The Spring Festival stalls in 2024 are ready to go, and there are already many blockbuster films such as "Bear Infested: Reversing Time and Space", "Flying Life 2", "Hot and Hot", "Article 20", "Mr. Red Carpet", etc., which have been announced to be released for the Spring Festival.
In contrast, the Marché du Film in January 2024 is as uneventful as it was before the war. There are no influential new films released in January, and the most important ones that support the market are the movies released around New Year's Day, and the box office on weekdays is only 40 million or 50 million yuan, and it is difficult to break through the 100 million yuan mark on rest days.
However, the comedy film "The Annual Meeting Can't Be Stopped!" directed by Dong Runnian! is still standout, strongly suppressing new films such as "Temporary Robbery", "Beekeeper", "What's in the Zoo", as well as old films such as "Goldfinger", "Sneaking", "Three Teams", "Aquaman", etc., which have won the single-day box office championship for almost a month.
As of 12 noon on January 31, the "Annual Meeting Can't Be Stopped! was released for 34 days, with a cumulative box office of 113 billion yuan. At the same time, the film has an excellent reputation, and the Douban score has increased from 80 points** to 82 points, becoming the highest-scoring domestic comedy on Douban in the past five years.
The reason for this is that "the annual meeting can't be stopped! As a pure comedy movie, it is both good-looking and funny, which arouses the general resonance of the audience, the film is the "haha mirror" of the Chinese New Year comedy, and the "demon mirror" of the workplace chaos.
First of all, the film is novel in construction, the story is ingenious, and the laughter is dense. Hu Jianlin, a fitter played by Dapeng, worked diligently in the factory for half his life, and was transferred to the headquarters as HR by accident.
Overnight, he went from a "factory" to a "big factory", from a "blue-collar" to a "gold-collar", which led to a series of ridiculous stories. Isn't "optimization" a good word for the wave of layoffs in large factories? Absurd and real, mobile phone live broadcast, WeChat chat, staff card, the whole film is densely laid out and just the right amount of laughter, which makes people happy.
Secondly, the outstanding performances of many comedians add a lot to the film. The film brings together comedians from various fields in recent years, all of whom are surprising familiar faces.
Dapeng and Baike cooperated for the first time, and there were a lot of sparks. Wang Xun continues the classic character of the unlucky little person, and Sun Yizhou will carry out the prodigal and unruly to the end. There are also many actors from talk shows and comedy competitions**, who have a strong grasp of the rhythm of comedy, and almost bring their own laughter as soon as they appear.
At the same time, "The Annual Meeting Can't Be Stopped! Wrapping the shell of comedy, like a documentary, it exposes and satirizes the absurdity and chaos in the contemporary workplace, which has strong practical significance.
Almost all migrant workers will have a high degree of resonance with the workplace chaos shown in the film, and then smile heartily. From the most corrupt leaders, to the sleek and perfunctory middle-level, to the cautious employees, as well as the characteristic "black words" of large factories, "voluntary" overtime, workplace involution, standing in line and layoffs, every character and every detail makes the workers feel real and stinging.
The film also uses Pan Yiran, Ma Jie and Hu Jianlin to tell about the "law of the forest" in the workplace. They not only represent the three types of people in the workplace, but also represent the past, present and future of each of our workers.
Pan Yiran represents the past, looking back at the time when we first entered the society, we are as fearless and eager for progress as her. Deputy Ma Jie has now experienced a number of social "beatings", smoothed out the edges and corners, and lives cautiously and cautiously. Hu Jianlin represents the future, if he can keep the sincerity of his heart, he may be able to break out of the encirclement, turn over and gain new glory.
Most importantly, the film teaches us to believe in the power of "believing". A person who adheres to his ideals may hit his head and break his blood; But this power of belief is contagious. When more and more people believe, a lot of chaos and injustice will change. Society has been able to grow so fast because many people believe that it can be better.
At the final annual meeting, Hu Jianlin once again sang "My Future Is Not a Dream". Just like the song sings, it is possible that your efforts will not be seen, it is possible that you will be looked down upon by others, as long as you stick to your dreams, your future will no longer be a dream!
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