A Study On Narrative Features Of Guan Hu's Films

In 1993,Guan Hu entered the public eye with a film named Hair Is Out of Order,which stood out with its unique film style and was called a "geek" among the "sixth generation" directors.After years of honing,Guan Hu's films are maturing.He is not only a director at the same time focusing on the little guy and human feelings,and be able to early out of my own tiny space from monotonous lengthy narrative pattern,form their own film aesthetic style and aesthetic implication,in the theme selection,the narrative and film language use and so on innovation exploration,formed a rich "tubular color".The formation of this unique personal style is inseparable from the three major aspects of his film: material selection,narrative techniques and the mobilization of film language.The themes of Guan Hu's films are mainly divided into two aspects.On the one hand,they are urban films that reflect the living conditions of the people at the bottom of the city;on the other hand,they are fables and historical themes that step into the historical space.Regardless of the theme,Guan Hu always keeps his reflection on human nature and personal value in his films,and conveys his reflection on the root of national soul in the world of sound,electricity and light.In terms of narrative techniques,Guan Hu is good at breaking the normal time and space,presenting the life state of the characters in the combination of fragments,downplaying the story plot and highlighting the characters themselves.Non-sequential editing and collage,as well as multiple perspectives,all make his films look more complicated and fascinating.In mobilizing light,film,sound and other aspects of film language,Guan Hu gives full play to the initiative,bold and bold without losing details,impressionistic tone,light and shade opposites bright light,more prominent artistic style of the film.In terms of sound,he is good at enhancing the texture and cultural atmosphere of characters' living environment through dialects and detailed treatment of sound.In general,the aesthetic style of Guan Hu's films is both documentary in the early stage and allegorical in the later stage.In focusing on the little people,it is a reflection of the previous generation of directors' pursuit of "beauty" and "ugliness".Documentary,review and carnival constitute his film aesthetic style.While presenting visual feast after visual feast,it shows the director's unique thinking on "human" and "human nature" and expresses his humanistic care.