How about Chen Kaige's The Legend of the Cat Demon?

Twelve years ago, Chen Kaige made The Promise. However, the high production cost and luxurious cast still failed to save the movie's box office collapse. At that time, Chen Kaige once became a joke in the China film industry. Twelve years later, Chen Kaige came back with The Legend of the Cat and the Demon, which was his revenge. In order to make this film, it took 6 years to build a new Tang Cheng; Also invited the box office as Huang Xuan's! This time, Chen Kaige thought it was a shoo-in.

The story of "The Legend of the Cat Demon" is set in 3 years after the death of Yang Guifei, that is, 3 years after the fall of Kaiyuan Prosperity, and many scenes in it show us how prosperous and gorgeous the Tang Dynasty was in the form of memories! If you describe it in one sentence, it should be: "economic prosperity, four foreigners serving, and all nations coming to the DPRK."

In the play, Huang Xuan once had a picture of walking through the street with Shōta Sometani. The bustling crowds and the bustling streets all reproduced a street view of the Tang Dynasty in front of us. See the people here in the movie, there is no wonder!

For a long time, Chen Kaige has always been very demanding about the pictures and details of his film works, even harsh. The main scene in the film, Tang Cheng, not only refers to the regulations of the real Chang 'an City, but Chen Kaige even spent time waiting for the transplanted plants and trees to grow, and so on, from a dry and empty city to a vibrant Tang Cheng. It took six years to build. In addition, even the length of chopsticks and the depth of the bowl should be carefully studied, and the clothing, accessories and makeup of each extra actor should be carefully matched.

Director Chen Kaige's own aesthetics in screen art, especially the use of color, is first-class in China. However, no matter how beautiful the picture is and how detailed the details are, people who understand it will naturally think that you are careful, but people who don't understand it won't care about these details, because these things are secondary to the story and plot, which is why many people will find that after watching The Legend of the Cat and the Demon, they can't leave anything in their minds except sighing that it was beautifully shot twice.

Moreover, in such a beautiful picture, the plot and editing of the story are so straightforward and simple, but it is easier to make the film more beautiful in appearance, but empty inside. No matter how awesome the picture is, what's the use of Huang Xuan's acting and acting? The most important thing in movies is always the story.

Just like this, even if Chen Kaige's "The Legend of the Cat and the Demon" wins the box office this time, the word-of-mouth will definitely lose. And according to the current box office results, I'm afraid it's hopeless to win at the box office.

However, in recent years, such films are everywhere, such as "The Story of Wukong". Friends who have seen the original work know that this film has turned a masterpiece into garbage, spent a lot of money on special effects, and finally spelled out a fragmented story. Another example is the Great Wall, which invested 15 million US dollars. No matter how beautiful the special effects are, they can't save the story made up by the mentally retarded screenwriter. I hope that domestic films will pay less attention to their kidneys and more attention. They don't need to play too many tricks, as long as they grasp the core.