The four King Kongs of the Spring Festival stalls fought fiercely, but the throne of the champion had already been booked to death. The "Bear Infested" series of animated films continues to flourish and firmly establishes its status as the number one brother in the animation industry. Jia Ling soared all the way this time, and won the box office crown without suspense with her own masterpieces. On the other hand, although "Article 20" directed by Zhang Yimou failed to soar at the box office, it won a lot of warm praise from the audience with its solid reputation and deep-rooted story content.
In contrast, the performance of "Flying Life 2" was a bit tepid, and the popularity and box office figures failed to explode as expected. Despite the presence of Shen Teng, the resident comedian of the Spring Festival stalls, coupled with the joining of a number of hot traffic stars and the return of the highly anticipated big IP sequel, the film as a whole has not been able to detonate the movie-watching boom. Looking at the comment area, there were sharp criticisms, and everyone expressed varying degrees of dissatisfaction with the actors' performances, plot design, and the arrangement of jokes, forming a quite consistent complaining situation.
So, why does "Flying Life 2" have a polarized word-of-mouth? After seeing it for myself, my most intuitive feeling is "plain" if I want to sum it up in one word. The whole film is not amazing enough from all dimensions, and lacks the kind of eye-catching climaxes. Although the plot of the car duel at the end of the movie did ignite the audience's emotional spark and convey a positive spiritual core, the overall structure is difficult to get rid of the inherent shackles of routines, and lacks unexpected fresh elements to enhance the flavor.
When it comes to the design of laughter and comedy baggage, the most talked about by the audience is probably the crazy drag racing scene staged by the "old man". This paragraph is not only full of funny fun, but also successfully creates a joyful atmosphere when watching the movie with the family during the Spring Festival, so that everyone can feel the relaxation and joy that the festival should have.
However, the plot advancement in the second half of the movie seems a bit bland. In the aspect of character building, I don't feel three-dimensional and full enough, and I can't dig out the inner world and growth trajectory of the character, which makes people feel unfinished.
Overall, the audience's polarization of word-of-mouth for "Flying Life 2" may stem from its lack of innovation and depth. Although there are some laughs to be desired, the overall presentation is relatively mediocre, which makes people sigh a little regretful.
In the racing competition, some people's performance is really incredible, such as Ke Er, who has repeatedly failed, and even sat in the co-pilot's seat. It's stupid and unbelievable. So, can such a person be competent for the role of navigator?
In "Former Racing Champion", the role played by Zhang Benyu does not seem to have much impact on the entire plot. Even if his role is removed and replaced by an unknown group performance, the plot will not be affected too much.
Han Han didn't design too many laughs for Zhang Benyu, so he completely wasted Zhang Benyu's own comedy talent. In addition, some cameo actors appear to be cameos only for the sake of cameos, and some are even forgotten by the audience as soon as they appear.
The appearance of a guest actor should be eye-catching, and Huang Jingyu's appearance is understandable, as he has an interaction with the previous work and can evoke memories in the audience. However, the appearances of Liu Haoran, Yu Shi, Hu Xianxu and others did not play the role that traffic stars should have.
The jokes arranged in the whole drama are embarrassing, and the actors' appearance and popularity are not outstanding, many viewers did not get the laughs, and the subsequent pictures passed by in a hurry.
Especially the end of the plot, it's incredible. Although the audience can accept a certain degree of exaggeration and inspiration, it is really difficult to accept the plot of adding some extreme difficulties to the protagonist, and then the male protagonist suddenly wins, and everyone else is like eating dry rice.
The actor Zhang Chi was once an acclaimed racing champion, but now he is so depressed that he can only open a driving school, and even has few students, and can only rely on a dilapidated repair shop to make ends meet.
Funding was so underfunded that even three cars could not be assembled. However, in the bad weather of hailstorms, they miraculously left the top-notch team and stubbornly completed the whole race.
In another story, there was a man who was supposed to be a substitute for someone else's team, but he was unbeatable with an amazing performance.
However, such a plot is already too old-fashioned from beginning to end, and the audience has long been aesthetically fatigued.
Although the comedy style of "Flying Life 2" is not entirely immersed in exaggerated comic, the audience is still worried about whether the ending will fall into cliché.
However, in the end, every plot is implemented in front of the audience as accurately as expected.
Han Han has been a director for nearly ten years.
However, with the current level, it seems that there is not enough sense to challenge the Spring Festival stalls again.
Of course, before ** "Flying Life 2", people were most concerned about how many scenes Fan Chengcheng had in it.
Fortunately, the role played by Shen Teng is dominant, and Fan Chengcheng's role is not as rich as people think.
However, it must be admitted that he has a long way to go on his journey in film.
His first starring film "Unfamiliar with Life" cooperated with Ma Li, which did well at the box office, and the role he played did not require too many acting skills.
However, in Flying Life 2, he needs to interact more with the other actors. Obviously, his performance lacks some momentum.
Fan Chengcheng's expression has almost no change, and the dialogue with Shen Teng is difficult to show the inner changes of the characters.
Moreover, the character he played, Li Xiaohai, restrained him too much.
It can be seen from the variety show that Fan Chengcheng's personality is completely different from Li Xiaohai's, his performance is too tense, and he always gives people a feeling that he is deliberately "pretending", and strives to shape the character setting.
I have to admit that Fan Chengcheng's influence is indeed very strong. He has co-starred with the mainland's "comedy brother" in a big-screen movie for the Spring Festival, which is an unattainable opportunity for many traffic stars.
However, compared to Fan Chengcheng, Wufan Sun Yizhou's performance is more prominent, and he showed a remarkable performance in the second film. Fan Chengcheng may need to work harder to match it.
In addition to Fan Chengcheng, I think that director Han Han's excavation of comedians seems to be inadequate, although he has a heart. Jia Bing's performance is still the same old tune, and the cooperation with Shen Teng only shows some flavor of Spring Festival Gala sketches.
In the following films, the character settings of Wei Xiang, Zheng Kai and Feng Shaofeng are somewhat puzzling. Although Wei Xiang's character has a lot of room to explore, Han Han seems to prefer to focus on the negative traits of the characters rather than taking advantage of more laughs. Although Zheng Kai has a talent for comedy, the small leader he plays appears snobbish and lacks momentum, which is incompatible with the styles of Wei Xiang and Shen Teng. As for Feng Shaofeng, his role is even less.
Although there are many actors in the movie, the audience can't feel the enthusiasm of Han Han inviting many actors who have worked with him. During the promotion period, there may be some easter eggs that can enhance the atmosphere, but in reality, these actors are not well-known and lack the fit with the characters they play, and the audience feels bored after watching them, and it is quite challenging to find them even in the movie.
If such a movie is launched on New Year's Day and can get a good reputation, there may be a glimmer of life. But hard propaganda and inexplicable hot searches can't hide the embarrassment of its content.
From "Four Seas" directed by Han Han to the latest "Flying Life 2", it can be said that his ambition for the big cake of the Spring Festival stalls is unabashed. But as the old saying goes, "It's better than not knowing, and it's better than being scared." In my opinion, although "Flying Life 2" has made a certain degree of innovative breakthrough in the background of the protagonist's relaxed characters, this excitement is like a meteor in the night sky, which is short and fails to leave a deep and lasting impression on the audience. There are also relatively few moments when the actors can really shine in the highlight.
When it comes to inspirational themes, "Flying Life 2" seems to be lacking in confidence compared to "Hot and Hot", lacking the kind of emotional resonance that can hit people's hearts and be full of sincerity. In terms of plot content, "Flying Life 2" is also difficult to compare with "Article 20", which feels more like a hasty production to continue the popularity of the series of IPs, which is not attentive enough.
From another point of view, the mediocre box office performance of "Flying Life 2" may also send a message: for a movie to be successful, the personal charm of the director or a certain star alone cannot ensure that it is foolproof. Take Shen Teng as an example, although his performance in "Super Family" was once applauded, in "Flying Life 2", his "box office myth" aura seems to have dimmed, does this mean that his word-of-mouth influence has been lost to some extent? So, in your opinion, what exactly is Flying Life 2?