Although the 73-year-old famous director Zhang Yimou failed to direct the movie "Article 20" to win the box office during the Spring Festival, his movie box office has been declining, surpassing Han Han's "Flying Life 2" on the ninth day. Last year, Zhang Yimou's "Man Jianghong" won the first place at the box office, and he almost did not participate in the roadshow, but he still achieved good results at the box office, which is not easy, at least much better than Chen Kaige.
This year's "Article 20" directed by Zhang Yimou was released, in fact, this movie should be a mission work, showing the story of legitimate defense in Article 20 of the Criminal Law, and it is actually an act of popularizing the law. There are nearly 40 participating stars, although they failed to defeat Jia Ling to reach the top, but on the ninth day, the box office surpassed "Flying Life 2" directed by Han Han, and the box office exceeded 1.4 billion yuan.
Netizens spoke highly of this movie, and the realism and comedy were filmed, which was pleasantly surprised. This film is intertwined with multiple lines, establishes a group portrait, and then points to the legitimate defense issue of "Article 20".
The most ingenious and valuable thing about the film is its perspective, which is written in small case and big letters. Through the encounters of the little people at the bottom, we will go to the major legal dilemmas in life, to commend the simple feats of righteousness and bravery, and to promote the spirit of fairness and justice.
The biggest advantage is that it is down-to-earth, and in a way that ordinary people can touch and feel, complete vivid science popularization, which can be described as moisturizing things silently, which is a valuable humanistic care in itself.
I feel that this netizen's comments are very in place, and the screenwriter of the film is also very powerful, basically avoiding some logical thinking that is easy to fall into controversy, and the performance is remarkable.
It is shocking that the old man Zhang Yimou still insists on directing the work, he looks thin, but he is very capable, vigorous and inspiring.
Last year, the two films he directed were released, namely "Man Jianghong" and "Solid as a Rock", with a total of 589.5 billion box office, especially "Man Jianghong" is the box office champion of the Spring Festival in 2023 and the box office champion of 23 years, ranking 6th in film history.
The top ten directors at the box office in film history include Tsui Hark, Lin Chaoxian, Chen Kaige, Wu Jing, Jia Ling, Guo Fan, Zhang Yimou, Chen Sicheng, etc. It is also worth admiring directors in their seventies like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige who are still making movies and constantly creating new works. In the early days, Zhang Yimou filmed many literary and artistic works, won many awards abroad, and in his later years, he continued to work and created a number of high-grossing films, and he currently ranks second with a director's film box office of 13.2 billion.
Zhang Yimou actually doesn't need to work so hard, but he really loves movies and the profession of director, so he has been working hard and constantly launching new works, and then he will shoot TV series, and even new movies are waiting for him to create.
The director's first box office is director Tsui Hark, with the two films "Changjin Lake" and "Changjin Lake Water Gate Bridge", the box office is as high as 984.2 billion yuan, and the box office of the movie he directed was as high as 1460.9 billion yuan.
Director Zhang Yimou ranked second with 13.2 billion, and their gap was 140.9 billion yuan, if Zhang Yimou's "Article 20" box office achieves 2.4 billion, then the gap between him and Tsui Hark will be narrowed to about 400 million, and Zhang Yimou may surpass director Tsui Hark in the future.
Zhang Yimou is known as the "national teacher", mainly referring to the director's attainments, he not only directed many masterpieces, but also successfully won Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and Zhou Dongyu and other actors, and even won many awards internationally, he also directed ** drama and Peking Opera, and even directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, and also directed the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Winter Olympics. He's talented, has a unique style, and is truly everyone.
He is even an actor who won the Tokyo International Film Festival and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor, and once had a wonderful performance in the movie "Old Well".
He is not only a director but also a screenwriter, but also one of the representatives of the "fifth generation of directors", honorary doctorates from Boston University and Yale University, and a distinguished professor of Beijing Film Academy.
Many people say that they don't understand that the box office of amateur directors Han Han and Jia Ling exceeds that of Zhang Yimou, but in fact, movies need constant fresh blood, and no one thinks that only professional directors can sell at the box office. Jia Ling is also an admirable female director and actress. has twice hit the Spring Festival stalls with her self-directed and self-acting works, and has achieved very good results, and she is the box office champion of this year's Spring Festival stalls.
Jia Ling relied on her self-directed and self-starred "Hot and Hot" and "Hello, Li Huanying" box office 825.7 billion yuan, temporarily ranking 12th on the director's box office list, if the box office of "Hot and Hot" is finally locked at 4 billion, then the box office of the movie directed by her will reach 941.3 billion yuan, and will eventually surpass Guan Hu to rank in the top ten. She is also the only high-grossing female director, and the only female director with the highest box office in Chinese. The third movie she directed and starred in was also filmed, maybe she locked the Spring Festival file for 25 years and hit the Spring Festival file for the third time.
The domestic film and television industry has long been no longer a field dominated by professional talents, let's just say that the non-professional director Xin Shuang, who directed the high-scoring suspense drama "The Hidden Corner" and "The Long Season", etc., has a win-win situation in word-of-mouth ratings, beating many professional directors. As non-professional directors such as Han Han and Jia Ling continue to make new achievements, professional directors should be asked to reflect that whether they are directors or actors, works are king.