357: Equally Matched?
In the early morning of the first day of the Chinese New Year, the New Year's bell has rung. The streets are lined with red lanterns, which look even more colorful against the backdrop of colorful neon lights. The atmosphere of the New Year is everywhere. The only thing missing in the city is the rumbling sound of firecrackers.
It is a little deserted outside, but the house is very lively. The whole family, young and old, eat and have fun, talk and laugh. There are also people playing Landlord, Golden Flower, and Mahjong. The noise of laughter is endless. Staying up all night symbolizes the driving away of all evil plagues and diseases, and looking forward to a good year.
On the Internet, there are more and more reviews of this year's Spring Festival movies, especially Jiang Ge's "Swordsman: Invincible in the East", the team of Sesame Open Door "Back to 1997 as a Singer" and Ali's "Fengshen 2".
Among them, the most active are professional film critics and amateur fans. The former is thinking about long reviews of thousands or tens of thousands of words, while the latter is thinking about short reviews of dozens or hundreds of words.
Zhou Lingwei is somewhere in between, appreciating the film from both a subjective and objective perspective.
First, the title has changed a little bit - [A masterpiece in the post-martial arts era].
Then the content - [Due to the length of the film, it is impossible to tell it in more detail, which results in the story not being outstanding, but due to the wonderful action scenes, distinctive characters and compact rhythm, and Gu Yao's performance beyond her true colors, the audience has no time to care about whether the story is reasonable or not. ]
- [The action scenes in the film can be said to have created a new high for domestic martial arts films. Jiang Ge and Shi Changxin combined their respective strengths of atmosphere and action to shoot wonderful martial arts scenes such as the night raid of the ronin in the Miao area, the blood-washing of the thatched cottage by Dongfang Bubai, and the decisive battle at the Blackwood Cliff. There are many amazing strokes, such as the earth-shaking power of the Sunflower Manual, the blood column sucked out of the sky by the Star-sucking Technique, etc. At the same time, the lines and dialogues were designed very well. ]
Zhou Lingwei wanted to write a few classic lines, but was worried that there would be too many spoilers, so she gave up.
She took her hands off the keyboard and read it from the beginning. She felt that the "objective" part was almost done, so she ended with a "subjective" one.
——【With its chic martial arts moves and the actors' unparalleled performances, "Swordsman: Invincible in the East" subverted the concepts of martial arts and the martial arts world, and independently pioneered an alternative path. The characters played by Gu Yao, Pei Jie, Liu Ya, Su Qin, Ling Xue, Zhang Jiayi, Li Sheng, Wu Zhaotang, etc. are very popular and unforgettable. This is what a real martial arts film should be like. 】
"Done!"
Zhou Lingwei's mouth curled up, and she was quite satisfied with this film review. She immediately said to Jiang Ge, who was sitting on the floor-to-ceiling window playing with his mobile phone: "Do you want to check it again? I'll send it out if there's no problem."
Jiang Ge looked up, smiled at her, and said: "Just send it directly. Accept praise and criticism."
Zhou Lingwei pursed her lips and said: "Okay, then I'll send it out."
Jiang Ge then went to her Weibo.
Hmm...
It's well written, and you can be a film critic.
Zhou Lingwei's personal Weibo has more than five million followers. After posting this film review, it quickly received comments.
[Jiang Ge]: The last time I saw such a wonderful film review was the last time!
[One Day is One Day]: The above, no showing of affection!
[Bei Feng]: Just came back from watching it, this film review is not good, it is too conservative, feel free to praise it boldly!
[Thirty Seconds of Heat]: I feel sorry for Gu Yao, the character she played died in the end!
[Floating Life and Old Dreams]: Jiang Ge is such a jerk, he always writes a few characters to death, which makes people hate him!
[Well-organized]: The ending is too helpless.
…
It seems that everyone is not satisfied with this ending.
Zhou Lingwei can imagine through the screen that after watching the movie, they gnashed their teeth and wanted to beat Jiang Ge.
However, this also proves their love for Dongfang Bubai and the success of this character.
Jiang Ge also saw these comments, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Instead, he sighed at Jin Yong's strength. Not only the main character image is vivid, but also the supporting roles are also well written.
Just a few strokes to outline the person's profile, but no detailed description, leaving a lot of room for imagination for readers and creators. Dongfang Bubai is an example. In addition, there are Xia Xueyi, Dugu Qiubai, Murong Longcheng, etc.
If a novelist can write the protagonist well, it shows that he has outstanding literary talent, but it is even more brilliant if he can write the supporting roles impressively.
A few minutes later, Zhou Lingwei's film review was liked, commented on, and forwarded by Huafeng artists and artists who have worked with Jiang Ge. In this way, it quickly spread on the Internet with the power of many stars.
Jiang Ge is reading the film review of his competitor at this time.
"Back to 1997 to Be a Singer" tells the story of the protagonist who accidentally returns to high school after getting divorced and drunk, and reaches the peak of his life with songs that will only appear in his memory in the future, and finally understands life and finds true love.
To be honest, this kind of story has been written to death by online articles, but because of copyright issues, few have been adapted into film and television dramas and put on the big screen.
The Sesame Open Door team added their own comedy elements to make the plot more interesting and create many unexpected jokes.
"A familiar taste, a laugh every few minutes."
"A very down-to-earth sentiment, destined to be the best domestic comedy of the year."
"Every laugh is unexpected, there is no low-level derogatory, not much deliberate sensationalism, making people laugh very comfortably."
……
Judging from the number of positive reviews, it is comparable to "Swordsman: The Invincible".
Another movie, "Fengshen 2", takes over the plot of the first movie. The protagonist last time was Nezha, and this time the protagonist is Yang Jian.
The story is adapted from the novel "Feng Shen Yan Yi", the theme has not changed, it is still "counterattack", and it sells special effects. After all, it is a domestically produced "epic myth" blockbuster.
With the successful experience of the first film, I effectively avoided the pitfalls and shot with ease.
"The story is average and the special effects are awesome."
"Yang Jian's casting was a bit off. Xie Yushan was called the 'Facially Paralyzed Best Actor' and his expression was too stiff."
"I watched it in the IMAX hall. The scene where Yang Jian opened his eyes was super shocking."
…
Compared with "The Swordsman: The East" and "Back to 1997, Become a Singer", there are fewer positive reviews. The main problem lies in the story and the casting of the male protagonist.
"This year's opponents are quite strong. I just checked the real-time box office and the gap is within 50 million," Zhou Lingwei said.
"We still have to wait for the box office and word-of-mouth performance of all the movies today to decide whether to increase or decrease tomorrow's film schedule. This is very critical." Jiang Ge paused, and then said: "The good ones will be better, pull it. It will get better and better.”
"I'm still more optimistic about your movie." Zhou Lingwei said with a smile.
"Anyway, I have nothing to do tomorrow. Let's go and watch "Back to 1997 to Be a Singer" and "Feng Shen 2" in the afternoon." Jiang Ge suggested.
"Okay." Zhou Lingwei agreed readily.
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