finally ushered in the modern urban drama "Flowers" directed by Wong Kar-wai, which released "Stills of Flowers and Beings", which is confirmed to be broadcast on the 27th of this month. The cast not only includes stars such as Hu Ge, Tang Yan, and Ma Yili, but also Xin Zhilei, Zheng Kai, Chen Long and others.
However, what is surprising is that while everyone is full of expectations, Wong Kar-wai's new work has been complained by netizens. Some people think that the background and tone of Hu Ge's appearance are like a famous wine advertisement. Some people think that director Wong Kar-wai may not be suitable for making TV series, and his reputation may not be too good. There are even some bitter netizens who directly complained: "If you want to pounce, you have to be vigorous!."”
After seven years, Director Wang returned again, and he was filming a TV series, which inevitably aroused some questions, and some people even doubted whether he had lost his inspiration.
Speaking of "Flowers", this is the first full-length work of writer Jin Yucheng, which has won the annual ** award of the Lu Xun Literature Award, and is deeply loved by literature lovers. **It tells the survival of three young friends in Shanghai, such as Husheng, Xiaomao and Bao, starting from the 10-year-old Bao in the 60s of the last century, until the death of the middle-aged Xiaomao, throughout the 90s of the last century. This ** has a high status and is known as one of the best Shanghai in history, comparable to Zhang Ailing's description of Shanghai and the height of "Dream of Red Mansions".
Wong Kar-wai was deeply attracted to this story after reading "Flowers", so he found the author Jin Yucheng and made a request to buy ** copyright. At the same time, literary director Lou Ye also expressed interest in the copyright of "Flowers" and promised the production time. This also makes the adaptation of "Flowers" attract much attention, whether it is Wong Kar-wai or Lou Ye, and what kind of Shanghai style will be presented to the audience, people can't help but look forward to it.
Although Jin Yucheng did not agree, he readily agreed to Wong Kar-wai's request and said that he would continue to cooperate in the future.
Perhaps in Wong Kar-wai's movie, Tony Leung is handsome, with a cigarette in his mouth, and in a dimly lit hut, that charming image is really impressive.
and Maggie Cheung is dressed in a cheongsam, graceful and graceful, showing the demeanor of a Shanghai girl, and Ah Fei's lazy and comfortable Shanghai taste is also deeply engraved in the hearts of the audience.
Perhaps these classic films are precisely because of the insistence of Mr. Kim Woo-cheng and the reason why he chose to cooperate with Wong Kar-wai.
Although it is based on **, Wong Kar-wai's consistent shooting style has never been fixed.
Just like when filming "East Evil and West Poison", the actors did not know the role they wanted to play after joining the group, and they may not know what scenes they would shoot tomorrow today.
Wong Kar-wai has always been an alternative director in the film and television industry, and he doesn't like to completely finalize the script in advance, thinking that filming movies is like "reading from a script" is very boring.
He also doesn't like to communicate with the actors for a long time, and especially likes to adjust the script at will, sometimes even many times.
No matter how famous an actor is, he can usually only act according to Director Wang's instructions, just like a tool man.
This kind of "loss of control" that makes excellent actors who are good at figuring out roles and psychology feel extremely tormented has always existed.
For example, in "The True Story of A Fei", Carina Lau had a scene of mopping the floor, which was filmed nearly 20 times.
She was dissatisfied with Director Wang's strict attention to details, thinking that she had been acting for many years, and even small things like mopping the floor in front of the camera needed guidance?
However, Director Wang ignored her dissatisfaction, and after the film was completed, Carina Lau understood Director Wang's uniqueness.
What he longed for was not just movement, but a special breath and environment, longing to feel the heat rising above his head, the sweat and the feeling of exhaustion.
There is a slang saying in the Hong Kong film industry, if you want to be a blockbuster, you can find John Woo, and if you want to win an award, you can find Wong Kar-wai. Although Wong Kar-wai's films are successful at the box office, he is among the most well-known and recognized Chinese directors.
Those actors who have been "tortured" by him often easily receive the evaluation of good acting skills, which has played a considerable role in their popularity and career development.
Back in 2014, Wong Kar-wai began to prepare to bring "Flowers" to the screen, but the progress has been delayed. After six years, the main creative lineup of the movie was finally revealed, and the rumored film version and TV series version starring Hu Ge also surfaced. Hu Ge has been acting from his 30s to 40 years old, and the crew has posted 3 times in a row to wish him a happy birthday on Weibo.
All this procrastination stems from Wong Kar-wai's famous "procrastination", who is extremely demanding on every detail of the film. Many people can feel Wong Kar-wai's unique style from the poster of "Flowers" alone, such as Hu Ge sitting alone on the roof, empty and simple but full of artistic conception.
However, at the same time, the attention of netizens has also shifted to Tang Yan, who has not had a new work for two years. In the new poster of "Flowers", her name is arranged after Hu Ge and Ma Yili. Tang Yan participated in this TV series with difficulty, and it was still a three-time scene, and she was still a supporting role for Hu Ge and Ma Yili, which is really emotional. However, even in a three-way play, as long as the character is popular and the image is **, it is not difficult to stand out.
However, after Tang Yan's image in "Flowers", she was criticized, thinking that she was unable to control her expressions, not as elegant as the first woman, and not as stunning as the third woman.
She has played many roles before, but her acting skills are always considered a little "wooden", so she is labeled as "silly and sweet". If Tang Yan's acting skills have not improved, and she still stays in the previous image of "silly white sweet", it is easy to be criticized for not improving. In this drama, from the heroine Ma Yili to even the female number three Xin Zhilei, they all showed good acting skills.
Ma Yili, as the heroine, has her signature short hair showing gentleness and neatness, and she exudes an indescribable charm after wearing the cheongsam of old Shanghai. As for the female No. 3 Xin Zhilei, although her facial features are not amazing, her makeup is gorgeous, with curly hair and red lips and a mink dress, which has a unique style. The beauty she exudes, as well as the charm shown in her smile, seems to be a charming girl who walks out of the big sea.
Perhaps because the heroine is too elegant and the third woman is too amazing, it highlights that the second female Tang Yan looks a little bland. Tang Yan is only the third leading actor in this drama, and it took three full years to bet on this drama, a good reputation is a successful transformation, and a poor reputation is a waste of three years of hard work.
Recently, in the promotion of "Flowers", it took Tang Yan a full 86 times to pass. Although it doesn't necessarily have to be done once to be considered outstanding in acting, and it is understandable to have tried many times, but it was filmed 86 times, which can't help but make people question whether it is because Wong Kar-wai's requirements are too harsh, or the actor's acting skills are not skilled enough to meet the director's requirements.
It is expected that Tang Yan will be able to win a real reputation in "Flowers" under the "training" of Wong Kar-wai, so that the "transformation" can be regarded as a success. In addition to the problems of individual actors, Wong Kar-wai has also been questioned in recent years, and people believe that he insists on making some low-quality movies in order to make quick money.
4 years ago, he directed "The Ferryman" was jokingly called the last disaster film of 2016 by netizens. In this movie, whether it is the color tone, the acting skills of the actors, or the story reflection, it is difficult to speak. Although Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Eason Chan gathered the three male gods, it still failed to save the reputation of the movie. So far, the score on Douban is only 41 point. The heroine of "The Ferryman" is the controversial Yang Ying, although her performance has improved significantly in this film, the movie still fails to impress the audience.
It's hard to believe that such a work that makes the audience waste time and the actors drain their emotions is actually Wong Kar-wai's masterpiece. Wong Kar-wai himself did not admit that there were any problems with the work he supervised, instead believing that shortcomings could lead to progress. He wrote on social platforms: "The world is so big, there are more than north and south. The pursuit of perfection is tantamount to self-limitation......This grievance has attracted the support of half of the stars in the entertainment industry, Liu Yifei, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Yang, Chen Kun, Zhou Dongyu, Li Chen and many other stars have commented and supported.
In order to support Wong Kar-wai's films, these stars expressed their love for him with a "I like it" attitude. Wong Kar-wai's talent is unquestionable. If it weren't for the glorious era in Hong Kong, when he met top and dedicated actors, he might have been unknown. Now, many fans are looking forward to bringing Wong Kar-wai's "Flowers" back to the top, but perhaps it's even more exciting to go back and revisit his old classics.