Chinese films have developed and made several changes
Chinese films have developed and made several changes. The song incorporation, gender of characters, and the film locations have changed over time. The film stage sister shows several Chinese film histories while incorporating modern films. Earlier, Chinese Films were filmed in theatres and tea houses. NANI notes that the preferred locations of Chinese films were attended by viewers who “tended to drink, chat, laugh, shout, applaud, cough, and spit at any time.” (17) The audience of earlier Chinese films did not bother the noise and the chaos. The noise also did not bother the performers.
The Film Stage Sisters captures the nature of the films that existed in the earlier years. The first scene of the movie shows the movie characters performing on stage in front of a crowd. The camera narrates the story of what is going on in the audience. From what the camera captures, one can tell that the audience wasn’t not paying attention to the performance. The camera shows people playing a game on a table while chatting and a beggar begging money. At the same time, a man chases a woman through the crowd while shouting. The viewer can learn how the Chinese preferred films that do not require too much attention. The film uses the camera narration and parallel scenes to get this detail home. This way, the Chinese could be able to appreciate the learned techniques from foreigners from enjoying theatre while still incorporating the nature of the Chinese to gather and have fun together.
Besides, the film shows several changes that occurred during the film transition. The transitions include the location and the incorporation of male characters in the movie. These developments show that Xie Jin, the movie director, explained the revolution that the Chinese film has undergone from being shot in “the teahouse through the opera theater to the modern cinema, as film itself evolved from a leisure attraction to a narrative art.” (Zhang15) The film locations change from performing before the audience to the other places that modern cinemas like Hollywood movies. Stage sister, therefore, incorporates both the traditional form and modern forms of Chinese film.