Zhang Yimou

works for the puppet government. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling for him. This sparked a series of controversies as she was tangled between accomplishing the mission and maintaining an erotic relationship with him. 3. Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang as Chinese 5th generation directors have represented an evolution from socialism to a time when urbanization took firmer cultural hold and focus on the countryside from the socialist period. For example, movies such as To…

Zhang Yimou’s film techniques are fundamental to the narrative of his films The Road Home and Hero, as they are the medium of which his themes and concepts are presented. Both films set in a time period before the Cultural Revolution in China, each in their own share an exploration of central concepts of a ruthlessly ruling totalitarian regime, as well as themes of the importance of respecting the past, the truth, and the significance and influence of the individual. To visually express his…

gaining victory. Now holding power, the Communist made many reforms under the leadership of Mao Zedong. “To Live” is a simple title that conceals a universe. “To Live” is a movie created by a famous Chinese director, producer, and writer, Zhang Yimou. Zhang attempts to present an interpretation of the Chinese…

8. Flowers of Shanghai (Hou Hsiao Hsen, 1998) At the finale of the 19th century, Shanghai is divides among zones of foreign influence. In the British one, a number of luxurious "Flower Houses" address the needs of the male elite. The Chinese dignitaries were forbidden to attend brothels and the aforementioned houses are their sole choice for pleasure. However, those men visit the Flower Houses not solely for the companionship of the courtesans, but also to smoke opium, dine and play Mahjong. The…

Discourse Malcolm Gladwell says, "Epidemics are sensitive to the conditions and circumstances of the times and places in which they occur" The famous line “I took the one less travelled by” from Robert Frost’s “The Road Not taken” is attributed as being one of the most misunderstood phrases in modern literature. The line which endures the place on the tongue of many hopeful fathers is really an indictment of Frosts anticipation of remorse of his future self - having taken the road less…

inventions” (143). There are numerous genres and subgenres in which films are able to be classified as depending on their elements. Both Zhang Yimou’s Raise the Red Lantern and Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth are classified as dramas, among other things. However, the historical elements in with the directors tackle in their film are consistent with historical dramas. Both Yimou and de Toro are able to use their main…

aise the Red Lantern (1991) by Yimou Zhang and The Wedding Banquet (1993) by Ang Lee specifically demonstrate perceptions of gender identity through a Chinese narrative. Zhang’s film examines the persecution of women and its harming affects. While Lee successfully creates an accepting story of homosexual characters Yet, he progresses in his portray of women. This paper will examine the issues of gender identity (specifically female identity ) in both films and argue that film can be used as a…

The Gaze in the Movie “Red Sorghun” Red Sorghum is a movie that was directed by Zhang Yimou and produced by Wu Tianming. The movie was released in 1987 in China. The leading actors in the film are Gong Li and Jiang Wen. Jiu’er’s grandson was the narrator of the film and it addressed the events that happen to his grandparents in the 1930s. The story started with Jiu’er being forced by his father to tie the knot to the leprous proprietor of a cellar. Later Jiu’er was being tricked to believe in…

Although Tong describes the master’s physical state with great detail and practice of imagery, this approach to Chen does not translate over into Yimou’s adaptation. Yimou, instead, utilizes the lighting and camera, to present what seems to be as little visual of the master as possible, usually placing the character in the shadows as a distant, yet almost pervasive presence -if not in directly, then on behalf of his…

In China, some of the worlds harshest, most cruel laws are in place. From population control to torturing its citizens, over the last four decades China has controlled every aspect of its citizens’ lives. Chinas brutal One-Child Policy has been in play since 1978, the policy restricts couples from having more than one child. In the book Among the Enemy, 2 main characters, Percius and Matthias experience first-hand the many hardships those in China face today. In 1949, a Chinese emperor by the…