Chen Kaige, one of China's most famous directors, how do you evaluate that he spent one billion dollars to build Cheng Tang for The Legend of the Demon Cat?

Chen Kaige, one of the most famous directors in China, how do you evaluate the shooting of Cheng Tang, which he spent billions of dollars to build?

I think director Chen Kaige has his unique style in filming. He will think about the existence of every character in the story. His thinking earned him the title of "film philosopher". In an interview, he once said, "To some extent, making a movie projected my inner activities." In his films, he always sincerely analyzes himself and expresses his worldview.

Scholars are a dime a dozen. In director Chen Kaige's mind, something crazy and strange has been formed.

A Japanese monk studies Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Is a magical character, and the story develops further with him as a clue.

There are beautiful women, poets, immortals and demons, and magic tricks in the play, which makes people look really fascinated.

The poet Li Bai is also fascinating, with elegant Yang Guifei and dissolute Li Bai. Poets and immortals show evil spirits to make Gao Lishi take off his boots. Remember that the clouds need clothes and flowers to look at, and the spring breeze blows the threshold of Huanong. If Yushan doesn't see her, we'll meet in Yaochi under the moon.

There are also the sad stories of Bai Long and Yang Guifei. White firmly believes that Yang Guifei will wake up. Bai Juyi wrote a real song of everlasting regret, which will last forever; After investigation, the two will end one day, and this hatred is endless.

1030 10 whether the movie is good or not is another matter, but it is really expensive. Xiangyang, Hubei Province built a Tang Cheng for a film. Covering an area of 3.7 million square meters, relying on the historical exhibition of Tang Wenhua, the ancient city of Xiangyang, the Han River was introduced and connected with eight major water systems in the city through eight bridges, forming an antique building complex with the eight rivers pattern of Chang 'an City and the culture of Tang Dynasty as the background.

In fact, this has a lot to do with the local real estate pattern in Xiangyang at that time. Around 20 10, Xiangyang's real estate is in a downturn, with serious industry competition and high land cost. In the face of this dilemma, the transition to the government-supported "film and television cultural real estate" is the most favorable way. And director Chen is famous enough. Qin king Palace, which was built in The Legend of Cat and Demon in Hengdian more than ten years ago, has also become a very attractive real estate project. With such a successful precedent, it seems like a good investment to spend 654.38 billion yuan to support the film directed by Chen.

Of course, director Chen is also very concerned about this matter. His art team has been stationed in Xiangyang for six years, responsible for the details of art and construction in Cheng Tang. Thanks to Director Chen's professional technical support, the construction of "Tang Cheng" started at zero cost, and the best materials were used in every link. The construction cost also rose steadily, from the initial 500 million pounds to the later 654.38+06 billion pounds.

Because of the agreement with director Chen, before the release of Jing Ke Stabbed the King of Qin, other film and television dramas shot by Tang Cheng were not allowed to be released. Therefore, for a long time, this expensive "Cheng Tang" has been "behind her guitar, still hiding half of her face in front of us", making it impossible to explore its true content.

It was not until The Legend of the Demon Cat was released that many viewers got a glimpse of Cheng Tang's true face on the movie screen. It is huge and luxurious, as if it were in the magnificent scene of 1300 years ago.

Although the movie Legend of the Demon Cat didn't achieve the expected results, the box office didn't break out, and the director Kerwin Chen didn't take the Oscar flight, the film and television base "Tang Cheng" has been engraved in the minds of many film and television workers and audiences, so the film crews of Legend of the Demon Cat and Mystery of Kyushu successively settled in Tang Cheng, and the number of visitors to Tang Cheng reached the peak of 10,000 on the first day of 20 18.

It can be seen that Tang Cheng, which costs more than 65.438 billion yuan, is a win-win situation for Chen Kaige, who made the film, and the real estate company that invested huge sums of money.

It was built by Qin king Palace director Chen for filming The Legend of the Demon Cat, and designed by the designers of the film crew with reference to the historical Xianyang Palace. Covering an area of 800 mu, with a building area of 1 1 ,000 square meters, there are 27 palace halls, with a wall length of 2,289 meters and a height of 18 meters, and a "Qinhan Street" with a length of 120 meters, an area of 20 mu and a building area of 6,000 square meters.

Director Chen is shooting films such as Jing Ke Stabbed the King of Qin, Farewell My Concubine and Zhao Orphan, and has set up scenes in Beijing, Ningbo and Shanghai. It will take time to tell how long Cheng Tang and Qin king Palace will be on fire, but Chen Dao's heroism will last forever, which is unprecedented. Yang Guifei of the Tang Dynasty and Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty never imagined that their palaces would be handed down by actors.

Chen Kaige had previously said when explaining why he wanted to build a city for "romance":

"If you really build a scene seriously, you can not only develop the local economy and improve people's livelihood, but more importantly, you can also benefit the entire China film industry." .

Without the White Sword, Qin king Palace has not only become a tourist attraction, but also completed more than 500 film and television works such as Legend of the Demon Cat, Searching for the Qin Dynasty, Promise, Calculation of Beauty, Legend of Mi Yue, Bright Moon in Qin Dynasty and Legend of the Sword and the Chivalrous Man 3. Similarly, the positioning of Tang Cheng is mainly based on film and television shooting service, which has the functions of sightseeing, cultural entertainment, leisure and holiday.

What are the implications of 1030 10 that we don't know?

Recently, Chen Kaige's new film The Legend of the Demon Cat was released in Japan, with a cumulative box office of 654.38 billion yen in the first week. Lost to the legend of the demon cat, ranked second, and his reputation suffered from Waterloo. Some netizens even gave extremely poisonous comments: "I don't know what to say." After the domestic "King of Circus" box office ended with 654.38 billion soft sister coins, the Japanese box office, which had high hopes, was not optimistic. According to celebrities, the movie's final box office in Japan was about 65.438 billion yen (about 60 million RMB). This achievement obviously did not meet Director Chen's expectations. In order to achieve the perfect viewing effect, Chen spent more than 700 million dollars to build a Tang Cheng in Xiangyang. Some netizens laughed and said, "Chen Daodao is not making a movie, but contributing to the urban construction of the motherland."

After the movie The Legend of the Demon Cat was released in China, word-of-mouth polarization appeared. Many people say that they don't know what kind of story the legend of the demon cat tells and what the legend of the demon cat wants to express. Summarized the views of many film critics and understood the profound meaning of director Chen. In fact, the best storyteller can make the characters invisible from the story and make the audience pay more attention to the story; The best characterization can make the characters stand out in the story, and let us continue to think about the characters after the story is over. Chen Kaige's films have been looking for this "perfect balance", and The Legend of the Demon Cat is no exception. Buddhism only runs through, and love and beauty are the theme, because it is accessible to all, the soul of the story, and something that can really make people think, discuss and aftertaste. In the film, Chen Kaige did not lament the beauty fragrance, but revealed the death of Yang Yuhuan, showing us one after another.

A love story that shows human nature.

However, in this process of dreaming, the dreamer is not a dreamer. In the first half, Bai Juyi worshipped Li Bai, longed for fame, and indulged in the love story of imperial concubines. In fact, his names are Bai Juyi, Liu Yuxi and Li Shangyin, and nothing will affect his naive publicity and dreams, because it is a "poet" image in a broad sense that is divorced from the historical prototype. But in this movie, this "poet" can only be Bai Juyi. Not only is there really a Bai Juyi in the original work, but Bai Juyi's image in the Japanese literary world is also a timeless time. More importantly, Bai Juyi is the author of Song of Eternal Sorrow.

The audience's understanding of Song of Eternal Sorrow is also the default premise of this film. In the movie, Bai Juyi was chosen by the demon cat because of "Song of Eternal Sorrow", and it was "Song of Eternal Sorrow" that strung up the whole movie, making two seemingly separated stories seem to be connected. Chen He, and, in fact, are similar cycles of fate. It's not that there is no emotion, but that there is no emotion, and it's not so deep that it's forgotten. Cowardice and betrayal are more cruel than total ruthlessness. Do you think so?

The Legend of the Demon Cat was filmed in Chen Kaige, and the box office was extremely bleak. What do you think is the reason for the failure?

The Legend of the Demon Cat, a film made by Chen Kaige with a huge sum of money, ended in a dismal box office. It is said that it took Chen Kaige six years to restore Chang 'an in his heart. The scene of this play is understandable and beautiful. I think the reason for the dismal box office is the plot, which is a bit chaotic and fantastic. In this way, it seems a bit neither fish nor fowl.

The Legend of the Demon Cat mainly tells the story of Yang Guifei. The love story between Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong must be known to many people. The poem "The world of mortals laughs when riding a princess, but no one knows it is litchi" can profoundly express the love of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty for Yang Guifei. Yang Guifei likes to eat litchi, but litchi is a little far from Chang 'an, so Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty sent people from the place of origin to Chang 'an to make Yang Guifei laugh. It's a pity that the emperor's love always comes.

Chen Kaige's The Legend of the Demon Cat revolves around the death of Yang Guifei, because the death of Yang Guifei in unofficial history is a mystery. Many people think that Tang Xuanzong liked Yang Guifei so much that Gao Lishi could kill Yang Guifei. Many people think that Yang Guifei faked her death and was smuggled to Japan. The Legend of the Demon Cat is a series of imaginations about the death of Yang Guifei. This story tells the story of a young magician who fell in love with Yang Guifei in a performance in the palace.

The scenes in The Legend of the Demon Cat are all luxurious, and what we see seems to be the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, the plot is still very lacking. I feel that there are several lines in this play. One is Bai Juyi's pursuit of Yang Guifei's death, and later he discovers that the emperor's love is so fragile. The other is that a young magician revenges Yang Guifei's death. The whole drama feels a little weak and the ending is a little hasty.