A movie called "Hot and Hot" has become a precious gift from Jia Ling to the audience. From the beginning to the end, we witnessed the growth of Le Ying, a real heroine. She forged ahead, facing the reality of contempt and betrayal, and fought her way through the night. Even though she didn't end up becoming a boxing professional, she had conquered her heart.
No, Jia Ling's new movie "Hot and Hot" has exceeded 600 million at the box office just two days after its release. It is expected that the final box office will exceed 2.8 billion, and if "Hello, Li Huanying" is lucky, then the success of "Hot and Hot" will prove its strength. In the fierce schedule, it is unique, and Jia Ling's success is not only because she has 100 pounds in the play, but more importantly, it conveys the values of self-love.
And completely different from "Hot and Hot", "Flying Life 2" is a movie with a racing theme. Surprisingly, however, it shares a similar core to the former – there is a bigger world beyond the world, there are differences between people, and everyone is battling it out against themselves. This film, created by Han Han and Shen Teng, reached a box office of 5800 million.
Just when everyone is paying attention to the efforts of Jia Ling and Shen Teng, director Zhang Yimou's new film has been met with a cold reception, and the pre-sale box office is not even as good as the animated film "Bear Infested: Reversing Time and Space".
The fifth-ranked movie "Mr. Red Carpet" has undergone several reshapings, with veteran superstar Andy Lau and director Ning Hao, it should have easily attracted the attention of the audience and the box office. However, unexpectedly, it is not well publicized and has fewer screenings, which makes it a pity that this film is full of spicy and absurd comedy.
Despite director Zhang Yimou's average reputation on the Internet, being praised as an "overstated" and "good cinematographer", his films "Man Jianghong" and "Solid as a Rock" still attract audiences to the cinema. Regardless of the rating, the box office results are still "proud".
As for the movie "Article 20", which was filmed, it did not attract too many people's attention when it was first released. After all, everyone is already a little tired of watching Zhang Yimou's movies. However, unexpectedly, although its pre-sale results were average, it counterattacked on the first day of sale, and the box office reached 19.7 billion, and the attendance rate is much higher than expected, although ** only accounts for 15% of the schedule.
At present, similar to "Hot and Hot", the Douban score is 79. The box office is expected to reach about 2.1 billion. In the promotion, director Zhang Yimou directly used Zhao Liying, a well-known actor, who knows how to attract audiences. First of all, he asked Xiao Zhao to play the deaf and mute Hao Xiuping, showing her gorgeous transformation.
In the trailer, a plain and weeping character stands on the rooftop, with his long hair ruffled by the wind. This fragile little character gave netizens a slight shock.
But that's not enough to describe! Director Zhang Yimou praised it: he played an important role in the movie.
In fact, the heroine of the movie "Article 20" is Ma Li, and the supporting actress is Gao Ye, and Zhao Liying's role is only 5 minutes. However, he relied too much on marketing methods to promote Xiao Zhao, which caused boredom among netizens.
The filmmaker does not focus on the theme of the movie, but uses too many bitter scenes of well-known actors as gimmicks, which can be described as an act that wants fans to pay, which is inappropriate.
I have to say that the publicity direction of "Article 20" is completely wrong, and a large number of crying scenes are promoted during the Chinese New Year, and the actors are above the script. All this had a negative impact on the advance ticket office.
In the face of the strong competition between "Hot and Hot" and "Flying Life 2", Zhang Yimou seems to be at a disadvantage before the start.
Fortunately, after the movie was released, the script revealed all the secrets: the tone of the comedy, the core of the law, and the three story lines are intertwined.
As Zhang Yimou said: Zhao Liying is no longer the same Xiao Zhao as before, she has broken her own limitations!
In the movie, the thin Hao Xiuping quietly breaks into the camera, she is at the bottom of society, and has no power and power. As a deaf person, she could not speak or hear. However, in this way, she shows a weak and pitiful character, becoming a character who is noticed and cared for.
However, despite being weak, she is not weak. When faced with the desperation of justice and justice, this petite woman displays amazing strength. In a desperate situation, she resolutely chose to jump downstairs in order to save her daughter.
This Xiao Zhao does not have fairy beauty, on the contrary, she is a low-level woman who has experienced endless pain. Her eyes were full of despair, and she stood on the rooftop, screaming silently, and could only express her despair and determination through facial expressions and firm and powerful gestures.
Her name is Xiuping, and she was born like duckweed, but she also has a tenacious heart!
Zhao Liying's transformation deeply touched the audience. When the movie came to an end, as soon as the list of actors appeared, many people couldn't help but sigh: This turned out to be that Xiao Zhao?
Compared with the ranking and evaluation of the program, how eager the audience is for such an evaluation!
Fans originally came for Zhao Liying's role transformation, but they were also inadvertently attracted by Zhang Yimou. The 73-year-old old-timer who is still active in the film industry is full of energy. In order to promote the movie, he personally participated in Dong Yuhui's live broadcast and talked about the movie in front of and behind the scenes.
With a humble and unobtrusive attitude, his speech is full of wisdom and quick thinking, and every point of view is expressed very accurately.
In addition to being busy, he designed a unique program for the Spring Festival Gala. Combining dance with the pasta-making process, the ingenuity is amazing, and it can be described as "unique".
The story of "Article 20" tells the fate of small people in the context of the big era, with three intertwined plots as clues, including righteousness and bravery, school bullying and legitimate defense.
In the movie, Ma Li plays Han Ming's wife, a traditional northern mother who loves her son and works hard for her family. She often quarrels with her husband, nagging, and once she speaks, the winner is decided.
As an ordinary housewife, she seems weak and does not know how to measure, but she decides to defend her children. When she learned that her son was beaten by the school leaders and refused to apologize, she learned the ins and outs of the matter, and personally taught the school leaders a lesson, and used her own body to break the injustice.
Although she looks stupid on the surface, she is actually delicate and has amazing courage. She is as tiny as a moss flower, but willing to take any risk to speak up for justice.
Ma Li's acting skills in this role are excellent, she copes with ease and is competent for this role, not only taking on the laughter in the film and subtly revealing the suspense, but her performance is not simply noisy, but detailed and vivid.
Although everyone may think that the big-headed aesthetic is tired of it, Han Ming's character is unique. He is a middle-aged prosecutor with a difficult career, constant family problems, and poor health. He has a sleek personality, but he behaves in a sloppy manner, without any bright spots, and shows one word everywhere - ordinary. This makes him one of the most popular characters in the Spring Festival file, leading the way before "Hot and Hot" and after "Article 20".
He is an ordinary middle-aged uncle, but deep down he has his own perseverance. The stage freezes at the end of the moment, and Han Ming appears at the hearing. In a few minutes, he spoke impassionedly, in contagious words. One of the most impressive lines is: "A crime pollutes not only the water, but a miscarriage of justice pollutes the entire water." This sentence is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In a trance, they broke the fourth wall and started a heart-to-heart conversation with the audience.
Lei Jiayin contributed countless laughs and tears with his outstanding performance, and deservedly became the chief actor.
And the female No. 2 Gao Ye is like a heroine, she is Han Ming's partner, a female prosecutor. In addition, sister-in-law Chen Shuting shows the characteristics of a domineering woman, she moves freely and is strategic. She can destroy the sky with her hands and strategize.
This time, she straightened her hair and became Lu Lingling. Unlike her resolute sister-in-law, Lu Lingling not only pays attention to her family, but also takes a tough attitude towards leaders and bullies, and is full of compassion and warmth for the weak.
When communicating with Hao Xiuping, she showed the charm of classic lines from her point of view. "What we do is not just about handling cases, but about other people's lives," she said. And another: "The law does not compromise with transgressions." ”
Standing there, Gao Ye looked very cool. Her voice is loud, her eyes are bright, and her heart is open, as if she were "the light of the right path."
Zhang Yimou said that he decided to choose Gao Ye after finishing "Hurricane", because her temperament and image fit the role very well. Now it seems that he is not lying, he has made the right choice, and she does not need to perform to be convincing.
In Article 20, the three female characters have different identities, statuses, and encounters, but they are all adherents of justice. And the supporting roles in this play are all at the level of big names, and even Fan Wei joined the performance and played a villain old village chief. The audience was itchy and wanted to punch him immediately.
Zhang Yi, the school leader with relatively few scenes, had a fierce quarrel with Ma Li at the beginning, and sparks flew between the two. And even the supporting roles are all powerful actors, such as Jiang Qiming, Aruna, Li Naiwen, Wang Xiao, Ding Yongdai and others, as if the lineup of the crew of "The Long Season" and "Hurricane" has been moved.
Lao Mouzi shows strong social insight, and this time he chooses to use comedy to present acute social issues. The film has warm colors, and some people describe it as a modern version of "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit". Serious topics unfold in a relaxed atmosphere, and comedy and realism are skillfully combined to bring a new experience to the audience.
Zhang Yimou has always maintained the spirit of continuous experimentation and unlimited, which is admirable.
We look forward to next year's Spring Festival, what kind of surprises will he bring us?