"Hello Peng Yichen, your lecture is very exciting, and many of your views are unique and thought-provoking. x

But I have another question that I would like you to answer.

In your eyes, is it true that commercial films are good movies, and art films are bad movies?"

Peng Yichen's lecture ended, but the students' emotions could not be calmed down for a long time.

When it came to the part where students were free to ask questions, no students raised their hands for the time being.

So, Peng Yichen chose an academy teacher who raised his hand to ask questions, and asked him to stand up and be the first to ask his own questions.

Peng Yichen glanced at the teacher and nodded to him, expressing his respect for the profession of teacher.

He thought for a while, cleared his throat, which had dried up, and said with a smile: "I found an interesting phenomenon, although there are also commercial and artistic differences in foreign films. However, apart from professional film critics, there has never been a film professional from any country who, like Chinese filmmakers, insists on distinguishing between commercial films and art films, and even does not hesitate to sharply oppose these two so-called genre films!"

Hearing Peng Yichen's words, all the teachers and students present were a little embarrassed.

They are actually one of the Chinese filmmakers.

As long as you think about it a little, you will find that only Chinese filmmakers are indeed so concerned about this topic.

Other countries, like Hollywood, are completely commercialized, and even the Academy Awards, the pinnacle of art film awards.

In fact, they are all very commercial film awards.

Otherwise, just like European films, they are thoroughly artistic, almost not caring about the box office of the film, and the directors only pay attention to their own personal thoughts and artistic expression in the film.

Only Chinese filmmakers are so divided, entangled between commercial films and art films.

"I've thought about it a lot in recent days. There has always been a misunderstanding among Chinese filmmakers, that is, making an art film can better reflect the filmmaker's artistic accomplishment, cultural level and aesthetic ability than commercial films, better represent the artistic level of the director himself and even the entire nation and country, and better establish his status in the film industry. ”

Speaking of this, Peng Yichen couldn't help but think of his previous life, when Kaige and Lao Zhang won various international film awards with one or two art films, and since then they have become top directors who have attracted national attention.

Since then, directors have also hoped to follow their route and achieve success in life and film.

As a result, for a long time, domestic films have fallen into a strange circle of excessive pursuit of artistry.

It wasn't until Feng Luoya made several blockbuster Chinese New Year films for several years in a row, plus Hollywood blockbusters invaded one after another.

In the end, it led to the wave of domestic commercial films, and a group of young commercial directors such as Ning Yuan and Xu Zheng appeared.

But in the previous life, because of the pressure of Hollywood blockbusters, the number of domestic commercial film productions grew wildly.

So much so that in the back, many producers did everything in order to pursue the box office of the movie.

All kinds of variety movies, fresh meat movies, traffic movies, and pseudo-3D movies have been released in cinemas to make money.

Even in the end, even Hollywood learned from domestic black-hearted film companies.

All kinds of Hollywood bad movies and pseudo-3D movies specially made for the domestic film market are popular!

Thinking of this strange phenomenon in the film industry in his previous life, Peng Yichen couldn't help but continue: "We must resist the kind of commercial bad films that are shoddy and hype, purely through propaganda and hype, and deceive the audience into the cinema to watch movies. At the same time, we can't close ourselves off from the country and enjoy ourselves alone, and only shoot those art films that no one can understand.

Of course, the balance between this depends on the director and the producer themselves!

On the issue of commercial cinema and art cinema, I have already expressed my attitude in the lecture. Time is limited, so please refrain from asking this kind of question. ”

Peng Yichen has never been arrogant, thinking that he can rely on his own strength to calm the dispute between the so-called commercial film and art film!

Therefore, he did not want to dwell on this issue anymore, but really wanted to exchange his experience in making movies with the students of Kyoto Film Academy.

"Director Peng, what did you think about the design of the camera angle when you were filming "Twelve Warriors"?"

"Director Peng, I like your performance in "Shocking Black Gold" very much, please ask what preparations you usually do before performing a character. ”

"Director Peng, I think "Beautiful Life" is not only an anti-war movie, but also a profound exposition of the yearning for innocence in the depths of human nature. When you were writing the script for this movie, how did you come up with the idea of asking the male protagonist to invent a game to protect your son's innocence?"

"Director Peng, our college has established the "Journey to the West" research club, and we believe that this film is a postmodern structure and re-creation of the classic masterpiece. What are the intentions and thoughts expressed in these details in the movie?"

……

Soon the students of the film school were active.

They are worthy of being from professional backgrounds, and the questions they ask are completely different from the gossip questions that Peng Yichen had to answer when facing reporters in the past.

Some of the students' views were not even thought of by Peng Yichen himself, which gave him great inspiration.

After almost an hour, the lecture finally came to an end.

Peng Yichen looked at the countless students in the audience who wanted to continue to ask questions, and smiled regretfully: "I'm sorry, because of the limited time, today's lecture will end soon." I can't answer everyone's questions one by one. Now, I'm going to pick one last classmate to ask a question, and after answering his question, I'm going to leave here to prepare for my next film. Thank you for your understanding. ”

When the students in the audience heard this, their faces were full of regret.

After all, Peng Yichen's answers to their questions about movies are very unique and sharp. It makes these students feel like they have benefited a lot.

They must have hoped that Peng Yichen would be able to answer some of the questions in their hearts.

But everyone also knows that Peng Yichen's usual work must be very busy, and it is impossible to answer their questions here indefinitely.

So, the students didn't complain, they all raised their hands high, wanting to get one last chance to ask questions.

Peng Yichen swept the audience and casually picked a man with thick lensed eyes.

This young student is not like a student at a film school, but like a top student.

Sure enough, after he stood up, he introduced his origins.

"Hello, Director Peng. I am a student at the Department of Physics at Seika University in Kyoto. Because I liked your movie so much, I asked a friend to get a ticket for today's lecture. ”

"Thank you! I didn't expect my fans to have future physicists!" Peng Yichen quipped with a smile.

The boy smiled shyly and asked, "Maybe because of my major, my favorite movie genre is science fiction."

The question I want to ask you is, why haven't there been very successful science fiction movies in China?

Especially in recent years, with the development of special effects technology, foreign classic science fiction movies have emerged in an endless stream. But there are almost no directors in China who make science fiction movies. Even if someone shoots it occasionally, it often makes people look very embarrassed and fake.

May I ask Director Peng, are Chinese people not suitable for making science fiction movies?"

When Peng Yichen heard the boy's words, his heart suddenly moved, and he didn't know if it was providence or coincidence. This boy's question actually fits in with his plan.

Whether to announce his next movie shooting plan in advance at this lecture, Peng Yichen was a little hesitant at this time.

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