Robert McKee, the godfather of Hollywood screenwriting, once said that there is no place for hiding on the big screen, and telling stories on the big screen seems simple, but "when you get closer to the center of the story step by step and want to tell it well, this character will become more and more difficult." ”
Chinese have always liked to tell stories and listen to stories, whether it is "two flowers blooming and one branch each", or "foreknowledgeing the aftermath, and listening to the next decomposition", in the beginning and end of a story, can get great pleasure and satisfaction, which also laid the foundation for the development of spy films.
In spy war films, there are both ups and downs of the plot, as well as vivid and vivid character images, so it has also won the love of many audiences.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="44" >01, "The Eternal Wave" 8.0</h1>
Friends who like spy movies have to watch a movie.
This movie is a film produced by Bayi Studios, and if you evaluate it in one sentence, it is the earliest "latent".
The film's footage was provided by a person from the Ministry of Security who knew Li Bai's life, directed by Wang Ping and starring Sun Daolin and others.
In order to shoot this film, the crew did a lot of work, mobilized 1500 people, and worked 14 hours a day.
In order to create this character, the lead actor Sun Daolin followed the crew and visited Li Bai's former residence and his wife.
The narrative of the film is simple and simple.
The story takes place in 38 years, after the Shanghai radio station was destroyed by the enemy, Li Xia was sent to Shanghai to take charge of lurking.
During the day, he was a businessman, and at night he hid in the attic to send telegrams and messages.
In order to better cooperate with his work, the leader also arranged for her to be a female worker in the spinning factory, He Lanfen, and he was "married".
Very similar to the "Latent" story we saw, the film received a fairly good response and word of mouth after its release, and many viewers were also organized to watch this movie.
It is worth mentioning that this year, the film was released again in the form of a 4K color restoration.
It took 7 months to restore the black-and-white film, and after 63 years, it also became the first black-and-white to color 4K restoration feature film.
Standing the test of time, the hero's spirit still shines.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="46" >02, "Visitors on the Iceberg"</h1>
Older audiences are no strangers to this genre of cinema, and in the 1950s and 1960s, the "snow lotus of love" that bloomed in the cracks of political ethics was the pride of this era.
The film was produced and distributed by Changchun Film Studio and tells the story of frontier warriors and Yang Platoon Commander fighting wits and courage with the secret agent fake Gulan Danmu.
The regional characteristics of the film are very distinct, blending romanticism and realism.
The snow lotus on the mountain symbolizes the romantic love between Amir and Guran Danm.
Listening to the introduction, many people feel that they are still biased towards love, but aesthetic love is placed under a specific historical background.
The bravery and heroism of the warriors in the film are touching.
If you forget this movie, you must remember the two theme songs of "Snow Lotus on the Iceberg" and "Why are the flowers so red".
It can be so beautiful that "under the poplar tree lives my beloved girl";
It can also be majestic enough to "fire three flares into the sky and let them illuminate the mountains and rivers of the motherland!"
By 2015, the classic film had been adapted into an opera.
Such a beautiful anti-special love film, watch it, you will not regret it!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="40" >03, "Gunshots from the Secret Service" 7.4 points</h1>
"The Gunshots of the Secret Bureau" was filmed in two versions, one is the film version of 1979 and the other is the TV drama version of 2007.
What the old editor recommends to you today is the film version, which is a movie shot by Changchun Studio in the last century.
When the film began filming, it was still the name of the novel "Fighting in the Heart of the Enemy", which was later renamed "Before dawn" and finally "The Gunshots of the Secret Service".
Director Tokihiko originally wanted to make it into a color film, and he applied for imported color film, but because this film was not a key film in the factory, it was simply made into black and white.
The director naturally has his own considerations in doing so, and wants to use the quality of the film to win.
It turns out that Chang's decision was right, and after the film was released nationwide, it screened more than 2,000 times in Beijing in just one week, and received a box office performance of 18 million yuan.
In the end, it set a record of 600 million people watching the movie, 180 million box office results, and a double harvest of word-of-mouth box office.
The plot of the movie is tortuous, the characters are vivid and vivid, and the small climaxes one after another make the audience enjoy watching tirelessly.
It may be difficult for young audiences to understand the feelings of the audience for the film at that time.
Holding a small bench, playing open-air movies in the unit and in the village is a very sacred thing, just like director Zhang Yimou wrote for "One Second".
"That unforgettable and exciting joy is like a dream."
The "gunshots" of the Secret Service have begun!
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="42" >04, The Sound of the Wind</h1>
After talking about a few old films of the last century, let's give you a few classic spy movies after the new century.
In 2009, the film "The Sound of the Wind", which was adapted from Mao Dun Literature, was released and became a huge production in the National Day file.
From the paper to the screen, the wind blew through, destroying the decay.
The film tells the thrilling story of the search for undercover in the Wang pseudo period, and Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Xiaoming and other big-name actors joined in and won numerous awards.
At present, there is still a good review of 8.3 points on Douban, ranking second in the spy war films counted today.
The film has made a new attempt in terms of the main theme, jumping out of the previous film and television dramas.
It is a standard spy film, with a treacherous plot, tense negotiations, nostalgic and elegant shooting style and character modeling, all of which make the audience refreshed.
The scale of the film is also very large, especially the plot of torture, which makes people shudder.
There is no false big air preaching, and the stories of several protagonists show the hardships and difficulties of the spy war staff.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="47" >05, "On the Cliff"</h1>
The rating of the movie version is not as good as the TV series version, but the word of mouth is also quite OK.
It is Zhang Yimou's highest-grossing film in decades, 1.1 billion, and it is also a dark horse on May Day this year.
A netizen commented:
"Sing away from the song to the wanderer, last night the frost first crossed the river." 12 years later, the next stick of spy movies after "The Sound of the Wind", "On the Cliff" took over.
The film is a prequel to the TV series "Cliff", which tells the story of the agents fighting wits and courage with the enemy under extreme tests.
The film has a series of factors such as suspense, interrogation, tracking, explosion, and secret code of traditional spy movies, and these complex elements, under the dispatch of Zhang Yimou, are very neat and smooth.
This is Lao Mozi's first attempt at spy war films, the snow fluttering in the Mudanjiang River in the northeast, the tense confrontation of intelligence workers, the sword rattling in the torture room, and the physical and mental test of both the enemy and us.
Watching on the big screen is still moving.
Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei, Ni Dahong and other big coffee plays, and the overall quality is still good.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="48" >06, Color Ring</h1>
The film is more controversial.
It still has a high rating of 8.5, ranking first out of 6 movies.
But the point of discussion of many people revolves around those large-scale dramas.
The film was also cut from 158 to 145 minutes, minus 13 minutes.
In fact, despite these gimmicks, the movie is still very attractive.
The story takes place in the 1940s, when schoolgirl Wang Jiazhi uses her beauty to approach mr. Yi, a traitor, with the intention of assassinating, but eventually lets him go.
In order to capture the feeling of that era, Ang Lee also spent more than 10 million yuan to restore "Nanjing West Road".
Compared with other spy films, this movie is more plot-oriented.
There are also undercover agents, there are gun battles, there are interrogations, but mostly writing about people.
Everyone has a yearning for love, but in the face of war, they have to let go of their emotions and make the most difficult decisions.
Ang Lee presents the struggles and contradictions of human nature, which is a fruitless love and a national tragedy.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="65" > Conclusion:</h1>
It can be seen that classic spy movies have different charms in different periods.
Spy war works are uneven, its rise and fall has its own internal laws, and it is impossible to make every one a classic.
However, it is worth affirming that mature films that are committed to the excavation of human nature and can pass the test of the market can make a big wave and become a classic.