Speaking of the name of Chen Kaige, there is a movie that has to be mentioned, that is, "Overlord Farewell".
On many Chinese film lists, "Farewell to the King" is always the well-deserved first, whether it is douban TOP250 or the rating of this movie, it is the first place in Chinese movies.
Undoubtedly, the status of "Farewell to the King" in the hearts of the audience is also recognized as the best Chinese film. This film not only made Chen Kaige, but also the peak that he was difficult to cross in his life.
How high is the status of "Overlord Farewell", douban score 9.6, second only to "Shawshank Redemption" in the TOP250. But among the remaining Chinese films, the highest ranked is "Infernal Affairs", with a Douban score of 9.3 points, ranking seventeenth in the TOP250.
There is no doubt that "Farewell to the King" is the pinnacle of Chinese film history.
This movie almost gathers the strongest lineup in the Chinese film industry. The director is Chen Kaige, who when he directed this film, he had not yet made such a controversial work as "Wuji", and he was still a representative of early Chinese directors.
The cast is even more powerful than ever. In "Farewell to the Overlord", Zhang Guorong played Cheng Dieyi, Zhang Fengyi played Duan Xiaolou, Gong Li played Ju Xian, and among the supporting roles, there were ge you and other big coffee blessings.
Judging from the name of the movie, the film tells the story of a bully king, but it is not the story of Xiang Yu and Yu Ji in history. Instead, with the help of this Peking Opera, it tells a story of swinging qi and intestines.
The time span of the film is very long, covering the life of Cheng Dieyi. Zhang Guorong's interpretation of the role of Cheng Dieyi is unprecedented in the history of cinema, even an actor of Gong Li's level is eclipsed in front of him.
This "Farewell to the King" also helped Chen Kaige win the Palme d'Or and become a world-class director.
But after "Farewell to the Overlord", the film works directed by Chen Kaige seem to have been going downhill.
The proud "Wuji" was jokingly called "a bloody case caused by a steamed bun" by netizens. There is also that "Taoist Descending the Mountain", which is also difficult to say.
After so many years, Chen Kaige is still active in the film industry, and even participated in variety shows such as "Actors Please Take Place". But from the perspective of the work, he never came up with such a heavyweight work as "Farewell to the Overlord".
Fortunately, now, Chen Kaige has created another first in film history after "Farewell to the Overlord", and this movie is the "Chosin Lake" that is being screened.
As of 2 p.m. on November 27, the cumulative box office of "Chosin Lake" in the day of release exceeded 5.708 billion, surpassing the 5.69 billion yuan of "Wolf Warrior 2" and ranking first in the history of mainland film box office.
One of the directors of "Chosin Lake" is Chen Kaige. In many scenes in the movie, Chen Kaige's personal style can be seen. This time, director Chen Kaige has reached a new peak at the box office.
Perhaps, today's era is more of an era of commercial films. The style that belongs to literary and art films is disappearing little by little in the long river of history.
Chen Kaige is still the same Chen Kaige who has not aged with a sword, but today's film industry can no longer find the lineup of "Overlord Farewell".
But it doesn't matter, as long as Chen Kaige can still work hard in the world of movies, his own spring will eventually bloom!