Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 193: Let’s talk openly! (Welcome the God of Wealth…3/30 Alliance Leader will add more)

Now that we're talking, let's talk openly!

Shen Yan started chatting directly on Weibo:
"Western film festivals, especially the three major European ones, do they use a Western perspective?"

"Let's discuss this topic first, and then we can discuss other things."

"Around the world, apart from Hollywood commercial films that can conquer various markets around the world, other films can only go global through Western film festivals... If your film wants to be included in these festivals, it must conform to their aesthetics and ideology. I think everyone would agree on this!"

"In the early years, the mainland market was sluggish, and the best way to get publicity was to participate in European film festivals. When a film festival is held, film journalists from all over the world will go to report on it, and a large number of film distributors will also come to look for films. Even if you don't win a single award, as long as you are shortlisted for the main competition unit, you will have the opportunity to be reported by film media around the world, and there is also a chance that foreign film producers will notice and sell the film rights."

"So how can we cater to their ideology? Impoverishing China is undoubtedly a shortcut!"

"The so-called impoverished China is exactly what it sounds like...it caters to foreigners' curiosity."

"So, many people criticize Jia Zhangke as a traitor... I think there's some truth to that. Regardless of whether they considered selling out their country when they were creating the film, they at least considered showcasing poverty in China! The most typical example is 'Still Life,' which combines documentary and feature film... I once watched it out of admiration... and sure enough, it's full of things to say, things to say in a way that's not clear, and things to say are all timid and pretentious... There's nothing but filler symbols, from the music and camera movements to the character and structure design, everything is full of deliberate effort, yet it all seems shallow and devoid of any substance."

"The huge success of 'Still Life' has opened up opportunities for many mainland filmmakers... 80% of them use long takes to portray the so-called cruelty of life... For example, 'Golden Splendor' is one such example..."

"But foreigners' aesthetic tastes are also evolving. Movies have a new audience and new tastes every three years!"

"Compared to impoverished China, they prefer to see impoverished Vietnam and the Philippines...at least it's something new to see!"

"Then why don't the sixth generation make commercial films? Because they have formed a path dependence... The capital and investors behind them will not allow them to make commercial films~"

……

Shen Yan directly revealed his cards...

It has lifted the veil off the so-called Western film festivals and art films!
Of course what he said was true...

The Third World itself is not mainstream... If you want your film to be seen, either go to Hollywood or participate in the three major European film festivals...

Since you're actively participating, you must cater to its aesthetics and ideology...

This is also the reason why Zhang Yi was criticized - in the early days, he did intend to cater to the aesthetic tastes of foreigners in his creations!
But he was very smart - a series of actions such as breaking up with Cannes directly drew a line between him and that group of people.

That's what it is, movies are just movies...

Movies never matter!

Do you expect movies to change the world?

I think you are seriously ill!
By the sixth generation, this is even more so...

They even cater to...

However, Jia Zhangke had something to say: 'Just because the whole country is running forward doesn't mean we can ignore those who are being knocked down! I'm focusing my camera on ordinary Chinese people... Movies are sometimes used to record life, not to add icing on the cake for entertainment!' Shen Yan directly retorted: "Who told you not to tell the story? Is it that difficult to admit that you filmed these things intentionally to cater to Western aesthetics? Then let me make a brief comment. In "Twenty-Four Cities", you called the old town a gathering place of suffering... You relied on your petty-bourgeois mind to imagine that these people were living in misery, regardless of the real situation of the people here..."

"Do you know why these people stay in the old town? You don't know..."

"In your eyes, they are the losers of China's urbanization, but in the eyes of ordinary people like us, they are called demolition households!"

"You don't understand anything. All you do all day is focus on ordinary people. Do you even know what ordinary people are? Just by reading a few social news stories, you think you understand China?"

Then Jia Zhangke's supporters spoke up: "He's the winner of the Venice Golden Lion Award. Why don't you win a similar award first before you speak out?"

This is still a relatively polite way of saying it. Many people just call him "actress!"

Lu Chuan immediately scolded him, "What do you, an actor who is not a professional, know?" Jia Zhangke is the pride of Chinese cinema. I have a professor who was talking about movies with everyone and mentioned his favorite Jia Zhangke. He said, "I watch all of Jia Zhangke's movies frame by frame."

His films are highly recognized among those who love movies and have a certain aesthetic sense! You are just an idol actor, what qualifications do you have to evaluate Jia Zhangke?

Including many big Vs, film critics... and even experts and scholars...

Jia Zhangke is the person they promoted - the conscience of Chinese cinema.

How could you be defeated by someone who makes commercial films?
They all spoke out to defend Jia Zhangke and stepped on Shen Yan...

In fact, their attack power is just so-so, and their followers don't have much in common with Shen Yan...

So, this incident didn’t really have much impact on Shen Yan, but Shen Yan’s fans couldn’t sit still…

All kinds of messages are full of crazy insults!

Shen Yan left a message on Weibo: "Zizek once said that when Western white leftists criticize the colonial crimes committed by their own race, they almost immediately put themselves in a morally superior, more universal perspective. Therefore, Western white leftists' enthusiasm for self-criticism may not be out of good intentions, but may also be another manifestation of superiority..."

"Similarly, people like Director Jia, who are keen on filming China's 'misery' and 'backwardness', while doing so, immediately put themselves into a more civilized, advanced and noble perspective.

From this perspective, it is clear who they equate themselves with.

The audience in Director Jia's mind is the judges of European film festivals and the Chinese urban intellectuals and petty bourgeoisie who admire them, not the group he is photographing.

"So, as a director born in Northwest China, Director Jia detached himself by filming the impoverished and backward life in Northwest China, inserting himself into the perspective of urban intellectuals in Beijing, Shanghai, and successfully making them accept him as one of them. This is his way of achieving class leap..."

"Besides, I'm just discussing something. Why are you scolding me? Don't you think I even have the right to speak?"

"My fans shouldn't attack others...they can't even tickle me with their limited fighting power!"

"If you have time, go watch my TV series 'Lotus Tower'. It starts tonight!"

(End of this chapter)