In the sci-fi comedy " alone on the moon " directed by Zhang Chiyu and starring Shen Teng and Ma Li , human beings deployed the "Moon Shield Plan" on the moon in order to resist the impact of asteroids and save the earth. . Unexpectedly, the meteorite struck ahead of schedule. When the entire crew was evacuated urgently, the maintenance worker Duguyue accidentally missed the evacuation notice from the team leader Ma Lanxing, and landed on the moon alone. After the failure of the "Moon Shield Project", Duguyue became "the last human being in the universe" and began his life of "breaking the pot" on the moon... This film, which combines science fiction elements and comedy elements creatively, has been around since 7 After its national release on the 29th, it won 3 billion yuan at the box office, and also won the affirmation of many audiences.
Poster of the movie "Walking on the Moon"
On September 13th, an expert seminar on the film "Walking on the Moon" hosted by China Film Critic Society and Happy Twist Films was held in Beijing. Zhang Pimin, Yan Xiaoming, Xiang Bing, Rao Shuguang, Kang Wei, Huangfu Yichuan, Li Daoxin, Gao Xiaoli, Tan Zheng, Zhou Wu, Zhou Lingfei, Wang Shu and other industry experts, and Liu Hongtao, Yu Kai, Han Mei, Zhang Chiyu, Zhu Xiaochen, Zhang He, Qian Chenguang, Zhang Liyuan and other film producers and creative representatives gathered together to discuss the film's artistic features and creative pros and cons.
The film "Alone on the Moon" seminar site
China Film Foundation Chairman Zhang Pimin pointed out that "Alone on the Moon" is a powerful film, showing the industrial level and production level of 's Chinese film . A creative path centered on the people. In the course of many years of creation, the Happy Twist team has explored and summarized the audience's thoughts, emotions and aesthetic tastes, which proves that artistic creation is to truly understand what the clients need and expect.
In the opinion of film critic Xiang Bing , Happy Twist's rich experience in the creation of stage plays has a great role in helping his film works. "Lonely Walking on the Moon" can be regarded as an innovative breakthrough in Happy Twist's brand films. "To express such a major subject as aerospace engineering in an interesting form of comedy can be said to be a light weight. Through the individual growth of Duguyue, the film has completed the grand theme narrative of the era of building a community with a shared future for mankind. Chinese spirit."
Stills from the movie "Walking on the Moon"
Yan Xiaoming, vice chairman and secretary general of the China Film Foundation believes that "Walking on the Moon" is an innovative work in the "comedy+" genre. "Sci-fi movies are very difficult to make, and comedy is one of the most difficult genres to make. Happy Twist Films combined the elements of the two genres to create a masterpiece that the audience loves and sees, reflecting the main creative team. The creative pursuit." In Yan Xiaoming's view, the film has successfully portrayed Duguyue, a hero who has experienced growth, from a mediocre little person to a hero who saves mankind. The entire transformation process is complete and convincing.
Rao Shuguang , president of the China Film Critic Society, said that "Walking on the Moon" is a film that respects science, and it integrates scientific elements and thinking throughout the creation, which is the premise and foundation of creating an excellent sci-fi film. On this basis, the film does not involve too much high-tech content, which not only convinces the audience, but also has artistic creativity and imagination. "Personalized motivation is the core driving force for the growth of the film's protagonist Duguyue. Such a setting helps the audience to understand and identify with the characters; and the organic interaction between various types of elements in the film gives the audience a unique The aesthetic pleasure." Rao Shuguang said.
"China Art News" editor-in-chief Kang Wei believes that from " Charlotte Troubles ", " Xihong City's richest man " to " the killer is not very calm " "Lone on the moon "”, movies produced by Happy Twist often have a “dream-making mechanism”. "Lonely Walk on the Moon" combines the genre elements of science fiction films, disaster films, romance films and comedy films. The science fiction element is the "foundation" of the film, creating an imaginative spectacle through high-tech standards; the disaster element reflects the human face The predicament is the focus of the narrative space of the whole film; the love element shows a kind of "emotional code", but there is no decoding scheme, and the method is very clever; the comedy element shows the unique comedy aesthetic pursuit of Happy Twist, every laugh The points are all sourced and have an immersive sense of substitution.
Stills from the movie "Walking on the Moon"
Huangfu Yichuan, president of "China Film News" and "Contemporary Film" magazine commented that "Walking on the Moon" highlights and strengthens the comedy style with the help of sci-fi elements, the film has a sophisticated structure and an interesting plot , humorous language, unique characters, and skilled camera language, providing the audience with a different artistic experience of laughter and tears. It is an upgrade and innovation of the happy twist comedy system. Li Daoxin , deputy dean of , School of Arts, Peking University, said that watching "Walking on the Moon Alone" is like experiencing a romantic sci-fi journey. The film makes sci-fi movies achieve a comical effect that can't help but be unbearable, and the main creator's meticulous plot setting and detail creation highlight many high-profile artistic highlights, showing that Chinese movies are rare or even rare. sense.
"Happy Twist brand film accurately finds the aesthetic taste of the current young audience. "Lonely on the Moon" reflects the creative courage and innovative determination of the main creative team. The film is full of futuristic, technological and imaginative, warm comedy for the audience. Bring healing and hope." Gao Xiaoli, director of the Art Critic Department of "Literary and Art Newspaper", commented on the film's artistic and social value. Tan Zheng , editor-in-chief of " Film Art " commented that "Moon Alone" has achieved breakthroughs in commercial types and digital character production, and also reflects the pursuit of rational science fiction narratives and humorous narratives that achieve comedy effects. Balance, The balance between the grand theme of human life and death and the tragedy of individual love.
Zhou Wu, a researcher at the China Aerospace Science and Technology International Exchange Center, believes that excellent science fiction films combine science and art, and are a type of film that shows the artistic conception of "poetry and distance". Under the background of the era of building a "space power", technology practitioners and film creators will "contact" more closely, and the future of domestic sci-fi movies will also be promising. Zhou Lingfei of China Institute of Film Science and Technology said that "Gangzi", the kangaroo in "Lonely Walking on the Moon", is a representative of the use of high-quality digital characters in Chinese films. Language and hair rendering all represent the top level of the Chinese film industry. Wang Shu, the initiator of the China Science and film and television integration project and the scientific consultant of "Walking to the Moon", believes that science fiction films will play an important role in promoting science popularization in my country. Join and help.
Stills from the movie "Walking on the Moon"
Chairman of Happy Twist Films and the chief producer of "Walking on the Moon" Liu Hongtao introduced that the screenwriting team took two years to make the sub-screen script of the film, which shows the difficulty of creation . The crew used 15 common studios with a total of over 40,000 square meters, and 100% of the actual scenes were used to build a "moon base". 95% of the shots in the film involved virtual shooting and special effects shots. In addition, props and art designs such as space suits, lunar rover, space station , aircraft and other props and art designs have experts in professional fields as technical consultants. With the joint efforts of all aspects, this "Moon Drift" with both sci-fi and hilarious elements was finally created. Zhang Chiyu , the screenwriter and director of 's "Lonely Walking on the Moon", admitted that the film is very different from the projects that Happy Twist has produced in the past, both in terms of subject matter and volume. "We try to combine comedy elements and sci-fi elements perfectly, which is the general direction of creation.Throughout the history of movies, comedy sci-fi films are scarce, and there are very few precedents for the main creative team to refer to. We can only try and explore by ourselves. "
Author: China Art News reporter Li Bo
