Permanent Myth

From the rich movie content, the diverse movie narrative and the assembling of art and commerce, the paper carefully analyze 15 movies which Zhang Yimou directed, and mention that Zhang Yimou's movies is a flag of Chinese movies. Multi-layer movie space building and unique movie narrative techniques is the typical sign which Zhang Yimou's movies own some worldwide factors.In ChapterⅠ, I have taken great pains to show the gorgeous and colorful Chinese personalities in Zhang Yimou's movie world to the academics and the ordinary viewers. These personalities include——the strong original atmosphere, a extremely brilliant folk landscape, the variegated political picture, the chaos city confusion, the calm concern to the weakling, and the convoluted love calling. Flowery and plain, they knitted an oriental legend together.In ChapterⅡ, I divide the diverse narrative techniques into two categories: symbolical narrative and documentary narrative. The former is completed with the leisure space, the extreme colors and the flexible music; the latter regards showing "life flowing on a screen" as the highest realm. The two narrative techniques are not contrary. Zhang Yimou's movies are always full of variables.In ChapterⅢ, I draw a clear outline on the basis of time turning: firstly Zhang Yimou tirelessly pursued art movie, secondly experienced commercial movie exploring and small movie confusion, finally assembled art and commercial elements in Hero perfectly.Zhang Yimou's movies have formed a not- reproducible myth.