Rooted in traditional Chinese culture
The times have changed
Chinese favorite color is still the red
It's not just about the New Year's Eve
Also in the film
Condensed into the brightest red color
It is passed down and infected by everyone
Conveying information, portraying images, conveying emotions, as the most intuitive element of film expression, color has become an indispensable part of the entire film through visual impact, from sensory to emotional resonance.
Generally speaking, red represents blood and fire, and contains the meaning of excitement and warlike. At the same time, red also represents a series of emotional expressions such as warmth, warmth, enthusiasm, exuberance and exuberance. Composition and color modeling achieve each other, making the whole film picture extremely tense.
In many countries and nationalities, red is seen as being able to drive out evil, and in the Five Elements of China, red corresponds to fire. The fiery red sun naturally became the instinctive worship of ancestor sacrifice and blessing, and the auspicious and festive meaning contained in red gradually emerged.
The Wedding Feast, Ang Lee (1993)
Chinese's love for red is warm and open, from the use of color in daily festivals to the interpretation of red in different scenes in the film, naturally not deliberate, vivid and just right, under the lens of film directors, the use of red is also pure.
"Diet Men and Women" Ang Lee (1994)
In the long history of Chinese culture inheritance for several years, "family culture" has always shone brightly, as a sacred and indispensable part of traditional Chinese culture, red has been given the mission of "family culture" to a large extent.
The emotions hidden in the blood clamor to rush out of the body, and the violent ups and downs of people's emotions in the whirlpool of love are as strong and passionate as the surging red.
My Father and Mother by Zhang Yimou (1999)
The use of red in "My Father and Mother" also represents the pure and warm perfect love in the film.
Zhao Di lives in such a "melting warmth", cherry red jacket, big red scarf, the surrounding environment also serves her, everywhere is a warm color.
"Why don't you wear that red jacket?" That, looks good! "The red jacket has long existed not only as a piece of clothing, but also the best testimony of the mutual understanding of two loving hearts.
"Ten Faces Ambush" Zhang Yimou (2004)
In the shot of the little sister dancing in "Ten Faces Ambush", a large number of red elements appear in the environment with a variety of printed patterns, and with the dancing figure, the red also seems to flow, showing a romantic beauty.
As one of the classic colors of Hong Kong films, red is indispensable, coupled with the treatment of dark tones, which naturally casts a low shadow on the entire film.
Wong Kar-wai (2000)
Everything in "Fancy Years" has become the embodiment of the hero and heroine, and the red trench coat, the beautiful red cheongsam, the red curtains in the corridors and even the red sheets are all serving this story full of mystery and lust.
The man in front of the red curtain bid farewell to the woman in the red trench coat, and the experience was like a dream, and the big dream woke up, and red also completed its final mission.
Hero Zhang Yimou (2002)
The bright red flags flying in the battlefield of thousands of troops and horses in "Heroes", the red costumes that are unified with the overall unity of the academy, and the figurative red and black that stretch out are full of slaughter in the change of the picture.
In the scene of Ru Yue and Fei Xue fighting a duel in the maple leaf forest, the two men dressed in red have a duel.
Yellow leaves fly in the sky, red dress fluttering, giving people a sense of elegance, the duel between the two is more like a beautiful dance.
In the end, like the sword in the middle of the moon, the yellow maple leaves were soaked with bright red blood beads, and this fight gave people a great visual conflict under the blessing of strong colors, and also announced their love with the sword, with a gorgeous sword fight, climbing to the highest peak.
In the movie "Red Sorghum", Zhang Yimou's pursuit and portrayal of color make every frame worthy of our careful taste, whether in composition or color modeling, it rises to an unparalleled realm, and red also serves as a clue throughout the film.
Red Sorghum, Zhang Yimou (1987)
From the beginning of the marriage of the nine children, the red headdress, red hijab and the big red flower palanquin together outline a cheerful and festive wedding scene.
The anger and grievance of being forced to marry a leper, wearing a red wedding dress is even more a distinct anger and resistance.
Washed by sorghum wine, the winery is swept away by the reflection of the sun, bright and dazzling.
At the end of the film, Jiu'er is killed in the anti-Japanese battle, and his son, who witnessed the eclipse, made a mistake in his eyes and saw that everything was red.
The same red carries different meanings at different stages, and this red color serves each other with the characters, on the one hand, using a strong red to emphasize every change in the character's behavior. On the other hand, the actions of the characters in the story also deepen the rebellious meaning of the red. This red color also echoes the title of the film "Red Sorghum" - sorghum wine brings freedom to people and is also a portrayal of love and resistance.
Red is not just a simple color picture
It is also a kind of traditional innovation that never stops
Different interpretations of red in each film
It also gives this red color more meaning and appeal
It is even more precious