Jiang Wen Talks New Technologies, Dumplings, And Who, As A Director, He “Showers” ​​Actors with Praise

Chinese Actor-Director Jiang Wen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Let The Bullets Fly) Shared his take on new technologies, his Approach to Adapting Novels, and His Experience with Acting, Among A Wide Range of Issues, Dringing A Jam-Packed Masterced at 15 Ed. Festival on Friday.

Naturally, The Continued Technological Development and Its Effect Came Up During the Conversation. “WHY SHOULD WE REFUSE The FURTHER EVOLUTION OF NEW Technologies,“ Especialyly if “Good Content, Good Stories” are still being told, whoh is the key, he replied. With Film, “It Is The Story That You Tell” that Count.

In a diffacent context, thorough, he encouraged the audience to take a break from One Form of Technology, Mobile Phones. Jiang Received a Huge Superstar Oination, Including Loud Cheers and A Wave of Mobile Phone Snapshots After The Doors to the Venue Were Were Were Welcome Him in, Playle.

The Star Thanked Everyone for the Warm Reception and Ten Addressed the Younger Folks in the Crowd, asking Them to “Please Put Down Your Phones,” Noting that People Should. “I’m in my 60s, and i can still remember a lot of things,“ he Shared, also Mentation that he was was more interested in face-to-face dialogue than-Stage “Performance” Durying The Event.

Performing in Front of the Camera Has, of Course, Been A Key Part of Jiang’s Career. He Mentioned on Friday that he Studied Acting for Four Years, Noting That His Experience Is That Any Work On Characters Includes Simplicity and Complexity. “IT is like Martial Arts,” He Said. “You have to Study Them, but WHEN YOU’S PERFORM THEM, YOU JUST FIGHT.”

One Question Center on Howly Thinks About Approaching the Adptation of Novels Since He have done so regularly. “I Deviate A Lot from the Original Novels,“ Jiang Shared. In the heat of the sun is bassed on a novel Originally Called Animal FerocityAnd the Film Title Just Came to HIM WHEN HE READ IT, HE SAID, FOR EXAMPLE, SHARING THAT HE NEVER CONSIDERED USING OF THE BOOK’S ORIGINAL TITLE FOR THE MOVIE.

On scriptwriting, jiang also shared that “the background of the Characters Should Be Clear.” OtherJise, “What You Write Won’t Stand The Test of Time.”

Jiang’s Interations As A Director with Acctors on Set Were Also A Point of Discussion in the Masterclasses. “I do not act this much anymore. But My Secret is to Shower Actors and Actresses with Praise,” He Told the Audence. “Only if they Feel Good About Themselves Will They Give Me Good Performances.” HE Aded: “Directors Should Be Embracive and Not Boss People Around.”

He Concluded: “The Director’s Role is to Make Everybody Feel Good.” He Concluded the Topic by Joking that Directors, After All, Can Always Blame Cinematographers or Sound People IF A Film Doesn’t Turn Out As HOPED.

The Box Office Success of the Animated Movie Ne zha HAS BEEN A RECURRING THEME OF THE BEIJING FILM FESTIVAL. SO it came as no surprise that, during a discussion on dumplings, jiang also mentied yang yu, aka jiaozi, WHICH means “Dumpling,” the creator and Director of the recordor Ne zha Franchise. “HE will have a long journey ahead,” HE OFFERED.

The Multi-Hyphenate On Friday Also URGED YOUNG CREATIVES TO Follow Their Pasions and Believe in Their Potential, Mentation That He, For Example, Learned To Play The Piano For A RO. “I THINK I WOURT HAVE BECOME A VERY Good Pianist,” HE OFFERED.

“IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE SOMETING TO SAY,“ HA ALSO TOLD YOUNG CREATIVES CONSIDERING A CARER IN FILM. “IT is Really Important That You Understand Life,” Maybe See The World Differently from Oheers, and Have An Eye for “What The Current Movie Space is Lacking.”

Members of the Audence Were Vying for a CHANCE TO ASK A QUESTION at the END of the MasterClass, As Many Hands Were Raissed, Some People Even Jumped Up, and The Sound Leveel in the.

People Say Jiang’s Films Are Great to Watch, But Diflicult to Understand, The FIRST AUDIENCE MEMBER SAID, ASKING for the Actor-Director’s Response. “Of Course, I Do Understand All of My Movies,“ The Filmmaker Replied. “Mona lisa has been smiling for so Many Years.” But Who? “Do you want mona lisa to teell you whohh smiling at you?” Jiang Concluded His Res at.

The Crowd Was Particularly Electrified WHEN AUDIENCE MEMBER Asked if His Girlfriend Could Could Hand Over A Gift That Had Created Together for Jiang. Thr Couldn’t See Whaty Were Holding, Thought.

The Actor-Director Clearly Enjoed the MasterClass Experience, ALLOWING SEVERAL MORE QUESTIONS EVEN AFTER TIME WAS UP. Asked Who Hew Compare HimSelf to, Jiang Emphasized: “I AM MYSELF AND NOBODY ELSE.” And He Added, “I Want To Watch Good Movies in Any Market.”

In what was meant to be the final quest and ANSWER, he Shared that he dosn’t usual watch his own movies, encouraging the quester to ask a follow-up. That was if he could recommend a great movie he have recently seen. Jiang, in an apprent reference to the Festival of Competition, SAID THAT HOULD HAV TO WAIT UNTIL SATURDAY TO Share his Hiswer.

Jiang Serves As the Head of the Main Competition Jury at the Beijing Fest, Which Will Hand Out It Tiantan Awards on Saturday Evening. The Other Jurors Are Chinese American Director and Actor Joan Chen (The Last Emperor), British Director David Yates (Fantastic Beasts and WHERE TO FIND THEM), Chinese actor ni, Finnish Director Teemu Nikki, Swiss Director and Actor Vincent Perez, and Art Director Tim Yip from Hong Kong.

The Beijing Festival Has Brought the Chinese Capital A Broad Range of Film Screenings, Including Homegrown and International Features, Along with Various Other Events, InCluding-Summing Much-Referenced Ne zha 2.