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Chapter 1296 No matter how infatuated love is, it can't stop the dawn!

The release and popularity of "A Chinese Ghost Story" caused a wave of Liaozhai fever, or female ghost fever, in the entire Chinese film circle.

Not only film and television companies are targeting the treasure trove of Liaozhai, but netizens are also analyzing on the Internet which chapters in Liaozhai are suitable for adaptation into movies.

The influence of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is more than that.

For a while, in the short video, Nie Xiaoqian's makeup, her bun, Ning Caichen's outfit, etc., all became objects of imitation for a while.

Of course, some things in "A Chinese Ghost Story" have also caused some discussions and controversies.

"Why does Yan Chixia, a Taoist priest in the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story", hold the Diamond Sutra?"

Some netizens raised this question.

"I also want to ask. When I was watching a movie, I was a little confused. Yan Chixia was obviously a Taoist priest, but she gave Ning Caichen a Diamond Sutra, which used Taoist gossip, but what she recited was The Prajnaparamita of Buddhism is very strange.”

"That's right, it feels a bit messy. Ning Caichen is a scholar, and Yan Chixia is a Taoist and uses Buddhist scriptures, but the magic is here. Although it is a bit strange, it does not prevent the inexplicable harmony."

Then some experts also began to analyze.

"First of all, there is no explanation in the movie that Yan Chixia is a Taoist priest, but she is dressed like a Taoist priest. Is a person dressed as a Taoist priest necessarily a Taoist priest? Not necessarily. So, let's take a look at the time when "A Chinese Ghost Story" took place, It is not very clear in the film and television!
But judging from some of the official positions and official costumes that appear in it, it can be seen that it should be in the Ming Dynasty. Judging from the background of the story, it is almost the end of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the story is probably all fictional history.

During the Ming Dynasty, Taoism and Buddhism both developed, and we can see Yan Chixia’s identity from just a few words in the original "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio": the scholar himself said that his surname was Yan, and his word was Chixia.Ning suspected that he was going to the test, but listened to his voice, which was different from Zhejiang.Hey, he said that he was from Qin, and his words were very simple and sincere.In other words, Yan Chixia is from the Qin land, and she knows the sword flying technique and Wanwan sword formula. From a basic point of view, she should learn from the secret ancient alchemy.In other words, Yan Chixia herself is a magician, not a Taoist priest.

As an alchemist (or warlock), it is the earliest metaphysics school in my country, which was popular in the Qin and Han dynasties. Buddhism gradually rose in China during the Han Dynasty. As a Chinese metaphysics school, it is natural to study Buddhism and learn it. Use, this in itself is relatively common, it is not surprising that Sakyamuni and Lao Tzu discussed Taoism with each other.

That is to say, the school Yan Chixia herself studied was a distant alchemist, or a sorcerer, so in the whole process of subduing demons and subduing demons, the spells used were the essence of what she had learned, so the emergence of the Prajna Potomy is also the infinite of heaven and earth, and the universe borrows the law.As for Yan Chixia's return to Lanruo Temple, it can also be seen that, from its own point of view, both Taoism and Buddhism are practices, so Yan Chixia will sing: All roads are all roads, ha! I ask for my way, I ask for my way..."

"I think it's just a joke, I think director Li Yi is trying to reproduce the over-the-top style of Hong Kong movies back then.

In fact, in the original book, Yan Chixia and Nie Xiaoqian were villains who robbed houses and homes. Nie Xiaoqian seduced a scholar, Yan Chixia killed him, and robbed his fortune. Nie Xiaoqian was not a female ghost, and Yan Chixia was not a Taoist priest, but a scholar.

So it was originally adapted, of course, this is not a random adaptation, in the movie, Yan Chixia is a Taoist priest with high magic power, and there are many branches of Taoist priests, but the mainstream is the Quanzhen Sect, and the Quanzhen Sect is A religion that gathers the strengths of a hundred schools of thought needs to study many scriptures. Among them, the Confucian "Book of Filial Piety", the Buddhist "Diamond Sutra", and the Taoist "Tao Te Ching" are all required for disciples to study.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Yan Chixia used the "Diamond Sutra" in the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story".

To put it another way, the "Diamond Sutra" was introduced to my country in the Tang Dynasty. As a very important book of Buddhism, it has high research value. In fact, the book teaches some major principles. I have studied it. There were very few books back then, so I read them as long as I had them. There is no harm. Moreover, after the great prosperity of Buddhism, the "Diamond Sutra" was introduced to thousands of households. Many old ladies copied it when they had nothing to do. Also very common. "

In response to this problem, many netizens have suddenly turned into bosses, and they can analyze everything from different angles.

Of course, the premise of this is that the movie is indeed hot enough, exciting enough, and topical enough, so that makes people care about it.

If it is a movie with a lot of slots, then there must be countless such strange places, and naturally there is no need to discuss it.

In fact, the topic of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is much more than that.

Because among the mainstream film and television works of this era, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is not only strange, but Fu Huadao is also strange.

"Doesn't anyone think that the costume design and styling in "A Chinese Ghost Story" are also strange?"

"Yes, what I remember most is the hairstyle of the dryad's grandma. It's extremely weird. Do you have any explanation? Someone who knows how to do it can tell me."

"There is also Xiaoqian's shape and clothing, the color changes are also very strange, which big guy will analyze it!"

There must be big bosses, the so-called masters are among the people.

There are many masters hidden among the netizens.

Soon a master will come out to analyze.

"Thank you, many people think the costumes and looks in "A Chinese Ghost Story" are strange, but in fact, this so-called strangeness is only because it is obviously different from the mainstream costumes and looks on the big and small screens, so it makes people feel strange. .

As a matter of fact, at the moment, many modeling costumes are heading in one direction, that is, how to be beautiful, how to be beautiful, let alone modern dramas, but if ancient dramas also come in this way, then they themselves are actually A lot of charm has been lost. After all, different eras have different aesthetics.

Back to the topic.

In fact, Nie Xiaoqian's attire in "A Chinese Ghost Story" has both classical references and design features.

First of all, we know that she is a ghost, and she always has the feeling of "A Piao".

Have you noticed that Xiaoqian's clothing is mostly tulle, and the layered tulle will float and fly when you walk, and it is supplemented by white to highlight the ghostly temperament.In addition to white, there are also elegant light colors (lavender, light yellow, light pink), which set off the femininity and freshness of women, and also match with Xiaoqian's kindness.

Secondly, in addition to the whole, "A Chinese Ghost Story" has also been transformed.For example, the traditional shawl was exaggerated into a veil to show elegance; in Xiaoqian's aerial shot, water sleeves were incorporated.Although Xiaoqian is a ghost, her appearance is like a fairy.

Finally, let’s look at Xiaoqian’s hair style. There are at least 5-6 changes in the film.Its bun mainly refers to the classic styles of Han, Tang, and Song Dynasties, such as anti-tie, half-turned, frightened falcon, fallen horse, concentric, and matching sideburns, which make Xiaoqian's overall shape more complete and tall. The hair style instantly elevates the spirit of the whole person, carves out the grace and slenderness of the neck, and makes people, oh, no, make ghosts more three-dimensional.

These things are the real details. Normally, many of our film and television works rarely have such details.

It is not difficult to find that every time Xiaoqian appears on the stage, she will switch different hairstyles and dress colors according to different plots and environments. In fact, these are all particular. "

Of course, it is inevitable that someone will talk about what the theme of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is?
There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people.

For the same reason, different people have different understandings of this movie.

Ah Bing, a famous Hong Kong film critic, believes that the theme of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is not just love.

"Although "A Chinese Ghost Story" talks about ghosts, it talks about the love between humans and ghosts, but in essence, it uses Tao as the carrier, and through the struggle between humans and ghosts, the ultimate thinking about life is completed. How amazing?
Let's take a look, if we insist on setting a theme for "A Chinese Ghost Story", I think "The Way of Demons" is more appropriate.

Based on the original work, Director Li Yi and the others made a lot of adaptations of "A Chinese Ghost Story", increasing the narrative space of Yan Chixia, a lonely Taoist priest, so that the whole work not only has the legend of ghosts, but also includes "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" What is missing is the feelings of the rivers and lakes and the vicissitudes of the world.

It is not difficult to see that Ning Caichen experienced panic and confusion at the beginning. As a poor scholar who could not control his destiny, he went to collect bills in a place more like ghosts than ghosts. Worldly and dirty.

The film shows this "demon" world through a few shots. Wanted warrants are posted everywhere, and the streets are full of gang members who are greedy for money and are only looking for profit. Here, there is no order at all.

For the sake of money, you can encourage Ning Caichen to go to Lanruo Temple and measure the size for him in advance, just to sell an extra coffin!
Wait, wait, everything is highlighted, this is a disorderly and chaotic world.

What about Nie Xiaoqian?A female ghost who has her own concept of good and evil, but suffers from being controlled by her grandmother.

Her status is higher than many others, she is the daughter of an official, and a lady of everyone, but in this world, even death is not safe, and she will be reduced to the control of monsters.

One is a poor, pure-hearted poor scholar, and the other is a charming, beguiling and beautiful female ghost. The two naturally staged a poignant and sad love song.

Yan Chixia hides from the outside world, takes good care of herself, and is sincere and sincere. But through his singing, she can also see the helplessness and bitterness of this outsider who is the incarnation of a knight and a Taoist priest. "Tao can be said, very Dao Dong Dao Nan Dao West Dao Bei Dao, each seeks his own way."

But he can avoid the secular world, but he still can't escape the complexity of people's hearts. As he said: "In fact, being a human being born at the wrong time is worse than being a ghost." This is straightforward enough. [-]. People with low morality spend their days running around and doing evil. What is the difference between this and ghosts harming people? Neither.

It's a pity that this heavy meaning is not enough to look at in the face of the beauty of the two prosperous ages and the elegy of love. "

At the same time, some people counted the most exciting moments in "A Chinese Ghost Story".

In the first moment, Nie Xiaoqian covered her face with her hair.JPG
The resentment of a white dress, the blaze of a red robe, and even the hairstyle that looks very "Mickey" now, every frown and smile are perfect.The vividness of this character comes from the beauty and charm of the eyes.No matter what kind of judging criteria is used, this Nie Xiaoqian has performed with a beauty that is beyond human, so beautiful that it is a bit sinister and unreal, which makes people like it even more.

In fact, one of the things people love most is to compare.But there are moments when the comparison really makes sense.I can say without hesitation: I like this version of Xiaoqian, because it is not beautiful, but beautiful.

In the second moment, Yan Chixia was drunk playing sword and singing
The scene of "Tao, Tao, Tao" is believed to be strange to many people.

Obviously Yan Chixia is not handsome at all, but here, he is drunk, he dances his sword, and sings "Tao, Tao, Tao" crazily, but he has a different kind of freedom and helplessness.

In fact, Yan Chixia is also a true chivalrous man, he does things in his own way without sticking to trivial matters.

Obviously he is a chivalrous hero, but he is afraid of being favored by others, so he wants to cover it up.

For a poor scholar who met by chance, he did not hesitate to fight the thousand-year-old tree demon with boundless magic power, and almost took his own life.

Just after fighting the tree demon, before he had time to catch his breath, he plunged into the Nether Hell again, challenging the old Black Mountain demon who had almost no chance of winning.This is the hero under Li Yijing, he does good deeds, he does great deeds of chivalry, even if he loses his life because of this, he will not frown.

As long as this matter is just and right, you don't have to ask for a lot of money, and you don't have to be grateful, I will do it and help you.Even if I help you, I may lose my life, but I will never turn back.This kind of heroic hero is vividly interpreted by Yan Chixia.

In the third moment, a bucket of water—a kiss in the water.

The bucket of water that Ning Caichen was hiding in was so fragrant that it was outrageous.In this scene, from the appearance of the grandmother, to the bond between the sisters, and to Ning Caichen's ups and downs, the string in the audience's heart has been broken to the maximum deformation.But when the red clothes faded, and the jade body was laid out, we found that the string was almost broken with a "snap" in your mind.After that, it was the unforgettable kiss in the water.

The fourth moment, panchang war
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Although in terms of special effects, it doesn't seem to be brilliant, but the shooting has a real thrilling feeling, which is difficult to achieve even with many CG effects flying across the screen nowadays.It's simple, there are checks!The characters appearing in the play belong to the arrangement that everyone must be saved and no one can die.The excellent editing, close-up shots and shaking shots add to the tense atmosphere and exaggerate the ghostly feeling of the villain.

This can also inspire today's directors, the simplest truth: technology is a double-edged sword.No matter how hot the fights are on the screen, no matter how fierce the killings are, without any restraint of drama, it's just a show that we eat popcorn and watch with cold eyes that has nothing to do with me.In order to be remembered by the audience, the performer must pay attention.

In the fifth moment, I will block the light of this world for you.

I believe that if people say that the most sensational part of this movie is "Don't Come at Dawn", the scene where Ning Caichen turned his back to Nie Xiaoqian and blocked the sun for her.

This pair of idiots and resentful women can't even see each other for the last time, it's so sad!
No matter how infatuated love is, it can't stop the dawn!

(End of this chapter)