Jiang Wen's "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" is more like a legendary story. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The film uses the character of Xu Sanguan to outline the changes in the lives of the low-level people in China for decades, and every time he encounters hardships in life, Xu Sanguan relies on selling blood to resolve them.

Selling blood has become the main means of livelihood for the people at the bottom, and the small town in the movie has become a microcosm.

Jiang Wen focused on portraying Xu Sanguan's expression and actions when he sold blood, and he portrayed Xu Sanguan as a hero.

A little person with all kinds of problems originally did not have the temperament of a hero, however, every time he sold blood, Xu Sanguan was like a hero on the battlefield.

He sold his blood for his family and his lover, and there was something tragic about this in itself.

As a result, Xu Sanguan became a tragic hero under Jiang Wen's lens.

It's just that Ge You's interpretation is completely different, he doesn't play Xu Sanguan as a hero.

Xu Sanguan's actions on weekdays have no heroic deeds, they are all trivial things in life.

Jiang Wen is good at portraying heroes, Ge You is good at playing small people, and the cooperation between the two gives full play to their respective characteristics.

Ge You just plays his own little character well, and the hero's temperament is imposed on Ge You by Jiang Wen, these two temperaments are both contradictory and harmonious in Ge You's body, and they also seem a little funny.

There is not much tragedy in this film, but it is dominated by comedy elements.

Ge You used this comedy to interpret the tragic hero image that Jiang Wen wanted to express, which seems to be contradictory, but it can actually resonate more with the audience.

In everyone's opinion, this is a tragicomedy of life, confusing the boundaries between tragedy and comedy.

There is joy in sorrow, joy and sorrow, and joy and sorrow.

In "Alive", the relatives around Fugui died one by one, with a strong tragedy and fateful color.

In "Xu Sanguan's Selling Blood", through Xu Sanguan's continuous efforts, the family was saved, although he encountered many hardships, but there was no tragic result.

Zhang Yimou used an objective lens to record Fugui's life, and Ge You's performance in it was very exciting, but the characters were more drifting and in a passive state.

Jiang Wen's way is different from Zhang Yimou, he uses the camera to participate in the story.

Through the processing of the lens, Ge You has a hint of heroism, and there will be close-ups of Ge You every time he sells blood, highlighting the dignified atmosphere.

Especially in the end, in order to save his son, Xu Sanguan traveled from the town to Shanghai, sold blood six times along the way, and raised the cost of the operation.

He himself almost didn't die, and the key is that this son is not his own, but the child of his wife and other men.

It is human nature for Xu Sanguan to sell blood to raise and take care of his children, but this time it is a bit of a hero, not for self-interest, willing to sacrifice, this is actually a hero's behavior.

This plot is the ** in Xu Sanguan's life, but what really moves the audience is the ending.

When Xu Sanguan was old, the life of the family was better, and he didn't need to sell blood anymore, he had a whim one day and wanted to sell blood to try, but because he was too old, no one wanted his blood anymore.

So, Xu Sanguan sat on the street and cried bitterly.

He was worried that he would not be able to take care of the family anymore due to the hardships he would encounter in the future.

In the film "Alive", Fugui has experienced many hardships in life, and finally faces life with a smile.

At the end of "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood", Xu Sanguan cried bitterly and was worried about the future.

One laughs and the other cries, all of which make the audience difficult to let go.

Ge You smiled brightly in Zhang Yimou's lens, it was a kind of indifference after the vicissitudes of life, and he accepted the arrangement of fate.

In Jiang Wen's lens, Ge You cried very sadly, he couldn't sell blood, and he could no longer grasp his future fate.

I can't say which has a better attitude towards life, but Ge You's performance is just as wonderful.

Some people think that Ge You can't break through, and after watching this film, they know that Ge You has not repeated his previous image.

He created a legendary little man and gave a wonderful performance.

Jiang Wen's directing technique is more skilled, and when he was filming "Sunny Day", he was still making various attempts, and now he clearly knows what he wants.

At the end of the film, the lights in the screening hall were lit up, and the scene resounded with warm applause.

Jiang Wen and Ge You stood up and thanked them, this was an internal screening, and the people who came were all characters who had a good relationship with them.

This will be followed by a short discussion about what they think of the film.

Some people congratulate Ge You, and some people discuss whether Jiang Wen's shooting technique is appropriate, the director is overly involved in the plot, and there is a suspicion of destroying the plot.

There are also concerns that the plot in the film will be difficult to pass censorship, and that selling blood is an abnormal means of making a living, which is a gray area.

It is inappropriate to think of this as a lifesaver to get through the situation, and it is too risky and ironic to portray the characters as heroes.

Jiang Wen explained these issues and clarified his intention to shoot.

What he wants to shoot is the folk legend, the warmth of the folk, the humanity of the folk, the ethical structure of the folk, and the life of the folk, which constitute the theme of the film, and then express it through the character of Xu Sanguan.

He is not satisfied with sober observation, but digs deep.

As for whether he can pass the review, Jiang Wen doesn't care much, if there are too many things to revise, he doesn't mind just leaving it at that.

Although this film is a co-production, the funding mainly comes from European filmmakers, and the copyright is in the hands of others, so he can't be the master.

Under the recommendation of Mark Muller, "Xu Sanguan Selling Blood" will be shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's Venice International Film Festival.

If the film can't pass the censorship in the General Administration, Jiang Wen will face the same situation as Zhang Yimou back then, but I don't know if he has Zhang Yimou's good luck.

Someone asked Li Yu what he thought of the film.

As an influential director in Europe and Hollywood, everyone wants to know what Li Yu thinks of domestic films.

"I feel very deeply, I didn't have much contact with mainland films before, this film is very imaginative, the characters are very good, especially Mr. Ge's performance, which is impressive." Li Yu commented.

"So is there a market for this movie in Hollywood?" Someone asked.

"In Europe, it will sell well, and commercial films are more popular in Hollywood, but if they can enter Hollywood's art theaters, they may have good results." Li Yu said.

In Hollywood, literary films are generally released in mainstream theaters in the first round, and art theaters in the second round.

In art theaters, a movie can be screened for a long time, and it is common for it to be released for a year or two, and it can achieve better box office results. (To be continued.) )