 Party school magazine lam [ 2010-1-26 9:51:48 | 星期二  | watches2009 ] Party school magazine lambasts Chinese blockbusters as "ugly", "bloodthirty" BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yimou's blockbuster "Curse of the Golden Flower" is back in the headlines after a Party school magazine criticized the film as "ugly" and "bloodthirsty". The violence depicted in China's homemade blockbusters transgresses "the moral limits of Chinese art," said a signed article in the Study Times, a periodical published by the Party School of the CPC Central Committee. "Watching the 'Curse of the Golden Flower' makes one feel nauseous. This is a bloodthirsty movie," said the article, under the byline of Tao Dongfeng. Brass Rings The author fired off several salvoes at big-budget movies such as The Banquet directed by Feng Xiaogang, The Promise by Chen Kaige, and House of Flying Daggers, also directed by Zhang Yimou, saying that many Chinese directors are exaggerating and celebrating violence in their films. The author compared Chinese and Hollywood blockbusters, saying that even though the latter were also criticized for showing too much violent scenes, "they at least can tell right from wrong, justice from evil." Zhang Yimou's 45-million-dollar epic "Curse of the Golden Flower", a story of bloody palace intrigue in ancient China, has won box office success on the Chinese mainland amid criticism. So far, the Curse has racked up over 250 million yuan (31.25 million U.S dollars) from the domestic market. embroidered patches Many Chinese blockbusters feature revenge stories. The article said that virtually none of the revengers or their enemies, rulers or rebels, figures of authority or challengers represent justice and conscience. Chinese directors are accused of being obsessed with big-budget movies and seem to have forgotten one simple truth: "things that touch people are usually plain and simple; an extravagant style and an empty story line do not make a good movie." The article said the directors used to blame their poor performance at the Oscars on a lack of money. But the millions invested in recent blockbusters haven't improved their Oscar showing. "Fine art was not built on money. Extravagant and lavish scenes do not make a good movie. Violence and sex is not enough." "Morality on its own cannot make great art. But without it, the so-called blockbusters only make people feel bad," the article said. Other articles: http://watches2010.blog.sohu.com/142729608.html 标签：watches | 浏览(272) | 回复(0)
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