【Text/Observer Network Zhang Zhaodong】
On the morning of June 13th, the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Jue Film Forum "Market Exploration of Main Theme Films" was held at crowne plaza Shanghai Silver Star. Liang Jing, chairman, actor and producer of Beijing 7 Impression Culture Media Co., Ltd., Li Jun, director of "Infinite Depth", Yin Li, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, vice chairman of the China Filmmakers Association, vice president of the China Film Directors Association, and national first-class director of China Film Group Corporation, Zhao Ningyu, professor of Beijing Film Academy, doctoral supervisor, screenwriter of "King Kong Chuan" and "Glory and Dream", and Zheng Dasheng, co-director of "1921", were invited to attend.
Source: The official website of the Shanghai International Film Festival
At the meeting, Zhao Ningyu, a student professor of Beijing film and screenwriter of the film "King Kong Chuan", talked about the future breakthrough direction of the narrative method of the main theme film, which should not be the narrative method that only focuses on the revolutionary leaders such as Mao, Zhou, and Zhu in the past, but covers more ordinary people in addition to these famous and surnamed figures in history.
Zhao Ningyu Source: Official website of Shanghai International Film Festival
Zhao Ningyu said: "The main theme, especially the major theme of film films, is generally more difficult to avoid the narrative method with Mao, Zhou, Zhu and other revolutionary leaders as the core figures. But such a narrative method may (lead) to some conscious self-requirements in the narrative means, so innovation is relatively difficult.
With Zhu Yu in front, many excellent films in the previous decades have formed an inertia, but this inertia is still necessary to break through. In terms of presentation, when Teacher Tang Guoqiang first started playing Mao Zedong, everyone felt different, and everyone felt that Gu Yue was the most similar. Now others play Mao Zedong and Renjun (Wang Renjun) to play, they say it is not like it, saying that Tang Guoqiang is the most similar, and people who said that Tang Guoqiang is not like it are saying that Tang Guoqiang is the most similar. This is a basic law of mass communication. ”
Ancient Moon Version of Mao Zedong Screenshot from the TV series "China Out of a Mao Zedong"
Wang Xia's version of Mao Zedong Screenshot from the movie "Blood Battle xiangjiang"
Tang Guoqiang version of Mao Zedong Screenshot from the movie "The Great Cause of The Founding of the People's Republic"
Wang Renjun's version of Mao Zedong Source: Movie "Gutian Jun"
Hou Jingjian's version of Mao Zedong Screenshot from the TV series "The Age of Awakening"
Zhao Ningyu said: "In fact, generations of creators, whether actors, screenwriters, or directors, are telling the previous stories in a new era, and at the same time integrating a new understanding of past stories in a new era, because all history is contemporary history." This year is the centenary of the founding of the party, and when the party is founded, I think it is very interesting to revisit the story of 1921.
At the same time, in addition to these famous and surnamed figures in history, it can cover more ordinary people, ordinary soldiers, students, workers, peasants, etc., as well as character films that are not so prominent in our history and actually have great mining value, which may be a breakthrough in the future. ”
Zheng Dasheng, the co-director of the film "1921", also talked about the shaping of small characters in "1921", he said that the size of the characters should first remove the various definitions set by historical outcomes of various presets, the characters are not encyclopedia entries, and shaping them should return to the characters themselves.
He said: "In our film '1921', we still have to return to that 'simple' point. This "13+2", 13 early members of the CCP, created people, including 2 representatives of the Comintern.
Back to the historical scene 100 years ago, we are willing to know them in this way, they are little people who are unknown. Only by returning to the characters themselves can we be more accurate, and we can be more accurate in understanding what they think, and we will admire that at such a young age, taking the world as our own people is to seek a way out for the salvation of forty million people, so they are the most innocent. ”
Zheng Dasheng Source: Shanghai International Film Festival official website
Actor Liang Jing told her feelings about the "little people" in the film during the creation process of films such as "My Motherland and Me" and "Revolutionaries".
She said: "When the title of "My Motherland and Me" was first called "My Motherland", some directors later proposed that in fact, "My Motherland and Me" was more able to feel the power of small people and closer to the audience and the film. So that time the feeling was particularly deep. I think in any big context, under the historical era, the ups and downs of the little man, his fate is all closely related to the big time, and even the more you go to the heart of the little man, the more you can reflect what this era brought to society at that time. We filmmakers are proud to be able to record the history of the past with images and reflect what the people have done together for this country. I think this feeling is still very profound.
The same is true of "The Revolutionary", at that time, Li Dazhao was indeed a small person, but he was an intellectual full of firm convictions and sacrificed his life for righteousness, and the word "revolution" was full of romanticism. What else is behind the revolution? Bravery, freedom, youth... Director Guan Hu led the screenwriting team to write Li Dazhao from 8 angles, 8 characters of different classes, different positions, different social roles to reflect Li Dazhao's appearance in their hearts, and gradually turned Li Dazhao into a jigsaw-like form, and finally slowly presented in front of people, knowing how such a person strengthens his faith, driving all young people with the same faith and enthusiasm to complete such a great thing together. That's why I think in the end why everyone is paying attention to the power of the little people now, it is really because this era is built by every little person. ”
Liang Jing Source: Official website of Shanghai International Film Festival
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