Are there any good movies?

This is by no means the seven films with the highest evaluation in film history, or even the seven films with the highest evaluation by me personally; Some of them were praised for failure, some failed, and some were even rated as failures. I hesitated about this topic until I started writing. I always feel that what I wanted to write a long time ago has nothing to write, and it will inevitably be very old-fashioned. Everyone will write a subjective comment, similar to my favorite XXX movie. This is not a traditional film review, after all, most of them are old films, and I have seen too many related film reviews, so I don't need to waste any more ink. However, in the long process of my contact with movies, my love for movies, and my evaluation of movies, every distinctive and independent feature of these movies left a deep impression on me, and even recalling the fragments of a movie can remind me of my life at that time. I can't write anything too professional, but as for the movies themselves, I really want to write something for them. Here, I choose seven most representative ones for me, and I can write them to myself. (PS: Some theme music links may be unstable. If necessary, you can click on the page link at the end of the article to download it. )

perfume

Year: 2006

Type: thriller/plot

Director: tom tykwer

Region: Germany/France/Spain

Theme Music: Prelude-Highest Point

I was immersed in the atmosphere of perfume all day. Eat the whole book during the day and watch a movie directly at night. For novels, I haven't seen such a famous foreign book for a long time. As far as movies are concerned, it can be called a miracle and even changed my view of movies. The original novel "Perfume-A Murderer's Story" by Patrick, a famous German writer, caused a sensation in the literary world shortly after its publication, and caused an uproar in Europe and even internationally, becoming a once-in-a-century literary classic. While people are amazed and amazed, they can't help but feel sorry that the theme type can't be put on the screen. After all, it is really difficult to fully show the hero Greenough's extraordinary and sensitive sense of smell and the smells of various substances through movies. In previous films, vision (clairvoyance), hearing (clairvoyance), taste (like a master chef), touch and even the sixth sense, which are different from ordinary people, can be described and filmed relatively, but the most neglected sense of smell has no precedent. After some twists and turns, Tom Tekville, a famous director, took over the script and completed this masterpiece with traditional realistic shooting techniques. He is not unconventional but very loyal to the original, which makes me attracted by the story and admire the perfect combination of his novels and movies.

This is indeed a film that explores human nature in depth, whether it is sentiment, reflection, criticism or satire. He created this special figure, the extraordinary Reynolds, because he explored the meaning of human nature there. He can be regarded as a combination of angel and devil. He came to Paris, France, full of filth and rancidity in the18th century. After being born by a dirty fisherman's biological mother, he cut the umbilical cord with a fish knife and threw it into the garbage dump with rotten intestines. But at this time, miracles began to appear. Children's resistance is as tenacious as bacteria. Whether anthrax, syphilis, herpes mutation, advanced suppurative measles or artificial torture may end his life. Baldini, a perfume manufacturer who abandoned his biological mother, adopted nuns, hired a foreman and made money by talent, died strangely because of his departure. His nose was dissatisfied with all the smells of this world, and it was not until the appearance of the red-haired girl selling fruit that his real goal of coming to this world was clarified. In order to get the most beautiful taste in the legend, he started a killing journey, and one girl became the sacrifice for him to finish this bottle of perfume that could rule the world, until he finally achieved perfection, until he was sent to death row as a serial murderer waiting for execution. The last scene of the execution ground is the climax of the whole film. The evil saint stood on the execution ground where all the executioners knelt down and completely conquered someone present with a handkerchief stained with perfume. His mission was completed and his ideal was over. After returning to the place where he was born, he poured the remaining perfume on his body, let the crazy and attracted people eat themselves with inexplicable love, and then disappeared into the eroded city he had ruled. His persistence and pursuit of love is deeply interpreted in this way that ordinary people can't understand. At the end of the film, the red-haired girl selling fruit is smiling at him, which is the last perfume he really wants to make by any means. What he needs is actually love.

Lord of the Rings 3- Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Year: 2003

Type: Magic \ Epic

Director: Peter Jackson.

Region: USA

Theme Music: The Return of the King

I want to say something about this movie no matter how I think about it. It's just nonsense. For example, if the history of Oscar is compared to the history of NBA, and the unforgettable movies are all basketball stars, then Lord of the Rings 3 is bill russell. As the core figure of the Celtics in the 1960s, the latter led the Boston Green Shirts to an unprecedented eight consecutive championships in NBA history, and finally won the championship with 1 1, creating an unprecedented green dynasty with a pair of big hands that could not wear the championship ring on their fingers. The former, as the last chapter of the world-famous Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings trilogy, became the most suspense-free award-winning film in the 76th Oscar in 2004, and finally got 1 1 nominations, setting a record of 100 awards and becoming one of the three most award-winning films in Oscar history.

I have to admit that the judges of previous Oscars often don't think highly of movies related to magical science fiction, and the series of masterpieces that can be regarded as milestones such as Star Wars and The Matrix have not received due honors at the Oscars. The Lord of the Rings series, with its deep-rooted novel story background, huge investment, epic grand scenes and other factors, as well as the plot rhythm of the trilogy, makes the audience want to cry every episode, which is more compatible with commercial films and art films, caters to the universal interest of Oscar, and finally becomes an epoch-making masterpiece with fame and fortune. Later, until today, magic movies with similar themes such as The Legend of Narnia, Dragon Knight and Golden Compass, as well as war epic movies such as Troy, The Kingdom of Heaven and Sparta 300 Warriors, can't surpass the threshold of the Lord of the Rings series in my eyes. It has become the bible of magical epic movies and is recognized as an immortal masterpiece.

Kill bill.

Year: 2003

Type: Action/Crime

Director: quentin tarantino.

Region: USA

Theme song: "The War of Mankind without Honor"

Quentin might not be recognized by most people if it weren't for killing Bill. Even though he has fully instilled his unique talents in Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and other works, it seems that nine out of ten restricted films with non-pornographic scenes have his old man's wife's feet, and he often shows his face and spits a few dirty words in it, which is naive compared with his outspoken when he was a judge at the film festival. But this is only his side. He is brave enough to accept new things, especially he is very interested in things outside his familiar environment, such as oriental culture.

It can be seen that "Kill Bill" took him a lot of effort, and it is basically a hodgepodge summary of all his favorite movies. Interspersed with classic shots of western Italy, China Kung Fu, Japanese samurai and other films, cast members from different countries and fields, different styles of editing music, bloody scenes with blood spattered, N barrels of plasma. (Laughter ~) The description of Liu Yuling's miserable childhood and the experience of going to the killer, which I played, directly used Japanese animation with a slightly rough American style, which was even more impressive and was called the highlight of the whole film.

Of course, I have to mention the second half. In fact, I really want to put the two films together. Compared with the bloody violence in the first half, the second half has more depth. Especially in the last stop of her revenge trip, when she faced Bill, the latter played a game of chess that surprised her. The daughter stood alive in front of her eyes, but she was shocked. She subconsciously completed a scene of three people living in harmony with Bill, and was "knocked down" by her daughter's toy gun, which reflected a bloodthirsty and vengeful woman's desire for affection when she suddenly became a mother. But she didn't forget that this passerby blocked the ultimate goal of killing Buddha. No matter whether she finally forgave Bill or not, no matter whether she could reasonably forgive Bill, she still had to finish the unchangeable decision-to kill Bill. Perhaps the last cry in the bathroom was the real end of her revenge journey.

Millennium actress.

Year: 200 1

Type: animation

Director: Jin Min Jin Min

Region: Japan

Theme Music: "Chiyoko のテマ Mode -2"

As the only animated film among the seven films, The Millennium Heroine left me endless sadness and melancholy. I have always believed in one sentence: first love is the most sincere, pure and selfless love that people pay in their lives, no matter how naive or even ridiculous. In real life, people's first love mostly ends in failure, which has since become a moderate pain in their hearts. Halfway through the long life, looking back is just a laugh. But for some people, the memory of their first love is with them all their lives, because the love they give is precious. From a certain point of view, they know more about love, the true value of their love, the value to themselves, the value to others, and the value of everything in their subjective world.

Fujiwara Chiyoko is their representative. There are too many movies about love, and there are also many animated movies about love, but to be honest, the Millennium actress and Chiyoko Fujiwara really touched me and touched the deepest things in my heart. That kind of persistence in love, even if it is such a hazy love, trance love, she is willing to pay for it all her life. At the end of the film, Chiyoko, who was dying, recalled that when he set foot on a spaceship, he crossed layers of interstellar space, which suddenly made my heart feel an inexplicable sense of sadness drifting away in a state of depression and generation, which made me extremely uncomfortable. .................

Therefore, the director Jin Min attracted my attention. His works so far are not too many, but he is definitely a talented animation master. The whole movie "The Millennium Actress" is narrated through a series of special skills of the Millennium fantasy scrolls, which perfectly combines Fujiwara Chiyoko's film photography career with the pursuit of eternal love pinned on that key. At first glance, it feels a little chaotic, and the plot changes too fast, but it is also an alternative embodiment of its special expression techniques, and it also compiles various Japanese historical backgrounds into a montage collection. In addition, the music of the film is absolutely unique. Susumu hirasawa, who is in charge of music production, combines the music of this film with modern classical nature and other elements, and makes it perfectly integrated. With the rhythmic timbre of the sun (the song named "Running" is deeply rooted in people's hearts), its level is even as good as that of Joe Hisaishi's works, which has become another highlight of the film's content technique.

The Last Samurai: Samurai Fight

Year: 2003

Type: Action/War

Director: edward zwick

Region: USA

Theme Music: Red Warrior

American movies in 2003 seem to have a special preference for themes such as the combination of East and West represented by Japanese culture. In addition to catching a man who killed Bill whose screen was full of mountain blood, the last samurai also attracted the attention of countless people. Different from the exaggerated and unusual style of Kill Bill, The Last Samurai really set off a spirit of sacrificing everything for faith, which Americans could not understand before.

During the Pacific War, the conflict between the United States and Japan was not only the hatred between countries, but also the differences in cultural concepts and ideas between the two countries, which was an important reason why they could not communicate and reconcile. The Japanese can't understand why American soldiers commit suicide without humiliation after being captured, and Americans can't understand that Japanese soldiers have to apologize after being defeated. Now Americans have always been interested in oriental culture, but they are puzzled. The humanistic ideas of many countries in the East are completely different from what they originally thought. However, it is reasonable for them to look at all kinds of things happening in the East from the cultural perspective of their own country, but they don't, or don't want to, look at these things with different eyes. Therefore, their films related to oriental culture are often conceived and westernized on the basis of their thoughts, and the final result is generally a commercial film formed only for visual pleasure, confusing ideas and reversing logic, without any practical theory. However, some directors can understand the importance of this point. Although they can't fully understand the true meaning of oriental culture, at least in this film, it can be regarded as an impact on eastern and western cultural thoughts. The story is set during the Meiji Restoration in Japan, and the samurai gradually became the victims of the changes of the times, but their strong belief in death made them unable to accept this reality. As a result, the samurai group headed by Sheng Yuan, the leader of the imperial samurai, caused riots in order to survive, hoping to wake up the government through war. From the traditional point of view of Americans, these people are just a group of ignorant and barbaric backward organizations that are still in the era of swords and shadows and cold weapons, and will eventually be completely eliminated. However, Nathan, an American general invited by the Japanese government, was influenced by the Bushido spirit after his capture, and eventually became a member of the samurai group and went to the battlefield with him. These warriors have also become the tragic heroes described in the film. Finally, the scene where the remaining soldiers rushed to the enemy's artillery until they all fell down was definitely a spiritual shock and emotion. It is an honor beyond life to die on the battlefield for their lofty beliefs. This is the most extreme and perfect portrayal of the Japanese Bushido spirit expressed through movies.

Perhaps friends who have studied Japanese history will not admit the historical authenticity of this film, but the main purpose of the film is to vigorously promote the loyalty and greatness of Japanese Bushido spirit in a relatively real historical background, and Nathan played by Tom Cruise is an indispensable role. Before he came to Japan, he made great contributions in the civil war, but he felt very guilty because he killed countless innocent lives. After the war, he was unhappy and felt that there was nothing in the world that he sought. It was not until he came to Japan that the spirit of Bushido ignited his heart, and he realized the true faith he wanted to pursue in his life in the territory of samurai, vowing to share life and death with his comrades in other countries. This is by no means just tragic heroism like Brave Heart. When people are moved by it, they will suddenly find that even though the cultural ideas of the East and the West are different in form, the essence is the same.

The Fifth Element

Year: 1997

Type: Science Fiction/Action

Director: luc besson.

Region: USA/France

Theme music: Tianhou Dance

If I had to choose a classic sci-fi film, I might choose The Matrix II III, prequel trilogy: The Phantom Threat and T2, which was such a classic masterpiece at that time. However, The Fifth Element does have wonderful elements different from ordinary science fiction films, which can not only make people remember its eye-catching visual effects, but also marvel at the amazing design imagination of the film itself. It is also a film of the 20th century and the most successful French commercial blockbuster that hit Hollywood. In addition to Hollywood-style high-tech scene layout, the costume design of these characters in the future world is also in place. Whether it's Gautier's tape costume, Milla Jovovich's heroine with orange hair, the pure kung fu sling that set her off later, the Victorian black demon costume worn by "super cool" boys and girls, or Zog, the villain with a multi-functional magic gun, all reflect dictators and psychological distorters, and they can portray each character very vividly. In addition, The Fifth Element creates a unique atmosphere of French movies in the future sci-fi background, which is relaxed and humorous, never deliberately solemn and serious, romantic and delicate, and never highlights tension and terror. People feel that the plot is not novel, but it is also very interesting after watching it several times.

If I had to choose a director worthy of the title of "all-rounder", I think I would definitely choose luc besson. Almost every one of his works is of a different genre, Such as gun battles, action movies, documentaries, romantic movies, science fiction movies, epic movies, thrillers, ................................................................................................................................, a kung fu film and cartoon, started at the box office of The Fifth Element. The media began to turn to his style to find an explanation, accusing him of not being tempted by money, surrendering to the commercial film world in Hollywood and giving up the delicate and elegant narrative style in the original work. But in my opinion, his ideal is not only to be a French gold medal director who can be praised by the outside world, but to change a pattern. French movies have a long history, but in the eyes of the whole world, France can only export literary films, just as India, which was originally called the second largest country in movies, can only make musical films. Today, with the rapid development of science and technology, relying solely on art films is far from satisfying the tastes of the public. French films will be eliminated by the times sooner or later if they are stuck in the theme type and don't try to innovate. Therefore, someone must stand up and break away from the routine. Even though he may be ridiculed by the world, one day they will know what a noble contribution this man has made to the future of French films. Luc besson wants to be such a person.

Purple day

Year: 200 1

Type: War/Plot

Director: Feng

Region: China

Theme Music: Purple Sunset

Well, I admit, the release of this film has made up for it. I don't know why I judge a domestic or anti-Japanese film. After watching it for the first time n years ago, I really have an unspeakable feeling. Let's start with the failure of the film. This anti-Japanese movie with tears (yawning to tears) has been replayed more than 860 times on the movie channel. Although it has won many awards, the criticism brought by the shooting techniques and stereotyped creative ideas has made the audience unable to give the film too much praise from both subjective and objective perspectives. As the sixth part of Feng's War and Peace series, Purple Day is at the apex of the whole series of patriotic and humanitarian thoughts, but it disappoints most people. There is a reason for this. Feng is actually a very talented director, but his vision is not high and his ambition is not far away. As can be seen from his films, he just wants to develop under the domestic main melody system and live without making progress under the inertia thinking mode of traditional domestic films. His persistence completely limits his talent, and he lacks the boldness of an international director. No matter how vivid the theme is and how hard the scenery is, his works are still a new form, which will eventually be gradually eliminated by the yawning and even cursing of the audience whose aesthetic standards have risen faster than the price.

Let's talk about its commendable side first. As a young man, I don't ignore anti-Japanese movies. It's not that I attach importance to the painful history of China's old society, nor that I hate the Japanese Empire, but I have to admit a reality: China's films have developed to the present by the anti-Japanese war theme type led by the Eighth Route Army's * * * production party. From this theme alone, Purple Day has reached a peak. No matter how shocking the scene is, the main purpose of large-scale war movies in Europe and America is to make people remember the history of those wars and the pain and suffering they brought to mankind. The people in their own country have the deepest understanding of the war in their own country. The people of China should not forget that indelible revolutionary war history through movies. At present, domestic war works are far from Hollywood's high-level production, but we can still interpret the realism of war from other shooting angles, regardless of the intuitive war scenes. Feng's conception is quite unique. Yang Yufu, a refugee from China (representing the suffering people of China), Najia, a Soviet female soldier (as a gesture to help liberate the country) and Qiu Zi, a young and ignorant Japanese female student (the real form of the Japanese at that time), became the protagonists of the story. In the desperate situation of a vast forest area, they formed a friendship from mutual opposition and mutual understanding to mutual support. This film also shows the cruel side of war in a more realistic way. In addition to shouting that Qiu Zi was shot after the Japanese surrender war, Japanese soldiers set fire to China workers dying in sacks, assassinated Yang Yufu's old mother, Japanese officers shot down Qiu Zi's boyfriend who didn't want to be a human missile, and Japanese officers forced local Japanese to commit suicide collectively after Japan announced its surrender. All these are more profound than the direct shooting of soldiers on the battlefield.

Personally, I think the center of the film lies in the mutual affection between Yang Yufu and Qiu Zi. Yang Yufu's hatred of the Japanese and the war is unforgettable, and the sympathy of the audience is obvious. From his sentence "Is this it?" You can see the unwilling sadness that you have experienced all kinds of hardships without knowing it, and you have also scattered this hatred on autumn leaves. However, Akiko's own pain cannot be expressed. The war launched by her own country plunged her into it. She can't bear the fact that she is suffering and being hated by others. Perhaps the tragic and happy ending in the end is also a relief. In fact, the reflection brought by the film is not only the cruelty of the war itself, but also the unavoidable national hatred consciousness hidden between the Chinese and Japanese people, which is directly or indirectly reflected in various events. These are self-evident and hard to change. No matter how the exchange relationship between China and China and the mutual attitude of the two peoples change in the future, we should at least look at this period of history objectively and correctly. Both the Japanese people and the Japanese people were victims of suffering at that time. Therefore, what people hate should not be the people.

About music

Finally, let me talk about the theme music of the seven films I have chosen: the preface, The Highest Point of Perfume, depicts the olfactory world felt by Greenough with a soft and psychedelic female voice, which is full of temptation and makes people deeply attracted, and gradually provokes the dark and evil side of human nature, reflecting its ingenious conception; The soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings III-The Return of the King was highly praised at that time. Here, only the most topical "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" was selected, and finally the war ended in victory. Peace, laughter, light, honor and happiness come one after another with people's hopes, and all the hardships of the past can be forgotten. "Kill Bill" selects the most classic "Fighting without honor and humanity". Needless to say, the typical big man shocked the music world; "のテマ Chiyoko" by the Millennium actress is a song that runs through. There are three versions of the soundtrack, which can be roughly divided into girlhood, youth and middle age. Select Mode 2 (Youth) here. Chiyoko is in the stage between innocence and maturity, and is also full of yearning for the person he is looking for. The soundtrack of The Last Samurai is absolutely excellent, but after careful appreciation, it is found that none of the tracks can fully stimulate the tragic feeling. The Red Warrior is a better one, as if immersed in a heroic war; Diva, an alien singer with eight claws, sings a classic song in Five Elements. The first half of the song is the Italian opera aria Lucia Di Lammermoor by Donizetti, and the second half is interspersed with the lively rhythm Diva Dance. If you are not familiar with Vitas's songs, here is just an excerpt. Needless to say, the theme song of Purple Day is quite sensational, and the melody of violin revolves around the whole plot, which reflects the peace and tranquility that people who hate each other yearn for, just right.