The box office competition during the Spring Festival is quite fierce, and "Hot and Hot", which won 2.7 billion box office, ranked first at the box office.
The box office of "Flying Life 2" is about to exceed 2.5 billion.
There is not a single industrial blockbuster in this year's spring file.
However, the box office trend is not inferior to the situation when "The Wandering Earth" and "Changjin Lake" were launched.
It's just that the audience didn't expect that Zhang Yimou, who has always played steadily, was dumped by Jia Ling and Shen Teng in terms of box office performance.
According to the data, the current box office performance of "Article 20" is only 1.3 billion.
Compared with "Hot and Hot" in the same period, Zhang Yimou's performance this time was directly overwhelmed by Jia Ling, a rookie director.
But objectively speaking, "Article 20" actually wins in terms of plot content, rhythm and even social significance.
A careful analysis of the current wind direction only found out.
Although netizens are satisfied with the quality of "Article 20", they feel uncomfortable with some of the plots in the movie.
**The drama caused controversy, and some netizens were unhappy
In the early fermentation of "Article 20", most fans focused on the concept of justice.
The protagonist's dedication to fairness and justice, and the protection of vulnerable groups, are all parts of the movie that touch the audience.
But now more and more netizens have expressed their dissatisfaction with the ** scenes in the film.
Some netizens bluntly said:
"I hope Zhang Yimou can change his hobby of taking pictures of beautiful women being insulted."
There are even some netizens who didn't go into the cinema at all, but because they heard that there was a ** scene.
became hostile to the movie, straight to say:
"Originally, because Zhao Liying wanted to go to see Article 20, but I heard that there was another ** plot
After serving Zhang Yimou's movie, it has to have this kind of vulgar insult to women, right? ”
Some netizens even directly compared similar plots in "Article 20" and "Hot and Hot".
believes that Zhang Yimou has infinitely magnified the side of female victims who are broken and bullied.
The suffering of women is used as a gimmick for the film to attract the audience into the cinema.
In "Hot and Hot", the obscene restaurant owner is the protagonist under Jia Ling's lens.
Le Ying, who was eyed and verbally insulted, did not depict it too much.
All of a sudden, the reputation of Article 20 was almost on the verge of falling.
Because this is indeed not the first time Zhang Yimou has used a similar plot to set off the atmosphere of female tragedy.
In Man Jianghong", Zhang Da's woman Yaoqin was pulled into a small black room and insulted by the soldiers.
Zhang Da, who was locked up in another room, listened to Yaoqin's shouts and almost came to the brink of a nervous breakdown.
In "Solid as a Rock", the villain intimidated Yang Xiaowei in order to get the evidence in her hands.
Yang Xiaowei was wearing a small vest that did not cover her body, sitting in the corner and shivering.
Being scared to leak urine looks like a broken rag doll, which is heart-wrenching.
These similar scenes that used to appear frequently in Zhang Yimou's films.
All of them have become cumulative weights that crush the reputation of Article 20.
But in fact, Zhang Yimou's starting point has never been to disrespect women.
Behind the play is the pain of women
Perhaps it is the awakening of women's minds in the past two years that has caused women's topics to become particularly sensitive.
Most of the audience is interested in the disadvantaged women of the movie.
will reflexively give birth to a heart of compassion, and now it has even evolved into the suffering of women.
But the question is, doesn't it exist if you don't look at it?
If you can't see the brokenness of women, won't women be broken?
If we don't face up to the disparity in power between men and women, is the power of men and women equal?
Apparently not. Just like Hao Xiuping in the movie, she is brave and independent, and does not compromise with evil forces.
The suffering she experienced was not a mark of humiliation on her body, but a medal of her great tenacity.
We should not celebrate suffering, but we must also face up to the suffering of women.
It is necessary to expose the suffering experienced by women nakedly, so that more people can realize the seriousness of the problem.
It's not a question of disrespect for women, it's a matter of what it is.
There are women at the bottom who are living in a terrible hell of oppression by male power.
And the image of women who should really be criticized is definitely not the women under Zhang Yimou's lens.
Moreover, Zhang Yimou's footage has been gently handled.
The ** scene in the movie is not only aimed at Zhao Liying, who plays Hao Xiupo.
On the contrary, all the shots in the early stage were aimed at Liu Wenjing (Aruna), who inflicted violence.
What flashed was Hao Xiuping's resistance, and what was even more shocking was Liu Wenjing's obscene unfastening of his trouser belt.
It was Liu Wenjing who forcibly pressed Hao Xiuping under him, and even raised one hand to slap him.
In Zhang Yimou's subtle shots, the audience's viewing experience is not simply the suffering of women.
It's the abhorrence of the abuser, after Liu Wenjing's violation ended, Hao Xiuping walked out.
Her face was full of injuries, crying and gesturing "I want to die", and at this moment Hao Xiuping could only be broken.
Could it be that Zhang Yimou patted Hao Xiuping's delicate face with full makeup and red face, is it a sign of respect for women?
No, if you really want to shoot like this, it is to glorify male violence and turn a blind eye to the suffering of women.
Zhang Yimou's films are indeed not perfect, but in Zhang Yimou's pictures, he is at least exposing the weakness of women.
Some people often comment that male directors can't empathize with women's experiences, and they don't want to be contaminated with the dividends of female themes.
But in fact, inequality between men and women is a real problem.
How to really make everyone aware of this issue, there has to be men who stand up and speak up.
When only women hold high the banner of equal respect, men who already enjoy unequal treatment between men and women will not feel anything.
But if there are men who enjoy preferential treatment, they stand up and speak for women.
will make more men pay attention to this issue.
In online movies, female characters are vases, and women's figures are gimmicks.
These meaningless and even polishing female power into beauty are the real disrespect for women.
In contrast, each of the characters in Zhang Yimou's films who are accused of disrespecting women shines brightly.
Isn't Hao Xiuping, who adheres to the bottom line of facts for her husband and daughter, not attractive?
Isn't Yang Xiaowei, who is stubbornly defending the evidence for the truth, brave in "Solid as a Rock"?
Isn't Yaoqin, who entered the game in Man Jianghong, worthy of the word loyalty?
When some netizens denied the more human side of the character itself because of the violation of these women.
Did you also jump into the dilemma of female labels, subconsciously thinking that women do not have any glorious value as long as they do not have chastity?
It can only be said that the image of women in film and television dramas should be richer, and women's voices should be more powerful.
But only if we face up to the suffering that women are suffering.
Don't take the plot intention of exposing reality as discrimination against women.
Finally, what do you think of these controversial images in Zhang Yimou's films?
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