The failure of The Great Wall made Zhang Yimou questioned. Has Zhang Yimou's directorial skill really declined?

Zhang Yimou, China film director, one of the representatives of the "fifth generation directors", is an honorary doctor of Boston University and Yale University. We have seen many films directed by him, and many of his films are classics. He himself has won many director awards, but recently a film he directed was a fiasco, and this film is The Great Wall.

Zhang Yimou's position in the director circle is undoubtedly very high, but the higher the position, the more people want to pull him down. The failure of the Great Wall made some people jump out and say that Zhang Yimou's director's ability has declined. This is simply criticizing a director's talent, which is the most intolerable thing for a director. I don't think the failure of the Great Wall means anything. Everyone will fail and make mistakes. Isn't Zhang Yimou human? What's more, he directed so many films, and so far only this one has failed. Can one-sidedness replace comprehensiveness?

You can't. Zhang Yimou's directing ability, I believe, has attracted a lot of people's attention. Moreover, Zhang Yimou's success was honed step by step by himself, and he walked out in a down-to-earth manner. No one opened the back door for him, and no one provided him with convenience. His success is only his own. Moreover, how can the failure of a film be entirely attributed to the director? Is there only one director involved in a movie? Where are the actors? Where is the producer? You can't pick a soft persimmon and pinch it on the director's head.

I think the success or failure of a film lies not only in the director, but also in the cooperation between a crew. No matter how good a director is, it is impossible to help the mud to the wall. So I don't think the failure of "The Great Wall" can prove that Zhang Yimou's director's ability has declined.