八角笼中双语影评以及中国现实主义电影的现状

八角笼中双语影评以及中国现实主义电影的现状



中文版：

七月上旬，《八角笼中》横空出世，收获了广泛的好评，豆瓣上一度获得过7.6的高分。然而这部电影同时争议性极大，喜欢它的人将它比肩《药神》，不喜欢的人认为他是烂俗鸡汤励志片。下面，我将会通过电影创作手法和情节浅浅发表一些我对这部争议性很大影片的一些见解。



先说优点。首先，影片的选题很不错，引出的无良媒体，网络舆论问题和社会贫富差距问题的确具有现实意义。再者，电影中的一些交叉剪辑，平行蒙太奇也很能抒发电影所想要表达的社会悲剧的思想感情。其次，演员的演技也很炸裂，可以说不论主角配角都契合人物性格，也在一些慢镜头中充分塑造了饱满的人物和其情绪。



同时，本片的缺点同样也很严重。首先，摄影的构图色彩，剪辑的转场音效都是有问题的。第一，电影的冷暖色调转变并不明显，会导致一定的审美疲劳和环境渲染的偏差，最后一幕单一刻意的灰色色调也并未能够突出格斗的残酷。第二，剪辑的转场过于生硬，缺乏能够调节视觉效果的淡化转场。音效的剪辑过于粗糙，仍需要在降噪，音量调节上下功夫。再者，故事的叙事节奏过于的画蛇添足，一些多余的插叙能够减掉去增加对于网络舆论这一主题的探讨会更好。最后，故事缺少伏笔，很多时候故事的推行缺少动机，使很多镜头略显唐突。稍微增加一下电影时长去补充该点会让电影叙事更加顺畅。



此外，故事一些碎镜头应用在后半段出色，但在前半段略显尴尬。结局也只能说是一言难尽，强行happy ending。



总的来说，《八角笼中》作为王宝强第二部电影无疑有了巨大的进步。题材和深度反思以及社会讽刺也很出彩。但影片无论是美术摄影还是叙事手法仍存在巨大的问题，细节也是需要打磨的。



很多人认为《八角笼中》是一部比肩《药神》的神作，我认为还是过誉了，但是《八角笼中》的出现无疑是国产现实主义题材电影的福音。莫言先生说过：“文学作品从不是唱赞歌的工具，而是揭露丑恶的武器。”希望国家能够放宽审查制度，让越来越多反应现实的影视作品在大荧幕上和大家见面吧。



English version：



In early July, "Never say never" was released and received widespread praise, which achieved a high score of 7.6 in Douban. However, this movie is also highly controversial, people who like think it is second 'Dying to survive', while those who don't like it consider it a messy inspirational film. Below, I will share some of my perspectives into this highly controversial film through the film's creative techniques and plot.



First, let's talk about the advantages. Actually，the topic selection of the film is very good, and the unscrupulous media, online public opinion issues, and social wealth gap issues it raises are indeed of practical significance.



Furthermore, some cross editing and parallel montages in the movie can also express the thoughts and emotions of the social tragedy that the movie aims to express. Secondly, the acting skills of the actors are also very exploding. It can be said that no matter the leading role or supporting role, they all fit in with the character character, and they also fully portray the full characters and their emotions in some slow scenes.



At the same time, the shortcomings of this film are also very serious. Firstly, there are issues with the composition color of photography and the transition sound effect of editing. First of all, the shift in the cool and warm tones of the movie is not obvious, which can lead to certain aesthetic fatigue and deviation in environmental rendering. The single and deliberate gray tone in the final scene also fails to highlight the cruelty of combat. Secondly, the transitions in the editing are too rigid and lack a downplayed transition that can adjust the visual effect. The editing of sound effects is too rough, and efforts still need to be made in noise reduction and volume adjustment.



Furthermore, the narrative rhythm of the story is too exaggerated, and it would be better to eliminate some unnecessary interludes to increase the exploration of the theme of online public opinion.



Finally, the story lacks foreshadowing, and often the implementation of the story lacks motivation, making many shots slightly abrupt. A slight increase in the duration of the movie to supplement this point will make the narrative smoother. In addition, some fragmented scenes in the story are excellent in the second half, but slightly awkward in the first half.



The ending can only be said to be inexplicable, forcing a happy ending.



Overall, "Never say never has undoubtedly made significant progress as Wang Baoqiang's second film. The theme, deep reflection, and social satire are also outstanding. But there are still huge problems with both art photography and narrative techniques in the film, and the details also need to be polished. Many people believe that 'Never say never' is a masterpiece that is comparable to 'Medicine God', and I think it is still over praised. However, the emergence of 'Octagonal Cage' is undoubtedly a blessing for domestic realism themed films. Mr. Mo Yan once said, Literary works are never a tool for singing praises, but a weapon for exposing ugliness. I hope the country can change censorship system and allow more and more realistic film and television works to be seen on the big screen.