Farewell My Concubine (bawang bieji 霸王别姬), a 1993 film directed by Chen Kaige 陈凯歌
To Live (huozhe 活着), a 1994 film directed by Zhang Yimou 张艺谋
Yellow Earth (huang ditu 黃土地), a 1984 film directed by Chen Kaige陈凯歌
Platform (zhantai 站台), a 2000 film directed by Jia Zhangke 贾樟柯
Music from Cui Jian 崔健
Post-Tian’anmen T-shirt Culture
Music from Teresa Teng 邓丽君
Music from Ai Jing 艾敬
Music from Jay Chou 周杰伦
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wu hu cang long 臥虎藏龍), a 2000 film directed by Ang Lee 李安
Beijing Bicycle (shiqisui de danche 十七岁的单车), a 2001 film directed by Wang Xiaoshuai 王小帅
Selections from Playing for Thrills (Wanr de jiushi xintiao 玩儿的就是心跳), a 1989 novel written by Wang Shuo 王朔
Candy (tang 糖), a 2000 novel written by Mian Mian 棉棉
Hero (yingxiong 英雄), a 2002 film directed by Zhang Yimou 张艺谋
Kung Fu Hustle (gongfu 功夫), a 2004 film directed by Stephen Chow 周星馳
On Cui Jian
ReplyDeleteIn Korea, Cui Jian used to be known as a descendent of Korean immigrants in China, but mostly known as a godfather figure of Chinese Rock & Roll.
Throughtout the human history, there has always been an artist who takes the lead in a chaotic period and Cui Jian is one of them. He became famous during Tiananman Incident since his song of 一無所有 became sort of a logo song of young generation at that time, and it was banned for a while.
The lyrics of 一無所有 doesn't describe any seriousness or wrongfulness of Tiananmen Incident. It's not fancy, dreamy nor violent. The lyrics contains universal human emotions in colloquial form of speech, as in casual language that people speak to each other. Another song of his, The Red Clothing (一塊紅布) also represents the actual event of Cultural Revolution. These traits made his songs old-time masterpieces as a mirror to show the poor reality, a pen to criticize the wrongfulness of reality. It has melted into the lyrics and touched the PEOPLE's heart. He's not only just a pioneer of Chinese Rock & Roll, but also a leader of Chinese pop culture.