In the following conversation, Director Zhao talked about the bad fate of the fifth generation director who was assigned to Shanghai Film Studio. Shanghai Film Studio focused on a smooth narrative method at that time, which was closest to the style of commercial films in Hollywood and Hong Kong. Zhang Jianya, Jiang Haiyang, and Peng Xiaolian, who were assigned to Shanghai Film Studio, had good luck. Once they arrived in Shanghai, they started filming under the preferential conditions given to them by Shanghai Film Studio within three years.
At that time, Chen Haosu, director of the Film Bureau, vigorously promoted the entertainment film route, completely subverting China's appearance of promoting films. He is considered to be Gorbachev in the Chinese film industry, destroying the step-by-step and self-organized film concept established after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The entertainment film was defeated in an unbearable market impact and was wiped out, leaving a road that opened up to the sky, and welcomed the so-called blockbusters of Hollywood, which were rushing, ambitions and hearts.
In a sense, the entertainment film route is a self-destruction of the Great Wall of China's film industry under an immature market system. Just like Ge's reform, it is a complete collapse of the former Soviet Union.
Just like the Hundred Regiments Battle, a few broken guns were put together and all their belongings were pushed up at once, thus winning the tragic ending of Chinese movies being suppressed and encircled by Hollywood blockbusters for decades.
The gunfights and entertainment films made by Shanghai Film Studio in the entertainment tide should be said to be the most skilled in the Chinese film industry at that time, and the type of film that is most likely to advance to Hong Kong movies.
"Nothing" filmed by Jiang Haiyang, "Sanmao's Joining the Army" filmed by Zhang Jianya, and "Operation Super Borders" filmed by the fourth-generation female director Huang Shuqin have all achieved considerable box office.
Compared with the random revolutionary films filmed by Changbo Film Studio and some of the films with awkward stories and childish scenes filmed by other films, this type of film does have the unique talent exerted by the Shanghai Film tradition in the film.
However, the fifth generation in Shanghai Film Festival is also destined to be miserable.
Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, the leading figures of the fifth generation in the future, took a route that was contrary to commercial films, challenging the tradition of images, challenging the traditional values, and challenging the mainstream consciousness.
These various extra elements that are similar to underground movies make these films more likely to stand out in the innocuous atmosphere of commercial films.
In China, the franchise of politics often makes a movie full of ambiguity and attracts people's attention.
All of the films such as "Red Sorghum", "Loess Land", and "One and Eight" are filled with reinterpretations of revolutionary history and non-heroic interpretations.
When the fifth generation of directors were still following the mainstream consciousness or avoiding the mainstream consciousness in Shanghai to please the audience's entertainment needs, Zhang Yimou's gang, but on the edge of politics, raised a hot spot. With China's subtle application of political factors, it leveraged its efforts to enter the Chinese film industry and entered the world film industry.
The fifth generation of Zhang Yimou and others have all gained an international reputation in small factories and entertainment films.
The fifth generation of Shanghai Film Studios was the closest to the Hollywood movie style back then, but they didn't know the principle of saving the country through curves. They have been shooting bright, tortuous, smooth entertainment films that are destined to be inferior to Hollywood for decades. In the end, they were submerged in those fighting and joking films that were similar and unable to see their personality. They were thrown into the garbage dump as the entertainment film craze passed.
The fifth generation of Jiang Haiyang had to film a TV series "A River of Spring Flows Eastward", secretly rescued the classic films of old Shanghai, and tried to rekindle the glory of Shangying's past with this life-saving straw.
Shanghai, a city where Zhang Yimou, the leading figure in the fifth generation, is now increasingly becoming the focus of world movies.
Some overseas films have used Shanghai as the background, and even Taiwan's "First Intimate Contact" moved the story from a small island to Shanghai, and eventually became a rat crossing the street because of the local environment.
In the case where world movies, even foreign science fiction films, Shanghai's local directors have a strong anxiety. As the crew enters Shanghai, one by one, Shanghai-themed films replace the wildness and desolation of westerns, opening up new areas of entertainment movies. The director of Shanghai can be described as anxious, so the director of "Making a Head" tried every effort to destroy "Jasmine Blossoms" filmed by the fifth-generation photographer Hou Yong, believing that the Shanghai flavor in the movie is unauthorized, which is completely a mentality that can't allow others to sleep soundly beside the bed.
Under such circumstances, Director Zhao Tugen, who was hiding on the edge of the movie, was also anxious. He wanted to make a movie, but the sluggishness of Shanghai movies made him even more excited to look at the movie.
Most of the movies in Shanghai Film Group now have movies with Sheep's Heads and Hong Kong movies selling dog's heads.
Looking at the roofs of Shanghai, Director Zhao was filled with mixed feelings.
Shanghai has grown almost like a nouveau riche in recent years, growing like a crazy person.
Standing on the roof and looking at other people's roofs, I really feel like I don't know what year it will be.
People often say that the roof is the fifth facade of the building. The fancy and whistle on the roof is like a woman's careful processing of hair. Looking around, the fifth facades are all kinds of strange and intertwined.
As an artist, Director Zhao will not just keep his eyes on the surface of the fifth facade like an ordinary person. He is imagining what kind of Shanghai people are under these facades?
What is their living conditions?
Most of the Shanghai movies filmed in recent years are from the Hong Kong group of half-lost filmmakers (and some Japanese). They capture some of the furs from Shanghai, and only use the most external things such as the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Bund, the White Du Bridge as the set, and then add some characters who can do their best to form a Shanghai-themed film. Their childishness and unrelatedness to Shanghai are obvious at a glance.
Perhaps the one who reflected the best in old Shanghai was not Shanghainese, but the one who performed the best in contemporary Shanghai was also not Shanghainese. It was really sad.
Director Zhao was in a state of depressed mood when the little rabbit suddenly pushed the door open, and Director Qian, Shabi fainted.
At that time, Chen Haosu, director of the Film Bureau, vigorously promoted the entertainment film route, completely subverting China's appearance of promoting films. He is considered to be Gorbachev in the Chinese film industry, destroying the step-by-step and self-organized film concept established after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The entertainment film was defeated in an unbearable market impact and was wiped out, leaving a road that opened up to the sky, and welcomed the so-called blockbusters of Hollywood, which were rushing, ambitions and hearts.
In a sense, the entertainment film route is a self-destruction of the Great Wall of China's film industry under an immature market system. Just like Ge's reform, it is a complete collapse of the former Soviet Union.
Just like the Hundred Regiments Battle, a few broken guns were put together and all their belongings were pushed up at once, thus winning the tragic ending of Chinese movies being suppressed and encircled by Hollywood blockbusters for decades.
The gunfights and entertainment films made by Shanghai Film Studio in the entertainment tide should be said to be the most skilled in the Chinese film industry at that time, and the type of film that is most likely to advance to Hong Kong movies.
"Nothing" filmed by Jiang Haiyang, "Sanmao's Joining the Army" filmed by Zhang Jianya, and "Operation Super Borders" filmed by the fourth-generation female director Huang Shuqin have all achieved considerable box office.
Compared with the random revolutionary films filmed by Changbo Film Studio and some of the films with awkward stories and childish scenes filmed by other films, this type of film does have the unique talent exerted by the Shanghai Film tradition in the film.
However, the fifth generation in Shanghai Film Festival is also destined to be miserable.
Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, the leading figures of the fifth generation in the future, took a route that was contrary to commercial films, challenging the tradition of images, challenging the traditional values, and challenging the mainstream consciousness.
These various extra elements that are similar to underground movies make these films more likely to stand out in the innocuous atmosphere of commercial films.
In China, the franchise of politics often makes a movie full of ambiguity and attracts people's attention.
All of the films such as "Red Sorghum", "Loess Land", and "One and Eight" are filled with reinterpretations of revolutionary history and non-heroic interpretations.
When the fifth generation of directors were still following the mainstream consciousness or avoiding the mainstream consciousness in Shanghai to please the audience's entertainment needs, Zhang Yimou's gang, but on the edge of politics, raised a hot spot. With China's subtle application of political factors, it leveraged its efforts to enter the Chinese film industry and entered the world film industry.
The fifth generation of Zhang Yimou and others have all gained an international reputation in small factories and entertainment films.
The fifth generation of Shanghai Film Studios was the closest to the Hollywood movie style back then, but they didn't know the principle of saving the country through curves. They have been shooting bright, tortuous, smooth entertainment films that are destined to be inferior to Hollywood for decades. In the end, they were submerged in those fighting and joking films that were similar and unable to see their personality. They were thrown into the garbage dump as the entertainment film craze passed.
The fifth generation of Jiang Haiyang had to film a TV series "A River of Spring Flows Eastward", secretly rescued the classic films of old Shanghai, and tried to rekindle the glory of Shangying's past with this life-saving straw.
Shanghai, a city where Zhang Yimou, the leading figure in the fifth generation, is now increasingly becoming the focus of world movies.
Some overseas films have used Shanghai as the background, and even Taiwan's "First Intimate Contact" moved the story from a small island to Shanghai, and eventually became a rat crossing the street because of the local environment.
In the case where world movies, even foreign science fiction films, Shanghai's local directors have a strong anxiety. As the crew enters Shanghai, one by one, Shanghai-themed films replace the wildness and desolation of westerns, opening up new areas of entertainment movies. The director of Shanghai can be described as anxious, so the director of "Making a Head" tried every effort to destroy "Jasmine Blossoms" filmed by the fifth-generation photographer Hou Yong, believing that the Shanghai flavor in the movie is unauthorized, which is completely a mentality that can't allow others to sleep soundly beside the bed.
Under such circumstances, Director Zhao Tugen, who was hiding on the edge of the movie, was also anxious. He wanted to make a movie, but the sluggishness of Shanghai movies made him even more excited to look at the movie.
Most of the movies in Shanghai Film Group now have movies with Sheep's Heads and Hong Kong movies selling dog's heads.
Looking at the roofs of Shanghai, Director Zhao was filled with mixed feelings.
Shanghai has grown almost like a nouveau riche in recent years, growing like a crazy person.
Standing on the roof and looking at other people's roofs, I really feel like I don't know what year it will be.
People often say that the roof is the fifth facade of the building. The fancy and whistle on the roof is like a woman's careful processing of hair. Looking around, the fifth facades are all kinds of strange and intertwined.
As an artist, Director Zhao will not just keep his eyes on the surface of the fifth facade like an ordinary person. He is imagining what kind of Shanghai people are under these facades?
What is their living conditions?
Most of the Shanghai movies filmed in recent years are from the Hong Kong group of half-lost filmmakers (and some Japanese). They capture some of the furs from Shanghai, and only use the most external things such as the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Bund, the White Du Bridge as the set, and then add some characters who can do their best to form a Shanghai-themed film. Their childishness and unrelatedness to Shanghai are obvious at a glance.
Perhaps the one who reflected the best in old Shanghai was not Shanghainese, but the one who performed the best in contemporary Shanghai was also not Shanghainese. It was really sad.
Director Zhao was in a state of depressed mood when the little rabbit suddenly pushed the door open, and Director Qian, Shabi fainted.