In the more than a month since the release of "Manjiang Hong", the criticism and slander of it has not stopped, and recently it has shifted the abuse and smear of Zhang Yimou personally.
For example, Zhang Yimou has had unspoken rules for many actresses, Zhang Yimou is immigrating to the United States, and so on.
It can be seen from this vicious attack that those who denigrate "Manjiang Red" did not intend to focus on the film itself, but focused on Zhang Yimou. After "Manjiang Hong" smashed those slanders with the fact that the box office continued to rise, they changed their methods and directly spread rumors and slander against Zhang Yimou.
Since Zhang Yimou is respected as the "national teacher", he is a precious "national treasure" and in a sense, he also represents the national image. Therefore, it is necessary to stand on the standpoint of loving and protecting "national treasures" and give a realistic attack on those false rumors.
Zhang Yimou when he went to the countryside
1. Zhang Yimou's patriotic feelings can be learned from mountains and rivers.
As a post-50s Zhang Yimou, like his contemporaries, he grew up with a red education, and patriotism has penetrated deep into his blood.
In his youth, Zhang Yimou worked as a worker and went to the countryside, and he had a deep understanding of the most grassroots people in China and cultivated simple feelings.
Jiu'er played by Gong Li in "Red Sorghum"
Therefore, after Zhang Yimou became a director, he focused the camera on ordinary people, profoundly expressing the suffering and bloodiness of ordinary people.
For example, Jiu'er in "Red Sorghum", Ju Dou in "Ju Dou", Song Lian in "Big Red Lantern Hanging High", etc., are all victims of the feudal era, and also have the spirit of resistance of ordinary Chinese women.
Some say the films reveal the darkness of China. Shouldn't the darkness of the feudal era be revealed and attacked? This kind of revelation is precisely out of love for the new China and sympathy for the women of the old China.
Mr. Lu Xun's tomb
The reason why Lu Xun is called the "soul of the nation" is mainly because of his ruthless criticism of the feudal era and his sincere disclosure of the inferior nature of the people, thus reflecting the depth and greatness of Mr. Lu Xun.
Zhang Yimou inherited the spirit of Lu Xun, consciously chose this type of theme, and gave a vivid display. Just because these films won international awards, it should not be rashly slandered to please Westerners with the scars of Chinese.
As long as you look back at Zhang Yimou's early films calmly and objectively, you can clearly feel Zhang Yimou's deep patriotism.
Zhang Ziyi's mother played in "My Father and Mother"
Zhang Yimou's subsequent films such as "Qiu Ju Fights Lawsuits", "No One Less", "My Father and Mother" continue to focus the camera on ordinary people in reality, or complain about them, or are full of deep feelings for them.
When "No One Less" and "My Father and Mother" were sent to the Cannes Film Festival, the clip of raising the Chinese flag was boycotted by the judges, who saw it as a glorification of China and propaganda for the government.
In order to safeguard the dignity of the motherland, Zhang Yimou angrily withdrew the two films that participated in the competition, and wrote an open letter to the jury of the Cannes Film Festival:
"No One Less" expresses our love for children and our worries about the current situation and future of the overall cultural quality of our nation. "My Father and Mother" celebrates the authenticity and purity of love. This is an emotion that human beings share and celebrate. However, it is puzzling that Your Excellency should accuse the film on "political" grounds, which cannot but be said to be a political or cultural bias.
This shows Zhang Yimou's sincere patriotism.
Zhang Yimou "Hero" stills
After the new century, Zhang Yimou transformed into shooting commercial films, and some people said that this was Zhang Yimou's degeneration. People who know the truth know that this is Zhang Yimou's efforts to increase the market share of domestic films and promote the industrialization of Chinese films.
Before the production of Zhang Yimou's "Heroes", the domestic film box office was dominated by imported blockbusters from Hollywood, and no domestic film could compete with it.
Out of this feeling, Zhang Yimou spent a lot of effort to shoot China's first commercial blockbuster "Hero". As a result, the film accounted for 1/4 of the Chinese box office that year, which also ushered in the blockbuster era of domestic films.
At present, among the top 10 Chinese film box office rankings, domestic films account for 9 places, completely changing the situation of Hollywood blockbusters occupying the Chinese market. This has also promoted the level of industrialization of Chinese films and enhanced the appreciation taste of Chinese audiences.
Zhang Yimou's contribution to Chinese films, his painstaking and bitter struggle in it, the sun and the moon are proof, heaven and earth can be seen!
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics "Spring" directed by Zhang Yimou
It is precisely because of this that the state has given Zhang Yimou the heavy responsibility of directing the opening ceremonies of the two Olympic Games. Zhang Yimou shows not only his superhuman talent and hard work, but also his fiery heart and accurate grasp of Chinese feelings.
There are also national-level large-scale performances directed by Zhang Yimou, as well as the "Impression Series" throughout the country, all of which show strong patriotic feelings and national customs.
Zhang Yimou and his two sons
As for the rumor-mongering that Zhang Yimou moved abroad, it is even more nonsense.
When Zhang Yimou's supernatural birth was exposed, he could also leave his child's hukou in Hong Kong or abroad in accordance with national laws, but he would rather pay a sky-high fine than retain his child's Chinese nationality.
Zhang Yimou is most proud of his four children in his life, all of whom are Chinese nationals. So, what possibility does it have for him to emigrate?
Zhang Yimou's "unspoken rules" rumor spread online
2. How can the sincere and kind Zhang Yimou "unspoken rules"?
Many people take pleasure in exposing the private lives of celebrities, and hyping up the scandal of national teacher Zhang Yimou is a trick for some people to gain traffic.
As a result, Zhang Yimou's marriage has always been hyped, and the recent rumors that Zhang Yimou has unspoken rules with many actresses have been even more popular and vicious.
The beauty of that year made Zhang Yimou irresistible Gong Li
Not to mention that Zhang Yimou spends all his energy on movies, he also has a basic bottom line and norms in morality.
At that time, he did fall in love with Gong Li as a husband with a wife, but this was a "heart of beauty" that no one could resist. Once he fell in love, he divorced his original wife and always shouldered the responsibility of being a father, and his daughter was also touched by great fatherly love, from the original resentment of his father to today's love.
In the 8 years of getting along with Gong Li, Zhang Yimou did not have an affair with any woman, and wholeheartedly supported Gong Li as an international movie star, and it was not until many years after Gong Li was married that Zhang Yimou began to have his own love life.
Chen Ting when she was young
In 1999, when Zhang Yimou was casting actors for the new film "Happy Time", he met Chen Ting, who was studying at a film school.
Chen Ting had just turned 18 years old that year, and she was in full bloom, but she was not outstanding compared to the beautiful Dong Jie, and she was not chosen by Zhang Yimou.
The clever Chen Ting was not discouraged, and when she failed to become an actor, she helped the crew with Zhang Yimou's consent. The close contact made Chen Ting breed admiration for Zhang Yimou, and couldn't help but show it in her speech and behavior.
Zhang Yimou, who came over, understood the child's thoughts, and also appreciated Chen Ting's gentleness and understanding, so he silently accepted it without refusing.
Zhang Yimou and Chen Ting naturally walked together in this way, and Chen Ting became pregnant after less than a year of love.
At this moment, Zhang Yimou gave the choice to Chen Ting:
Either give birth to this child, or beat the child to continue your education.
Zhang Yimou and Chen Ting
Out of true love for Zhang Yimou, Chen Ting understands the joy of a middle-aged man having a son, and is more willing to sacrifice everything for the person she loves.
Chen Ting decided to take a break from school and gave birth to the crystallization of her and Zhang Yimou's love, so she had Zhang Yimou's first son, Zhang Yinan.
Although there is no wedding and no honor, Chen Ting is happy and voluntary.
So, Chen Ting gave birth to two children for Zhang Yimou in a row. In the context of "illegal", how much courage and tenacity Chen Ting needs! It was love that supported her through difficult days and nights!
Zhang Yimou's happy family
Zhang Yimou also did his best to love Chen Ting. In addition to giving her "national treasure" level living treatment, he also took time out of his busy schedule to match her, take her on a trip, and coordinate his mother to recognize this daughter-in-law.
The overbirth fine also led to the legalization of their marriage, Chen Ting became the winner in life, and Zhang Yimou had a heart-to-heart partner and a warm family.
Zhang Yimou
With Zhang Yimou's behavior and Zhang Yimou's busyness, how can he have the so-called "unspoken rules"?
He is as sincere and wholehearted about marriage as he is for movies.
As one netizen said:
Zhang Yimou is a national teacher, an internationally famous director, there has never been a shortage of women around him, the reason why Chen Ting can become the woman behind Zhang Yimou, can face all this pressure and public opinion, that heart is really persevering and brave. Although she does not have Xiao Hua's talent or Gong Li's beauty, she has the luck and tolerance of neither, and the most important thing is true love!
Zhang Yimou's happy family
True love makes Zhang Yimou's family happy, ensuring the prosperity of Zhang Yimou's career, and after the age of 70, he still continues to make good works, and he is as sharp as an ox. Zhang Yimou's movie "Rock Solid" is about to be released, and the first TV series "Protagonist" has begun to be prepared.
At this moment, the person hiding in the gutter gritted his teeth to smear Zhang Yimou, what else is the point...