Although there have been many newcomers in the director circle in recent years, especially the rise of comedies, the status of traditional directors has gradually declined. For example, although Zhang Yimou's "On the Cliff" this year brought together many powerful actors, the box office was only 118.9 billion, compared with comedians such as Jia Ling and Shen Teng, it is a little inferior.
However, among these traditional directors, Guan Hu is an outlier. He didn't make his debut as a comedian, but was known for making films with a unique style and a variety of genres.
For example, his early book Get in the Car! Let's Go is an ordinary little people movie, while the later "Bullfight" and "Killing" do not belong to the commercial film genre.
Guan Hu, a hardcore player in the film industry, has few works, but all of them are high-quality products. For example, a few years ago, he and Feng Xiaogang jointly created "Lao Paoer", which gained fame and fortune and unlimited scenery.
However, Guan Hu's real film career pinnacle and real movie climax was "Eight Hundred", which was broadcast during the epidemic last year. As the first domestic blockbuster to be released during the epidemic, its release itself required great courage, and the final box office results were even more dazzling, with a total box office of more than 3.1 billion.
As the annual box office champion of domestic films last year and the global box office champion under the epidemic, director Guan Hu's works have always attracted much attention. His works often fly at the same time as word-of-mouth and box office, and the quality is stable.
And this time, the main theme film "Revolutionary", which he served as the producer, is even more anticipated, and the name Guan Hu alone already makes people confident in the quality of the movie.
Guan Hu once again attracted attention with his unexpected casting! Although he was not the director of the film, he was personally involved as a producer, and his wife Liang Jing took on the role of producer.
From a certain point of view, this movie actually continues Guan Hu's unique style. In terms of casting, Guan Hu showed a bold employment. For example, he invited Li Yifeng to play the role of ***, which was completely his decision.
In the film industry, Guan Hu's decision has always been controversial. He broke the routine and gave up looking for special actors or young actors who were already well-known to the audience, and instead chose a "traffic star" to play this role.
Even when he received the invitation, Li Yifeng felt a lot of pressure.
Guan Hu was really bold in casting, not only invited Li Yifeng, but also found Han Geng to play Chiang Kai-shek in his youth, and Peng Yuchang to play Zhang Xueliang.
Guan Hu's creativity is bold, which is really amazing. In his film "Revolutionary", the audience not only experienced the freshness, but also felt a sense of youthful vitality.
This is all thanks to the wonderful performance of teacher Zhang Songwen, this old actor led Li Yifeng, Han Geng, Peng Yuchang and other young actors to throw their heads and spill blood together, showing a unique feeling.
If special actors are used, it may weaken the aura of Mr. Li Dazhao's protagonist, because the only protagonist of this movie is Mr. Li Dazhao played by Mr. Zhang Songwen.
The plot of "Revolutionary" is compact and chic, comparable to the rhythm of "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an". Many people only noticed director Guan Hu, but ignored his talent in the field of screenwriting.
He was involved in the screenwriting of "Eight Hundred", and while serving as an executive producer in "Revolutionary", he also participated in the creation of the script. Therefore, the plot of this film is eye-catching, full of Guan Hu's unique style.
In this tense and exciting story, the screenwriter cleverly starts with the 36 hours before Li Dazhao's hanging. In this short period of time, through Li Dazhao's reminiscences and reflections on his life, the screenwriter closely intertwined his personal fate with the fate of the times, making people feel the wonder of life.
On one side, the comrades outside the prison tried their best to rescue Li Dazhao, and on the other side, the warlord Zhang Zuolin brutally tortured Li Dazhao. These 36 hours seem to be the epitome of Li Dazhao's life, which makes people deeply feel the turbulence and tragedy of that era.
In these 36 hours, all the stories come together and all the relationships are intertwined in them. This sense of tension in the countdown seems to put us in the world of "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an".
Although we know the ending of Mr. Li Dazhao's sacrifice, this setting of time, this rendering of the countdown, makes this known ending more suspenseful and attractive.
During the filming of "Revolutionary", the director and screenwriter did not determine what Li Dazhao would say before his sacrifice to inspire people. In the end, Mr. Zhang Songwen tried his best to come up with the "oath I believe" at the end of the movie, which became Li Dazhao's words before he died.
This passage deeply touched the director and screenwriter, and they thought that this was what Li Dazhao should say. As a result, the plot has been preserved and has become a touching scene in the film.
When the film was completed, Mr. Zhang Songwen agreed to change the end of his initial monologue to the workers and students shouting "I believe" together. He believed that such expressions were more powerful and penetrating, and could inspire everyone to believe that in the noble life of heroic sacrifice, resistance, struggle and revolution were the only way to achieve the goal.
When I saw that monologue, I was deeply moved. However, what made my blood boil the most was the way Mr. Shouchang laughed brightly under the red flag and in the light and shadow. He firmly believes that the future world will be a world of red flags, which is the expectation of him and his countless martyrs.
"Revolutionary" supervised by Guan Hu is undoubtedly a perfect movie, showing a high standard both in the selection of actors and the polishing of the script. Especially Mr. Zhang Songwen, who has always been praised by the industry, played the role of Mr. Li Dazhao in the movie, which was eye-catching and left a deep impression on the audience.
Mr. Li Dazhao played by Zhang Songwen in "Revolutionary", with his unique performance method, let Mr. Li Dazhao's spirit be vividly displayed again. His interpretation makes people seem to see the hot-blooded and youthful Mr. Li Dazhao, who is indeed "acting in his true colors".