Lu Ban clicked on this report.

The report was written by a film critic who had previously criticized Lu Ban for not being enterprising and only staying in his comfort zone to make horror movies. Now he has spoken out, probably because he has seen that Lu Ban has really transformed himself and wants to give some advice.

[…A director should have his own style. I admit that Lu Ban has an advantage in shooting horror films and blockbusters that focus on special effects, but in the field of art films, he is still a newcomer. Lu Ban’s previous film style is obviously not suitable for art films. His attempt this time is bound to encounter setbacks…]

[…In short, I think Lu Ban’s desire to make new movies is based on his past achievements. He is inflated. In fact, are Lu Ban’s movies really good? If high box office means good, then can we say that the quality of those superhero movies is better than classic movies? ]

[…The reason why Lu Ban’s movies can get such high box office is related to the revengeful movie watching by domestic audiences after being influenced by European and American movies for a long time. The quality of his movies cannot match the current results. In other words, he is not worthy of his position…]

[…I am not optimistic about Lu Ban’s works, not because of my personal likes and dislikes, but because rashly stepping into an unfamiliar field will definitely lead to failure. Lu Ban is now so highly praised by the domestic industry. If he falls, others may think that domestic films are not good, which will be a serious blow to the domestic film industry that has just started! ]

After reading this report, I feel a little confused about what to do with Lu Ban.

It was this person who said before that Lu Ban was complacent, immersed in his comfort zone and unwilling to try new themes. Now it is also this person who says that Lu Ban is arrogant for changing his style and trying new themes. You have said all the good and bad things about him, and yet you are putting up a three-dimensional defense.

This article attracted a lot of attention and discussion about Lu Ban's new movie, and the audience and industry insiders were mostly divided into three attitudes.

The first type is looking forward to Lu Ban’s new work, thinking that Lu Ban, whose every movie since his debut has been so excellent, will surely be able to create brilliance in new fields.

There is another view that is similar to the one in this report, which is that Lu Ban is bound to fail. He is a horror film director, what does he know about art films?

The last type is passers-by. They think they should wait until Lu Ban’s movie is released before watching it. After all, he has not demonstrated his level before, and it is easy to be slapped in the face if they take sides in advance. This is what is commonly known as the fence-sitter.

The production of the film was carried out simultaneously on both sides.

The entire film is about 120 minutes long, and the first 100 minutes are about growth, healing, and a warm journey.

The ending takes a sudden turn for the worse, reflecting the cruelty of the world.

At the end of March, just before the deadline for submission to the exhibition, "Spring Day Without a War" finally completed the final production work.

Bai Qiquan watched the film they had produced again.

I always feel like something is not quite right.

"This movie seems to be missing something, it feels like it's missing something."

Bai Qiquan muttered to himself.

If this movie is viewed as a youth romance film, it is quite excellent. It clearly shows the girl's immaturity, growth, throbbing and regret. The pictures are very good, the scenery is excellent, and the plot is relaxed and moderate.

But, is it really possible for Lu Ban to make a movie like this?

In Bai Qiquan's words, this movie is too bland.

Although I know that art films are all plain and realistic, and that an art film that doesn't make people fall asleep is not a good art film, but is this movie really Lu Ban's style?

Could it be that Director Lu was really upset by something?

After the film completed the registration for the exhibition, Lu Ban released the first trailer.

Bai Qiquan was not involved in the production of trailers, so this was the first time he saw this trailer.

When you click on it, the first thing you hear is the sound of the piano, soft, gentle, and every detail touches your heart.

The screen lit up, and a cherry color covered the field of vision.

Those were cherry blossoms falling all over the sky, and the warm spring sunshine shone on the girl, making her more dazzling than the sun.

"Since I was a child, my family has told me that you will go to the shrine covered by the sacred cherry blossoms and become a being above all others."

The entire trailer is composed of the girl's monologue. She walks in the spring when cherry blossoms are falling, practices archery in the scorching summer, and brews tea with an elegant posture when maple leaves are dyed red. In the snowy winter, the girl in a red and white shrine maiden costume looks up at the snowflakes that are falling like catkins.

Bai Qiquan was stunned for a moment.

It was not only because he had seen the movie they made and learned about the girl's subsequent experiences, but also because of the extremely expressive and immersive nature of the scenes.

With the soft but not noisy piano playing in the background, one feels as if they are a relative who grew up with the girl, watching her grow up step by step and become an outstanding person.

In this trailer, the girl's feelings are fully reflected. Although they are just some daily scenes and trivial chores in life, everything is done by beautiful girls, which makes people feel pleasing to the eye.

"Director Lu is really amazing to be able to create such a girly scene."

In Bai Qiquan's opinion, male directors generally pay more attention to the visual presentation within a larger framework, and the shots are more purposeful. Each shot must have a meaning and a function, either to show something or to explain something, just like boys browsing shopping websites, generally they directly search for the target product, place an order and pay in one go.

Such shots will appear very "hard" and are easy to analyze and deconstruct.

For female directors, emotionality is more important. Sometimes, the shot is just a carrier, and meaningless shots may appear in the film. At this time, emotions will be expressed through music, the artistic conception between the previous and next pictures, etc. When you think that this shot is meaningless, maybe the director really didn’t think about anything at the time, and simply thought it should be put there.

This kind of lens will be a little softer.

For example, in this trailer, the transition between the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, if it was switched directly, people would think, "Oh, this is to show the heroine's past experiences", but Lu Ban cleverly inserted a lot of landscapes, many shots of insects, plants, and flowers without people appearing. These shots would not feel out of place if replaced with other shots, and it looks like they are just filling up the running time.

But in fact, these scenes successfully eased and paved the way for the audience's emotions. After watching the clips from four seasons, the audience would only sigh, she is so beautiful, she is so cute, and she is so gentle.

I have to say, after watching this trailer, Bai Qiquan felt that he had completely fallen in love with Amber.