"I am repairing cultural relics in the Forbidden City" is short of funds, and the production cycle is only half a year. It takes three or four months to shoot and three or four months to edit. The effect of the film is better than expected.
Fortunately, I have visited the Forbidden City. Unfortunately, before watching this film, "I am repairing cultural relics in the Forbidden City" can be said to be a large-scale cultural science popularization scene. Voice-over slowly shows cultural treasures to the audience. Obviously there is no emotional place, but when I look at it, my eyes are unconsciously sour.
This simple to almost monotonous way of taking pictures and simple to almost plain display method is the most authentic display of cultural heritage. Many films in China are so keen on mystification that events lose their authenticity and lack emotion. "I am repairing cultural relics in the Forbidden City" is the opposite, moving you and me in front of the screen with the most common daily narrative. If there are more such films, the damage to cultural relics may be less.
"I am repairing cultural relics in the Forbidden City" was filmed live. There are no professional actors in the whole film, but they are the cutest people. They seem simple and obscure, but in fact they are top scholars. They are familiar with the past dynasties, they are proficient in all kinds of scientific and technological knowledge, they are humble and Wen Ya, and they are proud and confident.
I am very surprised by the expression "I am repairing cultural relics in the Forbidden City", which reveals the mystery of history and shows the dialogue between modern people and cultural relics through thousands of years. Cultural relics that can't be touched in the original memory can also be so approachable, and the original solemn deep palace garden can also be relaxed and bright. Those lush fruit trees, those "royal cats" who have settled down.
There are thousands of clocks and watches in the Forbidden City, which can't be repaired all one's life. It needs to be passed down from generation to generation. What impressed me most was the watch group in Wang Jin. After a word, I retired, and some ink outside the screen almost burst into tears. Wang Jin has repaired countless clocks and watches, and all the exquisite works of art are alive. Unfortunately, the wisdom of those who can interpret, create and repair moving clocks can only be sealed in the showcase.
Wang Wusheng said he would retire soon, but he hasn't been to many places in the Forbidden City. If there were no documentaries, few people would know about the masters who devoted their lives to the restoration.