What are we talking about when we talk about "Three Thousand Li in Chang'an"?
2023-07-26
The hottest movie in this summer's season is a "national style" animated film called "Chang'an 30000 Miles". According to real-time data from Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 0:00 on July 24th, the film's box office exceeded 1.2 billion yuan. The film takes the interaction between Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai and Gao Shi as a clue, presenting the history of the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline, and depicting "Tang Dynasty stars" such as Du Fu and Wang Wei. Some viewers praised the film for vividly restoring the prosperous atmosphere of the "Poetry Empire" and "satisfying all my fantasies about the" Romanticism "of the prosperous Tang Dynasty"; Some people also lament that the intertextuality between "exiled immortals" and "people in the world" still resonates in the present day, as "it is only in middle age that one can understand the sentence 'a light boat has passed a thousand mountains'. This newspaper interviewed multiple cultural scholars, literary and historical writers, and industry insiders, who provided their own interpretations of this film. Chang'an 30000 Miles "is a" unique style "in the field of Chinese anime (Zhang Yiwu, professor of the Chinese Department at Peking University, member of the Standing Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party Central Committee, and director of the Cultural and Art Commission)." Chang'an 30000 Miles "chooses to enter the culture of the Tang Dynasty from a unique perspective, which is not only a" unique style "of animated films, but also a" unique style "of culture. One of the most representative cultural traits of the Tang Dynasty is poetry. Movies portray the Tang Dynasty through highly appropriate memories and vivid cultural forms, showcasing the most unique spiritual temperament of the Tang Dynasty. While allowing audiences to experience the life of Tang Dynasty poets through movies, they also come into contact with Chinese poetry and understand Chinese cultural traditions from an emotional perspective. In the past decade, domestic animated films have gradually become an important carrier for the revival of traditional culture, and Chinese animated films should also be a very important genre globally. Domestic animation films have been pursuing national style, which is also the tradition of Chinese animation films. On the one hand, it draws inspiration from international animated films, and more importantly, it delves deeply into traditional aesthetics, forming a unique style and having a profound impact. For example, the theme of the Wan brothers' "Riot the Heavenly Palace" is traditional, drawing a lot of nutrition from ancient Chinese lacquer and bronze ware, unearthed cultural relics, Dunhuang murals, and folk New Year pictures. Therefore, Chinese animated films have a unique pursuit of Eastern aesthetics, forming a tradition of animation with Chinese artistic pursuits. "Chang'an 30000 li" makes people feel that it not only continues the tradition of Chinese animation, but also has its unique innovation. The popularity of this film proves that it is in line with the interests of the younger generation in China, especially in their understanding of traditional Chinese culture, and is also a reflection of the younger generation's imagination of the Chinese national spirit. Chang'an 30000 Miles "can be said to be a movie connected by famous Tang poems, and the poetry is also the protagonist of this work. The cleverness of the film lies in that most of the 48 poems in the film are involved in primary and secondary school Chinese textbooks. Tang poetry is as vast as a sea of smoke, with nearly 50000 poems, and the selected works in the film are all well-known and well-known. Sitting in the cinema, poetry instantly resonates with the audience, becoming the successful narrative "medium" for this animated film and evoking resonance. Poetry can make people feel the power of culture. Chinese audiences can 'enter' these from zero distance and without obstacles
Edit:XiaoWanNing Responsible editor:YingLing
Source:China News Daily
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