National Day stalls are coming, and a few can be played one after another, pre-sales, order screenings, to arrange films, the smoke is filled.
is indeed a prime time, such a long holiday, if the market detonates and sinks, maybe it can be a new box office number one in film history. After a short holiday like May Day, isn't it the second in film history? It's still a cartoon. Among the three
that can be played is "Captain China", adapted from real events. The theme is exactly the same as the "Captain Sally" three years ago. It is about the heroic captain, who is brave and fearless, calm and calm, landed safely, and rescued passengers after a sudden distress in the sky. The theme of
is actually not easy to control, time and space are limited, and the story line is relatively simple. At that time, "Captain Sally" was directed and starred by two Hollywood legends, Grandpa Dongmu and Uncle Hanks, and the box office and reputation were good. So what will it look like when the same scene is staged in China this time? Basai Jun turned over the list of cast members and felt that he was looking forward to it, not for others, but only for the director of the film, Liu Weiqiang.
He directed "Infernal Affairs" everyone knows, gangster film. The last rainbow drawn by the Hong Kong film Huiguangfanzhao...More than one, three: "Infernal Affairs 1", "Infernal Affairs 2" and "Infernal Affairs 3."
"Daisy" is also a classic, Korean love action movie (don't think about it). A woman like a daisy fell in love with a killer like a black tulip. She was very cruel and beautiful.
also has this "Chinese Captain", a disaster film. It is a film adapted from real events to be released on the mainland during the National Day file. The span of
seems a bit big, and the road is wild enough.
Actually, if you understand Liu Weiqiang's past, you know that this is normal for him.
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26zLiu Weiqiang, born in Hong Kong in 1960, is a famous director, photographer and producer.
has won the "Hong Kong Film Awards" Best Photography, Best Director and "Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards" Best Director Award. When
was young, his father had a camera. It was this camera that allowed him to see a world different from what he saw with the naked eye. This also became Liu Weiqiang's entrance into the world of movies.
"I'm a lucky person, because I caught up with the best time of Hong Kong movies." At
, Hong Kong movies were prosperous. There are about two hundred movies released every year. Most of the movies watched by young Liu Weiqiang are Shao These classic Hong Kong films became the foundation of his film world. After graduating from middle school in 1981, he joined Shaw Brothers as a photographer.
has been a photography assistant for 5 years, and he finally served as director of photography for the first time in Lin Lingdong's "Dragon and Tiger" in 1987. It is said that because most of the budget is given to Zhou Yunfa and Li Xiuxian as film remuneration, only new recruits can be used. Lin Lingdong later said that he was very grateful to the photographer Liu Weiqiang. His camera control gave the whole film a lot of points.
"Dragon and Tiger"
In 1988, Liu Weiqiang was responsible for the photography of Wong Kar-wai's "Carmen in Mong Kok" and was nominated for the "Best Photography" for the first time at the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards. In this film, Liu Weiqiang relied on his unique photography talent to show the emotions expressed in Wong Kar Wai's film very well. For example, in the scene where Maggie Cheung and Andy Lau were separated, Maggie Cheung was placed at a bird's-eye view and in the bus. He keeps looking back and forth, and the camera rotates left and right, running through the character's humble, entangled, unwilling and unwilling psychological journey at this moment.
"Carmen in Mong Kok"
"photographs and excellent leads", after the director's debut in 1991, "The Clan", Liu Weiqiang began to transform into a director.
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In 1995, Liu Weiqiang was taken by Wang Jing to shoot Young and Dangerous, and he played comics, but many people didn't know that the director was Liu Weiqiang. As a result, the first attempt became a big hit! One shot is six.
When you listen to a Manga movie, you may first think of Marvel, DC. But at that time, the popularity of pirated DVDs of Young and Dangerous was absolutely no less popular than young people's pursuit of "Avengers."
In the era when Liu Weiqiang was a teenager, he liked to read comics to pass the time.
and the graphic impact of comics adds to Liu Weiqiang's films a lens tension that is rich in personal symbols.
His "Young and Dangerous" film photography is mostly shoulder, shaking, and moving shots, except for the youth and madness of the young and Dangerous.The irritable mentality also has a good control over the rhythm of the whole film.
"Young and Dangerous: The Raptor Crossing the River"
followed by his first new-style comic martial arts film "Wind and Cloud Dominates the World" and later "Initial D", which he produced using CG technology for the first time. Cheng Bei-style classic.
Liu Weiqiang is a well-known fast hand, and his filming speed is extremely fast. "Young and Dangerous: The Raptors Crossing the River" took only 11 days to complete the filming, and then rushed to the later stage to seize the spring schedule at that time and successfully won the box office of 22.49 million Hong Kong dollars.
Andy Lau said: “It’s the most comfortable to work with him. Because he keeps saying hurry up and take pictures. I want to go home. I want to see my daughter, and then I will stop working.”
Li Yuchun also said: “He is a typical Aries and has a temperament. I was very anxious and started to do things very quickly. I can't wait."
This is in sharp contrast with another master in Hong Kong, the "Sunglasses King". Wang Jiawei is notoriously slow in filming. "The Great Master" was filmed for eight years... Liang Chaowei and Zhang Ziyi were injured, and Zhang Zhen won the national Bajiquan champion because of his good practice!
Liu Weiqiang said that making commercial films is to be fast, not to waste one's own time, and not to waste money from investors. Although
is fast, but efficient, it will not affect the quality of the film.
On the set, Liu Weiqiang is extremely strict, "starting as big as the sky."
Zeng Zhiwei talked about filming a boxed lunch scene in "Infernal Affairs" on a certain show. In that scene, he had to finish the boxed lunch and then say a paragraph. When he finished speaking, he found that a word was missing. Liu Weiqiang said no, "One word difference makes it feel different." Zeng Zhiwei said, "Okay, I will spit it out and do it again."
"Infernal Affairs"
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's shooting method has even influenced some other international masters. For example, the excellent Korean gangster movie "New World" has a reference, which is very effective.
"New World"
At the 79th Academy Awards, "Infernal Affairs" adapted from the Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs" became the biggest winner. Director Martin Scorsese said sincerely when he won the award: "Thanks to Hong Kong, China Liu Weiqiang!"
His other work worth mentioning is "Daisy".
Basai Jun believes that "Daisy" is the most special one of Liu Weiqiang's works, using the core of commercial film packaging literary film. Multinational cooperation is to bring Hong Kong team and South Korean actors to Amsterdam, Netherlands to shoot.
is a commercial film full of literary and artistic sense. It has a lot to watch, the pictures are beautiful, the emotional drama is tearful, the action drama is neat and smooth, and the suspense line is also very delicate. The color contrast between the front and back of the film also echoes the character and psychological changes of the characters. Everywhere reflects the unique intentions of Liu Weiqiang who was a photographer.
uses bright warm colors to express innocence and romance.
uses cool colors to highlight the suspenseful atmosphere in the second half of the film.
has been a director for more than 20 years. , Comedy films, and even historical films with the main theme like "The Founding of the Army".
Liu Weiqiang does not like to do repetitive things and always wants to break through himself. He said, "You must be brave enough to try, not limit the subject matter of your own film creation, and create multiple aspects."
So he said that when he saw the news, he secretly made up his mind to make him a movie: "I hope this movie will let the whole world know how amazing the Chinese people are!"
So, rooted in Hong Kong traditional movies, but again Liu Weiqiang, who is not rigid, has the courage to try all kinds of things, and likes all kinds of challenges, gave Ba Saijun some expectations for this movie. But what exactly is this movie made? Let’s talk to everyone after watching it.
