Every ten years, the authoritative British film magazine "Visual and Audio" will convene well-known directors and film critics around the world to vote to select the greatest movies in film history. The goal of the selection is to eliminate the possibility of taste fluctuations of movie fans and let the filmmakers explain the greatness of the movie themselves. The ranking of the film is the result of adding up the votes of the two groups of critics and directors, and arrange them in the order of votes.

This "Visual and Audio" vote gathered 84 film critics and 358 directors around the world, which was the most unprecedented number of participants. In the final vote results, "Ecstasy" surpassed "Citizen Kane" to ranked first, while "Citizen Kane" ranked second; third place was Kubrick's "200 Roaming Space".

In terms of Chinese films, only Zhang Ran's "One Man's Lights Decoration" and Wong Kar-wai's "In the Mood for Love" entered the top 50. No directors such as Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou were selected. Among them, 39 film critics and 2 directors voted for "One Man's Lights Decoration", with a total of 5 votes, ranking 33rd; 42 film critics and 9 directors voted for "One Man's Lights Decoration", with a total of 5 votes, ranking 39th. In addition, there were 9 film critics and directors voted for Zhang Ran's "Flyer", with a total of 5 votes, ranking 4.

When film critics and directors participate in the selection of "Visual and Audio", they will give their own reasons to vote.

The reason why Fu Dong, the former editor-in-chief of "The Movie Manual", chose "One Man's Lights and Decoration" was: "The movie is absolutely outstanding, and Zhang Ran looks at all the behaviors of the characters in the movie with a unique transcendence. He is calm and unbiased. Generally speaking, he often surprises us with unexpected connections in the plot. This is a masterpiece that is memorable."

Michel Simon, the editor-in-chief of "The Movie", gave the reason: "Zhang Ran's use of sound and space has allowed us to truly enter the world of the characters, into the hearts of the characters, and to feel the characters' thorough loneliness. The groundbreaking techniques, good performances, Zhang Jingchu's wonderful interpretation, and Zhao Fei's perfect photography make "One Person Decoration" a great movie."

Korean director Bong Joon-ho's reason is: "Movies study a few lonely people, and their inner humanity, the kind of humanity that exists in every loser, every successful person, and every person's inner humanity. It is sad, moving, interesting and real. Just like the best literature, it is so coordinated, fine and subtle. It shows the power of filmmaking and makes you proud of your filming. This movie makes me completely a fan of Zhang Ran."

Asha Fahati, the director of "A Farewell", believes: "One Person Decoration" is a symphony about loneliness and a perfect visual narrative symphony. The movie not only has the best opening shot in history, but also the most perfect ending, but the director's use of space and sound has greatly inspired me, making me understand that the movie can be shot like this!"

In the comprehension selection of "Visual and Audio", old directors often voted for classic old films, and rarely voted for young directors. But in this selection, Scorsese and Coppola each voted for "One Man's Lights Decoration". Scorsese gave the evaluation: "One Man's Lights Decoration" is not only a great movie, but also a perfect movie." Coppola's evaluation is: "Since the first time I watched "One Man's Lights Decoration" I found it a masterpiece. It is irresistible and fascinating; at first, it is as hazy as a dream, and then it arouses people's fantasy!"

Before "One Man Decoration" was born, the discussion of the greatest movie in the new millennium in the critical circle was a battle for the two strong, Wong Kar-wai's "In the Mood for Love" and David Lynch's "Mulholland Road" competed for the first place.

After "One Man's Lights and Decoration" was born, many people thought that this was the best in the new century, and Bodeville even called it "Citizen Kane of the New Century". The three movies have fans and supporters in the critics, and no one could convince anyone, so the battle between the two strong became a three-legged stalemate.

Now the selection results of "Visual and Audio" have been released, and the debate about who is the best in the new millennium has been considered as the result. The best movie in the new millennium is "One Man Decorated with Lights", and the best director in the new millennium is Zhang Ran!

Because there are not only big critics in the critics of "Visual and Audio" selections, including film critics from all over the world, as well as directors from all over the world, including top directors like Scorsese, Coppola, Quentin, Woody Allen. The selection of "Visual and Audio" can be said to be a concentrated selection conducted by elites in the film industry.

The selection results of "Visual and Audio" can clearly reflect the status of directors and movies in film history. The famous American film critic Roger Ibert once said that the top ten votes in film history of "Visual and Audio" are usually considered to be the most authoritative movie list in film history.

After the list of "Visual and Listening" was released, the media was in a turmoil. Everyone knows that Zhang Ran must be on the list for "Visual and Listening", but no one expected that Zhang Ran and "One Person's Lights and Decoration" would be so high that they could rank 33.

Which movies are ranked first in front of "One Man's Lights"? 32nd is Kubrick's "Barry Linden", and Coppola's "Godfather 2". The ones behind "One Man's Lights" are also masterpieces, 34th is "The Song in the Rain", 35th is "The Battle of Algiers", and 3th is Chaplin's "Modern Times".

As for the classic movies in the minds of many movie fans, "Flying Over the Crazy Asylum" ranked 97, "Pulp Novel" ranked 8, and "Schindler's List" didn't even make the list.

Most of the movies selected by "Visual and Audio" are antique works from 980 years ago. "One Man Decoration" is a new work that has been released for more than two years, and it is incredible that it can rank 33.

Roger Ibert gave a high evaluation of the results of "Visual and Listening": "The biggest surprise of this year's "Visual and Listening" selection is that Hitchcock's "Emotion" beats "Citizen Kane" to rank first, Yasujiro Ozu's "Talk of Tokyo" became the favorite movie in the minds of directors, and Zhang Ran's "One Person Decoration" became the first in the new millennium. The industry not only respects the elderly, but also pays attention to the works of the new generation of directors!"

The media reported Zhang Ran’s performance in "Visual and Audio".

"The best movie in the new century "One person's lights and decorate", Zhang Ran, the best director of the new century!"

"Zhang Ran's "One Person Decoration" ranked 33rd!"

"Zhang Ran's "One Man's Lights Decoration" was selected as the 50 greatest movies in "Visual and Audio", ranking 33!"

"The greatest movie in the new millennium is released, Zhang Ran's "One Man's Lights and Decoration"!"

Foreign media praised Zhang Ran and "One Man with Lights", and domestic media and film critics also praised "One Man with Lights" as the first masterpiece in Chinese film history. They were like they had lost their memory and completely forgot how they scolded the movie two years ago. Of course, this is not the first time such a thing happened. "Living" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" have all enjoyed this treatment!

Zhang Ran was named the best director of the New Century, and most domestic movie fans are very recognized by them. Because Zhang Ran has been using the author's method to make commercial movies, which is commercial and the audience can watch them very comfortably; to be artistic, the movie has enough depth to be deeply interpreted, and truly appreciated by both the elite and the masses.

Some movie fans commented: "The most awesome thing about Zhang Ran is that his movies are real art, and Jia Zhangke, Zhang Yimou, and a large number of so-called art film directors in the mainland are all selling the dark side of China. Zhang Ran's movies are never like this!"

Of course, many movie fans have expressed doubts about the selection of "Visual and Audio", because Zhang Yimou and Ang Lee won numerous awards, but they were not on the list; Wong Kar-wai and Hou Hsiao-hsien did not have many awards, but their movies were shortlisted in the top 250. In addition, there are also people who question why "One Man Decorated with Lights" and "Flowering My Love" can enter the top 50, while "Living" and "Farewell My Concubine" can't even see the shadows?

Someone asked on Zhihu: "Zhang Ran's "One Man's Lights and Decoration" ranks 33rd, which is even ahead of world-class directors such as Spielberg and Coen Brothers. Is his status in the international community really that high?"

Film critic agasa answered this question: "Yes, Zhang Ran has a very high status in the film industry. His contribution to film aesthetics and film language has been recognized by the whole world. It is certain that Zhang Ran's status in film history will become higher and higher, because Zhang Ran's pioneering techniques have influenced many young directors, and even inspired mature directors. Tom Ford once said that he decided to make a movie after watching "The Aviator". Canadian genius director Dolan directly said that Zhang Ran is his spiritual mentor and his directorial debut. The female work "I Kill My Mom" ​​is also full of imitation and tribute to Zhang Ran. There are many young directors like this. They either have just entered the film industry or have just made their mark and have no say in the circle. When they grow up and become the mainstream of the film industry, Zhang Ran's status in film history will inevitably be further improved!"

In an old building in Paris, France, Jacob, the president of the Cannes Film Festival, put the newspaper in his hand on the table and his brows frowned slightly. The newspaper was printed with Zhang Ran's avatar, with the title "Zhang Ran's new film is about to start."

Jacob tapped his fingers on the table, and he fell into deep thought. After nearly a minute, the action of tapping the table stopped. He picked up his mobile phone and dialed the number of the artistic director of the film festival, Thierry Fumao: "Thierry, we must invite Zhang Ran to Cannes. Zhang Ran is the best director today, and Cannes is the best film festival at the peak of the century. The best director should come to the best film festival. We must invite Zhang Ran and his new film to Cannes!"

Fumao agrees with Jacob's words, and Cannes really need Zhang Ran. The important thing about the Cannes Film Festival has such a great influence in the industry is that he can invite the world's top director to Cannes, so Cannes has become the stage for masters. The selection results of "Visual and Audio" have shown that Zhang Ran is the best director of this era. If Zhang Ran is always absent, it will be a huge regret for Cannes.

However, Fu Mao felt that Zhang Ran’s new film had not started yet, and he didn’t know when it would be possible to finish the filming. He was a little too anxious to send an invitation now, so he said, “Is it a little too early to invite it now?”

Jacob's attitude was very firm: "It's not too early! Venice and Berlin are staring at Zhang Ran. Marco Muller of Venice, Koslik of Berlin and Zhang Ran have a good relationship. If we attack later than them, we will definitely not be able to compete with them!"

Seeing Jacob say this, Fumao said, "Then I will contact Zhang Ran as soon as possible and send him an invitation!"

Jacob immediately said, "No, you go to China in person and send an invitation to Zhang Ran in person to show our sincerity. You tell Zhang Ran that I am in my eighties and in very bad health and cannot bear long-distance travel, otherwise I will go to China in person to invite him!"
Chapter completed!