"Shoulders Butterfly"
"Shoulders Butterfly" sudden, the dispute is much more than the film itself, to steal the spotlight. The film side of the Shanghai Film Festival organized publicity will be met, the absence of the director Zhang Liang, then broke the news that the film in their own knowledge of the cut from 120 minutes to 90 minutes.
This is probably the commercial interests behind the artists and creative autonomy contradiction, however, even 120 minutes to fully display the director intended, as I believe it is the lowest annual cost of blockbusters. Tens of millions of effects failed to be implemented, there is no restraint of procrastination, four flowering no way to go by the theme, as well as performances and empty lines.
Zhang Liang was my favorite Hong Kong directors, which works from his most any decent, 1993's "cage people" talking about. That year, the Hong Kong Film Awards nominated the film for best picture candidates, competitors' 92 on the Black Rose Black Rose, "" Center Stage "," Wu Beggars "and" Once Upon Strength of Men ", Finally, the "cage people" Deus Ex.
That Hong Kong films of realism, without mentioning the "cage people", its concern is to live in the "wire cage" in the old and sick. Hong Kong slum apartment building density significantly, in order to stay in a limited space for more people, they had such an unwise move. Even this almost deprived, are often not in hiding, who are members bought real estate, government collusion, cheating the people came out to the cage housing, but also by the hands of police and fire demolitions, that "cage people" and eventually became history.
Bright lights goods floor reinforced steel frame, the number of cage rust with the people's blood and tears. Hong Kong commercial films and more emphasis on drama, rhythm longer than the ups and downs and good at restraint, but Zhang Liang the mindful, patient and give actors space and eventually come to a panorama, creating the peak of his career guide tube.
"Cage people" of the brilliant, Chang Chih-themselves difficult than, for so many years past, he has no reluctance to shoot even par work. If the talent is really done, then it is a pity. Of course, in addition to "cage people" outside, Zhang Liang, there are also several noteworthy pieces are the respective type of film to make good on the field.
For example, the 1989 "Beyond the Sunset." Pattern is very small, that is a misunderstanding between two generations and relieved, von baby, Cecilia Yip, Richard Ng three acting contest, warm, witty, good-looking, fun, no narrative ambitions, but to love moving. So far the film is difficult to see, a few years ago, China Film Museum has just opened at the occasion, there have been a Hong Kong New Wave Film Festival, among them this, it is rare.
1993 "new money-husband and wife" is also representative of one of Zhang Liang, Michael Hui, starring Josephine Siao. Hsu played a well-known television presenter, was diagnosed with terminal illness, only a few months of life is said, so television using his condition to fight the ratings. Ironically, what with the value of a social piece, although the outcome is a good man too perfect, too bad retribution happy ending.
Chang Chih-his most satisfying film, 1997's "Intimates", even a decent actor did not, Gua Ah-lei, Charlie Young, Carina Lau, Li Qihong, four women's drama. The background is the war, but not focus, focus on characterization of the concept of old and new era of women's love, and mutual brotherhood. Is not a lesbian theme, in fact, no relationship, focusing on this film can be considered to Zhang Liang Wen popularity to the limit, such as tight-knit into the novel-like, the gas field to heat up.
"Kid," "Midnight Fly" are also said "Yes", but even designated as classified class that is flatter classic. But his former debt, according to Zhang said to myself, from 1997 to 2007, spent ten years making this film, only then to pay off all debts, to break even, this time starring Leslie have fairy past few years. Leslie has only taken when shooting one Hong Kong dollar paycheck, because the Hong Kong films now downturn, money and efforts to revitalize the film industry, everyone.
"Battle of Wits" is a difficult to evaluate the film. On the one hand, Chang Chih-who obviously do not know martial arts than the mainland to be chosen to be forced through the "big director", how to say have become more ascetic, the comparison works they strive more wins in good faith; on the one hand , years of hard preparation for a big scene out of the big movies, didactic tone can not wait, as if missionary preaching in general, this is really a typical manifestation of his own bookish.
Later, the "ticket" is also a sense throughout the text fell short of success emerge. Nu-depth film, tribute to maternal love, the Christian interpretation of salvation in the border proposition, both refined, does not have the opportunity to control flow in the next adventures. Try is a good thing, but since it is trying, when locked in the determination (eg, as Tsui Hark). Zhang Liang, a mild almost cautious, almost conservative tolerance, seems to always be able to touch the heart of his cocoon, but then they would prefer to keep free in both the ease and comfort, this may not be further over the years because of it? Lin Fangwen
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