Dig deep into the extremely attentive details of "Nameless"! Hats off to the No.1 of the entire Spring Festival stall in my mind

There is no more immersive Spring Festival movie than "Nameless"! I said it!

Just after watching "Nameless", I can responsibly say that this is definitely a movie worth recommending to everyone, the last time I was so excited about the theatrical movie was "A Generation of Grandmasters", I really don't understand what the intention of those black and black one or two star reviewers on Douban is.

The film captivates people as soon as it starts, with filters, soundtracks, composition and rhythm, and the overall sense of era immersion is created, with Cantonese, Japanese, Shanghainese and Chinese dialogue alternately going back and forth, almost 1:1 restoring the treacherous Shanghai Beach.

All the actors play well, there is no shadow of their own, it is all the characters themselves. In particular, Tony Leung and Wang Yibo have contributed the most wonderful action scenes of theatrical movies in recent years, and must be greatly praised!

After carefully reading a lot of comments, I found that everyone did not know much about many of the details, so I will try to answer them, as a tribute to the No.1 of the entire Spring Festival file in my mind!

Premium tribute, watch "Nameless"

First of all, I must share a fan-oriented detail, and the process of watching "Nameless" is simply fan ecstasy!

For film history masterpieces such as "A Fei Zhengzhuan", "In the Mood for Love", "A Generation of Grandmasters" and "Color Ring", director Cheng Er has made different degrees of tribute in the film, and the way is quite ingenious.

Wang Yibo's long shot of sorting out his suit + changing his tie in the mirror is needless to say, which is the same as the last part of Tony Leung in "A Fei". Does the director want to use this scene to hint to the audience that in "Nameless", Wang Yibo is the young Tony Leung, although the two are about to fight to the death, but they are actually the same kind of people...

Picture of the movie "Nameless"

The picture of the movie "A Fei Zhengzhuan"

As soon as the shot of Wang Yibo going to the Buddhist hall to put incense on the incense came out at the end of the film, I was immediately shocked and dreamed back to "A Generation of Grandmasters". Although one is a fragrant pagoda and the other is a Buddha statue, the picture has nothing to do with it, but that charm is completely right taste, and the director is really too good at it!

And from the connotation, this picture is also in line with the theme of "Nameless" "There is light at the end of the tunnel", a tribute to both form and god, too advanced! Kudos to the director!

Picture of the movie "Nameless"

The picture of the movie "Grandmaster of the Generation"

Of course, the most ingenious and interesting tribute is the role played by Jiang Shuying, which is Cheng Er's final tribute to Ang Lee. The original work is both a tribute and a supplement to personal creation, very interesting, no spoilers here, see it yourself!

Those wonderful historical archetypes

As director Cheng Er said, "Nameless" is not a spy war drama, but a historical drama.

Almost all of the important characters in the film have historical prototypes.

First of all, Minister Tang played by Dapeng, seemingly inconspicuous, is actually the core of the midfield.

His life credo is to follow only the winners, and whoever wins will follow whomever he wants, and he is a typical wall-riding faction.

And his character prototype is Zhou Fohai, nicknamed "Three Family Slaves".

Minister Tang

Zhou Fohai

This person was originally the early founder of the CCP, but later saw that the momentum was not good, defected to the Kuomintang to become a high-ranking official, and after the start of the War of Resistance, he was removed from the Wang puppet government... In "Nameless", Minister Tang also became a traitor in the Japanese army, and the Japanese army immediately defected to the Kuomintang's hometown when it failed, and even knew that his cousin (played by Tony Leung) was the Communist Party and let him go, just because he still wanted to leave another way back for himself.

It seems that only promises, nests, in fact, the abacus is louder than anyone, and the role played by Dapeng allows us to see the face of opportunists in that treacherous era, which is very representative.

Another character that has to be said is the prototype of Mr. Ye played by Wang Yibo - Wang Jinyuan.

Wang Jinyuan

Mr. Ye

A Chinese-Japanese man who grew up in Japan and joined the Communist Party of China in 1936.

At the beginning of 1938, he was ordered to break into the Secretariat of the puppet Shanghai Municipal Government, and soon became Wang Jingwei's entourage secretary and Japanese interpreter, obtained a lot of information about the Wang puppet regime, and sent it directly to Yan'an, which was greatly appreciated by Zhou Enlai.

In the film, Mr. Ye also speaks fluent Japanese and is extremely responsible for the tasks assigned by his superiors, in addition to removing Tony Leung's meritorious service, these hidden factors are also the reason why he has gained the trust and respect of the Japanese.

In short, "Nameless" also has a high concentration, heavy historical information and historical texture under the coat of spy war films, and a lot of key information is hidden in ordinary dialogue and a prop, coupled with the director's signature non-linear narrative, so that the film takes into account the balance between artistic expression and business at the same time.

In fact, there are countless details of "Nameless", such as why did the film start bombing Guangzhou? Why are the Japanese so obsessed with "Manchuria"? What poems has Mr. Wang written? What is the origin of the dead Japanese duke?

And so on and so forth.

Just as I was writing this article, my little niece who watched "Nameless" told me on WeChat that everything is fine with this film, but the story line is a bit simple and not enjoyable enough. I smiled and called her by voice for more than an hour, sharing the film, history, aesthetics and other related details involved in this, and she sighed after listening to it for too long knowledge.

There is no other meaning in giving this example, that is, I want to say that "Nameless" is really a treasure movie, full of details, as if it is like a piece of a puzzle, the director is inviting the audience to slowly piece together the whole picture, the more you touch it, the more flavorful, this is a good movie that truly respects the audience's IQ.

And our pursuit of watching movies, should also be to understand some knowledge that we once did not know, to get a little aesthetic experience that can not be felt daily, if a movie is just to watch the plot, then go to see the 3-minute explanation version of the TikTok clip, why spend dozens of dollars to go to the theater to enjoy the ultimate audio-visual?

Finally, I sincerely hope that friends can come to the theater to watch the real masterpiece "Nameless", and pay tribute to the unsung heroes of the hidden front who sacrificed their personal feelings, lives and even reputations for the establishment of the Republic!

Finally, the end of "Nameless" almost reproduces this work by the greatest Chinese photography master He Fan, "There is light at the end of the tunnel", thank you to the unsung heroes, burn yourself, and turn into the light that illuminates us today.