In the early morning of February 21, Hong Kong director Wang Jing posted on social **, full of praise for Zhang Yimou's new work "Article 20". Wang Jing is not stingy with praise for the film, calling it Zhang Yimou's pinnacle work in recent years. The director's outstanding skills are deeply admired, and he also commented on the actors in the film one by one in the article, especially praising Zhao Liying for playing the pitiful role of Chu Chu in the film, thinking that this is her forte.
This Spring Festival, audiences flocked to the theater to enjoy the two highly anticipated movies "Hot and Hot" and "Article 20". Although "Hot and Hot" has achieved considerable box office returns with its excellent publicity and Jia Ling's hard work, if you talk about drama with jokes, the author deeply feels that "Article 20" is the pinnacle of director Zhang Yimou's work in recent years, and it is also a surprise after "Flowers" in 2024. The film's subject matter is extremely sharp, and it has successfully aroused the audience's higher expectations for Chinese films. The five threads are intertwined in an orderly manner, the actors perform well, and the talent of the director is breathtaking.
In the cast of the film, Zhao Liying brings freshness by playing the role of a disabled person, and her pitiful display in the film is even more skilled. In addition, the role of the husband played by Pan Binlong used to give people the impression that he was an actor who was good at comedy, but this time he successfully played a weak man who was bullied but finally broke out, and his performance was even more impressive. The roles of the leading actors Lei Jiayin and Ma Li are very challenging for their acting skills, but both actors have won praise from the audience for their high-level performances. Especially the little woman played by Ma Li, she successfully created an image of a realistic housewife with both a sense of humor and true feelings, which can be called a big explosion of acting skills. Finally, I would like to praise Lei Jiayin, in the whole film, the little man he plays is full of compromises, but in the climax, he takes on the heavy burden alone, and he is sonorous and powerful to Bai, which can be described as the best performance in his acting career. At the end of the film, the audience was full of emotion and couldn't help but admire: "This is the real Zhang Yimou!" ”
According to the data of Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 21:30 on February 20, the single-day box office of "Article 20" reached 7690220,000, successfully won the single-day box office championship for two consecutive days, and the total box office soared to 16400 million. The rise of this number highlights the strong response of the film among audiences and proves its solid performance at the box office.
To sum up, Hong Kong director Wang Jing's praise and the audience's enthusiastic response have witnessed the dazzling results of "Article 20" directed by Zhang Yimou during this year's Spring Festival. Through its sharp subject matter, outstanding actors' performances, and the director's superb directing skills, this film has successfully aroused the audience's deeper expectations for Chinese films. Whether it is Zhao Liying, Pan Binlong, Ma Li or Lei Jiayin, they all showed superb acting skills in the film, presenting an audio-visual feast for the audience. And the outstanding performance at the box office proves the commercial value of this film. "Article 20" is undoubtedly a dark horse for this year's Spring Festival, and it has also injected new vitality into Chinese films.
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