"Battle of Shanghai", "Stock Crazy", "Love Myth"... Ishikawa explains in detail the history of Shanghai on the screen | Citizen | Shanghai | Love Myth
From "Battle of Shanghai" to "Myth of Love", from the liberation of Shanghai to entering a new era, how do movies depict the changes in Shanghai? Recently, Shi Chuan, Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Film Association and Professor of the Shanghai Academy of Drama, visited a study and reading club to appreciate ten films that reflect the lives of Shanghai citizens and have unique Shanghai characteristics, outlining the constantly updated urban landscape and ever-changing mentality of Shanghai.
In the sound of the horn in "Battle of Shanghai", the audience witnessed the internal and external battles of "Shanghai Liberation". How to protect Shanghai after its liberation? "Sentinels Under Neon Lights" is based on the "Eight Good Companies on Nanjing Road" and tells the story of how the People's Liberation Army entered Shanghai to resist the influence of bourgeois lifestyle and maintain its own fine traditions. This film with a strong sense of the times caused a sensation at that time.
"The Night City" reflects the dual nature of Shanghai's national capitalists, with both the side of being oppressed by foreign capital and patriotic progress, as well as the side of cruel exploitation of the working class. "Today I Rest" constructs a beautiful social form where there is no way out and no one is closed at night.
The film "Magician's Adventure" directed by Sang Yu and starring Chen Qiang fully presents the urban landscape of Shanghai in the 1960s. It takes the gaze of a returning overseas Chinese to explore the vivid street scenery of Shanghai, presenting the city's ever-changing urban landscape and the healthy lifestyle of its citizens. It is worth mentioning that this film is the first domestically produced 3D film in China, and the Shanghai Donghu Cinema, which premiered the film, is also the first 3D cinema in the country.
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The emergence of the movie "Little Street" reflects the fourth generation director Yang Yanjin's unique reflection on the tragedy of the times in a lyrical way. After the reform and opening up, Sang Yu presented the comedy "She and She", using comedy techniques such as coincidences and misunderstandings to create relaxed humor. This not only reflects the gradually cheerful social atmosphere and optimistic atmosphere, but also demonstrates the young people's construction of the "Four Modernizations", pursuit of material life, and different attitudes towards love and marriage.
This positive and upward trend became "anxiety" in the 1990s of "Stock Crazy". This city is facing the reconstruction of its economic status, and citizens also need to regain their confidence, dignity, and sense of belonging and identity towards the city. The exaggerated performance of "Stock Crazy" brings a strong sense of reflection, prompting people to ponder the gains and losses in the turning point.
Entering the new century, "Night in Shanghai" highlights the urban temperament often overlooked by locals as an outsider. The film creates a new urban image of Shanghai with flowing vision and dazzling night scenes. In the dazzling light, the city's appearance has undergone earth shattering changes, and it also raises new questions: what should be the relationship between people? What is the ideal life of modern people like?
The inclusiveness of Shanghai's urban culture is demonstrated in the diversity of lifestyles. To a certain extent, "Love Myth", also created by "foreign" director Shao Yihui, answers these questions with its own answers and presents a contemporary answer sheet for Shanghai.
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Movies draw inspiration from reality, and the urban landscape and civic thoughts of each period can be traced in the interplay of light and shadow. The cultural heritage and era of Shanghai have also gradually unfolded in the development process of cinema. Looking back at the path Shanghai has taken on the screen, Ishikawa sends a message that Shanghai cinema has a better tomorrow.