Why Zhang Yimou thinks the Great Wall is good for the spread of Chinese culture

Why Zhang Yimou thinks the Great Wall is good for the spread of Chinese culture is as follows:

The story of battling the legendary "Taotie" monster of ancient China on the Great Wall of China excites him and gives him confidence that he can make Chinese and foreign audiences more aware of traditional Chinese culture. The story of fighting the legendary ancient Chinese "Taotie" on the Great Wall of China excites him and makes him confident that he will be able to give Chinese and foreign audiences a deeper understanding of traditional Chinese culture.

This time after the real in-depth Hollywood industrial process, also makes Zhang Yimou has a lot of insights, especially different from the domestic is, the director on the set and can not make changes to the script, must be reported to the layers, and because of Hollywood pursues the "star system", by the male lead Matt Damon request will be easier to pass.

Zhang Yimou admits that there will be compromises and that there is no 100 percent creative freedom in the world, but he is willing to make choices for a project that interests him enough.

Zhang Yimou revealed that in March next year will start shooting a new Chinese-language film, the actors have been determined, the type of subject matter is still in the confidential stage, and the preparation of the film has been staggered with the "Great Wall" during the work.

He will continue to adhere to the commercial art "two-legged road", compared with the production of IP films, he is still more inclined to their own development of new stories, "I think that now China's great situation, there is an opportunity, have the luck to stumble upon a few good scripts, shoot a few good movies, has been a life of pleasure. ."

The movie "The Great Wall" will be released on December 16th. Zhang Yimou accepted an exclusive interview with Phoenix Entertainment during the recent conference to talk about the creative process of this movie. He believes that "The Great Wall" is a meaningful movie that can convey China's image and values.