Nearly 100 volunteers in the film industry worked tirelessly to promote the release of "A Hundred Birds at the Phoenix". China's nine major film industries issued a joint statement to protect film distribution. Many famous directors, such as Ang Lee, Zhang Yimou, Tsui Hark, Huang Jianxin, Chen Kaige, Jia, Zhang, He Ping, Guan Hu, etc., all responded in unison.
What kind of movies made the 63-year-old producer cry for more films?
On May 12, Li Fang, a famous film producer, knelt down and kowtowed in a live webcast, crying and pleading with the cinema manager to increase the number of films. Li Fang said in the live broadcast: "This film is a film of China people, and it is about China people's own culture. The volunteer team of more than 200 people worked for more than eight months, but only one percent of the films were arranged. " He also said, "I didn't expect much box office when this film came out, but I just hoped that more audiences could see director Wu's last masterpiece."
The film is "A Hundred Birds at the Phoenix". All of the above are inseparable from one person, and he is Wu.
Director Wu left us forever on March 4, 20 14. A Hundred Birds Toward the Phoenix is his last work.
Just like the movie said, the song "A hundred birds fly at the phoenix" should be enjoyed only after the death of a respected person (generally, people with mediocre virtue can only play four or eight). )
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Wu is a person who deserves to enjoy "a hundred birds pay homage to the phoenix". Because Wu is the "godfather" of China film industry, both on and off the screen.
He has heavyweight films (Life, Old Well, Face/Close, etc. , have achieved great success, numerous awards), but also trained a number of filmmakers (Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Huang Jianxin, Zhou Xiaowen, Tian Zhuangzhuang, He Ping, Gu Changwei, Reed, etc.). ) They are famous at home and abroad for China's film industry.
"A Hundred Birds at the Phoenix" is also a master's ingenious work, and its reputation is also very high. But it is not commensurate with the strong support and excellent reputation of the film circle. The film met with a cold reception in the market, and it was in danger of going offline less than a week after its release.
After watching this movie, it can be said that the stories inside and outside the movie "A Hundred Birds Toward the Phoenix" make people cry.
Wu was born in 1939. He was 72 years old when he wrote Birds of the Phoenix. It is said that in order to modify the script of this film, Wu often changed to cry. The final production was completed in February 20 14. However, only one month later, the master died, and "A Hundred Birds Toward the Phoenix" became a swan song.
I was absorbed in watching the movie and felt a lot. This work directed by Wu is not only a film, but also the most profound and true interpretation of his personal artistic ingenuity and initial heart. ..
A Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix tells the story of suona's inheritance and reveals the proposition of an era: how to stick to traditional culture and skills in the face of the tide of commercialization.
The clue of the movie story is simple, but it is full of connotation, and the performance is in place, which is real and touching. The director incorporated his own thoughts on art and times into this work.
As the godfather of China's five directors, Tian Ming in the film is an apprentice (Tian Ming, homophonic "Tian Ming"), but he is a person who can blow the suona into his bones.
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The master played by Tao Zeru said, "Suona is not for others, but for yourself." This sentence, I feel is the soul of the whole movie. Only when you know how to respect yourself and be worthy of yourself can you touch others.
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Skill is not only a skill, but also a virtue and ethics. In an era when "right and wrong" are often measured by money, the real suona craftsman is boasting about his personality and artistic products, and his strength: he can abandon interference, do his work perfectly day after day, and stick to it as the supreme honor.
There is an interesting scene in the movie: while playing the suona, western pop music (plus the singing by the long-legged beauty) is played, and no one here listens to the suona. Some people even said to give them double money and tell them not to play.
The changes of the times always make people helpless, and inheritors have left the suona career. Then who is passing on this skill? Therefore, Teacher Jiao's search for descendants of suona is not only for people with very good skills, but also for the character of "suona never leaves her mouth and hands".
Master Jiao has two apprentices, one is Aquamarine and the other is Aquamarine. However, the talented aquamarine was kicked out of his master by Master Jiao.
In the back, Jiao told us why we had to accept him as an apprentice. He said it was the tears his father shed when he fell down. In the end, Tian Ming didn't disappoint Master, abandoned impetuousness, blocked the temptation, and passed on the skill of suona.
The director and Wu He integrated themselves into this role. This role is not a master, but an apprentice ... I think this reveals the director's awe and initial heart for art.
Skill is the life of a craftsman, and only those who can integrate it into the joints of bones can be called real masters.
Let's listen to a piece of "the king of suona" Jiao Sanye playing suona. He was intoxicated, not drunk, but drunk. It was so beautiful that he heard tears in his eyes and mixed feelings.
Finally, I want to say that no matter how embarrassing the box office of this movie is, for me, after watching "A Hundred Birds Float at at the Phoenix", I really want to finish.
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Because, not everyone can "bird at the phoenix".
Pay tribute to movie master "Wu"! I give this movie full marks.