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it was 2013 when "xiao wu" appeared again in "a touch of sin", fifteen years after the movie "xiao wu".

in this movie, "xiao wu" (played by wang hongwei) is still very unlucky, he was stabbed.

i don’t really like watching jia zhangke’s movies because they are not commercial enough and the themes are too realistic. there are also many realistic themes in commercial movies, most of which are full of jokes and use laughter instead of scolding, which seems to be more enjoyable to watch.

for me, neither "xiao wu" nor "a touch of sin" are options for going to the cinema, and of course, i have no chance to go to the cinema to watch them.

but i have watched both movies carefully and i think they are well made.

jia zhangke's films often suddenly pull people into reality and use things that have happened or are happening as subject matter, which requires a lot of courage.

yes, courage.

although 2024 is not over yet, looking back at some things, i find that there are too few things that can resonate in my heart, and too many things about yingying and yanyan. speaking of "yingying and yanyan", i will think of the girls dressed in various styles in "a touch of sin", and the "boss" played by director jia.

there is a lot to say about this movie, which he wrote, directed and guest-starred in. the four stories all have real social events as prototypes. later, i saw a up host commenting on "a touch of sin" on the internet, and he summarized it very clearly:

“it’s a good movie.”

we all know that the tastes of chinese audiences are becoming more and more "picky" now, and we all know the impact of short videos, tv series, online movies and many other forms of entertainment on movies. so many filmmakers often discuss a topic together:

“how to make a good movie?”

in fact, everyone knows how to make a good movie and also knows why audiences are always dissatisfied.

so 2024 may be a bit bleak for chinese films.

so the name "jia zhangke" was mentioned again by some people.

but the main topic is still "jia zhangke that year".

i don't feel anything about this topic either. if i were asked to pay to go to the cinema to watch "a touch of sin" (if this scene exists), i probably wouldn't spend the money. i insist that movies are first and foremost commodities, and they must be cultural services for specific groups of people, such as comedy films for certain groups, action films for certain groups, and horror films for certain groups. it's difficult to blend in and please everyone.

this is not the case with a touch of sin. this is jia zhangke's own words, and he seems to have never cared about the box office. he used the "ancient city wall" in the lens to embody the ideas he wanted to express.

therefore, adults always ignore the "city wall" or gather around it to praise its towering greatness.

only children and young men see the "wall" as just a wall, rotten and crumbling.

this shows the difference between "technical" players and "powerful" players when playing games.

some viewers like to watch the "technical" and light movements, while others like to watch the "powerful" and direct movements.

jia zhangke is a "power type" player.

the audience is the audience, but also the opponent——

when he uses stories and themes as a means of attack, we are always hit in the face with a "bang". after a moment of dizziness, we wake up for a moment, and many memories of past and present lives emerge in our minds, and then we exclaim "good punch".

then sit down and discuss “why is his power so great?”

are we lacking "power" players?

no.

it’s just that these people are constrained and have many concerns, such as “what if you hurt someone with this punch?” “you should hold back some strength when you punch someone”…

then, everyone watched the "technical" players compete and discussed the fancy moves and positions.

then, you might think:

"that acrobatic performance next door looks pretty good..."

so when a group of people were discussing "what to do in the future", i remembered the movie "zhou chu eliminates three evils" that i saw this year. i recalled the story again and found that what attracted me was not "shooting in the head and killing the idiots", but the fact that it carried a real "incorrectness", just like "a touch of sin", it was very "incorrect", but it really happened and this "incorrectness" could not be denied.

this creates room for discussion and gives us the courage to face it.

instead of being swayed by some inexplicable public opinion, they are just expressing emotions rather than discussing the value of the work itself.

i have been criticized for being lazy in writing articles before:

“you have to praise from the heart.”

i admit, this is my problem.

similarly, this question will also be faced by filmmakers:

“you have to praise from the heart.”

there is a saying that goes, “if criticism is insincere, praise is meaningless.”

i agree.

i have witnessed the birth of the first commercial chinese film, the first chinese film to break the 100 million box office, the themes of the 1980s that are still "shocking" today, and some thought-provoking lines. however, later on, everyone became more and more "technical" and seemed to have forgotten the meaning that literary and artistic works themselves bring to the audience.

so this film review is the article with the fewest words i have ever written.

it's not really a film review.

i still don’t like watching jia zhangke’s movies that year, because they are only for arty types. but i admit that he shot them very well.

he reminded me of a fairy tale:

everyone gathered around the king and admired the exquisite craftsmanship on his body. only one child ran out and said boldly:

"look! he has no clothes on!"

for adults, it’s really...

that's too presumptuous.