Kapok Do: How Many Of The Ten Chinese Style Movies Have You Seen?

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Kapok Tao always believes that clothes should have their own stories. A garment with a story can understand people's heart and make the wearer meet more beauty. For more than 20 years, we are not only making clothes, but also writing a volume of stories.

This year, we invite you to write and witness with us.

The Chinese style in the movie is so beautiful!

I wonder if you have this feeling,

I used to like watching foreign movies,

Feel thrilling and exciting, the special effects are particularly cool and realistic.

But now, I'm slowly falling in love with Chinese movies.

Frame by frame, or ink painting with poetic indifference,

Depicting the most natural Chinese landscape,

For a period of time, or like shadow play in the old days,

Covered with the hazy warm halo of yesterday.

Others said:

"Movies that are good at using Chinese elements,

The picture must be very advanced. "

Today, let's enjoy it together,

Ten most beautiful Chinese style films.

——Farewell my concubine——

Director: Chen Kaige

Starring: Zhang Guorong, Zhang Fengyi, Gong Li

People who like movies,

I've seen farewell my concubine more than once.

New York Times comments:

"This is a new peak in the history of Chinese film,

It is also a masterpiece of Chinese films. "

The plot and acting skills of farewell my concubine are beyond reproach,

And what we want to talk about today is the beauty of the national style in the play.

In the film, every scene, every picture

They are true portraits of China at that time.

Markets, quadrangles, ancient city walls

Traditional snacks, bird cages, cricket cans, smoke and other scenery

Plus the rendering of cold and warm light and shadow,

It exudes a strong retro flavor.

Of course, Beijing Opera is an indispensable highlight of the film.

The guidance of the professional Peking Opera team and the careful polishing of the actors,

The original five-color Beijing Opera modeling

Facial makeup, clothing and movement are pushed to the top of formal beauty.

——Crouching tiger, Hidden Dragon——

Director: Ang Lee

Starring: Zhou Runfa, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi

Up to now, crouching tiger, Hidden Dragon,

The only Chinese film to win an Oscar,

It has its unique artistic significance.

British film magazine Empire

"Beautiful scenery and dazzling fighting

Let people see the charm of Chinese martial arts. "

First of all, this movie is set in China,

The ancient Hongcun village is like a wash painting,

The scene of bamboo shadow whirling is full of Chinese Zen,

In addition, the use of garden like scenes such as borrowing scenery,

Make the whole picture natural and comfortable,

And there is no lack of ingenious blank space,

Frame by frame, as if the eyes of the travel.

In addition, the dialogue and music of this film are also very brilliant.

Every dialogue contains the philosophy of the East,

For example, "you clench your fist and you have nothing in your hand.

You can loosen your fingers and have the whole world. "

The soundtrack created by musician Tan Dun is more refined,

The cello is heavy and the erhu is sad,

The drums are like rivers, and the symphony is magnificent,

Everything comes to my mind.

——Hero——

Director: Zhang Yimou

Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung

Although the plot score of hero is not high,

But the picture is powerful enough.

According to the Wall Street Journal:

"It really opened the curtain of China's blockbuster era.".

The reason why "hero" can give people a deep impression,

It's the bright color inside.

The costumes of the characters and the background of the pictures are all solid colors,

Mountain and water of magenta blue, clothes and clothes of light dawn red,

Water green curtains and robes, trees and landscapes with withered leaves,

Every color in the film

They all have different meanings,

Like a dream, like a picture.

Besides, in the Kung Fu of hero

It also integrates the cultural elements of ancient Chinese music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

As a result, fighting is no longer a simple fighting skill,

It shows a person's spiritual realm

Ideas and beliefs are art.

——Love in love——

Director: Wang Jiawei

Starring: Liang Chaowei and Zhang Manyu

The film has won several international awards,

Until now, it has been praised as the model of Chinese film.

Evaluation of film literature

"Wong Kar Wai through a common story

It shows the complexity and subtlety of human nature,

Through the meticulous pursuit of scenes, props and clothing

Let the whole movie express itself completely

It belongs to the style picture of that era. "

The tone of the film is very nostalgic,

It brings us back to Hong Kong in 1960.

Cafes, hotels, dark night scenes

Scenes, rendering the color of memories,

So real, but also with the flavor of the passage of time.

In the film, the most distinctive Chinese charm is

The cheongsam on the heroine Su Lizhen.

In the 98 minute movie, she changed 23 sets of cheongsam,

Each set is graceful and colorful.

It is said that these were designed by Zhang Shuping himself,

Cloth is his personal collection for many years,

Materials and styles are out of print.

Then it was made by master Liang Languang,

It took more than a year to complete.

Some people said: "in the mood for love" is a cheongsam movie

The ever-changing cheongsam on Su Lizhen,

It not only sets off the plot and atmosphere of the film,

It also shows the beauty of Chinese women and clothing.

——Big fish Begonia——

Director: Liang Xuan / Zhang Chun

Main dubbing: Ji Guanlin and Su Shangqing

In recent years, Chinese style animated films,

For example, Nezha rose rapidly,

Among them, the pioneer film is "big fish Begonia" in 2016.

Animationinsider: animationinsider

"Big fish Begonia" is an impressive animated film,

The work is full of Chinese mystery and romance,

It's already comparable to the best animated films in Asia. "

Most of the scenes in this film are based on Chinese red and navy blue,

It is very consistent with the feeling of cinnabar and daiqing in traditional Chinese paintings,

And found a balance between saturation and softness,

Let the whole picture appear to have special texture.

The costumes of the characters are also full of Oriental color,

There are Tulou and terraces in Fujian,

Including the beautiful Begonia tree,

They all exude a strong Chinese painting style and are magnificent.

——Master of a generation——

Director: Wang Jiawei

Starring: Liang Chaowei, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Zhen

"Master of a generation" is the best-known kung fu movie in recent years.

From director, actor, to shooting production can be called top match.

Indiewire, an American film website, commented:

"A generation of masters" is a visual feast,

The film presents a segment to the audience with the most gorgeous lens

A legend full of nostalgia. "

This film is known as the textbook photography of film,

The composition of the lens is classical,

It has a neat aesthetic feeling of Chinese style.

There are a lot of reflections in the film,

It's a restrained shot,

It also conforms to the Chinese implicit traditional thinking.

The color mirror head in the movie is an oil painting,

Black and white are like ink paintings,

We have truly achieved the integration of China and the West,

It conforms to the trend of modern cultural life integration.

——Red lantern hanging high——

Director: Zhang Yimou

Starring: Gong Li, Ma Jingwu, he Saifei

Even after 30 years of premiere,

"Red lantern hanging high" is still a must see classic.

Netease evaluation:

"The use of the classic three primary color printing method,

It makes the red and yellow of the film very vivid,

At the same time, all kinds of colorful clothes,

It also makes the film more refined. "

This film is set in Qiao's courtyard in Shanxi Province,

The neat and symmetrical courtyard looks classical,

Carved beams and painted buildings are flowing with Chinese architectural aesthetics.

The lantern element has Chinese characteristics,

It's a beautiful color that lights up the courtyard.

For the women living in the courtyard,

Their only light is the red lantern.

The film interprets Zhang Yimou's visual aesthetics in color,

Transition colors are rarely used and are used alternately on solid colors.

Red, traditionally considered a festive and auspicious color,

Blue is a symbol of traditional feudal forces,

White is desolate and indifferent, while black is death.

The whole picture contains distinct and profound Chinese culture.

——Legend of the demon cat——

Director: Chen Kaige

Starring: Huang Xuan, Zhang Yuqi, Qin Hao

Although the story of demon cat is controversial in terms of score,

But visually there is no doubt about it

Gave us a stunning blow.

Evaluation of Beijing News

"It's not just visual,

More importantly, from the spiritual essence,

It conveys the oriental charm. "

Chen Kaige, in order to give the audience a splendid Kaiyuan era,

Spend nearly one billion dollars in six years

A Tang city was built for the legend of the demon cat.

It is also extremely beautiful in the way of expression,

Any stills can be used as wallpaper.

And a lot of the inspiration in the film comes from ancient art works,

One of the important scenes is the calyx

In terms of structure, it refers to the murals of Dunhuang pure land world,

In terms of color, it refers to Li sixun's famous paintings in Tang Dynasty

The painting of Emperor Ming's fortune in Shu.

——Ambush on all sides——

Director: Zhang Yimou

Starring: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi

Although the score of "ambush on all sides" is not high in China,

But it has gained a lot of praise abroad.

The film review site Metacritic lists it as

The sixth highest rated film in 2004,

The main reason is that it presents an aesthetic Chinese style

Amazing water sleeve dance, green bamboo sea

Chinese drum, and galloping horse

The clothes inside are different from the solid colors in hero,

The materials and design are exquisite,

For example, in the peony square scene,

Kaneshiro's Satin trousers and embroidered boots,

Zhang Ziyi's long skirt, water sleeves and accessories are even more eye-catching,

With the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty, bu Yao and Mian,

When dancing, the gold ornaments on the head swayed back and forth with the dance steps,

The sound of headdress impact is integrated with the background music.

It's really reminiscent

"There are beautiful women in the North who are unique and independent.

One look at the city and then the country. "

——Green snake——

Director: Tsui Ke

Starring: Zhang Manyu, Wang Zuxian, Zhao Wenzhuo

Compared with all kinds of film and television works with white snake as the leading role,

The aesthetic presentation of green snake is more charming.

Time online review:

"The image of the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful in the film,

Let the audience experience the supreme art of Jiangnan beauty. "

The director uses rain, light and shadow, smoke

Flowing water, floating yarn, winding corridor,

A dream like water town in the south of the Yangtze River has been constructed.

In a world of luxury,

It is reflected in colorful images,

Green snake in the fireworks Pavilion

Dancing with foreign decadent music,

Eye waves flow, thousands of enchanting.

A good film is the crystallization of culture and art,

Let the audience not only get resonance from the story,

You can also experience a visual feast.

Nowadays, Chinese style films and TV works are more and more exquisite,

Many people can't help but want to go through the scenes,

A Cosplay~