文章导读：奥运会捧红的，不仅有中华健儿们，还有震了全世界的开幕式导演，老谋子。时代周刊的年度人物虽然最后还是选了奥巴马，但作为，这篇对老谋子的专文还是洋溢着对张艺谋的作品（从电影到戏剧到开幕式）、经历以及他本人的赞美和推崇的文字，盛赞之余，体现了一位大师（斯皮尔伯格）对另一位大师（老谋子）发自内心的惺惺相惜。ZhangYimouByZhangYimouByStevenSpielbergOntheeighthdayoftheeighthmonthof2008,2billionTVviewersandthousandsinattendanceinthenowfamousBird'sNestweretreatedtoanunforgettablespectacleattheopeningceremoniesoftheBeijingOlympicGames.BehinditallwasthecreativegeniusofChinesefilmdirectorZhangYimou.Drawingfromthedepthsoftheculturalheritage(文化积淀)andingenuity(心灵手巧)oftheChinesepeople,showcasing(展示)ancientChineseinventions—paper,printing,gunpowder,ceramicsandthecompass—thathaveshapedcivilizationandchannelingthesensibility（情感）andspiritthatunitehisfellow1.3billioncitizens,ZhangtoldChina'sstorytoawatchingworld.Hecreatedthegrandestspectacleofthenewmillennium,anditwasviewedbynearlyone-thirdoftheworld'spopulation.Withthiswork,Zhangobtainedastaturesharedbyveryfewpeers（同等的人）.IntellingChina'sstory,Zhangexploredthecharacterhe,orpeacefulharmony—anidealcritical（重大的）toChineseculture.Thislevelofthematic（主题的）andcreativeartistry（艺术效果）israreinthefieldoffilmmaking.ThereismuchlegendsurroundingZhang'srisetoprominence(出名),giventhathisfirstjobwasasafarmhandandthenalaborerinacottonmill.ButthestoryIenjoymostisthathegavebloodoveraperiodofmonthstoearnenoughmoneytopurchasehisfirstcamera.Hewas25.WhentheBeijingFilmAcademyreopenedin1978aftertheCulturalRevolution,hewas27,alreadyconsideredtoooldtobecomeafilmmakerandlackingmanyofthenecessarycredits.Undaunted,heofferedhisportfolioofphotographicworksandwasadmittedtothedepartmentofcinematography.Zhangbecameafilmmaker,andforthepasttwodecades,hehasinspiredtheworld'sfascinationwithChinathroughhiscinematicvision.NotsincethegreatBritishdirectorMichaelPowellhasadirectorusedcolorsoeffectivelytotellstories.InRedSorghum(1987),JuDou(1990)andhismagnumopus,RaisetheRedLantern(1991),thevividuseofredinthemanufacturingofwine,thetraditionalweddinggown,theprocessofdyeingsilkandeventhecrimsonsplashesofbloodilluminateZhang'scelebrationoflife,exoticismanddeath.JuDouwasthefirstChinesefilmtobenominatedforanAcademyAward;RaisetheRedLanternwasthesecond.ZhangalsobroughttheactressGongLitoprominence,castingherinstarringrolesinsixofhisfilms.TogethertheyarecreditedwithintroducingsensualityanderoticismtoChinesecinema.WesternaudiencesareprobablyfamiliarwithZhangmorefromhisactionmovies:Hero(2002),HouseofFlyingDaggers(2004)andhismostShakespeareanwork,CurseoftheGoldenFlower(2006),inwhichhechoreographedgiantarmiesinwaysnotseensincetheheydayoftheBusbyBerkeleymusicalextravaganza.以下部分未命题，作为阅读材料：Zhangwasnostrangertolivetheatricaleventseither.In1998hestagedanddirectedPuccini'soperaTurandotattheForbiddenCityinBeijing.Hedirectedafolkmusicalin2003andstageditoutdoorsontheLiRiver.In2006hemountedTanDun'sTheFirstEmperorforNewYorkCity'sMetropolitanOpera.AllthisworkanditscomplexityshouldhavepreparedmeforthedepthandbreadthofZhang'svision,apparenteveninitsearlystageswhenhefirstcontactedmein2005regardingtheBeijingceremonies.WemetonasunnyafternooninEastHampton,N.Y.,andIknewimmediatelyweweregoingtobecomegoodfriends.Withcomputerrenderingsonhislaptop,heshowedmewhathewa...
