What are the directing styles of China’s fifth generation directors Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang and Chen Kaige?

The "fifth generation of directors" generally refers to a group of directors who graduated from Class 78 of the Film Academy, such as Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Wu Ziniu, Tian Zhuangzhuang, He Qun, etc. Feng Xiaogang. They are respected as "the generation that connects the past and the future in Chinese cinema." Among this generation of outstanding directors, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, and Feng Xiaogang are the most iconic representatives. They have always set an example for Chinese filmmakers with their "continuous attempts and innovations". At the same time, the name "Chinese Films" has since become famous both at home and abroad because of them, and has been loved and sought after by people around the world.

In recent years, it has become commonplace for domestic people to see two or more famous directors fighting on screen in the same movie schedule, and the works of the three are amazing to some extent. The similarity also makes us often feel confused, whether it is unintentional or intentional, or the tacit understanding between famous directors in the same era. In short, regardless of the subject matter, shooting techniques, and actor selection, if you don’t think about it carefully, Without checking the information, I'm afraid it would be difficult for non-professional movie fans like us to classify these films into the names of these three directors.

1.

Chen Kaige VS Zhang Yimou

Forward Camp Forward Camp

Farewell My Concubine Alive

The Promise Heroes

Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin and rode alone for thousands of miles

Being with you on all sides

From being a former college classmate and work partner to now being secretly on the top of each mountain In comparison, they once represented two trends in Chinese films - they combined the struggle and interdependence of various elements in the development process of Chinese society, and have become the most intriguing chapter in the cultural landscape of contemporary Chinese films.

Although "Assassination of Qin" has a profound interpretation of the theme of alienation of human nature by power, the "too dense to be transformed" dramatic style and exaggerated performance tone had a lot of conflicts with the aesthetic orientation of the movie audience at that time. Due to the large distance, the domestic market did not respond well, and the media also criticized it.

Unexpectedly, "Assassination of Qin" failed, and Zhang Yimou made a big comeback with "Hero". I wonder if Zhang Yimou tried his best to compete with Chen Kaige, but he turned out to be another "Assassination of Qin" story. You failed to "stab Qin", so I will "stab" again. It's just that Zhang Yimou's gorgeous stab actually "stab" an unprecedented domestic box office of 250 million. Although "Hero" worshiped the imperial power, it encountered media It was despised by netizens in unison, but its huge success in the film market undoubtedly marked the beginning of China's "kingdom in the world" in the era of commercial blockbusters.

If you look at the box office revenue alone, Zhang Yimou is clearly on the winning side in this PK

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Chen Kaige VS Feng Xiaogang

Forward Camp Forward Camp

Feng Yue Tian Xia Wu Thieves

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Night Banquet

Although the war between these two directors is not the fifth Although the most exciting thing in the film industry nowadays is the annual PK between Director Feng's "The Banquet" and Director Zhang's "The Golden Jacket", please allow the editor to avoid the crowd here and use Director Chen. Let’s make a small comparison between "The Promise" and "The Night Banquet".

It is also the same grand scene in the deep courtyard of the palace, the same super luxurious lineup, the same life-and-death struggle in all aspects of brain power and physical strength for one party's supreme power and a powerful woman. It is a depiction of human nature that pursues "freedom" and satisfies "desires". It also goes to great lengths in the gorgeousness of its styling, and then it also became a target of public criticism because its "lines are too funny":

"Night Banquet": "I will not learn from him. Our great country is based on integrity."

"The Promise": "It was you who made me lose the opportunity to be a good person.

Judging from the two lines that caused the most debate among the audience, "The Promise" is superior because the lines in "The Banquet" did not make the editor laugh.

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Zhang Yimou VS Feng Xiaogang

Forward Camp Forward Camp

No one can be missing from Party A and Party B

I The father and mother are endless

If you have something to say, just sigh

Qiu Ju goes to court

Ju Dou

"A World Without Thieves" "The technical level of photography, editing, and soundtrack is unprecedented in director Feng's films, and it can even be compared with "House of Flying Daggers".

Although Director Feng also composed a foreign song, most people think that the familiar song "La Vie en Rose" is better than the original song from "House of Flying Daggers".

From the perspective of plot, action design and creativity, "The Thief" has a closer plot arrangement than "Ambush", and the thief's props, professional knowledge and even the level of humor make people feel "very interesting".

Even speaking of the passionate scenes that Lao Mouzi is best at, Andy Lau's two passionate scenes with Liu Ruoying and Li Bingbing in "The Thief" are remarkable, and the policeman played by Takeshi Kaneshiro in "Ambush" It’s really shameful to have many uncontrollable passions between Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Ziyi, who is always filming passionate scenes.