Brief introduction to the story and function of the Great Wall

Brief introduction to the story and function of the Great Wall

Directed by Zhang Yimou, "The Great Wall" will be shown nationwide from 65438+February 65438+June 6. Here is a brief introduction to the main content of this film, I hope you like it!

Introduction:

China's ancient times. A monster that feeds on humans? Gluttony, every 60 years, will gather in human territory for food. The purpose of casting the Great Wall by the human army defending the territory is also to resist the invasion of monsters. However, no one, whether a strategist or an officer, has ever faced real gluttony.

Foreign mercenaries who came all the way to China to look for black powder are also facing gluttony.

Faced with the gluttony swarming in, it is impossible to repel it by our own efforts, so foreign mercenaries and legions trained by China joined forces to resist the irresistible beasts of mankind.

Role introduction:

William? Garin

Actor Matt? Tamon

A mercenary who came to China in search of wealth and glory discovered an incredible secret hidden behind the Great Wall. This battle-hardened soldier shoulders an almost impossible task and can't keep himself out of it.

Mei Lin (General Crane Army)

Actor Jing Tian.

Leading a female army, focusing on air strikes, such as birds falling from the sky to pounce on food, their fighting style is mainly female-specific flexibility, they will use a weapon called flying shuttle, and they will slide down the wall of more than ten meters like birds preying. In addition, there is a four-meter-five pike, which is used to assassinate gluttons at close range.

Perot? Torval

Actor Pedro? pascal

European mercenary generals and sharp-tongued swordsmen would rather escape than be prisoners. In order to steal gunpowder, I came to China and accidentally entered the mysterious Great Wall, longing for glory.

Ballard

Actor William? Daifuku

Ghost prisoner of the Great Wall, trapped in the Great Wall for 25 years, claiming to be a western upper class. He is really knowledgeable, and he makes himself useful in order to survive. When William and Torvald arrived, he immediately wanted to invite them to join his escape plan.

Wang Junshi

Actor Andy Lau.

As military advisers, scientific and technical experts and military staff have studied monsters and combat skills all their lives with perseverance, and put their energy into their work completely. Its department undertook the work of weapon design and developed more powerful and applicable weapons, which provided a strong guarantee for the five armies to bravely fight against gluttony on the front line of the Great Wall. And he is the only one who believes that gluttony has evolved.

Shao Dianshuai (General Xiong Jun)

Actor Zhang Hanyu.

Xiong Jun, commander-in-chief of the heroic shadowless imperial army, experienced an attack every 60 years. He is brave and fearless, and he is a close combat force against the gluttonous monster. He has a deep friendship with Chen, the general of Eagle Army. Military life, stationed in the last line of defense of mankind.

Peng Yong

Actor Lu Han.

Xiong Jun, a young soldier in training, is very timid, especially weak, and easily afraid. His biggest feature is that he will shake his hands when he is nervous, because he will train if his hands shake too much. Will make the greatest sacrifice and become a real hero.

General Wu (Tiger General)

Actor Eddie Peng Yuyan Yu Yan.

Frightened in the war, the engineers of the imperial army and the generals of the tiger army in the artillery unit were invisible. This army, which is in close contact with gluttonous people, mainly relies on strength. They control heavy organs and skillfully use water power to defeat gluttons.

General Chen (General Eagle Army)

Actor Kenny Lin.

General Eagle Army led by sharpshooter is a long-range attack force with bow and arrow as its main weapon. When gluttony attacks, ten thousand arrows are like rain.

Shen Daren

Actor Ryan.

The ministers sent by the palace, civil servants, are the most trusted ministers around the emperor and shoulder the heavy responsibility of escorting gluttony to Beijing. For him, it is more important to satisfy the emperor than to defend the world.

General Deng (army general)

Actor Huang Xuan.

The deer army is in command, and the army is mainly a melee force, and the weapon used is a spear. His characteristic is speed, like a stag galloping in a dense forest, fighting its way out in a gluttonous crowd. Command soldiers to fight raging monsters at the forefront.

Kingsguard officer

Actor Cheney Chen.

As a royal guard, he must overcome his fears to protect his emperor, city-state and people from extinction.

Emperor song dynasty

Actor Karry.

A huge empire is at stake. As a young ruler, he had to face an inevitable decisive battle.

Behind the scenes production:

playwriting

The script was written by Thomas, the boss of Legendary Pictures? Toure, one of the producers, accidentally saw the Great Wall by plane and thought it was a particularly remarkable building, which should become a good story, so Thomas? Toure and screenwriter Max? Brooks first wrote an outline of the story. Another producer, Joe? Directors Jenny and Zhang Yimou completed the first draft of the script from June 20 13 to March 20 14. After the first draft of the script was completed, in July, American director Tony? Gilroy wrote the second draft of the play. In the end, director Zhang Yimou repeatedly revised important links and improved the script.

Creative characteristics

The Great Wall uses a lot of elements reflecting the traditional culture of China, from which the audience can see the wisdom of many ancient craftsmen. Andy Lau revealed that the background of the whole story was set at the peak of the development of ancient culture and science and technology in China.

On the Great Wall? The shadowless imperial army? The creative inspiration named after five animals and distinguished by five colors is the inheritance and expression of China traditional culture, which was first exposed? Five armies declassified? In the special edition, the characteristics of the five armies of bear, crane, tiger, eagle and deer are decrypted in detail.

Zhang Yimou thinks that the element of China can not only add aesthetic feeling and rich details to the film, but also be the core and foundation of the film story. He revealed that the film was set in the Northern Song Dynasty, when China's feelings for home and country were also the strongest. They fought to defend the Great Wall, not afraid of sacrifice, selfless and fearless, and unknown. This is the most impressive place in the film The Great Wall. He said that this time he would tell the world the story of China in the form of a global blockbuster.

Shooting process

On March 30th, 20 15, the film Great Wall was officially launched in Qingdao Oriental Film Capital. The film was shot in the largest green screen area. The Great Wall was built in Qingdao Wanda Oriental Film Capital, covering an area of one square kilometer and consisting of more than 360 containers. Most of the major battles were filmed here. The total number of location crews in Qingdao has reached 1300, including more than 500 extras.

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"Great Wall" three superstars special Matt? Damon said Pascal was the best partner in the movie.

The three-star special "The Great Wall" directed by Zhang Yimou will be released nationwide on 65438+February 65438+June 6. The film is jointly produced by China Film Co., Ltd., LeTV Pictures, Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures, bringing together Matt Damon, Jing Tian, pedro pascal, Andy Lau, William Dafu, Zhang Hanyu, Lu Han, Eddie Peng Yuyan Swift and.

Today, the film released three heavy videos, namely Matt? Damon and Pedro. Pascal, William? Dafu has a special personal role. Are you home, Matt? Damon is affectionately called by fans? Stay cute? He is an Oscar winner and has starred in a series of famous films, such as Saving Private Ryan, Bourne ultimatum series, Interstellar and Mars Rescue. Pedro? Pascal's most classic work is American drama Game of Thrones, which has attracted countless fans in China because of its unique charm. William? Dafu was nominated for two Oscars, and his works such as Pai, Spider-Man and The Grand Budapest Hotel are all famous. The joining of three Hollywood superstars, plus a dozen outstanding China actors, constitutes the ultra-luxury international cast of Great Wall.

Previously, the film did not disclose too Domat? The role information of Damon and others in the film also caused various speculations. Today's special edition unveiled the mystery of the three characters for the first time, and dispelled everyone's doubts about the role design. Matt in the film? Damon plays William? Garin is a mercenary who pursues wealth and glory, and Pedro? Pascal plays Perot? Torval came to China to steal gunpowder. By chance, he entered the mysterious Great Wall. Matt. Damon revealed that he and Pascal were each other's best partners in the movie and cooperated tacitly in the battle. We are back to back, like eyes behind each other? . What about William? Ballard, played by Dafu, was trapped in the Great Wall for 25 years, secretly plotting to steal the most powerful weapon in Guancheng, and his role setting also solved the dialogue between the two languages in the film very reasonably.

The shadowless imperial army in the film has been stationed in the Great Wall for generations, silently guarding the last line of defense of mankind, not afraid of sacrifice, stubbornly fighting gluttony, selfless and fearless. Matt. Damon and Pedro. Pascal originally came for the benefit, but with the development of the plot, Damon was gradually infected by the spirit of the shadowless imperial guard and parted ways with his good friend Pascal. A mercenary from the late president finally chose to stay at the Great Wall and fight the shadowless imperial guard to the end, as he said in the preview of his previous exposure. I fight for greed and for the gods. This is the first time in my life, and it is a war that is really worth investing in. ? Matt. Damon said that he was shocked by the selfless dedication of the army, and he was very honored to participate in such a film with the cultural spirit of China.

All three Hollywood actors are working with director Zhang Yimou for the first time. Pedro? Pascal said that this cooperation brought him close contact with Zhang Yimou, and he felt that he was a very attractive China director. William? Dafu had previously expressed his admiration for Zhang Yimou for a long time. He has seen many of his works and never thought that he would have the opportunity to co-produce such a large film with him.

The Great Wall tells the story of an ancient elite army who staged a life-and-death battle to defend mankind on the world-famous Great Wall. The film will be premiered in China in 65438+February 65438+June in 3D, IMAX3D, China Giant Screen 3D, Dolby Vision, Dolby Panorama and Honore format, and will be released in many countries and regions around the world, including North America and Europe.

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