What does Su Shi look like in your eyes?
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In the documentary "Fixing the Storm", he is a talented young man who became famous all over the world at a young age, and wrote the famous sentence "It is the most difficult to commit a crime, but the goal is the farthest". Ten years of life and death, a loving man with sorrowful thoughts; a local parent official who personally rebuilt the six wells in Hangzhou and managed the West Lake. A super optimist who is not surprised by favor or humiliation, and is open-minded; he is a foodie who has concocted Dongpo pork, a delicacy that has been passed down for thousands of years...
On July 31st, the five-episode documentary "Setting the Storm" will be broadcast at 20:00 on CCTV Record Channel (CCTV-9). The film takes Su Shi's life experience as the main line, embodies his Confucian feelings of "being poor is good for himself, and being rich can help the world", highlights his political performance of serving as an official and benefiting one side, and also shows his in poetry, prose, The outstanding achievements in the fields of calligraphy and painting lead the audience to approach this famous master through the ages from a unique perspective, express his aspirations for the world, and appreciate his poems and distant places.
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How to tell the stories of characters that are only recorded in words in history in a fascinating and authentic way? How to expand a few verses into a moving story with pictures, plots and emotions?
The documentary "Fixing Storm" is not limited to the traditional production mode of interviews and commentaries combined with physical material shooting, but chooses to carry out vivid and emotional role interpretations in simulated scenes full of imagery and full of Chinese aesthetics, artistically restoring thousands of years ago It reconstructs and enriches the audience's memories and emotions of historical figures and cultural events.
On the misty West Lake, Chaoyun’s bright eyes and bright teeth and elegant and refined dancing posture make the appearance of “If you want to compare the West Lake with West Lake, light makeup and heavy smear are always suitable”; The frivolous and frivolous young man who is willing to enmity still sticks to the ambition of "holding the festival in the clouds, when will Feng Tang be sent away"; in early spring, when the cold weather hits people, Su Shi travels alone under the moon, his thin back and heavy steps convey "loneliness". The arrogance and desolation of "Shazhou Cold"...
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The superb performances of professional actors such as Nie Yuan, Zhang Tianyang, Liao Huijia, Yang Qiru, and Li Jiale in the film have restored the plot in the historical facts to a high degree. The unique aesthetic style is displayed in the perceptible image space.
It is particularly worth mentioning that the actor Nie Yuan's portrayal of Su Shi is very eye-catching. In every important life node of Su Shi, Nie Yuan's interpretation has achieved both form and spirit, which has given Su Shi a new coordinate for the artistic image of film and television .
Everyone has their own Su Dongpo in their hearts. Interpretation of multiple perspectives, multi-dimensional emotional analysis, and multiple visual presentations allow the documentary "Fixing the Storm" to present a complete and substantial image of Su Shi as much as possible.
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In the explanations and sharing of famous scholars, writers, editors of bookstores, cooking masters and other guests who know, like and admire Su Shi, not only can we further understand Su Shi’s rough life, but also the sympathy and sympathy between the guests and Su Shi’s attitude towards life. Greatly enhanced the appeal of the documentary.
It is worth mentioning that among the guests, scholars from France, Japan, and the United States also expressed their understanding of Su Shi in a simple way, which not only highlights Su Shi's extensive international influence, but also enriches the level of video content with an international perspective.
In addition to the detailed interview and commentary, the use of sound is also the highlight of the film. The Guqin performance on the detached stage and the Shandong Kuaishu on the top of Changshan Mountain seem to have opened up a dialogue between today’s people and Su Shi. The poetry recitations by professor Meng Man, actors Pu Cunxin and Nie Yuan, writer Mai Jia, and host Kang Hui made everyone The emotional atmosphere of the episode reaches its climax at the end.
History is a story, but history is not only a story, but also needs to be expressed and understood through stories. The documentary "Fixing the Storm" connects Su Shi's rough and brilliant life chapters with his life creed of "being successful can help the world, and being poor is more than just being alone".
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The documentary "Fixing the Storm" intends to show a more three-dimensional and profound, real and intimate Su Shi. Under the shining light of famous poems and good words that have been handed down through the ages, Su Shi, who is bold, kind, somewhat idealistic, once confused, and occasionally hurts the spring and autumn, but still believes that tomorrow will be better, finally became a companion in the journey of adversity. , came to our side.
