There are countless stories to say about Zhang Yimou, not because we like to say it, but because Zhang Yimou made another movie "Sniper" at the age of 71.
It is also a co-directing with his ex-wife Xiao Hua's daughter, zhang mo, who is 38 years old.
This move has aroused the curiosity and sighs of many people. Therefore, I can't help but think of a lot of legends about Zhang Yimou staying in the jianghu.
Of course, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false.
Everyone just listens to it, believes it, and only wants to have fun. However, Zhang Yimou's artistic achievements, Zhang Yimou's film taste, and Zhang Yimou's in the film world -
The achievements achieved are written in black and white, ironclad nails, and are engraved there, and no one can doubt or refute them.
For example, the most lively selection of the 34th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards in recent days, only one nomination, Zhang Yimou's name immediately became a sensation in the film industry again.
Judging from the number of nominations, the favorite of the scholar expert judges is still Zhang Yimou. Zhang Yimou's suspense film "On the Cliff" and the literary film "One Second" appeared in the nomination list of the Golden Rooster Awards ten times. ”
Therefore, the eyes of the masses are shining, and they say:
"The story of the Chinese has to be Zhang Yimou."
Especially this time, Zhang Yimou's film entered the Spring Festival file for the first time, and it was also the first time to shoot a film on the theme of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and it was also the first film in China to focus on the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
Entering the Spring Festival stall for the first time.
I am talking about "Sniper", and the fate has long been predestined, the year Zhang Yimou was born, it was the year of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the two were the same age, the same year in 1950.
Therefore, this is a kind of destiny, people and history, people and movies become one, I have to say, this is the unity of heaven and man.
It is appropriate to say that Chinese films go global, director Zhang Yimou has made great contributions, he is not only China's first A-level international film festival film emperor -
He is also the first director in China to win the Golden Bear Award at his first international film festival in China.
In particular, his fate with the Golden Rooster Award is deep and affectionate. So far, in the history of the Golden Rooster Award, Zhang Yimou is the director who has won the most awards.
Nine wins: one for cinematography, one for a leading actor, once for best co-production feature film, three times for best picture, and three times for best director.
Just don't be too powerful.
So, such a good director, the movies he makes, can he still be bad?
He is the person who leads Chinese films to the world, and he is also the person who takes on the image of China. He was at the 2008 Olympic Games, the 2016 G20 Summit, the 2019 National Day —
All have wonderful performances and beautiful figures.
And this time, the 2022 Spring Festival file, a most auspicious year, director Zhang Yimou also came. With his beloved daughter, with his movie Sniper.
The movie called "Sniper" has been filmed 6 times before, but unfortunately, none of them have been filmed Chinese, and none of them have reflected Chinese snipers.
Of course, there are no famous directors in charge, and there are no movies that aim snipers at our cutest fighters to resist US aggression and aid Korea.
The earliest time in the movie "Sniper" was in 1952, the director was called Edward Dimetrake, and the introduction of Baidu Encyclopedia was simple and rude.
There is not even the country from which the film comes from, the country in which the film's director is, the place of origin, and the pictures of the film. There is only one short plot introduction that cannot be shorter.
"The film explores the question of psychiatric crimes: should such criminals be treated or given a hard time?"
The most recent filming of the Sniper movie was last year.
Filmed by an obscure director named Huang Zhaosheng (not even Baidu Encyclopedia), it tells the story of an overseas security force commander and ace sniper.
Accurate marksmanship, strong psychological quality, in the rain of bullets and bullets, only rely on a sniper rifle to dominate the "chicken eating" ace sniper, in a turbulent overseas area, maintain overseas security and peace, creating a story of repeated battle achievements.
And this movie is just online on iQiyi, an online movie.
It cannot be compared with the big screen movie directed by Zhang Yimou at all.
In particular, this time, Zhang Yimou took his daughter Zhang Mo to co-direct. Speaking of Zhang Mo, there are many stories. Many people must be very strange, who is Zhang Mo?
How did Zhang Mo suddenly jump out and co-make a movie with Zhang Yimou?
In fact, as long as people who know Zhang Yimou know that Zhang Yimou has been married twice, and Zhang Mo is the child left behind by his first marriage.
This is actually a long story...
Starting from 1983, on March 31 of that year, Zhang Mo was born in Xi'an. His mother's name was Xiao Hua, a name that resembled a man's.
Ordinary workers in a large factory, their appearance is also ordinary, unremarkable.
But her husband is the famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. This year, Zhang Yimou was 33 years old and had not yet become famous in the world.
But only 2 years later, in 1985, he won the Best Cinematography Award at the 5th Golden Rooster Awards of Chinese Film with the film "Yellow Land".
In 1986, the following year, he won the Best Actor Award at the 8th Golden Rooster Awards of Chinese Cinema for starring in the film "Lao Jing" directed by Wu Tianming.
Therefore, everyone has also seen how closely Zhang Yimou and the Golden Rooster Award are. 2 times famous, both because of the Golden Rooster Award.
Of course, some people say that it is because the birth of his daughter Zhang Mo brought him good luck.
Of course, more powerful is still to come, that is, after winning two awards, and in the third year, 1987, the director's first film "Red Sorghum" -
Won the Best Feature Film Award at the 8th Golden Rooster Awards of Chinese Cinema.
At this point, can you still say that Zhang Yimou is not powerful?
But it was also in this year that Zhang Yimou and Gong Li, the star of "Red Sorghum", fell in love. But he did not immediately divorce his wife Xiao Hua, until later, that is, in 1988.
The paper wrapper couldn't stop the fire, so he was forced to divorce, and zhang mo didn't have a father.
Unfortunately, although Zhang Yimou divorced, he did not become a pair of good things with Gong Li and entered the marriage. It is said that the deep reason is because of Zhang Mo, because Zhang Mo does not like Gong Li.
Without his father, Zhang Mo, when he was in elementary school and junior high school, he published many articles in magazines such as China Junior Daily and Family Education, as well as newspapers and periodicals such as Qianjiang Evening News and Southern Weekend.
In 1999, at the age of 16, Zhang Mo was admitted to the Architecture Department of Columbia University in the United States; after that, she was recommended by Ang Lee to enter the Screenwriting and Directing Major of the New York University Film School.
Pursue a postgraduate degree.
During her time at school, she wrote a book about her family while attending classes, and the title of the book is the same as the movie "My Father and Mother" directed by her father Zhang Yimou.
In the book, she detailed the reasons why she hated Gong Li.
Interested friends can find this book to take a good look.
From the above experience, everyone can see that Zhang Mo did not co-direct the movie "Sniper" with his father Zhang Yimou at once.
It's a movie that people have learned.
As early as 2009, Zhang Mo worked as an editor and subtitler in the comedy film "The Surprise of the Three Guns Shooting" directed by Zhang Yimou.
The following year, he also served as the assistant director, editor and subtitler of Zhang Yimou's love film "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree".
In the third year, Zhang Yimou's "Jinling Thirteen Chao", Zhang Mo was also an assistant director, editor, and subtitler.
Later, in 2013, in the film "Return" cooperated by Zhang Yimou and his old lover Gong Li, Zhang Mo once again served as an editor, subtitler, and responsible for the translation of film subtitles.
I've been following Dad.
It was not until 2016 that the 33-year-old Zhang Mo began to work alone, directing the fantasy romantic comedy film "28 Years Underage" and serving as the screenwriter of the film.
However, this movie does not seem to cause any sensation, so many people do not know much.
In fact, the film, which eventually sold 129 million yuan at the box office, also won the "10th China Screen List" Newcomer Director of the Year Award. And --
The 14th China Changchun Film Festival Awards Ceremony for Best Virgo.
Supposedly, this is not simple.
Therefore, this year, Zhang Mo and his father Zhang Yimou co-directed the first domestic movie "Sniper" focusing on the sniper story of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
It shouldn't be a strange thing.
So, will you come and see?
Let's take a look at those snipers of that year, why they are so godly. Because that's what the volunteers were like at that time.
Therefore, this film takes the "cold gun and cold artillery movement" in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea as the background, and tells the story of the Chinese volunteer army's desperate struggle with the elite sniper squad of the US army under the situation of the disparity in the armament strength of the enemy and us.
Well worth seeing.
And because it is a heroic story of the Chinese Volunteer Army's victory over combat strength with "Chinese wisdom" tactics.