Some people say that movies are an art of regret. what do you think?

First of all, the production of movies restricts the development of movies, and the creation of movies needs to be carried out in reality, consisting of actors, sets, lights and props. Need a lot of capital investment, due to the limitation of insufficient funds, it is inevitable that there will be regrets.

Secondly, the concept of film: people's understanding of film is not achieved overnight, but through a series of processes. Looking back at history, we can find that the development of film concept is progressing continuously, and the understanding of films in a certain era is not sufficient. When Lumiere first invented the film, he only regarded it as a tool to record his life and show off his technology. Mei only shot the stage with a fixed lens, and China's first film Dingjun Mountain only shot a singer. Now it seems to lack the aesthetic feeling of the film.

In addition, the generation of movies. Once a film is made, it will last forever, unlike a drama that requires actors to perform again and improve constantly. This feature also makes the film works inevitably flawed and difficult to correct.

Finally, as an art, film is restricted by economic base, material conditions and productivity. The original film is a silent film in black and white, and the scope of art dissemination is less. With the rise of sound technology, color technology, digital technology and photography technology, the scope of film expression is more extensive. There is no concept of film color in the black-and-white film period. Only after the appearance of color can color elements be integrated into the film and the performance space of the film be expanded. Today's film technology is still developing, and the expression space is still relatively limited. But we can see many new technology attempts, such as Ang Lee's high frame rate movies, naked-eye 3d movies, and interactive movie, which is said to have been released in recent years.

Hope in regret

Although the above constraints on film creation seem to impose many restrictions on the film and bring regret. But we shouldn't give up hope for movies. Historically, the exploration of various types of films has never stopped. Avant-garde film movement's exploration and innovation of visual style, psychological photography technology and subconscious, and David Griffith's innovation of film montage, a new wave. It is their unremitting exploration that has made today's film brilliant, and it is also the premise for us to continue to explore and work hard for the better development of the film.

The limitations of economic capital are not lifeless for practitioners. Low-cost production can also give birth to works of artistic value, such as "Don't Stop the Camera", which brings a brand-new viewing experience to the audience at a cost of less than one million. As Nolan's early film, Memento didn't get much investment, but he did something new in film narration.

Only by constantly enriching their own qualities can creators meet the opportunities and challenges brought by technological development. Is film the art of regret? The author's answer is yes, but at the same time, the author thinks that this kind of regret is a kind of hopeful regret, just as the defects of jade can highlight the beauty of jade, the film also encourages practitioners to move forward bravely because of its regret, which will promote the prosperity of the film to a greater extent.