Is the movie Great Wall good?

The Great Wall is not bad, perhaps famous, but it is not a failure. Although it can be criticized for its lack of depth and connotation, it is remarkable in business, and perhaps Zhang Yimou tried to make westerners accept some cultural elements of China (instead of the general East or East Asia). The script is generally reasonable, and there is no need to reconstruct a story with the help of ancient China society. Moreover, gluttony is once every 60 years and gradually evolves, so it is not surprising that human beings are at a loss about it. The timing of the northern song dynasty was well chosen, but the Han dynasty could not show too many confrontation scenes. In the Tang dynasty, whether gunpowder appeared or not, it could not explain the desolation of the western regions and William's mistakes. Yuan did not show the pure oriental flavor, but the Ming and Qing dynasties locked the country deeper and deeper. Only the northern song dynasty did not leave the western regions, and gunpowder was used. At the same time, many elements of Chinese civilization can be displayed (even when Karry appeared, I thought about whether it was Renzong or Zhezong, which was just a vague treatment). As for why it is 60 years, it may be arbitrarily set, which is in line with Jiazi, or it may indicate that there is no first-line experience of veterans.

Other colors, English, hairstyles, weapons, etc. It is only a reasonable imagination and does not affect logic. As far as actors are concerned, I won't say much about the old drama bones. Zhang Yimou is good at training actors. Similarly, from the front, Lu Han in Tomb Raider Notes is out of place, but he looks like a soldier here, which shows his extraordinary skill. Jing Tian's qualifications are average, so let her go. However, Cheney Chen and others don't even have close-ups. Only subtitles appeared at the end of the film, and the director took care of the audience enough. Today's film industry is no longer the era of "Living", not the story of "Autumn Chrysanthemum" and "Hanging the Red Lantern High", or even a hero. Zhang Yimou is also learning to change and adapt. At the very least, he is not as embarrassed as Chen Kaige, nor as wretched as Xiaogang Feng, which is not easy. If this film is regarded as exporting culture to western audiences, its effect may be better than we thought. On the one hand, although the scenery, services, systems and so on have changed, the basic core is still there, and it is not chaotic. After all, as in Hero, it's too elegant to attract ordinary audiences, and now it's just right. Besides, Zhang Yimou still has feelings. After the death of Dian Shuai, Kong Ming's lanterns and Tears in the City. Wang Changling's four-line master, China's expression, which transcends ancient and modern times and arouses human empathy, is much better than Master Tortoise's teaching Po "inner peace".

On the other hand, it tells a commercial and interesting story in slow motion, which is enough. Don't think that we have been in China for five thousand years, and we have to show others our thoughts as soon as we come up. Cultural infiltration has always been a spring breeze. Confucius Institute will not attract people who are not interested in China culture, but it can already translate the first novels of Jinjiang in the past. I think it is a normal and correct idea to go from shallow to deep and from vulgar to elegant. If I have any complaints, I can only say two things. First, the blue army's armor is too bright to meet the military requirements. Although I can understand the aesthetic pursuit, it is not good to pursue so many people to play. Secondly, there are too many people in the palace or too many concubines, not to mention that there is no difference between eunuchs and courtiers. Even in order to reflect the fatuity of the imperial court, it is a bit too much. In addition, it is also good to abandon the display of familiar elements such as calligraphy and join a more tasteful lens like gluttony climbing a Chinese watch. In short, what I saw was a great director who tried to adjust himself. After balancing all the elements, he basically handed over a good answer sheet. In addition, he tried to show a new national culture or try a new way of telling it. This spirit of discussion deserves our praise.