The fantasy love movie "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" was released on October 15, 2021, with a strong lineup and novel theme, and has been highly discussed since its launch.
The leading actor of the Chinese and Western power lineups and Jiang Wenhujun have cooperated three times
The movie "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" is directed by the well-known director Zheng Xiaolong, and the previous hit TV series "The Biography of Zhen Huan", "The Legend of Mi Yue" and "Red Sorghum" are all written by him. The starring lineup is also star-studded, with new generation actors Guan Xiaotong, Dylan Sparks, as well as veteran power factions Such as Jiang Wen, Hu Jun, Sophie Marceau and others joining.
This film is also the third collaboration between Jiang Wen and Hu Jun after "Golden Wedding Storm" and "Let the Bullets Fly". In the classic movie "Let the Bullets Fly", directed and starred by Jiang Wen, Hu Jun played "pirated Zhang Mazi", and "Zhang Mazi" played by Jiang Wen belonged to different camps, and the two fought wits and confrontations with each other, which was very exciting. Hu Jun said in an interview that before the filming of the film, Jiang Wen said that the role assigned to him was a robber with a special bull, but it turned out to be a fake horse bandit with a numb face.
However, in "Turandot", the two "renew the frontier" identity is reversed. General Po Yan, played by Hu Jun, has the body of King Kong, is powerful, and intends to usurp the throne. And Jiang Wen plays the most powerful Khan in it, and the emotions between the two are surging and emotional. And the general played by Hu Jun has repeatedly expressed his love for Jiang Wen's daughter (played by Guan Xiaotong) in the movie, and even secretly plotted to elope, wanting to give the Khan a "surprise", true and false Zhang Mazi in the same frame, really belongs to the series of lifetimes!
The magical theme is not conventional, and the cultures of the East and the West collide with each other
The movie "Turandot" tells the story of the princess Turandot, played by Guan Xiaotong, who is possessed by a magic spell, and her father seeks someone in the world who can save her daughter. In an accident, the orphan Calaf meets the princess, and the two have an affair, and he tries to find a way to save the princess at the cost of his life, but he is accidentally involved in the whirlpool. At the same time, the secret of the curse also set off a bloody storm in the royal family, the war between the proud Khan and the murderous general was about to start, and a contest of blood and tears officially began.
The film "Turandot" incorporates the classic part of Puccini's opera, and how to tell the story of the East clearly in the context of the West, how to integrate the core of the East into the story of the West is the biggest problem faced in the whole film. Director Zheng Xiaolong also said that the transformation of opera based on music into works that conform to the context and narrative logic of the film is the main difficulty. When the whole work is presented, we can be pleasantly surprised to find that the values and love concept in the story are integrated into the traditional factors of Eastern culture, and Chinese and Western cultures collide with each other and produce a fierce chemical reaction.
Export traditional Chinese culture and reflect cultural self-confidence
There are many excellent traditional Chinese cultures in the movie "Turandot", and these details reflect the crew's intention for oriental traditions. For example, the various shapes in fireworks - flying dragons, phoenixes, lanterns, paper umbrellas, butterflies, etc., beautiful and dazzling fireworks reflect the charm of China's four major inventions. There are also flying shuttle textile dances in the palace, shadow puppet plays in the market, as well as swordplay, armor, weapons and other costume details, and even the background of the movie - various royal gardens have a full Chinese charm. The vivid image details, coupled with the grand scenes of the movie, make the audience feel as if they are personally immersed in the palace that carries the 5,000-year-long history of China, and feel the bustling and gorgeous street scenery in the downtown area.
Director Zheng Xiaolong said, "Love is the most important emotion of human beings, no matter what the subject matter is filmed, it is necessary to have a realistic attitude, an attitude of common concern for human beings, and the pursuit of the glorious side of human nature." "Turandot: The Origin of the Spell" is a movie worth watching, I hope you can go to the cinema to feel it.