Film Comparison between The Godfather and Let the Bullets Fly

Introduction

The film industry has developed rapidly in recent years, and Chinese films have gradually entered the international scene. Chinese films have not only made breakthroughs in production techniques, but also in content, which is also undeniably attractive and artistic. Let the Bullets Fly (2010) is one of the great successes in Chinese film history. It not only has ups and downs in the plot, but also has high editing, shooting and film production, which perfectly reflects the progress of Chinese film industry. Let the Bullets Fly (2010) is known even as the The Godfather (1972) of Chinese style, the film focuses on the corruption of 1930s Shanghai (Wic 176, 2012). The evaluation of 'Chinese The Godfather' is the affirmation of this film, more because the definition of making Let the Bullets Fly is very similar to that of The Godfather r. Since its release, people from all walks of life have rated The Godfather as one of the most successful and influential films of all time, especially the gangster genre (Wikipedia, 2019). The Godfather is undoubtedly a milestone in American gangster cinema, and it even helped revive the American film industry with this fictional tragedy (Filmsite, 2019). It tells the story of the development of the Mafia family led by Vito Andolini Corleone and how Corleone's youngest son Mike succeeded his father as the leader of the gang. Its plot is also ups and downs of the profound description of the family in the Mafia family affection first concept, evoking people's understanding of his family's Mafia. In the thesis of this film, the film analysis of the two films, is mainly conducted by objective comparison and evaluation in the aspects of film plot, editing, sound, lighting and shot to show the differences between different cultures.

Evaluation of Let the Bullets Fly

The film tells the story of the struggle for hegemony in China in the 1930s. The content of the story is profound and thought-provoking. It tells the story of three main characters, one by gun, one by cheating and one by money. In the film, three people are each in their own way, linked with each other, and cheating, depicting three distinct personality characters. In cinemography, Let the Bullets Fly also put enough effort. The shooting of characteristic shots also makes the audience feel many delicate feelings of the characters (Li, 2016). In the film, which makes the audience have a lot of unusual feelings. High-speed cinemograph slows down the movement, thus creating a peculiar artistic charm. In the movie, the use of slow motion is very successful, which is one of the best parts of the film. Even its slow movement’s shots are as graceful as dancing in this kind of shot. Especially, the slow movement perfectly displays the facial expressions of the characters, which fully embodies their personalities. Secondly, the feature of motion photography in the film is that the scene change in a shot is reflected by the continuous motion picture rather than the scheduling of the camera itself. With the continuous movement of the camera lens, the relationship between the objects in the camera lens and the scenes before and after is also constantly changing. It not only enhances the dynamic of the screen, but also drives the speed and rhythm of the film, especially when the audience is watching the film, they will feel that the film is fast but orderly.

At the beginning of the movie clips, the camera to move slowly, brings a depressing rhythm, would be expected to happen in a big deal, and the next, Jian wen equestrian picture used the rapid movement of the camera to shoot, caused the strong sense of rhythm, compared with before, the mood of the audience also tense this technique is a very good movie, let the audience in the wake of the film's rhythm will not let the audience with the film out of line. Then the continuous change of scene is also one of the reasons for the success of the film. The approach or distance of the camera from the subject changes the process of a picture. It is this continuous change of scene that makes the bullet fly. In the film, Mr. Tang and sesame take over the position in the goose city. When they arrive at the goose city, they adopt a coherent approach to the scene, that is, the camera is shooting from far to near. The audience also has a strong sense of introduction, which will make the audience feel closer to the goose city step by step, giving people a natural visual experience. This is a comedy based on the chapter of the novel “the Arabian nights”. This film told about to be in Beiyang year, bandit Zhang pockmarked son because hijacked the ma Bonde that money buys the position of county magistrate and his wife, ma bond-marked to save life, county magistrate gave Zhang pockmarked son, oneself became tang Shi ye. Zhang pockmarked into the county magistrate, with his hand rushed to the goose city office. Encounter overlord Huang Lang in goose city, murder case in love between two parties is staged in succession. He film is very vivid both in plot and in detail. The actors' funny expressions, humorous dialogues, and psychological strategies between the two parties are the real portrayal of humor in life, wisdom in social intercourse, and stratagems on the battlefield. The characters in the film are all led by one thing, for example: because the old six eat Liang fen event led to Huang Shirang. It also shows what kind of character he is. The little man is greedy for money and afraid of death, sly and sleek, but so charming and lovely, close lung. Because his evil, is the human nature of the evil, greed, lust, fear of death, not inhuman anti-human evil. So just like the mole on someone's face, so vivid and so nice. Pockmarked Zhang is strong, he is gentle and charming, one by one, very suitable for each other. Bandits and teachers, prostitutes and county magistrate, are all down to earth people, but this county bully, but not so authentic. He was a complicated man with devilish methods, thoughtful style, gentry and bandits. But there was always something strange about the way English words were spouting from time to time, in the manner of a gentleman from the west.

Evaluation of The Godfather

The Godfather is a gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and al Pacino. It was released in the United States on March 24, 1972 (Wikipedia, 2019). Adapted from Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, the film tells the story of the development of the Mafia family led by Vito don Corleone and how Corleone's youngest son mike succeeded his father as the leader of the gang. The scene shows corleone calling a meeting of the family leaders after mike's wife is murdered. The field in addition to the first lens confessed where the rest are all medium shot, that it is worth noting, cause people feel close and depressive feeling, colour respect, dark (cold) tonal give priority to, can see in the screenshot, the 'bright' color appears in the seventh lens (2:07:54-2:07:57), sitting opposite The Godfather of a big pale pink suit, but also is not very obvious, is attention. In addition, the colors in the picture are full and dark. The suits worn by the big men are either grey or black. Chairs, conference tables, red curtains behind them and wine bottles are all composed of low brightness with warm tone or even low brightness with cool color. The movement of the camera is very slow and tends to be quiet, so it has a strong sense of picture, picture and composition. In this scene, the Angle of composition is as follows: the first shot is shot from the top; the rest shots are flat (i.e. front) and side (side). The figures in the front shot are generally on one side of the picture, trying to conform to the golden proportion of the golden dividing point. The figures in the side shot are mostly in the middle of the frame to balance the deviation of the Angle (Li, 2013). Gangster movies usually start with muddy city streets, sirens, gunshots, murders and screaming, but The Godfather takes a different approach and starts the film with a big wedding, which is the beginning of the classic (Mai, 2010). In this scene, The Godfather's appearance is ingeniously designed, which is a classic long shot of 3 minutes and 40 seconds. The first thing the audience hears is the voice of funeral home owner paunasera telling her daughter about her grievances. Then, as the camera slowly pulls back, a close-up of the funeral home owner's face appears. Then the camera has been pulled far to know The Godfather's back appeared in the camera, in the dark corner of The Godfather has been turned away from the audience, but the audience has been feeling the power of this hidden in the dark big man. This long shot, though with a pull back and a reverse, should be shot from four camera positions, always facing the middle of the character, and the inside of the shot is delicate and delicate in montage.

The Godfather film is all in conspiracy and vendetta this motif in the classic picture is also a lot of, such as The Godfather assassination scene. This famous segment reflects the director's excellent Mise en scène ability. Now The Godfather got off the bus and went to the street to buy oranges. What the audience saw was his back. The camera turned and two assassins peered around the corner. The camera swung back to The Godfather. The Angle of the camera was the same but a little closer. Then the camera cuts to the corner and sees the assassin running on his legs. At this point the camera follows the assassin's legs moving back quickly, followed by two short shots followed by an overview of the use of two shots. It was here that The Godfather's keen nerves and the assassin's quick movements were on full display. The whole clip is clean and clean without any slime. Moreover, the lens and scene change are layered and the connection is smooth and compact, which perfectly renders the tense atmosphere. The Godfather was shot in 16 perfect shots, which is shocking. Moreover, the shots are fixed, and the connection between them is not very fast, but it can create a sense of penetration. There is no hint of impending tragedy from the music melody. n the climax of the film, the perfect use of parallel montage style editing. While Michael manipulates the assassination and baptism process. Michael became godfather at the same time that the heads of the five families were killed. This scene is one of the best parts of the whole movie. It USES conflict and contrast to show the bright background of the Mafia family is bloody and gives a great impact. It also perfectly depicts Michael, the leader from the officer to the Mafia family: cold and vengeful.

Critical Comparison Between the Two Films

Let the bullets fly and The Godfather are undeniably good movies, behind which they all have the work of writers, directors, and actors. However, they're both gangster movies and they're both profound but they all have different cultural backgrounds, so they're different. The Godfather does a better job on cinemograph especially in the 1970s, when it was the pinnacle of cinema. Both the backward and reverse scenes at the beginning of the film and the fixed scenes during the assassination of The Godfather are well-intentioned and reflect the high tide of filmmakers at that time. Let the bullet fly is a little bit weak by comparison, although let the bullet fly is very successful in slow motion and has a good performance in long range and fast motion but it is not the peak of production in the current film industry. In terms of special effects, what makes let the bullets fly is that the special effects of blowing up the castle at the end of the scene make the audience look very fake, the castle pieces are like fake, and there is no sound after the landing. This is the worst failure of the film, and it also shows the shortcomings of Chinese films, especially in terms of special effects, compared with European and American films. The Godfather didn't have any special effects at the time but the whole thing was fine, the details of the war, the details of the assassination. In the music melody, let the bullet fly should be more attractive, the deep music followed by the sound of tight horseshoes speed up the development of the story and make the audience's mood become more attractive. The Godfather's lack of music at the time of his assassination seems to be very incongruous, which is also one of The Godfather's shortcomings.

Conclusion

Let the bullet fly is known as the Chinese The Godfather film, which is more a reflection of the progress of Chinese film. Although it is a bit flawed in filmmaking, the film is profound and thought-provoking. It is a political portrayal of the beiyang period in China. The plot is colorful, the characters are vivid, and the film is fast and orderly, which makes this movie. What it brings to the audience is the meditation of laughter. It is a comedy film that tells the dark side of the society at that time, which is also the classic place of this film. The Godfather is a strong point in the history of American film, its classic is to break the traditional Italian gangster film background and story content. It tells the story of the Mafia family based on the kinship of the Italian family, rather than the fight between the gangs. It looks less like a film noir about crime and revenge than a nostalgic look at postwar America, an epic tale of Italian immigrant families (Mai, 2010). It also perfectly shows the story behind the italian-american family with superb filmmaking and brilliant content. Let people more recognize the Italian family.