At the end of another year, according to Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of December 20, the annual box office in 2023 has exceeded 53 billion, and 11 movies have broken 1 billion at the box office, all of which are domestic films, they are "Man Jianghong", "The Wandering Earth 2", "All or Nothing", "She Who Disappeared", "Fengshen Part 1", "In the Octagonal Cage", "Thirty Thousand Miles of Chang'an", "Bear Infested, Accompany Me "Bear Core", "Solid as a Rock", "Unfamiliar with Life", "Predecessor 4", and "Man Jianghong" and "The Wandering Earth 2" also entered the top 10 in the history of China's single film box office. In addition, many literary films have also brought a good reputation and sparked national discussions.
From the box office to word of mouth, these achievements are inseparable from the collective wisdom of filmmakers in front of and behind the scenes, some "model workers" actors bring multiple works, some actors continue to break through themselves to bring unexpected performances, and there are also some new faces that stand out.
Yangtze Evening News Purple Cow News reporter Kong Xiaoping.
Li Xuejian, who likes to design "small hairy edges", has become a "Dinghai God Needle".
69-year-old Li Xuejian played Xibohou Ji Chang in "Fengshen Part 1", and the first shot of his appearance was a close-up - the ears of wheat in his palm, a pair of hands that were used to labor rubbed the wheat grains, and Ji Chang gently blew away the wheat husk. The camera pulls away, and Xibohou looks worriedly at this year's poor wheat.
Li Xuejian creates characters and likes to design "little hairy edges", and he interprets Ji Chang, a gentle, kind, forbearant but persistent old father, extremely moving. Many netizens sighed that with him, the film has a "Dinghai God Needle". At the beginning of the year, he also played the role of Zhou Zhezhi, the Chinese representative of the Earth United **, in "The Wandering Earth 2", and was praised by director Guo Fan as "even the eyelids can act".
At the end of the year, Li Xuejian won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 36th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards for his role as Ji Chang. Standing on the podium, he said: "As long as I can still act, as long as someone still uses me, I will still work hard!."He will also have a wonderful performance in "The Wandering Earth 3".
63-year-old Fei Xiang once again triggered a national star-chasing frenzy.
You are like a fire in that winter, and the flame warms my heart. In 1987, Fei Xiang entered the hearts of thousands of girls with "A Fire in Winter", but he retreated bravely when he was at the height of his popularity, and instead immersed himself in the world of stage plays.
This summer, Fei Xiang returned and played the role of King Su in "Fengshen Part 1", proving with his strength that he is actually a good actor who has been delayed by his singing career. He followed the crew to run roadshows across the country and went to more than 30 cities, and at every stop, there were countless "old fans" and "new fans" cheering for him, triggering a multi-age star-chasing frenzy across the country.
63-year-old Fei Xiang once again stood at the peak of his career, and he admitted to ** that he likes his current mentality and cherishes all his life experience. When it comes to "Fengshen Part 1", he said that audiences all over the world are currently looking for new stories, and China, because of its profound historical heritage and extensive regional culture, has a lot of good themes full of freshness that have not yet gone to the world. He believes that these stories, which have a strong oriental charm and cultural characteristics, can bring surprises to the world film industry.
Wen Yongshan is not only a "femme fatale".
While "Disappearing Her" collected 3.5 billion box office, topics such as "Love Brain" were also hotly discussed by the whole people. The "femme fatale" Wen Yongshan in the film is impressive, and the role of her fake wife "Li Muzi" is very important, many viewers say that every time she appears, she brings a different sense of amazement, and even triggered a hot search of "What did Wen Yongshan do in the early years".
Looking at Wen Yongshan's report card, you will find that she has been concentrating on filming, studying various roles, and starred in the movie "Detective Chinatown 3" as a mother who is forbearant and miserable but has a firm heart;In the movie "Manslaughter 2", the mother who was crushed by fate and tribulation and fought hard for her child;Li Ningyu, the extremely smart genius in the spy war drama "The Wind", and so on.
In addition to "Disappearing Her", she also has two films this year, starring in the film "Wangdao" on March 24, in which she plays Cai Muhui, the wife of Mr. Chen Wangdao, the translator of the first full Chinese translation of the Communist Manifesto;On September 29, the movie "93 International Train Robbery: Moscow Operation" was released, and she played the role of a modern girl, who is a small character in the criminal gang responsible for "stepping on the plate", with a rich personality.
The two villains made Sun Yang finally "boil red".
The anti-fraud movie "All or Nothing", which has great practical significance, is very popular, and it also makes many people remember the "pure love God of War" Ah Cai, who was originally a vicious network and telecommunications fraudster, but he made a kind move at the end of the film and gained the audience's love. However, during the promotion period of "All or Nothing", Sun Yang repeatedly emphasized to the audience, "Thank you for liking me, but Ah is a fraudster, please stay away from this kind of person in real life." ”
Ah Cai brought the cosplayer Sun Yang to the fire, and Sun Yang became one of the newcomer actors with the highest rise in popularity in 2023.
Sun Yang also brought another movie "The Eighth Suspect" this year, in which he played Chen Xinnian and his brother Chen Xinwen committed a heinous case together, and then fled incognito for 21 years. The film starred Dapeng, Lin Jiadong, Zhang Songwen, and Sun Yang, so in an interview, Dapeng sighed, "The people in the movie are all popular." ”
The two actors in "The Three-Body Problem" have delivered excellent movie results.
In the past two years, Yu Hewei has ushered in the "explosive period" of his works, in addition to Chen Duxiu in the TV series "Awakening Age", Zhou Yi in the movie "On the Cliff", and Zhao Xiankun in the TV series "Ideal City", this year Yu Hewei handed over the TV series "Three-Body Problem", the movie "Solid as a Rock" and "Second-hand Masterpiece".
Before the start of "Three-Body Problem", he played the role of policeman Shi Qiang, who was not optimistic at first, but after watching the drama, he was convinced by the audience. Later, he played the self-made man Li Zhitian in "Solid as a Rock" but always restrained by power, and in "Second-hand Masterpiece" he played Ma Yinbo, who did nothing but saw the sunrise through the clouds. One is a villain, and the other is frustrated middle-aged, which means that Yu Hewei's acting skills have reached a new stage, and the acting path is wider.
In addition, "The Three-Body Problem" also made the actor Wang Ziwen, who played the young version of Ye Wenjie, very popular, and even Liu Cixin praised Wang Ziwen for "performing the imaginary Ye Wenjie". Wang Ziwen also starred in the literary film "Gentle Shell" this year, Douban 70, the film depicts the love of a special group of people who are mentally trapped, and is full of strong humanistic care. Some industry insiders praised Wang Ziwen and said, "She may have been delayed by her beauty, she can play a lot of roles and characters."
Zhu Yilong and Hu Ge broke the comfort zone and brought hot literary films.
Zhu Yilong's acting skills have improved by leaps and bounds over the years, and many netizens sincerely sighed, "It's just open, I don't know Zhu Yilong's limit" This year, in addition to playing the male protagonist He Fei in the suspense crime movie "Disappearing Her", he also played the role of criminal police captain Ma Zhe in the literary film "Mistake by the River".
Many viewers said that when watching "The Mistake by the River", there was almost no trace of the actor himself from Ma Zhe. This has also been highly affirmed by the original author Yu Hua, as director Wei Shujun said in an interview, "Zhu Yilong's performance is completely in line with the style of the movie, low-key and cautious, and will not make people notice his acting skills." But he succeeded in expressing the gradual descent of the character into darkness. ”
When young actors who have always been niche literary films join in, the topic and attention not only bring benefits to the industry ecology of Chinese films, but also continuously improve the acting skills of actors.
Hu Ge, who has played personable roles such as Li Xiaoyao and Mei Changsu, challenged Wen Shan, the "person who wrote the eulogy", in the literary film "It's Not Worth the Trip", to listen to the experiences of the living and the dead from his perspective, feel the joys and sorrows of all beings, and at the same time let the audience have a new understanding and enlightenment of life and death. Hu Ge played a down-and-out and somewhat socially phobic writer, in the popular words of now, "I person", so much so that in the audience's communication and interaction, many people even called Hu Ge "Teacher Wenshan".
New faces such as Yu Shi and Na Ran became popular in an instant hit.
Fengshen Part 1 has become a "star-making machine", Yang Jue, this Sha, etc. have been "seen" by the audience, and Yu Shi and Na Ran, who played Ji Fa and Daji respectively, have become the darlings of the fashion circle and the "fragrant glutton" in the film and television industry.
After more than half a year of training in ancient history, equestrian, martial arts, ** performance and other courses, they became dazzling stars on the big screen in the summer vacation, and the training before their debut finally came to the word "worthy". Among them, Yu Shi starred in "King of the Sky", dubbed for Disney's animated film "Star Wish", and starred in the romantic comedy movie "Welcome to Me" has also been officially announced to be released next year.
Conclusion] In fact, combing through this year's high-scoring domestic movies, you will find that there are many great faces, including Huang Bo and Zhou Xun in "Wading in the Angry Sea", "I Love You!".Ni Dahong, Hui Yinghong, Liang Jiahui, Ye Tong in ", Wang Baoqiang in "In the Octagonal Cage", Tony Leung in "No Name", Wang Yibo, Wang Chuanjun, "The Eighth Suspect", "Keep You Safe", "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!".", and so on, they all contributed highly technical performances to the audience. The Chinese films in 2023 are colorful, highlighting the new ecology of Chinese films with diverse and symbiotic coexistence, and also highlighting the creative strength of Chinese filmmakers, and promoting the transformation and upgrading of the Chinese film industry.
Proofreading Tao Shangong.