In fact, the first movie that made me feel good this year was not "Hot and Hot" that was announced all over the world, nor "Flying Life 2" with Shen Teng's help.
is the movie "Mr. Red Carpet", starring Andy Lau, focusing on the story of the entertainment industry.
Although "Mr. Red Carpet" lacks momentum, it is not inferior to the explosive model in terms of configuration.
What's more, the film is humble enough.
Before the Spring Festival was launched, there was news on the Internet that all major movies were striving for the scheduling rate.
In order to seize the opportunity, the filmmakers of many films require that the proportion of the film scheduling rate must not be less than one number.
Otherwise, the subsequent key will not be provided.
But "Mr. Red Carpet" did not participate in this market competition.
It sent out a poster saying "let the audience choose", in other words, respecting the market's decision.
If you don't have enough confidence, how can the filmmakers of "Mr. Red Carpet" be so free and easy.
It's a pity that the word-of-mouth after the movie was launched makes me wonder if the indifferent freedom is just a bad way to know the ending.
Click on the Douban comment area of the movie "Mr. Red Carpet", almost all of them are bad comments from netizens.
"It's really boring, it's not the rhythm of the movie at all.
"Comedy is not comedy, satire is not sharp".
"Worst of the year".
"Director's Chicken Thief".
The fact is that the movie has just been launched, and the reputation of "Mr. Red Carpet" has already fallen.
This bad movie made the people of the whole country unwilling.
The genre is more literary, and the satire is too mild
It stands to reason that insiders filming the stories of insiders always have to reveal some inside stories that make the audience's three views explode.
But "Mr. Red Carpet" satirizes all kinds of deeds in the entertainment industry and seems too mild.
If you want to see the scale in this movie, it is better to flip through the entertainment hot searches in the past 5 years, which will be more explosive than the movie.
In addition to the content itself being too gentle, the style of the movie is also incomprehensible.
The comedy is lacking in laughter, but the literature and art are obviously commercial, and the movie focuses on a big star who works hard to film in order to win awards.
But the harder you try, the more sad the story becomes.
Judging from the trajectory of the story, the male protagonist played by Andy Lau continues to give people a feeling.
The feeling of distress but deserving of it, I don't know if it is a filter for Andy Lau or the relationship between his own role setting.
The so-called Mr. Red Carpet is more like a microcosm of Vanity Fair, in other words, the protagonist is a symbol, and it is difficult for the audience to have feelings for him.
Moreover, there are too many things that Ning Hao wants to satirize.
The movie doesn't have a main line to grasp the rhythm of the story, and the movie tries to insinuate something.
But there is nothing new in going around and around, Ning Hao is a good director.
But "Mr. Red Carpet" is really not a film work.
On the contrary, it is more like a collection of black materials, and the stalks of various showbiz are put together, and these stalks are particularly pediatric.
To put it simply, the script is not good, the rhythm is not good, the content is lacking, and the sincerity is obviously not enough.
To say that the only thing that surprised the audience was Andy Lau's performance.
Andy Lau has always been an excellent actor, but Andy Lau in "Mr. Red Carpet" is really different.
The role seems to be tailor-made for Andy Lau, and I even think that the character has the shadow of Andy Lau.
The same gentle and elegant, the same star who has debuted for many years, this sense of confusion of truth and falsehood.
is even more impactful in Andy Lau's delicate acting skills.
It's a pity that a single powerful actor can't support the highlights of a movie.
Top actors play bad scenes, stop Andy Lau
Andy Lau is definitely recognized as a top actor, and he has become famous and popular when he was at the peak of Hong Kong film and television.
In the past, "Infernal Affairs", "Dark War", and "Disciple" were not trump cards, and the solid accumulation of works made Andy Lau an actor who was extremely trusted by the audience.
And after the decline of Hong Kong films, Andy Lau has never slackened his acting career.
He is featured in the sci-fi movie "The Wandering Earth", and the "Anti-Drug" series "Bomb Disposal Expert" is one of the few movies that can be played at the box office in mainland theaters.
The key is that Andy Lau's blockbusters are continuous, the quality is reliable, and various small-budget movies have also continued to be launched, which has stabilized the best degree.
If you want to talk about the model worker of internal entertainment, Andy Lau is definitely the first echelon figure.
Have his achievements been recognized in the circle? The 11th Congress of the Film Association.
Andy Lau sat at the main table, and Zhang Yi didn't win the position of vice chairman, he got it.
Whether it is Andy Lau's achievements, Andy Lau's coffee position, or Andy Lau's strength, they are all top level.
But when a top actor becomes a symbol and a label, the choice of actors should be cautious.
The trust that an actor builds with the audience may take four or five productions to maintain.
But as soon as a movie collapses, the so-called trust collapses.
Take a closer look at why Andy Lau's movie is not popular this time, and think about why Andy Lau has lost its box office advantage compared with Jia Ling and Lei Jiayin?
May 20235 points for "Sneaking. A 1-point "Moscow Action" is the answer.
It's not that Andy Lau is unreliable, it's that when Andy Lau plays alone as a single card, the audience begins to wait and see.
If the movie "Mr. Red Carpet" achieves results that exceed expectations, perhaps Andy Lau still has room to save his reputation.
But it's a pity that the bad reviews of "Mr. Red Carpet" have given the movie a near-death trial.
The film's failure is not regrettable.
But Andy Lau, as a top actor, often stumbles and overturns on some unnecessary themes, which is really annoying.
Of course, Andy Lau also has his reasons, he is the group of actors who witnessed the decline of Hong Kong film and television.
Just like Wang Jing, Hong Kong movies have been standing still for a long time, how to feed such a group of people?
relies on very representative celebrities like Wang Jing and Andy Lau.
But after so much time, Hong Kong actors are still in decline.
Young actors can't come out, and veteran actors can't retreat.
Facts have proved enough that winning by quantity cannot save Hong Kong films, and the key is to regain quality and find a way out.
Speaking of which, I only sigh regretfully. For Andy Lau, who is already 60+.
His energy for filming must be getting less and less.
But the audience still wants to see Andy Lau act in more high-quality movies.
Just for the audience, Andy will stop.
Improve the requirements for the quality of film production and scripts, reject human dramas, and reduce the frequency of joining the group every year.
Just to be worthy of the role, worthy of the script to consume their vitality.
All in all, the word-of-mouth and data performance of "Mr. Red Carpet" are a foregone conclusion.
In the fiercely competitive Spring Festival, the theme style of "Mr. Red Carpet" has no chance of winning.
It's a pity that some viewers walked into the cinema in the name of Andy Lau.
But it is destined to waste movie tickets.
Finally, what are your thoughts on Mr. Red Carpet?
Will you continue to support Andy Lau's next film works?
Join the discussion in the comments section and leave your opinions.