Group photo of seminar guests.
Beijing News (reporter Teng Chao) Recently, the movie "Sniper", directed by Zhang Yimou and Zhang Mo, which will be released on the first day of the Chinese New Year, held an expert seminar in Beijing, which was sponsored by the Beijing Film Bureau, the Film and Television Drama Research Center of Peking University, and the magazine "Contemporary Film".
Wang Changtian, chairman of Guangguang Media and producer of "Sniper", said that "Sniper" is a key theme film mainly grasped by the State Film Administration and supported by the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, and has received strong support from the State Film Administration, the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the Film Bureau in the process of film creation. From the original intention of creation, the light investors and the main creator hope to create a film that reflects people through the background of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, a film that reflects the bravery and wisdom, unity and sacrifice spirit of Chinese soldiers, so it is not a panoramic war film, but a film that shows the spiritual outlook of Chinese soldiers under a very specific scene.
Professor Wang Yichuan, director of the Research Center for Literature and Art of Beijing Normal University, and vice chairman of the China Literary and Art Critics Association, first felt that "Sniper" was that the selection of materials was small and profound, and through the story of the hidden front of "snipers", it showed the heroism of the volunteer army and the reasons for their victory. Secondly, the film vividly portrays the process of volunteer soldiers fighting wits and courage with powerful opponents, and the whole story is choreographed with thrilling, suspenseful and addictive. Finally, there is a theme of growth running through the film.
Li Yang, deputy dean of the School of Arts of Peking University, believes that "Sniper" is a very compact genre film, and the main creators have chosen a very difficult creative method, that is, to restore the principle of high unity of time, place and characters in Western drama. In today's creative context, especially for film creation, this is very difficult, because today's films often emphasize scene transformation, information iteration, and changes in the growth time of characters. The method chosen by "Sniper" brings great challenges, for example, the characters have no previous history, they come up to a big deal, and the screenwriter needs to explain the character and history of the character in a process that is almost at the same time as the battle, which requires high skills, and not only to talk about one side, but also to talk about two parties, which needs to be laid step by step. Therefore, every dialogue and every scene has a very key message coming in, pushing the suspense and plot step by step. In addition, this film left a very obvious impression on Li Yang that it is actually not a war film. In the past, the war movies in our minds were all about fighting, and this film had no battles, only tactics, and he thought that was very good. This film talks about tactics very clearly, including how the enemy appears, how to snipe at the other side, relying on tactical presentation and expression, so that the audience can see how a squad of seven or eight people is scheduled in a specific encounter, he feels that the film is still very attractive to young audiences.
Wang Jiequn, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and director of the Beijing Municipal Film Bureau.
Wang Jiequn, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal PARTY Committee and director of the Beijing Municipal Film Bureau, also talked about his feelings: First, the grandeur and subtlety of the film complement each other, showing a small but beautiful form of artistic expression. The film embodies both fighting courage and fighting wisdom, which also presents the artistic technique of seeing the big in the small. "Sniper" is different from "Chosin Lake" and "Shangganling", the film does not focus on major battles, but focuses on the portrayal of a fragment in the grand war, more on the performance of the characters themselves. Through the portrayal of vivid characters, their actions were gradually sublimated, and finally converged into a grand theme of patriotism, clarifying the rich connotation of the spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea. Second, the film's story and image achieve each other, presenting a youthful combat aesthetic. The characters in the film are a group of young people who are indomitable on the battlefield of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. More importantly, when the main creative team used the youthful feeling of young people, it perfectly matched the temperament of our young volunteers on the Korean battlefield and captured it very realistically. This kind of war aesthetic with a youthful atmosphere is very impressive. Third, the film's legacy and innovation complement each other. Although the war took place in the snow and ice, it gave the impression that the flowers blooming in the spring were in front of us. From the perspective of theme, this theme has been presented in different ways in the history of international films, and as a Chinese film, the main creator still perfectly shows our Chinese characteristics. This movie really makes us have a sense of surprise, just like director Zhang Yimou said, he hopes that every movie can be different, hoping to bring new surprises to the audience.
Beijing News reporter Teng Chao
Edited by Huang Jialing Proofreader Wei Zhuo