Jia: Jianghu belongs to everyone.

Text/He Xiaowei

Jia Zhangke sat on the sofa, very sure.

"In the troubled times of" Jianghu Children ",'children' are all adhering to a belief, a principle of being a man, and they all have friendship. I think this' Jianghu' belongs to everyone. "

"Finally."

"When I wrote the words' Jianghu children', I seemed to dive into the depths of my emotions. I always see something riding a bike with his girlfriend ahead. They are so loyal to each other and so determined. " Jia wrote this in Jianghu from the beginning, and said in Weibo on the evening of September 3rd 19:09: "A new article may explain why I made Jianghu Children.

A few hours ago, we interviewed Jia in a hotel in Shanghai. Jia, wearing a black shirt, sat on the sofa in front of the poster of "Jianghu Children" and told us the story of "Jianghu" friendship between Brother Bin and him from 200 1 to 20 18 17.

Speaking of filming this film, Jia has some feelings and a kind of joy after letting go. "I finally shot." However, he immediately changed his tune, put away his smile and used his first novel to describe the shooting incident. "How did you put your deep friendship in a novel-like structure and finally present it to the audience?" I think this is a brand-new creative experience. "

Time to go back, back to 20 17, 16 August, "Jianghu Children" was launched. Jia released a message in a circle of friends, "Liao Fan and Zhao Tao starred in Jianghu Children". Thank you for accompanying me to finish this road. " The implication is that Liao Fan and Zhao Tao gave him the courage and confidence to make movies.

Jia firmly stated that without Liao Fan and Zhao Tao, he wouldn't have the courage and determination to make Jianghu Children, because if the actors didn't perform well, the play would be ruined. Jia said: "Zhao Tao's performance in" mountains may depart "has been able to control people with a large age span. Liao Fan's performance can be a child, a young man, or a very vicissitudes uncle. I think they all have a password, which is very mysterious and powerful. Together with them, there is also Children of the Rivers and Lakes. "

In Children of the Jianghu, Liao Fan and Zhao Tao brought Jia many unexpected surprises. In the ballroom, Brother Bin and Jojo unconsciously twisted their bodies and danced to the music of the YMCA. Jumping, Brother Bin and Jojo have passion and feelings.

Brother Bin accidentally touched the gun and it fell to the ground, but Jojo complained about Brother Bin, showing a trace of disdain. Stimulated by music and rendered by dance, Jojo slowly forgave Brother Bin and hugged him.

In this scene, Zhao Tao and Liao Fan are in one go, and in the absence of dialogue, they clearly explain the love relationship between Brother Bin and Jojo. Now, talking about this scene, Jia is a little excited. "I am also very enjoyable to see it myself."

"Jianghu" is not far away

The "Jianghu" span of 17 turned Jia into a "nostalgic person". He chose six different media, such as film, DV and digital, as the image carrier, spanning more than 7,700 kilometers, shooting the Three Gorges and Xinjiang all the way from Datong, Shanxi, and recording different things and different faces in different times. "When we face that kind of life again, the first thing is the choice of details. We make up a film, and to go back to the past, we must have the texture and atmosphere that was shot at that time. "

So, he chose the favorite singer Sally Yeh's song, and made it appear repeatedly in the film, which not only formed the historical memory, but also expressed the friendship of "children". Fans who are familiar with Jia may know that he often sends Weibo related to Cantonese songs to express his lingering feelings in his songs. "Sally Yeh's songs are more affectionate and affectionate."

In the conversation, Jia also bluntly said, "Many details of this decade have actually been forgotten." In order to make up for the regret brought by memory, he often looks through the materials taken in the past alone in his bedroom. Looking at yesterday's people, yesterday's scene, Jia was a little disappointed, and his heart seemed to be cut by the years, and some felt dull pain. "It's really like a lifetime ago."

In fact, Jia has a habit of shooting people and scenery on the street with a camera. "In 200 1 year, I got my first DV camera. From that time until 20 10, I went out to shoot a little when I was free and didn't know what to do. Anyway, this is a documentary. "

In the process of filming, Jia gradually realized that filming is to find the person who is interested and then present it perfectly in a way that everyone can't think of. "I really enjoy filming, because you don't know what you will shoot, and then when you find someone you are interested in, you have to make a judgment and ask yourself how to express him. I think it's called making a movie. "

Therefore, in Children of the Jianghu, Jia became interested in Liao Fan, Zhao Tao, Xu Zhimo and others, and showed their "Jianghu" stories in a sentimental way.

More interestingly, Jia directly stole a three-minute clip he shot on the bus before as the beginning of the film. In addition, he carefully cut 6 minutes from the past material and put it into the film as a historical image. And these processed fragments are poetically described by Jia as "the end of the past era"

So, what is the ending of "Jianghu"?

Brother Bin and Jojo are both "Jianghu people", but 17 years passed and they all came to an end. Just like the end of the movie, Brother Bin left home, left Jojo and ran to the Jianghu. However, when we look back from the end of Jianghu, we will find that it hides too much friendship. They love if they want, hate if they want, and love and hate are clear.

Jia also devoted himself to the "Jianghu" world of Brother Bin, and was hit by their on-off love, and a sadness welled up in his heart. He described his feelings with mixed feelings of Chen Lai, saying that he felt love and hate, happiness and pain in "Jianghu". "Our daily life is actually emotionless, and we naturally accept the new contents and changes brought by life. However, when you suddenly look back, you will find that people have been changed by society and time, and the influence is very great. I have also thought about how a young man who just started filming in his thirties got to the present step by step. After so much experience, I think it will remind people of those moments of love and sadness. "

In Jianghu, he needs a legend and is a "good screenwriter"; In Children, he needs affection and righteousness. He said: "Jianghu belongs to each of us, and we all seek love and survival in Jianghu."