Chapter 300: Ideas
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And international film awards will only ruin a large number of promising directors and young people, distort their values and aesthetics, and no longer make real classics that are appreciated by both the elegant and the vulgar.
What kind of movie is called a classic that is appreciated by both the elegant and the vulgar? "Titanic" is a typical commercial blockbuster. After the box office swept the world, it stood at the pinnacle of world film history. first swept the world with the box office, forcing audiences at different levels around the world to admit that it is a rare good movie, and forcing major film awards not to give "Titanic" a large number of nominations, it will lose its authority in the eyes of the public.
In addition, some classic war movies with big scenes are both popular and popular. For example, Lin Qi was amazed by "Waterloo" in the 70s.
Some of the war scenes in "Opium War", in addition to the queue of land battles to be shot, there are also batteries against sailing battleships.
Although the Qing army was on the beaten side of the backward side, it was still possible to shoot tragic colors. You must know that many epic war movies are not shot purely from the perspective of the victor. There are also shots from the perspective of the loser, and if the winner is not honored and righteous, then the loser is more likely to get a lot of sympathy points.
For example, the classic "Waterloo", which lined up to shoot genre movies, was a tragic losing battle. But the audience's attention is the war scenes of that era. Its perception is completely different from that of war under the modern system. The modern mode of warfare is becoming more and more obscene. Tactics and weapons, both evolved towards the obscene stream. Obscenity and meanness represent advancement.
And the war of the era of queuing up to shoot seems silly now, but it is a man's romance. Whether it is a war in a previous era or a later era, the viewing value is not as good as standing in line to be shot.
If the "Opium War" movie wants to be exciting, it should restore the war more. The collision of two stark contrasts of the tactical and strategic systems of the army.
Well, the Chinese army during the Opium War at the end of the Qing Dynasty was also a quasi-firearms unit, and the main force was mainly artillery and muskets. It's just that the level of firearms is only 300 years behind.
And the level of military organization and tactics of the British Empire at its peak at that time was also a big attraction.
If Lin Qi does not reflect on history, he simply restores the war scenes at that time, which originates from history, but is more ornamental than history.
The historical significance and depth behind it, interested enthusiasts can read books by themselves, and the movie only needs to be good-looking.
This good-looking does not specifically refer to the plot, but the confrontation on the battlefield.
Just like a lot of kung fu movies and action movies, if you study the plot, you will lose. The core of it is how to play good-looking, how to come, the plot is just a foil, why fight. But definitely not the point.
Most of the shots have to be shot in line, artillery bombardment, bayonet fighting, naval battles...... 19th century wars, deep restoration of details.
"I've seen the beginning of the movie "Garland Under the Mountain", and there is also the position of military director on the crew list!" Lin Qi said with a smile, "However, there are not many war scenes in "Garland Under the Mountain", which seriously wastes the value of military guidance. The martial arts instructors in Hong Kong are all designed and directed good-looking fights, but the martial arts scenes are childish. If you want me to invest in the filming of "High Mountain", the battle scenes should account for at least half of it. In order for "Opium War" to be restored well, it must have military guidance and restore the tactical warfare of the year thoroughly and thoroughly. Director Xie, can you find a group of powerful military war guidance to highly restore the war scenes more than a hundred years ago!"
"This!" Xie Jin felt that he couldn't keep up with Lin Qi's train of thought. War, in order to look good?
"Yes, the performance is better!" Lin Qi nodded and said, "This movie wants to be meaningful, well, I mean the significance of the shooting concept and technique of developing Chinese films." It's definitely about looking good and nothing else!"
Most of the world's war movies either show the victory of good over evil, or anti-war, or something else. No one purely asks for a good look at war films.
This good-looking is not a plot, it is a pure consumption of life! It is much grander than the scenes of modern martial arts, gangsters, and police bandits.
As for those modern films shot in China, most of them are anti-Japanese wars. "Tunnel Warfare", "Mine Warfare", and "Southern Expedition and Northern War" are also very classics. Looking at the plot carefully, Nima's, isn't this the same effect as Hollywood blockbusters?
Hong Kong film action directors are unique in the world, even if they later entered the era of special effects, the world's first-class action directors are all martial arts trained in the Hong Kong film era.
However, in some domestic war films with official backgrounds, the details can be realistically restored, all because of "military consultants". In Lin Qi's opinion, the level of consultants who can guide military-themed movies is much better than that of ordinary martial arts instructors.
Of course, the filming of "Opium War" is definitely different from the current traditional war films in China. After all, most of the war films in China are wars after World War I and World War II, and the wars of this era are very real. Because, there are a lot of materials, props, and even many people who witnessed the battlefield back then.
Comparatively speaking, there are relatively few themes in the era of queuing for gunning and sail battleships, mainly because there is a lack of queue for shooting and the era of style battleships in Chinese history.
Perhaps, the "Opium War" in the era of queuing up to shoot was defeated, and I felt humiliated, so I didn't want to describe it more.
However, the Manchu rulers, who were truly disgraced by the Opium Wars, were determined to ban smoking, but not determined to undertake the war.
Moreover, from the beginning to the end of the war, Lin Zexu's front was not defeated at all, and even, there was a popular will, and the British troops who landed in Sanyuanli were very embarrassed. Later, the British army landed many times, and in different areas, they all suffered defeats similar to those in Sanyuanli.
The Opium War also fully demonstrated the principle that one soldier will be one and one will be a nest.
Lin Zexu was relatively determined, so his subordinates suffered heavy casualties, but they could still fight. The British army can't do anything about these hard bones.
But most of the generals of the other troops did not have Lin Zexu's will, basically, they could only fight a tailwind battle, and when the British army charged, the generals themselves threw down the troops and fled.
In addition, during the Opium War, the bureaucracy concealed reports at various levels, exaggerated small victories into big victories, and everyone grabbed credit. and then encountered some minor setbacks, and exaggerated into big failures, and prevaricated to blame the black pot on others.
Daoguang is not mediocre, but cowardly. We dare not fully mobilize and be prepared for a protracted war. The British army only chose a few coastal cities to land, and after some raids, they did not have the ability to occupy them for a long time. Daoguang asked the officials to send away these plague gods as soon as possible, so there was a land indemnity on the negotiation table.
"The film mainly shoots war scenes, and other scenes such as negotiations and land reparations can be expressed. Lin Qi said, "In short, in the course of the war, we must find some typical cases." There are not only cases of Lin Zexu's heroic resistance and active preparations, but also scenes of people trapping small groups of British troops who landed. Of course, it is also necessary to throw some Manchu generals behind their troops and flee, resulting in a despicable scene of troops fleeing. There are a lot of historical materials, dig more, and adapt them based on real history...... There are heroes, villains, and dirty betrayals! In terms of literature and drama, it should also be able to arouse people's anger and unwillingness!"
Li Hanxiang nodded when he heard this, and praised: "It sounds like this is a bit close to the selling point of "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace". Of course, I mean that the Chinese are interested in this, but Mr. Lin stressed the need to shoot more war and less opium. That is, to attract overseas audiences who don't know the historical background, right?"
"Yes!" Lin Qi said, "My goal is to make it a commercial blockbuster released around the world!"
This is not to cater to certain values overseas, but to try to let the beautiful war scenes speak.
This is similar to Chinese kung fu films, except that kung fu movies emphasize the individual. War films, on the other hand, are more macroscopic, emphasizing group confrontation.