Since the release of the famous director Xu Anhua's new film "The First Burning Incense" on October 22, although it has been affirmed and sought after by some audiences, it has also faced great controversy and discussion.
Interestingly, "The First Incense" can be said to be the first film to face controversy and netizens in all aspects from casting, spoilers, publicity to release. The focus of audience discussion is on the casting of the main actor, the adaptation and continuation of the original book, etc. At present, the box office of the film is more than 50 million, and with the decrease in the popularity of the release, the film schedule will become less and less. However, in recent days, director Xu Anhua has been interviewed and exchanged with the audience, etc., and has seriously talked about the film and reflected on the current situation of the film.
For the audience's negative evaluation of the film, director Xu Anhua is more frank with each other on various occasions and interviews, analyzing the film, analyzing himself, and opening his heart to talk about his new and old works.
In Liang Wendao's audio program "Eight Points", talking about "The First Burning Incense" being scolded from the beginning of filming, Xu Anhua said that the film was scolded for two years, this is the second time she has been called "Waterloo" after "Love in the City", but she hopes that there will not be a third time, because she is in her seventies.
Xu Anhua said, "When filming "The First Burning Incense", I didn't realize the power of netizens. It seems that Zhang Ailing has now become a magical writer and cannot be offended. When filming "Love in the City", in fact, few people knew About Zhang Ailing. ”
When it comes to three adaptations of Zhang Ailing, Xu Anhua said that she especially likes Zhang Ailing, and after making two films, she could not resist the temptation of making movies, and finally tried "The First Incense".
"'The First Incense' is the worst to shoot, its story is the oldest, and the things it wants to express are also unacceptable to many people. This is a love story, but it is a desperate thing in Zhang Ailing's eyes. The novel has no climax, no suspense, and it is more difficult for readers to accept. ”
On October 29, director Xu Anhua and screenwriter Wang Anyi appeared in Shanghai "First Burning Incense" Private Viewing Party", at the event, Xu Anhua did not spit unhappily about the audience's controversy over Ma Sichun, the star of "First Burning Incense": "Many people on the Internet say that I am very familiar with Jiang Wenli, and I play Ma Sichun as a heroine because of my relationship with her family. I swear, I would never cast an actor because of a personal relationship, nor would I choose someone because I liked him. ”
Xu Anhua explained that when selecting actors, she may be wrong, because the result may be that the actor is not suitable for this role, and maybe she feels that the actor is suitable at the beginning, which is a mistake of judgment, not a bottom line error.
Xu Anhua said that Ma Sichun finished the movie under great pressure, and she was scolded for two years, and she knew that the energy of netizens was so big now, and she might have changed people at that time.
Wang Anyi, the screenwriter of "First Burning Incense" and a famous writer, said in an interview with Southern Weekend, "I want to obey her, the film is the director's creation, I write the text for her, this is very clear in my mind." I hadn't paid special attention to the novel "The First Incense" before, nor did I think it was Zhang Ailing's best work. But Director Xu told me what she wanted to do, and she said, 'I just want to make a love movie, I've reached this age, I've never loved well, you want me to love once.' But what I see in this story is not love, all I see is the exchange of interests, calculations, and mutual framing, and the people inside are particularly bad, and she replied to me: 'It doesn't matter, bad is bad.' ’”
In the interview, director Xu Anhua said to netizens, "They are not filming Zhang Ailing, Zhang Ailing is not writing a love story, and they are shooting love stories" is also unconvinced. Perhaps "The First Burning Incense" encountered today's complaints, which is related to director Xu Anhua's insistence on using Zhang Ailing's novel to make a love film. The awkward feeling that netizens felt from the film was explained clearly.
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