The New Year War kicks off ahead of schedule, and movies on various themes are in full swing
recently, a number of films such as "Hunt", "Devil Bell", "worry-relieving grocery store" and "ex 3: goodbye ex" have been booked, which means that this year's "Lunar New year" war has started ahead of schedule.
original title: do you want to do it first? All kinds of blockbusters are scheduled early for the Lunar New year campaignrecently, "Hunt", "Devil Bell", "worry-relieving grocery store", "ex 3: goodbye ex" and other films have been scheduled, which means that this year's "Lunar New year" war has started ahead of schedule. Although there is still some way to go before the end of the year, a number of films aimed at "Lunar New year" have made moves to "ask for attention", not only to bring the war forward, but also richer in the types of films, with a large number of actors. Every year, the competition for the "Lunar New year Festival" is very fierce. Can we get a head start if we do it first?.
judging from the list of films that have been scheduled so far, there are more types of films for the Lunar New year this year, which can meet the needs of different audiences.
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Action and suspense theme are "Hunt", which is John Woo's return to the shootout theme 14 years later.
are you worried that the new work will be compared with the old version of "Hunt"? John Woo said frankly that any classic is a good time and can not be copied. The two versions of "Hunt" are very different from the plot trend, character setting, character relationship and so on, this time will also add a very Wu style shootout action, the visual effect is more exciting.
Action movies are popular in the market in recent years, and" detonator "is the representative of this type. Duan Yihong plays a small potato, because he is accidentally involved in a terrible crime, he takes the road of escape with special skills. The new film Blizzard, which just won him the best actor award at the Tokyo Film Festival, will be released this month.
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although fantasy films such as the Legend of Shengzhu met their Waterloo this year, this theme is still favored by many filmmakers. Chen Kaige said frankly that the Legend of the Devil Cat is a fantasy work that people look forward to after accumulating a lot of "fantasy of the world, fantasy of life" after 12 years.
in 1982, Qimen Dun Jia, directed by Yuan Heping, became a classic of alternative martial arts movies. Thirty-five years later, Yuan Heping remade the old work, with Tsui Hark as the screenwriter and producer, starring Dapeng and Ni Ni. Yuan Heping stressed that except for the same title, everything else is brand-new.
the worry-relieving grocery store, which is adapted from Higuhiro's novel, also belongs to the fantasy theme, and the story of the original novel is warm, healing and imaginative. Dong Yunshi, director of the film, said that the adaptation application took more than two years, and as a result, the first draft of the script was approved by Keigo Higano.
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Comedy is still the top priority of this year's New year's festival. "Devil Ling" is a combination of Wu Junru and Happy Mahua comedy brands, bringing together comedians of different styles, such as Wu Junru, Shen Teng, Yue Yunpeng, papi and so on. Zhang Ye, who also challenged comedy characters for the first time, said that the biggest surprise of "Devil Bell" was that it brought all kinds of comedians together and cooked a hilarious feast with different types of comedy recipes and jokes.
the "ex" series directed by Tian Yusheng has become a well-known IP of the same type of domestic romantic comedy because of its golden sentences, non-urinating comedies and deep insights into the feelings of both sexes. In the third part, Han Geng and Zheng Kai return and let themselves go, and the hilarious plot once again arouses the expectation of the audience.
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the movie Blood of machines is Jackie Chan's first attempt at science fiction. Jackie Chan's agent is involved in a plot involving the ultimate mysteries of life in order to protect an important witness.
in addition, audiences who like literary films can follow" Carnival ", which was written and directed by young director Wen Yan. After being shortlisted in the main competition section of the Venice Film Festival, it was successfully nominated for three Golden Horse Awards. On the other hand, there are Disney's latest family film "Journey of Dreams".
this year's New year film promotion war has begun ahead of schedule. Last week, the film "Jieyu Grocery Store," adapted from Higuhiro's novel, was officially set for December 29. Earlier, Wu Junru's first directing work "the Devil Bell" and the romantic comedy "ex 3: goodbye to the ex" were also announced for release on December 29. On the same day, there were also two other blockbuster films-the comedy "the Treasure of fragments" starring Ge You and Yue Yunpeng, and "the second Generation of goblins" starring Feng Shaofeng and Liu Yifei.
in fact, this year's Lunar New year war has already begun ahead of schedule. John Woo's Hunt will be released on November 24, along with blockbuster, reasoning Notes, Dream Loop, Carnival and other blockbuster films to warm up for the Lunar New year. Then, on December 15, there will be a fantasy film "Qimen Xianjia" starring Dapeng, Ni Ni and Li Zhiting. On December 22, Chen Kaige's new film "Legend of the Devil Cat", Jackie Chan's new film "the Blood of the Machine" and Chen Weiting and Lin Yun starred in "the Age of War" competed with each other.
there are many large films, so they naturally dare not snub in propaganda, and they are asking for attention one after another. "Hunt" has held a press conference in Beijing, released Zhang Hanyu's theme song "du Qiu Song" MV; "worry-relieving grocery store" and appeared at the US Film Market Trade Conference, exposing stills and announcing that Jackie Chan will play "worry-relieving Grandpa" in the play. At the same time, the latest materials of "demon cat", "demon bell", "ex 3: goodbye ex" and "second generation leprechaun" have also been revealed one after another.
the original lineup of this year's "Lunar New year" film is also better. Major directors such as Chen Kaige and John Woo have come out again, as well as new directors such as Wu Junru.
in terms of actors, Jackie Chan once again challenged a new field. He, who made his first sci-fi film, admitted that he had been in film for nearly 60 years, and almost all the people who came to find him in action movies. In fact, he also wanted to challenge other themes, and even said that he wanted to act in a romantic film.
du Qiu, played by Zhang Hanyu in "Hunting", was framed as a "murderer". In order to clear his name, he chose to flee and was tracked by Yamura, a police officer played by Masaji Fukuyama. Zhang Hanyu said bluntly that compared with his previous characters, he was very "aggrieved" and was a tough guy, and said that filming several scenes was more tiring than Operation Mekong.
when it comes to the big season, when comedians are busiest, Ge You, who has not been seen in public for a long time, will show off as a hairy figure in the new film "the dangerous Journey to the Treasure of fragments." "Devil Bell" is papi's first "electric shock". In the play, she is still a funny image, showing up with mushroom heads and big glasses, playing "pleasure value" with several comedy predecessors.
Traffic is also very difficult. Chen Wei-ting bluntly said that "War of God" was his biggest challenge since he started filming. In order to develop the figure of a prairie man, he had to eat boiled chicken almost every day to maintain his physical fitness during the four-month intensive exercise. Wang Junkai played a leading role in the "worry-relieving grocery store". He pondered his role carefully and his acting skills were praised again. Reporter Huang an
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this year's New year's festival has a rich variety of movies and a prosperous cast, and many films seem to have the potential of "fashion style". However, no matter how popular the subject matter and type is and how popular the cast is, the increasingly mature audience is mainly concerned about the quality of the film.
creators who are more and more familiar with this skill naturally do not dare to snub. Zhang Hanyu once revealed in an interview that he was shocked by John Woo's meticulous attention to the gun scenes on the set, in order to make the camera more realistic. John Woo will arrange a special teacher in advance to introduce the performance of each gun to the actors, and how loud the sound is, he must explain it clearly to the actors. John Woo, who is 71 years old, is already a famous director in the circle, but he still has the persistence and seriousness that belongs to that generation of directors.
after many years of comedy, Wu Junru finally embarked on the path of directing this year. As a representative of Hong Kong-made comedies, Wu Junru is not only an actress with high box office, but also won the Best Actress Award and Golden Horse Award for "Hong Xing Thirteen Sister" and "Golden Rooster" respectively. In recent years, she first tried the mainland market, starring in "Monster Hunt", "Pancake Man" and other comedy films have also achieved good box office and reputation. In the current environment where the threshold for directors is getting lower and lower, there are not many actors like her who can not be lonely and insist on accumulating, which makes her new film more anticipated.
in terms of actors, Duan Yihong, who is particularly "picky" about acting, once again interpreted what is meant by "desperate Saburo" in "the detonator" and personally staged a large number of action scenes. For the marathon-like escape around the city, being strangled by the neck, and so on, he really needs to be praised for being so hard on himself.
the "fresh meat" who has always been criticized for poor acting and lack of dedication is also gradually improving. Chen Weiting has done a lot of hard training for filming, and he has nothing to fear even if it is dangerous to shoot on a fierce horse. Wang Junkai starred in the new film "worry-relieving grocery store" with a modest attitude, not only figuring out the role carefully, but also daring to ask other seniors for advice. even he admitted that by learning from his predecessors, he grew up both inside and outside the play.
when professionalism is passed on among each generation of creators, it gives the audience all the more reason to look forward to their works.
Edit: mary