Why can't you shoot a classic like A Dream of Red Mansions after 30 years of great progress in shooting technology?

Now there are many excellent film and television works, many of which can be regarded as classics. We don't need too much praise for the works of decades ago, but we have to say that the old version of A Dream of Red Mansions has many very classic places. From an artistic point of view, it can also be used as a reference for the development of modern film and television technology.

Modern photography technology is very developed. It can be said that it was a qualitative leap 30 years ago, and the operation was simpler. More abundant effects can be achieved through the later stage, which also leads to the continuous reduction of the entry threshold of the film and television industry. Many low-quality film and television works occupy the screen, which is shocking and chaotic, making many people feel that the quality of film and television works is declining now.

At present, it is not that there are no classic works, but that too many inferior works confuse the audience and dilute the influence of classic works. The world has never lacked beauty, only the eyes that find it. We need to constantly select from more works, find out our favorite parts and share them with others.

There are many remakes of film and television works now, and most people feel that they are not as good as the original. But if you really want to watch the original again in front of the TV, I'm afraid it's hard to arouse your interest. Classics are just a nostalgia for the past and are shelved. What we miss is not the work itself, but the years we have experienced.

The previous film and television works were really rigorous. Even the story of grinding needles with an ancient iron pestle emphasizes that it happened by a stream. This is because a lot of heat is released during the friction of the iron pestle, and the water flow needs to be cooled. The ancients even wrote chicken soup so rigorously that it was a bit unsightly to read modern jokes. It takes a lot of time to make new clothes during the filming of the old version of A Dream of Red Mansions. Every piece of clothing has undergone a lot of historical research, as close as possible to the original description. At this point, many modern film and television works are incomparable. In order to shorten the film and television production cycle and speed up the market operation, we can only sacrifice the scrutiny of the plot and scene of the work, which is an inevitable phenomenon in the market economy environment. In the past, there were very few film and television works, and many of them had to be watched repeatedly. If they are not classic enough, they will be criticized by society. Now most of them just watch, even if they spit on the internet, it is difficult to form a strong influence. Film and television works lacking the restriction of social concepts will naturally slide into the abyss of chaos. It is still difficult to change this situation. A crew has to support many people, and a long production cycle will bear more market risks, which may cause huge losses to the crew.

Even in this environment, there are many excellent works that we can watch selectively.