, and a pity.”

The same goes for Penning, who did “Bitter” before, but didn’t let him on “Instant.” 1981 “The Wind in early Summer”, again did not on. Disheartened, simply disappear. However, in the wind in early summer, there was a young man who just joined the crew and became an artist. Later, he broadened his playing path and made outstanding contributions to China’s film industry.

This man is Feng Xiaogang.

Compared with the fifth generation of “breaking through the window” and the sixth generation of “coming out of the ground”, Feng claims to have set up a shack outside the Temple of Chinese cinema. It took a lot of pain to build the shed.

In 1996, he and Wang Shuo do “the life in a mess”, the scene built, temporarily received a phone call, let open. Feng Xiaogang went to Han Sanye table loyalty, said to give us some advice to change. Three ye said don’t think, go back, change also useless. Around the same time, Good Dream’s “The Far Side of the Moon” and “Dad” were finished. Later, Feng Xiaogang went where investors avoid him, make nearly 40 extremely desperate, into depression.

In 88, Mijiashan shot the stubborn Lord, now you go to see that film, that is also “the line scale is very large, the hero image is negative”, said at that time to modify some of the picture, Mijiashan is not changed, grinding grinding or give up.

Clever as Miss Wang, he must have misjudged the situation. Do you think “The Strong Lord” will go to it, or “Daddy”? He also bought a book chi Li, ready to hold Xu Jinglei. After the end of “Dad”, Teacher Wang just see this play is what out, turned his head to the other side of the ocean, let feng director live.

For a long time after that, Feng gave up his humanistic pursuit and realism in “Chicken Feathers on the Ground” and “The Back of the Moon” and devoted himself to making entertainment films.

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Of course, entertainment films are not so easy to make.

That year, in a World Without Thieves, according to the original novel, the female thief was moved by the kindness of the stupid root, so she helped him get the money back. the first draft of the play, Feng Xiaogang felt false, said that this does not constitute a character motivation, the world does not have such a thief. Wild husband wrote the article, or Miss Wang to think of a way, let the female thief pregnant, to burn incense in the temple, to express my life although I went the wrong way but to let the next generation from the good attitude.

When the second draft of the script was sent in, the bureau approved that the change was not convincing enough and lacked positive force guidance, and that the police needed to be involved. The third draft sent again, and said that the police do not stand out, theft scene too much. Finally had to strengthen the role of the police, uncle Li arrested, by the way to delete a group of thieves fighting skills of the play. Those scenes were very well made, compared to the commercialization of Hollywood.

But for fear of misleading teenagers, they were removed.

After the examination, Director Feng said in a particularly sincere way:

“Through this, I particularly hope to introduce a film rating as soon as possible so that filmmakers can avoid some embarrassment.”

After becoming a pioneer of commercial films in China, Feng Xiaogang gradually picked up his original heart and began to pay attention to reality. Technical level put aside, with this heart, it is also better than the fifth generation ah. In particular, “1942” has been feng’s obsession. Between 2000 and 2012, I handed in the script twice, but I never let it go. 2012 is also a twists and turns, then no way, in order to review, owe personal feelings, promised to direct the Spring Festival Gala.

The night the script passed, Feng got drunk. Xu Fan looked at him and her mind became numb.

“It’s been 19 years, talking about this script, doing this, doing that, all of them are full of vitality.”

Feng worked hard for the heart knot of 1942. The box office took off. Have no way, had to pull Wang teacher to write “private custom”, give Wang Zhongjun to make up the money. The script was sent up, and fan Wei’s story of “driver being corrupted” was not allowed to be used. After much persuasion he was allowed to pass. At the end of the film, in order to echo the sentence “1997 will soon be over, I miss it very much” in “Party A and Party B”, Feng also wrote a sentence “2013 will soon be over, I am a little afraid”.

The producers looked at it and said:

“Don’t say that again.”

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Feng, who won the director of the year award for 1942, also called for the issue of classification and the broadening of film themes. This segment didn’t play. This was not the first time he had been anxious about both matters.

That’s what I’ve been talking about since The big Shot. Proposals were submitted at CPPCC meetings in 2011 and 2014. One is that the content of the creation is too much, a public opinion, a spoof can destroy a film, the film broadcast on the Internet, such as assembly propaganda “cannon fodder theory” and “Aftershock” national disaster wealth; Second, many subjects are afraid to touch, we all avoid the reality, and finally in order to pass the examination, a crowd to get the ancient things, as time passes, the content of the film lacks tension.

“Giving only one opinion is called ‘negative’ or ‘sensitive. When you’re negative, there’s a reason to shoot you.”

Director Feng to make money, or very sincere words:

“As a director, we are experiencing a great era of national revival, and we feel guilty that we have not made several films in recent years that record the profound changes of this era.”

Xu Fan teacher said, feng guide to see Chen Daoming “comedy of sadness”, home angry smashed the mug on the ground.

Look at this, the fifth generation of temper is really much better.

08.
As feng director of the same concern, and Xie Fei director.

Director Xie made a lot of business cards in his early years, such as “Soul Girl” and “Year of This Life”. Shooting Yixizhuoma in 2000 involved a lot of problems, the script always failed to pass, changed and changed. Toss about for half a year, or later did not go on, even the investor CCTV film channel also did not broadcast. Xie was very angry and said that the film would not be made. A big part of Xie’s work since then has been to call for film classification and a relaxation of themes, hoping to give more space to creators.

According to Cui, Director Xie Jin recorded an oral history for him in which he quoted a line saying that each generation of directors has the responsibility to broaden the scope of film themes. In those days xie Jin is patted “Wrangler” “Lotus town”, arrive from the script to shoot, resistance is heavy, afterwards both sides is frank negotiation, also gave go up.

You see the same surname Xie, the outcome is very different.

For years, calling for ratings and giving specific grounds for review has been on the minds of Chinese film practitioners. As early as 2000, Gong Li talked about this, but never followed up. The trouble for the creators is that the words are too general and the standards of revision are too vague, which makes the directors confused.

Wang Xiaoshuai’s “Bicycle at the Age of seventeen” was not included, without giving a specific reason, and was later rumored to have filmed too many dirty and poor Hutongs in Beijing; Zhang Yang “Love Malatang” in do not let two middle school students alone in the car shed to talk, because minors can not be so in the corners of the not bright; “No Man’s Land” says the characters are negative and the artistic setting is unreasonable; “Grown up” also no specific opinion, repeatedly hit back to change; In Purple Butterfly, it is said that Liu Ye should not point a gun at Zhang Ziyi, because “Chinese don’t kill Chinese people”; “Floating city mystery” inside, Qin Hao murder knock head can not be more than three times, too violent, must fade out of the picture processing.

But sometimes, some of the film inside profanity, blood splash or make some vulgar pornographic edge seems to be on the bridge. Even something like The Dream Show, it can…

So directors are sometimes overwhelmed when they get feedback.

Of course, some of the comments are subject matter breadth. For example, “Waiting,” written by Reed for Peter Chan, involves military marriage, which was never made. “Glorious Fury” waited a long time to enter the cinema, otherwise Wu Gang and Wang Yanhui would have been popular. After the success of Crazy Stone, there was some dissatisfaction with the portrayal of the police, which was not strong enough. In fact, the relationship between the characters in the early script was even darker. “City of Life and Death” The book was handed over for four years, and several directors applied for the theme. Lu Chuan was the first to ask questions and then to write back, and only then did he get the license.

To put it bluntly, directors either don’t want to make trouble for others or don’t want to make trouble for themselves. It’s just that sometimes, after the script is written and shot, I really don’t know how or why to change it.

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It’s not that there hasn’t been action on film ratings.

On May 1, 1989, the state Administration of Radio, Film and Television made it clear that, according to the rating system, all films involving certain plots should be “not suitable for children to watch”. The method tries out a year, see the effect first. As a result, a certain publication published before and after the Introduction of the Film Classification System, with the picture of Gong Li and He in Red Sorghum overlooking the sorghum field with naked scenes in the still picture, and the cinema, put “Not suitable for Children” on the poster to promote the stunt.

This mess, the classification stopped.

In 2003, the film Bureau pushed hard for reform, delegating the power of review and revision, hoping to introduce provisions conducive to creativity. When Director Feng called for classification at the annual meeting of directors in Jiaxing, Deputy Director Wu replied:

“As early as before THE SARS outbreak, our film bureau held a seminar on film classification and organized discussions among relevant people including the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Women’s Federation, the army and the public security bureau. Most people agreed with the film classification system. It is believed that only classification can effectively protect minors, which is also in line with China’s law on the Protection of Minors.”

The people in charge also want to be in charge. They all know that violence, blood or special scenes are not good for teenagers. At that time, the deputy director said that he would consider the 16 year old line. The result is not a few days, have pig teammate again blind pass, say later whether “3 class piece” also can go up? Subsequently, a few seconds of erotic scenes in The Great Hung Mi Store were widely hyped and labeled as “The first part of China’s first-class film”, which seriously affected the process of grading. Not only did the film once again lose its chance of public release, but the rating system also collapsed.

“Big Hung Mi Shop” was made in 1995. The director is Huang Jianzhong. It was he who took Chen Kaige to Chongqing. In 2003, Zhang yimou had just turned around and made Hero.

Then, Chen Kaige also made the Promise to go.

Li chengru said he dared not watch it. Triumph said:

“You are the old artist, immersed in the past, feeling the sunset of the past.”

09.
Finally, back to “In a Second.”

Generally speaking, the old man’s heritage is still there. Shooting this kind of movie is the fifth generation’s specialty. Throughout the film, emotions can be seductive.

Pulling apart the whole team of directors, Zhang Yimou’s picture is still a lot of people hanging. But the overall look, more or less craftsmanship, less at the beginning of the vigorous, a bit more desolate. The scenes of “One Second” have been deleted, which is very interesting. On the one hand, it is a metaphor for yesterday, on the other hand, it is also its own misfortune. The most interesting thing is that zhang jiusheng’s daughter was cut from fan’s film in that second, echoing the word “cut”.

Feng Xiaogang’s hard to pursue the problem, can only listen to the next decomposition. You see, after the tax affair, Director Feng is not much of a tweeter. But that’s ok. Sometimes, watching a movie is like a puzzle. When Hemingway wrote mountains like White Elephants, many people read and wondered what it meant.

After several readings, the short story eventually became a masterpiece of the “iceberg theory” that influenced a generation of writers.

Don’t look at everyone mention “technical reasons” to make a fuss.

Maybe we’ll have an “Iceberg pie” movie.

The picture

“See you next time”

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[1] I Dedicate my Youth to You, Feng Xiaogang

[2] From Thief Novel to Thief Movie, Feng Xiaogang

[3] Feng Xiaogang: Times have changed and I don’t want to make movies anymore, character

[4] Once Upon a Time in Beijing, Zhou Dawei

[5] “The Overlord goes far, the diaosi counterattacks”, Southern People weekly

[6] Zhang Yimou: Silence is My Character, Destined to be a tragedy

[7] The problem is “Farewell my Concubine”, not “alive”.

[8] Jiang Wen and The Issue of The New Generation of Film Censorship, Trinity

[9] “Jiang Wen: Please don’t stab my wound”, Guancha.net

[10] Lost Memories, Jia Zhangke

[11] Jia Zhangke and the Sixth Generation of Dissipation, China Newsweek

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[13] Xie Fei: I’m not against film Censorship, Huasheng

[14] The Invisible Image, the Visible Struggle, National Human History

[15] Film Censorship is loose and tight, unclear standards, Tencent Entertainment

[16] 30 Years of Cinema: A Correction, South Zhou

[17] Decoded Mainland Film Censorship, Phoenix Weekly