Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 329 The World!

"This is absolutely amazing!"

Eating won't stop you from watching the movie, and the action scenes in "Hero" are absolutely amazing!
The scene with Jet Li and the real bullets was absolutely, absolutely, incredibly shocking.

Not to mention fans of martial arts action movies, even those who don't like action movies at all can fall in love with martial arts movies because of this scene!
Ma Xun recalled that this segment was ranked number one in foreign film magazines for many years afterward.

This was truly unprecedented. It not only features solid martial arts skills and outstanding action shooting, but also incredibly impressive props and amazing special effects.

Nameless charged through the rain and won with a single sword strike.

Every raindrop, suspended in mid-air, is shattered by his face and body—just this one shot.

It's enough to shock the world!

One thing to note is that it's not unusual for rain to hit people.

It allows people to smash the raindrops suspended in mid-air.

That's completely different!

This is no exaggeration; in reality, this move, this single sword strike, and the entire sequence of the attack—I believe many martial arts fans can vividly picture it in their minds.

But in the past, it could only exist in people's imaginations.

We've achieved it!

That's the magic of movies!

But this charm requires so many things behind it.

It's not that no one has thought of this before: have a super expert walk through the rain, and film it so that it shows him smashing raindrops instead of raindrops hitting him.

Previously, we simply didn't have the technical skill to do this; no amount of money could produce the same result.

In other words, human imaging technology has finally made progress.

The Matrix was able to film a bullet time effect that shocked the world.

Now, our film "Hero" can also achieve the stunning effect of a sword strike in the rain!

So, does that mean... Bullet Time vs. A Sword in the Rain?
It's strangely quite appealing!
Of course, from a plot perspective, this is actually a small foreshadowing.

That is, this is the nameless one-kill-in-ten-steps technique.

However, at this point, this move has not yet been explained.

Take a picture of it first.

They laid an ambush.

As a result, many viewers exclaimed after watching this scene that Jet Li's portrayal of Nameless was incredibly impressive!

That's all that people understand.

That's all it can go on.

But what follows is the real key!

A fallen hero has fallen, but there are even more formidable assassins to come.

Broken Sword! Flying Snow!
The King of Qin had already examined the two weapons, and they were indeed the two men's personal weapons.

So, how did you, a mere nameless village head, manage to kill these two people?
Wind! Wind!
The Qin army was mighty and powerful.

Solemn and solemn, yet shouting for a strong wind!
An anonymous man, dressed in red, rode a fine horse into Zhao.

Asking for words!

What I'm seeking is the character "sword".

Wuming planned to glean the swordsmanship from the character "sword" written by Canjian, thus gaining a thorough understanding of both himself and his enemy.

But this word... Broken Sword and Flying Snow's relationship has actually broken down.

Broken Sword was killed by Flying Snow. The next day, in the Qin army's formation, Flying Snow was in a state of confusion and was easily killed by Nameless.

So, here is Wuming's account.

really?
Hu~hu~
The rain of swords that had just filled the sky had dissipated, and back in the Qin King's palace, the palace lanterns in front of the Qin King flickered.

murderous look!
An unnamed killing intent!
The King of Qin smiled.

He began to recount what he had analyzed as the 'truth'!
"I suspect you are acquainted with him..."

This is the second part of the 'Rashomon' narrative.

Broken Sword and Flying Snow... Although their ideals differ, their relationship has not broken down.

The King of Qin was certain that both men were upright and honorable.

It is even speculated that Wuming has mastered a move that is incredibly powerful within ten steps.

Broken Sword and Flying Snow were locked in a fierce struggle, but Broken Sword was about to be defeated by Nameless.

Feixue injured the Broken Sword, and then went to the front of the Qin army to duel with Wuming.

He was 'killed' by the nameless.

Is what the King of Qin said the truth?
The candlelight between the nameless man and the King of Qin flickered erratically.

The King of Qin said: "Is your murderous aura still chaotic?"
An anonymous saying goes: "Even Your Majesty has underestimated the importance of a person."

Who?
Broken Sword!

The third section begins here.

Yuanyuan was now nestled in Ma Xun's arms.

Is this third paragraph true?

"it is true."

"Is this...is this okay?"

"not good."

"why?"

"In terms of the Rashomon narrative, it would be best if all three accounts were false."

"why?"

"Because they are all fake, they can give the audience more room for imagination."

"Just because of this? So you won't even give the correct answer?"

"Well, so there's nothing wrong with it being included in this movie and revealing the truth in the end."

"Then why did you just say it wasn't good?"

"I'm just saying 'that's bad' from a purely cinematic perspective, but from other perspectives, it's actually quite good."

"You're going too far."

"How did I go too far?"

"It's just too much."

"Ok."

"Oh, I was just kidding."

Ma Xun knew, of course, that Yuanyuan was joking; he just wanted to tease her more.

Such a beautiful garden is truly delightful.

In the movie "Hero", it was Nameless who revealed the truth at the end.

This is also the third way this story is told.

It must be true.

Because this story can be summed up in just two words.

World!

Compared to the suffering of all people, one person's pain is no longer pain.

Compared to the hatred between the states of Qin and Zhao, the hatred between the states of the world was no longer hatred.

Broken Sword had the opportunity to kill the King of Qin, but he did not.

He actually understood the world.

Only the King of Qin could unify the world and end centuries of war.

Some people will surely ask, then why did you still want to assassinate the King of Qin?
The nameless one finally gave an answer.

He attempted assassination, using the King of Qin's sword.

But the King of Qin himself threw this sword to him.

This thrust, however, was made with the hilt of the sword.

He hoped that the King of Qin would remember the words of the dead!
Why did you kill so many people?

Why do you want to unify the world? Not to satisfy your personal desires, but to bring true peace to the world!

Otherwise, countless nameless assassins will come to kill you.

The following part, of course, was not told by the nameless man.

This is Ma Xun's own thinking; it may be right, or it may be wrong.

In short, everyone can have their own interpretation of this film.

It leaves the audience with plenty of room for imagination.

It's good to let the audience think for themselves.

The movie ended, and the audience erupted in applause.

However, many viewers also said the same thing.

"Why can't I understand this?"

"Yeah, what the hell are they talking about?"

"What a mess! It looks like someone has died several times?"

Applause and such sounds were heard continuously.

Yuanyuan, who was initially excited, started to panic.

Ma Xun gently kissed her forehead. "Scared?"

"No, shall we go home?"

Yuanyuan blushed deeply; she said "go home" in such a hurry.

I don't know if Ma Xun noticed, but anyway, I'll just take him home.

I've only been home for a short time...

"You're actually wearing black stockings?"

"I... I just wanted to give you a surprise."

At this moment, Yuanyuan wouldn't be thinking about anything else.
She had completely forgotten about that amazing movie.

Ma Xun is quite the player; he doesn't just take his clothes off, he breaks them.

……

At almost the same time, in a well-known cinema in Beijing.

"Teacher Zhang, isn't the narrative of this movie a bit confusing?"

"Oh, where's the chaos?"

"It seems like the same story has been told several times?"

"Oh, that's how the movie is."

Zhang Yimou has just watched his masterpiece with many film fans, and now he is having a discussion with a college student film fan.

This movie fan actually...

Don't you understand?

Zhang Yimou was somewhat flustered because he had indeed had similar mishaps before.

Just now, he said he found the movie to be absolutely wonderful.

In his own words...perfect!
Isn't this perfect yet?

But to my surprise, even a college student who was a movie fan couldn't understand it.

To be honest, we college students sometimes really do dare to speak our minds.

Zhang Yimou's current panic is only a minor one.

"Let me ask you all, are there many parts you don't understand?"

He didn't ask how many people couldn't understand it, which was a clever trick.

result……

Why didn't Nameless kill the King of Qin in the end?

"Didn't the others die in vain?"

"What was that fight all about? What was it all about?"

Good guy, really good guy!

Zhang Yimou is not just slightly panicked, he's in a huge panic.

The current preview version does not include subtitles.

So, what will the effect be like with subtitles?
Hurry up, there should still be one more chance to catch a show.

From a director's perspective...

Zhang Yimou really didn't want to add any subtitles.

A movie only needs subtitles if it's absolutely necessary, or if it's for a historical background information like the opening credits.

Otherwise, adding subtitles would be tantamount to saying that the director is not good enough.

Seriously, I'm not kidding, this is where the competition is really fierce in the directing industry.

What is the job of a director?
Let the camera speak for itself!

It's about cinematic language.

A good director should be able to capture the historical context and many details simply by using the camera.

Adding subtitles would make it less impressive!

It could even be equated to: I'm out of options, I can only explain this through subtitles.

As a result, many master directors are quite resistant to subtitles.

But this time... Zhang Yimou didn't want to fail; he had tasted failure before.

It's so bitter!

Not long after, he encountered another one.

This version has subtitles.

And this subtitle... When Zhang Yimou saw this subtitle, he smiled.

His original idea was to add some small text to the image.

But in reality, that's not the case at all!

This is what Zhang Yimou saw as 'subtitles'.

When the Qin army appeared in perfect unison...

Two large characters written with a calligraphy brush!
Destroy Zhao!

So artistic!

So impressive!
Moreover, Zhang Yimou noticed something special.

That's... very much in the style of Akira Kurosawa.

When Akira Kurosawa was shooting and editing films, such as "Yojimbo" and "Rashomon," he included subtitles in them.

The subtitles were actually all in Chinese characters.

It's a large Chinese character, written with a brush.

Simply put, it's very consistent with the style of the movie.

It doesn't feel out of place at all.

As a fan of Akira Kurosawa, Zhang Yimou felt like he was watching one of Kurosawa's films at that moment.

So that's what the subtitles are like!

Mr. Ma, you should have said so earlier! I would have agreed long ago!

Zhang Yimou laughed at himself.

And then he saw the end of his own movie.

In other words, the nameless one finally reveals the truth...

World!

Two particularly imposing and powerful characters appeared on the screen.

it is good!
Really good!

(End of this chapter)