There are still many good films at this year’s Golden Horse Awards.
The 1990s was indeed the golden age of the global entertainment industry. Various masterpieces were produced all over the world, so much so that twenty or thirty years later, people are still eating the leftovers of those years.
Movies and TV series often reboot, remake, and adapt works from the 1990s...
What about music? Cover songs in various music variety shows of later generations accounted for a large proportion in the 1990s.
Specific to this year's Golden Horse Awards, there is Zhang Zhiliang's "The Cage" that reveals the reality, the beautiful love is Er Dongsheng's "New Love", the hot action is Chen Long's "Crime", and the hilarious comedy is Zhou Xingchi's "" Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier".
There are also Li Yi's family film "The Wedding Banquet" and Hou Hsiao-hsien's biopic "A Dream of Life"... various themes, all with good performances.
And "Kung Fu" brought by Yang Ye, mixed in this bunch of masterpieces, still looks dazzling.
First of all, in terms of technical level and visual effects, these movies are completely incomparable.
Due to Yang Ye's strong box office appeal, his film production costs are often ten, twenty, or even a hundred times that of others.
These days, if you save a little money, you can make a movie with a few million Hong Kong dollars, but Yang Ye can spend hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars at every turn.
Spending money may not necessarily make a good movie, but at least the best talents in various fields can be hired.
Even if it is just a toilet, it will be a red painted toilet with a glossy surface.
For example, take Brother Kaizi's "The Promise". Everyone said it was a bad movie.
But for that era, its visual effects were undoubtedly top-notch.
For example, in the scene where Xie Wuhuan rebelled, Zhang Qingcheng took off her clothes inexplicably and was very speechless.
Xie Wuhuan also raised the golden finger in his hand to give a thumbs up, and was even more speechless.
But you have to say that the scene in which Zhang Qingcheng takes off her clothes, with the wind blowing and her clothes flying, is very beautiful.
It made everyone want to know what she was wearing underneath, although everyone really found out later.
At this time, Zhang Kunlun came to King Qin. Wang was so happy that he chased Zhang Qingcheng on the roof, but Zhang Kunlun took out a watermelon knife and stabbed him to death.
In the shot of Zhang Qingcheng falling from the roof, the blue sky, white clouds, and pink beauty are reflected on the golden mask. It is indeed magnificent!
Talking back to "Kung Fu", it's not just the exquisite graphics and beautiful photography.
It is different from mainland directors who like to create grand narratives, but they are often overly grand and empty in content.
Zhou Xingchi is good at thinking from a small perspective and using limited space to capture unlimited possibilities.
For example, the Pig Cage Walled City in "Kung Fu" has a very limited space, but it was photographed with a strong urban atmosphere and a lively atmosphere.
In just one shot, he introduced a variety of different characters, each with their own personality traits.
And these seemingly casual pictures will tell you later that each of them is very important.
To achieve this effect, movement and movement are very crucial. The seemingly chaotic movements are all carefully rehearsed.
It not only requires the director's super control, but also requires a lot of time and money.
For example, in order to restore the style of that era, we have to make a fuss about the clothing.
Each actor in "Kung Fu" had to make six sets of costumes. How many sets were made was not a problem. What was difficult was making them old. Even the tatters and patches on each piece of clothing had to be the same.
For example, the people in Pig Cage Walled City are all simple working people at the bottom of society. It is impossible for you to make them wear all kinds of spotless new clothes.
In order to achieve the distressed effect, the costume team of "Kung Fu" used incense smoke, torn it by hand, and cleaned it with chemicals...
We tried every means to finally restore the texture of that era and bring the audience into the plot at a glance.
The film has been made to this extent, and the awards on some technical levels are simply not worth it.
Best styling design, best art design, best action design, best recording, best editing, all won.
The only one missing was Best Cinematography, which was taken away by Hou Hsiao-hsien's "A Dream of Life".
The Golden Horse Awards does not yet have a Best Visual Effects Award.
Yuan Hua and Yuan Qiu also won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively.
In their acceptance speeches, both expressed their gratitude to Yang Ye.
They have been filming with Yang Ye since 1974, which has been twenty years.
In the past twenty years, Yang Ye had treated them well, and they both had deep feelings for each other.
When the Best Editing Award was presented, the winner Lin An'er stood on the stage and was even more grateful to Yang Ye.
Lin An'er said: "I used to follow my master Mai Zishan and edit films for directors Hong Jingbao and Xu Ke. "Kung Fu" is my first time to collaborate with Director Yang.
When Director Yang called me to edit "Kung Fu", I felt very flattered and very uneasy.
Because he is a super director, and I am just the master’s assistant. I don’t have many opportunities to edit films independently. I knew this was a good opportunity, but I was afraid of screwing it up.
"Kung Fu" is the hardest movie I have ever edited, because it involves a lot of special effects, which I have never experienced before.
The director said that it was for this reason that he wanted to choose a young editor. He thought I was pretty good, so he chose me.
When I receive this award today, the person I want to thank the most is Director Yang.
I am the only girl in Hong Kong who works as an editor. I used to be bullied in the printing laboratory.
I also know that those old editors didn't mean to tease me, they just thought it was impossible for a woman to succeed.
After Director Yang asked me to be the editor, no one dared to bully me anymore.
Director Yang taught me a lot of things, such as rhythm control and pause positions.
For example, I used to think that after one punchline ended, I had to jump to another immediately, so that the rhythm could be tightened.
The director said no, sometimes silence is more important, to give the audience space to think and react.
The director loves his movies very much, just like he cares for his own children. Whatever he stipulates must meet his requirements and no random changes are allowed.
However, if I change it well, he will also agree. Once, after he left, I secretly moved the picture a little longer. I thought he didn't know.
Later, when we all had dinner together, I said that I secretly changed your stuff, and he said that I knew, but you changed it very well, so I didn't say anything.
Um, it seems to have timed out..."
Due to the length of time, everyone's acceptance speech is time-limited.
Lin An'er was excited when she won an award for the first time. She couldn't finish talking about it. Suddenly she was reminded that it was timed out and she stuck out her tongue in embarrassment.
She finally concluded: "In short, thank you Director Yang, thank you, I want to share this award with you today!"
After she finished speaking, she raised the Golden Horse Award vigorously and left the stage without saying anything. She still had a lot to say.
Amid the warm applause, Yang Ye walked up to her, hugged her, and said, "An'er, go home!" With these five simple words, Lin An'er suddenly said "Wow" and lay on Yang Ye's side. In my arms, I started crying.
Yang Ye gently patted her shoulder to comfort her and motioned to the staff to bring a microphone.
Yang Ye took the microphone and said: "An'er is a girl with a good personality and loves to laugh. She is very outstanding.
She is the only female editor in our Chinese film industry, and her understanding and strength are not inferior to any male editor.
Everyone thinks Ajie's "Once Upon a Time" is good to watch, right? The most classic shadowless kick was invented by An'er. Just tell me whether it's awesome or not, right? ”
"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise. Li Lianjie's shadowless feet were so handsome. It turned out that they were cut by Lin An'er.
"Once Upon a Time" also won the Academy Award for Best Editing that year, but the name was signed by Lin An'er's master Mai Zishan.
Yang Ye said: "Today the Golden Horse Award for Best Editing was awarded to An'er, I am very happy.
This also proves that girls are fully capable of editing.
In fact, women may be more suitable for the job of editing than men, because girls are delicate and treat movies like mothers caring for their children.
There are many female editors in Hollywood, and blockbusters like "Lawrence of Arabia" were edited by female editors.
I hope there will be more female editors in the Chinese film industry in the future. Now let us applaud An'er together, shall we? ”
"Pah, pah, pah!"
There was a burst of warm applause in the auditorium, and everyone applauded and cheered for this lovely girl.
As the first female editor in the Chinese film industry, Lin An'er has been very hard along the way, even to the point of breaking up with her family.
Lin An'er was born in a relatively old-school family. Her parents believed that those who make movies are bad people and actors are heartless, so they were very opposed to her entering the industry.
In addition, as an editor, she often has to come home late. She is a girl, and her parents feel unsafe. They also feel that it is not a good job to come home late often.
Her mother threatened her that if you insist on being an editor, I will sever the relationship between mother and daughter.
Lin An'er was young and energetic, and felt that she had done nothing wrong, so she took her ID card and ran away from home the next day.
In the original time and space, she really didn't go home or call home for ten years.
Lin An'er was not her real name, and she did not dare to use it, lest her parents think she had tarnished the family's reputation.
She once swore that if the words "Lin An'er" did not ring out, it would mean that her mother was right.
Coupled with gender discrimination, she wants to prove to everyone that being an editor requires using your brain but not your strength. Why can't women do it?
Later, Lin An'er's name gradually appeared in movies, "Once Upon a Time 2", "Once Upon a Time 3", "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "Hero", "Kung Fu"...
He won awards one after another and became more and more famous. He was dubbed "Asia's No. 1 Haircut".
She called her brother to find out how the family was doing.
The two cried on the phone, and then she went home for dinner.
Her parents happily accepted her and she became the glory of the family!
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Next are the four most important awards, Best Actor and Actor, Best Director and Best Film.
The nominations for Best Actress are very strange, namely Wu Jiali, Lu Xiaofen, Anita Yuen, and Yip Yuqing.
Yuan Yongyi is a newbie, and the other three women are all in Category III films.
In the end, Wu Jiali took away the trophy. Her award-winning movie "Heart of a Man" was a Category III film.
Yang Ye disapproved of this because Wu Jiali, a woman known as a "take-off star", had never taken off her clothes.
I never reveal anything when I make a tertiary film, and I have no professional ethics at all. Look at Ye Yuqing next door!
As for Best Actor, the nominees were Chen Long, Zheng Zeshi, Wu Xingguo and Liang Jiahui, but Yang Ye was not nominated at all.
When the nomination list was first announced, it caused an uproar in the media.
Why is the Best Actor at the Shanghai International Film Festival not worthy of a Golden Horse Award nomination?
Some people even secretly pointed out that maybe it was because Yang Ye won the mainland award that he was not nominated for the Golden Horse Award.
However, Yang Ye didn't care much about this. He came to the Golden Horse Awards just to give the Golden Horse Awards a face.
His current achievements no longer need to be proven by awards.
Moreover, Zhou Xingchi of The Original Time and Space was not nominated for the Golden Horse Awards. Yang Ye did not feel that his performance was better than Zhou Xingchi.
In an interview, Yang Ye bluntly said that the accusation was false and hoped that some people would not sow discord.
At the Shanghai International Film Festival, the Taiwanese film "Speechless Hills" won the grand prize.
At this year's Golden Horse Film Festival, a group of mainland filmmakers led by director Xie Jin also organized a group to watch.
In the end, Chen Long defeated Zheng Zeshi, Wu Xingguo and Liang Jiahui to become the Golden Horse Best Actor.
Coupled with the effect brought by Yang Ye last year, Chen Long won a gold medal.
Chen Long has won three Best Actor Awards in two years, which is really a moment in the limelight.
In particular, in two of them, he defeated Liang Jiahui, who is famous for his acting skills, and won the award. This is enough for him to brag about.
For Best Director, Yang Ye competed with Li Jian, Er Dongsheng and Zhang Zhiliang. Yang Ye easily defeated the three and took away the trophy.
There are a total of six films nominated for best film: "Kung Fu", "The Wedding Banquet", "The Cage Man" and "Dream of Life".
All four films are good. "The Wedding Banquet" is Li Yi's second film, the second in his "Father Trilogy". With this film, he won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival and became internationally famous.
"Cage Man" is a masterpiece of realism in Hong Kong cinema. "Drama" won the second Jury Prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, losing to "Farewell My Concubine."
As for "Kung Fu", it is Zhou Xingchi's break from nonsensical comedy in the original time and space.
However, because many people were not used to it and could not adapt to it, they received a lot of bad comments, which made that transformation seem a bit tragic!
But the success of "Kung Fu" was also unprecedented. Not only was it a box office hit, but within a few years, its reputation quickly reversed and it became his pinnacle work.
Yang Ye's "Kung Fu" film may not have been better than that of Zhou Xingchi.
But what makes him better than Zhou Xingchi is that he is really a kung fu master of a generation, and he does not need to transform like Zhou Xingchi.
He also packaged "Kung Fu" into a film with his autobiographical nature, which aroused the curiosity of many people.
In the last palm move that fell from the sky, he was reborn from the ashes and became bald. It was reminiscent of his first movie "Shaolin Temple", which triggered memories and touched countless people.
Coupled with the world's top visual effects and his super popularity, the box office was a huge hit, much higher than the original Zhou Xingchi version.
Of the four films, it’s fair to say whoever wins the award. With much anticipation, Hu Jinquan, who has not been seen for a long time, announced the list on the stage.
"The winner of the Best Movie is..."Kung Fu"!" (End of Chapter)